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Whitwell, Drake hit IMCA jackpots at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March 4-5) – R.C. Whitwell recorded his fourth feature win of the season and Scott Drake got his first when IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds ventured to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for a midweek special on the half-mile Dirt Track. Whitwell proved the fastest of 50 Wednesday night entries. He’d started eighth, battled back and forth with the 10th starting Josh Vogt much of the way and finally locked down the lead with three circuits left in the 25-lapper. Vogt ended in second, about five car lengths off the pace. Bobby Hogge IV, Scott Drake and Clay Daly completed the top five. Forty-three Modifieds vied on Thursday. Drake led all 25 circuits after starting outside the front row in the Terry Henry Race Prep-owned ride out of Bakersfield, Calif. Whitwell made it too close for comfort after Drake got slowed by lapped traffic in the final four laps. He’d trailed by 10 car lengths before catching up coming out of the final turn. The front pair made contact and Drake got into [Read More]

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Cardinal Speedway opens this weekend with inaugural Black Gold Showdown

EUNICE, N.M. – The first annual Black Gold Showdown brings four IMCA divisions to Cardinal Speedway for season-opening Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14 shows. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds vie for $600 to win on Friday and $700 to win on Saturday. Top prize for Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars is $500 each night. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks vie for $300 top prizes. A $500 bonus will be paid to the driver with the top two-day point total in each division. Also at stake both nights are IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Regional, Allstar Performance State and local track points. Hard chargers earn $50 in all main events. Tow money is $25 for all drivers making the trip to Eunice from at least 70 miles away and finishing in a $25 paying position. There is no entry fee. A one-time $25 registration fee will be good for the entire 2015 season. Pit gates and the grandstand open at 5 p.m. both days. Hot laps are at 7:15 [Read More]

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Special events drivers in five IMCA divisions earn Schoenfeld certificates

VAN BUREN, Ark. – Schoenfeld Headers awards special events contingencies to drivers in five IMCA divisions again this season. Product certificates valued at $50 go to designated place finishers at specials for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Late Models, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods. That list of specials includes all events in the Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models. Certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office within a week after official race results are received. Located in Van Buren, Ark., Schoenfeld manufactures IMCA’s official 609, 903 and 935 mufflers. When re­quired to run a noise reduction system of 98 decibels or more, drivers in all five divisions that are part of the Schoenfeld program must com­pete with one of those three mufflers to be eligible. Schoenfeld also manufactures headers and related exhaust components. Information about those products is available by calling 479 474-7529 and at the www.schoenfeldheaders.com website. The 2015 season is Schoenfeld’s 17th as an IMCA marketing partner. “The input from [Read More]

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Ken Schrader joins IMCA Modified field on opening night at Cotton Bowl

PAIGE, Texas – Ken Schrader joins the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified field on opening night at Cotton Bowl Speedway. Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks are on the Saturday, March 14 card. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Saturday will also be Larry Kahler’s first night on the job as director of competition at Cotton Bowl. Completing the program at Paige will be a local stock class and non-wing sprints.

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34 Raceway car show, kick-off party set for March 21

BURLINGTON, Iowa – The annual 34 Raceway car show will be held at Heartland Harley-Davidson in Burlington on Saturday, March 21 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. A complimentary lunch and free drinks will be served, as well as chances at ticket giveaways. The annual kick-off party will be held that evening at Roederer’s Pit Stop in Burlington beginning at 6 p.m. Drivers who want to participate in the car show, at no cost, can contact Amy Laue at (319) 750-3454 or info@34Raceway.com to sign up.

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New promoter takes charge at Roadrunner Speedway

CARLSBAD, N.M. – After taking the scientific approach to getting the track surface ready, Aaron Norman turns his first-year promotional efforts to publicizing events and drivers at Roadrunner Speedway. A chemical compound added to the high alkaline dirt that makes up the ¼-mile oval already helped produce a successful test and tune session. Saturday race programs start on March 21 and continue through Sept. 19 for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. “For a track promoter, especially an obsessive compulsive promoter, your goal is to have that perfect race program,” said Norman, the 2014 Hobby Stock champion at Carlsbad. “You’re always trying to do better than the last time you raced.” “We’re going to put an emphasis on technology and use that to our advantage to promote Roadrunner,” he added. “We’ve invested a lot of money and will use the Internet and Youtube.” Permanent restroom facilities, a not so scientific but much appreciated amenity, will be in place this season. “I grew [Read More]

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Battle of the Border Series starts this weekend at Cocopah, Imperial

SOMERTON, Ariz. (March 6) – The inaugural Battle of the Border Series takes four IMCA divisions to Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway for three dates and to Imperial Raceway in California for three more shows beginning this weekend.  IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks chase all applicable IMCA points tonight (Friday), Saturday, March 28 and Saturday, April 11 at Somerton. The same divisions are in action with the same points at stake Saturday, March 7, Friday, March 27 and Friday, April 10 at Imperial. Bonuses totaling $1,400 will be paid out to drivers with the highest point totals over the course of the series. That breaks down to $500 for the Modified point leader, $400 for the Northern SportMod point leader, $300 for the Stock Car point leader and $200 for the Hobby Stock point leader. Seventy-odd miles of pavement separate the two venues. All four IMCA divisions run on regular race programs at Cocopah. Their three shows on the quarter-mile clay at Imperial are [Read More]

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IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through March 4

IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds – 1. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 353; 2. Tim Ward, Gil­bert, Ariz., and Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., both 340; 4. Jeffry Sheppard Jr., Golden Val­ley, Ariz., 323; 5. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 312; 6. John Parmeley, Phoe­nix, Ariz., 295; 7. R.C. Whitwell, Bakersfield, Calif., and Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., both 274; 9. Tyler Mecl, Queen Creek, Ariz., 272; 10. Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif., 248; 11. Marlyn Seidler, Underwood, N.D., 242; 12. Shawn Strand, Man­dan, N.D., 219; 13. Collen Wine­barger, Corbett, Ore., 216; 14. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 215; 15. Eric Center, Mesa, Ariz., 199; 16. Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo., 173; 17. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif., 165; 18. Ryan McDaniel, Oli­vehurst, Ca­lif., 160; 19. Steve Stultz, Peoria, Ariz., 159; 20. Mike Jergens, Plover, Iowa, 156. IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. John Carney II, Lubbock, Texas, and Logan Scherb, Paradise, Texas, both 78; 3. Brandon Long, Wichita Falls, Texas, and Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, both 71; 5. Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, and Michelle Melton, Flower Mound, [Read More]

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Edelbrock adding product awards for champions of IMCA Stock Car regions

TORRANCE, Calif. – Edelbrock adds to an already generous award program with new prizes for the champi­ons of both IMCA Sunoco Stock Car regions this season. Top drivers in Northern and Southern Stock Car regions receive Edelbrock-manufactured 2701, 7121 or 2176 intakes. “We are seeing an increase in drivers utilizing non-Chevrolet engine combinations and wanted to make sure the Edelbrock program included options for those racers,” noted IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “Adding the Stock Cars was really a formality and Edelbrock continues to lead the aftermarket industry in support of IMCA claim engine racers.” The Torrance, Calif., company also renews awards for claim engine competitors in four other divisions in its 17th season as an IMCA marketing partner. Highest finish­ing eligible drivers in each of the five regions for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds receive 2975 Victor Jr. intakes. Highest finishing claim engine drivers in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock regions and in national Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scog­gin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod points will have a choice between 2701 Chevrolet, 7121 Ford [Read More]

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Dynatech renews awards program for IMCA Modified drivers

BOONVILLE, Ind.– Dynatech Headers has renewed an awards program benefitting IMCA Modified drivers for an 11th season. The 2015 national IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified champion earns a $500 product certificate from the Boonville, Ind., exhaust systems and related components manufacturer. The runner-up receives $350, with $250 for third and $100 for seventh. Certificates will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed from the IMCA home office the following week. Information about Dynatech-made products is available by calling 800 848-5850, on Facebook and at the www.afcodynapro.com website. “Dynatech is a key part of the Afab Corporation and a partner we feel fortunate to work with,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “The renewal of their support is much appreciated in 2015.”