November 3, 2025

Noteboom matches wins record at PJ

JEFFERSON, S.D. (Aug. 11) – On a beautiful night in the Siouxland, it was the beautiful white number seven IMCA Modified of Jay Noteboom rolling into victory lane at Park Jefferson Speedway.

With his win, Noteboom tied Joe Kosiski at the top of the all-time win list at the Park Jefferson Speedway with 73 total checkers.

There was no denying Noteboom, who started sixth, but in just two laps flew by front row starters Jason Schneiders and Harvey Vande Weerd to fly to a lead he would never relinquish. Noteboom opened a huge lead that was up to 8.5 seconds at one point.

Greg Taylor was the J&J Fitting IMCA Stock Car winner and Andy Hoffman posted a convincing victory in the Z98 IMCA Hobby Stock main.

Cody Thompson outran hard charger Karl Brewer for the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod checkers. Andrew Harris and Kaytee DeVries had a spirited battle to wrap up the Sport Compact point season at Park Jeff. Andrew Harris, who was dominant all year, got past DeVries to pick up his sixth Mach-1 Sport Compact win of 2018.

On Park Jefferson Intern night, a huge shoutout went to 2018 intern Aaron Van Voorst, who coordinated the entire program of candy toss, car ride alongs for kids, bike giveaways and school supplies to thrill the crowd on season championship night.

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12th Annual Iron Cup Headlines Two Nights at Park Jefferson Speedway

By Ben Deatherage JEFFERSON S.D. (Sept. 8, 2025) — The 12th annual Iron Cup returns to Park Jefferson Speedway on Friday, Sept. 26 and Saturday, Sept. 27, with two complete shows, IMCA TV coverage, and more than $60,000 in driver payouts on the line. Thursday, Sept. 25, will feature an open practice with $30 pit passes, before racing officially begins with Friday’s program. Opening night will see Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMods, Sunoco IMCA Late Models, Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks, and the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts. Saturday’s Iron Cup Championship Night raises the stakes with the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds and Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars each racing for $1,500. The Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMods compete for $1,250, with Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks at $1,000 and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts at $500. Racing starts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, with the best drivers from across the region converging on Park Jefferson to battle for Iron Cup glory and a share of the purse. More [Read More]

Beat Inflation this Saturday at Park Jefferson

By Mark Adkins JEFFERSON, S.D. (July 12, 2022) – The racing will be as hot as the sultry July temperatures Saturday, July 16, at Park Jefferson International Speedway. However, the ticket prices will be cool as a cucumber for fans of all ages. As part of a special Beat Inflation promotion, tickets are $9 for adults and just one dollar for kids. Gates open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing getting underway at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.parkjeff.com/, the Internet home of Park Jefferson International Speedway. A full show of season points competition in Friesen Performance IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact divisions is on Saturday’s schedule.

Big Purses, Big Honors Await at 4th Annual Dave Riley Memorial Race at Park Jefferson

By Ben Deatherage JEFFERSON, S.D. (July 16, 2025) — Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock drivers from across the region will take center stage on Sunday, July 20, as Park Jefferson International Speedway hosts the 4th Annual Dave Riley Memorial Race. A $2,556 payday awaits the winner of the Hobby Stock main event, making it one of the most lucrative races of the season for the division. The race honors the memory of Dave Riley, a beloved racer and dedicated supporter of grassroots dirt track competition. In addition to the Hobby Stocks, Sunday’s card includes $1,156 to win Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, $1,056 to win Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, Sunoco IMCA Late Models, and Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMods, and $356 to win Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts. The first green flag of the evening drops at 5:30 p.m. The Hobby Stock division has delivered memorable moments at each edition of the memorial. John Cain claimed the inaugural win in 2022, Kaylb Brunssen topped the 2023 event, and Mike Smith of Lake City, Iowa, triumphed in 2024. A full [Read More]

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A First for California as Reuter Sails to IMCA Hobby Stock Rookie Title in Southern Region

By Bill Martin CHULA VISTA, Calif. (Oct. 31, 2025) — An early January suggestion became reality in late September as Kevin Reuter sailed to rookie of the year honors in the B & B Racing Chassis Southern Region for Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks. He’d raced the first four nights of the IMCA TV Winter Nationals at Casa Grande’s Central Arizona Raceway, planning “a hit or miss kind of season” and racing when and where he could, all depending on when he’d be at sea as a U.S. Navy aviation ordinance man, loading and arming bombs, missiles, rockets and small caliber weaponry on jets that fly off aircraft carriers homeported in San Diego. Those deployments can last six to eight months and despite the uncertainty, Reuter agreed to make the rookie chase when friend and fellow Hobby Stock driver Scott Tenney suggested it. From Chula Vista and the first California driver to earn the Southern Region rookie title, he collected six top five finishes in 25 starts, racing at one track, Barona Speedway, in his home [Read More]

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Lagroon Has All The Right Answers to Modified Questions in IMCA Central Region Rookie Quest

By Bill Martin SALINA, Kan. (Oct. 31, 2025) — There was never a question that Cale Lagroon would race a Friesen Performance IMCA Modified. The 16-year-old from Salina, son of long-time hotshoe Corey Lagroon, needed just a single season to prove his own skills in the sanctioning body’s premier division, motoring to both Rookie of the Year and runner-up honors in the Jet Racing Central Region. The Kansas State champion was second in the points race at hometown track Salina Speedway, where he made half of his 30 2025 starts. Lagroon had one win and another 15 top five finishes to show for those outings. “I always looked up to dad, watching him race while I was growing up,” he said. “Racing a Modified has pretty much been the plan my whole life.” “We didn’t plan to run the Modified that much this year, because I also race a micro sprint and we were going to split it up more,” added Lagroon, who turns most of his laps in that class in Oklahoma, Missouri and [Read More]

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Michigan’s Kay Merits Rookie Honors in IMCA’s Eastern Region for Modifieds

By Bill Martin MERRITT, Mich. (Oct. 31, 2025) — Tylor Kay started his first Friesen Performance IMCA Modified season with two goals. First, win rookie of the year in the Devilbiss Racing Eastern Region. Second, run against the big names to do it. The Merritt, Mich., speedster made good on both objectives, edging Fred Dow Jr. by just five points, the smallest margin to decide any regional rookie race in 2025. “Winning rookie of the year was our goal from before the season even started. We wanted to try to go after it,” said Kay, who counted seven top five finishes in 33 starts. “We’re proud that we were able to achieve that, and that we were able to do it running against a lot of really tough guys every week.” Runner-up to Cody Goodwin at Mt. Pleasant Speedway, he was sixth in points at home track Merritt Speedway and in Michigan State standings, and eighth in the regional title chase. An occasional visitor to Crystal Motor Speedway, Kay had all of three partial seasons [Read More]

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