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Hawkeye Downs to convert quarter-mile track to dirt for 2027 season
10+ hour ago (338+ words) Viola native Kenny Walton races his Late Model at the dirt track at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in 1977. After switching to an asphalt track in 1989, Hawkeye Downs announced Tuesday that it will convert its short track back to dirt next season....
Yasser Mercedes returns to prospect status for C.R. Kernels
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (691+ words) Cedar Rapids Kernels right fielder Yasser Mercedes (17) heads toward first base after hitting a three-run homer in the fourth inning during a Midwest League baseball game against the Fort Wayne TinCaps on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar…...
Alburnett's Eaghan Fleshman overcomes family loss during winning season
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1245+ words) Fleshman has handled adversity of his dad’s death in November, earned No. 1 seed at 285 pounds in Class 2A with 51-2 record Feb. 17, 2026 7:02 pm ALBURNETT — Eaghan Fleshman brings a shirt with him to every event. Every time he looks at the Iowa wrestling…...
Corridor Cross Checks: Justin Graf of Cedar Rapids RoughRiders wants to follow his brother
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (615+ words) Home / Sports / Minor League Sports The first-year forward, whose older brother, Collin, plays for the NHL’s San Jose Sharks, has gotten off to a fine USHL start with 11 points in 11 games CEDAR RAPIDS - The best game of the young NHL…...
Historic night as sanctioned dirt racing returns to Hawkeye Downs
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (604+ words) Cedar Rapids track celebrated its 100th season with an IMCA dirt show that crew 108 cars CEDAR RAPIDS — It was a night to remember at Hawkeye Downs Speedway. Sanctioned dirt racing returned to the track Saturday night for the first time in…...
Dirt racing returns to Hawkeye Downs
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (621+ words) Hawkeye Downs has teamed up with Benton County Speedway to bring dirt back Sep. 18, 2025 4:36 pm CEDAR RAPIDS — For the first time since 1988, dirt racing is back at Hawkeye Downs Speedway. In continued celebration of its 100th anniversary, Hawkeye Downs has teamed…...
Kibbe's prerace ritual paying off in Legends class
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (482+ words) Dallas Kibbe has a unique prerace ritual that makes him feel he drives better. Aug. 9, 2025 11:51 am CEDAR RAPIDS — Dallas Kibbe isn’t superstitious, necessarily. He just likes a clean start. For Kibbe, success begins with preparation — which includes a unique prerace…...
William Byron goes from racing video game ace to the top dog at Iowa Speedway
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (815+ words) Byron has just enough gas to win Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Iowa Corn 350 after racing “thousands of laps” at Iowa on a video game simulator as a kid Aug. 3, 2025 7:35 pm NEWTON — There were enough spins in the final stage of…...
Hawkeye Downs to induct 5 racers into Hall of Fame
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (197+ words) Landon Cassill, Ken Schrader, Jim Williams, Max Rogers and Bob Ballard will be honored before the start of racing Friday, July 25, 2025. CEDAR RAPIDS — Five individuals will be inducted into Hawkeye Downs Speedway’s Wall of Fame on Friday. Front gates open…...
Landon Cassill back behind the wheel at Hawkeye Downs Speedway
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (577+ words) Cedar Rapids NASCAR driver will drive in Sports Mod Division during races on Wednesday night CEDAR RAPIDS — It’s Landon Cassill’s turn. A Cedar Rapids Jefferson grad who spent 16 years on the NASCAR circuit, Cassill will drive his No. 7 Sports Mod…...