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Upper Iowa Speedway to host July 29
JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour date
DECORAH, Iowa (July 23) - IMCA Modifieds return to Northeast Iowa next
Thursday, July 29, when Upper Iowa Speedway hosts the sixth event of the JR
Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour.
The main event pays $1,000 to win and a minimum of $125 to start. Pit gates
at Decorah open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at
6:45 p.m. with racing to follow.
Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, with kids 11 and under admitted
free. Pit passes are $25.
Rich Smith of Davenport is the new series point leader, after running sixth
in the Tuesday night feature at Fayette County Speedway. Mike Jergens of
Plover is now second, with Richie Gustin Jr. of Gilman, Josh Foster of
Montrose and Mark Schulte of Delhi rounding out the top five.
Gustin is the top driver in point standings for IMCA's ButlerBuilt North
Central Region and is currently eighth in the national point race. Jergens
is the leading rookie contender in the region.
Previous point leader Foster won two of the first five series events but was
absent from the field at West Union because of injuries suffered in a
non-racing accident.
Darin Duffy of Hazleton, Gustin and Jeff Waterman of Quincy, Ill. also own
Dirt Tour trophies thus far.
IMCA national, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded
for the show at Decorah. More information about that event is available by
calling 563 379-1979 and at the
www.upperiowaspeedway.com website.
All 10 Hawkeye Dirt Tour features are qualifying events for the 2011 Fast
Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot.
JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour top 20 point standings - 1. Rich Smith,
Davenport, 178; 2. Mike Jer gens, Plover, 172; 3. Richie Gustin Jr., Gilman,
167; 4. Josh Foster, Montrose, 150; 5. Mark Schulte, Delhi, 134; 6. Jeff
Waterman, Quincy, Ill., 124; 7. Vern Jackson, Waterloo, 123; 8. Ron Pope,
Mason City, 121; 9. Nate Caruth, Ames, 118; 10. Jason Snyder, Dunkerton,
116; 11. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, 109; 12. Greg Cox, Altoona, 89;13. Jay
Noteboom, Hinton, 107; 14. Mark Elliott, Webster City, and Dennis Betzer,
Central City, both 106; 16. Ed Thomas, Waterloo, 99; 17. Jeff Morris, Long
Grove 94; 18. Justin O'Brien, West Union, 93; 19. Max Corporon, Marion, 92;
20. Darin Duffy, Hazleton, 88.
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