Opening night May 11 at Independence for Hawkeye Dirt Tour

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Opening night May 11 at Independence

for JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour

 

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (May 3) – Opening night for the inaugural JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour is set for Tuesday, May 11 at Independence Motor Speedway.

 

The first of 10 series races this season for IMCA Modifieds pays $1,000 to win and is a qualifying event for the 2010 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot.

 

IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods are also on the Modified Mayham special program, sponsored by the Edgewood Locker.

 

Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. The drivers’ meeting is at 6:30 p.m. with hot laps at 6:45 p.m. and racing to follow

 

Grandstand admission is $12 for adults with kids 11 and under admitted free. Pit passes are $25

 

More information is available by calling promoter Cam Granger at 563 380-0665 or the track at 319 334-9287, and at the www.independencemotorspeedway.com website.

 

Modifieds race for IMCA national, ButlerBuilt North Central Region, Allstar Performance State and special series points. Twenty-four cars will make the main event, which pays a minimum of $125 to start. Non-qualifiers get $75.

 

National and state points will be given in the Hobby Stock and SportMod divisions; Hobby drivers also contend for Probe Industries Northern Region points. Both of those features pay $300 to win.

 

The series is at I-35 Speedway in Mason City on Memorial Day Monday, May 31 before venturing to Fayette County Speedway at West Union for a Tuesday, June 15 show.

 

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