LANDON CASSILL BREAKS HAWKEYE DOWNS RECORD
by: Brad Grupe

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (May 2, 2006) - After consulting the appropriate records, Hawkeye Downs Speedway officials are pleased to announce that on Friday, April 28, 2006 a new one-lap track record was established in the Performance Concepts ASA Late Model Division.

Landon Cassill of Fairfax, IA turned a lap of 18.499 seconds during qualifying to set the new mark for the ½ mile asphalt track. The lap translates to a speed of just over 97 mph.

The previous record for an ASA Late Model was 18.915 seconds was held by Kris Stump of Stoughton, WI and was set during a race last September.

Officials also noted that some other Hawkeye Downs drivers have recorded laps in the 18.6- 18.9 second range during the past year but that those laps may have come during practice and not during a recorded qualifying session.

Jeff King, Cedar Rapids, edged out Cassill for the win in the Performance Concepts ASA Late Model feature on Friday night, winning by a scant .006 seconds.