August 2, 2025

Season championships Sunday at Dubuque

By Jerry Mackey

DUBUQUE, Iowa – This Sunday, Aug. 26, Dubuque Hose & Hydraulics will present the 2018 season championship races at Dubuque Speedway.

Track championships will be decided in both the Merfeld Brothers Auto IMCA Modified and GSI Collision Specialists IMCA Northern SportMod divisions.

Fans in attendance on Sunday night will have an opportunity to win tickets to the 41^st annual Yankee Dirt Track Classic. A drawing from the ticket stubs will be held prior to the features on and three lucky fans will win three-day Yankee tickets.

Farley Speedway will host the Yankee Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 30-Sept. 1.

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Gansen rolls to Dubuque IMCA Modified win

By Rob Hinckley DUBUQUE, Iowa (Aug. 4) – He hit the gas early and never looked back. Matt Gansen raced to the front from his fifth starting position and won his second race in the last three tries at Dubuque Speedway Sunday evening. The Merfeld Brothers Automotive IMCA Modified ace took the non-stop 20-lap affair over early leader Timmy Current, Bryce Garnhart, Jed Freiburger and Jeff Larson. Jason Roth finally got the monkey off his back in the Peosta Warehousing Logistics IMCA Northern SportMod 15-lap finale. After leading the previous three, he kept it on top this night for the win. Fellow Wisconsin driver Travis Fecht, Jake Murphy, Justin Becker and Mitch Current followed. Becker started the race in the rear. Cole Mather topped the K Motorsports IMCA Stock Car 10-lap feature one more time. Freiburger, in Justin Brimeyer’s machine, Reece Norton and Kenny Taylor were next. Daniel Wauters made a late slide job on Shane Oberbreckling work and hung on to win the Kinsella Concrete IMCA Hobby Stock 10-lap main. Brian Brunscheen, Brandon White [Read More]

Three Key City Challenge dates at Dubuque for IMCA Late Models

DUBUQUE, Iowa (Feb. 6, 2024) – IMCA Sunoco Late Models will have three opportunities to take home $2,500 this season in Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway’s Key City Challenge. Late Model features on Sundays, April 28, June 23 and Aug. 18 all tote big checks for drivers pre-registered by April 28. “This was an idea one of our Late Model drivers, Luke Merfeld, had. He wanted to help promote our track and the sport of racing. Luke contacted and recruited sponsors to make this series possible. It started with Late Models and the wheels just kept rolling,” explained Fairgrounds General Manager Kevin Kotz, noting $850 to win Challenge dates for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars on May 12 and July 14 and $600 to win Challenge features for IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks on June 16 and Aug. 4 as well. “People asked if we could add Challenge races for other classes and just kept donating money.” Late Model drivers who pay a $500 Challenge entry fee by the deadline day also receive six free pit passes; those who [Read More]

Garnhart speeds to Smokey Rupp Memorial win

By Rob Hinckley DUBUQUE, Iowa (June 9) – Bryce Garnhart thought he would settle for second. Then the yellow light flashed in front of him due to the leader crashing. The defending track champion put the pedal down on the restart and cruised to the 25-lap Smokey Rupp Memorial Merfeld Brothers IMCA Modified win Sunday at Dubuque Speedway. The $1,000 victory put him on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. “I know it was bad for him, but it made me happy,” Garnhart said in Hoker Trucking / C&W Trucking/Kam Koncepts Victory Circle. “Car ran great and I can’t thank everyone enough that works on this and supports us.” Hometown driver Austin Moyer helped lead the field to John Ryan’s green flag and quickly opened a large advantage. With a straightaway lead over Garnhart, who clawed from sixth in a competitive 22-car field, Moyer jumped the turn two cushion and banged the wall, ending his night on lap 19. Garnhart beat Timmy Current off the restart on the top groove and sped to [Read More]

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Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing National Point Standings through July 31, 2025

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Jeffrey Reay, Portland, Michigan, 968; 2. Spencer Diercks, Davenport, Iowa, 962; 3. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 945; 4. Izac Mallicoat, Boone, Iowa, and Kevin Williamson, Eugene, Oregon, both 935; 6. Todd Shute, Norwalk, Iowa, 934; 7. Logan Anderson, Eddyville, Iowa, 933; 8. Myron DeYoung, Stanton, Michigan, 930; 9. Ethan Killingsworth, Yreka, Calif., 924; 10. Chris Zogg, New Liberty, Iowa, 921; 11. Logan Veloz, Colona, Ill., 920; 12. Jeff Larson, Freeport, Ill., and Kyle Anton, Gillette, Wyoming, both 913; 14. Trevor Fitz, Bondurant, Iowa, 912; 15. Shawn Harker, Nebraska City, Neb., and Jed Freiburger, Dubuque, Iowa, both 911; 17. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 905; 18. Eston Whisler, Otis, Oregon, 896; 19. Charlie Mohr, Bettendorf, Iowa, 892; 20. Marcus Tomlinson, Turtle Lake, N.D., 889. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars – 1. John Oliver Jr., West Burlington, Iowa, 986; 2. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 984; 3. Mike Albertsen, Audubon, Iowa, 960; 4. Dan Mackenthun, Hamburg, Minn., 953; 5. Justin Luinenburg, Reading, Minn., 946; 6. Mason Richards, Denton, Neb., 915; 7. Rod Snellenberger, [Read More]

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$10,000 Payday Awaits SportMods at Captain of the Creek at 141

By Ben Deatherage FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (Aug. 1, 2025) — 141 Speedway again takes center stage as the Captain of the Creek presented by East Central Coin returns August 12 and 13, offering Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod drivers a shot at a $10,000 payday in Wednesday night’s championship feature. Like the Clash at the Creek and the Stock Car-based King of the Creek, this SportMod-focused event uses a revamped format and awards valuable Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing National and Wisconsin State points. Drivers will qualify through a full Tuesday night program with heat races and split qualifying features, each limited to 24 starters. Heat race lineups will be set by draw, and the top five finishers in each qualifying feature will lock into Wednesday’s $10,000-to-win main event. Those who come up short of a transfer spot will still have a chance to cash in with the Wednesday night Non-Qualifier feature, which pays $1,000 to win. Both nights will also feature Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds and Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars as part of the racing [Read More]

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Mackenthun Masters Arlington Sibley County Stock Car Shootout for Huge Payday

By Susan Allen ARLINGTON, Minn. (July 30, 2025) — Dan Mackenthun made the most of a big night at his home track, scoring the biggest win of his career during the Sibley County Fair Stock Car Shootout at Arlington Raceway. The Sunoco IMCA Stock Car special paid $5,000 to win, and Mackenthun racked up an additional $1,725 for leading 23 of the 30 laps, plus a $100 bonus for his heat race win. His dominant effort also locked him into the prestigious B&B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational at this year’s Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The triumph marked Mackenthun’s seventh of the season in the EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region and his fourth at the Arlington ½-mile. A stout field of 36 Stock Cars battled for a share of the $30,000 purse. Jake McBirnie paced the opening seven laps before a caution gave Mackenthun the opportunity he needed. Starting fifth, Mackenthun had already climbed to second by lap one and wasted no time slipping past McBirnie on the ensuing restart. Another yellow came [Read More]

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