Calypso Lemonade 150

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Calypso Lemonade 150
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ARCA Menards Series/ARCA Menards Series East
Venue Iowa Speedway
Location Newton, Iowa, United States
Corporate sponsor Calypso Lemonade
First race 2006
Distance131.25 mi (211.226 km)
Laps150
Previous namesPrairie Meadows 250 (2006–2008)
Prairie Meadows 200 (2009–2012)
Prairie Meadows 150 (2013)
#ThisIsMySpeedway 150 (2015)
ABC Supply 150 (2016)
Fans With Benefits 150 (2017–2019)
Shore Lunch 150 (2020–2021)
Most wins (driver) Ty Gibbs (2)
Most wins (team) Cunningham Motorsports (5)
Most wins (manufacturer) Dodge & Toyota (5)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length0.875 mi (1.408 km)
Turns4
Shore Lunch was the title sponsor of the race in 2020 and 2021 Shore Lunch 150.png
Shore Lunch was the title sponsor of the race in 2020 and 2021

The Calypso Lemonade 150 is an ARCA Menards Series/ARCA Menards Series East combination race held at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. The inaugural race was held on October 15, 2006 and was 250 laps in length. The race was shortened to 200 laps in 2009 and 150 laps in 2013. From 2015 to 2020, the race was held on the same weekend as the IndyCar Series race at Iowa. The ARCA Menards Series East, formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, joined the ARCA Menards Series in this race starting in 2021 and it became one of three combination races for the two series, the others being Milwaukee and Bristol.

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Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed (mph)Ref
LapsMiles (km)
ARCA Menards Series race
2006 October 1561 Steve Wallace Rusty Wallace Inc. Dodge 250218.75 (352.04)2:24:2590.833 [1]
2007 June 246 Frank Kimmel Clement Racing Ford 250218.75 (352.04)2:08:04102.486 [2]
2008 April 1939 Matt Hawkins Matt Hawkins Racing Dodge 250218.75 (352.04)2:13:1398.524 [3]
2009 July 1177 Parker Kligerman Cunningham Motorsports Dodge 200175 (281.63)1:39:47105.228 [4]
2010 July 1077 Tom Hessert III Cunningham Motorsports Dodge 200175 (281.63)1:39:24105.634 [5]
2011 July 1641 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200175 (281.63)1:50:0095.455 [6]
2012 July 1322 Alex Bowman Cunningham Motorsports Dodge 202*176.75 (284.45)1:51:5694.744 [7]
2013 September 790 Grant Enfinger Team BCR Racing Ford 150131.25 (211.23)1:17:18101.876 [8]
2014 Not held
2015 July 1798 Mason Mitchell Mason Mitchell Motorsports Chevrolet 159*139.125 (223.90)1:42:3681.364 [9]
2016 July 1777 Chase Briscoe Cunningham Motorsports Ford 150131.25 (211.23)1:14:42105.403 [10]
2017 July 877 Dalton Sargeant Cunningham Motorsports Ford 150131.25 (211.23)1:27:3090.395 [11]
2018 July 728 Sheldon Creed MDM Motorsports Toyota 150131.25 (211.23)1:19:5698.521 [12]
2019 July 1920 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 150131.25 (211.23)1:20:4097.624 [13]
2020 July 1818 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150131.25 (211.23)1:22:2395.59 [14]
ARCA Menards Series/ARCA Menards Series East combination race
2021 July 2418 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150131.25 (211.23)1:25:5991.588 [15]
2022 June 1181 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150131.25 (211.23)1:27:0190.5 [16]

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears Won
2 Ty Gibbs 2020, 2021

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears Won
5 Cunningham Motorsports 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017
3 Joe Gibbs Racing 2020, 2021, 2022

Manufacturer wins

# WinsManufacturerYears Won
5 Dodge 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
Toyota 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
4 Ford 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017
2 Chevrolet 2011, 2015

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