Articles by Ryan Clark

ELM MOTT, Texas (March 1) – Just 30 minutes into the 3-1/2 hour tow to Heart O’ Texas Speedway and already running late, Jeff Hoegh thought about turning around and starting his season another night. Instead, he got back on the road, got to HO’T in time and won the Jack Bagby Memorial main event for IMCA Modifieds, earning both $1,000 and a berth of the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot.  “Getting on the ballot is a pretty big deal for me. I’m glad we started off the year the way we have,” said Hoegh. “It was one of those nights when everything turned out good.”  It was also one of those nights that didn’t start out that way. Hoegh had to stop for fuel half an hour into the trip, then needed another half hour to fill up. He had already missed the draw when he pulled up to the pit gate and learned the wristbands were his unlucky red. That’s when things turned around. Hoegh finished fourth and starting last in a heat [Read More]

STUART, Iowa – One of IMCA’s longest tenured tracks has a new promoter and a new race night be­ginning this season.  Mike Van Genderen will be in charge of Wednesday night race programs at the Stuart Speedway. Work on reconfiguring the 1/4-mile clay oval has already started and will resume when weather and track conditions permit.  Midweek shows will feature IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. “Stuart has a very strong IMCA tradition,” said Van Genderen, who completed his purchase of the track in November. “It’s a pretty darn nice facility with good lighting and a beautiful concession stand. It has everything you could want.” The IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National point season runs from April 17 to Aug. 7. Specials on the 2019 schedule include the April 3 Frostbuster, the inaugural Jake Durbin Memo­rial on May 15, the inaugural Dirt Duel Stock Car Stampede June 11 and 12 and the July 2 Ron Little Memorial.  Modified points earned at Stuart figure [Read More]

CHINO HILLS, Calif. – Swift Springs has renewed rookie of the year awards in five IMCA divi­sions for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. The Chino Hills, Calif., manufacturer gives sets of four springs to IMCA Modified, IMCA Late Model, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Prod­ucts Southern SportMod national rookies of the year.  The other four regional Modified rookies of the year each receive one spring.  “Swift Springs is excited to extend our relationship with IMCA through 2020. Being part of this racing series and being able to reward the rookies of the year is very rewarding and we look forward to continue growing our relationship with IMCA and the racers across the country,” said Motorsports Director Frank Simonetti. Swift Springs became an IMCA sponsor in 2017. Awards will be presented during the national banquet in November, or mailed begin­ning the following week from the IMCA home office. “Extending the Swift agreement for another two seasons was the plan when the program was initially implemented and Swift certainly made good [Read More]