IOWA WELCOMES NEW IMCA MODIFIED TOUR IN 2010
January 13, 2010 | By: Jeff Werderman

[Vinton, IA] - - The Hawkeye Dirt Tour, which launches in 2010, will usher in a new and exciting racing series to the state of Iowa. Sanctioned by the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA), the tour will bring together the best IMCA Modified drivers each night at tracks across the "Hawkeye State." Each event will sanctioned by IMCA and IMCA National, Regional, and State Points will be awarded at each event.

In 2010, the inaugural season begins its eight (8) race schedule on May 11 at the Independence Motor Speedway in Independence, IA. The "Mod Mayham at Indee" promises to be an exciting night as race teams and race fans get their first taste of the Hawkeye Dirt Tour. The Hawkeye Dirt Tour Championship will wrap up on September 25, 2010 at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, IA.

In between, the tour will travel to I-35 Speedway in Mason City, IA; Fayette County Speedway in West Union, IA; Upper Iowa Speedway in Decorah, IA; Hancock County Speedway in Britt, IA during the "Night of a 1,000 Stars"; and the Marshalltown Speedway in Marshalltown, IA for the two-day "Havoc on the Highbanks."

Each event will pay a minimum of $1,000 to win, $150 for tenth, and $125 to start. There will be a fifty dollar entry fee per event, and a one-time driver registration fee of $40 each year - with $30 going directly to the tour's season-end point fund. More information can be found at the tour's web site (www.dirttour.com).

Bucky Doren, the tour's coordinator and spokesman, said it has been a whirlwind the last few months as details were finalized.

"The idea started innocently enough," explained Doren. "A couple of us wanted to put together a special event or two for the modified drivers in Iowa. Since the largest field of open wheels in Iowa was IMCA sanctioned modified, we called IMCA to see what we needed to do to make it happen.

"After a couple of meetings with Brett Root, the idea of a tour came up," Doren went on to say. "After hundreds of phone calls to drivers, promoters, and IMCA, we were able to put together the eight-race Hawkeye Dirt Tour."

"We knew that we'd probably go a year or two before we could find a title sponsor that had the same vision we have for the Hawkeye Dirt Tour," Doren said after being asked about the season-end point fund. "So the group decided the first year the 'Top 8' would be in the first year's payout."

What ever is not covered through the annual driver registration fee would be covered by the group. In short, $3,000 will be paid out to the 'Top 8' with the champion receiving $1,000. The goal is to generate sponsor support and add to the number of drivers that receive year-end money.

The IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour will have more exciting information on the tour made available towards the end of January. Race teams and race fans can keep up with the H.D.T. through IMCA's web site (www.imca.com) or the H.D.T. web site (www.dirttour.com).

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