IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars Batesville bound for Oct. 12-15 World Championship & Mid-America Championship shows

BATESVILLE, Ark. (Sept. 28, 2022) – Four rich nights of racing for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars are on the fall schedule at Batesville Motor Speedway, beginning with the second annual World IMCA Stock Car Championships Oct. 12-14 and ending with the $10,000 to win Schoenfeld Headers Mid-America IMCA Stock Car Championship on Oct. 15.

Feature events Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 12-14 each pay $4,000 to win, $2,000 for second, $1,250 for third and $1,000 for fourth. Minimum start money is $400 and non-qualifier pay is $100. 

Winners become eligible to qualify for the 2023 B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational and the top driver in points for the three nights earns a $1,000 bonus. 

Pre-entry fee is $150 by Oct. 8 or $200 after that date. Drivers can enter at www.batesvillemotorspeedway.com or call 870 613-1337.

The pit gate opens at 1 p.m. on Wednesday with the registration and draw at 4 p.m. Pits open at 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday. The grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. each night.

Spectator admission is $15 on Wednesday and Thursday and $20 on Friday. Kids ages 12 and under are free and pit passes are $35. 

The 27th annual Mid-America IMCA Stock Car Championship, rained out in early September, fills two Saturday, Oct. 15 race programs. 

Along with the $10,000 top prize, the winner earns an automatic starting berth in next year’s B & B All-Star Invitational. 

The runner-up earns $5,000 with $2,500 paid for third, $1,250 for fourth and $1,000 for fifth. Minimum start money is $800 with 25 cars set to take the initial green flag in the 50-lap main event. 

Pit gates for the first session open at 10 a.m. with Stock Car qualifying along with a full show for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, hobby stocks and cruisers at noon. Grandstand admission is $15.

Pits re-open at 4 p.m. for the second session, set to start at 7 p.m. “B” features for the Stock Cars, plus full shows for legends late models, hobbies and cruisers lead up to the Schoenfeld Headers IMCA Stock Car championship event. Spectator admission is $20.

Pit passes for each Saturday programs are $35 

All three nights of the World IMCA Stock Car Championships and both Mid-America IMCA Stock Car Championship programs will be broadcast by IMCA.TV.