[DMVR] Newton track to include road course?
Ric Johnson
johnsonr@dwx.com
Sat, 02 Jul 2005 09:59:04 -0500
While none of the local reports on the new Newton Speedway have indicated
it an article on www.arcaracing.com regarding the groundbreaking ended the
following interesting passage:
>SAFER Barriers will be installed around the perimeter of the track, and a
>road course is also planned for implementation using the oval and part of
>its infield.
>
>ARCA RE/MAX Series ties to Iowa include a road course race on the streets
>of Iowa (Ruan Des Moines Grand Prix) on July 3, 1994 won by Scott Lagasse.
>Former series champions Ramo Stott and Ron Hutcherson were both from
>Keokuk, Iowa. Hutcherson's champion car owner Jack Housby was from Des
>Moines. Kimmel's car owner Larry Clement, one of the investors in the Iowa
>Speedway, currently resides in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Ric