Dan Engledow

Dedrick brings IMCA hometown connection to Boone as 1,000^th competitor at 40^th annual Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 9, 2022) – A driver from the town where the first IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s was held will become the 1,000th driver to compete at the record smashing 40th annual event this afternoon at Boone Speedway. Jerry Dedrick of Vinton signed in at the registration tent at 10:40 a.m. Friday, then drew 259 for his upcoming Modified heat. “I had pre-registered and took the week off from work,” explained Dedrick, also in the middle of moving. “Then I wasn’t able to get here as early because of that as I wanted to, but I told myself I was coming no matter what.” A three-time qualifier for the Super Nationals Late Model main event, Dedrick hasn’t had the same luck in a Modified but has always enjoyed his trips to Boone as a driver or race fan. He was surprised when informed by IMCA Director of Points and Membership Virginia Lindsey of his new place in the shared history of IMCA and Super Nationals. “The racing part of today is going [Read More]

Rookie Reynolds shines brightest in B & B All-Star Invitational

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8, 2022) – A young IMCA Sunoco Stock Car star shined brightest in the second annual B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational. Rookie Kaden Reynolds held off defending race winner Kelly Shryock in the fast-paced, caution-free 30-lapper, the headline race of the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s Thursday night show at Boone Speedway. “It doesn’t get much better than this,” said Reynolds, who made his charge to the front from seventh starting and led the last 16 circuits, outrunning a field of established veterans and fellow up-and-comers in The Class Too Tough To Tame. “Beating Kelly is pretty good. Beating all these guys is pretty good.” The $1,000 checkers were complemented by $400 in lap money and a chassis courtesy of race title sponsor B & B. Shryock was close behind at the finish and quick to congratulate Reynolds post-race. Justin Luinenburg, pole starter Kyle Vanover and Mike Mullen completed the top five. Vanover looked strong at the onset with Reynolds knocking on the door of the second-running Mullen by [Read More]

Late exit doesn’t deter Nelson

By Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8, 2022) – Wednesday’s first IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s qualifying feature for Modifieds was a heartbreaker for Jordy Nelson. The Marysville, Kan., veteran led the first 10 laps, then finished 24th after running in a transfer spot until late in the race. He would try again on Thursday in the hope of making the Championship Night dance. Still, “It’s been a fun week so far,” said Nelson. “We haven’t drawn very good all week. Last night we were in a spot to get into the show but we had the left rear tire go down with seven to go.” He’s a three-time qualifier at Boone Speedway, with a career best finish of 18th in 2004. “We’ve been pretty quick all this year,” he said. “We had some DNFs that didn’t help us in points. We have picked up some two wins at Beatrice, which has been good.”

Superman Winebarger punches ticket to Stock Car dance

Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8, 2022) – One down, one to go. On Wednesday night at Boone Speedway, Collen Winebarger became the first Oregon driver to qualify for the Stock Car Big Dance at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The Corbett racer is pulling double duty at this year’s event and next looks to qualify for the Modified finale on Saturday night. “Our goal here always starts pretty simple,” Winebarger commented. “You’ve got to get into the race first. You hope that you hit draws good, have a good car, have good speed, get into the race and reevaluate. Getting the Stock Car in was cool. Now we need to work on the Modified.” Winebarger qualified for last year’s Modified dance and finished 21st. He was also 12th in the B & B Racing Chassis Stock Car All-Star Invitational. Although his 2022 has seen a limited amount of runs, Collen has picked up four numerous wins. Modified triumphs have come at Sunset Speedway Park in Banks, Ore., Lebanon, Ore.’s Willamette Speedway, [Read More]

Taylor doing double duty at 40^th IMCA Super Nationals

By Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8, 2022) – One colorful entry for the 2022 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s is Peyton Taylor. The Batesville, Ark., traveler pilots both an IMCA Sunoco Stock Car with a Stroker Ace theme and a Friesen Performance IMCA Modified. “We’re just excited to have the Slim Chickens Cadillac Chassis here and the Acre Trader Lethal Chassis here too,” commented Taylor. “It’s a lot to do two cars. Not many people do it, but the ones that do know what it takes.” Taylor has made the Modified Big Dance once, finishing 26th in 2018. “If we could make both shows, that would be such a big win for our program. We’ve had a strong year this season and feel like we are coming in with our guns loaded and ready,” he said. “We’ve spent a couple of weeks prepping for this. Jordan, my wife, his wife, Cody, Lexi, my son, and all the gang back at Andrews Autosport has given us everything we need to come here.” Taylor [Read More]

It’s almost showtime for inaugural IMCA Southern SportMod Nationals

KENNEDALE, Texas (Sept. 8, 2022) – Just about the time promoter James Lopez gets one project done, there’s another one that needs his attention before the start of the Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod Nationals. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. Lopez and his small but mighty crew at Kennedale Speedway have worked long days and late nights to get everything just right for the inaugural event Sept. 8-10. The winner’s share of the purse is $5,000, which includes a $2,000 bonus from IMCA. The main event pays a minimum of $300 to start, with another $50 paid to the leader of each lap plus an extra $50 paid to drivers finishing 10th through 19th courtesy of Performance Transmissions in Kennedale. Top four finishers in the main event receive trophies identical to those to be awarded in each of the divisions competing this weekend at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone Speedway. “I’m literally getting 50 to 75 calls or texts a day about this race,” said Lopez, adding [Read More]

Defending champ joins Superman driver from Oregon as Stock Car qualifying winners

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 7, 2022) – The defending champion and the driver of the Superman car led their respective fantastic four’s to the finish line on the first night of qualifying for the record-breaking Stock Car division at the 40th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. 2021 king Dallon Murty raced from second place to the lead following a restart 17 laps into the first qualifying feature, then led a field featuring another six former Super Nationals champions to the stripe Wednesday at Boone Speedway. Collen Winebarger adjusted quickly to the Iowa dirt, driving his Superman logo-numbered ride to victory lane in the second qualifier and becoming the first driver from Oregon to make the Stock Car Big Dance. The top four finishers from each race advance to the inside row of Saturday’s main event. A Super Nationals record 243 Stock Cars saw action on NAPA Pole Night. That’s 19 more than the division record set in 2021 and a big part of the event record 995 cars that had competed at Boone through [Read More]

Thompson, Thornton top NAPA Pole Night Modified qualifiers at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 7, 2022) – One driver saw a dream come true and another raced his way back to victory lane at Boone Speedway on the first night of Modified qualifying at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Cody Thompson led the last 15 of 25 laps in winning Wednesday’s first qualifier while Dylan Thornton weathered two late restarts in topping the nightcap at Boone Speedway. Top four finishers from both NAPA Pole Night events advance to the inside row of Saturday’s $10,000 to win Championship Night show. Todd Stinehart, Cory Sauerman and Jacob Hobscheidt chased Thompson to the checkers. Ethan Braaksma, Jared Siefert and Brandon Beckendorf ran 2-3-4 behind Thornton. Two hundred and fifty-two Modifieds were part of the record 995 cars that had competed at the 40th annual Super Nationals through Wednesday and drivers representing 19 states and Saskatchewan advanced to first-night qualifying features for the division. Runner-up in the Northern SportMod main event at Boone in 2020 and IMCA’s national rookie of the year in 2021, Thompson caught Stinehart for the [Read More]

Beckendorf aims to end decade-long Saturday drought

By Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8, 2022) – It’s been a decade since he made the final night of action of the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s and Brandon Beckendorf is back at Boone Speedway and looking to end that drought. Beckendorf, from Danube, Minn., has made the Big Dance once in his distinguished Friesen Performance Modified career, in 2012 when he finished in fourth place. “You have to be open-minded for Super Nationals,” said Beckendorf. “Anything can happen. You can be really good or really bad. It’s a luck deal sometimes, and you have to take advantage of the opportunity you are given. And, he adds, “Every day is a new day.” Beckendorf has seven wins on the season for 2022, most notably the Salute to Veterans show at Clay County Fairgrounds Speedway, his career best payday at $3,500, and at North Central Speedway’s Mighty Axe. “It’s been up and down year for us. We seem to run top five at the bigger shows, but we haven’t been running hard [Read More]

Moore wants to go dancing at Boone

By Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8, 2022) – One driver who has visited Boone Speedway many times for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s is Bob Moore. The Sioux City, Iowa, racer has never qualified for a Friesen Performance IMCA Modified dance but started his latest quest with the win in the first of the division’s 30 heat races. “We want to get this first day out of the way and see what we got,” commented Moore beforehand. “We have made at least 15 trips here. We’ve never made the big dance but to win a heat is what we are going to try and do in the feature.” For 2022, Moore picked up four wins on the year, including three at Raceway Park and one at Park Jefferson International Speedway, both located in Jefferson, S.D. “We’ve struggled the last few years but have gotten some good help from Precision Performance. They’ve helped me a lot and got me on the right track the last couple of seasons,” he said. “We [Read More]