Early restart sparks Craver at Electric City

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (June 20, 2023) – The best fireworks around will follow Electric City Speedway’s third annual Fastest in the Falls special. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds run for $2,000 to win and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility Monday, July 3 and Tuesday, July 4 at Great Falls. Additional purse money has been added for second through fifth place finishers and a minimum of $100 will be paid to start each night. All registration for the draw/redraw show is online at MyRacePass. Entry fee is $50 a night and pit passes are $30. Passing points will be awarded for heats. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Shaw Race Cars Western Region, Montana State and track points will be given each night. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. Grandstands open at 5:30 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults and $9 for military, seniors and teens ages 13-17. Kids ages 12 and under get in free. IMCA.TV affiliate RMX Sports TV will broadcast both [Read More]

By Ben Deatherage GREAT FALLS, Mont. (July 4, 2024) – Fireworks on the track followed fireworks over Great Falls, and the rest of the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified field followed Ty Clemens to the finish of the 40-lap Fastest In the Falls main event at Electric City Speedway. The Belgrade hotshoe, already Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligible, banked $2,100 for the Fourth of July victory, which came ahead of hometown speedsters Joey Price, Kolby Hannah and David Davis. The main event had kicked off with Kody Kuglin seizing the lead in the first set of corners. The race for second heated up among Clemens, Michael Leach and Joey Price. Leach secured the position just before a lap two caution. Kuglin and Leach led the pack back to green, with Price holding onto third. Just when it seemed like the race was settling into a rhythm, another yellow flag waved. Then the race took another unexpected turn. Kuglin came to an unfortunate halt under yellow and Leach found himself in the lead. Leach set the [Read More]

By Ben Deatherage GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The parade of different Friesen Performance IMCA Modified winners continued Friday at Electric City Speedway with Taylor Johnson taking his turn in victory lane. Still looking to have its first repeat winner of 2024, the Modifieds saw Pacer Popham get ahead of Mike Pistelak to pace the pack on the initial green. Johnson tried to sneak inside of the leader in turn two but could not perform the overtake.  Popham held his ground against Johnson as the race unfolded, with Pistelak and Joey Price battling for third. Price passed Pistelak on lap three while Popham and Johnson were starting to inch closer to each other. Price suddenly got added to the mix, setting the stage for a brief three-car tussle. Popham experienced mechanical issues on lap six, forcing Price and Johnson into evasive action. Price won the race back to the line but the yellow came out for Popham before everyone crossed the wire, so Johnson inherited the top spot by reverting to the last completed lap. Johnson [Read More]