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Photos: SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs
Hawkeye Downs hosted street drags inviting anything from daily driven sedans to street legal drag-prepared racers to compete in a 300-foot race on the front straight of the oval track
Kent Fowlkes of Cedar Rapids races his 1972 Chevrolet El Camino winning the open class of the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Jesse Stick of Cedar Rapids crosses the finish line winning a race in his Pontiac GTO during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Spectators watch from the pit area stands during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Edward Reed of Cedar Rapids lights up the tires off the line in his 1984 El Camino in a street tire class during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Kent Fowlkes of Cedar Rapids lines up his 1972 Chevrolet El Camino alongside a 1984 Chevrolet S10 Blazer driven by Clint Salter of Cedar Rapids to start off the open class during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Promoter Keith Simmons interviews Clint Wiese of Marion after he wins the Detroit Iron class in his 1970 AMC Javelin during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Rodney Rocarek races his fully built 1994 Toyota Supra during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Clint Salter of Cedar Rapids lines up his 1984 Chevrolet S10 Blazer on the line for a race during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Jesse Stick of Cedar Rapids crosses the finish line winning a race in his Pontiac GTO during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Kent Fowlkes of Cedar Rapids races his 1972 Chevrolet El Camino against a Fox Body Ford Mustang during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Kent Fowlkes of Cedar Rapids takes off from the line in his 1972 Chevrolet El Camino during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Promoter Keith Simmons talks with Kent Fowlkes of Cedar Rapids after winning the open class in his 1972 Chevrolet El Camino during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A 1972 Chevrolet El Camino with a 420 cubic inch V8 is seen in the pits before racing in the open class during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Drivers attend a drivers meeting before racing in the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Edward Reed of Cedar Rapids lights up the tires off the line in his 1984 El Camino in a street tire class during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Racers in the two wheel drive truck class return to the start line during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A Shelby Cobra is seen on display in the show and shine during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A 1957 Chevrolet pulls up for the show and shine during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A 1957 Chevrolet is seen parked for the show and shine during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A Dodge Charger is seen parked among other muscle cars in the pits during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Spectators watch the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A 2017 Subaru WRX driven by Chris Sisco of Cedar Rapids races against a Chevrolet Camaro during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
An Audi R8 races during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A Chevrolet C8 Corvette races during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Jesse Stick of Cedar Rapids receives his trophy after winning his class in his Pontiac GTO during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Two motorcycles race during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Chris Sisco of Cedar Rapids in his 2017 Subaru WRX gets ahead of a Honda Civic Type R competing in the tuner class during the SPI Outlaw Street Drags at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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