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Berry Jr. Scores Win On Wild Night At Benton County Speedway
The Benton County Speedway hosted 114 race teams on a warm and sultry night that saw a great crowd witness a wildly entertaining night of racing. The Kiss Country IMCA Modifieds saw 21 drivers take the initial green flag with Austin Kuehl all the way from Cave Creek, Arizona lead several laps before BCS regular Troy Cordes took over the top spot. Cordes lead was short lived as one of Iowa's hottest Modified drivers took over the top spot. Vinton Aquatic Swim Meet holds Competition at the Vinton Pool
Saturday morning found members of the Vinton Aquatic Swim team warming up to compete at the swim meet held at the Vinton swimming pool. Hosting Waterloo's USS Destroyers, the two teams competed in 58 different events. The competition began at 9:00 am and wrapped up at Noon. The boys and girls ranged in ages from 8 years old to age 19. To view photos from the event, click to view photos and click here to view the results. Cordes Back in Victory Lane At The “Bullring”
After a week off due to extreme heat and threat of storms the Benton County Speedway “ the Bullring” was back in action on Sunday night. The six regular weekly classes plus the American Iron Racing Series all raced on a perfectly prepared race track. The KISS Country IMCA Modifieds ran a very clean race with veteran racer Troy Cordes from Dunkerton scoring the win. Party in Pink 5K Run/Walk
Party in Pink's 5K Run/Walk while had a much smaller group of participants this year, with 130 runners and walkers with 40 virtual runners, was down from around 400 who usually participate. Virtual runners chose their own route over the course of this weekend, and ran in different locations. Party in Pink's sponsorships and donations made up for the lower number of participants this year and organizers say the amount normally raised will be down a few thousand from a normal year. Thank you Carli and Lillie!
We had the chance to have one more visit with Carli Lang and Lillie Lamont tonight before they head off to college. Here is tonight's video!
Berry Jr. , Damon Murty, Kyle Olson Among BCS Winners
A beautiful July night greeted a nice crowd at the Benton County Speedway, “The Bullring” on Sunday night. Well over 100 cars took part in the fast paced racing program that saw the final checkered of the night wave before 9:30 pm. The KISS Country IMCA Modifieds saw a 20 car starting field take the green flag, Ethan Braaksma took off from his pole position start and went on to lead the first half of the main event.
Benischek Accepts And Wins Challenge At “The Bullring”
Fisher Towing & Recovery of Garrison, Iowa sponsored the Mid-Season Championships at the Benton County Speedway on Sunday night on a near perfect weather night for racing. The “Bullring” provided everything the race fan could ask for, great racing, close finishes and a thrilling rollover.The KISS Country Modifieds saw Kolin Hibdon charge to the front from a third row start and take command of the main event. Vinton Unlimited Hosts Annual 2 Person Best Shot Golf Tournament
Vinton Unlimited's 2 Person Best Shot Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, July 17 at the Vinton Country Club.There will be a 4:00 p.m. tee time.Cost is $25 per personForms are available at the Vinton Country Club or at the Vinton Unlimited Office. If you have any questions, you can call Melissa at 319-472-3955Click for Registration Form.
Benton County Speedway Race Start Time Change
Specialty Race Promotions, operators of the Benton County Speedway, “The Bullring” have made the decision to [st] the start time for the Sunday race programs back to 6 pm. Due to the difficulties of getting enough water into the track under the Summer's high sun, which has made for dusty conditions. The start time will be [st] back an hour which will not only allow better race conditions but will make for much more comfortable conditions for our loyal race fans. Brayton Carter Scores Big Win At Urbana 5 Race Night At BCS
147 drivers packed the pit area at the Benton County Speedway “The Bullring” on Sunday night for the Urbana 5 Memorial. The very special race night was run in memory of the five youngsters who perished in a tragic traffic accident in April of 2015, the kids were all avid race fans. The headliner of the night was the 25 lap Christie Door IMCA Sportmod feature.