Benton County Speedway Bullring Lil Racer Car Club closes its season this Sunday

LIL RACER CAR CLUB
September 1, 2023 10:20 am

Kids, stop by the Lil Racer Car Club at Benton County Speedway this Sunday and help us get ready for next Spring 2024, our 19th year in business. Color a picture and take home a trophy, enjoy a free juice pouch, grab a racing flag and/or a stuffed animal of your choice.

3rd annual Nathan's Miles Glow Fun Run & Walk Saturday, October 28, 2023

VINTON TODAY
August 30, 2023 11:48 am

The 3rd annual Nathan's Miles Glow Fun Run & Walk will be held on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 7 pm.There will be a 1-mile kids run that will start at 6:15 pm, with the 5K starting at 7 pm at the Vinton-Shellsburg High School.

Girls Swim Results: Grinnell 8/29/23

VS CPU GIRLS SWIM TEAM
August 30, 2023 11:48 am

The beauty of swimming is that it can be an individual sport just as much as it can be a team sport. With our numbers being low this season, it will be very tough to compete on the team level with other schools that have squads two, three or four times our size.

Sprint Invaders highlight Labor Day weekend action at The Bullring

IMCA
August 29, 2023 10:48 pm

The Sprint Invaders are back! For the second time this season, the Sprint Invaders are set to take on the quarter-mile Benton County Speedway during the Labor Day Spectacular Sunday, September 3.

Vinton Kiwanis 5K Race brings celebrities: Updated

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
August 29, 2023 8:43 pm

This past weekend Vinton enjoyed yet another Boomfest/Boomtown weekend. Kicking off the weekend was the Kiwanis 5K race. The race raised funds for the backpack program that provides additional foods on the weekend for struggling families.

Rust wraps up track title in victory lane at Benton County Speedway

IMCA
August 29, 2023 11:10 am

Season and track champions were crowned Sunday night in the final night of IMCA Weekly Racing for the 2023 season at Benton County Speedway. And Joel Rust earned a double celebration at The Bullring.

Girls Swimming Recap @ Waterloo 8/24

VS CPU GIRLS SWIM TEAM
August 25, 2023 1:34 pm

Tough meet - against a talented team about 4 times our size (Waterloo is a co-op of both Waterloo East & West, as well as Don Bosco & Union schools), and some of our girls weren't feeling 100% last night - but we managed to score some points and have some decent swims.

"Kids Nickel Bag Night" at the races

LIL RACER CAR CLUB
August 24, 2023 12:10 pm

This Sunday night at the Benton County Speedway Bullring will be “Kids Nickel Bag Night”. The first 50 kids to register at the Lil Racer Car Clubhouse will receive a FREE bag of nickels for their very own! We will have racing flags, stuffed animals, and “Coloring pictures for Trophies!”.

Kiwanis Boomtown 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Kid run/walk August 26

VINTON KIWANIS CLUB
August 24, 2023 10:37 am

The Vinton Kiwanis will hold the annual Boomtown 5K Run/Walk and a 1 Mile Kid run/walk on August 26th. Registration for the race will be from 7-7:45 a.

Championship night rescheduled for August 27 at Benton County Speedway

IMCA
August 20, 2023 2:50 pm

The old saying goes, “Good things come to those who wait.”In the case of Benton County Speedway, it’s going to be great things well worth the wait Sunday, August 27.