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2025 Super Nationals

Midstate Machine to Provide Four Championship Engines for 2025 IMCA Super Nationals

By Ben Deatherage VINTON, Iowa (July 28, 2025) — A thrilling new chapter will be written at the 2025 Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, as Midstate Machine steps up in a big way to provide championship-level horsepower for all four of Saturday’s feature winners. In a significant expansion of their long-standing support, Midstate Machine of Des Moines, Iowa, will build brand-new powerplants for the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified, Sunoco IMCA Stock Car, Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod, and Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock champions crowned on September 6. “This is a major development for Super Nationals,” said Carson Becker-Graham, Marketing Integration Director at IMCA. “Midstate Machine has always delivered incredible engines, and now four deserving champions will be able to take home more than just trophies — they’ll take home top-tier equipment.” John Davis of Midstate Machine expressed his appreciation for being involved in such a meaningful effort. “We’re proud to be part of such a big race,” Davis commented. “I really want to thank all the parts manufacturers who generously contributed to these [Read More]

2025 Super Nationals

NAPA Fan Zone to Host Full Slate of Interactive Activities at 2025 IMCA Super Nationals

By Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 22, 2025) — The NAPA Fan Zone at the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s continues to grow as one of the most interactive experiences in all of dirt track racing. Located near the grandstands and filled with displays, activities, and special appearances, the Fan Zone brings drivers and fans together like no other venue during the weeklong event. Returning on Wednesday, Sept. 3 is the popular Women in IMCA Meet & Greet, coordinated with the help of Andrea McCain. This initiative celebrates female competitors and industry professionals and was a major hit in 2024. Any female drivers with questions can contact Andrea via her Facebook page. Drivers can also sign up to participate in the Women in IMCA session using this form: https://forms.gle/YDsoZtnFzJgZzFoU9 Monday, Sept. 1 brings the Young Guns in IMCA showcase, featuring the next generation of racing talent, with younger competitors from the Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing program getting their time to shine in a meet and greet of their own. Drivers can sign up [Read More]

2025 Super Nationals

Kristi Dorn: From the Bighorn to Boone’s Super Nationals

By Ben Deatherage HARDIN, Mont. (Aug. 22, 2025) — The wide plains of Montana stretch endlessly toward the horizon, where the Bighorn River winds past fields of wheat and the ghosts of history linger at the Little Bighorn Battlefield. It’s a land where distances are measured in hours, where weather can change in a heartbeat, and where determination is the price of survival. It’s here, in the small town of Hardin along I-90, that Kristi Dorn is finally chasing a dream she’s carried since childhood. At 8 years old in Louisiana, watching her father rumble around a local short track, she knew she wanted to race. For decades that dream waited — through family, loss, work, and raising children. This summer, at 46, she strapped into a Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact, the no. 34DD, for the very first time. Her story is one of persistence and survival. From Louisiana roots to Montana resilience, from heartbreak to triumph, Kristi Dorn is proof that it’s never too late to climb into the driver’s seat. Love and Loss Steel [Read More]