Sports
Football camp, practice remind players of V-S goal: Post-season
More than 120 young athletes joined the Vinton-Shellsburg High School football players during Football Camp last week. At the end of the camp, players received T-shirts. A special black and gold fo... Brian's View From the Grandstands: Vinton, Aug. 8 race review
Welcome to another round of Brian’s Views from the Grandstands. It was a hot evening for racing and the track definitely had some problems keeping itself in shape.
The first race up was...
Benton County Speedway coloring contest winners honored
Winners of the 2010 Benton County Speedway Coloring Contest were announced during feature events at the speedway on Sunday, August 8, 2010. The young artists competed in 3 age brackets with top win... Racing Shots for the week of August 8th
Feature winners Sunday, Aug. 8, included:
Damin Murty: Stock Car
Austin Kaplin: Sports Mod
Jerry Luloff Modified
Nate Chandler: Sports Compact
Al Swearin: Hobby Stock
... Views from the Grandstands – BCS – Aug 1
Welcome to another weekly summary of the races at the birthplace of the IMCA Modified, Benton County Speedway. Before I get started I want to mention how tough it is out there racing as I got m...
Winners of this week\'s races
A break in the rain allowed racing to continue Sunday at the Benton County Speedway.
The winners in the Aug. 1 features were:
Phil Holz - Stock Car
Justin Stander - Hobby Stock
Drew... 12 and Under team faces big-league-sized field, and fathers
Next year, the current Vinton 12 and under team that enjoyed a successful season, winning tournaments against teams from all over Iowa, will be playing in the 13 and under league.
Th... 
... Former UNI star Ali Farokhmanesh leads Vinton Merchants in Prime Time League
Millions of Americans remember Ali Farokhmanesh as the UNI player whose 3-point shots led his team to victory over top-seeded Kansas in the NCAA tournament.
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Races at the fair this week
A few snapshots of the races happening this week at the Benton County Fair.
Thanks so much to Scott Tjabring at Action Track Photography.
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