By Ben Deatherage
BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 25, 2026) — More than $90,000 in contingency awards will be up for grabs when hundreds of IMCA competitors converge on Boone Speedway for the 2026 Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s.
Competitors in all seven divisions will chase product, product certificates, gift cards, cash bonuses, and other awards throughout America’s Racin’ Vacation, Sept. 5-12.
Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds, Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, Sunoco IMCA Late Models, Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks, Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods, Stealth Racing IMCA Mod Lites, and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts will all be part of the contingency program.
Dozens of companies from throughout the motorsports industry have contributed to this year’s program, including Abilene Race Rads, AERO Race Wheels, AFCO, Allstar Performance, AutoMeter, Bassett, BHE, Brinn Transmission, BSB Manufacturing, Champ Pans, Coleman Racing Products, CPT Racing Manufacturing, Dominator Race Products, Dynamic Drivelines, Edelbrock, Eibach, EngineQuest, Fast Shafts, Finishline Racing Products, Harris Auto Racing, Hoosier Racing Tire, Hyperco, Integra Racing Shocks, Intercomp, Jaz Products, Jerovetz Motorsports Shock Service, Justice Brothers, Kevko Racing, Kirkey Racing Fabrication, KRC, KSE, Landrum Performance Springs, Longacre, MD3, Midstate Machine, Moser Engineering, Motorsports Warehouse, MSD, NAPA Racing, PEM, Performance Bodies, PRO Shocks, Push Master, QA1, Quick Performance, QuickCar, Raceceiver, SCE Gasket, Schoenfeld Headers, SCS Fabricating, Smiley’s Racing Products, Speedway Motors, STAKT Products, Stealth Racing, Stephenville Starter, Summit Racing Equipment, Sunoco, Sweet Manufacturing, Swift Springs, Sybesma Graphics, Tire Demon, TomCat Performance, Ultra Force, Velocita, Wehrs Machine, Wilwood Engineering, Winters Performance, and Zamp.
The contingency program reaches well beyond the seven champions. Awards are distributed throughout the Big Dance finishing orders and to qualifying feature and heat race winners, front-row starters, non-qualifiers, hard chargers, first-time qualifiers, Race of Champions and All-Star Invitational competitors, and drivers earning other special distinctions during the week.
Among the biggest prizes are a Harris Auto Racing frame with bodywork and a Midstate Machine IMCA Spec engine for the Modified champion. The Stock Car champion will receive a Terminator Chassis frame and a Midstate Machine engine.
Midstate Machine will also provide engines to the SportMod champion and Hobby Stock champion.
Push Master has also joined the Super Nationals contingency program, providing awards for competitors in the Stock Car and Hobby Stock divisions.
Melling Racing has upped the ante during qualifying, adding $150 to the winner’s share of each Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified qualifying feature and $50 to each Sunoco IMCA Stock Car qualifying feature winner.
Last Chance Qualifier competitors will have additional money on the line as well. Jergens Enterprises will provide $250 bonuses in the Modified, Stock Car, SportMod, and Hobby Stock LCQs, while Saints Ave Cafe will add another $250 in both the Modified and SportMod LCQs.
Casey’s will continue to reward heat race winners with $20 gift cards.
Laris Motorsports Insurance will put $2,000 on the line through the Laris Motorsports Mayhem Hard Luck Award, with $250 presented each day of racing.
Special awards will be plentiful throughout the week as well. Fast Shafts will provide a free driveshaft to the Big Dance qualifier traveling the farthest based on the hometown listed on their IMCA membership, while Landrum Performance Springs will reward hard chargers with pairs of springs. Other awards target first-time qualifiers, the fastest and slowest green-flag laps, the final qualified driver, and competitors using designated products.
Max Papis Innovations will also recognize hard chargers throughout America’s Racin’ Vacation, presenting MPI Hard Charger trophies following the Mod Lite championship on Sunday, Late Model championship on Monday, Sport Compact championship on Tuesday, and the Hobby Stock, SportMod, Stock Car, and Modified Big Dances on Saturday.
Contingencies are also available in the Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational, B&B Chassis All-Star Stock Car Invitational, and Race of Champions events. Every Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifier will receive a custom Velocita driving suit and mini replica driveshaft, with additional awards going to the winner. The winner of the B&B Racing Chassis All-Star Stock Car Invitational has a chance to receive a brand-new B&B Racing Chassis.
Melling Racing has upped the ante during qualifying, adding $150 to the winner’s share of each Modified qualifying feature and $50 to each Stock Car qualifying feature winner. Quick Performance will add $100 for each Hobby Stock and SportMod qualifying feature winner, as well as $100 for each Stock Car qualifying feature winner.
A full breakdown of contingency awards, eligibility requirements, and redemption information will be available on the IMCA website under Driver Information in the Super Nationals pulldown menu.
