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IMCA Sprint Car race
Hawkeye Downs Speedway, Cedar Rapids, IA
August 21, 1959
15 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 7.5 miles

Fin St Driver # Owner Car Laps Money Status Laps Led
1     Parnelli Jones   1   Fike   Chevrolet  15     running   
2     Jack Rounds                
3     A.J. Shepherd                
4     Buzz Barton                
5     Jerry Kempf                
6     Elmer George                
7     Dick Ritchie                
     Marvin Faw             accident   


Notes: Afternoon non-championship program before championship Sprint Car race in the evening.
Arnold Knepper was the fast qualifier.
Also entered: Jim Hurtubise, Bob Cleberg, Jerry Richert Jr., Bob Mathouser, and Tommy Vardeman.
Pole Speed: 22.35 seconds
Attendance: 1,500