Articles by IMCA

Weekly

Flagman-turned-Sprinter takes Grams Memorial checkers

ARLINGTON, Minn. (July 12) – Ron Guentzel waved the checkered flag for other drivers at Arlington Raceway for three seasons. On Saturday night, Guentzel’s replacement waved it for him. The second-year IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car driver won for the first time in his short career in the winged class, during the Dan Grams Memorial Night program. “There were three cautions and I was wondering if the race was ever going to get over,” admitted Guentzel, from St. Peter. “It was extremely humid and my shield was fogging over, so I had to flip that up just to see. After the race I was so excited I could barely talk when they were doing the interview.” “It was really special to win this race because Dan was a friend of mine. The car was set up so perfect. It was just a rocket ship,” he added. “To finally come to the checkers and know I’d won was really special. Everybody was excited. It was just so much fun. It was a magical night.” Guentzel [Read More]

Lone Star Series

McGaha, Batt, Upchurch, Oliver are Texas Lone Star Series champions

WACO, Texas (July 15) – Four IMCA drivers won championships and three of them will receive pro-rated bonus points for their Texas Lone Star Series titles. The series ended with July 4 and 5 shows at Heart O’ Texas Speedway; the July 3 event at Cot­ton Bowl Speedway was rained out and will not be rescheduled. Josh McGaha’s two feature wins over the course of the Modified series gave him the tie-breaking edge over Keith White. Jason Batt topped point standings for the Wild Child Race Cars-spon­sored series Stock Car series and Jake Upchurch paced points for the Southwest Racing Special­ties-sponsored Southern SportMod Series. A minimum of eight events must be scheduled and held for full bonus points to be awarded and applied to national and regional standings. McGaha, Batt and Upchurch will each receive pro-rated bonus points (87.5 percent of the average car count up to 20) in addition to their shares of series point funds. Jeremy Oliver is champion of the Hobby Stock series. No bonus points will be awarded or point fund [Read More]

Sponsors

Nitro Bee gives special events, Super Nationals awards

SANTA MARIA, Calif. ­ – Second-year sponsor Nitro Bee gives product awards to 10 special events winners and at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s again this season. Nitro Bee had been named the official one-way radio race receiver of IMCA last spring. The Santa Maria, Calif., company gives a total of 25 race receiver units and ear pieces to special events and Super Nationals drivers. Suggested retail price is $99. The Nitro Bee device is available from a network of dealers that includes Speedway Motors, Allstar Performance, Belleville Motorsports, Carolina Racing Supply, Dakota Track Side, Harris Auto Racing, Jet Racing, Karl Performance, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Performance Bodies, Precise Racing Products, Redline Racing Parts, Smiley’s Racing Products, Summit Racing Equipment and Xtreme Motor Sports. More information is available by calling 805 714-8538. IMCA rules require that no two-way radios be used in any division. “Nitro Bee has a brand new unit available in 2014 that is much easier to program than the initial unit of a year ago,” IMCA Marketing Director [Read More]

Sponsors

IMCA Modified, Late Model, Northern SportMod national champions will be wrapped by Chase

AMES, Iowa – The chase for three national IMCA championships ends with free wraps courtesy of Chase Signs & Graphics. The Ames company gives free wraps again in 2014 to national IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified, IMCA Late Model and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod national champions. Champions of the other four IMCA Modified regions each receive certificates good for 50 percent off a new wrap. Information about Chase vehicle and trailer wraps, decals, lettering and banners is available at the www.chasedecals.com website or by calling 515 292-6466. “Chase does a great deal for IMCA and providing outstanding wraps for IMCA racers is something they take great pride in,” said Kevin Yoder, IMCA marketing director. “Hopefully our champions will be able to take advantage of this great incentive program.”

Sponsors

HJC Motorsports continues awards for IMCA national champions

CERRITOS, Calif. – Awards for national champions in all eight IMCA divisions were renewed this season by HJC Motor­sports. The Cerritos, Calif., helmet and accessories manufacturer and retailer will give SA2010 AR-10 helmets to national champions in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified, IMCA Late Model, IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod and Mach-1 Sport Compact divisions. Designated place finishers at a total of 30 Modified special events also receive $50 product certificates from the fifth-year sponsor. Helmets will be presented during the national awards banquet in November. Special event certificates are mailed from the IMCA home office after official race results are received from the track. Information about helmets and other products available from HJC is available by calling 562 802-7706 and at the www.hjc-motorsports.com website. “We’re preparing for a new SA certification for helmets in 2015 and will have a percentage of our membership that will be in the market for a helmet upgrade,” IMCA Marketing [Read More]

Events

Knoxville Raceway hosts IMCA’s July 17 Har­ris Clash special

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 14) – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods return to Knoxville Raceway for the 23rd annual Harris Clash on Thursday, July 17. Top prize for the Modifieds is $2,000 while Northern SportMods run for $1,000 to win. The Clash is also the fifth event on the XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour schedule. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, home region, Allstar Performance State and special series points will be awarded for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational bal­lot qualifier. Twenty-four cars will qualify for the Modified main event; one past champion’s provisional will be given to the most recent winner who is licensed and competing in weekly IMCA events but who does not qualify. The Modified feature will be 25 laps and pay a minimum of $250 to start. The Northern SportMod feature is 20 laps. Pit gates open at 3 p.m., the draw closes and the drivers’ meeting starts at 6 p.m., hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7:15 p.m. Grandstand admission is $15 [Read More]

Events

$2,500 is top prize at Billings’ July 19 Modified Mayhem

BILLINGS, Mont. (July 14) – Billings Motorsports Park hosts its rescheduled Modified Mayhem this Saturday, July 19, with a $2,500 top prize going to the winner of the headline event. The inaugural special for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds pays a minimum of $100 to start, is sponsored by Sorenson Racing of Billings and is a qualifying event for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western or Belleville Motorsports North Central regional, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Non-qualifiers taking at least one green flag during the evening get $50 tow money. There is no entry fee; pit passes are $25. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors 65 and over, juniors ages 12-17 and military personnel with ID, $3 for kids ages 7-11 and free for six and under. The pit area opens at noon and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. More information about the [Read More]

Results

Harris sprints to fourth Virginia Series feature win

By Jim Haines SHENANDOAH, Va. (July 12) – Jerald Harris turned a good run in to a great finish as storms danced all around Shenandoah Speedway Saturday night. Harris won his fourth Virginia Sprint Series feature of the season. Three of those IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car victories have now come on the Shenandoah asphalt oval. Chris Ware and Charlie Ware paced the field to the green before Charlie Ware took off and brought Tony Harris along. Harris got by on lap four and did his best to run away from the rest of the field but Tom Humphries, Harris and French Grimes were on a march to the front. The battle for second between Humphries and Harris ended right after halfway when Humphries rolled into the infield. With five to go, Harris had a great run go bad as his right rear tire was wearing out and starting to vibrate. With just four to go he had to slow to make it to the end. Harris and Grimes drove by, with Anthony Linkenhoker [Read More]

BST

Ken Schrader, Kenny Wallace join IMCA Modifieds for July 18-21 BST events

LAMAR, Colo. (July 15) – Two of motorsports most popular drivers join the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified field for four Precise Racing Products BST Series dates. Ken Schrader suits up for the Friday, July 18 show at Lamar Speedway. He’ll be joined by Kenny Wallace for NASCAR Drivers Night at the Fair at El Paso County Speedway in Calhan on Saturday, July 19; at Thomas County Speedway in Colby, Kan., on Sunday, July 20; and at Phillips County Raceway in Holyoke on Monday, July 21. All four features pay $1,000 to win and are qualifying events for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Racing starts at 7 p.m. at Lamar and at Calhan. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and military personnel, $10 for kids and free for ages three and under. Thomas County opens the pit gates at 3 p.m. and the grandstand at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing begins at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 [Read More]

Feature

Van Genderen gets first XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour win at Lee County

DONNELLSON, Iowa (July 14) – Mike Van Genderen was consistent in finishing second in 2013 point standings for the XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour. His IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified series-first victory will go a long way toward winning the 2014 tour championship. Van Genderen emerged as the new point leader Monday night following a back-and-forth battle at Lee County Speedway with Jesse Sobbing. The two swapped the front spot as the 30-lapper wound down and were virtually side-by-side com­ing to the white flag. Sobbing scraped the frontstretch wall before Van Genderen surged ahead to take the $1,000 checkers by a car length. Pole starter Hunter Marriott led the first nine laps before giving way to Sobbing. The only caution of the night waved on lap 18; Van Genderen was scored first across the stripe on lap 20 but Sobbing was back in front the next time around. Richie Gustin, Marriott and Jeff Waterman completed the top five. Hard charger Jeremy Mills ad­vanced nine spots to sixth. Tim Ward went into the night tied with Van [Read More]