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Hawkeye Downs Speedway, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2001 ASA Event 5 of 20 » April 27-28
EVENT FACTS
Race Title: Iowa 300
Track Locale: Cedar Rapids is in eastern Iowa, with the track located at the All-Iowa Fairgrounds just 1/2-mile off I-380.
Track Size: 1/2-mile asphalt oval, turns banked nine degrees
Track Lap Record: 18.587 seconds, 92.842 mph, set by Gary St. Amant on Sept. 19, 1998 (prior to Vortec motor program)
Expected Entries: 44 as of April 24
Weather Forecast:
Friday, High 71, Low 46, Partly Cloudy
Saturday, High 72, Low 53, Partly Cloudy
EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, April 27 (all times Central)
9:00 am - Registration and Tech Line Open
10:30 am - Drivers' Meeting
11:30 am- Spectator Gates Open
11:30 am - Practice (50 mins.)
12:20 am - Lunch (30 mins.)
12:50 am - Practice (50 mins.)
1:40 pm - Break (20 mins.)
2:00 pm - Practice (50 mins.)
2:50 pm - Practice Ends
3:30 pm - Safety Meeting
4:30 pm - Qualifications/ Time Trials (2 Laps)
6:00 pm - Registration Closes
6:00 pm - Hawkeye Practice (50 mins.)
6:15 pm - Spotters' Meeting
6:30 pm - Cars On Grid
6:50 pm - Hawkeye Practice Ends
6:50 pm - Driver Introductions
7:00 pm - Qualifier Race (100 laps/ for cars not making starting grid through time trials)
8:00 pm - Hawkeye Downs Races (Late Model 50 laps; Sportsman 25 laps; Modifieds 25 laps)
Saturday, April 28 (all times Central)
9:00 am - Registration and Tech Line Open
10:00 am - Drivers' Meeting
10:45 am - Victory Chapel
11:00 am - Spectator Gates Open
11:30 am - Cars On Grid
11:30 am - Scorers' Meeting
12:00 pm - Autograph Session Begins (One hour)
12:15 pm - Crew Chiefs' Meeting
12:30 pm - Spotters' Meeting
12:45 pm- Safety Meeting
1:00 pm- Registration Closes
1:00 pm - Autograph Session Ends
1:15 pm - Special Guests & Awards
1:30 pm - Driver Introductions
1:50 pm - Invocation / National Anthem
2:04 pm - Command to Start Engines
2:11 pm - Iowa 300
Schedule Subject To Change Without Notice
POINT STANDINGS SHOW FRASER NINTH OVERALL
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Unofficial point standings posted by the American Speed Association (ASA) following the Iowa 300 show Scott Fraser ninth.
After five of 20 races on the ASA season, the Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia driver is shown with 677 points, 170 behind leader Butch Miller of Coopersville, Michigan.
Fraser is second in ASA Rookie of the Year point standings, closely following rookie leader Chris Wimmer, who is eighth overall with 683 points.
Race number six of the season is May 6 at Montgomery Motor Speedway in Alabama.
FRASER HAS TRYING DAY AT CEDAR RAPIDS
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Scott Fraser crashed early in the Iowa 300 at Haweye Downs Speedway on Saturday. Fraser had nowhere to go in the No. 00 King Freight Lines Chevrolet when two cars ahead of him made contact and spun.
"We did a lot of damage to the car," said Fraser, who entered the race as the leading contender in the Rookie of the Year standings.
The crew cut the front end away and replaced many of the suspension parts before Fraser returned to the race 68 laps later.
"We knew we wouldn't be contending," said Fraser, from Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. "But we had to get the car back out to gain as many points as we could."
Fraser finished the race in the 29th spot. The crash happened on lap 38 with Fraser running 19th at the time. He started 21st.
Polesitter Johnny Sauter, Necedah, Wis. was the winner, followed by Gary St. Amant, Mike Garvey, Mike Cope and David Stremme.
Race number six of 20 on the ASA 2001 series is May 6 at Montgomery Motor Speedway in Alabama.
FRASER WINS QUALIFYING RACE
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Scott Fraser has grabbed his first-ever checkered flag with the American Speed Association (ASA) by winning the 100-lap qualifiers race for Saturday's Iowa 300. Fraser will start the 300-lap event from the 21st starting spot.
"The race gave us a good idea of what the car will do in long runs tomorrow," said Fraser, the leading rookie contender and seventh in overall points on the series.
Fraser, from Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, led all 100 laps of the qualifying race in the No. 00 King Freight Lines Chevrolet.
Johnny Sauter, Necedah, Wis., will start the Iowa 300 on the pole, with Gary St. Amant, Kevin Cywinski, Mike Garvey and Greg Stewart rounding out the top five.
The top 18 cars were determined by time trials. Fraser's best lap was timed lap was 19th.
Saturday's race will be telecast live on TNN at 3 p.m. EDT.
FINAL PRACTICE SHOWS FRASER 16TH
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - With final practice for the Iowa 300 now complete, Scott Fraser's second practice session lap of 19.096 seconds remains his fast time for the day.
The next ASA activity at the track is qualifing time trials at 5:30 EDT.
Saturday's Iowa 300 will be telecast live on TNN at 3 p.m. EDT.
Final Practice Results - April 27 (Top 20)
1. *Johnny Sauter, 18.747 seconds
2. Gary St. Amant, 18.843
3. Kevin Cywinski, 18.883
4. Mike Garvey, 18.888
5. Paul Paine, 18.923
6. Butch Miller, 18.935
7. Joey Clanton, 18.979
8. Robbie Pyle, 18.997
9. *Matt Sielsky, 19.018
10. Greg Stewart, 19.024
11. David Stremme, 19.026
12. *Mike Cope, 19.047
13. Russ Tuttle, 19.051
14. Todd Rosebrugh, 19.054
15. Mike Eddy, 19.058
16. *Scott Fraser, King Freight Lines Ltd, 19.096
17. Glenn Allen Jr., 19.098
18. Chad Wood, 19.105
19. Tim Taylor, 19.113
20. Jason Schneider, 19.113
FRASER SIXTH BEST - BUT CLOSER - AFTER SECOND PRACTICE
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Results of the second practice session at Hawkeye Downs Speedway show Scott Fraser as sixth on the speed chart, but ONLY 1.5/10-second off the fast lap of the day. The third and final practice session before time trials is set for 3 p.m. EDT.
Practice Results - After Second Round - April 27 (Top 10)
1. Gary St. Amant, 18.937 seconds
2. *Johnny Sauter, 18.940
3. Kevin Cywinski, 18.974
4. *Mike Cope, 19.075
5. Mike Eddy, 19.078
6. *Scott Fraser, King Freight Lines Ltd, 19.096
7. Tim Taylor, 19.113
8. Butch Miller, 19.127
9. *Johnny Spaw, 19.141
10. Jason Schneider, 19.142
FRASER FIFTH FASTEST IN FIRST ROUND OF PRACTICE AT CEDAR RAPIDS
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Scott Fraser is fifth fastest after the first 50-minute practice session for the Iowa 300. 41 cars posted times with Johnny Sauter rounding the 1/2-mile oval fastest at 18.940-seconds. Fraser's time of 19.137 is just over 2/10-second off Sauter's time.
Two rounds of practice remain before qualifying time trials, scheduled for 5:30 EDT Friday. The fastest 18 cars will be guaranteed starting spots for the Iowa 300, with the balance of the field decided through points provisionals and finishing positions in a 100-lap qualifying race. The Iowa 300 will be telecast live on TNN Saturday at 3 p.m. EDT.
Practice Results - First Round - April 27 (Top 10)
1. *Johnny Sauter, 18.940 seconds
2. Kevin Cywinski, 18.974
3. Tim Taylor, 19.113
4. Butch Miller, 19.127
5. *Scott Fraser, King Freight Lines Ltd, 19.137
6. Jason Schneider, 19.142
7. *Johnny Spaw, 19.156
8. Mike Garvey, 19.163
9. Gary St. Amant, 19.180
10. Mike Eddy, 19.187
OFFICIAL ASA POINT STANDINGS - TOP 10 AFTER FOUR OF 20 EVENTS
1. Butch Miller, 687 points
2. Joey Clanton, 670
3. Scott Hansen, 651
4. Kevin Cywinski, 633
5. Mike Garvey, 631
6. Gary St. Amant, 621
7. *Scott Fraser, 599
8. Mike Miller, 596
9. *Chris Wimmer, 533
10. Tim Taylor, 516
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