Newton Parks and Recreation, NASCAR Green, and Iowa Speedway Plant 50 Trees
Jun 04, 2012
Newton Parks and Recreation, NASCAR Green, and Iowa Speedway Plant 50 Trees
The City of Newton Benefits From Five Green Flags During the Pioneer Hi-Bred 250
NEWTON, IA – June 4, 2012 – Four green flags following caution periods and the initial green flag of the Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race are the reasons central Iowa is getting a little greener today. Fifty trees, which are being donated by NASCAR, will be planted in the hometown of Iowa Speedway. The tree planting is an effort by NASCAR and Iowa Speedway to help offset carbon emissions produced during race weekends at the 7/8 mile facility.
Newton’s Mayor, Chaz Allen, was on hand at Maytag Park to help plant the ceremonial first tree and shared his thoughts on what this means for the community.
“Newton is excited to receive the 50 trees from NASCAR,” said Allen. “Over the past years we have had to remove older trees that had become damaged with either wind or disease. These 50 trees will go a long way to helping rejuvenating our park system.”
“NASCAR is a tremendous partner of Iowa Speedway, and they are a great community partner, as well,” said Stan Clement, president of Iowa Speedway. “NASCAR always wants to give back to the areas they race in. For them to provide these trees, which will provide cleaner air and a more scenic landscape, goes to show everyone their commitment to this great community.”
Since the inception of this program, NASCAR and the NASCAR Green Initiative have donated 290 trees to communities surrounding Newton.
The next event weekend gets the green flag on Friday, June 22 with the Casey’s General Store USAC Challenge and the Iowa Corn Indy 250 qualifying heat races. Then, the Iowa Speedway Foundation 100 Star Mazda race, the Sukup 100 Firestone Indy Lights race and the Iowa Corn Indy 250 race all happen on Saturday, June 23.
The rest of the 2012 schedule: the Prairie Meadows 200 ARCA race, July 13; the American Ethanol 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, July 14; the Iowa Grand Motorcycle Rally, July 25-28; the second round of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, August 3; the 4th Annual U.S Cellular 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race, August 4; the ASA 125 race, September 14; and the American Ethanol 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, September 15. Season, event weekend, and single race ticket packages are on sale; reserve your tickets today by calling 1-866-RUSTY-GO, or visit www.iowaspeedway.com.
About Iowa Speedway
Iowa Speedway is a state-of-the-art 7/8 mile asphalt paved tri-oval race track and motorsports facility located just 30 miles east of Des Moines at I-80 Exit 168 in Newton, Iowa. The track is owned and operated by U.S. Motorsport Corporation and designed by former NASCAR Champion Rusty Wallace, now an anchor and analyst for ABC-TV/ESPN. Iowa Speedway is designed for year-round use and includes 30,000 permanent grandstand seats. Call 1-866-RUSTY-GO, visit www.iowaspeedway.com, “like” us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter at @IowaSpeedway to learn more.
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