This coming weekend, not just one, but two races will be contested by the IndyCar Series drivers, meaning double points are up for grabs! Short ovals remain a clear weakness for championship leader Alex Palou, making this the perfect opportunity for his rivals to close the massive 113-point gap. Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming race weekend!

History of the IndyCar races at the Iowa Speedway

First IndyCar race: 2007
Number of races held: 21
Number of different winners: 12
Last year’s winner: Scott McLaughlin (Saturday race) and Will Power (Sunday race)
Lap record: Hélio Castroneves in 2014, 17.2283
Most successful driver: Josef Newgarden – 6 wins (2016, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2x 2023)

The 2025 Race

Race length: 275 laps / 240,63 miles (387,2 km)
Tires: 13 sets of standard Firestone tires for the entire weekend + 1 extra set for participants in the 'high-line' practice.
Green flag: Saturday, July 12 at 5:20 PM ET and Sunday, July 13 at 1:20 PM ET
Expected race duration: 1 hours and 50 minutes
Number of participants: 27

Entry List for the race weekend at the Iowa Speedway

#2 Josef Newgarden – PPG Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#3 Scott McLaughlin – Odyssey Battery Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#4 David Malukas – Clarience Technologies AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#5 Pato O’Ward – Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#6 Nolan Siegel – Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#7 Christian Lundgaard – Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#8 Kyffin Simpson – Journie Rewards Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#9 Scott Dixon – PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#10 Alex Palou – OpenAI Cup Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#12 Will Power – Verizon Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#14 Santino Ferrucci – Sexton Properties AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#15 Graham Rahal – Fifth Third Bank Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#18 Rinus VeeKay – askROI Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#20 Alexander Rossi – ECR Java House (Chevrolet)
#21 Christian Rasmussen – ESC Splenda (Chevrolet)
#26 Colton Herta – Gainbridge Andretti Global (Honda)
#27 Kyle Kirkwood – Sakup Honda Andretti Global (Honda)
#28 Marcus Ericsson – Andretti Global (Honda)
#30 Devlin DeFrancesco – EVTEC Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#45 Louis Foster – Droplight / Desnuda Tequila Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#51 Jacob Abel – Abel Construction Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#60 Felix Rosenqvist – SiriusXM Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#66 Marcus Armstrong – SiriusXM/ROOT Insurance Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#77 Conor Daly – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#78 Sting Ray Robb – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#83 Robert Schwartzman – Prema Racing (Chevrolet)
#90 Callum Ilott – Prema Racing (Chevrolet)

Schedule for the race weekend at the Iowa Speedway

Friday, July 11
Practice 1: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

Saturday, July 12
Qualifying: 12:05 PM – 1:05 PM ET
Race 1 – ‘Drivers, Star Your Engines’ – 5:15 PM ET
Race 1 – Green Flay: 5:20 PM ET

Sunday, July 13
Race 2 - ‘Drivers, start your engines’: 1:15 PM ET
Race 2 - Green Flag: 1:20 PM ET

The race weekend at the Iowa Speedway on TV

USA: All practice and qualifying sessions will be shown live on FOX Sports 1 or 2. The Saturday race broadcast starts at 5:00 PM ET on FOX, and the broadcast of the Sunday race starts at 1:00 PM ET.
Canada: Practice and qualifying sessions will be livestreamed on TSN+. The Saturday race will be available on both TSN 5 and TSN+, while the Sunday race can only be watched on TSN+.
UK: All practice sessions and races will be shown on Sky Sports F1. The Saturday race broadcast starts at 10:00 PM, while the Sunday race broadcast starts at 6:00 PM.
Australia: All sessions and races will be shown on Stan Sport. The Saturday race broadcast starts on Sunday morning at 7:00 AM AEST, while you'll need to get up earlier for the Sunday race — Monday at 3:00 AM AEST.
New Zealand: Friday practice, qualifying, and the Saturday race will all be shown on Sky Sport 5. You'll need to switch to Sky Sport 3 for the Sunday race. The Saturday race broadcast starts at 9:00 AM NZST, while the Sunday race broadcast starts at 5:00 AM NZST.

Weather Forecast

After two races where temperatures soared well above 86°F (30°C), this weekend is expected to stay just below that threshold. For Friday’s practice session, temperatures are expected to rise to around 82°F (28°C), though thunderstorms are forecast around the time of the session.

Saturday and Sunday are expected to be mostly sunny, with highs reaching 81°F (27°C) on Saturday and 84°F (29°C) on Sunday.

Friday, July 11: 82°F (28°C), cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms
Saturday, July 12: 81°F (27°C), mostly sunny
Sunday, July 13: 84°F (29°C), sunny

Source: AccuWeather.com

Historical Results

Number of Pole Positions
1. Will Power – 7
2. Scott Dixon – 1
= Colton Herta – 1
= Scott McLaughlin – 1

Number of Wins
1. Josef Newgarden – 6
2. Pato O’Ward – 1
= Scott McLaughlin – 1
= Will Power – 1

Number of Podium Finishes
1. Josef Newgarden – 9
2. Will Power – 6
3. Scott Dixon – 4
= Pato O’Ward – 4
= Scott McLaughlin – 4
6. Alex Palou – 2
7. Graham Rahal – 1

Average Finish Position
1. Pato O'Ward – 5,00 (8 races)
2. Josef Newgarden – 5,81 (16 races)
3. Scott McLaughlin – 6,00 (6 races)
4. Scott Dixon – 6,24 (21 races)
5. Will Power – 9,47 (19 races)
6. Marcus Ericsson – 9,78 (9 races)
7. Alex Palou – 10,00 (8 races)
8. Alexander Rossi – 10,42 (12 races)
9. Graham Rahal – 10,80 (20 races)
10. Callum Ilott – 13,00 (4 races)
11. Nolan Siegel – 13,00 (2 races)
12. David Malukas – 13,50 (6 races)
13. Kyle Kirkwood – 13,50 (6 races)
14. Rinus VeeKay – 13,63 (8 races)
15. Marcus Armstrong – 14,50 (2 races)
16. Felix Rosenqvist – 14,67 (9 races)
17. Colton Herta – 14,89 (9 races)
18. Santino Ferrucci – 15,43 (7 races)
19. Kyffin Simpson – 16,00 (2 races)
20. Conor Daly – 17,40 (10 races)
21. Christian Lundgaard – 18,00 (6 races)
22. Devlin DeFrancesco – 18,75 (4 races)
23. Sting Ray Robb – 22,25 (4 races)