The dirt racing podcast

09/07/2026

on next week show we will have results from imca super nationals

08/30/2026

you think sprint car racing is done iowa for 26 season? wrong Sprint Invaders has some events left on their season though 9-26 so be there

08/24/2026

08/24/2026

Don’t miss the World of Outlaws Late Model Series Corn Belt Showdown on Wednesday!

Get your tickets now! Leave a message and if you want reserved tickets and we will get back with you. We are at the races in Maquoketa!

https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549472

07/22/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYd7LnvWn3o

In today's video we are racing at Southern Iowa Speedway! We try to...

07/17/2026

it's nice to see the large car count and there was good battle for money between lincoln and the 31 car congrats to lincoln on getting the $100 from openwheel101 and the dirt racing podcast
please come back next year love giving coverage to the series

07/16/2026

if you can make it to track be there or follow my race pass

07/16/2026

Southern Iowa Speedway - Osky 7-15
sport compacts (12)
1. 65 Seth Meinders
2. 69er Brandon Allison
3. 11 Caleb Hildebrand
4. 3s Paige Sanders
5. 2k Katelynn Watts
6. 2h James Haring
7. 7 Brandon Pickney
8. 01c Bryan Claussen
9. 14b Tyler Haring
10. 27 Hunter Stanley
11. 15w Logan Wingett
12. 22d Dalton Sowers
sportmods (12)
1.01 Brayton Carter
2.29 Colton Livezey
3.34z Corey Van Zante
4.1v Cole Vanderwal
5.a5 Austin Paul
6.cv25 Chris Burke
7. 24 Chase Johnson
8. 44c Cale Holmberg
9.15k Kyle Harwood
10.55b Steven Berry
11.22x Dustin Griffiths
12.8t Tony Johnson
hobbystock (15)
1.10g Dustin Griffiths
2.69 Craig Brown
3.7 Keaton Gorden
4.55 Brad Stephens
5.44p Peyton Stephens
6.42t Tyson Overton
7.91 Jeremy Dooley
8.52b Brayden Wood
9.56j Jamie Coady
10.17 Jacob Sytsma
11.9 Mike Sytsma
12.18 Kris Walker
13.56 Skyler Meyer
14.144 Dan Honderd
15.9x Kolby Sabin
world rigged racing league aka crown vics (9)
1.67 Troy Folkerts
2.5k Trent Kerr
3.11 Cole Hughes
4.51 Russell Bauer
5.42k Kira Doty
6.13t Mike Walsh
7.16 Tanner Bainbridge
8.88n Brendan Nantz
9. 8 Hunter Davis
stock car (22)
1.1x Cayden Carter
2.02 Andrew Schroeder
3.30m Maguire DeJong
4.52 Nathan Wood
5.79s Jason See
6.10g Dustin Griffiths
7.85 Jason McDaniel
8.vb1 Zack VanderBeek
9.34 Pat Rachels
10.74 Brock Haines
11.96 Clinton Goff
12.19 Donnie Pearson
13.27 Mike Van Utrecht
14.73 Aaron Martin
15.58c Michael Cheney
16.1c Leremy Jackson
17.57 Everett Davis
18.55x Brian Sterling
19.22r Todd Reitzler
20.2j Steve Jackson
21.17b Luke Byers
22.97 Mark Karg
tonight night 2 Sprint Invaders $800 to win hobbys as 6:03 am $1,500 to win stock cars

07/15/2026

HAWKEYE DOWNS TO CONVERT TO PREDOMINANTLY DIRT RACING IN 2027
Quarter-mile track to be covered in dirt this fall will remain a dirt track next racing season

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Hawkeye Downs, the premier racing venue in Eastern Iowa, will officially race on dirt during the 2027 racing season. Plans call for adding 6000 tons of dirt (that’s 350 truckloads!) to the quarter-mile track this fall for Dirt at the Downs events. The dirt will remain in place for next year's racing season.

“Following the success of our Dirt at the Downs events last year, we were encouraged to consider converting the shorter track to dirt for future racing,” said Gordon Parker, board president of Hawkeye Downs. “After putting pen to paper and reviewing the financials, we believe it’s in the best interest of Hawkeye Downs and its future to go with dirt racing in 2027.”

The half-mile track at Hawkeye Downs will remain an asphalt oval. The board and staff are also exploring opportunities to host racing events on the longer asphalt track next year, which could make Hawkeye Downs the only racing venue in Iowa to offer both dirt and asphalt racing.

Hawkeye Downs is a nonprofit organization governed by a board of directors. The board will continue to oversee events at the racetrack, as it does at the expo center, also located on the property. Hawkeye Downs leases the racetrack and expo center from the property owner, Roger Cassill, who owns several local businesses. Cassill backs the move to short-track dirt racing.

“The support for dirt racing at last year’s Dirt at the Downs was evident by the crowds filling the stands,” said Cassill. “I’m pleased to see the board taking this action to keep racing alive and well at Hawkeye Downs.”

The 101st racing season is now underway at Hawkeye Downs with the Big 8 Series racing this Saturday, July 18, and weekly asphalt racing on the following dates:
🏁 Friday, July 24
🏁 Friday, July 31
🏁 Wednesday, August 5
🏁 Friday, August 14
🏁 Friday, August 21

Dirt at the Downs returns in September with four events currently scheduled.

https://www.hawkeyedowns.org/news 🔗