Race to Newton for cars and concerts

Two NTT IndyCar Series 250-mile races will take place July 12-14 at the Iowa Speedway. (Photo: IndyCar)

The Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend set for July 12-14 at the at the Iowa Speedway in Newton has more moving parts than a souped-up engine: camping, tailgating, a pit stop challenge on “Free Family Friday” and, of course, plenty of races around the 7/8-mile oval track.

There are some big-name concerts, too. On Saturday, Luke Combs revs up the crowd at 4:15 p.m. for a pre-race concert, then American Country Music Award winner Eric Church performs for winners and losers alike at the 9:30 p.m. post-race show. On Sunday, see Kelsea Ballerini and Post Malone perform back-to-back in the afternoon. Get tickets online.

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