By: Kevin Ramsell
Cedar Rapids, IA – Even though he lives three hours away, Bryce Miller could almost consider Hawkeye Downs Speedway as a home track. The 2025 ASA Midwest Tour rookie of the year contender hopes for continued success this Saturday night.
The driver from Columbus, Wisconsin will return to the famous half-mile oval and will have some additional fans cheering for him in Saturday’s ASA Midwest Tour’s Miller 100 presented by Van Meter.
“Back in May, I had the chance to visit a local elementary school, Kenwood Leadership Academy in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,” Miller announced. “On Saturday, on behalf of Smokey Hollow Campground and Bryce Miller Motorsports, we will be sponsoring free tickets to Saturday’s race for some of the students and their families.”
Not only will Miller have the extra fan support, but he brings a successful record at Hawkeye Downs that he hopes can take him to victory lane.
“I am really looking forward to getting back to a track where we’ve had success in the past,” Miller said. “I am excited to return with our super late model now that we’ve built up our notebook and are ready to build on what we have learned this weekend.”
That success includes something that wasn’t really in the early season plans in 2023.
“I was fortunate to come away with four wins and the championship in the late models there in 2023,” Miller said with a smile. “Honestly, it was only supposed to be a one-race deal, but after the second week, we looked at the schedule and realized it lined up well with our truck series races, so we decided to chase the championship. It was a big commitment with a six-hour round trip on a Friday night for my family, but it definitely paid off in the end. It’s an amazing facility that puts on great racing.”
Last year, Miller competed in the ASA Midwest Tour event at Hawkeye Downs and came home with a ninth-place finish in the 100-lap main event and a heat race victory.
For ticket information, please visit midwesttour.racing.
Saturday Racing Divisions: ASA Midwest Tour Super Late Models, Legends, HD Dawgs
Schedule of Events for Saturday:
2pm – Pit Gate Opens
4pm – Front Gate Opens
4pm – ASAMT First Practice
4:45pm – ASAMT Final Practice
5:45pm – Qualifying (ASAMT Autograph Session to follow)
7pm – Racing Begins
General Admission Pricing: Adults: $25, Seniors (60+) & Veterans: $18, Youth (9-17): $12, Ages 8 & Under FREE
Location: Hawkeye Downs Speedway, 4400 6th St SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Past ASA Midwest Tour Hawkeye Downs Winners:
2007 – Steve Carlson
2008 – Steve Carlson
2009 – Steve Carlson
2010 – Steve Carlson
2011 – Jonathan Eilen
2014 – Ty Majeski
2015 – Ty Majeski
2021 – Ty Majeski
2023 – Gabe Sommers
2024 – Gabe Sommers
Past ‘Miller 100’ Winners (thanks to Kyle Ealy)
1973 – Butch Hartman
1974 – Bill Zwanziger
1975 – Ed Sanger
1976 – Curt Hanson
1977 – Fred Horn
1978 – Curt Hanson (2)
1979 – Verlin Eaker
1980 – Rodney Combs
1981 – Leon Plank
1982 – Ron Jackson
1983 – Roger Dolan
1984 – Ken Walton
1985 – Tom Hearst
1986 – Roger Dolan (2)
1987 – Billy Moyer, Jr
1988 – Billy Moyer, Jr (2)
1989 – Steve Holzhausen
1990 – Larry Phillips
1991 – Joe Shear
1992 – Johnny Spaw
1993 – Mel Walen
1994 – Tom Carlson
1995 – Joe Shear (2)
1996 – Steve Carlson
1997 – Steve Carlson (2)
1998 – Ron Breese, Jr
1999 – Kevin Nuttleman
2000 – Josh Walker
2001 – Steve Carlson (3)
2002 – Justin Diercks
2003 – Justin Diercks
2004 – Charlie Menard
2005 – Stephen Leicht
2006 – Trent Snyder
2007 – Steve Carlson (4)
2008 – Steve Carlson (5)
2009 – Steve Carlson (6)
2010 – Steve Carlson (7)
2011 – Johnathan Eilen
