OVER 200 CARS JAM HAWKEYE DOWNS FOR OPENING DAY OF MARINES.COM CHALLENGE CUP

 

(Cedar Rapids, IA 10/11/03)—Over 200 cars signed in to do battle at Hawkeye Downs Speedway for the Marines.com Quarter-Mile Challenge Cup. Saturday featured heat races and position races for 4Cylinders, 2 Person Cruisers, Hobby Stocks, Stock Cars and Modifieds.

 

            All of the heat races were run before rain hit the area and the remainder of the position races will be added to Sundays program, which also includes last chance races and features for all classes. Race time Sunday is 2pm with gates opening at 11am.

 

4-Cylinder Heats (6 laps)

Heat 1- Brian Kammerude, Hazel Green, WI

Heat 2- John Flury, Epworth, IA

Heat 3- Becky Roth, Hazelton, IA

 

2-Person Cruisers Heats (6 laps)

Heat 1- Scott Strauss/Gary Brooks, Cedar Rapids, IA

Heat 2- Rick Hempstead/Jeff Hempstead, Manchester, IA

Heat 3- Rick Thomas/Bill Krogman, Muscatine, IA

 

Hobby Stock Heats (8 laps)

Heat 1- Jamie Odor, Webster City, IA

Heat 2- Rodney Grother, Cedar Rapids, IA

Heat 3- Mark Haglung, Williams, IA

Heat 4- Jim Lampe, Carroll, IA

 

Stock Car Heats (8 laps)

Heat 1- Kurt Bohnsack, Iowa City, IA

Heat 2- Chad Siems, Mt. Auburn, IA

Heat 3- Randy Brands, Boyden, IA

Heat 4- Greg Mitchell, Decorah, IA

Heat 5- Mike Bergan, Cresco, IA

Heat 6- Blaire Benzing, Waterloo, IA

 

Modified Heats (10 laps)

Heat 1- Max Corporon, Marion, IA

Heat 2- Jeff Morris, Long Grove,IA

Heat 3- Johnny Spaw, Cedar Rapids, IA

Heat 4- Brian Efkamp, Perry, IA

Heat 5- Doug Hillson

Heat 6- Tim Plummer, Norway