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A First for Canada as Glasser Races to Junior National Championship

By Bill Martin ESTEVAN, Sask. (Oct. 23, 2026) – The road that led Keenan Glasser to the IMCA Junior National Championship started in sunny Florida. Glasser began his 2026 Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMod campaign with a fourth-place finish in the IMCA TV Clash on the Coast. He returned home to Estevan, Sask., and The Great White North, and two months later started reeling off feature victories on his way to an became the first Canadian driver to win the Junior National crown. “Junior National Champion was a goal but we didn’t really expect to be competing for it. We didn’t realize until more than three quarters of the season that we were in contention for it. We buckled down those last races and got all the points we could,” said Glasser, after topping point standings for the nearly 600 drivers ages 18 and under at the start of the season competing in IMCA’s nine divisions. Sixth in the national standings, he wheeled a 2020 Rage Chassis to 16 wins and another 16 top five finishes [Read More]

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Trials and Tribulations Can’t Deny Wroten in Pursuit of Second Lady Eagle Championship

By Bill Martin INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (Oct. 23, 2026) – The secret is out, Leah Wroten really was chasing another Lady Eagle championship this season. After six months of trials and tribulations, the Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock driver from Independence, Iowa, adds a bookend award to her trophy from 2018 after winning the closest nationwide points race of 2026. She got the tiebreaking nod ahead of Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact pilot Brooke Osler after the pair finished tied atop a points race contested by more than 300 female drivers in the nine divisions sanctioned by IMCA. “My goal from the start was to win the Lady Eagle but I didn’t tell a lot of people that because if I didn’t, I might have been more disappointed. I’m not getting any younger – I’m kind of the old gal in the group – and I’m not sure how much longer we want to run 30-40 nights a season,” she explained. Track champion at Benton County Speedway in a 2025 Dominator Chassis built by husband Nick, Wroten had one [Read More]

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Clemens Claims Second DeVilbiss Racing Chassis Western Region Crown and Sets Montana Championship Mark

By Ben Deatherage BELGRADE, Mont. (Oct. 22, 2026) — Ty Clemens knows what it takes to compete for a regional championship in Montana, where traveling several hours between racetracks is a regular part of the season. The 38-year-old from Belgrade made those miles count in 2026, capturing his second DeVilbiss Racing Chassis Western Region championship in the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified division. Clemens, who previously won the region in 2022, remains the only Montana driver to claim the Western Region championship. He also secured his fifth Montana State championship, breaking a tie with Jeremy Meirhofer for the most in state history, and earned his second consecutive track championship at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls. “We have to travel a lot in this part of the world with the racetracks all spread apart as they are compared to Iowa or other places,” Clemens said. That travel included regular three-hour trips from Belgrade to Electric City Speedway and Big Sky Speedway in Billings. One weekend, Clemens raced Friday at Gallatin Speedway in his hometown before making the [Read More]