HAWKEYE DOWNS (NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION) STATEMENT ON THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF HAWKEYE DOWNS PROPERTY, “Business as usual” for events and racing at the Downs
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — As a 501(c)(3) organization, the nonprofit Hawkeye Downs board is thrilled to see the proposed development plans recently announced by property owner Roger Cassill.
Our organization has a lengthy history on this property, hosting tens of thousands of events and celebrations in our expo halls, as well as many classes of racing and race-related events at the Hawkeye Downs racetrack for the past 99 years. Hawkeye Downs, now affiliated with NASCAR, is wrapping up one of its most successful racing seasons in recent years.
The Hawkeye Downs board holds a contract to lease the racetrack, the expo halls, and surrounding property from Cassill. In the fall of 2020, Hawkeye Downs sold its property to a private company, which in turn sold it to Cassill in late 2022.
All questions about the newly proposed property development should be directed to Roger Cassill.
Hawkeye Downs continues to conduct business as usual. We are currently planning several events to celebrate 100 years of racing at Hawkeye Downs in 2025, and we are booking expo hall events into 2027.
We are grateful to the community for its continued support of our unique event location. We look forward to celebrating the upcoming holidays with our exclusive Santa Village, and we anticipate an exciting year of racing events as we celebrate a century of racing at Hawkeye Downs in 2025. For more information on upcoming events, please visit the Hawkeye Downs website at www.hawkeyedowns.org.
ABOUT HAWKEYE DOWNS
Each year, this premiere venue hosts dozens of trade shows, conventions, and gatherings in its exposition halls and racing grounds. Hawkeye Downs is also home to one of two asphalt racetracks in the state of Iowa. Every April through October, you can hear the roar of race engines almost every weekend. Founded in 1925, Hawkeye Downs was previously known as Frontier Park and the Cedar Rapids Speedway. Hawkeye Downs is a nonprofit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.
