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Dirt track drivers find success on Hawkeye Downs asphalt
Dirt track veterans like Terry Shaffar adapt to Hawkeye Downs weekly IMCA hobby stocks on asphalt while maintaining dirt car setups. Drivers from Cedar Rapids and State Center discuss tuning, tires, and cross‑surface competition as IMCA expands in the quarter mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Wallace
the Gazette
Jeremy Meyer
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs Speedway
Downs
Johnny Oberthien
International Motor Contest Association
Terry Shaffar
Shaffar
State Center
Hawkeye Downs
Boone Speedway
Boone
Oberthien
Marines
Marines.com
the Downs
Mike DeSotel
Perry Thomsen
DeSotel
Jackson County Speedway
Maquoketa
Marshalltown Speedway
Benton County Speedway
Vinton
Sean
Thomsen
Brenda
Independence Motor Speedway
Thomson
The
Independence
IMCA
Bob Ahrendsen
Norman Chesmore
Rowley
Bill Martin