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PLANS FOR 2006
HAWKEYE DOWNS SEASON TAKING SHAPE
Cedar
Rapids, IA 01/16/2006—Plans for the 2006
racing season at Hawkeye Downs Speedway are taking shape with the completion of
rules meetings and a preliminary schedule.
The Hawkeye Downs Race Committee, who
are promoting the races this season, recently concluded a series of meetings
with the competitors and race officials in each class to finalize rules for the
season. Dan Hilby has been named Competition Director with Don Burkey serving
as Chief Tech Official.
The first night of racing is scheduled
for Friday, April 28 and the regular season is expected to conclude with season
championships on Friday, August 25. The ASA Late Model Series-Northern Division
is tentatively scheduled to visit on Friday, Sept. 1.
While the schedule is still very
tentative race fans can also expect to see visits from the USAC Ford Focus
Midgets, HOSS Winged Outlaw Sprint Cars, and the Deery Brothers Summer Series
featuring IMCA Dirt Late Models. The popular and historic Keith Fleck Miller
100 will also return to Hawkeye Downs in 2006.
Other events are still being planned
including Motor Madness featuring school busses, Mini-Vans and other classes.
Fans can also expect several more
names to be added to the Hawkeye Downs Wall of Fame.
Race fans will again see six classes
in action on the quarter-mile and half-mile tracks at the speedway. ASA Late
Models. Late Model Sportsmen, Asphalt Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby
Stocks and 4 Cylinder Hornets will all see action again in 2006.
Officials have announced that they
will hold the line on prices once again and no increase in admission prices is
anticipated.
More information concerning the 2006
season will be available soon.