USAC RETURNS TO HAWKEYE DOWNS THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 6

WALL OF FAME CEREMONIES TO INDUCT 10

(Cedar Rapids, IA 8/3/04)--Open Wheel USAC racing

returns to Hawkeye Downs Speedway for the final time

this season this Friday night, August 6. The "USAC

Midwest Ford Focus Midget Series" makes its second

appearance of the season, along with four divisions of

"ASA Papa John's Cup I-Wireless Championship" stock

car racing.

Friday is also "Historic Racing Reunion Night" with

10 new names added to the Hawkeye Downs Speedway "Wall

of Fame." The new inductees are: Roger Bear, Dick

Benken, Paul Draper, Tom Hearst, Fred Horn, Tom

Hughes, Danny Kladis, Buzz Rose, Willard Yates, and

Bill Zwanziger.

Vintage race cars will take to the track and will be

on display after the races.

Tate Martz of Rushville, IN, the winner the first

"USAC Midwest Ford Focus Midget Series" race at

Hawkeye Downs in June, is the series point leader.

Drivers from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio,

Pennsylvania, and Ontario are expected to compete.

The four weekly divisions in action will be

Performance Concepts Late Models, Miller Time

Modifieds, Budweiser Late Model Sportsmen, and

Marines.com IMCA Hobby Stocks. All four divisions

will run a full program of heats and features.

The closest point race among the divisions racing

Friday is in Miller Time Modifieds. Defending champ

Bob Gase has won two straight features, and now lead

the standings, 2 points ahead of Tim Plummer.

Scott Wennermark won both Budweiser Late Model

Sportsmen features last Friday, and now leads the

standings by 10 points over John Henecke.

Brad Osborn won his 6th Performance Concepts Late

Model feature last Friday, and leads the standings by

48 points over Chris Sevey.

Matt Poduska didn't win the Marines.com IMCA Hobby

Stocks last week, but his 3 feature wins this season

give him a 35 point lead over Terry Shaffer and Roland

Bohnsack, who are tied for second.

Grandstand gates open and practice starts at 6pm

Friday, with racing at 7:30pm. Adult grandstand

admission is $10, senior citizens and students

admission is $7, and children 11 and under are

admitted to the grandstand for $1.