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Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing National Point Standings through April 9, 2026

Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds – 1. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 510; 2. Jared Maupin, Helotes, Texas, 402; 3. Luke Silber, Laveen, Ariz., 399; 4. Jonathan Mawhinney, Las Vegas, Nev., 357; 5. Jason Barnhill, Milton, Florida, 324; 6. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 314; 7. Chris Smith, Brewton, Alabama, 306; 8. Dylan Thornton, Belle Plaine, Iowa, 300; 9. Jake Pike, Pahrump, Nev., 298; 10. Steven Whiteaker, Robstown, Texas, 287; 11. Justin Erickson, Glendale, Ariz., 282; 12. Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn., 280; 13. Dean Abbey, Boyd, Texas, 271; 14. Ethan Braaksma, Newton, Iowa, and Gage McCaughan, Scottsdale, Ariz., both 270; 16. Trevor Egbert, Belton, Texas, 267; 17. Troy III Morris, Waterloo, Iowa, 264; 18. Mark Carrell, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., 263; 19. G. W. IV Egbert, Belton, Texas, 262; 20. Chaz Baca, Jewell, Iowa, 260. Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars – 1. Cameron Starry, Robstown, Texas, 635; 2. Shelby Williams, Bonham, Texas, 561; 3. Blake Clark, Joshua, Texas, 529; 4. Curt Lund, Redwood Falls, Minn., 470; 5. Dillon Richards, Wymore, Neb., 403; 6. Mike Albertsen, Audubon, Iowa, 400; 7. [Read More]

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STIMS Rebrands and Expands Points Fund for 2026 Campaign

By Ben Deatherage VINTON, Iowa (Apr. 10, 2026) — The Southern Touring IMCA Modified Series enters a new era in 2026, rebranded as STIMS and presented by On Demand Shirts, with a 16-race schedule, a boosted points fund, and every feature paying at least $1,000 to win. The series, formerly known as the South Texas IMCA Modified Series, continues to spotlight Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds and has already completed its first two races of the season at Texana Raceway Park in March, where strong car counts and a pair of different winners helped set the tone for the year ahead. Each race serves as a qualifier for the Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational to be held during September’s Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. All races from March through September also award National, GRT Race Cars South Central Region, and Texas State points. James Cole now steps into the spotlight as series director after working behind the scenes last season, helping shape the direction of the tour as it continues to grow. “I love [Read More]

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Chris Carroll: Second Lap of Racing for a Purpose Bigger Than Himself

By Ben Deatherage SPRING BRANCH, Texas (Apr. 9, 2026) — On Christmas Day 2020 in Cozumel, with the ocean still and the world quiet, Chris Carroll made a decision that didn’t make sense to anyone but him. He was done racing. Everything tied to it—cars, equipment, years of work—was going up for sale. Just like that. For three decades, racing had been the rhythm of his life. The noise, the grind, the long nights in the shop, the chase from one track to the next—it was all he knew. And now, in a single moment, he was ready to walk away from it. His wife, Melanie, didn’t understand it either — especially when she woke up to find everything had already been sold online. “Now we are going to have to buy it all back again,” she told him. But something in him said it was time. So he stepped away. And for a while, the silence held. No race nights. No engines firing. No next event on the calendar. Just the kind of quiet that [Read More]