NASCAR Xfinity Series at Iowa

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

Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series have been held at the Iowa Speedway. The track held 2 races annually from 2011 to 2020, when the track was removed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The track returned to the schedule following the release of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule, supporting a Cup Series race on the same weekend.

NASCAR Xfinity Series at Iowa

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Iowa Speedway
Location	Newton, Iowa, United States

Current race

Hy-Vee PERKS 250

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

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.

Sam Mayer is the defending race winner.

History

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)	Ref
						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	[7]
2012	May 20	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[8]	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	250	218.75 (352.044)	2:02:29	107.157	[9]
2013	June 9*	6	Trevor Bayne[10]	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	250	218.75 (352.044)	2:08:05	102.472	[11]
2014	May 18	54	Sam Hornish Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	218.72 (352.044)	2:04:28	105.45	[12]
2015	May 17	60	Chris Buescher	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	259*	226.625 (364.717)	2:24:17	94.242	[13]
2016	June 19	18	Sam Hornish Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	218.72 (352.044)	2:07:51	102.659	[14]
2017	June 24	9	William Byron	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	218.72 (352.044)	2:32:52	85.859	[15]
2018	June 17	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	218.72 (352.044)	2:08:33	102.100	[16]
2019	June 16	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	218.72 (352.044)	2:19:02	94.402	[17]
2020 – 2023	Not held
2024	June 15	1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	253*	221.375 (356.317)	2:36:27	84.899	[18]
2025	August 2

• 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

Former second race

U.S. Cellular 250

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Iowa Speedway
Location	Newton, Iowa, United States
Corporate sponsor	U.S. Cellular
First race	2009
Last race	2019
Distance	218.75 miles (352.04 km)
Laps	250 (Stage 1: 60 Stage 2: 60 Stage 3: 130)
Previous names	various presenting sponsors over the years
Most wins (driver)	Brad Keselowski (3)
Most wins (team)	Joe Gibbs Racing (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ford (5)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	0.875 mi (1.408 km)
Turns	4

The U.S. Cellular 250 was a 250-lap, 218.75-mile NASCAR Xfinity Series race which was held at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa every summer from 2009 to 2019. It was traditionally held in late July or early August, while U.S. Cellular was the title sponsor every year since the event's inception with different presenting sponsors over the years. The race was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being removed from the schedule entirely in 2021.^[19][20]

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
						Laps	Miles (km)
2009	August 1	88	Brad Keselowski	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	218.75 (352.044)	2:22:53	91.858
2010	July 31	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	218.75 (352.044)	2:05:56	104.222
2011	August 6	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	250	218.75 (352.044)	2:11:20	99.937
2012	August 4	2	Elliott Sadler	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	218.75 (352.044)	1:53:31	115.622
2013	August 3	22	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Ford	250	218.75 (352.044)	1:56:58	112.211
2014	August 2	22	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	250	218.75 (352.044)	2:02:49	106.867
2015	August 1	22	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	260*	227.5 (366.125)	2:12:02	103.383
2016	July 30	20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	218.75 (352.044)	2:05:43	104.401
2017	July 29	20	Ryan Preece	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	254*	222.25 (357.676)	2:17:37	96.9
2018	July 28	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	257*	224.875 (361.901)	2:18:00	97.772
2019	July 27	98	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	250	218.75 (352.044)	2:28:00	88.682

• 2015, 2017 and 2018: Race extended due to overtime; 2015 and 2018 took two tries.
• 2020: Race cancelled and moved to Kansas due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
3	Brad Keselowski	2009, 2013, 2014

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
4	Joe Gibbs Racing	2010, 2016, 2017, 2018
3	Team Penske	2013, 2014, 2015

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
5	Ford	2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019
4	Toyota	2010, 2016, 2017, 2018
2	Chevrolet	2009, 2012