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New IMCA sanctions make history at Lafayette County Speedway

DARLINGTON, Wis. – A southwest Wisconsin speedplant with nearly seven decades of racing history adds three IMCA divisions to regular weekly shows this season. Lafayette County Speedway at Darlington sanctions the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods beginning in 2020. Twelve Friday programs are scheduled during the IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing season, from April 24 to Aug. 14. “IMCA is very well respected in the racing industry and a lot of our drivers already race IMCA,” explained Media Director Kari Ruf. “We’ve been getting good car counts and our rules were similar to IMCA’s. We decided sanctioning was the good way for us to go.” Both Modified and Northern SportMod fields are expected to be well represented by drivers from the tri-state area also including Illinois and Iowa. The Hobby Stock class, noted Ruf, will be a “perfect fit” for younger drivers looking to begin their full-bodied racing careers. The 3/8-mile clay oval was converted from a half-mile in the early 2000s. The Lafayette County Fair race is July [Read More]

IMCA special events drivers contend for Wehrs awards

BANGOR, Wis. – Special events competitors in six IMCA divisions chase awards from Wehrs Machine and Racing Products again in 2020. The Bangor, Wis., manufacturer and nine-year sponsor will give $50 gift certificates to designated top five finishers at a total of 80 specials for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Late Models, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods. All certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office the week after official race results are received. Information about the complete line of Wehrs-made high performance products is available at the www.wehrsmachine.com website, by calling 608 486-4343 and on Facebook. “We’ve really developed a great personal and professional relationship with Chad Wehrs and his team at Wehrs Machine during our nine-year run,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder noted. “We have had a mutually beneficial partnership and working together again in 2020 is something we’re excited about.”

Genesis Racing Shocks gives IMCA Modified, Late Model, SportMod awards

ROSWELL, Ga. – For a 12th consecutive season, Genesis Racing Shocks gives contingency awards to drivers in four IMCA divisions. IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Late Model, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod competitors receive shares of $6,000 in product certificates from the Roswell, Ga., company. Top eligible drivers in each of the five Modified regions and in national Late Model, Northern SportMod and Southern SportMod standings are in line for $350 product certificates. Certificates for $250 go to the runner-up and for $150 to the third-place finisher in each Modified region and national Late Model, Northern SportMod and Southern SportMod standings. All Genesis awards will be presented during the national banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. Drivers in all four divisions must compete with four Genesis-manufactured shocks and are required to display two Genesis decals on their race car and return a signup form to the IMCA home office by Aug. 1 as well to be eligible. Information about Genesis shocks and dealer network [Read More]

Drivers in all eight IMCA divisions score awards from Summit Racing Equipment

TALLMADGE, Ohio – Summit Racing Equipment gift cards totaling $14,000 will be awarded to IMCA drivers again in 2020. One hundred dollar gift cards go to top 10 finishers in each of the five IMCA Modified regions, both Stock Car regions and both Hobby Stock regions, and to top 10 drivers in national standings for IMCA Sunoco Late Models, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods, Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts The Tallmadge, Ohio high performance parts retailer and 11-year IMCA sponsor also returns to national decal programs for Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts and drivers in each of those divisions must display two Summit decals on their race car to be eligible for national and regional point fund shares. “Summit Racing is proud to continue our support of IMCA racing through our gift card program,” said Jim Greenleaf, Summit Racing’s Motorsports and Events Manager. “We look forward to another exciting year of competitive IMCA Racing in 2020.” Information about Summit products is available at the www.summitracing.com website, by calling 800 [Read More]

Kirkey adding Junior National Champion, Lady Eagle awards to 2020 IMCA program

ST. ANDREWS WEST, Ont. – Kirkey Racing Fabrication adds to its IMCA program this season, rewarding both the Junior National Champion and Lady Eagle winner. Kirkey gives both drivers $250 product certificates. The new Junior National Championship is open to IMCA drivers ages 13-18 while all female competitors vie for the Lady Eagle title. In its 14th season of IMCA sponsorship, Kirkey again gives an 88 Series layback containment seat to the IMCA Modified national champion and an 89 Series containment seat to the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car national champion. The St. Andrews West, Ont., manufacturer and retailer also continues $250 product certificate awards for IMCA Sunoco Late Model, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod, Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod and Mach-1 Sport Compact national champions. “Kirkey Racing is proud to continue our sponsorship of IMCA,” said Kevin Derochie. “The dedication to the sport and attention to detail that is continually shown from IMCA teams are second-to-none and we are honored to continue this program for the upcoming season.” All [Read More]

Warmerdam gets career first feature win at Western RaceSaver Sprint Series opener

HANFORD, Calif. (Feb. 22) – A third-generation driver earned his IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car career-first feature win Saturday at Keller Auto Speedway. Brendan Warmerdam topped the opening night Van De Pol Western RaceSaver Sprint Series 25-lapper, starting fourth and catching Kyle Rasmussen for the runner-up spot after a long low line run in third. He reeled in Rob Solomon for the lead and pulled away to win by better than a second and a half in a green, white, checkered finish. “I knew 15 laps in that I had the car to win. I knew if I ran smooth laps I could get it done,” said Warmerdam, whose grandfather and father each won multiple track championships at Hanford during their respective careers. “I grew up watching my dad race here. It’s crazy to get my first win at the track where he dominated.” The long-time micro sprint driver is in his second RaceSaver season. An art major at College of the Sequoias in Visalia, he ran a very limited schedule in 2019, collecting four top-five [Read More]

Green gets another IMCA Lone Star win, Abbey earns bonus, Stock Car tour crown

KENNEDALE, Texas (Feb. 22) – Derek Green got another win while Westin Abbey got a tour championship and a big check Saturday night at Kennedale Speedway Park. Green, from Granada, Minn., prevailed in a $1,000 to win Sniper Speed Lone Star Tour finale that saw him trade the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car lead with Ryan Powers three times in the final laps before beating Jesse Sobbing to the finish line. Home state hero Abbey, meanwhile, put the final, perfect tour attendance qualifying touches on a $10,000 bonus he’d made himself eligible for by winning features at Abilene Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway. His seventh place finish at KSP was also more than enough to secure the tour crown and $5,000 share of the accompanying point fund. Powers had taken the lead on the second lap and was chased by Jason Josselyn, Aaron Benedict and then Jeffrey Abbey. The race stayed green through the first 16 of 30 laps; the 11th starting Green was scored just ahead of Abbey on the 21st lap and was running side-by-side with [Read More]

In right place at right time, Rogers takes Monarch IMCA Lone Star Tour checkers

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (Feb. 21) – Jason Rogers won for the first time on the night Jesse Sobbing almost won twice. Rogers raced to the $1,000 Sniper Speed Lone Star Tour checkers Friday at Monarch Motor Speedway, getting the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car lead back after Sobbing broke and then holding off Derek Green in a green, white, checkered finish. Sobbing had scored the convincing IMCA Modified win, also worth $1,000, earlier in the evening at Wichita Falls. He was well on his way to duplicating that effort in the Stock Car feature after passing Rogers for the front spot on the 13th of 30 laps. Rogers and Elijah Zevenbergen remained the closest challengers to Sobbing, who was in another area code before breaking and rolling into the infield with nine laps left. That put Rogers back on point with the 11th starting Derek Green in pursuit. Westin Abbey, already a three-time tour winner, had started 17th, went to the back of the field following an early restart, and rocketed to third on the final restart. Green [Read More]

Speedway Engineering renewing IMCA Modified awards program

SYLMAR, Calif. – Speedway Engineering returns as an IMCA sponsor for a 22nd consecutive year, giving post-season awards to top Modified competitors. The national champion receives a $1,000 product certificate, applicable toward the purchase of a complete Ford 9” floater rear end housing or full-size 10” quick change rear end. The other four regional champions all receive $300 product certificates from the Sylmar, Calif., driveline and suspension components manufacturer. All Speedway Engineering awards will be presented during the IMCA national banquet in November. Information about the complete line of Speedway Engineering products is available at the www.1speedway.com website or by calling 818 362-5865. “The Speedway Engineering program pre-dates the racing career of a good percentage of IMCA racers but the long-standing tradition they have supporting our IMCA Modified division is recognized by everyone,” said IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “At 20-plus years they are in rare air and certainly excited about what the new season brings.”

Sunoco continues support of IMCA Late Models, Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks

VINTON, Iowa – Sunoco Race Fuels rewards the on-track success by drivers in three IMCA divisions again in 2020. Manufacturer of the Official Fuel of IMCA, Linwood, Pa., based Sunoco returns as title sponsor for the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks and Late Models, furnishing a portion of post-season points funds paid in each. Point fund checks will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. “We’re planning to take the popular $250 Sunoco bonus previously awarded at Deery events and apply it in some fashion to weekly tracks in 2020,” said Kevin Yoder, director of marketing for IMCA. “This is the second in the latest three-year sponsorship agreement with Sunoco and it really emphasizes their commitment to weekly racing.” Drivers in all three divisions must compete with Sunoco race gas and display two Sunoco decals on their race car to be eligible for point fund shares or cash awards. Part of the new national decal program for Late Models, Sunoco also provides [Read More]