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Dirt at the Downs - Open Wheel Night

Join Hawkeye Downs and Benton County Speedway for “Dirt at the Downs” on Saturday, October 4th! In honor of Hawkeye Downs’ 100th year of racing, the track will host Open Wheel Night, including the Storm Steel Sprint Cars, Nostalgia Open Wheel Cars, Advantage Chassis Sport Mods, and IMCA Sport Compacts. Gates open at 4:00pm with tickets available at the gate or online at MyRacePass.com.

Dirt at the Downs is produced in partnership with Benton County Speedway and is presented by Cassill Motors!

ADMISSION

Adults 18+ $20

Vets/Seniors 60+  $18

Kids (9-17) $18 

Kids 8 & Under FREE 

EVENT SCHEDULE

Pits open 3:00PM

Gates open 4:00PM

Hot Laps 5:30PM

Opening ceremonies 6:00PM 

PURSE/PAYOUT BY CLASS

RULES & REGISTRATION

Rules for October 4th racing classes are available online at https://www.sprintinvaders.org/rules/ and https://www.imca.com/rules/.

!! IMPORTANT: This is NOT an IMCA-sanctioned points event. All classes should follow IMCA rules with no points awarded. !! 

Racers’ starting point for gear information can be found here.

ENTRY FEE INFORMATION COMING SOON

No pre-registration is required. Questions? Please contact Rick Dripps at (319) 230-5566. 

HEY RACERS! Are you interested in reserving a paved pit stall at the track? Contact Brian Gibson at brian.gibson@hawkeyedowns.org with your name, phone number, and length of your hauler. Phone call/text reservation requests will NOT be accepted. Dirt parking stalls will be available with no reservation required. Check-in on race night to claim your pit stall is required by 4:30PM or your pit stall will be forfeited. Cost per reserved pit stall is $20.

Thank you to our October 4th class sponsors…

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