Auto Racing

It’s been a busy few weeks for Iowa Speedway in the lead-up to its ‘Wide-Opening Weekend,” which is set for …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The newly-active Hawkeye Downs Speedway Twitter account (@HawkeyeDowns1) attaches a message to its followers at the end …

Welcome to the Inside Track’s Eastern Iowa Driver Rankings. Each week of the racing season, the Gazette’s Jeremiah Davis will …

Race drivers are, quite often, pretty picky individuals. When it comes to what type of racetrack they race at, drivers …

Welcome to the Inside Track’s NASCAR Power Rankings. Each week of the Sprint Cup season, the Gazette’s Jeremiah Davis will …

INDEPENDENCE – On opening night at race tracks across the country, the feeling in the pits always has an overt …

GRIMES – The 2014 racing season has served as another reset on the career of NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Sam …

MAQUOKETA — Of all the planning it takes to make a racing event happen, there’s always one factor that’s completely …

Last Saturday, as the IMCA Deery Brothers Late Model Summer Series drivers assembled for the driver’s meeting, a race car …

CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s no secret that Hawkeye Downs Speedway has needed a shot in the arm recently. Crowd interested …

The annual IMCA Frostbuster Special, which opens up dirt racing competition at four Iowa race tracks, was finally able to …

Welcome to the Inside Track’s NASCAR Power Rankings. Each week of the Sprint Cup season, the Gazette’s Jeremiah Davis will …

WEST LIBERTY – Whenever racers get a new car, there’s a break-in period. It usually takes some time for drivers …

DAVENPORT – Opening night for the IMCA Deery Brothers Late Model Summer Series got off to an inauspicious start for …

For decades, sponsorship has been one of the key cogs in making auto racing successful and viable, and a North …