"It saved me a headache." IndyCar's aeroscreen was tested for the first time in race at Iowa Speedway five years ago.

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.

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.

Myles Rowe made history in addition to his personal victory this weekend at the Iowa Speedway. The driver for Abel Motorsports with Force Indy finished the Newton oval with his first win for Indy NXT after starting the race in fourth, also making him the first Black driver to win series.

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.

Sukup IndyCar Race Weekend action was halted Friday afternoon thanks to rain during the Indy NXT practice. Things took another turn when a tornado warning was issued, with the