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Weekly racing, Benton County Fair highlight busy week at The Bullring

A full schedule is in store for race fans at Benton County Speedway. Weekly racing, plus a pair of other motorsports events will highlight the coming week at The Bullring.Prior to Benton County Fair f...

Weekly racing, candy dash on tap this Sunday at Benton Co. Speedway

A photo of the Guiness World Record Candy Dash of 2021 The weekly racing season continues this Sunday, June 12, at Benton County Speedway with a sweet treat thrown in during intermission.The annual candy dash, which established a Guinness World Record in ...

Ten Years of Giving Hope

Back in 2013 a small group of breast cancer survivors, many of whom were diagnosed through mammography, were discussing ways to make sure that all women had access to these health services without...

Hope Runs Pink 10th Anniversary Run

Back in 2013 a small group of breast cancer survivors, many of whom were diagnosed through mammography, were discussing ways to make sure that all women had access to these health services w...

Loss in Vinton touches the hearts of Cedar Rapids baseball team

Following the Riverside Park arson incident a few weeks ago, a baseball team from Cedar Rapids, wanted to do something. Anything. They wanted to let the Vinton team that they would be playing that the...

Late models return for Super Sunday at The Bullring

For the first time this season, late models will highlight Super Sunday action Sunday, June 5 at Benton County Speedway.Running SLMR-type rules, competitors will chase a $1,200 winner’s share. The f...

Berry tops IMCA Modifieds, Wieben rallies for Northern SportMod Win

Tom Berry Jr. celebrated another special win at Benton County Speedway on Monday, leading all 43 laps of the 43rd Anniversary main event for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds and going home with $4,343. He is pictured with IMCA President Brett Root. (Pho Tom Berry Jr. led all the laps and Sam Wieben led the most important one in the Monday night 43rd Anniversary special at Benton County Speedway.Berry led all 43 laps in winning the star-filled Friese...

Iowa High School Sports Network to Broadcast Boys State Finals

The Iowa High School Sports Network will broadcast the Iowa High School Athletic Association Boys State Soccer Tournament finals, June 4th at Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines. IHSSN will air th...

Rust earns anniversary prelude honors at Benton County Speedway

Joel Rust had 1,000 reasons to smile Sunday night.Rust drove the top side to victory and a $1,000 payday in the prelude to Monday’s Friesen Performance IMCA Modified 43rd anniversary race.Start...

Grandparents Night at the Benton County Speedway Lil Racer Car Club last Sunday

The winner of Leah Wroten’s 100-dollar Grandparent’s Night gift card was Scott and Lisa Edmunds of Cedar Rapids. We gave away two $50.00 cards and two $15.00 cards. Congratulations to al...
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