Downs Dirt Classic at Hawkeye Downs Speedway

Overview

Join Hawkeye Downs and Benton County Speedway for “Dirt at the Downs” on Friday, October 10th AND Saturday, October 11th! In honor of Hawkeye Downs’ 100th year of racing, the track will host the Dirt at the Downs Classic. Gates open at 4:00pm each day, with tickets available at the gate or online at MyRacePass.com.

Dirt at the Downs is produced in partnership with Benton County Speedway and is presented by Cassill Motors!

Please help us welcome our friends from Prull Mechanical Contracting to the suites on Friday, October 10th! We’re excited to welcome our friends from C.H.I. Overhead Door to the Party Deck on Saturday, October 11th!

Be sure to make plans to stay for the after-party at Tavern on the Mall on Friday, October 10th, for FREE live music from the Surf Zombies.

Friday, October 10th Racing Classes

• Modifieds
• Hobby Stocks
• Legends.Direct Legends
• Nostalgia Cars

Saturday, October 11th Racing Classes

• C.H.I. Overhead Door Pro Late Models presented by Karl Chevrolet
• American Iron Racing Series (A.I.R.S.)
• Spaw Chassis Stock Cars
• Advantage Chassis Sport Mods

ADMISSION
Adults 18+ $20
Vets/Seniors 60+ $18
Kids (9-17) $18
Kids 8 & Under FREE

EVENT SCHEDULE
Pits open 3:00PM
Gates open 4:00PM
Hot Laps 5:30PM
Opening ceremonies 6:00 PM

SPECIAL FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC INFORMATION

The Surf Zombies will perform at Tavern on the Mall on Friday, October 10th from 9:30pm to midnight. FREE ADMISSION TO ALL AGES. Tavern on the Mall cash beer sales will be open from 9:30pm to midnight.
ABOUT THE BAND: Surf Zombies raise surf rock from the dead with fast, crazy, original instrumentals that straddle retro surf, bubblegum punk and garage rock, conjuring images of beach parties, Saturday morning cartoons, and hot rod car shows. The driving rhythms, swirling tremolo, crashing spring reverb from dueling guitars and authentic growl of vintage tube amps make for a truly weird Midwestern wonder. Surf Zombies have played in all corners of Iowa and frequently visit Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, and Nebraska. They twice shared the stage with the late surf guitar godfather Dick Dale, have a beer named after them from Iowa Brewing Company, and received the Spirit Award from the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. Learn more at http://www.surfzombiesband.com/.

PURSE/PAYOUT BY CLASS

RULES & REGISTRATION
Modifieds and Hobby Stocks will follow IMCA rules, which are available at https://www.imca.com/rules/.
!! IMPORTANT: This is NOT an IMCA-sanctioned points event. All classes should follow IMCA rules with no points awarded. !!
Racers’ starting point for gear information can be found here.

ENTRY FEE INFORMATION COMING SOON

No pre-registration is required. Questions? Please contact Rick Dripps at (319) 230-5566.

HEY RACERS! Are you interested in reserving a paved pit stall at the track? Contact Brian Gibson at brian.gibson@hawkeyedowns.org with your name, phone number, and length of your hauler. Phone call/text reservation requests will NOT be accepted. Dirt parking stalls will be available with no reservation required. Check-in on race night to claim your pit stall is required by 4:30PM or your pit stall will be forfeited. Cost per reserved pit stall is $20.