ARCA Menards Series/ARCA Menards Series East | |
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Venue | Iowa Speedway |
Location | Newton, Iowa, United States |
Corporate sponsor | Calypso Lemonade |
First race | 2006 |
Distance | 131.25 mi (211.226 km) |
Laps | 150 |
Previous names | Prairie 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 | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 0.875 mi (1.408 km) |
Turns | 4 |
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.
Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | Ref | |
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ARCA Menards Series race | ||||||||||
2006 | October 15 | 61 | Steve Wallace | Rusty Wallace Inc. | Dodge | 250 | 218.75 (352.04) | 2:24:25 | 90.833 | [1] |
2007 | June 2 | 46 | Frank Kimmel | Clement Racing | Ford | 250 | 218.75 (352.04) | 2:08:04 | 102.486 | [2] |
2008 | April 19 | 39 | Matt Hawkins | Matt Hawkins Racing | Dodge | 250 | 218.75 (352.04) | 2:13:13 | 98.524 | [3] |
2009 | July 11 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Cunningham Motorsports | Dodge | 200 | 175 (281.63) | 1:39:47 | 105.228 | [4] |
2010 | July 10 | 77 | Tom Hessert III | Cunningham Motorsports | Dodge | 200 | 175 (281.63) | 1:39:24 | 105.634 | [5] |
2011 | July 16 | 41 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 175 (281.63) | 1:50:00 | 95.455 | [6] |
2012 | July 13 | 22 | Alex Bowman | Cunningham Motorsports | Dodge | 202* | 176.75 (284.45) | 1:51:56 | 94.744 | [7] |
2013 | September 7 | 90 | Grant Enfinger | Team BCR Racing | Ford | 150 | 131.25 (211.23) | 1:17:18 | 101.876 | [8] |
2014 | Not held | |||||||||
2015 | July 17 | 98 | Mason Mitchell | Mason Mitchell Motorsports | Chevrolet | 159* | 139.125 (223.90) | 1:42:36 | 81.364 | [9] |
2016 | July 17 | 77 | Chase Briscoe | Cunningham Motorsports | Ford | 150 | 131.25 (211.23) | 1:14:42 | 105.403 | [10] |
2017 | July 8 | 77 | Dalton Sargeant | Cunningham Motorsports | Ford | 150 | 131.25 (211.23) | 1:27:30 | 90.395 | [11] |
2018 | July 7 | 28 | Sheldon Creed | MDM Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 131.25 (211.23) | 1:19:56 | 98.521 | [12] |
2019 | July 19 | 20 | Chandler Smith | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 131.25 (211.23) | 1:20:40 | 97.624 | [13] |
2020 | July 18 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 150 | 131.25 (211.23) | 1:22:23 | 95.59 | [14] |
ARCA Menards Series/ARCA Menards Series East combination race | ||||||||||
2021 | July 24 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 150 | 131.25 (211.23) | 1:25:59 | 91.588 | [15] |
2022 | June 11 | 81 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 150 | 131.25 (211.23) | 1:27:01 | 90.5 | [16] |
# Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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2 | Ty Gibbs | 2020, 2021 |
# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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5 | Cunningham Motorsports | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017 |
3 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
# Wins | Manufacturer | Years Won |
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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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