CircuitCity.com 250 (Redirected from Get To Know Newton 250)
NASCAR Xfinity Series | |
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Venue | Iowa Speedway |
Location | Newton, Iowa, United States |
Corporate sponsor | Circuit City |
First race | 2011 |
Last race | 2019 |
Distance | 218.75 miles (352.04 km) |
Laps | 250 (Stage 1: 60 Stage 2: 60 Stage 3: 130) |
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) |
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 CircuitCity.com 250 presented by Tamron was a 250-lap, 218.75-mile NASCAR Xfinity Series race which has been held every spring since 2011 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, in either May or June. It had different title sponsor almost every year, with the sponsor being Circuit City in the last year. The inaugural race was held in 2011, and was won by Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
The race was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being removed entirely in 2021.
Past winners
Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | ||
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2011 | May 22 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 250 | 218.75 (352.044) | 2:03:40 | 106.132 | |
2012 | May 20 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 250 | 218.75 (352.044) | 2:02:29 | 107.157 | |
2013 | June 9* | 6 | Trevor Bayne | 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* | Not held |
- 2013: The DuPont Pioneer 250 was scheduled to be held on June 8, 2013, was postponed to June 9 after multiple rain showers soaked the track.
- 2015: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.
- 2020: Race cancelled and moved to Homestead-Miami due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Multiple winners (drivers)
# Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2011, 2012 |
Sam Hornish Jr. | 2014, 2016 |
Multiple winners (teams)
# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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4 | Roush Fenway Racing | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 |
3 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2014, 2016, 2019 |
2 | JR Motorsports | 2017, 2018 |
Manufacturer wins
# Wins | Make | Years Won |
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4 | Ford | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 |
3 | Toyota | 2014, 2016, 2019 |
2 | Chevrolet | 2017, 2018 |