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Photos: Auto racing returns to Benton County Speedway in Vinton
May. 24, 2020 11:21 pm
Spectators were able to watch the races from their vehicles on a mobile drive-in theater screen placed behind the grandstand
Sport mod racers compete at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Race fans watch action on the track from behind the grandstand on a mobile drive-in theater style screen at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Drivers, crew and family members stand on top of trailers and up against fences in the pits to watch racing at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Hobby stock driver Kaden Reynolds give a number one gesture to the camera as he suits up for a hot lap session before racing at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Racers run hot laps at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A mobile drive-in theater setup is set behind the grand stand for fans to watch the racing from their vehicles at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Race fans cheer on cars from outside the fence as hot laps begin at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Sport mod driver Tony Olson places his two-year-old son Cru in the cockpit of his race car before getting ready for to race at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A race team prepares their cars for a hot lap session at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Race crew members watch hot laps from the tops of their trailers in the pits at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Jason Hamlby of Vinton (on left in the truck) and Rick Thompson of Shellsburg (on the right) sit in the back of a pickup truck to watch racing broadcast on a mobile drive-in theater screen set up behind the grandstand at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Cars begin to line up for hot lap sessions at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
The racing helmet, gloves and neck brace of Russ Olson are seen on top of his hobby stock car as he gets suited up for a hot lap session at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Racers come off the track and into the pits at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Sport mod driver Kyle Olson gets ready to get his car on the lift before heading out to race at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Cru Olson, 2, son of sport mod driver Tony Olson, sits in his dad's car as it warms up at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Drivers and crew members walk among the pits while cars line up for hot laps at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Spectators gather behind the grandstand to watch racing on a mobile drive-in theater screen set up at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A race official gives the checkered flag for a race heat at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A sport mod racer lifts a tire accelerating out of a corner at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Sport mod driver Kyle Olson reinstalls a body panel after straightening it out from light damage in the pits at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Racers compete at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A racer competes at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Two kids stand in the bed of a side by side utility vehicle to watch racing at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A small fire breaks out in a sport mod racer while on track at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Hobby stock driver Russ Olson checks tire pressures on his car before racing at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Hobby stock driver Russ Olson checks tire pressures on his car before racing at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Sport mod driver Tony Olson checks on suspension components seen through the open engine bay of his car in the pits at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
The cockpit of sport mod driver Kyle Olson's car is seen in the pits at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Sport mod driver Kyle Olson gets out for hot laps at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A hobby stock racer competes in a heat of racing at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A race official stands atop his all-terrain vehicle as racers compete at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Racers compete at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Sport mod racer Kyle Olson competes at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A sport mod racer competes at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Drivers, crew and family members stand on top of trailers and up against fences in the pits to watch racing at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A racer competes at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Racers compete at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Hobby stock driver Kaden Reynolds gets his gear ready in his car at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Hobby stock driver Russ Olson puts gas in his car at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A sport mod car has engine trouble causing smoke at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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