Carlson grabs 50 lap feature at Hawks Downs
Steve Carlson of West Salem Wisconsin won the 50 lap ASA Hawks Performance Cup race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids before about 6000 fans. Curt Martin chased Carlson home with Brian Gibson third and Dave Naylor fourth as Mike Schulte and Curt VanDer Wal also won their respective feature events in the Cup Championship Series.
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Udzene
Cedar Rapids
Steve Carlson
American Speed Association
ASA
Hawkeye Downs Speedway
Scott Hansen
Mike Miller
Carlson
West Salem
Wis
Hawkeye Downs
Hawks
Curt Martin
Independence
Downs
Victory Lane
Martin
T.J. Schaefer
John Robinson
Brian Gibson
Dave Naylor
Scotch Grove
Mike Schulte
Norway
Benton County
Arlo Becker
Atkins
Curt VanDer Wal
Oskaloosa
Schulte
Becker
John Troxel
Trent Ross
Kevin Lee
Homestead
Craig Bender
VanDerWal
Frasher Wins Last-Chance Iowa 300 Qualifier at Hawkeye Downs
Scott Frasher from Shubenacadie Nova Scotia won the last chance 100 lap qualifier at Hawkeye Downs ahead of Mike Eddy in front of about 6000 fans. Frasher led wire to wire after a poor qualifying, eight cautions slowed the race and the top eight advanced to the main event.
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Frasher
Shubenacadie
Nova Scotia
Mike Eddy
Eddy
Baker loves racing life from ASA to TV at Hawkeye Downs
Veteran racer and broadcaster confirms his passion for racing across series including ASA and Busch, praises Hawkeye Downs half mile track, and notes his coaching work with Penske and Rusty Wallace. He enjoys fan interaction and believes good racing happens anywhere wheels turn. He also reflects on friendships forged around the country.
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Hawkeye Downs
Baker
Bristol
Tenn
Speedway
Talladega
Daytona
Grandstand
St. Amant
Cywinski
Span Starts 13th in Iowa 300 Qualifying
Cedar Rapids driver Johnny Span posts a 19.056 second lap (94.458 mph) to line up 13th for the Iowa 300. Top qualifiers anticipate more passing and a tighter race as Hawkeye Downs hosts the ASA event with favorable weather and fast speeds. Sauter led practice at 18.747 seconds (96.015 mph).
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la Crosse
Wis.) Speedway
Cywinski
Steve Carlson
Cedar Rapids
Johnny Span
Sauter
Autopsy Links Denny Thiessen Death to Brain Hemorrhage
Iowa City High boys basketball coach Denny Thiessen died at 55 from a brain hemorrhage. Johnson County Medical Examiner Dr. David White released the Friday report noting Thiessen died March 25, eight days after guiding the Little Hawks to a state tournament fourth place and marking a 365-216 coaching career across Bettendorf Cedar Rapids Jefferson and City High.
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Iowa City
Denny Thiessen
David White
Johnson County
Thiessen
Little Hawks
Bettendorf
Cedar Rapids Prairie
City High
West Liberty Duo Wins Coed Golf Team Title
Western Liberty’s Jason Johnson and Jessica Zinkula teamed up at the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Conference coed tourney at West Liberty Golf and Country Club. They formed a capable pairing minutes before tee off and clinched the team title.
West Liberty duo wins IHOC golf medalists in alternate shot
Johnson and Zinkula teamed to post a nine over par 81 to claim medalist honors by five strokes over Zack Thomas and Kelli O'Neil of West Branch. They also led West Liberty to the team title by 14 strokes over West Branch on their home course.
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Zack Thomas
Kelli O’neil
West Branch
Johnson
Zinkula
West Liberty
Jacob Johnson
Jamie Ve- Depp
Jason Johnson
Comets
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St. Augustine
Gary St. Amant
Roger Penske
Penske
Nascar
Rusty Wallace
Tyiowa
C.R
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