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Season championship chase begins Friday at U.S. 36

OSBORN, Mo. – US 36 Raceway is set to open the season this Friday, April 5 with the start of the season championship chase. Four sanctioned divisions will begin championship battles. Opening night will feature the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods. U.S. 36 has used the offseason to make numerous improvements to the race track. This season U.S. 36 will use transponders to score each race, while also making live timing and scoring available to race fans and crews via the MyRacePass app. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. on Friday, with the grandstand gates opening at 6 p.m. Hot laps begin at 7:30 p.m. and racing will start at 8 p.m. Pit passes for the event are $35. General admission is $15, senior and military is $12, children 7-12 are $5 and children six years old and younger are free. Tickets can be purchased online through MyRacePass at https://market.myracepass.com/store/tickets/?store=17636. Follow US 36 Raceway on social media @US36raceway on Twitter, @us36raceway on Instagram and like us [Read More]

AutoMeter continues IMCA special events awards

SYCAMORE, Ill. – IMCA special events competitors are in the running for awards from Autometer again in 2019. The Sycamore, Ill., competition instrument and accessories manufacturer will give $50 gift certificates to a top five finishing driver at each of 80 designated specials for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Late Models, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods. That list of designated specials includes all events in the Deery Brothers Summer Series. All AutoMeter gift certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office within a week after official race results are received. Runners-up in national Modified, Late Model, Stock Car and Hobby Stock national standings receive mechanical 3-gauge panel sets while second-place finishers in national standings for the Sprint Car, both SportMod and Sport Compact divisions receive 2-gauge panel sets. Information about AutoMeter products and the company’s dealer network is available at the www.autometer.com website, by calling 866 248-6356 and on Facebook. Autometer had more than half a century of involvement in the drag racing market prior [Read More]

Stuart Frostbuster now canceled, Marshalltown, Boone dates still on

STUART, Iowa – Both the Wednesday, April 3 practice night and Thursday, April 4 IMCA Frostbuster at Stuart Speedway have now been canceled. Rain in the forecast, a lack of drying time and a frozen water line share the blame. Marshalltown Speedway hosts the Friday, April 5 show and Boone Speedway hosts the Saturday, April 6 finale. Ken Schrader joins IMCA Modified fields at Frostbusters Friday, April 5 at Marshalltown Speedway and Saturday, April 6 at Boone Speedway. Modifieds race for $1,000 to win in Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events both nights. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $500 to win, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods for $400 to win and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $250 to win Friday and Saturday while IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars vie for $1,000 to win at Boone. Gates open at 4 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and racing follows 7 p.m. hot laps at Marshalltown. Boone opens the pit gates at 2 p.m. and the grandstand at 3 p.m. Hot laps start at 4 p.m. [Read More]

Black gets IMCA Modified victory, Grabouski wins twice at RPM’s Sunflower Classic special

HAYS, Kan. (March 30) – Tanner Black atoned for a misadventure on opening night of last season’s Mike Hughes Memorial Sunflower Classic while Jordan Grabouski was a double winner at RPM Speedway’s 2019 season-opening special. Both took home $1,000 for their respective IMCA Modified victories on Saturday, after inclement weather brought an early end to Friday’s scheduled show. Black was added to the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot while defending national champion Grabouski was already on the candidate list. A late caution in the first feature worked to Black’s advantage, taking out traffic ahead of him and clearing out his preferred higher line for the last five laps. “I messed up last year. Jason Wolla got by me and I didn’t want that to happen again,” Black said following his first feature win of the season. “This year we were able to finish.” He’d taken the lead at the drop of the initial green from his outside front row starting spot and led by three seconds and more at several points, ultimately beating Grabouski to [Read More]

IMCA special events drivers, top rookies earn Dynamic Drivelines awards

DES MOINES, Iowa – Special events drivers and top rookies in six IMCA divisions take home Dynamic Drivelines awards for a fourth consecutive season. The Des Moines, Iowa, manufacturer gives steel drive shafts to national IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod rookies of the year, and carbon fiber drive shafts to both the national IMCA Late Model and the Deery Brothers Summer Series rookie of the year. Designated place finishers at 80 Modified, Late Model, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and SportMod special events all receive $50 gift certificates.”Working with IMCA to develop a program that focuses primarily on rookie drivers has resulted in some of the best relationships in our four years in business,” Mike Bennett, owner of Dynamic Drivelines, said. “We look forward to continuing to partner with IMCA for many years to come.” Gift certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office within a week after official race results are received while rookie of the year awards will [Read More]

Opening night is Saturday at Bethany Speedway

By Rick Staley BETHANY, Mo. – Historic Bethany Speedway roars into the 2019 racing season this Saturday, April 6 with IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods. With 70 degree temperatures forecast come and enjoy the comfort of covered grandstands and yard chair box seats for the low grandstand admission price of $10. Pit gates open at 5 p.m., grandstand gates open at 6 p.m., hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing is at 7:30 p.m. Bethany Speedway is proud to welcome back Toot Toot Family Restaurant and Lounge, HyVee Grocery, Pettijohn’s Auto Center, Advanced Tire, Judy Staley Photography, Lake Road Warehouse, Boller Motorsports and Reemers Designs as sponsors for 2019.

IMCA state champions awards are new this season from Eibach

CORONA, Calif. – Awards for state champions in six IMCA divisions are new this season, courtesy of Eibach Springs. The Corona, Calif., manufacturer will give $100 certificates to drivers winning IMCA Modified, IMCA Late Model, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod state crowns. In addition, one randomly selected state champion in each of those divisions receives a set of four springs. The 11-year IMCA sponsor had previously given awards in the same divisions, based on regional or national point standings. “Eibach Springs wanted to come up with a new and exciting program to congratulate a wide variety of racers and (Marketing Director) Kevin (Yoder) and the guys at IMCA came up with the idea of awarding state champions, and we loved it!” Sales Manager David Cardey said. “IMCA has such a vast reach across the country in numerous forms of racing that this was a no brainer. We will be awarding close to $10,000 back to the racers and teams across our great [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through March 28

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Ricky Thornton Jr., Adel, Iowa, 395; 2. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 381; 3. Zachary Madrid, Tucson, Ariz., 373; 4. David Goode Jr., Copperas Cove, Texas, 358; 5. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 345; 6. Don Gumke, Jamestown, N.D., 315; 7. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 310; 8. Chris Elliott, Abilene, Texas, 296; 9. Tyler Mecl, Queen Creek, Ariz., 281; 10. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, and Bubba Stafford Jr., Wittmann, Ariz., both 279; 12. Ryan Roath, Peoria, Ariz., 274; 13. Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz., 271; 14. Chris Morris, Taylor, Texas, and Brent Schlafmann, Bismarck, N.D., both 253; 16. David Goode Sr., Copperas Cove, Texas, 244; 17. Clint Reichenbach, Santa Maria, Calif., 236; 18. Drew Armstrong, Benton, Ark., 231; 19. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 227; 20. Jacob O’Neil, Tucson, Ariz., 223. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Rod Craddock, Alvin, Texas, 153; 2. Tyler Harris, Vidor, Texas, 115; 3. Kent Lewis Sr., Willis, Texas, 110; 4. Jacob Harris, Vidor, Texas, 109; 5. Caleb Padgett, Madisonville, Texas, 100; 6. Tommy Hall, Natchitoches, La., 91; 7. Blake Cunningham, Silsbee, [Read More]

AFCO renews awards for six IMCA divisions

BOONVILLE, Ind. – The company IMCA drivers have already counted on for the past quarter-century returns for a 26th season of support in 2019. AFCO will continue a rich awards program benefitting IMCA Modified, IMCA Late Model, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod competitors. Awards from the Boonville, Ind., suspension, exhaust, brakes and cooling parts manufacturer will be presented during the national IMCA banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. The top three eligible drivers in each of the five Modified regions receive product certificates valued at $250, $150 and $50, respectively. Top three eligible drivers in both Stock Car regions receive certificates worth $200, $100 and $50. Top three eligible drivers in both Northern and Southern regions for Hobby Stocks and top three drivers in national SportMod standings get product certificates valued at $125, $75 and $50, respectively. Drivers in those five divisions are required compete with AFCO-manufactured shocks and springs, display two AFCO decals on [Read More]

U.S. 36 cancels Rumble in the Bullring

OSBORN, Mo. – With rain in the forecast for race day on March 29, U.S. 36 Raceway officials have made the decision to cancel the Rumble in the Bullring. Both IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, running in the Sprint Series of Nebraska opener, and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars were on the Friday program. The opening night for U.S. 36 will now be on April 5 and feature IMCA Modifieds, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods.