Eckrich wins 24th Yankee Dirt Track Classic
Denny Eckrich from Coralville dominates the 100 lap Yankee Dirt Track Classic on a half mile dirt track in Iowa. He leads 95 laps to claim a $15,000 prize as crowd of about 5,000 watches. Eckrich dedicates the win to his late grandfather.
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Farley
Denny Eckrich
Promised Land
Iowa
Eckrich
Coralville
West Liberty Raceway
Victory Lane
Keckrich
Darren Miller
Chadwick, Jr
Askey
Yankee Dirt Track Night Sparks Quick Passes and Poles
Darren Eckrich edged pressure from Darren Miller for the win as lap traffic tested patience at the Yankee Raceway. Josh McGowan earned the pole after a Friday heat and Saturday shootout, but retired on lap 74. Ron Barker led every lap in the 25 lap modified feature, declaring it the greatest night of his life.
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Eckrich
Darren
Miller
Askey
Kyle Berck
Marquette, Neb
Dennis Erb Jr
Carpentersville
Berck
Erb
Josh McGowan
Vinton
McGowan
Benton County Speedway
Ron Barker
Dubuque
Barker
West Liberty Raceway
Corporon Debuts on Farley Dirt Track at Yankee Classic
Max Corporon, longtime Hawkeye Downs racer and 1997 pavement champ, tackled dirt for the first time in the 24th Yankee Dirt Track Classic at Farley Speedway. He started outside the seventh row amid mixed results, finishing among the 14 still on track of 28 starters as he weighs future dirt racing plans.
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Jeff Dahn
Vazette
Farley
Hawkeye Downs Speedway
Max Corporon
Farley Speedway
Corporon
Max Motorsports
Marion
Hawkeye Downs
Iowa
Howe
Terry Neal
Dirt track racer reflects on Yankee debut and goals
The driver explains that after several races with limited feature qualifications he and owner L C Howe of Central City aimed to prepare by practicing on Friday nights. He notes his lack of dirt experience and the changing track conditions as key challenges before the 100 lap main event. He aimed to finish the race and achieved this result.
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L.C. Howe
Central City
Breffle to race in Hawaii Ironman World Championship
Marion native Barry Breffle qualified for the 2001 Hawaii Ironman off Kailua Kona by finishing 86th overall and 16th in his age group at the Florida event. The 30 year old software engineer trains about eight hours weekly and eyes a possible pro run as he readies for the Oct 6 race with his wife and children joining him.
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Breffle
Ankeny
Big Creek
Des Moines
University of Iowa
Jordan
Rockwell Collins
Stephen Taylor
Columbia
Austin
Texas
Michelle
Caitlin
Natalie
Barry Breffle
Marion
Bohn shoots 58 to win Canadian Tour event in Sarnia
Ja son Bohn of Atlanta fired a 13 under 58 at Huron Oaks to win the Bayer Championship by two strokes, tying the record for the lowest PGA Tour sanctioned round. His 24 under total led Canadian Tour this season as he celebrated with his first parents present in five years.
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Ontario
Jason Bohn
Atlanta
Huron Oaks Country Club
Bayer
Bohn
Shigeki Maruyama
Japan
Woodmont Country Club
Rockville
David Duval
Chip Beck
al Geiberger
Doug Dunakey
Notah Begay
Annika Sorenstam
RoughRiders top Musketeers 3 2 in shootout at Buc Bowl
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders defeat Sioux City Musketeers 3 2 in a shootout at the Buc Bowl preseason tourney. Ted O Leary scored the tying goal late in regulation and the seventh shooter sealed the win as Cedar Rapids finishes 2 1 in the three day event. The RoughRiders host the Super 16 Tournament at Cedar Rapids Ice Arena starting Thursday with a 1 p m championship set for Sunday.
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Urbandale
Ted O’leary
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Sioux City Musketeers
Mark Carlson
RoughRiders
O’leary
Scot Mickelson
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Mike Pasley
O'Leary
Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
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