Ryan Clark

Finishline Racing Products backs IMCA Dirt Knights

DUNLAP, Iowa – A company that many IMCA drivers are already familiar with has a new sponsorship role this season. Finishline Racing Products, owned and operated by Ryan and Theresa Anderson since March of 2017 and relocated to Dunlap, will give $50 gift cards to a top five finisher in each Arnold Motor Supply Dirt Knights Tour event. Each qualifier for the Modified race of champions during the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s receives a gift card of the same value. “Ryan raced a Sprint Car and my brother (Craig Reetz) is a long-time Modified driver,” said Mrs. Anderson. “The love of racing was definitely there so we decided to take on the adventure.” The high-performance parts supplier is a vendor for Speedway Motors, Performance Bodies, Aero, Allstar Performance, Wilwood, QA1 and Eibach, among other manufacturers, The Finishline parts trailer also supplies Hoosier tires and Sunoco fuel on Fridays at Crawford County Speedway and Saturdays at Shelby County Speedway. “Many of our customers are IMCA drivers and we want to help [Read More]

Tire Demon inks IMCA awards pact through 2019

KELLEY, Iowa – Drivers in four IMCA divisions earn a wealth of awards from Tire Demon by Love Tap in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. The Kelley, Iowa, manufacturer gives $500 certificates at 30 designated specials for IMCA Modifieds and at 15 designated specials for both IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and for Karl Chevrolet Northern and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods each year. Certificates are good toward the purchase of a tire prep stand and will be mailed after official race results are received at the IMCA home office. Tire Demon is owned by former SportMod driver Tim Love and gave its first award at the 2016 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “This last year has been absolutely surreal for us and we continue to be blown away and humbled by all of the positive feedback expressed to us by race car drivers and their crew members once they get our machine into their racing program and see the results for themselves,” Love said. “Customer service is always of the utmost importance [Read More]

URSS heads to Dodge City for 305 Nationals this weekend

DODGE CITY, Kan. – One of the highlights on the 2018 United Rebel Sprint Series takes place this coming Friday and Saturday, June 15 and 16 as the Rebels head to Dodge City Raceway Park for the second annual Lubbock Wrecker Service 305 Sprint Car Nationals.” The tour will be joined by the track’s Precise Racing Products DCRP Sprint Cars for two nights of fast-paced sprint car action. Friday night’s feature payout will be at least $500 for the winner and $125 to start the finale. All non-qualifiers earn $100. Saturday night’s feature finale winner will earn a cool $3,000 and could earn up to $4,500 with lap money in play as well. Starting the twenty-four-car championship feature finale will take home $600 while all non-qualifiers earn $150. Friday action will get underway at 8 p.m. while championship Saturday night will see heat races begin at 7:30 p.m. Thanks to Mother Nature’s fury, only two events have been held thus far for the URSS. Jake Martens holds a 10-point lead over Taylor Velasquez. Tyler Knight [Read More]

Tough Clough tops Dawson County Modifieds

By Kelly Ninas LEXINGTON, Neb. (June 10) – Running away and hiding from the field in the Sunday IMCA Modified feature at Dawson County Raceway was Brandon Clough. Clough started on the outside of the front row and wasted no time in rolling to a big lead and convincing victory. Coming from the rear of the field was runner-up Cale Osborn while Jay Steffens took third. Mike Nichols was the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car winner, Luke Wassom topped the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Jacob Olmstead collected the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod checkers.

Dirt Defender designates awards for IMCA national champions, special events drivers

RED OAK, Texas – Dirt Defender has renewed awards for IMCA national champions while introducing a new slate of prizes for special events competitors this season. The Red Oak, Texas, manufacturer again gives a pair of vented mud covers to IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod national champions. A top five finisher at 30 designated specials for Modifieds, 15 designated specials for Stock Cars and 15 designated specials for the SportMods will receive a Dirt Defender product. “When we started this business, we made a promise that we would always give back to the racer and continue to help the sport in any way possible,” said Dirt Defender’s Billy Vest. “We are very blessed to have the customer loyalty throughout the years we have been in business and would like to thank each and every person who has ever purchased one of our products.” “The new slant to the Dirt Defender program this season focuses on IMCA special events across the country and getting products [Read More]

Herrick hoists Lincoln County trophy

By Kelly Ninas NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (June 9) – Veteran wheelman Bryan Herrick of Curtis piloted his IMCA Modified to the Saturday night feature win at Lincoln County Raceway. Herrick started on the outside of the front row, took the lead on the first lap and never looked back. Putting the pressure on Herrick for much of the feature was eventual runner-up Brandon Clough. Jamey Kennicutt was the winner of the Karl Chevrolet Northern Sport Modified feature as he held off all challengers during the waning laps after his big cushion was extinguished by late cautions. For the second week in a row, Casey Woken scored the victory in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. Jacob Hagan rocketed to the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock victory and Daryl Cauffman powered his way to the Mach-1 Sport win.

Rain takes out Maquoketa, Donna Heister Memorial is next

By Rob Hinckley MAQUOKETA, Iowa (June 11) – The weather was all that knew its way around Maquoketa Speedway Saturday. Heavy rain Friday evening lasting into Saturday morning was all that was needed to call off action at the quick 3/8-mile dirt oval. Action continues this Saturday with the fifth annual Donna Heister Memorial and racing in all regular classes, the Andover Meat IMCA Late Models, QCJeeps.com IMCA Modifieds, B&D Pit Stop IMCA Northern SportMods, Ueland Auto IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks and Obie’s Bar and Restaurant/B&D Liquors 4 Cylinders. “Again this year we will be selling raffle tickets for various items which will include a meat bundle, a new barbeque grill, a filled Yeti cooler, many other cash and gift certificate prizes,” Tom Heister said. “Any and all proceeds from the raffle will be donated to Hospice of Jackson County in memory of Donna.” Tickets are on sale now at Obie’s, 3610 173rd Avenue in Maquoketa. You do not have to be present to win. The majority of the items are from local businesses and the [Read More]

Bittner bests IMCA Stock Car field at Off Road

By Randy Pospishil sports@norfolkdailynews.com NORFOLK, Neb. (June 9) – After 10 years and much success racing an IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Tiffany Bittner is competing in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car division for a second season and starting to find similar success. Last year Bittner won one feature while finishing with “a ton of top five finishes” in a division she describes as “a very popular class right now … I feel like everybody is moving up to the Stock Cars.” On Saturday night at Off Road Speedway, Bittner won her first feature of the young 2018 season. Avoiding much of the early race chaos, Bittner remained positioned among the six cars competing for the lead. When the final caution brought the field together with six laps left, Bittner found herself in a three-wide battle for second, with Chad Bruns and Austin Brauner, behind leader Doug Adamy. Three laps later, after Bruns drifted up the track, that competition transitioned into a three-wide contest for the lead with Brauner and Adamy, which Bittner secured after a [Read More]

Yarie, Raddant return to Shawano winner’s circle

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (June 9) – Marcus Yarie and Kyle Raddant made return trips to the winner’s circle at Shawano Speedway following IMCA Modified and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main events, respectively. Chucky Forstner and Jerry Muenster battled for the lead on the opening lap of the Modified main. Forstner held the lead until lap 10 when rookie Brekken Kleinschmidt took to the outside of the track and grabbed the front spot. Yarie followed Kleinschmidt around Forstner into second, then powered his way past Kleinschmidt for the lead on the following lap. Wyatt Block soon passed Kleinschmidt to grab second. In the end it was Yarie for the win, chased by Block, Kleinschmidt, Lance Arneson, and Jerry Wilinski. Kaden Besaw led the opening lap of the Northern SportMod feature before giving way to Raddant, who then took to the high line of the track and looked to ride off into the sunset. Behind Raddant, Bryce Clements, Cole Magnin and Lucas Lamberies jockeyed for position. Magnin’s night ended though after getting into the outside [Read More]

Miller’s dominance continues at Stuart

By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (June 8) – Curtis Miller won his fourth Mach-1 Sport Compact outing in as many outings Friday at Stuart Speedway. Hunter Patrick led Miller and Dean Richards in the early going with Miller taking the lead on lap four. Ryan Brown went for a wild tumble in turn two, landing just outside of the concrete barriers. Brown was OK but his night was over. Once the cars came back alive it was Miller cruising to the win with Richards second, Patrick third, Eric Alexander fourth and Zak Sickles fifth. Brandon Pruitt continued his own streak, winning a third consecutive IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature at Stuart. Nick Roberts was scored first across the stripe every circuit in winning the IMCA Modified feature. Austin Luellen was fastest in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main and John Watson collected the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock checkers. The Monday Night Spotlight event on July 2 will pay the IMCA Modifieds $1,000 to win their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier, along with a $1,000 [Read More]