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The NTT INDYCAR SERIES returns to Iowa Speedway this weekend for a doubleheader at the “Fastest Short Track on the Planet.”
With two races adding up to a bevy of championship points on the line, and superstars like Ed Sheeran and Caitlin Clark highlighting festivities, INDYCAR Iowa weekend is quickly becoming a fan-favorite spectacle.
Josef Newgarden and Pato O’Ward will try to defend their race wins at Iowa a season ago in the first oval races on the schedule since the 2023 Indianapolis 500.
Fans in attendance will also enjoy four massive concerts bookending each race. On Saturday, Carrie Underwood will perform the pre-race concert, with Kenny Chesney performing the post-race concert. On Sunday, Zac Brown Band will kick things off, with Ed Sheeran closing out the weekend in Iowa.
So when should you tune in to catch all the action this weekend?
Saturday, July 22nd: Hy-Vee Homefront 250
The Hy-Vee Homefront 250 will begin at 3:00 p.m. ET on Saturday on NBC and Peacock.
Sunday, July 23rd: Hy-Vee One Step 250
The following day, the Hy-Vee One Step 250 will begin at 2:00 p.m. ET on Sunday on NBC and Peacock.
Complete Weekend schedule:
Friday: INDYCAR Series practice (4:30 – 6 p.m. ET, Peacock)
Saturday: INDYCAR Series qualifying (9:30 – 10:30 a.m. ET, Peacock)
Hy-Vee Homefront 250 (3:00 p.m. ET, NBC and Peacock)
Sunday: Hy-Vee One Step 250 (2:00 p.m. ET, NBC and Peacock)
Headed to the land of corn 🌽
Relive last year's Hy-Vee Deals 250. pic.twitter.com/KBF4hMOG9y
— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) July 19, 2023
NTT INDYCAR Series points standings:
With four race wins in 2023, Alex Palou enters the doubleheader weekend with a commanding advantage in the standings.
1st. Alex Palou, 417 points
2nd. Scott Dixon, 300 points
3rd. Josef Newgarden, 291 points
4th. Marcus Ericsson, 275 points
5th. Pato O’Ward, 274 points
6th. Scott McLaughlin, 258 points
7th. Christian Lundgaard, 248 points
8th. Will Power, 242 points
9th. Colton Herta, 239 points
10th. Alexander Rossi, 230 points