“DOOR WARZ” A NEW AND EXCITING EVENT

Mafia, Nostalgia Gassers, Pro-Mods & More

The newest event coming to Cordova Dragway Park is “Door Warz” on Friday and Saturday, June 15 & 16. The event will feature the some of the quickest and fastest doorslammers in the country. “Picking a headliner would be tough for this event” said Scott Gardner.

Feature classes include the Chris Duncan Race Cars Pro-Mod Super Series, the Midwest Super Stock Mafia, the Ozark Mountain Super Shifters, the 10.5” Tire Challenge Cars, Nostalgia Gassers and special exhibition cars. In addition, adding some more spice we will debut of the 1940 Ford Jet powered Pick-up Truck plus the PT Cruiser Wheelstander will be here as well. Make your plans to be here now.

Chris Duncan Race Cars Pro-Mod Super Series
The Chris Duncan Race Cars Pro-Mod Super Series features some of the best supercharged, nitrous and turbocharged race cars with speeds reaching close to 200 miles per hour in the 1/8 mile.

Midwest Super Stock Mafia
The Super Stock Mafia are highly modified race cars of all types featuring the some of the best all out factory iron entertainment. If you like nitrous purges, wheels in the air and unpredictable action; you wont want to miss these guys!

Ozark Mountain Super Shifters
The Super Shifters are unique cars of all types (Fords, Chevys & Mopars) that are naturally aspirated stick shifted entries. Many of these cars blast off the starting line from 8,000 to 12,000 rpm’s. If high winding (screaming engines) is your thing, your gonna love the Super Shifters

True 10.5” Tire Challenge Cars
The True 10.5” Tire Cars are made of newer model entries. The cars feature tons of horsepower coupled with small tires which makes these totally radical.

Nostalgia Gassers
These cars are what drag racing was in the 1960’s with Willy’s, Pick-ups, Anglia’s, pick-ups and more. True Gassers are rare a wild and worth seeing!

CLICK HERE for Gate Time, Admission and Sportsman Information

WEST RACING QUICK 8 & MOTORCYCLE CLASS ON TAP WITH BRACKETS SATURDAY

Friday Fun & Bracket Points #2 this Weekend

A busy weekend is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday, May 11 & 12. Friday is a Rev-Hard Fun Night with open racing for everyone plus the first High School Points race of the season along with gamblers and trophy classes. Then on Saturday it's Points Bracket Race #2 with the addition of the West Racing Heads Quick 8 (for doorslammers) along with the Motorcycle Class. "We are happy to begin year number two of the West Racing Heads Quick 8" mentioned Scott Gardner. "The pits are likely to fill up with all types of cars, dragsters and bikes" he continued. For more detailed information, please refer to the "this week" section of the website.

FRIDAY FUN NIGHT, POINTS BRACKETS &
HIGH SCHOOL BATTLE ON TAP THIS WEEKEND

The first Rev Hard Friday Fun Night is this Friday, May 4 at Cordova Dragway. "We are thrilled with getting into a busy weekend here at Cordova" said Scott Gardner. The Rev Hard Fun Night is an open racing format for everyone and also includes gamblers and trophy races. Gates open at 5:30 PM.

Then on Saturday, May 5 it is the start of the Points Bracket Series with several classes of competition. Gates open Saturday at 2 PM.

Then on Sunday, it's the Spring Battle of the High Schools. The Battle of the High Schools is a specialty race for high school students. The race features trophies for individual and team (School) competition as well as for best and worst appearing. Gates open Sunday at 8 AM. For more details see the "this week" section of the website.

SUCCESS!!!

New Scoreboards Up and Running!

After a week's worth of headaches and working with technical support at Compulink Timing System and Daktronics, JJ Koehler of FSS Electronics was able to get the new scoreboards working at Cordova Dragway Park. "We had to go back to the drawing board and hard wire the components as we couldn't get the wireless system to work" said Koehler. "We hope in the near future when the issues get resolved we can get wireless working as it's much less susceptible to lightning strikes" he continued.

"I'm ecstatic that the boards are are working and they are awesome, said Track Operator Scott Gardner, now once the sponsor signage comes in we will get those signs in place and we will have the project completed" he mentioned. The Daktronics Boards are state-of-the art LED Drag Racing Displays with each board measuring 4 feet, 11 inches high and 22 feet wide. The digits alone measure 48 inches tall. Come see the new scoreboards in action this Saturday, April 28 at a Spring Fun Day race at Cordova Dragway Park.

OPENING WEEKEND SPRING WARM-UP
A BIG SUCCESS

Next Event this Saturday, April 28 - Spring Fun Day

The Spring Warm Up and Swap Meet this past weekend was a big success at Cordova Dragway Park with two big days of test-n-tune, trophy, gamblers and junior dragster racing action. "We were truly blessed with two nice days of weather and good attendance to kick off the season" mentioned Scott Gardner.

This Saturday, April 28 is another opportunity to get out and have some fun with a Spring Fun Day at CDP. We will have test-n-tune plus trophy and gamblers races. Gates open at 11:30 AM with racing throughout the afternoon. Make plans now to attend.

EARLY SEASON EVENTS AT CORDOVA
Saturday, April 28 - Spring Fun Day with open racing for everyone. Gates open 11:30 AM, Racing 12 Noon
Friday, May 4 - Rev Hard Fun Night, Open 5:30, Racing 6 PM
Saturday, May 5 - Points Bracket Race #1, Open 2 PM, Time Trials 3 PM
Sunday, May 6 - Spring Battle of the High Schools, Open 8 AM, Practice Runs 9 AM

DON’S JEWELRY PRESENTS THE
“RACE FOR THE QUEEN” CHALLENGE

“Win a Certified ½ Carat Custom Diamond Ring”

Don’s Jewelry of Clinton, Iowa is presenting a brand new program at Cordova Dragway Park called “Race for the Queen.”

Here’s how the program works. Every time a racer in the Cordova Dragway Park Bracket Points Program is perfect on either end of the track (.000 reaction time or dead on the dial with a zero) he/she will earn a Diamond Point. The first racer to earn 5 Diamond Points gets the ring - it’s that simple! So wives and girlfriends get those guys to Cordova Dragway Park and tell them that YOU want that one-half carat Diamond Ring! Or better yet, get behind the wheel and win it all by yourself. The diamond is already selected, in a vault for safe keeping and just waiting on YOU!

The Don’s Jewelry “Ring for the Queen” is just another great program at Cordova Dragway Park. Please be sure to thank the folks at Don’s Jewelry (in Clinton, IA) for their support of this awesome program.

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WIFE OF LOCAL RACER PASSES AWAY

Sad news came to Cordova Dragway Park today as Gretchen Kruse, 30, of Port Byron passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2012. Her husband Sean has raced a blue Maverick in brackets over the past several seasons. "It's always difficult when someone within the racing family passes away, said Track Operator Scott Gardner, however this is even more difficult because of her age and their small children.

Funeral services are 10 AM Friday at Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline. Burial is in Hampton Cemetery. Visitation is 2-7PM Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers and gifts, the family request that memorials may made to a fund for her children.

Click Here for Van Hoe Funeral Home Obituary

OPENING WEEKEND IS HERE

Spring Warm Up & Swap Meet this Sat & Sun, April 21 & 22

With the early season warm weather a lot of people have been anxiously awaiting opening weekend at Cordova Dragway Park and it's finally here. This Saturday and Sunday, April 21 & 22 will be the dates as the season begins with the Spring Warm Up and Swap Meet. The event will include open test-n-tune, trophy, junior dragster and gamblers races. In addition, the Heartland Stock Super Stock Association will be in the house on Saturday. A swap meet will be going on each day so plan on cleaning out the garage and bring out those valuable parts.

Then on Sunday we again have test-n-tune plus gamblers, juniors and trophy classes. The NHRA will be here certifying chassis as well. For a chassis certification appointment please call the track at 309-654-2110. Gates open Saturday at 10 AM with racing underway at 11 AM and running throughout the afternoon. Then on Sunday, gates will open at 9 AM (to accommodate chassis certifications) with racing again underway at 11 AM.

Adult Admission $8 per day or 2 day pass $15
Kids (6-12) $3 per day
Test-n-Tune $25 per day
Trophy Class $30 per day
Jr Dragster Class $25 per day
Heartland Stock/Super Stock $25 (Gate fee Saturday only)
Swap Meet Space $15/1-day  or $25/2-day

RAIN OR SHINE VOLUNTEER DAY
WILL HAPPEN TOMORROW,
SATURDAY, APRIL 14

It appears we must be getting closer to racing season as the forecast is calling for scattered showers and thunderstorms on Volunteer Day, Saturday, April 14 (my attempt at being funny). We do have inside projects and some outside things that can happen even if it's raining. Those include; painting the inside of the men's Bathroom and the inside of the tower and registration buildings. Additionally, picnic tables can be painted under the Pavilion and the floor on the stage needs replacing. We also have some mechanical jobs that can be done inside the maintenance building.

Projects will be getting underway at 9 AM and hopefully the rains will hold off until late in the day and both outside and inside jobs can be completed. We hope to see you here!

VOLUNTEER DAY
THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 14

Opening Weekend Sat & Sun, April 21 & 22

Volunteer Day is this Saturday, April 14 at Cordova Dragway Park. "We've had great support at each Volunteer Day in the past, said Scott Gardner, and we hope that will be the case again this Saturday." There is a wide range of projects that we have on tap including; painting (interior and exterior), repairing split rail fence, trim trees, construction repairs, etc. Volunteer Day gets underway Saturday at 9 AM lasting most of the day. Lunch will be served. All Volunteers also get a voucher good for a free test-n-tune!

Opening race weekend is Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22 with the Spring Warm-Up and Swap Meet. In addition to open test-n-tune there will be trophy and gamblers races plus the Heartland Stock/Super Stock Association. Gates will open both days at 10 AM.