🔥 MIDWEST SHREDFEST — THROTTLE & THROWBACKS
📍 Hawkeye Downs Speedway • Cedar Rapids, Iowa
📅 Saturday, May 30th & Sunday, May 31st, 2026
🌧️ RAIN OR SHINE!
Cedar Rapids… get ready to TURN UP!
We’re dropping a whole weekend of nonstop drift madness—smoke clouds, screaming engines, and side-by-side chaos you can feel in your chest.
Grab the family, grab your crew, and if you’ve got a helmet… you might score a ride-along right in the action! (Pit pass required.)
🚗 DRIVERS — Preregistration Drops Friday, April 17 at Noon!
🎟️ Admission
General Admission: $10
Pit Pass: $20
Kids under 10: FREE
Everyone pays at the gate & signs a waiver.
🏁 Driver Passes
Weekend Pass (Cool Shirt Included): $200
Single Day (No Cool Shirt): $100
At Gate Single Day: $120
❌ No weekend passes sold at the gate.
🗓️ FULL EVENT SCHEDULE
🔥 SATURDAY
🕛 12:00 PM – Drivers Gates Open
🎥 1:00 PM – Media Gates Open + 🔧 Tech Starts
🚪 1:45 PM – Spectator Gates Open + 🗣️ Drivers Meeting
🏁 2:00 PM – TRACK GOES HOT
🎧 5:00 PM – DJ Starts
⏸️ 6:00 PM – Intermission
🔥 7:00 PM – TRACK GOES HOT AGAIN
❄️ 10:00 PM – TRACK GOES COLD
🔥 SUNDAY
🕖 7:00 AM – Drivers Gates Open
🎥 8:00 AM – Media Gates Open + 🔧 Tech Starts
🚪 8:45 AM – Spectator Gates Open + 🗣️ Drivers Meeting
🏁 9:00 AM – TRACK GOES HOT
⏸️ 12:00 PM – Intermission
🔥 1:00 PM – TRACK GOES HOT
❄️ 4:00 PM – TRACK GOES COLD
❓FAQ — QUICK HITS
Beginners welcome! Tons of drivers willing to help.
Convertibles? Yes—rollover bar required.
No cage needed unless doing tandems.
Two layouts (morning & afternoon depending on driver requests).
Two tire techs on site.
Ride-alongs allowed! Bring your own helmet.
Food trucks on site.
No pets allowed.
Got questions? Message us on Facebook or email
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Let’s light up Hawkeye Downs—See you trackside! 🏎️💨🔥
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