{"id":375893,"date":"2023-01-10T21:03:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T02:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/?page_id=375893"},"modified":"2026-08-05T14:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:09:06","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-375893\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-375893-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"container_1300 has_sidebar panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-375893-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-375893-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><style>\n\t\/* General container styling *\/\n\t.main-hero-widget {\n\t\tmargin: 0 auto 20px auto;\n\t\tmax-width: 870px;\n\t\tpadding: 0;\n\t\tbackground: #fff;\n\t\tlist-style: none;\n\t\tborder-bottom-left-radius: 10px;\n    \tborder-bottom-right-radius: 10px;\n\t}\n\t.main-hero-widget a:hover {\n\t\topacity: 0.8;\n\t}\n\n\t\/* Hero Image *\/\n\t.main-hero-image img {\n\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\theight: auto;\n\t\tborder-top-left-radius: 10px;\n\t\tborder-top-right-radius: 10px;\n\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\toverflow: hidden;\n\t}\n\n\t\/* Category Breadcrumb *\/\n\t.main-hero-widget .primary-category-container {\n\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\ttext-align: left;\n\t\tpadding-left: 20px;\n\t}\n\n\t.main-hero-widget .primary-category-container a {\n\t\tcolor: #2F6FA7 !important;\n\t\tfont-family: 'Stainless-Bold';\n\t\tfont-size: 12px;\n\t\ttext-transform: uppercase;\n\t\ttext-decoration: none;\n\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t}\n\n\t.main-hero-widget .primary-category-container a:hover {\n\t\ttext-decoration: underline;\n\t}\n\n\t\/* Title *\/\n\t.main-hero-widget .article-title {\n\t\tmargin-top: 0;\n\t\tfont-size: 24px;\n\t\tfont-family: 'Stainless-Black';\n\t\tline-height: 28px;\n\t\ttext-transform: uppercase;\n\t\tcolor: #000;\n\t\ttext-decoration: none;\n\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\tpadding-left:10px;\n\t}\n\n\t.main-hero-widget a:hover .article-title {\n\t\tcolor: #000;\n\t}\n\n\t\/* Subhead *\/\n\t.main-hero-widget .article-subhead {\n\t\tmargin-top: 0;\n\t\tfont-family: \"Stainless-Regular\";\n\t\tfont-size: 14px;\n\t\tline-height: 20px;\n\t\tcolor: #333;\n\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\tpadding-left:10px;\n\t\tpadding-bottom: 10px;\n\t}\n\ta.hero-title-desc-link {\n\t\tpadding: 10px;\n\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t}\n\t@media (max-width: 768px) {\n\t\t.main-hero-widget .article-title {\n\t\t\tfont-size: 22px;\n\t\t\tline-height: 24px;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.main-hero-widget .article-subhead {\n\t\t\tline-height: 18px;\n\t\t\tmargin-top: 5px;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.hero-title-desc-link{\n\t\t\tpadding: 5px 20px 0px 10px;\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.main-hero-image img {\n\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100%;\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\tborder-top-left-radius: 10px;\n\t\t\tborder-top-right-radius: 10px;\n\t\t}\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n    <div class=\"main-hero-widget\">\n        <!-- Full-Width Image -->\n        <a onclick=\"clt_linkclick('HomePage:Hero:Crop circles', this)\" data-adobeeventname=\"hero\" class=\"main-hero-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/gallery\/paint-scheme-preview-2026-iowa-speedway-weekend\/\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Crop circles\">\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tfetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"main-hero-image\"\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/05\/2026-AUG5-Iowa-Speedway-PSP-HERO-870x462.jpeg 870w, https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/05\/2026-AUG5-Iowa-Speedway-PSP-HERO-625x340.jpeg 625w, https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/05\/2026-AUG5-Iowa-Speedway-PSP-HERO-425x226.jpeg 425w\"\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 50vw, 870px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"A graphic depicting the No. 99 Chevrolet. 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