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I-80 Roadside, Iowa
Call for help (319) 319-4889.
Call for help (319) 319-4889.

24/7 Towing & Roadside Help at I-80 Exit 168 (Iowa Speedway)

I-80 Roadside, Iowa answers (319) 319-4889 day and night at I-80 exit 168, the Iowa Speedway Drive interchange, and a tow from here starts at $124.

I-80 calls answered 24/7. You agree to the price and timing before anyone rolls out.

Prices start at the amounts shown. Availability, the hour, the miles involved, the weather and the vehicle type can add to them. The final price is settled on the call, before anyone heads out to you.

Tell us which way you were heading on I-80 and the nearest exit or mile marker.

I-80 Mile 143-237

I-80 Exit 168 Iowa Speedway Dr

Exit 168 Mile 168.0

Other exit pages:

West, Exit 149 / East, Exit 182

Key takeaways

  • Exit 168, at I-80 mile 168.0, is Iowa Speedway Drive toward Newton.
  • Love's Travel Stop #361 at the speedway exit is open 24 hours.
  • A tow from the Iowa Speedway exit starts at $124; a lockout at $85.
  • The Iowa 14 exit, 164, is four miles west, so give us the number you passed.

Exit 168 is not the Iowa 14 exit

Exit 168 is at mile 168.0, Iowa Speedway Drive, signed toward Newton. It is the interchange east of Newton that serves the Iowa Speedway. The Iowa 14 exit, where US 6 leaves I-80, is exit 164, four miles west (mile 164.0, US 6 and Iowa 14 to Newton and Monroe). Give the number you actually passed when you call.

Heading east, the next exit is 173 (mile 173.0, Iowa 224 to Sully and Kellogg).

24-hour Love's at the speedway

Love's Travel Stop #361 at exit 168 is open 24 hours. It has 80 truck parking spaces, overnight parking and RV-friendly parking. If the car can make the ramp, the Love's lot is the nearest place to stop off the interstate.

Iowa DOT's rest areas are farther off. Grinnell's is about 12 miles east at milepost 180, and Mitchellville's about 21 miles west at milepost 147.

Iowa Speedway race weekends

Iowa Speedway has about 30,000 seats, and this is the interchange that serves it. Its 2027 NASCAR weekend is set for July 2-4, 2027. The ARCA race runs on Friday, July 2, and the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series on Saturday, July 3. The Cup Series race is on Sunday, July 4.

On a race weekend, expect crowds at this exit. Mention the race when you call, so the price and timing you get allow for it.

Calling from the Love's or shoulder

From the Love's, tell us you are at the Love's at exit 168 and where in the lot the car is. From the shoulder, give the mile marker and whether you were eastbound or westbound. Exit 164 is only four miles off, so read the number on the last sign you passed. Call (319) 319-4889, and we give you the price and the timing first.

  1. Pull fully onto the right shoulder, hazards on, belts on.
  2. On a race day, stay inside the car until the traffic around you thins.
  3. If you must get out, go behind the guardrail.
  4. Say exit 168 or Iowa Speedway Drive, plus your direction.

A crash, an injury or a car stuck in a live lane is a 911 call.

Blizzard closure at the speedway

The March 15, 2026 blizzard shut I-80 in both directions from mile marker 142 near Altoona to mile marker 240 near Coralville. The speedway exit, at mile 168.0, sat inside the closed miles. If the road shuts while you are here, the Love's is listed as open around the clock.

Speedway exit lockout prices

A lockout at the Love's or on the shoulder starts at $85. A jump start starts at $85, and a tow at $124. Fuel delivery to the shoulder starts at $85, plus whatever the fuel costs at the pump.

An empty concrete exit ramp curving away from a divided interstate through harvested farm fields under an overcast sky, a blank green sign on posts beside it and two cars far off on the interstate.
Illustration, not this exit: an empty interstate exit ramp through farm fields

Questions about Exit 168

  1. Is the Love's at I-80 exit 168 open all night?

    Yes. The speedway exit's Love's, store #361, is open 24 hours. Its listing shows 80 truck spaces, overnight parking and RV-friendly parking. If you lock your keys in the car at the pumps, we can send a roadside technician; a lockout there starts at $85.

  2. Is exit 168 the Iowa 14 exit?

    No. Exit 168 is Iowa Speedway Drive. The Iowa 14 exit, where US 6 leaves I-80, is exit 164, four miles west. When you call, give the number on the sign you passed last, so we look at the right interchange; a tow from either one starts at $124.

  3. When is traffic heavy at the Iowa Speedway exit?

    On race weekends. Iowa Speedway has about 30,000 seats, and its 2027 NASCAR weekend runs July 2-4, 2027, with the Cup Series race that Sunday. If you break down at exit 168 that weekend, mention the race when you call, so the timing we give allows for the crowds.

  4. Who tows cars near the Iowa Speedway exit?

    We do, at any hour. Call (319) 319-4889, and we arrange a tow truck to exit 168, the Love's lot or the shoulder nearby. You hear the price and timing on the call, and a tow from the speedway exit starts at $124. Tell us eastbound or westbound and the last mile marker.

Call for help (319) 319-4889.