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Cesar conquers 141 Stock Car opener

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (May 4) – Brian Cesar liked the idea of starting up front in the season-opening IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature at 141 Speedway. He liked even better that every lap led was $30. Cesar decided to take charge of the show and led every lap en route to the 20 lap win. Cesar had to take every challenge that former champion Brett Wenzel threw at him. Wenzel used various lines to try and get around Cesar but could never get enough momentum. Cesar took home $910 for the win which included lap leader money. Wenzel settled for second. Benji LaCrosse already has his new car figured out early, dominating a stacked field of 38 IMCA Modifieds. The win netted him a $990 pay day, which included lap leader money and extra money from Ricky Lemmens. A late caution set up a green, white, checkered finish in the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod feature, won by Ryan Lemieux. Shaun Bangart won the 15-lap Mach-1 Sport Compact feature. One hundred and fifty-three cars battled in the lidlifter [Read More]

Jones masters traffic at Lincoln County

By Kelly Ninas NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (May 4) – Grabbing the lead while working through lapped traffic, Tanner Jones won the dash to the finish in the Herrick Auto & Marine IMCA Hobby Stock feature Saturday at Lincoln County Raceway. Jones started in the third row, worked his way into contention and then made the right choices through traffic to garner the lead for the final four laps and a trip to the winner’s circle. Leading the way up to relinquishing the point position to Jones was Nate Refior, who lost momentum and needed minor repairs after the lap 11 incident with traffic. David Murray Jr. added to his IMCA-leading total with the Maxwell Offroad Center Modified victory and Casey Woken dominated in the Knucklehead Garage IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. Jamey Kennicutt drove to the lead as the white flag was waved and captured the North Platte Buick GMC IMCA Northern SportMod victory. Getting the early lead, staying in the lead and never looking back was the winning formula for Quincy Eggleston in the [Read More]

Pike prevails at Eagle

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (May 4) – Gunnar Pike was first to the checkers in the Saturday Sam’s Club IMCA Northern SportMod feature at Eagle Raceway. Pike quickly put his no. 25 machine out front, followed by Adam Vrbka, Derek Hall and Roger Sluka. Hall passed Vrbka on lap two, Shawn Harker cracked the top four on lap four and on the restart following a lap 10 caution, Harker moved up to third and then advanced to second the following lap. Arie Schouten put his ride into fourth with seven laps remaining. Nobody could catch Pike despite a series of late cautions. Schouten moved up to third on the final circuit to make the top four Pike, Harker, Schouten and Vrbka. Anthony Roth won by five-plus seconds in the Hoosier Tire IMCA Modified feature and Jeff Ware paced the Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock finale. Josh Young held off all challengers to win the ATV Motorsports IMCA Sport Compact feature and Stuart Snyder was promoted to first in the Duros Dent Works IMCA RaceSaver Sprint [Read More]

Wright is all right at Bethany

By Rick Staley BETHANY, Mo. (May 4) – Chris Wright found the right way around Bethany Speedway Saturday night, en route to the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod feature win. The field of 21 was slowed by just a single caution. R.J. Dishong took the front early only to see Wright roar past. Wright continued to lead as Coleman Browning challenged both high and low but could not find a way around. As the only yellow flag of the feature flew, Colton Nelson used the restart to his advantage, got by Browning for second and set his sights on the leader. Wright, however, went on to pick up the win with Nelson second and Browning third. Chad Clancy cruised to the IMCA Modified victory and Steve Starmer got the best of tenacious Carson Masoner for top IMCA Sunoco Stock Car honors.

Allen aces IMCA Modified field at Crystal

CRYSTAL, Mich. (May 4) – The race was for second Saturday night, as Chance Allen checked out on the rest of the IMCA Modified field at Crystal Motor Speedway. Several drivers traded position behind Allen and in the end it was multi-time track champion Myron DeYoung holding on for the runner-up spot. Third went to Mitchell Hunt.

5-year sponsor Strange Oval gives cash, certificates at IMCA Modified special events

MORTON GROVE, Ill. – Strange Oval continues a now-familiar awards program for IMCA Modified special events competitors this season. The fifth-year IMCA sponsor gives $50 in cash and $50 product certificates to a top five finisher at each of 30 designated specials. All awards will be mailed from the IMCA home office the week after official race results are received; product certificates are redeemable through Performance Bodies. Information about Strange Oval products is available at the www.strangeoval.com website, by calling 800 653-1099 and on Facebook. A division of Strange Engineering, Strange Oval is located in Morton Grove, Ill., and manufactures axles and drive plates. “There is some definite opportunity for expansion of this program and that is something we’ve discussed, but for 2019 we are excited to continue a really unique program for IMCA Modified drivers,” commented IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “The combination of cash and product certificates is really exclusive to Strange Oval at special events and they are a great supporter of IMCA racing.”

Jerovetz renews special events awards for IMCA Modified, Northern SportMod drivers

SUAMICO, Wis. – Jerovetz Motorsports Shock Service has renewed its slate of special events awards for IMCA Modified and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod drivers The Suamico, Wis., company will give gift certificates good for two free shock rebuilds to a top five finisher at 30 designated specials for the Modifieds and at 15 designated specials for the Northern SportMods. JMSS is owned by long-time IMCA Modified driver Sean Jerovetz and managed by Ryan Rosenow, and specializes in rebuilding and custom revalving of AFCO, Bilstein, Fox, Penske and QA1 shocks. “IMCA has been instrumental in making our company grow to what it has become today,” Rosenow said. “We look forward to continuing our relationship for many years to come and thank all of our IMCA customers across the country for supporting us both.” Now in its sixth year as an IMCA sponsor, Jerovetz also carries complete lines of AFCO and QA1 products and is a Wehrs Machine and Racing Products dealer. Information about JMSS shocks, shock services and high performance products is available by calling 920 [Read More]

Wild West IMCA Modified Tour returns; Alvarado wins 99th event, DeVilbiss 100th

AZTEC, N.M. (May 3-4) – The opening weekend of the Wild West IMCA Modified Tour was guaranteed to be one for the history book, and two drivers that already had their name written all over that volume added new chapters. Ricky Alvarado, a three-time champion during the tour’s inaugural 2007-2014 run, extended his WWMT career wins best total to 32 with the Friday checkers at Aztec Speedway. And Zane DeVilbiss, the 2010 champion, earned his career 13th victory in the 100th event in tour history Saturday at the New Mexico speedplant. Both events paid $1,000 to win. DeVilbiss and Justen Yeager completed Friday’s top three while Alvarado was runner-up and Yeager third again on Saturday. Alvarado started 10th in the opening night 25 lapper and took the lead from familiar tour foe Yeager with 10 circuits to go. “It’s nice to have the tour going again. It’s been a long time since I’ve been that pumped up and it felt really good to win the first time back,” the new Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier said. “It [Read More]

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Lamberies roars to Shawano feature win

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (May 4) – Lucas Lamberies may be a rookie in the IMCA Modified division, but the three-time Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod champion certainly knows his way around the Historic Half-mile. Lamberies showed that the change in division was no obstacle in winning races as he outdueled his good friend Wyatt Block with a last-lap pass for the feature win Saturday at Shawano Speedway. Block battled Brekken Kleinschmidt side-by-side for the first two laps with Kleinschmidt leading lap one while Block led lap two by a bumper. Lap three saw Block begin to put some distance between himself and the field. With Block leading, the action behind him was hot between Kleinschmidt, Konnor Wilinski, Lamberies, and Marcus Yarie. Lamberies, Kleinschmidt, and Wilinski exchanged second through fourth numerous times throughout the race as Block looked to be in control. A late-race caution flag brought out a restart with only three laps remaining. Over the final two laps, Lamberies went to the high side of the track and ran down Block. A slight bobble by Block [Read More]