The IndyCar Series is at Iowa for a doubleheader weekend for two 275-lap races on the 7/8-mile short oval: Qualifying results, starting grid.

Rowe, the only Black driver in IndyCar or its developmental series IndyNXT, became the first Black driver to win an IndyCar or NASCAR race at Iowa Speedway. And Rowe is the first Black driver to win an IndyNXT race.

There is frustration in the paddock, and some are hopeful, over racing at Iowa Speedway. IndyCar lost its top promoter, and ticket sales have dropped.

He will be joined by Conor Daly on the first row. Felix Rosenqvist will start third and Alex Palou will be fourth. Will Newgarden get his first win of the season? Follow along for live updates.

Heavy rain caused flooding issues in Ames and rotation was observed in clouds around the Iowa Speedway in Newton while the area was under a tornado warning. Fans sheltered in place ahead of the Sukup IndyCar Race weekend at the track, and practice on Friday was cancelled.

Chad Hahn, warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service, also confirmed a tornado did not touch down in Newton or Jasper County. He said there was a strong rotating wall cloud on the storm, which along with the rotation identified on radar prompted the tornado warning.

After an afternoon filled with tornado sirens, lightning strikes, torrential rain and visible cloud rotation near Iowa Speedway, IndyCar canceled Friday afternoon practice.

Listen to the sirens going off at the track.

Wait Wait is live in Des Moines with host Peter Sagal, special guest Jan Jensen and panelists Hari Kondabolu, Emmy Blotnick, and Faith Salie

The Family Leader, a christian group, held their annual Leadership Summit on Friday. A number of evangelical and political leaders took the stage.President of

Last week, the DNR did not recommend swimming at 10 Iowa beaches. The DNR monitors beaches for two sources of pollutants, E. coli and Cyanobacteria, also referred to as blue-green algal toxins or microcystins. E. coli is the most common impairment to Iowa lakes.