Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa is a .875-mile tri-oval with variable banking that drives like a much bigger superspeedway. With laps under 18 seconds, "The World's Fastest Short Track" is exceptionally demanding physically and mentally on drivers. It was designed with the second generation of SAFER Barrier around the entire perimeter of the racetrack.
Dixon combined masterful fuel saving and a rare mistake by teammate and NTT IndyCar Series championship leader Alex Palou with five laps to go Sunday to win The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Presented by the All-New 2026 Passport.
Kirkwood was fastest in opening practice for the Honda Indy 200 NTT IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 123.487 mph.