CircuitCity.com 250

The CircuitCity.com 250 presented by Tamron is 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.[1] The inaugural race was held in 2011, and was won by Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

CircuitCity.com 250
NASCAR Xfinity Series
VenueIowa Speedway
LocationNewton, Iowa, United States
Corporate sponsorCircuit City
First race2011
Distance218.75 miles (352.04 km)
Laps250 (Stage 1: 60 Stage 2: 60 Stage 3: 130)
Previous namesIowa 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
SurfaceAsphalt
Length0.875 mi (1.408 km)
Turns4

The race was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being removed entirely in 2021.[2][3]

On October 3, 2023, it was announced that the Xfinity series would return to Iowa in 2024, in conjunction with the Cup series debut.[4]

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
2011 May 22 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[5][6] Roush Fenway Racing Ford 250 218.75 (352.044) 2:03:40 106.132
2012 May 20 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[7] Roush Fenway Racing Ford 250 218.75 (352.044) 2:02:29 107.157
2013 June 9* 6 Trevor Bayne[8] 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

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years Won
2 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2011, 2012
Sam Hornish Jr. 2014, 2016

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
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
4 United States Ford 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
3 Japan Toyota 2014, 2016, 2019
2 United States Chevrolet 2017, 2018

References

  1. Page, Scott (June 6, 2019). "Circuit City to sponsor Iowa XFINITY race". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. Leistikow, Chad (May 14, 2020). "In realigned schedule, NASCAR cancels its Iowa Speedway events for 2020 season". Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  3. Crandall, Kelly (October 30, 2020). "33 races on tap for 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series". Racer. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  4. https://www.iowaspeedway.com/2023/10/03/iowa-speedway-to-host-first-ever-nascar-cup-series-race-in-2024-
  5. Malloy, Mike (2011-05-22). "Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins Nationwide race in Iowa". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  6. 2011 Iowa John Deere Dealers 250 Results
  7. Hamilton, Andy (2012-05-20). "Ricky Stenhouse Jr. dominates Nationwide race at Iowa". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  8. "Bayne celebrates wedding with Nationwide win at Iowa". USA Today. 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  9. "RAIN FORCES NATIONWIDE RACE IN IOWA TO SUNDAY". NASCAR. 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
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