Articles Tagged: Hawkeye Downs Speedway

Plans call for building a new expo center, go-kart track, tech barn, hotel and restaurant at Hawkeye Downs Speedway & Expo Center in Cedar Rapids.

Action from the final night of weekly racing for the 2024 summer season at Hawkeye Downs Speedway.

Seven drivers were crowned track champions Friday at Hawkeye Downs Speedway: Adam Petrzelka (Hobby Stocks), Corey Crispin (Hornets), Kacey Korsmo (Legends), Todd Ness (Sportsmans), Tallan Chandler (Sports Mods), Greg Hentrich (Late Models) and Will Zamastil (HD Dawgs).

Tallan Chandler’s schedule is loaded. At 14, he’s the points leader in Hawkeye Downs’ Sports Mods division.

Five individuals will be inducted into Hawkeye Downs Speedway’s Wall of Fame on Friday. Brad Huff, Ed Janey, Joe Merryfield, Scott Megonigle and Arnie Reif will be honored before the start of racing.

It appeared to be a routine visit to Victory Lane at Hawkeye Downs for Kacey Korsmo. Then things went dark.

Todd Ness leads the Hawkeye Downs Speedway Sportsman division with hopes of winning the NASCAR series title this summer.

Adam Petrzelka won his seventh Hobby Stocks feature race in as many attempts Friday at Hawkeye Downs Speedway. He had to make a late push while running bumper-to-bumper against his brother.

Photos from Friday night’s races at Hawkeye Downs.

It’s been a whirlwind of emotions recently for Corey Crispin. Two weekends ago, Crispin’s grandmother, Barbara John, died. Friday, the reigning Hornets track champion and current points leader found himself in victory lane for the second time this season.

This weekend’s “NASCAR Summer Race Weekend” at Iowa Speedway in Newton is not just an opportunity for local racecar drivers to be fans. For drivers from Hawkeye Downs Speedway, it will be a chance to tout the quality of Eastern Iowa auto racing.

Will Rece felt he owed a little something to Cedar Rapids. He returned to Hawkeye Downs and won the Late Model feature race at the Big 8 Series’ “Clash at the Downs X” event Friday night.

The Iowa BIG Teen Race returns to Hawkeye Downs Speedway on Saturday. Now in its third year, the event presents an opportunity for individuals (with a valid Iowa driver’s license or Iowa minor school license) to step into the driver’s seat of a racecar and compete against others.

As far as birthdays go, Friday could not have been much busier for Brian Gibson. The inch-plus of rain that fell Friday did not result in a cancellation of that night’s auto races at Hawkeye Downs and the third-year race director’s plan to celebrate his birthday by getting behind the wheel for the first time this season.

Adam Petrzelka won three feature races in the Hobby Stocks Division last summer at Hawkeye Downs Speedway. But deep down, he knew he was capable of more. Three weeks into the 2024 season, Petrzelka already has matched last year’s win total.