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NIGHT AT HAWKEYE DOWNS SPEEDWAY THIS FRIDAY
WALL OF FAME PRESENTATIONS SCHEDULED
By Brad Grupe
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (June 22, 2011) - Yellowbook presents action in the Papa
Johns Cup/I-Wireless Championship Series this Friday night June 24 at
Hawkeye Downs Speedway.
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and in the future. Yellowbook has a large presence in Cedar Rapids with a
regional office located at 6300 C Street in Cedar Rapids.
In addition to heats and features in all six regular Hawkeye Downs
divisions, the Innovative Signs Trophy Dash is also on the card with six
drivers from the Sunline Hornets division battling for six laps.
Also Friday night, available members and representitives of the 2011 class
of the Hawkeye Downs Wall of Fame will be presented during intermission.
The Hawkeye Downs Wall of Fame Class of 2011 includes Les Burianek, Jim
Gerber, Ron Hochstetler, Benny Jamison, John Mudd, Paul Newkirk, Charles
“Chopper” Safley and Karl Sanger.
Brad Osborn continues to lead the points chase in Performance Concepts Late
Models with one feature win this season. Andy Edwards sits in second.
In Coca-Cola Sportsmen, Cory Houdek holds a slight edge over Dave Ballstaedt
on the chart. Houdek has three feature wins.
Tim Plummer has turned four feature wins into the points lead in Budweiser
Modifieds with Brian Gibson riding in second.
Nathan Ballard already has racked up four feature wins in 2011 in the Barron
Motor Supply Hobby Stocks with Matt Petrzelka, who sits second on the point
chart, holding a win as well.
Probably the most competitive division thus far this season has been the
Sunline Hornets with four different drivers earning feature wins to date.
Brad Chandler has a narrow two-point edge over Derek Parrott at the top of
the order.
Pre-race ceremonies including the Hanford Post #5 Color Guard kick off at
7:15 pm Friday evening with the first green flag set to wave at 7:30pm.
Adult admission is still just $10, Senior Citizens (62+) are $7, Students
over 12 are just $5, College Students are just $5 with a valid ID and
Children 12 and Under are absolutely FREE!
The full schedule for the 2011 season is available on the Hawkeye Downs
Website (http:www.hawkeyedownsspeedway.com).
Hawkeye Downs will again be using RainedOut.com in 2011 to notify fans of
weather related announcements for the speedway.
Fans can also keep in touch by visiting the Hawkeye Downs Speedway and Expo
Center facebook page.
Hawkeye Downs is located at 4400 6th Street SW in Cedar Rapids.
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