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Iowa. The Crossroads of America. Flyover country.

Birthplace of John Wayne (He was Marion, then). George Gallup (He was nosy then, too). Future birthplace of James T. Kirk.



Fictional idylls range from "Trouble in River City" to "If you build it, he will come."

The place the music died (2/3/59).

Corn. Lots of corn.



And IndyCar racing!

INDYCAR IOWA SPEEDWAY WEEKEND SCHEDULE
All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time.

RACE DISTANCES: Both races are 250 laps (223.5 miles) on a 0.894-mile oval in Newton, Iowa.

SATURDAY, JULY 13
2:15 p.m.: Indy NXT (75 laps/67.05 miles, Peacock)
3:45 p.m.: IndyCar qualifying; two laps with first to set Race 1 lineup, second for Race 2 lineup (Peacock)
8 p.m.: Hy-Vee Homefront 250 presented by Instacart (250 laps/223.5 miles, NBC, Peacock)

SUNDAY, JULY 14
12:30 p.m.: Hy-Vee One Step 250 presented by Gatorade (250 laps/223.5 miles, NBC, Peacock)

Afternoon race in Iowa in July? Hydrate, folks, hydrate.

COMMANDS TO START ENGINES: Saturday, 8:01 p.m.; Sunday, 12:25 p.m.
GREEN FLAGS: Saturday, 8:06 p.m.; Sunday, 12:30 p.m.

In: Ed Carpenter. It's an oval.
Out: Christian Rasmussen. The boss likes ovals.
Soon to be out: Leigh Diffey calls his last IndyCar race here. Then it's off to the Olympics and NASCAR.
Happy to be here: James Hinchcliffe. Two of his six IndyCar wins were at Iowa.

 

Fun Fact:  Iowa ranks 12th among states in share of light duty pickup trucks registered.  Wyoming has the highest share, New Jersey the least. 

Engine penalties. Will we notice?
https://racer.com/20...engine-changes/

Edited by red stick, 13 July 2024 - 17:26.

[milestone 11]

Totally different circuit with this new tarmac, (pavement?)

[red stick]

Topics o' discussion.

1. Will Newgarden reverse his post-Indy slide?
2. Will O'Ward, no slouch on ovals and a past winner here, build on last week's momentum?
3. Will Power shine here again?
4. Will Palou finally extend his domination to short ovals?

Spotter's Note: Ed Carpenter is back this weekend, replacing the other Christian, just when Rasmussen was starting to shine.

Also, Leigh Diffey's last IndyCar race.

Edited by red stick, 12 July 2024 - 21:13.

[red stick]

Newgarden lays down an early marker.

[milestone 11]

Eclipsed by Ericsson. Both he and Canapino up more than 1mph from P1 last year.

[PayasYouRace]

With so many ovals coming up, Power is on my radar. Don’t expect him to be as quick as Newgarden, but far fewer points to make up on Palou.

[loki]

Topics o' discussion.

1. Will Newgarden reverse his post-Indy slide?
2. Will O'Ward, no slouch on ovals and a past winner here, build on last week's momentum?
3. Will Power shine here again?
4. Will Palou finally extend his domination to short ovals?

 

Will Pedro and Man be hassled by the police?

And what about Mary Lou?

[milestone 11]

Ericsson seriously pissed off with himself. There's a lot less grip on the old surface.

[jonpollak]

Herta Dixon Palou

Jp

[milestone 11]

Top 5 faster than last year's qualifying

[milestone 11]

Anyone know how an oval is measured, on the centreline?

[jonpollak]

They've kinda given up on the high line...

Jp

[milestone 11]

Siegal must have crapped himself there.

[Myrvold]

Looking forward to another oval!! Go Tuero!

 

[milestone 11]

Far too bloody dangerous this stuff.

Edited by milestone 11, 12 July 2024 - 21:35.

[jonpollak]

3's do a q run

Jp

[jonpollak]

and she didn't hit anything.

Jp

[AncientLurker]

Topics o' discussion.

1. Will Newgarden reverse his post-Indy slide?
2. Will O'Ward, no slouch on ovals and a past winner here, build on last week's momentum?
3. Will Power shine here again?
4. Will Palou finally extend his domination to short ovals?

1. Hope not
2. That would be fun
3. Still got a bad Penske taste in my mouth, sorry Will
4. Yes please

[red stick]

Iowa.  The new Texas?

 

https://www.nbcsport...t-iowa-speedway

[Frood]

Sounds like trouble brewing in NXT. Tyre degradation is much higher than anticipated on the new surface. They usually race without pitstops, and the race has been shortened from 100 to 75 laps - but a lot of drivers are only getting ~25 laps out of the tyres. Will be interesting to see how that unfolds.

Qualifying was an Andretti 1-2-3 with James Roe taking pole ahead of Foster and Chadwick. Foster's main championship rival Jacob Abel was 7th. His new team-mate, short track racer Taylor Ferns, was thrown in the deep end. With the previous test rained off, qualifying was only her second session in an NXT car, and she ended up a good 3 seconds off the pace in last place.

[LolaB0860]

So I assume they will force competition cautions for Lights...

And single-lane Texas racing for the main series.

It's bizarre how horrible value Sunday is in comparison to Saturday. On Saturday you get Lights race, Qualifying and Race 1. On Sunday you get nothing but just Race 2. Which is the same exact length as Race 1. At least couple of years ago the Sunday race was slightly longer than the Saturday race.

Oh right. Concerts. That's why one shows up I forgot.

Edited by LolaB0860, 13 July 2024 - 09:32.

[ANF]

Iowa.  The new Texas?
 
https://www.nbcsport...t-iowa-speedway

There were so many paragraphs until I got to
 

After seeing IndyCar turn Iowa Speedway into a “destination event,” NASCAR scheduled the NASCAR Cup Series Iowa Corn 350 for June 15. It was the first time a NASCAR Cup Series race was ever held at Iowa Speedway.

To improve that race, NASCAR made changes to the track that helped its cars but has the potential to have a detrimental impact on the IndyCar races this weekend.

“Yeah, I miss last year’s track,” Dixon said. “I think drivers refer to it as character. It had a lot of character. It had a lot of bumps. It was definitely hard work.

“Qualifying was very tough. Then obviously you had the use of two, three, four lanes in the race, especially on restarts and things like that.

“We’ll see. I hope it gets back to that. Whether it’s this weekend, it’s going to be tough to get that second lane to come in.

“Yeah, it’s definitely evolved over the years.”

[B Squared]

Far too bloody dangerous this stuff.

And yet oval racing has been going on for over a hundred years. Exposure to personal danger is something we as individuals get to decide.

[milestone 11]

And yet oval racing has been going on for over a hundred years. Exposure to personal danger is something we as individuals get to decide.

You don't need to go there B2, IoMTT is my favourite event of the year.

[B Squared]

You don't need to go there B2, IoMTT is my favourite event of the year.

Cool, Isle of Man makes any oval look rather pedestrian.

[Anja]

Iowa.  The new Texas?

 

https://www.nbcsport...t-iowa-speedway

 

So are we expecting a single-lane race? I'll have to seriously consider if today's race is worth staying up until the 2 AM start, there's always a second one tomorrow...

[Jellyfishcake]

So are we expecting a single-lane race? I'll have to seriously consider if today's race is worth staying up until the 2 AM start, there's always a second one tomorrow...

 

Ooof, thats not what I was hoping for.

Then again, not sure i'll make it until the start time either 

[Nathan]

Far too bloody dangerous this stuff.

 

Spa alone has been more dangerous the past 10 years than entire seasons of oval track racing across two championship and their feeder series.

[milestone 11]

Spa alone has been more dangerous the past 10 years than entire seasons of oval track racing across two championship and their feeder series.

Were you watching at the time of my post? Probably not.

[jonpollak]

I don’t get to see any of these races.

Someone please post the Fantasy Results will ya ?

Thanks,
Jp

[pacificquay]

Sounds like trouble brewing in NXT. Tyre degradation is much higher than anticipated on the new surface. They usually race without pitstops, and the race has been shortened from 100 to 75 laps - but a lot of drivers are only getting ~25 laps out of the tyres. Will be interesting to see how that unfolds.

Qualifying was an Andretti 1-2-3 with James Roe taking pole ahead of Foster and Chadwick. Foster's main championship rival Jacob Abel was 7th. His new team-mate, short track racer Taylor Ferns, was thrown in the deep end. With the previous test rained off, qualifying was only her second session in an NXT car, and she ended up a good 3 seconds off the pace in last place.

Interesting because IndyCar drivers fear their races will be boring due to a lack of tyre degradation 

[paulb]

You don't need to go there B2, IoMTT is my favourite event of the year.

You went there first.

 

Lets just enjoy the racing, danger and all.

[Muppetmad]

It's Leigh Diffey's last ever weekend commentating IndyCar? That's sad news. I've enjoyed his commentary over the years a great deal.

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Diffey. Surprised there's nothing on the NBC Sports website.
https://speedcafe.co...way-final-call/

[FLB]

Diffey. Surprised there's nothing on the NBC Sports website.
https://speedcafe.co...way-final-call/

Well, he's not leaving NBC... It's just the IndyCar bit that's changing.

[milestone 11]

You went there first.
 
Lets just enjoy the racing, danger and all.

I didn't. You obviously weren't watching at the time of my post either.

[FLB]

Tire woes for the NXT race: Marshall Pruett sur X : "After big blistering issues yesterday: INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, July 13, 2024) – In consultation with Firestone, INDYCAR has announced an updated format for today’s INDY NXT by Firestone at Iowa Speedway race to ensure the most exciting and compelling event for Round 10 of the" / X

[jonpollak]

Qualifying Order
https://x.com/by_nat...rQm55GKcaIwUsbg

Jp

[red stick]

Well, he's not leaving NBC... It's just the IndyCar bit that's changing.

It's a changing of the guard.  I'm sure the broadcast will feature something.

[paulb]

I didn't. You obviously weren't watching at the time of my post either.

I was not watching, but you were the first to bring up the subject in this topic, which is what I was referring too.

 

I’m simply tired of people referring to racing as dangerous.

[red stick]

Back to back racing in summer heat stresses cars, crews.

 

https://racer.com/20...-teams-in-iowa/

[paulb]

Apologies to all, especially milestone 11 for being cranky. Normally, I am not cranky.

[PayasYouRace]

I didn't. You obviously weren't watching at the time of my post either.

Could you explain the specific event for those who weren’t watching?

[Frood]

Tire woes for the NXT race: Marshall Pruett sur X : "After big blistering issues yesterday: INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, July 13, 2024) – In consultation with Firestone, INDYCAR has announced an updated format for today’s INDY NXT by Firestone at Iowa Speedway race to ensure the most exciting and compelling event for Round 10 of the" / X

So, like, 30 laps of actual racing. It's a good thing there's two IndyCar races this weekend as that's not great value for money, is it?

[red stick]

Apologies to all, especially milestone 11 for being cranky. Normally, I am not cranky.

We'll blame:

 

1.  The heat.

2.  Loss of Diffey.

3.  Repaving screwing up another perfectly decent race track.

4.  NASCAR.

5.  The heat.

 

[red stick]

So, like, 30 laps of actual racing. It's a good thing there's two IndyCar races this weekend as that's not great value for money, is it?

Depends on how you feel about Post Malone.   

 

 

What I left out of the OP . . .

 

SATURDAY, JULY 13

2:15 p.m.: Indy NXT (75 laps/67.05 miles, Peacock)
3:45 p.m.: IndyCar qualifying (Peacock)
5:15 p.m.: Luke Combs concert
8 p.m.: Hy-Vee Homefront 250 presented by Instacart (250 laps/223.5 miles, NBC, Peacock)
10:30 p.m.: Eric Church concert

SUNDAY, JULY 14

12:30 p.m.: Hy-Vee One Step 250 presented by Gatorade (250 laps/223.5 miles, NBC, Peacock)
3 p.m.: Kelsea Ballerini concert
4:45 p.m.: Post Malone concert

Edited by red stick, 13 July 2024 - 17:22.

[milestone 11]

I was not watching, but you were the first to bring up the subject in this topic, which is what I was referring too.
 
I’m simply tired of people referring to racing as dangerous.

I'd assumed that I was far from alone watching practice. Clearly I was wrong, I'll take that into consideration henceforth. It may have helped had you read the post two minutes earlier, the delay was due to me watching the incident which prompted the first post. Had you been watching, or anyone else for that matter, I doubt your response would have varied much from mine. You're being wholly and unnecessarily protective to someone who is 100% in agreement with your tenet.

[milestone 11]

We'll blame:
 
1.  The heat.
2.  Loss of Diffey.
3.  Repaving screwing up another perfectly decent race track.
4.  NASCAR.
5.  The heat.
 

Unnecessary, just blame Newgarden

[red stick]

Unnecessary, just blame Newgarden

My boy ?!?  

[milestone 11]

Could you explain the specific event for those who weren’t watching?

Newgarden was driving like the arsehole he probably is and almost took out Siegal who had to take evasive action at 200+mph.