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Photos: Weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs (July 12, 2024)

Jul. 13, 2024 1:49 am, Updated: Jul. 13, 2024 9:20 am
Photos from Friday night’s races at Hawkeye Downs.
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Tony Olson races during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in the Legends Direct Legends class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Corey Crispin celebrates his win in the Sunline Hornets class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers race in the Sunline Hornets class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Corey Crispin races in the Sunline Hornets class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Drivers compete in preliminary rounds during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Adam Petrzelka (5) races in the Hobby Stocks class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Jeremy Cassill (5) and Duane Hochstedler (45) race during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Kacey Korsmo of Atkins competes in the Performance Concepts Late Model class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Patrick Flannagan (F7) competes in the Cassil Motors Sport Mods class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
The top ten legends class qualifiers await a random draw for start position during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Adam Petrzelka (5) races his brother Matt Petrzelka (60) in the Hobby Stocks class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Kacey Korsmo of Atkins competes in the Performance Concepts Late Model class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Jackson Lewis (8) and Austin Slabaugh (6) race during the Legends Direct Legends class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Cory Houdek (13) and Todd Ness (16) compete in the All Seasons Automotive Sportsman’s class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Patrick Flannagan passes Stacy Olson (13) for the lead in the Cassil Motors Sport Mods class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Tony Olson (T23) and Beckett Flannagan (B7) race in the Cassil Motors Sport Mods class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Jackson Lewis (8) passes Austin Slabaugh (6) for the lead in the Legends Direct Legends class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Adam Petrzelka (5) races his brother Matt Petrzelka (60) in the Hobby Stocks class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
David Ballstaedt (9), Greg Hentrich (35), and Brandon Herb (12) compete in the All Seasons Automotive Sportsman’s class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Adam Petrzelka (5) passes his brother Matt Petrzelka (60) for the lead in the Hobby Stocks class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Matt Petrzelka (60), Nathan Ballard (29), and Adam Petrzelka (5) race in the Anderson Automotive Hobby Stock class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Brandon Herb (12) passes David Ballstaedt (9) and Greg Hentrich (35) on the inside as they compete in the All Seasons Automotive Sportsman’s class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
David Ballstaedt (9), Greg Hentrich (35), Cory Houdek (13), and Brandon Herb (12) compete in the All Seasons Automotive Sportsman’s class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Jason Sherman qualifies in the Hobby Stocks class during weekly racing at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
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