BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 10, 2024) – The auction of champions’ engines added another $33,000 to the Saturday night purse paid at the 42nd annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s.
Kelly Shryock’s Stock Car winning engine sold for $10,500, adding another $362.07 to purse shares for the other 29 drivers in that division.
Logan Anderson’s Northern SportMod title-winning engine gaveled at $8,000, so the other 29 drivers in that main event receive another $275.86. The Hobby Stock engine that took Nathan Ballard to victory lane sold for $7,500, adding $258.62 to purse shares for each of his 29 main event competitors.
And the Modified engine that put Dylan Thornton on top of the NAPA Fan Zone podium and in the Super Nationals record book sold for $7,000, adding another $218.75 to purse shares for the other 32 drivers in that Big Dance.
With start money added, that means the other 32 drivers taking the green flag in the Saturday night Modified main event earned a minimum of $1,218.75; 29 Stock Car drivers a minimum of $862.07; 29 Northern SportMod drivers each at least $575.86 and 29 Hobby Stock drivers a minimum of $558.62.
Thornton, Anderson and Ballard all received new crate engines from Chevrolet Performance through Karl Kustoms; Shryock received a new Midstate Machine-built engine.
Shares of engine auction proceeds are being mailed from the IMCA home office.
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