Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Busy Month ahead at the Marshalltown Speedway and Central Iowa Fairgrounds

Friday Night starts a busy month at the Marshalltown Speedway and the Central Iowa Fairgrounds. This Friday night will be Clement Heating and Cooling Night at the Races where the IMCA Modifieds will run for $500 to win. Also it will be $5.00 grandstand admission on friday if you remember to say "Clement Heating and Cooling" at the ticket booth and we will have the ever so popular spectator eliminator races. IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks and Mod Lites will all be racing. Hot Laps will begin at 6:45p and Racing starts at 7:30p.

We will return back to the speedway on Tuesday Night for Toby K's Hideaway 1K for the World Products IMCA Stock Car Series and IMCA Sport Mods as each of them compete for a $1,000 to win. Also racing will be the IMCA Hobby Stocks for $400 to win thanks to Bulldog Motorsports and the IMCA Sport Compacts for $150 to win. Hot Laps begin at 6:30p and Racing starts at 7p.

Then we will start the month of July at Marshalltown with Leytham Racing Night. It will also be Bike Races where all children 12 and under are invited to bring their bikes and race the speedway during intermission for prizes. Hot Laps will be at 6:45 and Racing at 7:30.

On Friday July 8th we will have $500 to win IMCA Modifieds again thanks to Budweiser as it will be the annual Budweiser Showdown at Marshalltown also racing will be IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks and Mod Lites. Hot Laps at 6:45 and Racing will begin at 7:30.

It will then be time for the 2011 Central Iowa Fair "Fairtastic Fun" gets underway on July 11th with the Queen Competition meanwhile the rest of the fair gets underway on July 13th.

On Wednesday July 13th the grandstands will host a metal-smashing, car-crashing action and excitement of a Demo Derby by hosting a Midweek Mayhem Demolition Derby promoted by Wide Open Promotions. Participants must be at the derby 30 minutes prior to start. Payouts-Subject to Car Counts, Big cars $750 winner and Compact Class $400 winner. Show starts at 7:30p. For rules for the demolition derby go to: http://www.centraliowafair.com/wp-content/uploads/WIDEOPENPROMOTIONSrules1.pdf

Then on friday night the Central Iowa Fair will have Stensland Farm Night at the Races as we will have a weekly night of racing on the grandstands. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks and Mod Lites will all be competing with Hot Laps at 6:45 and Racing at 7:30p.

On Saturday July 16th, the Central Iowa Fair will host a Fairtastic Rodeo at 7p. For more information about the rodeo check out: http://www.rodeoattitude.com/wrightrodeo/.

The final 2011 Central Iowa Fair grandstand event will be on Sunday July 17th. Midwest Puller Association will be hosting a Truck Pull. have something for the entire family. Picture the family watching a screaming four wheel drive truck tear down the track to the full-pull mark. The kids and you are eating some of the finest fair cuisine in the area. Nothing beats a corndog and lemonade while watching your favorite truck win the class. The roar of the engines will undoubtedly get your adrenaline flowing. The event starts at 11 am, for more information go to http://midwestpullers.info/information/2011-rules/

Of course there are many other activites going on the Central Iowa Fairgrounds during the Central Iowa Fair that you can enjoy.

Friday Night July 22nd will be Hy-Vee Night at the Races it will also be Hogeland Auto Plaza Kids Night. Hogeland Auto Plaza will present gift bags to all children 11 and under. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks and Mod Lites will all be competing with Hot Laps at 6:45 and Racing at 7:30p.

The next night there will racing but of a different kind as the go-karts, quads and bikes will take to the 1/4 mile race track for "The Showdown at MoTown" on Saturday July 23rd. Gates Open at Noon, Hot Laps at 4p, Racing at 6p, Features at 8p. For more on this event check out http://www.scribd.com/doc/58484145/Showdown-at-Motown or contact Brian Kauffman (Full Throttle Promotions) at 319-551-0077 or e-mail FTPIowa@gmail.com.

Then we will wrap the month of July with Johnny Ray's Bar & Grille Night at the Races on Friday Night July 29th. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks and Mod Lites will all be competing with Hot Laps at 6:45 and Racing at 7:30p.

For more information about Weekly  Racing or Toby K's Hideaway 1K at the Marshalltown Speedway check out http://www.marshalltownspeedway.com/. For more information about the Central Iowa Fair "Fairtastic Fun" go to http://www.centraliowafair.com/.