Wet weather will win Junction’s Spring Thaw

VINTON, Iowa – The payday gets even better this week for the IMCA Sunoco Late Model feature winner at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb. The final opportunity in the Midwest to earn a $250 Sunoco bonus is on the line this Saturday night. Sunoco bonuses are being presented at IMCA Late Model sanctioned weekly tracks this year. Drivers are eligible for only one bonus during the 2020 racing season. If the feature winner is a previous Sunoco winner, the bonus moves to the next eligible position. 2020 winners have been Jeff Aikey at Independence Motor Speedway, Matt Ryan at 34 Raceway, Joel Callahan at Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway, Eric Pollard at 300 Raceway, Justin Kay at Davenport Speedway and Dalton Simonsen at Marshalltown Speedway. Ben Sukup, Cory Dumpert and Jim Johnson claimed the bonus money with successive wins at US 30 Speedway, Boone County Raceway and Off Road Speedway respectively. Dustin Griffin garnered the win at Pepsi Lee County Speedway, Don Beckstrom at Shelby County Speedway, and most recently Andy Nezworski at the Bullring [Read More]

McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. – The first green flag of the season flies at Junction Motor Speedway for the Saturday, April 3 Mike Chapin Memorial Spring Thaw.  IMCA Sunoco Late Models chase a top $1,000 check that evening, with IMCA Modifieds running for $775 to win, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $675, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods for $525, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $500 and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $200.  IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Jet Racing Central, EQ Cylinder Heads Northern and Big Daddy Race Cars Northern region, and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded. Entry fee is $100 for Late Models, $70 for Modifieds, $60 for Stock Cars, $50 for SportMods, $40 for Hobby Stocks and $20 for Sport Compacts. Pre-registration is due by March 29.  The Spring Thaw will be broadcast by IMCA.TV.  Pit gates open at 2 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4 p.m., the draw closes at 5 p.m. and racing start at 6 p.m. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $6 for students ages 6-12 and free for [Read More]

OVERTON, Neb. (Aug. 19, 2023) – Not that many years ago, Zach Olmstead was just happy to be at the track. Now the defending IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s champion and a 2023 national championship contender, he won for the 100th time in his IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock career Friday night at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction. “Everything is just going right for us. We’ve raced more this year and we’ve had some good luck,” said Olmstead, who has totaled 27 wins at 10 different tracks in Kansas and Nebraska this season. “I don’t think I’m faster than I was last year, I’ve just learned to be patient.” “Super Nationals has been my biggest win so far and you have to have some luck to do that,” added the Overton, Neb., driver, also the two-time defending Stephenville Starter Race of Champions winner. “But that’s more like a sprint. One hundred wins is a marathon. You have to keep your nose to the grindstone.” He’s been grinding out the wins since 2016 after [Read More]