St Amant recalls Hawkeye Downs glory and friendships
Gary St Amant, long-time Hawkeye Downs and ASA standout, visits Cedar Rapids for the ASALMS event. He recalls these tracks, his 2002 $14,000 win, five track poles, and mentoring Jimmie Johnson and Landon Cassill, now Hendrick teammates. He signs autographs with Cassill today at 1 p.m. at Kmart West.
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McCalla Wins First 0/7 Sportsmen Feature At Hawkeye Downs
Dave McCalla passed front runner Martin Ballard nine laps into the 25 lap sportsmen feature to claim his first win of the season. Logan Hale led all 25 laps to win the IMCA stock car feature while Arnie Reis captured the 20 lap IMCA sportmod race. Nine year old Tanner Allen won a special four car go kart feature.
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Martin Ballard
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Logan Hale
Bob Ahrendsen
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Arnie Reis
Jim Buhlman
Hawkeye Downs
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Old man Menard among ASALMS favorites at Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids fans see 34 year old Charlie Menard as a top challenger in the ASALMS Challenge Division Barron Motor Supply 200 at Hawkeye Downs. Qualifying at 6 p.m. and the 200-lap main event at 9:15 p.m. feature 31 cars with drivers from Iowa and across the country, including Menard, Eddie Hoffman, Peter Cozzolino, Robbie Pyle, Colt James and Derek Thorn.
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West Bend
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Cedar Rapids
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Janesville
Michael Annett
Des Moines
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Griffin McGrath
Kyle Hinrichs
Swisher
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Hinrichs
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