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events in the

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have been held at the

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. The track held 2 races annually from 2011 to 2020, when the track was removed due to the

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. The track returned to the schedule following the release of the

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schedule, supporting a Cup Series race on the same weekend.

Current race

The Hy-Vee PERKS 250 is a 250-lap, 218.75-mile

race at

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. The race has been held in May or June from 2011 to 2019 and was going to be held again in 2020 before being canceled due to the

. The race was removed from the Xfinity Series schedule entirely in 2021. The race returned to the schedule in 2024.

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is the defending race winner.

History

In the race's first year in 2011, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. earned his first win in what was then the Nationwide Series despite his engine blowing coming to the start/finish line on the last lap. His

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teammate

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, who was running 2nd, could not see through the smoke coming from Stenhouse's car and as a result, he hit the back of Stenhouse's car which allowed him to cross the start/finish line 1st and win. The race had different title sponsor almost every year in its first stint on the schedule. The revived

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brand was the race's title sponsor in the last of those years in 2019. On March 27, 2024,

Hy-Vee Hy-Vee, Inc. (), is an employee-owned chain of supermarkets in the Midwestern and Southern United States, with more than 280 locations in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, with stores planned in ...

was announced as the title sponsor of the race in 2024 in its first year on the series' schedule since 2019. The grocery store has been the title sponsor of the

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doubleheader races at the track since

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. The store is highlighting their rewards program PERKS in the name of the race. The track also announced in that announcement that the 2024 race had been sold out.

Past winners

*2013: Race postponed from Saturday to Sunday due to rain. *2015 and 2024: Races extended due to

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. *2020: Race cancelled and moved to Homestead-Miami due to the

Multiple winners (drivers)

Multiple winners (teams)

Manufacturer wins

Former second race

The ''U.S. Cellular 250'' was a 250-lap, 218.75-mile

race which was held at

every summer from 2009 to 2019. It was traditionally held in late July or early August, while

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was the title sponsor every year since the event's inception with different presenting sponsors over the years. The race was canceled in 2020 due to the

before being removed from the schedule entirely in 2021.

Past winners

*2015, 2017 and 2018: Race extended due to

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; 2015 and 2018 took two tries. *2020: Race cancelled and moved to

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due to the

Multiple winners (drivers)

Multiple winners (teams)

Manufacturer wins

References

External links

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