April 12 Sturgeon Bay car show to benefit Boys and Girls Club
March 04, 2008 at 12:58:24 pm:
STURGEON BAY, Wis. – The local Boys and Girls Club will be the beneficiary of money raised at a Saturday, April 12 car show in Sturgeon Bay.“Best Appearing” trophies will be awarded in eight classes and the show will be the first 2008 public appearance for most of the IMCA Modified... (read more)
Kennedale completes six features before rain interrupts season-opening special
Kennedale completes six features before rain interrupts season-opening special
March 04, 2008 at 02:26:48 pm:
KENNEDALE, Texas (March 1-2) – Two defending track champions were back in victory lane, one of them in a new class, before rain brought an early end to Kennedale Speedway Park’s season-opening Spring Kick-Off special.Jeff Turner, who paved his way to the national crown with the 2007 titl... (read more)
Price track is right for IMCA’s Southern SportMods
Price track is right for IMCA’s Southern SportMods
March 06, 2008 at 11:08:11 am:
PRICE, Utah (March 6) – Little more than a year after signing on to bring sanctioned Modifieds to Utah, Desert Thunder Raceway is the first track in the state to add IMCA’s Southern SportMod division to its regular race programs.Fourteen dates for the two classes are on the upcoming sche... (read more)
Three IMCA divisions return to Sherman County Speedway
Three IMCA divisions return to Sherman County Speedway
March 07, 2008 at 11:09:53 am:
GOODLAND, Kan. (March 7) – Three IMCA divisions are back on the track this year at Sherman County Speedway.Sanctioned Modifieds, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks all return to Goodland after absences of a decade or more. Opening night is set for April 19, with point races for each class scheduled t... (read more)
First opening night scheduled May 3 at Lovelock Speedway
First opening night scheduled May 3 at Lovelock Speedway
March 10, 2008 at 08:32:47 am:
LOVELOCK, Nev. (March 14) – A project five years in the making comes to fruition this spring, when the green flag flies for the first time at Lovelock Speedway.Opening night at the 1/4-mile dirt track, located four miles west of Lovelock, is now planned for May 3. With a three-day special sche... (read more)
Paris opens Saturday with new promoters
Paris opens Saturday with new promoters
March 12, 2008 at 08:21:28 am:
PARIS, Texas (March 11) – With opening night set for this weekend at Paris Motor Speedway, David Hathcock is pleased to see his to-do list getting shorter.Hathcock and his wife Diane are new promoters at the ¼-mile dirt venue, where IMCA sanctioned Modifieds, Southern SportMods and Stoc... (read more)
Grabouski tops first Spring Nationals Modified feature
Grabouski tops first Spring Nationals Modified feature
March 15, 2008 at 09:56:24 pm:
BEATRICE, Neb. (March 15) – Jordan Grabouski led the last five times around the track in winning the rain delayed Spring Nationals opening feature for IMCA Modifieds at Beatrice Speedway. Grabouski, from Beatrice, caught Ben Seidler for the front spot on la... (read more)
Saathoff scores fifth Spring Nationals career IMCA Modified win
Saathoff scores fifth Spring Nationals career IMCA Modified win
March 16, 2008 at 02:40:15 am:
BEATRICE, Neb. (March 15) – Johnny Saathoff won his fifth career Spring Nationals IMCA Modified feature in 11 years, while Jordan Grabouski came oh-so-close to winning his second on the same day at Beatrice Speedway. Saathoff regained the lead with 10 laps ... (read more)
Sunday Spring Nationals show snowed out
Sunday Spring Nationals show snowed out
March 16, 2008 at 06:00:48 pm:
BEATRICE, Neb. (March 16) – Weather was the winner this afternoon at Beatrice Speedway. Heavy snowfall resulted in cancellation of what was to have been the third and final Spring Nationals program of the weekend. Sunday’s show was t... (read more)
Plato services set for Wednesday
Plato services set for Wednesday
March 17, 2008 at 01:43:31 pm:
BOYD, Texas – Funeral services for Boyd Raceway promoter David Plato Sr. will be held Wednesday, March 19 at 10 a.m. at White’s Funeral Home in Azle.Plato, 62, died Sunday at Regency Hospital in Fort Worth. Visitation is from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Pleasa... (read more)
Earliest Jackpot Junction Tour opener now on tap with first-ever Kasson visit
Earliest Jackpot Junction Tour opener now on tap with first-ever Kasson visit
March 18, 2008 at 08:24:14 am:
KASSON, Minn. (March 17) – The earliest opening event in Jackpot Junction Tour history is now on tap, when the series visits Kasson Speedway for a Sunday, April 27 show. Also new to the IMCA KSE Racing Products Sprint Car series schedule are shows on Friday, May 9 at Ja... (read more)
Speedway Motors Weekly Racing decals new to 2008 packets
Speedway Motors Weekly Racing decals new to 2008 packets
March 21, 2008 at 09:37:28 am:
VINTON, Iowa (March 20) – Drivers in all IMCA divisions will find new decals enclosed when they open their 2008 packet. Speedway Motors Weekly Racing decals are to be displayed on both sides and on the right rear of every race car. Other required decals must be placed in desi... (read more)
Bolton sweeps Lady Luck’s Beat The Heat special for 100th career IMCA Modified win
Bolton sweeps Lady Luck’s Beat The Heat special for 100th career IMCA Modified win
March 21, 2008 at 10:04:29 am:
LUBBOCK, Texas (March 15) – Feature victories on both nights of the season-opening Beat The Heat special at Lady Luck Speedway put Monte Bolton in a very exclusive group of IMCA Modified drivers. Bolton became the 28th driver in division history to reach the 100 career win ma... (read more)
Woody’s Hot Shot prize goes to race fan/driver Sternard
Woody’s Hot Shot prize goes to race fan/driver Sternard
March 21, 2008 at 10:07:53 am:
STURGEON BAY, Wis. (March 20) – Kevin Sternard started going to the track to watch his father Les race 30-plus years ago. The IMCA Modified driver from Sturgeon Bay, Wis., got a bigger a kick watching his dad get back on the track last season that he did racing himself. ... (read more)
Lord takes two wins, top points bonus at Imperial’s Armstrong-Evans Memorial
Lord takes two wins, top points bonus at Imperial’s Armstrong-Evans Memorial
March 21, 2008 at 10:14:02 am:
IMPERIAL, Calif. (March 16) – David Lord drove a borrowed car to a pair of $1,200 wins at Imperial Valley Speedway’s Armstrong-Evans Memorial special. The Riverside racer came from midpack in both the Saturday and Sunday shows for IMCA Modifieds. His opening night victo... (read more)
N.Y.’s Thunder Mountain sanctions IMCA Modifieds
N.Y.’s Thunder Mountain sanctions IMCA Modifieds
March 21, 2008 at 10:16:42 am:
CENTER LISLE, N.Y. (March 20) – A new night for racing at Thunder Mountain Speedway features a new division beginning this season. Friday programs at the 3/8 mile clay oval just north of Center Lisle will sport IMCA sanctioned Modifieds. Test and tune sessions are scheduled A... (read more)
Deery doubleheader at Eagle starts race to title in 22nd IMCA J & J Steel Late Model tour
Deery doubleheader at Eagle starts race to title in 22nd IMCA J & J Steel Late Model tour
March 21, 2008 at 10:25:06 am:
EAGLE, Neb. (March 20) – First laps will be turned next weekend at Eagle Raceway in the race to the Deery Brothers Summer Series championship. The 22nd annual tour for IMCA J & J Steel Late Models opens with its first-ever visit to Eagle, headlining the March 29-30 Ice Br... (read more)
Grabouski, Saathoff, Lord join ballot for Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational race
Grabouski, Saathoff, Lord join ballot for Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational race
March 21, 2008 at 10:42:34 am:
IMPERIAL, Calif. (March 16) – Mid-March specials put three more IMCA Modified drivers on the ballot for this fall’s Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Jordan Grabouski and Johnny Saathoff, who were elected to start the 10-car, 10-lap race at last year’s IMCA Speed... (read more)
SportMods are new to AFCO program, Dynatech continues prizes for Modifieds
SportMods are new to AFCO program, Dynatech continues prizes for Modifieds
March 21, 2008 at 10:47:08 am:
BOONVILLE, Ind. (March 20) – New awards from AFCO are in store this season for IMCA SportMod competitors while Dynatech Headers continues its program for Modified drivers. Both companies are divisions of the Boonville, Ind.-based A-Fab Corporation and will issue product certi... (read more)
Belleville Motorsports contingencies go to IMCA Modified special series drivers
Belleville Motorsports contingencies go to IMCA Modified special series drivers
March 21, 2008 at 10:49:48 am:
BELLEVILLE, Kan. (March 20) – Putting a different twist on its IMCA contingency program for 2008, Belleville Motorsports will give contingency awards to Modified competitors in four special series. Fifty dollar product certificates go to designated place finishers at each eve... (read more)
IMCA Modified regional champions, national runner-up earn Bert Transmission awards
IMCA Modified regional champions, national runner-up earn Bert Transmission awards
March 21, 2008 at 11:02:08 am:
ST. CONSTANT, Quebec (March 20) – Champions of all five regions for IMCA Modifieds, as well as the runner-up in final national standings for the division receive awards again this season from Bert Transmission. The second place driver earns a Bert transmission, while each reg... (read more)
SportMod awards new to Bilstein program
SportMod awards new to Bilstein program
March 21, 2008 at 11:03:45 am:
POWAY, Calif. (March 20) – Awards for drivers in both SportMod divisions are new to Bilstein’s IMCA contingency package this season. National champions of the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and the Southern SportMod classes will receive $350 product certificates from ... (read more)
Brodix giving awards to Late Model champs, top rookies
Brodix giving awards to Late Model champs, top rookies
March 21, 2008 at 11:06:14 am:
MENA, Ark. (March 20) – Brodix again rewards the on-track accomplishments of drivers in the IMCA J & J Steel Late Model division in 2008. The Mena, Ark., manufacturer will give cylinder head sets to national and Deery Brothers Summer Series champions, and to rookies of th... (read more)
Comp Cams, RHS combine to give Engine Builder of the Year awards
Comp Cams, RHS combine to give Engine Builder of the Year awards
March 21, 2008 at 11:09:32 am:
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (March 20) – Competition Cams and Racing Head Service will sponsor the new IMCA engine builder of the year award this season. National champions in the Modified, J & J Steel Late Model, KSE Racing Products Sprint Car, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod, South... (read more)
IMCA SportMod divisions added to 2008 Enginequest contingency award program
IMCA SportMod divisions added to 2008 Enginequest contingency award program
March 21, 2008 at 11:14:01 am:
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March 20) – Awards for drivers in both IMCA SportMod divisions are new to Enginequest‘s contingency award program for 2008. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Southern SportMod competitors become eligible for cash and product awards from the Las Vegas... (read more)
Hyperco adds awards for both IMCA SportMod divisions
Hyperco adds awards for both IMCA SportMod divisions
March 21, 2008 at 11:17:49 am:
LOGANSPORT, Ind. (March 20) – More drivers competing with Hyperco products will receive awards, as the Logansport, Ind., manufacturer adds the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and the Southern SportMod divisions to its IMCA contingency program for 2008. The top three eligible... (read more)
Deery, Stock drivers in line for Intercomp contingency awards
Deery, Stock drivers in line for Intercomp contingency awards
March 21, 2008 at 11:20:38 am:
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (March 20) – Drivers following the Deery Brothers Summer Series and competitors in both regions for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars receive contingency awards from Intercomp again this season. The Minneapolis company, manufacturer of the official scales for IMCA, wi... (read more)
Top starters score Jeff’s Performance awards
Top starters score Jeff’s Performance awards
March 21, 2008 at 11:24:05 am:
SHERMAN, Texas (March 20) – Drivers in five IMCA divisions making the most sanctioned starts in 2008 will see their efforts in getting to the track rewarded by Jeff’s Performance. The Sherman, Texas, engine builder unveils a unique program with awards to the top starter... (read more)
Jet returns as Northern Region sponsor for Stocks, Hobbies
Jet returns as Northern Region sponsor for Stocks, Hobbies
March 21, 2008 at 11:26:10 am:
BEATRICE, Neb. (March 20) – Jet Racing returns as title sponsor of Northern Regions for both IMCA Sunoco Stock Car and Hobby Stock divisions in 2008. The Beatrice, Neb., chassis manufacturer and parts retailer will furnish $1,000 of the point fund to be paid to the top five S... (read more)
JR renews engine claim, exchange contingency awards
JR renews engine claim, exchange contingency awards
March 21, 2008 at 11:28:49 am:
ANKENY, Iowa (March 20) – IMCA drivers accepting engine claims or exchanges receive contingency awards again this season from JR Motorsports. Modified drivers get $400 discounts on the purchase of a new short block or complete engine freshen for each claim. ... (read more)
KSE continues title sponsorship of IMCA Sprint division
KSE continues title sponsorship of IMCA Sprint division
March 21, 2008 at 11:30:40 am:
WHITE HOUSE, Tenn. (March 20) – KSE Racing Products returns for a third consecutive season as title sponsor of the IMCA Sprint Car division in 2008. The White House, Tenn., high performance parts manufacturer will furnish the $2,000 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in ... (read more)
Registered Modified, Stock Car drivers earn $50 from Moser for each feature win
Registered Modified, Stock Car drivers earn $50 from Moser for each feature win
March 21, 2008 at 11:39:43 am:
PORTLAND, Ind. (March 20) – Feature winners in five IMCA divisions earn contingency awards again in 2008 from Moser Engineering. All IMCA Modified and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers who complete and return sign-up forms, along with proof of purchase by Aug. 1 will receive $100... (read more)
Performance Engineering & Manufacturing awards go to Deery Series pole starters
Performance Engineering & Manufacturing awards go to Deery Series pole starters
March 21, 2008 at 11:42:17 am:
UNION, Mo. (March 20) – New IMCA sponsor Performance Engineering and Manufacturing will make every pole starter in the Deery Brothers Summer Series an award winner this season. The Union, Mo., company will give a set of quick change gears to the driver taking the green flag f... (read more)
QA1 continues contingency awards for Modifieds, SportMods, Stocks, Hobbies
QA1 continues contingency awards for Modifieds, SportMods, Stocks, Hobbies
March 21, 2008 at 11:45:17 am:
LAKEVILLE, Minn. (March 20) – How final points stack up regionally or nationally will determine the recipients of QA1 Motorsports contingency awards in five IMCA divisions again this season. Awards given by the Lakeville, Minn., high-performance parts manufacturer will be ba... (read more)
Special events drivers run for Racing Optics awards
Special events drivers run for Racing Optics awards
March 21, 2008 at 11:47:25 am:
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (March 20) – Contingency awards from Racing Optics go to IMCA special events competitors in seven divisions this season. The San Clemente, Calif., tearoff manufacturer is again giving $50 product certificates to designated place finishers at each race in ... (read more)
Stock Car state champs take home TCI awards
Stock Car state champs take home TCI awards
March 21, 2008 at 11:51:16 am:
ASHLAND, Miss. (March 20) – TCI Automotive expands its contingency program again this season, with new awards for state champions in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car division. Each state champion in the class will receive a $150 product certificate from the Ashland, Miss., transmiss... (read more)
Al Buschelman’s column for March newsletter
Al Buschelman’s column for March newsletter
March 21, 2008 at 01:07:03 pm:
The Western Region has another Southern SportMod sanction, as Desert Thunder Raceway at Price, Utah, will add the class this season. I thought for some time now that the SportMods had tremendous potential in this region. They’ve proven to be crowd pleasers in Colorado and New... (read more)
Allen Langdale’s column for March newsletter
Allen Langdale’s column for March newsletter
March 21, 2008 at 01:12:06 pm:
The weather in eastern Nebraska is finally giving us a break as temperatures are supposed to reach near 60 degrees the next couple of days. With the snow and cold hopefully behind us, it appears the 2008 race season is truly just around the corner. Çongratulations to J... (read more)
Davey Plato’s column for March newsletter
Davey Plato’s column for March newsletter
March 21, 2008 at 01:17:30 pm:
As I sit down to write my first Coast to Coast column, I’m looking forward to the 2008 racing season. This time of year is always exciting because everybody is geared up and ready to go. Some have new cars, some are moving to new classes and some are simply talking about it!&... (read more)
Ed Billings’ column for March newsletter
Ed Billings’ column for March newsletter
March 21, 2008 at 01:19:06 pm:
The excitement level is running high here in the Eastern Region as we get closer and closer to racing season. This month we will welcome a new track to the region and talk about two very successful car shows over the past few weeks. Famed Volunt... (read more)
Paul Vetter’s column for March newsletter
Paul Vetter’s column for March newsletter
March 21, 2008 at 01:31:30 pm:
According to the calendar, it is still winter. But according to the weatherman, it has been more like spring in parts of the Western Region as several tracks have recently held their season-opening events for IMCA Modifieds. We have been lucky enough to make a couple early season track visits with m... (read more)
Bill Martin’s column for March newsletter
Bill Martin’s column for March newsletter
March 21, 2008 at 01:39:37 pm:
When my phone rings here at work, odds are pretty good I’ll be getting one of two questions. The first is “Brett?” That answer is no. There’s a gremlin in the system (probably related to the one guilty of the hijinks with our email last mon... (read more)
Bob Allen’s column for March newsletter
Bob Allen’s column for March newsletter
March 21, 2008 at 01:49:12 pm:
The Jackpot Junction Tour will kick off earlier this season as we make our first visit to the Kasson Speedway on Sunday, April 27. The series will move on to the Jackson Speedway on May 9th for another added event. Promoters at both tracks have expressed their opt... (read more)
Kirk Niehouse’s column for March newsletter
Kirk Niehouse’s column for March newsletter
March 21, 2008 at 01:54:32 pm:
The snow is finally melting and it looks like spring could really arrive. After 55-plus inches of snow this winter, it was getting hard to imagine the start of the 2008 race season being only a couple of weeks away. It looks to be a chilly start, but once the cars get on the track the cold will be f... (read more)
Tom’s column for March newsletter
Tom’s column for March newsletter
March 21, 2008 at 01:56:12 pm:
The racing season is upon us and I’m going to cover the most popular questions I’ve received over the last 30 days. Number one on the list is the fuel cell rollover check valve rule and there still seems to be some confusion on the is¬sue. First, we’re aware i... (read more)
Brett Root’s column for March newsletter
Brett Root’s column for March newsletter
March 21, 2008 at 02:17:17 pm:
I’ve seen a lot of racing firsts during my time at IMCA, but I’d never been at the races when it started snowing as hard as it did on what was supposed to be the final day of Spring Nationals at Beatrice Speedway. The weather in eastern Nebraska was excellent right up u... (read more)
Larry Shaw Racing signs on as title sponsor for Blood, Sweat and Tears Modified Series
Larry Shaw Racing signs on as title sponsor for Blood, Sweat and Tears Modified Series
March 21, 2008 at 02:43:43 pm:
BATESVILLE, Ark. (March 21) – One of the best known names in the race car building business has signed on as new title sponsor of the Blood, Sweat and Tears Series for IMCA Modifieds.Larry Shaw Racing will award a chassis to a top 10 finisher in the series, sanctioned by IMCA for the second co... (read more)
Sanctioned Modifieds, Stock Cars return to Dodge City for weekly, special events
Sanctioned Modifieds, Stock Cars return to Dodge City for weekly, special events
March 24, 2008 at 07:57:27 am:
DODGE CITY, Kan. (March 21) - A familiar face and two familiar IMCA divisions are back at a southwest Kansas venue this season.Ed Beckley returns as promoter at Dodge City's Raceway Park, where he'll oversee a busy weekly and special events racing schedule featuring the sanctioned Modified and Stock... (read more)
Carl collects top Modified check at Frost Fest, Bengard rules Stocks, Karnopp tops Hobbies
Carl collects top Modified check at Frost Fest, Bengard rules Stocks, Karnopp tops Hobbies
March 24, 2008 at 09:16:27 am:
By Mike HughesNORTON, Kan. (March 22) – Dan Carl led the last five circuits in winning the season-opening Frost Fest feature for IMCA Modifieds at Elmwood Park Speedway.The $1,000 victory put Carl on the Fast Shafts All-Star ballot and came ahead of Mark Zorn and defending race win ner David M... (read more)
IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars debut at Quincy April 6
IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars debut at Quincy April 6
March 24, 2008 at 01:18:59 pm:
By Jack WalbringQUINCY, Ill. (March 24) – Newly-sanctioned IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars see their first point race action on Sunday, April 6 at Quincy Raceway.Triple R Performance Engines has signed on to sponsor the local division and will furnish $1,000 in addition to the IMCA point fund.Area Stoc... (read more)
Four IMCA divisions run Saturdays at Odessa’s Champion Motor Speedway
Four IMCA divisions run Saturdays at Odessa’s Champion Motor Speedway
March 26, 2008 at 11:08:48 am:
ODESSA, Texas (March 26) – Champion Motor Speedway waves the green flag for four IMCA sanctioned divisions this season.Eleven point shows are on the 2008 schedule for the Modifieds, Southern SportMods, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks. Champion will run every other weekend starting April 19, splitt... (read more)
Two practice sessions precede April 4 opener at State Fairgrounds Speedway
Two practice sessions precede April 4 opener at State Fairgrounds Speedway
March 27, 2008 at 08:14:40 am:
DES MOINES, Iowa (March 27) – A pair of open practice sessions are scheduled before the 2008 race season gets underway at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway.Practice runs from noon-8 p.m. Saturday, March 29 and from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 2 at the famed Des Moines half-mile.The first point... (read more)
Herrig takes promotional helm at Alta’s Buena Vista Raceway
Herrig takes promotional helm at Alta’s Buena Vista Raceway
March 28, 2008 at 07:59:55 am:
ALTA, Iowa (March 27) – After competing at Buena Vista Raceway for the past 15 years, Jeff Herrig is looking forward to his next opening night from a different perspective.Herrig is the new promoter at the Alta race track, where the first point races of 2008 will be held April 23.Wednesday nig... (read more)
Jackpot Junction Tour gains Nobles County Speedway date
Jackpot Junction Tour gains Nobles County Speedway date
March 31, 2008 at 11:19:26 am:
WORTHINGTON, Minn. (March 31) – A 12th event is new to the Jackpot Junction Tour, with the addition of Nobles County Speedway to the 2008 schedule.The Friday, June 6 visit to the ¼-mile dirt oval at Worthington will be the first ever for the IMCA KSE Racing Products Sprint Car Series. H... (read more)
