LINCOLN, Neb. (Nov. 29) – The best dirt track drivers in the nation were honored Saturday night in Lincoln, when IMCA hosted its national awards banquet.
2014 national champions taking their turn at the podium were Zane DeVilbiss, IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds; Justin Kay, IMCA Late Models; Clint Benson, IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars; Mike Nichols, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars; Shannon Anderson, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks; Matt Looft in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods; Chad Hertel in the Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods; and Nate Coopman in the Mach-1 Sport Compacts.
Benson and Hertel were both first-time national kings. DeVilbiss, Kay, Looft and Coopman each reigned for the second time, Nichols and Anderson for the fifth.
Modified regional champions were Zane DeVilbiss in the Larry Shaw Racing Western, William Gould in the Razor Chassis South Central, Johnny Saathoff in the Jet Racing Central, Chris Abelson in the Belleville Motorsports North Central and Chris Fleming in the Dort Works Eastern.
Mike Nichols reigned in the Arnold Motor Supply Northern Region and Matt Guillaume repeated atop Arnold Motor Supply Southern Region standings for the Stock Cars.
Hobby Stock regional champions were Shannon Anderson in the Big Daddy Race Cars Northern and April Phillips in the Charger Chassis Southern. Phillips became the first female driver in any division to win a regional crown this season.
National rookies of the year were Dean Abbey, Modified; John Emerson, Late Model; Kyle Jones, Sprint Car; Devin Smith, Stock Car; TeJay Mielke, Hobby Stock; Robert Gallaher, Northern SportMod; Garett Rawls, Southern SportMod; and Jacob Kofoot, Sport Compact.
Modified regional rookie of the year honors went to Kyle Wilson, Western; Dean Abbey, South Central; Clay Sellard, Central; Nick Roberts, North Central; and Kurt Decker, Eastern.
Devin Smith was top rookie in the Northern Region for Stock Cars while Colby Deming paced points for first-year drivers in the Southern Region. TeJay Mielke earned top rookie honors in the Northern Hobby Stock region and Westin Abbey paced the Southern Region.
Justin Kay was champion and Ryan Dolan the rookie of the year in the Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models.
Hobby Stock driver Tiffany Bittner won the Lady Eagle prize, awarded to the female competitor in all divisions with the top point total, for the fourth straight year.
Super Nationals champions were Kyle Strickler in the Modifieds, Jeff Aikey in the Late Models, Devin Smith in the Stock Cars, Shannon Anderson in the Hobby Stocks, Jonathon Logue in the Northern SportMods and Adam Gates in the Sport Compacts.
The late Bill Smith, founder and CEO of Speedway Motors, was remembered during the evening and his son Clay accepted a special photo montage and banner from Super Nationals on behalf of the Speedway Motors family.
The Lincoln speed shop is title sponsor of both Super Nationals and the IMCA Weekly Racing program.
A record 406 local track and 91 Allstar Performance State champions were crowned this season while 161 drivers earned career-first track or special series titles. Shares of a $600,000-plus point fund were distributed during the banquet.
Track champions in the Larry Shaw Racing Western Region for Modifieds included Randy Artz at Battle Mountain Raceway; Kenny Baumann at Billings Motorsports Park; Bert Beech at Sweetwater Speedway; Carl Berendsen at Antioch Speedway; Lee Bosch at Lovelock Speedway; Erica Buhr at American Valley Speedway; Duane Cleveland at Silver Dollar Speedway; Nick DeCarlo at Petaluma Speedway; Zane DeVilbiss at Aztec Speedway, Desert Thunder Raceway and Montezuma County Fairgrounds Speedway; Don Earven at Central Arizona Speedway; Albert Gill at Siskiyou Motor Speedway and Southern Oregon Speedway; Cody Graham at Arizona Speedway; Braedon Hand at Cottage Grove Speedway; Kyle Heckman at Bakersfield Speedway; Bobby Horton at Cocopah Speedway; Paul G. Jones at Casper Speedway; Eddie Kirchoff at Gillette Thunder Speedway; Shawn LaRocque at Winnemucca Regional Raceway; Danny Lauer at Santa Maria Speedway; Doug Lockwood at Sunset Speedway Park; Jeremy Meirhofer at Gallatin Speedway; Travis Metz at Atomic Motor Raceway; Robert Mull at Rattlesnake Raceway; Mitchell Niemi at Barona Speedway; Kenny Nott at Ocean Speedway; Jason Pike at Pahrump Valley Speedway; Jimmy Reeves at Kings Speedway and Thunderbowl Raceway; Ryan Roath at Prescott Valley Speedway; Enos Ruble at Thunder Mountain Raceway; Cory Sample at Fernley 95A Speedway; Jeffry Sheppard Jr. at Mohave Valley Raceway; Kelly Smith at Diamond Mountain Speedway; David Soulek at Salmon Valley Speedway; Paul Stone at Merced Speedway; Wade Taylor at Summit Raceway; James Thibodeaux at Tonopah Speedway; Ricky Thornton Jr. at Canyon Speedway Park; Josh Vogt at Chowchilla Raceway and Ventura Raceway; Mark Wermling at Electric City Speedway; Collen Winebarger at Willamette Speedway and Bryan Wordelman at Millard County Raceway.
Drivers in the Razor Chassis South Central Region earning Modified track titles were Monte Bolton at Lubbock Speedway; Richard Brown Jr. at 85 Speedway; Neal Flowers at Cardinal Speedway; John Gober at 281 Speedway; William Gould at Boyd Raceway and Kennedale Speedway Park; Josh McGaha at Abilene Speedway; Dillon Pike at Mountain Creek Speedway; Caleb Stone at Roadrunner Speedway; Jeff White at Grayson County Speedway; and Keith White at Cotton Bowl Speedway and at Heart O’ Texas Speedway.
Jet Racing Central Region track champions are Austin Allen at Dodge City Raceway Park; Jacob Anson at Boone County Raceway; Brady Coen at Lamar Speedway and Sherman County Speedway; Eddie Edwards at Red Willow County Raceway; Tyson Franks at Batesville Motor Speedway; Colton Osborn at Dawson County Raceway; Mike Petersilie at Salina Speedway; Kyle Rohleder at WaKeeney Speedway; Johnny Saathoff at Beatrice Speedway and Eagle Raceway; Clay Sellard at Thomas County Speedway; Dylan Sherfick at RPM Speedway; Mat Stallbaumer at Thunder Hill Speedway; Tom Svoboda at U.S. 30 Speedway; Jesse Taylor at I-76 Speedway and Phillips County Raceway; Randy Weaver at I-30 Speedway; and Danny Womack at Outlaw Motorsports Park;
Track champions in the Belleville Motorsports North Central Region were Chris Abelson at Buena Vista Raceway, the Clay County Fairgrounds and Raceway Park; Brandon Beckendorf at Redwood Speedway; Eric Burwick at Southwest Speedway; Cayden Carter at West Liberty Raceway; Drew Christianson at Nodak Speedway; Troy Cordes at Benton County Speedway and Independence Motor Speedway; Ray Cox Jr. at Quad City Speedway; Douglas Crampton at Davenport Speedway; Jason Czarapata at Luxemburg Speedway and Seymour Speedway; Eric Dailey at Fairmont Raceway; Todd Dart at Thunderhill Raceway; Ryan DeShaw at Dubuque Speedway; Mark Elliott at Hamilton County Speedway; Jason Fisher at Murray County Speedway; Josh Gilman at Stuart Speedway; Jimmy Gustin at Boone Speedway; Travis Hagen at Williston Basin Speedway; Randy Havlik at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway; Sean Jerovetz at Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway; Justin Jones at Buffalo River Race Park; Ronn Lauritzen at Marshalltown Speedway; Tyler Madigan at Jackson County Speedway; Levi Nielsen at I-35 Speedway; Roger Nielsen at Jackson Speedway; Steven Pfeifer at Estevan Motor Speedway; Andrew Schroeder at Southern Iowa Speedway; Mark Schulte at Farley Speedway; Dustin Smith at Algona Raceway; Jesse Sobbing at Crawford County Speedway and Shelby County Speedway; Shawn Strand at Dacotah Speedway; Tim Ward at Hancock County Speedway; Jeff Waterman at 34 Raceway and Lee County Speedway; Johnny Whitman at 141 Speedway; Jerry Wren at Arlington Raceway; and Marcus Yarie at Shawano Speedway.
Dirt Works Eastern Region track champions included Matt Cole at Five Mile Point Speedway; James Cornell at I-88 Speedway; Chris Fleming at Brewerton Speedway and Skyline Raceway; Richard Karlnoski at Yates County Speedway; and A.J. Ward at Crystal Motor Speedway and Tri-City Motor Speedway.
Allstar Performance state champions were Brandon Beckendorf in Minnesota; Craig Cassell in Oregon; Matt Cole in New York; Mike Densberger in Nebraska; Brandon Durbin in Illinois; William Gould in Texas; Travis Hagen in North Dakota; Brint Hartwick in Arkansas; Paul G. Jones in Wyoming; Ronn Lauritzen in Iowa; Brad Lautenbach in Wisconsin; Blake Lyle in Idaho; Jeremy Meirhofer in Montana; Ryan Roath in Arizona; Cory Sample in Nevada; Clay Sellard in Kansas; Kelly Smith in Utah; Ricky Stephan in South Dakota; Caleb Stone in New Mexico; Jesse Taylor in Colorado; A.J. Ward in Michigan; Kyle Wilson in California; and Danny Womack in Oklahoma.
Top drivers in special series for Modifieds were Brandon Beckendorf in the Redline Racing Parts North Star Series; Bert Beech in the EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West Tour; James Cornell in the Friesen Chevrolet Empire State Series; Zane DeVilbiss in the Border States Racing Series; Troy Foulger in the Nor-Cal Challenge Series; Jeremy Frenier in the Precise Racing BST Series; Josh McGaha in the Texas Lone Star Series; Cory Sample in the I-80 Challenge Series; Alex Stanford in the Wild West Speedweek; Jeff Taylor in the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour; Ricky Thornton Jr. in the Winter Challenge Series; and Mike Van Genderen in the Hawkeye Dirt Tour.
Late Model track champions were Brian Beaudry at Jackson County Speedway; Tyler Bruening at Farley Speedway; Todd Cooney at Benton County Speedway, Hamilton County Speedway, I-35 Speedway, Southern Iowa Speedway and Stuart Speedway; Andy Eckrich at West Liberty Raceway; Ryan Griffith at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway; Justin Kay at Davenport Speedway and Dubuque Speedway; Curt Martin at Independence Motor Speedway; Mike Murphy Jr. at Quad City Speedway; and Melvin Zeitner at Shelby County Speedway.
State champions were Todd Cooney in Iowa and Mike Murphy Jr. in Illinois.
Todd Cooney was champion of the Sunday Series.
Winners of Sprint Car track titles included Clint Benson at Eagle Raceway; Kyle Jones at Mountain Creek Speedway; Matt Moro at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway; Jeb Sessums at Kennedale Speedway Park; and Michael Stien at Arlington Raceway.
Allstar Performance State champions were Clint Benson in Nebraska; Jerald Harris in Virginia; Matt Moro in Iowa; Jeb Sessums in Texas; and Michael Stien in Minnesota.
Special series champions were Jerald Harris in the Virginia Sprint Series; Jason Howell in the Sprint Series of Texas; and Michael Stien in the Sprint Series of Minnesota.
Drivers winning Stock Car track titles in the Arnold Motor Supply Northern Region were Brian Blessington at Stuart Speedway; Lance Borgman at Beatrice Speedway; David Bouche at Thunderhill Raceway; David Brandies at West Liberty Raceway; Nathan Burke at Devil’s Lake Speedway; Cayden Carter at Southern Iowa Speedway; Norman Chesmore at Independence Motor Speedway; Jason Cook at Lee County Speedway; Brandon Czarapata at Luxemburg Speedway; Jordan Durward at Estevan Motor Speedway; Jerry Gifford at Boone Speedway; Derek Green at I-35 Speedway; Rich Gregoire at Redwood Speedway; Marvin Griffith Jr. at Thunder Hill Speedway; Gregory Gutt at Lamar Speedway and Phillips County Raceway; John Heinz at Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway; Abe Huls at Quincy Raceway; Dan Mackenthun at Arlington Raceway; Gary Mattison at Murray County Speedway; Dustin McClurg at Elmwood Park Speedway; Jerry Miles at Dubuque Speedway and Farley Speedway; Perry Misner at Dodge City Raceway Park; Damon Murty at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway; Mike Nichols at Crawford County Speedway, Dawson County Raceway and Shelby County Speedway; John Oliver Jr. at 34 Raceway; Scott Pippert at Benton County Speedway; Jason Rogers at Thomas County Speedway; Trent Schroeder at Jackson Speedway; David Smith at Algona Raceway, Buena Vista Raceway and the Clay County Fairgrounds; Devin Smith at Fairmont Raceway; Donavon Smith at Marshalltown Speedway; Rod Snellenberger at 141 Speedway and Seymour Speedway; Jeff Tubbs at RPM Speedway and WaKeeney Speedway; Nick Tubbs at Sherman County Speedway; Heath Tulp at Hancock County Speedway; Travis Van Straten at Shawano Speedway; Michael Vennes at Nodak Speedway and Williston Basin Speedway; Jason Ward at Raceway Park; Casey Werkmeister at Lincoln County Raceway and Red Willow County Raceway; Jason Wilkinson at Boone County Raceway; and Nathan Wood at CJ Speedway.
Arnold Motor Supply Southern Region track champions included Jason Adcock at Abilene Speedway; Jason Batt at Cotton Bowl Speedway; Matthew Burnett at Outlaw Motorsports Park; Keith Cagle at Cardinal Speedway and Lubbock Speedway; Steffan Carey at Montezuma County Fairgrounds Speedway; Charles Cosper at 281 Speedway and Heart O’ Texas Speedway; Matt Guillaume at Boyd Raceway and Kennedale Speedway Park; Kenny Hendershot at Aztec Speedway; Carbie McClearen at Roadrunner Speedway; and Steve Wenzel at Bakersfield Speedway.
Allstar Performance State championship-winning drivers included Matthew Burnett in Oklahoma, Dalton Flory in North Dakota, Matt Guillaume in Texas, Gregory Gutt in Colorado, Abe Huls in Illinois, Dan Mackenthun in Minnesota, Carbie McClearen in New Mexico, Damon Murty in Iowa, Darin Racek in Nebraska, Rod Snellenberger in Wisconsin, Nick Tubbs in Kansas, Jason Ward in South Dakota and Steve Wenzel in California.
Stock Car series kings were Jason Batt in the Wild Child Race Cars Texas Lone Star Series; Dalton Flory in the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour; Jim Larson in the Redline Racing Parts North Star Series; Angel Munoz in the Addiction Chassis BST Series; and Mike Nichols in the Dirt Track Central Jax Sports Grille Great Plains Series;
Big Daddy Northern Region Hobby Stock track champions included Shannon Anderson at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway and Stuart Speedway; Adam Armstrong at Beatrice Speedway and RPM Speedway; Troy Baalhorn at Casper Speedway; Brock Beeter at Nodak Speedway; Tiffany Bittner at Boone County Raceway and U.S. 30 Speedway; Kyle Bond at Lincoln County Raceway; Dana Brandt at Devil’s Lake Speedway; Michael Brunswig at Phillips County Raceway; Tracy Buck at Stuart Raceway; Travis Burger at Thunder Hill Speedway; John Cain at Eagle Raceway; Randy Embrey at Hamilton County Speedway; Jeff Fink at Shelby County Speedway; William Flask at Skyline Raceway; Cody Graham at WaKeeney Speedway; Dustin Griffiths at Lee County Speedway and Southern Iowa Speedway; Matt Hanson at Murray County Speedway; Austin Hauswirth at Algona Raceway and Clay County Fairgrounds; Colin Heim at Sherman County Speedway; Andy Hoffman at Raceway Park; Benji Irvine at Benton County Speedway and Independence Motor Speedway; Jeremy Jauquet at Thunderhill Raceway; Brad King at Estevan Motor Speedway and Williston Basin Speedway; Weston Koop at I-35 Speedway; Colby Langenberg at Riviera Raceway; Kevin LaTour at Arlington Raceway; Thomas Martell at Gillette Thunder Speedway; Derek Moede at Luxemburg Speedway; Justin Nehring at Crawford County Speedway and Jackson Speedway; Brandon Nielsen at Buena Vista Raceway; Cody Nielsen at Hancock County Speedway; Colton Pfeifer at Elmwood Park Speedway; Cory Probst at Fairmont Raceway and Redwood Speedway; Eric Ross at Thomas County Speedway; Leland Stute at Red Willow County Raceway; Dillon Thompson at Dawson County Raceway; Mike Traskwosky at Salina Speedway; John Watson at Boone Speedway and Marshalltown Speedway; James Whitaker at Farley Speedway; and Nick Widmeier at Dubuque Speedway.
Charger Chassis Southern Region Hobby Stock drivers winning local track crowns were Westin Abbey at 281 Speedway; Freddie Brooks at Aztec Speedway and Montezuma County Fairgrounds Speedway; A.J. Dancer at Cotton Bowl Speedway; Shannon Dulock at Heart O’ Texas Speedway; Aaron Norman at Roadrunner Speedway; April Phillips at Lubbock Speedway; Cody Stone at Cardinal Speedway; Daniel Van Haitsma at Boyd Raceway; Mike Watkins at Abilene Speedway; and Brent Wofford at Cocopah Speedway.
Allstar Performance state champions were Tiffany Bittner in Nebraska, Michael Brunswig in Colorado, William Flask in New York, Brad King in North Dakota, Justin Lathram in New Mexico, Thomas Martell in Wyoming, Derek Moede in Wisconsin, Brandon Nielsen in Iowa, Colton Pfeifer in Kansas, April Phillips in Texas, Cory Probst in Minnesota, Dave Riley in South Dakota and Brent Wofford in Arizona.
Justin Luinenburg and Jeremy Oliver captured titles in the Redline Racing Parts North Star Series and Texas Lone Star Series for Hobby Stocks, respectively.
Track champions in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod division were Justin Addison at Stuart Raceway; Tod Alonzo at Millard County Raceway; Bobby Anders Jr. at 34 Raceway; Jason Andrews at Jackson Speedway; Aric Becker at West Liberty Raceway; Todd Boulware at Raceway Park; Jorddon Braaten at Southern Oregon Speedway; Chris Budzban at Thunderhill Raceway; Zachary Cail at Lovelock Speedway and Rattlesnake Raceway; Austin Carter at Salina Speedway; Carl Conley at Outlaw Motorsports Park; Brian Conness at Elmwood Park Speedway; Dennis Cook at Shelby County Speedway; Jeremy Cota at Seymour Speedway; Dustin Daniels at Sherman County Speedway and Thomas County Speedway; Rick Diaz at Merced Speedway and Ocean Speedway; Chad Dolan at Phillips County Raceway; Ethan Dotson at Santa Maria Speedway; Jason Doyle at Farley Speedway; Tony Dunker at Quincy Raceway and Lee County Speedway; Craig Evers at Beatrice Speedway; Tyler Frye at RPM Speedway; Robert Gallaher at Antioch Speedway; Bryce Garnhart at Davenport Speedway, Dubuque Speedway and Jackson County Speedway; Glenn Gladson Jr. at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway; Kyle Griffith at Kings Speedway; Bryan Herrick at Lincoln County Raceway and Red Willow County Raceway; Lee Jensen at Bakersfield Speedway; Ben Kates at Boone Speedway; Jamey Kennicutt at Dawson County Raceway; Andy Kleczka at Luxemburg Speedway; Lucas Lamberies at Shawano Speedway; Benji Legg at Eagle Raceway; Brian Lessig at El Paso County Speedway; Steven Lewis at I-76 Speedway; Brandon Long at 141 Speedway; Matt Looft at Arlington Raceway, Fairmont Raceway and Redwood Speedway; Brett Lowry at Benton County Speedway and Southern Iowa Speedway; Clint Luellen at Marshalltown Speedway and Stuart Speedway; Justin Medler at Nodak Speedway; Richard Mueller Jr. at Atomic Motor Raceway; Danny Myrvold at Murray County Speedway; George Nordman at Algona Raceway; Monty Nordyke at Lamar Speedway; Rich Pavlicek at Norman County Raceway; Jeremy Pittsenbarger at Thunder Hill Speedway; Kyle Prauner at Boone County Raceway, Riviera Raceway and U.S. 30 Speedway; Timmy Reese at Cocopah Speedway; Robby Rosselli at Devil’s Lake Speedway and Williston Basin Speedway; Steve Schneider at Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway; Keagan Scott at Crawford County Speedway; Doug Smith at Buena Vista Raceway and Clay County Fairgrounds; Nick Spainhoward at Chowchilla Raceway; Shane Swanson at Hancock County Speedway; Jared VanDeest at Hamilton County Speedway; Chris VanMil at Buffalo River Race Park; Blaine Walt at WaKeeney Speedway; and Alex Zwanziger at I-35 Speedway and Independence Motor Speedway.
Allstar Performance State champions included Todd Boulware in South Dakota, Jorddon Braaten in Oregon, Zachary Cail in Nevada, Carl Conley in Oklahoma, Tony Dunker in Illinois, Juanita Faddis in Utah, Daniel Gottschalk in Kansas, Rex Higgins in New Mexico, Lucas Lamberies in Wisconsin, Matt Looft in Minnesota, Brett Lowry in Iowa, Richard Mueller Jr. in Idaho, Thomas Nelson Jr. in Colorado, Kyle Prauner in Nebraska, Robby Rosselli in North Dakota, Nick Spainhoward California and Chris Toth in Arizona.
Chad Dolan paced point standings for the Leary Racing Products BST Series. Matt Looft was champion of the Redline Racing Parts North Star Series.
Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod track champions were Jeffrey Abbey at 281 Speedway; Julie Boettler at Aztec Speedway, Desert Thunder Raceway and the Montezuma County Fairgrounds Speedway; Robert Gallegos at Thunder Mountain Raceway; Scott Gray at Diamond Mountain Speedway; Chad Hertel at Abilene Speedway and Boyd Raceway; Jeffery Kaup at Dodge City Raceway Park; Sid Kiphen at Heart O’ Texas Speedway; David Males at Roadrunner Speedway; Robert Scrivner at Cotton Bowl Speedway; Jake Upchurch at Kennedale Speedway Park and Mountain Creek Speedway; Jon White Jr. at 85 Speedway; Rodney White at Grayson County Speedway; and Cory Williams at Cardinal Speedway and Lubbock Speedway.
Southern SportMod drivers winning Allstar Performance State crowns were Julie Boettler in Colorado, Travis Gray in Utah, Jeffrey Kaup in Kansas, Chris Spencer in Oklahoma, Jake Upchurch in Texas and Cory Williams in New Mexico.
Julie Boettler was best in the Border States Racing Series. Jake Upchurch reigned in the Southwest Racing Specialties Texas Lone Star Series for Southern SportMods.
Mach-1 Sport Compact track champions included Katelyn Ahrdnt at Norman County Raceway; Brant Bachman at Boyd Raceway; Danny Baggerly at 281 Speedway; Austen Becerra at Lee County Speedway and Quincy Raceway; Brannon Bechen at Farley Speedway; Charlie Blowers at Lincoln County Raceway; Ryan Bryant at Hancock County Speedway and I-35 Speedway; Cody Cleghorn at Stuart Speedway; Nate Coopman at Arlington Raceway, Buena Vista Raceway, Fairmont Raceway and Redwood Speedway; Jay DeVries at Algona Raceway and Clay County Fairgrounds; Kaylee Diekman at Beatrice Speedway; Brooke Fluckiger at U.S. 30 Speedway; Stephanie Forsberg at Murray County Speedway; Taylor Griffin at Shelby County Speedway; Art Herzog at RPM Speedway; Kiowa Higdon at WaKeeney Speedway; Dustin Jackson at Stuart Raceway; Tony Kerger at Crawford County Speedway; Dylan Kuhl at Dubuque Speedway; Megan Lappegard at Jackson Speedway; Ramsey Meyer at Raceway Park; David Moorman at Marshalltown Speedway; Matt Moyer at Eagle Raceway; Shannon Pospisil at Boone County Raceway and Riviera Raceway; Josh Roehrich at Dacotah Speedway; Danny Sassman Jr. at Hamilton County Speedway; Kody Stoxen at Southwest Speedway; RaNai Toler at Aztec Speedway and Montezuma County Fairgrounds Speedway; Austin Umscheid at Thunder Hill Speedway; and Bill Whalen Jr. at Benton County Speedway, CJ Speedway, Southern Iowa Speedway and West Liberty Raceway.
Allstar Performance State champions were Danny Baggerly in Texas, Austen Becerra in Illinois, Nate Coopman in Minnesota, Art Herzog in Kansas, Shannon Pospisil in Nebraska, Kody Stoxen in North Dakota, Cody Thompson in South Dakota, RaNai Toler in Colorado and New Mexico, and Bill Whalen Jr. in Iowa.
Nate Coopman ruled the Redline Racing Parts North Star Series standings.
Crew chief of the year recipients were Nick DeVilbiss, Modified; Tyson Gheer, Late Model; Tim Benson, Sprint Car; Justin Gessert, Stock Car; Jamie Flugge-Smith and Donald Maas, Hobby Stock; David Hertel, Southern SportMod; Brittney Looft and Zach Schleininger, Northern SportMod; and Jerry Coopman, Sport Compact.
Fifteen marketing partners were recognized during the evening most notably Speedway Motors, IMCA’s longest tenured sponsor and recipient of a 35-year award.
Bassett and Intercomp both received 20-year awards.
Ten-year plaques went to Chevrolet Performance, Dynatech Headers, Landrum Springs and Smiley’s Racing Products.
Recipients of five-year plaques included Allstar Performance, Arnold Motor Supply, CPD Racing Tools, HJC Motorsports, Integra Shocks, PRO Shocks, Summit Racing Equipment and Sweet Manufacturing.
Belleville Motorsports topped national Manufacturers’ Cup point standings for the fifth time in 2014.
Regional champions were Larry Shaw Racing in the West, Chase Allen Motorsports in the South Central, Jet Racing in the Central and BMS in the East. Razor Chassis and Skyrocket Chassis shared the North Central Region title.
Thirty-year sanction awards went to Eagle Raceway, Grayson County Speedway and the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway, all for Modifieds.
Tracks that received 25-year sanction awards for Modifieds were Bakersfield Speedway and Kings Speedway.
Twenty-year sanction awards went to Boone County Raceway, Boyd Raceway, Brewerton Speedway, Dawson County Raceway and Heart O’ Texas Speedway for Modifieds; Quad City Speedway for Late Models; and C.J. Speedway for Stock Cars.
Receiving 15-year awards were Estevan Motor Speedway, Kennedale Speedway Park and Williston Basin Speedway, all for Modifieds; Abilene Speedway, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks; Cardinal Speedway, Nodak Speedway, Shawano Speedway and WaKeeney Speedway, all for Stock Cars; and Fairmont Raceway and Independence Motor Speedway for Hobby Stocks.
Ten-year sanction awards went to 85 Speedway, Abilene Speedway, Boyd Raceway, Cardinal Speedway, Grayson County Speedway and Heart O’ Texas Speedway, all for Southern SportMods; Benton County Speedway, Boone Speedway and Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway, all for Northern SportMods; and Dawson County Raceway, Nodak Speedway and U.S. 30 Speedway, all for Hobby Stocks.
Five-year sanction awards were presented to Clay County Fairgrounds and Thunder Hill Speedway LLC, Modifieds, Stock Cars, Northern SportMods and Hobby Stocks; Lamar Speedway, Modifieds, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks; American Valley Speedway, Farley Speedway and Quad City Speedway, Modifieds; 141 Speedway, Algona Raceway, Dawson County Raceway, Fairmont Raceway, I-35 Speedway, Hancock County Speedway, Jackson Speedway, Lincoln County Raceway, Sherman County Speedway and U.S. 30 Speedway, Northern SportMods; Arlington Raceway, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts; Boone County Raceway, Hobby Stocks; and Redwood Speedway and U.S. 30 Speedway, Sport Compacts.
More than 500 people attended the banquet, held at the Cornhusker Marriott in Lincoln.
Speedway Motors hosted the traditional champions’ reception at the Smith Collection Museum of American Speed on Friday evening.
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