Headed to Abilene for the Ice Breaker? Get your 2023 IMCA license before leaving home 

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ABILENE, Texas (Feb. 13, 2023) – Drivers headed to Abilene Speedway for this weekend’s IMCA.TV Ice Breaker should have their 2023 IMCA license purchased before heading to the track.

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMods and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts are on season-opening cards Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18. 

Drivers in each of those divisions who haven’t purchased new licenses yet can go to imca.com and complete that process, and make things a little easier for everybody at the pit shack and in the scoring booth.

Stock Cars race for $1,500 to win and B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility while Modifieds run for $1,500 top checks and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility both nights. Features for the Southern SportMods pay $1,000 to win and the Sport Compacts $350 to win.

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, GRT Race Cars South Central and EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Region, Texas State and track points will be awarded for both draw/redraw programs.

The Thursday, Feb. 16 open practice is from 6-9 p.m. Pit passes are $20 that evening and grandstand admission is free.

Pits open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday with hot laps at 6:30 p.m. and racing to follow. Pit passes are $35 and spectator admission is $12 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for ages five and under.

More information about the Ice Breaker is available from promoter Rob Poor at 325 725-3849 or 325 692-8800, on Facebook and on the track website.

IMCA.TV broadcasts both nights of the 29th annual Ice Breaker. 

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