IOWA [USA]
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1925 - FRONTIER PARK
Frontier Park opened in 1925 as a 1/4 and 1/2 mile Dirt track speedway. Sometime after its opening the venue's name was changed to Hawkeye Downs Speedway.
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1939 - HAWKEYE DOWNS SPEEDWAY
1939 - A packed house for Hawkeye Downs Speedway during the All-Iowa Fair meeting.
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1939 - HAWKEYE DOWNS SPEEDWAY
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1949 - HAWKEYE DOWNS SPEEDWAY
14th August 1949 - Speedcars on the raceway.
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1950 - THE CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE NEWSPAPER REPORTED
Published 12th March 1950.
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1983 - HAWKEYE DOWNS SPEEDWAY LATE MODEL DIRT WINSTON 25 3rd June 1983
David Allio / Racing Photography Archives Pictorial feature
3rd June 1983 - Roger Dolan in the number 50 Studebaker Daytona races Ken Walton in the D2 Chevrolet Camaro during the NASCAR Winston Racing Series Late Model Dirt Winston 25 at Hawkeye Speedway. Photographer: David Allio.
3rd June 1983 - Roger Dolan in the number [50] Studebaker Daytona races Curt Martin in the number [45] Chevrolet Camaro on the front stretch during the NASCAR Winston Racing Series Late Model Dirt Winston 25 at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Photographer: David Allio.
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1983 - HAWKEYE DOWNS SPEEDWAY LATE MODEL DIRT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 30 16th September 1983
David Allio / Racing Photography Archives Photo feature
16th September 1983 - Darrell Dake in the number 8 Chevrolet Camaro erupts into flames as it enters turn three during the NASCAR Winston Racing Series Late Model Dirt National Championship 30 at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids. Iowa. Photographer: David Allio.
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1989 - HAWKEYE DOWNS SPEEDWAY
The 1989 season saw the track become Iowa's first 1/4 mile and 1/2 mile weekly paved oval with s paved pit area, Tech Centre and state of the art lighting.