WEST LIBERTY – The task was a tall one. Only two drivers in the 27-year history of the IMCA Deery Brothers Late Model Summer Series had ever won four A-main feature races in a row. Brian Harris came into the race at West Liberty Raceway last night hoping to become the third. After starting 10th and [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS – The inherent danger is accepted by each and every driver that gets behind the wheel. It comes with the territory when you’re zipping around a confined oval with traffic at speeds illegal on public streets. The death of 37-year-old NASCAR driver Jason Leffler, following an accident during a sprint car race Wednesday night [...]

The loss of NASCAR driver Jason Leffler has rocked the national auto racing community. The 37-year-old driver died, following an accident while driving a sprint car during a dirt track event Wednesday night at Bridgeport (N.J.) Speedway. Leffler had just made his first NASCAR start of the season, placing 43rd in the NASCAR Sprint Cup [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS – Tim Plummer is back in front. It’s a position the eight-time Hawkeye Downs Speedway track champion has grown accustomed, despite being almost three years removed from his last title. After running on a limited basis at Hawkeye Downs the last two seasons, Plummer is first in both the late model and modified [...]

NEWTON – Marriage has not slowed Trevor Bayne down. The 22-year-old joked over the radio that he should have gotten married a long time ago after he concluded a stunning and exciting late-race comeback Sunday. Bayne exchanged vows with new wife, Ashton, on Tuesday and celebrated their honeymoon by winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series DuPont [...]

The lyrics “Who’ll stop the rain?” were belted out by John Fogerty. It is doubtful they were ever meant to be applied to an auto race in Newton, but many race fans, drivers and officials were asking that question Saturday evening. During driving introductions, rain began to fall at Iowa Speedway, postponing the start of [...]

NEWTON – This week has been busier than normal for Joey Gase. Whenever he competes at Iowa Speedway, expects a hectic week, giving interviews and accommodating friends and family who support him. this time included an added element. Gase was visited by ESPN, sharing the story behind his effort to promote organ donation that includes the [...]

NEWTON – Austin Dillon is making front-row starts a habit. The 23-year-old race car driver tucked another under his signature cream-colored cowboy hat. Dillon recorded a fast-lap speed of 136.737 miles per hour to capture the pole Saturday for the NASCAR Nationwide Series DuPont Pioneer 250 at Iowa Speedway. It was his third straight pole, [...]