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Photos: Hawkeye Downs hosts a 55-lap enduro race
Over 90 cars started in the 55-lap race winding through a road course layout at the Cedar Rapids racing venue
Nathan Chandler (center) races his Honda Civic in the middle of a tight pack during the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. Nathan Chandler finished 42nd overall. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Brad Chandler of Cedar Rapids comes off the outer loop in the lead with just four laps remaining in the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Enduro race winner Brad Chandler (center) poses for a photo with second place finisher Zach Mefford (left) and Joe Zrostlik (right) who finished third in the race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Brad Chandler celebrates winning the enduro race with some reverse donuts at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Action from the enduro race is seen from the grandstands at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A driver climbs out of his number 69 Pontiac as it is engulfed in flames during the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. Medical staff immediately tended to the driver who got out of the vehicle under his own power before collapsing in the grass. He was transported to the hospital by ambulance minutes later. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Marcus Zacek (166) races in the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. Zack placed fourth overall in the field of over 90 cars. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Grant Kline goes up on two tires turning in from the outer loop in his number 13 Volkswagen during the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Spectators sit and watch the last few laps of the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Grace Davis, 5, of Cedar Rapids cheers for her mom’s boyfriend, Jeremy Summers, as he races during the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Racers come off the outer loop with only a few laps remaining during the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Fans cheer during the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A driver collapses in the grass in front of his car as it is engulfed in flames after an incident during the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Andrew Gordon races his number 53 Volkswagen Beetle during the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. Gordon finished 21st overall in the pack of over 90 cars. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Spectators watch the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A crew of stuffed animals are seen mounted on Perry Kessel’s van during the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
6-year-old Dalton Hill of Marion cheers for driver Travis Offerman in the number 77t car during the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Spectators off of the main grandstand watch the action of the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Brad Chandler of Cedar Rapids pulls up to the finish line after winning the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
The checkered flag is flown to end the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Zach Mefford’s second place trophy sits next to his helmet on top of his car after the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Race winner Brad Chandler poses for a photo with his wife Shawna after the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Joe Zrostlik’s third place trophy rests on his windshield after the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Second place finisher Zach Mefford is interviewed after the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
The 1776 car of Alex Rademacher is seen crashed into a barrier during the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A group of enduro racers take the inside loop at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Derek Simpson looks into the stands while stopped during a red flag in the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Chance Steffes races his number 96 Mitsubishi Eclipse during the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A wrecked Pontiac is towed off the track after a fire during the enduro race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
