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Iowa gets NASCAR Cup date
The Iowa Speedway will host its first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race in early June 2024. NASCAR’s senior vice president of racing development and strategy, Ben Kennedy, expressed excitement for bringing a Cup Series race to Iowa Speedway, fulfilling a longtime wish of race fans in the state. The event is expected to be highly anticipated and will be a thrilling weekend of NASCAR racing in The Hawkeye State. The inaugural Cup Series race will take place on Sunday, June 16, at 6 p.m. CT, following the ARCA Menards Series on Friday, June 14, and the NASCAR Xfinity Series on Saturday, June 15. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds highlighted the alignment of NASCAR’s values with those of Iowans and expressed enthusiasm for introducing millions of racing fans to their state. Iowa Speedway co-founder and designer, Rusty Wallace, referred to the race as a dream come true for the track, which was specifically built with the intention of hosting a Cup Series race. The event will be sponsored by Iowa Corn and will be one of the 26 regular season races on the Cup Series schedule. NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski expressed his pleasure in announcing the fulfillment of the Iowa community’s dream and anticipated the electrifying atmosphere on race day.
Source: Racer
