Win IndyCar Race Wknd Tickets/Concert Pit Passes at IA Speedway

This year's Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend at Iowa Speedway will feature four music superstars doing live shows, plus plenty of NTT IndyCar Series racing action. It all happens on a weekend we know will be unforgettable for everyone that's there. We're giving you the opportunity to enjoy it all, and even have some fun in winning your free tickets!

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We've teamed up with Hy-Vee so you can win tickets to both days of the Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, July 22 and 23. In addition to the electrifying speed of the Indy cars, those two days, there will be a ton of live music from some of the top artists of today.

On Saturday, July 22, Carrie Underwood will perform prior to the Hy-Vee Homefront 250. Afterward, fellow country music superstar Kenny Chesney will delight the crowd.

On Sunday, it happens all over again with a pre-race concert from country supergroup Zac Brown Band. Once the checkered flag flies on the Hy-Vee One Step 250 Sunday, pop superstar Ed Sheeran will grace the stage.

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So how do you win tickets to be there both days? Enter below to be one of our qualifiers for the Hy-Vee 500, presented by 98.1 KHAK. We always wanted our name tied to a race, even if in this case it's motorized grocery cart races.

Enter below through Friday, May 12 at 11:59 a.m. to take part in our second qualifying event on Tuesday, May 16 (6 p.m.) at the Johnson Avenue Hy-Vee in Cedar Rapids. If you're selected, you'll win a $25 Hy-Vee gift card and get to compete in one of our fun races.

We'll also be doing on-air qualifying each morning and afternoon through Friday, May 12. Qualifiers will also be for the following week, meaning qualifiers from the week of May 1, will compete on May 9. Qualifiers from the week of May 8 will compete on May 16. On-air qualifiers will also win a $25 Hy-Vee gift card.

Finalists from each of the events above will compete in the finals on Tuesday, May 23 (6 p.m.) at the Marion Hy-Vee. Here's the breakdown of prizes at the finals:

1st Place: Two tickets for both days of racing and concert pit passes for each day.
2nd Place: Two tickets for both days of racing and concerts.
3rd and 4th Place each receive an additional $50 in Hy-Vee gift cards.

Enter below and good luck! *Please note, only actual qualifiers will be allowed to compete in the contests on-site. No stand-ins are allowed for this contest.

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