# How big is Iowa Speedway?

A lap of Iowa Speedway is 0.875 miles (1.408 km). The Iowa Corn 350 is 350 laps, 306.2 miles (493 km) in all.

- 0.875 miles a lap
- 1.408 km a lap
- 350 laps
- 306.2 miles race
- 4 turns
- 9,388 hamsters nose to tail

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/iowa-speedway/

## Drop the lap on your town

Move the track onto your own streets with the map above and see how far one lap would reach.

## Owned by NASCAR

A D-shaped oval of seven-eighths of a mile, bought by NASCAR in 2013.

## How it compares

- 3.50× a lap of [Bowman Gray Stadium](https://how-big-is.com/bowman-gray-stadium/), the shortest
- 1.17× a lap of [Richmond Raceway](https://how-big-is.com/richmond-raceway/)
- 88% of a lap of [Phoenix Raceway](https://how-big-is.com/phoenix-raceway/)
- 33% of a lap of [Talladega Superspeedway](https://how-big-is.com/talladega-superspeedway/), the longest

## Questions people ask

**How long is a lap of Iowa Speedway?**
0.875 miles (1.408 km).

**How many laps is the Iowa Corn 350?**
350 laps, 306.2 miles (493 km).

**What kind of track is Iowa Speedway?**
A short track, an oval under a mile long.

**How steep are the banks at Iowa Speedway?**
12 to 14 degrees in the turns.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 0.875 miles (NASCAR). Track: © OpenStreetMap contributors, licence: ODbL 1.0.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: © OpenStreetMap contributors.