Hy-Vee PERKS 250

This article is about the Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway. For the NASCAR Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway, see Overton's 225.

The Hy-Vee PERKS 250 is a 250-lap, 218.75-mile NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. The race has been held in May or June from 2011 to 2019 and was going to be held again in 2020 before being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] The race was removed from the Xfinity Series schedule entirely in 2021.^[2] The race returned to the schedule in 2024.

Hy-Vee PERKS 250

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Iowa Speedway
Location	Newton, Iowa, United States
Corporate sponsor	Hy-Vee
First race	2011
Distance	218.75 miles (352.04 km)
Laps	250 (Stage 1: 75 Stage 2: 75 Stage 3: 100)
Previous names	Iowa John Deere Dealers 250 presented by Pioneer (2011) Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 (2012) DuPont Pioneer 250 (2013) Get to Know Newton 250 (2014) 3M 250 (2015) American Ethanol E15 250 presented by Enogen (2016–2017) Iowa 250 presented by Enogen (2018) CircuitCity.com 250 presented by Tamron (2019)
Most wins (driver)	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Sam Hornish Jr. (2)
Most wins (team)	Roush Fenway Racing (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ford (4)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	0.875 mi (1.408 km)
Turns	4

In the race's first year in 2011, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. earned his first win in what was then the Nationwide Series despite his engine blowing coming to the start/finish line on the last lap. His Roush Fenway Racing teammate Carl Edwards, who was running 2nd, could not see through the smoke coming from Stenhouse's car and as a result, he hit the back of Stenhouse's car which allowed him to cross the start/finish line 1st and win.

The race had different title sponsor almost every year in its first stint on the schedule. The revived Circuit City brand was the race's title sponsor in the last of those years in 2019.^[3] On March 27, 2024, Hy-Vee was announced as the title sponsor of the race in 2024 in its first year on the series' schedule since 2019. The grocery store has been the title sponsor of the IndyCar Series doubleheader races at the track since 2022. The store is highlighting their rewards program PERKS in the name of the race. The track also announced in that announcement that the 2024 race had been sold out.^[4]

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
						Laps	Miles (km)
2011	May 22	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[5][6]	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	250	218.75 (352.044)	2:03:40	106.132
2012	May 20	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[7]	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	250	218.75 (352.044)	2:02:29	107.157
2013	June 9*	6	Trevor Bayne[8]	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	250	218.75 (352.044)	2:08:05	102.472
2014	May 18	54	Sam Hornish Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	218.72 (352.044)	2:04:28	105.45
2015	May 17	60	Chris Buescher	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	259*	226.625 (364.717)	2:24:17	94.242
2016	June 19	18	Sam Hornish Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	218.72 (352.044)	2:07:51	102.659
2017	June 24	9	William Byron	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	218.72 (352.044)	2:32:52	85.859
2018	June 17	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	218.72 (352.044)	2:08:33	102.100
2019	June 16	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	218.72 (352.044)	2:19:02	94.402
2020 – 2023	Not held
2024	June 15	1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	253*	221.375 (356.317)	2:36:27	84.899

• 2013: Race postponed from Saturday to Sunday due to rain.
• 2015 and 2024: Races extended due to NASCAR Overtime.
• 2020: Race cancelled and moved to Homestead-Miami due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
2	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	2011, 2012
	Sam Hornish Jr.	2014, 2016

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
4	Roush Fenway Racing	2011-2013, 2015
3	Joe Gibbs Racing	2014, 2016, 2019
	JR Motorsports	2017, 2018, 2024

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
4	Ford	2011-2013, 2015
3	Toyota	2014, 2016, 2019
	Chevrolet	2017, 2018, 2024

References

1. Leistikow, Chad (May 14, 2020). "In realigned schedule, NASCAR cancels its Iowa Speedway events for 2020 season". Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
2. Crandall, Kelly (October 30, 2020). "33 races on tap for 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series". Racer. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
3. Page, Scott (June 6, 2019). "Circuit City to sponsor Iowa XFINITY race". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
4. "Sold-out NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Iowa Speedway named Hy-Vee PERKS 250". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 27, 2024.
5. Malloy, Mike (2011-05-22). "Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins Nationwide race in Iowa". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
6. "2011 Iowa John Deere Dealers 250 Results". Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
7. Hamilton, Andy (2012-05-20). "Ricky Stenhouse Jr. dominates Nationwide race at Iowa". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
8. "Bayne celebrates wedding with Nationwide win at Iowa". USA Today. 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-06-09.

External links

• Iowa Speedway race results at Racing-Reference

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