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Hy-Vee stores to host Indianapolis 500 show car appearances
Jul. 10, 2021 6:00 am
Hy-Vee, Inc., in partnership with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL), will display a Hy-Vee-sponsored Indy car at select store locations throughout Hy-Vee’s eight-state region following the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500.
An Indy car will be coming to Cedar Rapids and Marion from July 16-18. The events are open to the public. The schedule is as follows:
• Friday, July 16, 8:30 a.m. start time: Hy-Vee, 1843 Johnson Ave. NW;
• Friday, July 16, 12:30 p.m. start time: Hy-Vee, 3235 Oakland Rd.;
• Saturday, July 17, 8:30 a.m. start time: Hy-Vee, 4035 Mount Vernon Rd.;
• Saturday, July 17, 12:30 p.m. start time: Hy-Vee, 5050 Edgewood Rd. NE;
• Sunday, July 18, 9 a.m. start time: Hy-Vee, 3600 Business Hwy. 151, Marion.
The partnership with the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team began in 2020 when Hy-Vee became the primary sponsor of Graham Rahal’s entry for Race 2 at the Iowa Speedway in 2020 where he finished third. This is the second year that Hy-Vee sponsored the No. 45 car at the Indianapolis 500.
IndyCar Series driver Graham Rahal leaves the pit at the start of a practice for the IndyCar Series Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway in Newton in this 2015 Gazette file photo. Rahal now drives for the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team, of which Hy-Vee is the primary sponsor, and a Hy-Vee sponsored Indy show car will make appearances in Cedar Rapids and Marion Hy-Vee stores July 16-18. (The Gazette)