SEVEN DIVISIONS OF RACING AT HAWKEYE DOWNS SPEEDWAY TONIGHT

(Cedar Rapids, IA 5/9/08)— Tonight is round two of the 2008 season at Hawkeye Downs Speedway. All Season Equipment, one of the official suppliers of equipment at Hawkeye Downs, will present racing in all seven divisions. The Miller Lite Late Models, Coors Light Modifieds, and Budweiser Mid-Am Sportsmen will battle on the half-mile while the Barron Motor Supply IMCA Stock Cars, Barron Motor Supply IMCA Hobby Stocks, Sunline Hornets, and IMCA Sportmods will race on the quarter-mile.

Heading into the second night of racing the points races for the Papa Johns Cup Championship are naturally very close.

Last Friday night saw thirteen Miller Lite Late Models in action with even more expected in the coming weeks. Curt Van Der Wal holds a scant one point lead over Wisconsin racing legend Steve Carlson after winning last week’s 50-lap feature. Brad Osborn sits in third three points behind the leader with Dudley Fleck and Rookie of the Year Contender Brett Moffitt close behind.

In the Coors Light Modifieds, feature winner Larry Clausen holds a one point edge over Chad Willett with Tim Plummer, Arlo Becker and Rookie of the Year contender Tony Olson in the top five of the points chase.

The Budweiser Mid-Am Sportsmen division shows Dave McCalla at the top of the chart with Mel Schappert and Doug Simon right behind. Rookie of the Year contenders Travis Thompson and Scotty Welsh fill out the top of the list.

Moving to the quarter-mile, Kurt Bohnsack leads the pack in the Barron Motor Supply IMCA Stock Cars. Greg Hentrich, Brian Franks, Bob Ahrendsen, and Randy Filling staked a claim in the top five as well by virtue of their finishes in last weeks feature event.

The point leader in the Barron Motor Supply IMCA Hobby Stocks is Gary Pfantz after he out-dueled Roland Bohnsack in the feature. Bohnsack sits second in the points followed by Dennis Klinsky, Dwayne Herb, and Ed O’Brien.

In IMCA SportMods, Ryan Luedtke notched his first feature win of the season and rides the top of the point chart. Scott Grady sits second in the points with Arnie Reif, Aric Becker, and Jamie Huff next in line.

Finally, the Sunline Hornets division is led by Derek Parrott, Friday’s feature winner. Jim Hanson holds down the second spot with Brad Chandler, Jason Freeman, and Cory Van Der Wal rounding out the top five in points.

Grandstand Gates open at 6pm with Late Model Qualifying set for 6:15pm and Racing at 7pm.

Grandstand Admission Prices for 2008 have remained the same. Adults (18-61) are just $10.00 with Students (12-17) and Seniors (62+) only $7.00. Children up to age 11 are just $1.00.