"It saved me a headache." IndyCar's aeroscreen was tested for the first time in race at Iowa Speedway five years ago.

There is frustration in the paddock, and some are hopeful, over racing at Iowa Speedway. IndyCar lost its top promoter, and ticket sales have dropped.

View news about the 2025 INDY NXT by Firestone at Iowa Speedway race starting on July 12, 2025 including driver news, injury news, predictions, analysis and more.

Myles Rowe completed a late pass for his first win of his career and notched a place in history in the process.

Severe storms and a Tornado Warning halted the IndyCar practice at Iowa Speedway Friday, sending drivers and fans scrambling for shelter. The doubleheader weekend is still on track with clearer skies and cooler temperatures expected Saturday and Sunday after the passage of the storms.

Saturday was a historic day for IndyCar, as Myles Row became the first Black driver to win an Indy NXT race. Rowe crossed the finish line before the likes of Dennis Hauger, Salvador de Alba and Caio Collet at Iowa Speedway in Newton.

Chad Hahn, warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service, also confirmed a tornado did not touch down in Newton or Jasper County. He said there was a strong rotating wall cloud on the storm, which along with the rotation identified on radar prompted the tornado warning.

After an afternoon filled with tornado sirens, lightning strikes, torrential rain and visible cloud rotation near Iowa Speedway, IndyCar canceled Friday afternoon practice.

Marcus Armstrong (#66 Spectrum Honda) ran one of his most consistent races of the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season and his Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) squad provided solid pit work to earn the young driver a ninth-place finish in Saturday afternoon’s SYNK 275 Powered by Sukup at Iowa Speedway.