Lee County Speedway Under New Leadership; To Crown Five IMCA Champions in ’26

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By Ben Deatherage

DONNELLSON, Iowa (Jan. 20, 2026) — Lee County Speedway will return to Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing on Friday nights in 2026 under new promoter Darin Weisinger, featuring five sanctioned divisions that will crown track champions.

The weekly lineup will include IMCA Modifieds, Sunoco IMCA Late Models, Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMods, and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts.

A 15-race schedule is currently planned at the historic 3/8-mile oval beginning April 24, with the first point-paying event set for May 1 and the final night for points on August 21.

Drivers will earn track, Iowa State, and national points in all divisions. In addition, Razor Chassis North Central Region points will be awarded to IMCA Modifieds, while EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region points will be on the line for Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars.

Weisinger enters his first season promoting Lee County Speedway after spending several years in Illinois as a track manager.

“This is a new venture for me at Lee County, and I’m excited,” said Weisinger. “I’ve been around racing my whole life since I was seven years old. Two things I said going into this was it had to be on Friday nights and it had to be IMCA-sanctioned.”

Lee County Speedway has a long history of crowning champions across its IMCA divisions. The first IMCA Modified track champion was crowned in 1988 when Kevin Cale earned the honor. Sunoco IMCA Late Models followed in 1990, with Ted Pallister winning the inaugural title.

Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars first awarded a track championship in 1994, captured by Mark Smyser. Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMods began awarding track titles in 2009, with Rodger Dresden as the first champion, while Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts started crowning champions in 2012, when Darin Smith topped the standings.

More information can be found at leecountyspeedway.com or on the Lee County Speedway Facebook page.

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