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Please enjoy the following photos and information. For
tickets, merchandise and/or to visit the official website
for the Iowa Speedway, click HERE. If you need Newton
Iowa community information, just give me a call @
(641) 792-1212.
GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY A HUGE SUCCESS!!!
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Newton Iowa Speedway were attended by estimates of up to 1,500 race fans,
dignitaries and media types on Tuesday June 21, 2005, at the Newton Iowa Municipal Airport - 2401 East 28th Street South.
The guest of honor was Rusty Wallace, track designer and former driver of the #2 Nextel Cup car. LOOK BELOW to
view the exclusive photos and to learn more about this exciting project.
RUSTY WALLACE AND
FRANK KIMMEL, driver
of the #46 car in the ARCA
racing series, were the
center of attention at the
groundbreaking.
Click here to go to Rusty's website:
www.rustywallace.com .
LOOKS FAST
EVEN
SITTIN' STILL!!!
Looks just like the
interior of my
mini-van!?
No, that is not a
speedometer you
see, those are RPM's.
Where's the cup holder
for the Miller Lite???
Jets were plentiful in Newton at the
groundbreaking ceremony
for the Iowa Speedway.
Located adjacent to the Newton
Iowa airport, the Iowa Speedway
has been a boon to the local
airport manager.
Bonus question for the trivia
contest you'll find down this
page - whose jet is in the
foreground of this picture?
Rusty Wallace and Frank
Kimmel came to Newton to help
"make the dirt fly"at the Iowa
Speedway groundbreaking ceremony.
Frank is the driver of the Larry
Clement owned ARCA series
#46. Larry is one of the principals
of the Iowa Speedway.
Rusty Wallace and Frank Kimmel
signed autographs for hundreds
of fans at the Newton Iowa
Speedway groundbreaking.
(Yes, that is "Lou" from Des Moines radio
station KGGO standing behind Frank Kimmel.
Lou has been a strong supporter of Newton and
the Iowa Speedway.)
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>>>>>>>TRACK FACTS:
Track Size 7/8 mile D-shaped oval
Track Width 60 feet with 20 ft. apron
Turns 12-14 degree compound banking
Front Stretch 10 degree banking
Back Stretch 4 degree banking
Road Course 1.3 miles, 40 ft. wide
Seating 25,000 permanent seats in the grandstands
Suites 22 exterior, 2 infield
PRESIDENT: Stan Clement
VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL MANAGER: Craig Armstrong
MEDIA CONTACT: Mike Beecher (515)419-1806/226-8820
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION Shelly Moore
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You could even get helicopter
rides at the groundbreaking
ceremony for the Iowa Speedway.
I know this photo doesn't really have
anything to do with racing but
I thought it turned out great so
I had to include it!
The site work on the bowl that
is now the Iowa Speedway. The
massive dirt moving process to create
the site was awesome to watch!
This is the site of the
tunnel where you
enter the infield of the
Iowa Speedway. Located at
the South end of the site,
this was one big hole they dug!
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Impossibly Difficult Trivia Topic: Newton Iowa Speedway
1.) What is the name (url) of the community website dedicated to the new Newton Iowa Speedway?
2.) Who should you contact is you want to: work at the track, have the restaurant at the Newton Iowa Speedway, pitch a
"can't miss" idea to the developers, have the Newton Iowa Speedway use your product, hire your uncle, aunt, etc.?????
3.) Who should you contact if you want to sell your home, buy a home, sell a commercial property or buy a
commercial/investment property?
4.) What is the name of the company the Clement Brothers control?
Extra-credit What does this company have to do with the racing industry?
5.) Who is older: Stan or Larry?
Extra-credit: Who are Stan and Larry?
6.) What will be the length of the track at the Newton Iowa Speedway?
7.) Name that NASCAR guy who will be involved in the design of the track.
Extra-credit: What is his car number and where did he grow up?
8.) What was the vote in the Iowa House of Representatives for and against the bill to rebate sales tax revenue to the Newton
Iowa Motor Speedway?
Extra-credit: Who was the floor leader for the bill in the Iowa Senate and where does he/she represent?
9.) Name the City of Newton employee who should win the "Bulldog" award for never letting go of this project?
10.) Pete @ the Newton Daily News didn't like pork being served at the excellent "thank you" celebration held at the west entrance
to the State Capital on Wednesday, May 4. I gotta tell you, it was yummy. And the Iowa Pork Producers who were there helping
sure seemed pleased by the opportunity to promote their Iowa-grown product to legislators, staffers, citizens and the hundreds
of folks (like me!) who got free food. The question is: Who was the Newton-based gentleman who cooked (smoked) the
tasty pork loin in question?
Extra-credit: What is the name of his company?
Extra Extra-credit: Where does this local businessman sell his smoked pork and assorted other tasty products each Friday
and Saturday?
11.) Name the DJ at the Des Moines radio station who has been a big supporter of the Newton Iowa Speedway project from early on.
To find the answers, click here.
GOVERNOR VILSACK
TRIES HIS HAND AT
THE RACE SIMULATOR
JUST BEFORE THE PRESS
CONFERENCE TO SIGN
THE NEWTON IOWA
SPEEDWAY SALES TAX
REBATE BILL HELD AT
NEWTON CITY HALL.
SENATORS, LEGISLATORS AND
LOCALS JOINED GOVERNOR
VILSACK AT NEWTON CITY HALL
TO CELEBRATE THE SIGNING OF
THE SALES TAX REBATE
LEGISLATION DESIGNED TO
ASSIST THE NEWTON IOWA
SPEEDWAY.
NEWTON MAYOR CHAZ ALLEN
IS JOINED BY SENATOR DENNIS
BLACK, NEWTON COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR JON
EWING AND ATTORNEY DENNIS
CHALUPA ON THE STEPS OF THE
STATE CAPITAL. THEY ARE HOLDING
THE LATEST RENDITION OF THE
PLANS FOR THE NEWTON IOWA
SPEEDWAY.
FOR THE BEST IN BBQ, LOOK
NO FURTHER THAN THESE TWO
GENTLEMAN. NEWTON'S OWN
DAVID HINTZ (PORK COUNTY BBQ)
IS SHOWN WITH "SPEED" OF
COOKIES' BBQ AT THE CELEBRATION
HELD AT THE CAPITAL BUILDING TO
COMMEMORATE THE PASSAGE OF
THE SALES TAX BILL FOR THE NEWTON
IOWA SPEEDWAY.
MAYOR ALLEN, WITH LARRY
AND STAN CLEMENT (TWO OF
THE NEWTON IOWA SPEEDWAY
DEVELOPERS), LISTENS TO
IOWA GOVERNOR VILSACK
DISCUSS HIS VIEWS OF THE
NEWTON IOWA SPEEDWAY
BEFORE THE BILL SIGNING
CEREMONY HELD AT NEWTON
CITY HALL.
DENNIS COMBS
PRESIDENT/Broker-Owner
CBC IOWA / NetWork REALTY
201 FIRST AVENUE WEST
NEWTON, IA 50208
(641) 792-1212
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