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IndyCar: Iowa Speedway Power Rankings

By Alex Herbst

Jul 18, 2015; Newton, IA, USA; IndyCar Series driver Ryan Hunter-Reay (28) during the Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 18, 2015; Newton, IA, USA; IndyCar Series driver Ryan Hunter-Reay (28) during the Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /
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As IndyCar drivers and teams prepare to race on Sunday afternoon in the land of corn, here are some of the top drivers that can win at Iowa Speedway.

After some time off following the triumphant return of IndyCar to Road America, the top open wheel drivers of the Verizon IndyCar Series takes a drive just to the south to the Iowa Speedway. The seven-eighths mile oval transitions from a Saturday night shootout to a Sunday afternoon spectacle, where Ryan Hunter-Reay looks to win three in a row in Iowa.

This will be just the third race with the extended length of the event, previously having been a 250-lap show from 2007 to 2013. Despite the fifty additional laps, the race remains one of the fastest run of the year, with an average race time of about two hours. With such a fast pace, speed, consistency, and track position will be key to finding the way to victory lane.

Here are the top ten in this week’s IndyCar power rankings:

First Four Out:  Josef Newgarden, Carlos Munoz, Alexander Rossi, Conor Daly

Related Story: Iowa Corn 300 Fast Facts

Be sure to tune in for the Iowa Corn 300 from Iowa Speedway this weekend on NBCSN. Coverage begins with qualifying on Saturday, and then the race on Sunday at 5 pm eastern. Brian Till, Townsend Bell, and Paul Tracy will have the call of the race.