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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 2009
Page
15
Newton race notes say two years ago the Iowa Corn Indy 250 was wreck heavy with few finishes. Danica Patrick recalls last year’s strong side by side racing and the challenge of passing on a traditional high line. Qualifying for Sunday's noon race at KCRG is today at 4 15 p m.
Twenty cars enter the lineup including defending champion Dan Wheldon defending IndyCar points leader Scott Dixon 2007 Iowa and IndyCar champ Dario Franchitti and this year s Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves Patrick is also listed She sits fifth in points after six of 17 events Ryan Briscoe leads by three points over Dixon The Firestone Indy series race builds suspense around early season standings.
At Iowa Speedway Newton the IndyCar Corn Indy 250 schedule lists practice qualifying and the 250 lap race at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday ABC will air noon to 2 30 p.m. Lights Series 115 lap race opens at 8 p.m. today with limited seating and an expected 40 000 attendance. Local notes include Mike Hlas column at gazetteonline com with contact details.
Doug Schumacher from Cedar Rapids painted the Cedar Rapids Small Business Recovery logo on his C Sports Racer for the Road America races in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin to raise funds for post flood recovery. He hoped for Speed channel coverage if he qualifies for the end of season championship race.
Brian Vickers earns his fourth pole of the season by clocking 93.678 mph in a Toyota at Infineon Raceway Sonoma. He edges Kyle Busch who posted 93.415 mph with Marcos Ambrose third as Toyota takes the top three spots while Scott Speed fails to qualify after an off course run in Turn 10. Jeremy Mayfield faces a July 1 federal hearing on his drug suspension, with NASCAR action and potential Daytona participation unclear.
President Barack Obama congratulates coaches Phil Jackson and Dan Bylsma as he predicts the Lakers will win in six over the Magic and praises the Penguins for a seven game Stanley Cup victory over Detroit. He notes Pittsburgh fans may be spoiled after the Steelers’ earlier triumph. Keith Tkachuk returns to the Blues for another season.
Defending Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of the grass court championship citing knee tendinitis. He is the first reigning men’s champ not to defend since 2002 and only the second in 35 years. Nadal said he is not 100 percent and will skip the event starting Monday after an exhibition loss to Stanislas Wawrinka.
Iowa wrestlers and other supporters raise funds for Chad Beatty’s father Paul after a 2002 tree trimming accident left him paralyzed. More than $10,000 has been raised with plans for further events and a potential trip to Germany for stem cell treatment. Coach Tom Brands praises athlete commitment across sports.
Hawkeye strength and conditioning coach Jared Frayer appears headed to Wisconsin to take a full time assistant role with Badgers head coach Barry Davis. Frayer joined Iowa last year after a standout career at Oklahoma as a two time All American and NCAA runner up at 149 pounds in 2002.
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union seeded Cedar Rapids Marion 4A teams in one region for the state tournament. Jefferson and Xavier, both with byes, appear likely to meet in a July 15 regional final at Jefferson. Postseason runs begin July 8 for 1A, July 9 for 2A, July 11 for 3A and 4A, with finals July 15.
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