Stock Cars join Modifieds, SportMods when Harris Clash returns to Boone June 24, 2025

Feature, Modified, Northern SportMod, Stock Car

BOONE, Iowa (Dec. 20, 2024) – Event promoter Bob Harris had a very early Christmas present for IMCA drivers already looking ahead to the 2025 Harris Clash.

The 34th annual Clash will move to Boone Speedway, with the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods joined for the first time by IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars on Tuesday, June 24 at Iowa’s Action Track.

The Clash was held once previously at Boone, in 1994. IMCA’s longest-running one-day special had been held at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., since 2018.

“Deer Creek has been awesome. I love the facility, and I love the people up there, however their fans the last couple years have not supported an IMCA race,” explained Harris. “It’s just a situation where I looked at moving it back to Iowa and wanted a central location.”

“I had quite a few people from different tracks contact me about it. I wanted to get back to a good facility that is run well, and both centrally located and easy to get to. Location was the key factor,” he added. “Another thing we like about Boone is there aren’t a lot of specials already on their schedule. I want the Clash to have more prestige rather than be just another special.”

Modifieds will race for $5,000 to win, Northern SportMods for $2,000. Purse for the Stock Cars is to be announced.

“We have had numerous Stock Car drivers who have wanted to be part of the event and that’s another advantage of going to Boone. Their efficiency of putting on a race program with massive car counts is pretty good, they prove that every September (at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s),” said Harris, noting that the Clash will again be broadcast by IMCA.TV.  “Racers have always supported this event, wherever we’ve held it. Boone is centrally located for more IMCA fans to come and watch.”

Modifieds were the only division on the program when the Clash took its first green flag in 1992 at Webster City; the Northern SportMods were added in 2006 when the Clash was at Knoxville.

Bill Davis Sr. was the Clash winner at Boone in 1994.

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