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SEVEN DIVISIONS IN ACTION THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AT HAWKEYE DOWNS SPEEDWAY DOUBLE PURSE FOR SPORTMODS, LATE MODELS RETURN
by: Brad Grupe

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (July 10) - Race fans will be treated to a full night of racing this Friday night at ASA-Sanctioned Hawkeye Downs Speedway on Zimmerman
Ford night.

The Performance Concepts Late Models return to the schedule and will join the Miller Time Modifieds, Budweiser Sportsmen, Barron Motor Supply IMCA Stock Cars, Barron Motor Supply IMCA Hobby Stocks, Sunline Hornets, and IMCA Sportmods.

Hawkeye Downs has offered an invitation to area IMCA Sportmod drivers that haven’t yet tried the asphalt. If eight cars show up the normal purse will
be doubled with the winner taking home $350. With twelve or more cars Hawkeye Downs will add $100 to each of the first five finishers meaning the winner will
take home $450. Car registration is also waived for any competitors for the first night that they race.

Taking a look at the Papa Johns Cup/I-Wireless Championship point standings, Dave McCalla holds a nine point edge over Andy Duggan in Budweiser
Sportsmen after racking up nine wins so far this season. Bob Ahrendsen is in third, eighteen points behind the leader.

The point race remains tight in the Miller Time Modifieds as Tim Plummer has a two-point lead over Chad Willett. Both drivers have three trips
to Coca-Cola Victory Lane to their credit. Arlo Becker remains in the thick of the race as well, just five markers back.

In Performance Concepts Late Models, Dudley Fleck holds the lead with a five point spread over Griffin McGrath. Fleck has won both features run this
season. Ken Reiser is six points behind Fleck in third.

Moving to the quarter-mile, Bob Ahrendsen continues to hold a four point edge on Logan Hale in the Barron Motor Supply IMCA Stock Cars. Kurt
Bohnsack is seven points behind Ahrendsen and sits in third.

In the Barron Motor Supply IMCA Hobby Stocks Tim Dains still holds a sizable lead over Rodney Grother as ten points separate the two. Dennis Klinsky
is next in line, eleven points behind Dains.

Teammates Brian Beaty and Shaun Myers are tied atop the chart in the Sunline Hornets each with 264 points. Brad Chandler is currently in third, ten
points back.

Finally, in IMCA Sportmods, Tony Olson leads the pack and sits two points in front of Arnie Reif. Ryan Luedtke is six points behind the leader in
third.

Grandstand Gates open and Practice begins at 6pm with Racing at 7pm. Children (0-11) are $1.00; Students (12-17) are $7.00; Adults (18-61) are
$10.00; and Senior Citizens (62+) are admitted for $7.00.