Josef Newgarden will try to keep his winning streak alive at the Iowa Speedway this weekend. The back-to-back Indy 500 champion has won six times at the Iowa Speedway, including both ends of an IndyCar twinbill last year. The first of two races this weekend is Saturday night’s Hy-Vee Homefront 250. Newgarden says the Iowa Speedway is a uniqiue oval track in terms of the physical challenge it offers.

Newgarden says the partial repaving in both sets of turns will make it a different track this weekend.

Newgarden says Friday afternoon practice runs will be even more important.

The weekend concludes with Sunday’s Hy-Vee One Step 250.