Sunoco IMCA Late Model Bonus Money Nights Return for 2026 Season

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By Ben Deatherage

VINTON, Iowa (Mar. 30, 2026) — Sunoco IMCA Late Model drivers will once again have added incentive to chase checkered flags this season, as the 2026 Bonus Money Nights program returns with a 15-race slate across Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

The program rewards the highest eligible finisher at each event with a $300 bonus, along with a Sunoco fuel jug, a Sunoco hat, and a Sunoco IMCA door panel trophy. To ensure a wide range of competitors share in the rewards, drivers can only earn the bonus once per season, guaranteeing 15 different recipients over the course of the schedule.

In addition to the bonus payout, several contingency certificates will be distributed each night from IMCA sponsors, recognizing performances such as top-five finishes, hard charger efforts, and hard luck recipients. These include a certificate from Penske Racing Shocks and a right rear quarter panel from STAKT Products.

The 2026 schedule opens May 1 at Highway 39 Speedway in Denison, Iowa, and continues May 2 at Shelby County Speedway in Harlan. Lee County Speedway in Donnellson hosts the next Iowa stop on May 15, before the tour heads to Quincy Raceways in Illinois on May 24.

Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson, South Dakota, follows on May 29. June features a stretch of Hawkeye State dates, beginning June 5 at Davenport Speedway, then June 13 at Maquoketa Speedway, and June 14 at Dubuque Speedway.

The summer slate resumes July 18 at 34 Raceway in Burlington, Iowa, before a three-night Nebraska swing with July 23 at US 30 Speedway in Columbus, July 24 at Boone County Speedway in Albion, and July 25 at Off Road Speedway in Norfolk.

August includes a stop on the 9th at Sports Park Raceway in Fort Dodge, followed by August 23 at East Moline Speedway in Illinois.

The 2026 program concludes September 18 at Shelby County Speedway with the Tiny Lund Memorial.

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