The Lil Racer Car Club had a busy Sunday at the track during Christine Rublack’s record-[st]ting candy dash, when she dumped 2160 pounds of candy down the race track and all kids in attendance took less than 10 minutes to pick it all up.

Boys Class 2-A All-State Team *All-State Captain Player Name Grade in 2020-21 Position School Gender Class Team Zach Schippers Senior Defense ADM M

Brandon Tharp waited five years for his first feature win.It took him only another eight days to earn his second.Tharp, whose career first win came June 5 in Independence, earned his first Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMod presented by Christie Door Company victory in front of his hometown crowd Sunday night at the Benton County Speedway Bullring.

The Benton County Speedway Bullring Lil Racer Car Club is happy to welcome Tootsies Ice Cream shops of Vinton and La Porte City as our newest sponsor. The FIRST 50 Lil Racers to sign in at the Lil Racer Clubhouse on Father’s Day, June 20, will receive a coupon good for a FREE Ice Cream cone at Tootsies.

WaMaC West Division All Conference Girls Soccer 2020-2021First TeamEllen Austin- Clear Creek—AmanaLauren Riggle- Clear Creek—AmanaPeyton Grafft- C

  WaMaC West Division All Conference Boys Soccer 2020-2021 First TeamCJ Rickels- Vinton-ShellsburgDavid Lapan-Islas- Vinton-ShellsburgD

Sunday, June 13, join us at Benton County Speedway’s HUGE candy dash, sponsored by Christine Rublack,  as she attempts to set a Guinness Book of World Records feat by dumping the MOST candy (by weight) on a race track in Iowa! Make sure kids, to head out there and sign in and grab a bag from your Bullring Lil Racer Car Club! There will definitely BE enough for everybody! The total weight to be announced right before it's all spread down the front stretch of the race track!Wonderful Father's Day gifts will be on display that Lil Racers can try to WIN for their dads on June 20th at the Benton County Speedway Lil Racer Car Club! Lil Racers, when they sign in for the night, get tickets that THEY drop in red buckets in front of the respective prize that they THINK their dad would like to have for Father's Day! Winners announced at intermission.

(Photo by Jim Wittke)Wroten recovers, wins IMCA Stock Car thriller at the BullringVINTON, Iowa (June 6) - When Damon Murty takes the lead of an event at Benton County Speedway, the race is typically for second.

By SAGE HOLMESVINTON — Vikette soccer phenom sophomore Abby Davis had big expectations for the 2021 soccer season after not getting to play in 2020 due to a global pandemic.

VINTON — The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikette varsity softball team is off to a 2-6 start for 2021.  The Vikette wins were 1-0 vs. Marion and 5-2 vs. Riverside.