Arlo Becker Remains a Fixture at Hawkeye Downs Racing
Retired racer Arlo Becker continues to race Sundays at Benton County Speedway and holds the most senior pit stall at Hawkeye Downs. He recently sold Becker Motorsports and Salvage, signaling official retirement, though he plans to keep racing and owns cars with Jim Amstutz praising his impact on the track’s history. Becker's career spans 44 years with ties to Cedar Rapids rivals like Mike Schulte and notable drivers, while his family remains active in motorsports and local life.
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Claudia B. Laws
the Gazette
Arlo Becker
Atkins
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Becker
Larry Kemp
Jim Amstutz
Amstutz
Nascar
Arlo
Schulte
Larry Clausen
Clausen
Becker Motorsports
Mike
Tipton
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Fred Horn
Darrell Dake
Johnny Moss
Bill Zwanzinger
Cal Thompson
Mike Schulte
Benton County Speedway
Vinton
A.J. Foyt
Indianapolis
Span
Shelly
Lisa
Gazette
Indiana
Robin
Illinois State
Wolfe shines as Iowa Central runner up in NJCAA World Series
Kris Wolfe, a Cascade High School alum, led Iowa Central Community College to a second-place finish in the NJCAA Division II World Series in Millington Tennessee. Wolfe earned all tournament honors after hitting .434 with 75 hits 43 RBIs and a .578 slugging percentage as the Tritons went 3-2 before falling twice to Grand Rapids Community College in the championship games.
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Adam Hughes
Gazette
Kris Wolfe
Iowa Central Community College
Wolfe
Cascade High School
Tritons
Millington
Tenn
Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids
Unser Jr. Wins Close Texas IRL Bombardier 500
Unser Jr. edges Tony Kanaan by 0.0812 seconds to win the Bombardier 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Takagi caused a late wreck that prompted a long caution, leaving Unser to hold the lead on the final restart and claim his third IRL victory. Scheckter led 145 laps before a pit issue and crash ended his run.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Unser
Jeff Ward
Gateway
Tora Takagi
Kenny Brack
Takagi
Scott Sharp
Sharp
Felipe Giaffone
IRL
Green
Tomas Scheckter
Scheckter
Chip Ganassi
Kanaan
al Unser Jr
Texas Motor Speedway
Cedar Rapids Leads Iowa City in Senior Golf Challenge Cup
Cedar Rapids held a 4-2 advantage over Iowa City after four-ball matches at St. Andrews Golf Course in Cedar Rapids. The event features top 12 senior golfers from both cities, with foursomes at 8 am and individuals at 1 pm.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
St. Andrews
Kernels Clash With Bees In Memorial Stadium Tilt
Cedar Rapids Kernels host Burlington Bees at Memorial Stadium at 2 p m in game two of an eight game series. Krispy Kreme Sundaes are $2, kids may run bases after the game as the set of meetings continues across the week with multiple tilts and a rain delay noted.
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Cedar Rapids Kernels
Burlington Bees
Memorial Stadium
Kernels
Bees
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Kernels and Bees
Gazetteonline.com
Airport National Golf Complex
IGA
PGA
Cedar Rapids Junior Golf Association
Muscular Dystrophy Association
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Jeff.dahn
Gazett-Communications.com
Central
Iowa Central
Cascade
Cortes
C.R
Pleasant Valley
Gene Owens
Jim Fetzer
Jim Stebbens
Jeff Hendrickson
Darrell Sather
Pat Sweeny
Larry Bjornsen
Dick Larson
Dan Naughton
Steve Erger
Don Dixon
Scott Mehrhoff
Gary Doern
John Rhoads
Colin Williams
Dan Reeves
All Square
Scott Byers
Dan Mohwinkle
Ron Jones
Dave Woldick
Randy Clemons
Ed Schmucker
Bob Lane
Mike Thomsen
Kernels.com
Cedar Rapids, IA
Alliant Energy
Green Square Park
Joe Henderson
Crowne Plaza
Five Seasons Hotel
First Ave
Five Seasons
May's Island
3Rd Ave
1St Street
Ve. NE
Active.com
Aren
Nan
BK W
Vury
Jwaik
Kid's Fun Run
May's Island, 3Rd Ave
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