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The race was founded in 1975 by John Hudetz, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa. After competing in the 1974 Boston Marathon, Hudetz was inspired to bring the excitement to the Quad-Cities with a race of his own. The inaugural race had a field consisting of eighty-four runners. [1] Today the race is often run by 12,000 to 18,000 runners. [2] [3]
Davenport Speedway is a quarter-mile dirt race track located in Davenport, Iowa. In 1953, the half-mile track which is no longer used, became the first track in Iowa to host a NASCAR sanctioned event, when it held a Grand National Series race. Fourteen cars participated in race. Buck Baker won the pole and Herb Thomas was victorious in the race ...
Ryan again made the Daytona 500 in 1977 but fell victim to mechanical issues in that race and the three after that. Turning a page in the second half of the season, Ryan finished three races, steadily improving to get a top ten in his final race of the year. [4] He attempted Daytona in 1978 but failed to qualify and never again ran NASCAR. [5]
Tickets for the NASCAR's 2024 inaugural Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway were released for presale from Nov. 10-15. On Dec. 4, possible attendees received an email saying the race is sold out.
Iowa Speedway, which became the 176th track to hold a points-paying Cup Series race, opened 18 years ago and has hosted the trucks and Xfinity Series. Its most recent NASCAR weekend was in 2019 ...
The 2024 Iowa high school track and field meet has concluded, and there was no shortage of action in Des Moines. There were 39,537 fans in attendance to witness the thrill of the state environment ...
Davenport, Iowa's annual Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival commemorates Bix Beiderbecke, a famous jazz cornetist, pianist, and composer who was born in Davenport in 1903. It is one of the largest jazz festivals in the United States. It is held on the weekend after the Bix 7 Road Race, another local event named for Beiderbecke.
Eriez Speedway located in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States is a 3/8 mile dirt oval race track. On July 22, 2007, Eriez Speedway held its first World of Outlaws Late Model Series event which was won by Josh Richards. [1] [2]