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IndyCar will not include Iowa Speedway on its 2026 schedule following a significant drop in attendance.

This marks the second time since 2020 that the Newton track has been removed from the IndyCar schedule.

Factors contributing to low attendance included a late change in promoters, the loss of A-list concerts, and competition from a nearby NASCAR race.

The NTT IndyCar Series announced Tuesday, Sept. 16 that it will not include Iowa Speedway on its 2026 schedule weeks after the series saw a sharp attendance drop in 2025 at the Newton track.

It marks the second time since 2020 that Iowa Speedway fell off the IndyCar schedule after the series first raced at the 7/8 mile track in 2007. In 2021 IndyCar also took the NASCAR-owned track off the schedule.

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