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Sprint Series of Oklahoma in action Saturday at Enid Speedway

By David Smith Jr. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – After a two-week hiatus, it is back to racing for the Sprint Series of Oklahoma presented by Smiley’s Racing Products/Hoosier Racing Tires Southwest as the tour makes its inaugural appearance at Enid Speedway this Saturday, March 31. Coming into race three on the 2018 race season, two-time and defending series champion Andy Shouse holds a slim two-point lead over Texas driver Michael Day. Chris Kelly, who has already picked his first feature victory of the season and second SSO victory of career, sits third while Brandon Jennings, Shane Sellers and Austin Mundie are tied for fourth. Gary Owens, Cody Whitworth, Dillon Laden and Travis Scott round out the top 10 in early-season SSO point standings. Other drivers looking to make the trip to the Garfield County Fairgrounds include Loyd Clevenger, Tanner Conn, Blake Scott, Justin Fisk, Eric Matthews and Joe Wood Jr. Jake Martens, who finished second in series points last season, is slated to make his first appearance with the series this season as is Josh [Read More]

Marriott, Taylor beat Batesville foes for Arkansas Spring Nationals wins

BATESVILLE, Ark. (March 23-24) – A first-time visitor and a regular at Batesville Motor Speedway both raced their way to victory lane during the Arkansas Spring Nationals. Hunter Marriott topped Friday’s IMCA Modified feature while Jeff Taylor went from last on opening night to first in the Saturday show. Both features paid $1,500 to win and both Marriott and Taylor were already on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Marriott started opening night from outside the front row and led the distance, pulling away from everybody en route to his eight Fast Shafts ballot qualifying victory already this season and 11th since last August. After running in lapped traffic much of the way, Marriott won ahead of Tyler Stevens, Peyton Taylor, Jeff James and Mark Norris. “We were getting ready to race and decided on Thursday to go to Batesville,” Marriott said. “We went down there to learn and had a pretty good weekend.” Jeff Taylor, a double winner at Spring Nationals each of the last two years, started on the pole, held [Read More]

Last-lap pass nets Campbell top I-37 cash

By J.M. Hallas PLEASANTON, Texas (March 24) – To say Jamie Campbell’s road to the winner’s circle Saturday at I-37 Speedway was eventful might be an understatement. Campbell, who started eighth in the IMCA Modified feature, got clipped in a grinding lap three crash, taking some extensive body damage to the car. Then, while running third, he narrowly escaped contact with Talon Minten who spun directly in his path. That caution, the fifth of the night, saw officials call for a green, white, checkered finish on time limit. Race-long leader Dillon Tindall got a good restart, but Campbell quickly closed back in. On the white flag lap they were side by side going into turn three. Campbell used the momentum off the high line to edge out Tindall at the line by about a bumper to steal the win. “That was pretty cool,” Campbell said of his last-lap pass. “I’ve done it here before but it’s been a long time. It means a lot because I struggled so much last year with this car, especially [Read More]

QuickCar Racing Products quick to continue IMCA national champion awards

LEBANON, Tenn. – IMCA drivers planning to chase national championships didn’t have to wait long to learn that QuickCar Racing Products would continue its slate of awards for top drivers in all eight divisions. IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods national champions all receive 3-gauge panels while the national Late Model champion gets a 4-gauge panel set and both the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car and Mach-1 Sport Compact national champions receive 2-gauge panel sets from the Lebanon, Tenn., manufacturer. Now in its sixth year of IMCA sponsorship, QuickCar introduced its understandably popular program of awards for national champions in 2015. Champions crowned during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s take home QuickCar tachometers, as does the champion at the Sprint Nationals. National champions will receive their awards during the IMCA banquet in November. Super Nationals and the Sprint Car Nationals awards will be presented in victory lane. QuickCar manufactures a wide variety of high performance products that also [Read More]

Desert Thunder brings back IMCA Hobby Stocks

PRICE, Utah – Common sense and common rules bring IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks back to Desert Thunder Raceway. Sanctioned Hobbies ran at the Price, Utah 3/8-mile dirt oval from 2009-2012. They’ll return for four Friday-Saturday doubleheaders this season, joining IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods. “We tried them for a while at a time when dirt track racing was expanding in Utah,” track owner and co-promoter Harvey Howard said. “Then some other people decided they could do things better with what I call outlaw rules.” “It’s taken a while but other people have figured out what we knew 10 years ago,” he continued. “We have done everything we can to move back and hope that now we’ve come full circle. It’s just common sense to go to a national sanction and not have to argue over rules.” Race dates for all IMCA divisions at Desert Thunder are April 13 and 14, April 27 and 28, May 11 and 12, and Sept. 28 and 29. “We had 21 Hobby Stocks [Read More]

IMCA Arnold Motor Supply Dirt Knights Tour opens on Memorial Day at Benton County Speedway

VINTON, Iowa – Opening night of the Arnold Motor Supply Dirt Knights Tour sees the series in action on Memorial Day at Benton County Speedway, the traditional home track of the IMCA Modified division. Wehrs Machine and Racing Products comes on board as presenting sponsor for the tour, which counts forays into Wisconsin and South Dakota among its eight 2018 dates. After the Monday, May 28 lidlifter at Vinton, the series is at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek, Wis., on Wednesday and Thursday, June 21-22; at Farley Speedway on Friday, June 29; at Knoxville Raceway on Thursday, July 19; at Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson, S.D., on Monday, July 23; at Hancock County Speedway in Britt on Tuesday, July 24; at Buena Vista Raceway in Alta on Wednesday, July 25; and at Clay County Speedway in Spencer on Monday, Aug. 6. Feature winners earn a $2,000 share of the $10,000 purse to be paid each night. All features are qualifying events for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot and pay a minimum of $200 to [Read More]

Razor Chassis banner flies again in IMCA’s South Central Region

PLATTE CENTER, Neb. – Razor Chassis reaches an IMCA milestone this season, its fifth as title sponsor of the South Central Region. The Platte Center, Neb., chassis builder again provides a portion of the $6,000 point fund to be paid to top 10 Modified drivers in the region, which includes tracks in Texas and southern New Mexico. The regional champion earns $2,500. The runner-up gets $1,250 with $625 for third, $325 for fourth, $300 for fifth and $200 for sixth through 10th. All drivers in the region are required to display two Razor decals on their race car to be eligible for point fund shares. Information about Razor-built chassis is available by calling 402 246-2021, at the www.rothrace.com website and on Facebook. Cory Sample repeated as a regional champion aboard a Razor last season, albeit in the Western region. “We are seeing more and more Razor cars throughout the country and I know there are some new cars going to the South Central Region this season,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder commented. “Anthony Roth took [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through March 22

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 750; 2. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 596; 3. Marlyn Seidler, Underwood, N.D., 411; 4. Ricky Thornton Jr., Clive, Iowa, 404; 5. Colin Deming, Hobbs, N.M., 403; 6. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 402; 7. Jeffrey Abbey, Comanche, Texas, 396; 8. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 382; 9. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 369; 10. Russell Allen, Brawley, Calif., 311; 11. Brent Schlafmann, Bismarck, N.D., 309; 12. Scott Sluka, Casa Grande, Ariz., 298; 13. Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz., 297; 14. Cory Sample, Winnemucca, Nev., 288; 15. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 287; 16. Ryan Roath, Peoria, Ariz., 282; 17. Shawn Strand, Mandan, N.D., 277; 18. Lance Mari, Imperial, Calif., 270; 19. Jason Wolla, Ray, N.D., 269; 20. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 267. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Michael Day, Greenville, Texas, 112; 2. Austin Mundie, Carrollton, Texas, 88; 3. Trey Schmidt, Spring, Texas, 79; 4. Daniel King, Conroe, Texas, 78; 5. Andy Shouse, Oklahoma City, Okla., 76; 6. Bruce Crockett, Porter, Texas, 71; 7. Kent Lewis Sr., Willis, Texas, and Tyler [Read More]

World’s Greatest! to feature 281 Speedway

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – How2Media, producers of the television show World’s Greatest!, announced it has selected C&S Promotions’ 281 Speedway to be a part of the popular television series. The quarter-mile dirt track at Stephenville, promoted by Joe Spillman and Heather Combs, sanctions the Modified, Stock Car, Southern SportMod and Sport Compact divisions with IMCA. “281 Speedway is not just a favorite dirt track for racing but it is truly an entertainment venue, a one-of-a-kind place to be on a Saturday night with exciting events involving the fans, interaction with the drivers and contests during intermissions,” said Gordon Freeman, executive producer of the show.“We think their story will be meaningful, fun and entertaining for our viewers.” As part of the show, How2Media will send a film crew to spend time at the track on April 21 to get the story behind the story on C&S Promotions and 281 Speedway, and to show World’s Greatest! viewers why they were selected as the best in their category, and therefore featured on the show. The episode will be broadcast [Read More]

Lawton Speedway adds IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars

LAWTON, Okla. – The first IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car track champion crowned in Oklahoma will earn that title at Lawton Speedway. Opening night on the 3/8-mile red clay oval is scheduled for April 7. The IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season continues on Saturday nights through Sept. 29. The growth of RaceSaver nationwide helped pique the interest of co-promoters Kyle Ezell and his mother Marcy Davis but its economical rules is what ultimately sold them on the class. “What we really like is the rules package with the sealed motor,” Ezell explained. “IMCA RaceSaver rules give everybody the same chance to win and be competitive. You can’t just outdollar somebody. The outcome of the race is determined by the driver and setup and not just how much money you spend.” As a promoter and RaceSaver driver himself, Ezell has seen the effects high costs have had on car count numbers for a non-IMCA series in the state. “It’s no fun when you know you can’t win or finish in the top five any night,” [Read More]