VINTON, Iowa - Hawkeye Racing News will publish their annual “Hometown Heroes” issue, which is due out Feb. 20. This issue profiles drivers throughout the Midwest in support classes.

Among the drivers to be featured in the upcoming edition are USMTS competitors Dean Mahlstedt and Brad Waits.

Other drivers that will be profiled in this year's issue include: Jayson Ditsworth of Burlington, Iowa (34 Raceway 305 Sprint Car Champion); D.J. Werkmeister of Braceville, Ill. (LaSalle & Grundy County Speedway Four-Cylinder Champion); Troy Naeger of Festus, Mo. (UMP Sportsman National Champion); Matt Greiner of Washington, Iowa (Bloomfield, Scotland County & Southern Iowa Speedway USRA Stock Car Champion); James Swan of Genoa City, WI (Mid-American Stock Car Series Champion); Troy and Kyle Shear of Roscoe, Ill. (Mid-American Stock Car Series); Ed “Bubba” Kline of Kearney, Mo. (Central Missouri Speedway B-Modified Champion); Nathan Burke of Minot, N.D. (Stock Car/North Dakota State Champ); Mark Hanson of Chippewa Falls, Wis. (WISSOTA Midwest Modified); Corey Jankowski of Tomah, Wis. (Dells Raceway Sportsman Champion); Jamie Lemke of Hutchinson, Minn (WISSOTA Modified/Viking Fall Classic Champ); B.J Dauer of Hutchinson, Kansas (Hobby Stock/Kansas State Champ); Pat Rachels of Knoxville, Iowa (Eldon Raceway Stock Car Champion); Brian Franz of Halstead, Kansas (NCRA Modified Champion); Tyler Limoges of Redwood Falls, Minn. (WISSOTA Midwest Modified); Michael Long of Quincy, Ill. (Modified champ at Quincy & Memphis); Chester Ace of Oregon, Wis. (Bandit division at Madison Int'l Speedway); and Jena Barthelmes of Marion, Iowa (Sport Compact National Champion).

In addition to this, we'll have our annual coverage of Florida "Speedweeks" in this issue.

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