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- The first key change came in 2013 when NASCAR purchased the track for a reported $10 million. This made it easier for NASCAR to shift a Cup race here if they ever desired. It also erased any concerns of ownership instability.
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Oct 21, 2019 · Nascar has confirmed its acquisition of International Speedway Corporation (ISC) in a US$2 billion merger. First agreed in May, the deal now gives the US stock car racing series control of...
Jun 15, 2024 · Iowa Speedway was going to host a NASCAR Cup Series race on June 16, 2024. The deal was done, with an announcement planned in front of the Iowa State Capitol. Small, the former Iowa track ...
- Jordan Bianchi
On October 2, 2023, reports by The Athletic claimed that NASCAR, in seeking a replacement for a failed attempt of trying to lure a Cup Series weekend at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the 2024 season, opted to choose Iowa Speedway as a backup option. [73]
Oct 3, 2023 · Now NASCAR is bringing a Cup Series race to Iowa Speedway‘s 7/8ths-mile tri-oval, considered one of the most challenging short tracks in the country. The race will feature the best drivers in the world vying for a ‘win-and-you‘re-in‘ berth to the Cup Series Playoffs.
- Staffreport
Jun 9, 2019 · NASCAR recently merged with International Speedway Corporation, giving NASCAR the ownership of 12 of the 23 tracks currently on the Cup Series schedule.
- Kyle Funderburk
May 22, 2019 · The agreement announced Wednesday allows NASCAR to control those tracks, along with Iowa Speedway, which it already owns. That could make it easier for NASCAR to move dates to take a date from one track to another.
Oct 3, 2023 · Built at a cost of $70 million, Iowa Speedway, just south of Interstate 80, has never achieved the sort of success initially hoped for, and fetched a price of just $10 million when NASCAR...