Davenport Speedway
CHAD SIMPSON CONQUERS THE 1/4 MILE AT DAVENPORT
PHOTOS BY MIKE RUEFER by: Billy Rock Davenport, Iowa (May 4, 2018) – Mount Vernon, Iowa’s Chad Simpson came into Friday night’s battle at the ¼ mile davenport speedway winless, but sporting the bright neon Midwest Sheet Metal spoiler as the series points leader. Up until tonight he had been solid with consistency, but on […]
Chris Simpson dominates Davenport
by Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Ia. (April 20, 2018) – Things could have gone smoother for Chris Simpson Friday at the Davenport Speedway half-mile track, but not by much. The Oxford, Iowa racer won his heat race, started the feature on the pole and led all thirty laps en route to his second straight Lucas […]
Davenport Speedway 2018 season begins with REBEL 5K this Friday
DAVENPORT, Ia. (April 8, 2018) – The Davenport Speedway will roar back to life with the REBEL 5K on Friday, April 13th. The opening event of the 2018 season is highlighted by the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models. The Late Models will be racing for a top prize of $5,000-to-win. The […]
Davenport Speedway gears up for 2017
DAVENPORT, Ia. (March 16, 2017) – Spring will be here shortly and soon the green flag will drop on the 2017 racing season at the Davenport Speedway. Twenty-one nights of stock car racing action make up this year’s schedule for the dirt track located at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. Special events figure prominently in […]
Two Davenport Speedway racers win national crowns
DAVENPORT, Ia. (October 3, 2016) – The Davenport Speedway will be well represented when the International Motor Contest Association holds its national banquet on November 26th, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Two of Davenport Speedway track champions for 2016 were also crowned IMCA National Champions for this season. A total of five Davenport Speedway weekly competitors […]
Tolands finish 1-2 at Davenport Season Championships
by Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Ia. (August 26, 2016) – Friday was Season Championship Night at the Davenport Speedway. The track champions were determined in all four weekly classes. To make things easier on fans and officials, all four point leaders won their respective features and put an exclaimation point on their track titles. In […]
Waterman takes Street Stock Clash cash at Davenport
by Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Ia. (August 19, 2016) – Jake Waterman added his name to the record books as he sped to victory in the Street Stock Clash at the Davenport Speedway. For his efforts, Jake pocketed the $2,000 first place prize. The fifty lap main event started with Keith Blum leading the first […]
Street Stock Clash kicks off August racing action at Davenport Speedway
DAVENPORT, Ia. (August 3, 2016) – When racing returns to the Davenport Speedway, following the Mississippi Valley Fair, racefans should be prepared for three nights of exciting stock car action. We’ll start the month off with the Street Stock Clash on Friday August 12th. $2,000 will go to the winner of the 50-lap main […]
Behning handles Davenport Late Models
by Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Ia. (July 8, 2016) – Friday evening provided a wild night of racing at the Davenport Speedway. All four weekly classes saw repeat winners for the first time this year. Brunson Behning captured his second feature win of the season at Davenport. Behning started the Petersen Plumbing & Heating […]
Kay takes Iowa Governor’s Cup crown
by Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Ia. (July 1, 2016) – The 24th running of the Iowa Governor’s Cup is now in the books. The official stock car championship of Iowa ended with a great night of racing on the Davenport Speedway quarter-mile oval. After winning Thursday night on the half-mile track, Justin Kay of Wheatland, […]
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