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IMCA Northern SportMod Nationals at Britt boasts $2,500 top check

BRITT, Iowa – The winner of Hancock County Speedway’s Tuesday, June 20 Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod Nationals goes home with a hefty $2,500 top prize. A minimum of $300 will be paid to start the main event and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State, but not track points will be awarded. The top two finishers from each heat advance to the $200 to win DeKalb/Asgrow Dash to determine their starting spots in the main event. Also running are IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for national, regional and state points. The Modified feature pays $750 to win, with $600 to win for the Stock Cars and $500 to win for the Hobby Stocks. Pit gates open at 5:30 p.m., the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. and racing follows 7 p.m. hot laps. Spectator admission is $12 for adults and $5 for students, seniors and veterans. Pit passes are $25. More information is available at the www.hancockcountyspeedway.com website. Other event sponsors are MaxYield Seed, Croplan by Winfield and Latham [Read More]

Super Nationals pre-registration begins

BOONE, Iowa – Pre-registration for the biggest event in all of dirt track racing is underway. Entry forms for the 35th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, to be held Sept. 4-9 at Boone Speedway, are now posted on both the IMCA (www.imca.com) and track (www.raceboone.com) websites. Pit stall applications are also posted on both sites. Drivers must have 2017 competitor’s licenses and have completed the pre-registration process before they can reserve pit spots. Entry fees, if paid before Aug. 25, are $40 for Modifieds, $50 for Late Models, $25 for Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks, Northern SportMods and Southern SportMods, and $15 for Sport Compacts. Super Nationals competitors can also pre-enter by calling the IMCA home office at 319 472-2201.

Admission price rollback announced by Farley Speedway Promotions

By Jerry Mackey FARLEY, Iowa (June 15) – Officials of Farley Speedway Promotions, owner-operators of Farley Speedway and contract holders and operators of West Liberty Raceway and Dubuque Speedway, announced today that several changes are being made at the popular Eastern Iowa speedways. First and foremost, the admission prices for all weekly racing events at all three tracks have been dropped to $10 for adults, $9 for seniors and students ages 13-17 will be admitted for $5. Kids under 12 accompanied by an adult will continue to be admitted free. In addition, the Farley Speedway back chute spectator area will reopen this Friday, June 16 and will continue to be open for all racing events for the remainder of the season. The drivers will receive a hefty increase in prize money, the new purse for weekly competitors will see a 25 percent increase and this is across the board and affects all racers in all classes at all three tracks. Track Manager Ed White stated “The new ownership group, Farley Speedway Promotions, is totally committed [Read More]

Anderson captures career 300th IMCA Hobby Stock win

By Jeremy Fox OSKALOOSA, Iowa (June 14) – Shannon Anderson raced to his career 300th IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature win Wednesday, on Kraig Ford Night at Southern Iowa Speedway. The KBOE Radio/Mahaska Bottling 14-lap feature brought the show to a close. Jared Stephens and Ryan Wells led the field to the green and it was Stephens taking the early race lead Mike Kincaid started sixth and Anderson started ninth. Both worked their way through the field, Kincaid took the lead on lap six before Anderson got the front spot for good the next time around. Anderson went on to take his sixth win at Osky, his 18th win of the season and 300th IMCA Hobby Stock feature win. Scott Dickey led all 14 laps of the Musco Lighting IMCA Modified feature while Curtis VanDerWal made the most of an early restart in winning the Oskaloosa True Value IMCA Northern SportMod main event. Nathan Wood held off all challengers in the Budweiser IMCA Stock Car headliner and Bryan Claussen went home with the Kelli Steil State Farm [Read More]

EMI rewards IMCA RaceSaver track, series champs

LINCOLN, Neb. – IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car drivers winning track or series championships in 2017 can look forward to awards from EMI. The Lincoln, Neb., chassis manufacturer and high performance parts retailer gives $100 gift cards to track and series champions in IMCA’s fastest growing division. Those gift cards will be presented during the national IMCA awards banquet or mailed beginning the following week from the home office. Also in line for $100 gift cards are each of the 27 main event starters at the upcoming IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Nationals, to be held Sept. 1-3 at Eagle Raceway. “We couldn’t be more proud of the growth in the IMCA RaceSaver division,” stated Mike Long, Director of Operations at EMI. “To be part of the series at its inception and contribute to this growth gives us all a sense of pride and accomplishment.” Information about EMI chassis and parts is available at the www.eaglemotorsports.com website, by calling 402 438-0392 and on Facebook “We’ve inked a new three-year partnership agreement with EMI for our RaceSaver Sprint Car division and [Read More]

Deery Series, Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour sweep puts Kay in IMCA record book

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (June 13) – Justin Kay’s first trip to victory lane Tuesday night at West Liberty Raceway put $1,000 in his pocket. His second put him in the record book. Already of the winner of the Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Modifieds, Kay became the first driver to win Dirt Tour and Deery Brothers Summer Series main events on the same night when he followed with a convincing run to the $2,000 IMCA Late Model tour checkers. “Winning both races is always the goal. We were really close one night in Tipton (in 2015) when we won the Deery feature and finished second in the Dirt Tour feature,” Kay said. “It’s really cool to be the first driver to win both events on the same night but I don’t think I’ll be the only one who does it.” The Deery win was Kay’s second straight and fourth of the season. Seven of his career 23 tour wins have come at West Liberty. The two-time series champion reeled in current point [Read More]

Kay starts history-making night with win in Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (June 13) – A driver best known for his IMCA Late Model prowess continued his run of success in a sanctioned Modified Tuesday night. Justin Kay held off challenges from Cayden Carter and Joel Rust in winning the Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour main event at West Liberty Raceway. The victory paid $1,000 and came just before he completed the unique sweep by winning the Deery Brothers Summer Series Late Model nightcap. Carter, another two-division star, finished as the runner-up while Rust was third. Kurt Kile and new tour point leader Kelly Shryock completed the top five. “There’s no replacement for being out there and having a lot of laps. A lot of it is knowing what line to run and track conditions,” said Kay, who became a seven-time Deery winner at West Liberty in final race of the night. “The Modified guys were right behind me. Running, and winning two features wasn’t something I could have done without my crew guys. They were awesome.” Kay was pursued early first by [Read More]

Lincoln County Raceway hosts Schultz Memorial on June 20

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods race for $2,000 to win while IMCA Modifieds chase a top check of $1,000 at Lincoln County Raceway’s Tuesday, June 20 Marcie Schultz Memorial special. The Modified feature is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars race for $1,000 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $500 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6:30 p.m. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $30 or $10 for kids 10 and under. There is no entry fee. Free ice cream, courtesy of Highland Dairy, will be served. There’s a monster truck show at intermission with free rides given on a first come, first served basis for paid admission. More information is available by calling 308 660-3759.

LaCrosse follows top side to victory lane

By Edward Anschutz SEYMOUR, Wis. (June 11) – Benji LaCrosse worked his magic on the top side to pass Brian Mullen with five laps remaining to score Sunday night IMCA Modified win at Outagamie Speedway. Jay Matthias paced the first nine laps before Mullen slid by for the top spot. Mullen continued to work the low groove as LaCrosse sliced his way through the field. LaCrosse set his machine on the top groove, closing in on Mullen. With five laps left, LaCrosse made the pass for the lead. Mullen kept the pressure on the rest of the way but it was LaCrosse taking top dollar at the pay window. Mullen was second and Matthias came home third. Other feature winners were Jeremy Christians in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Kevin Bethke in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Brian Johnson in the Mach-1 Sport Compacts.

IMCA Wild West Modified Shootout set for June 23-July 1 campaign

By Ben Deatherage YREKA, Calif. – If you’re looking for the best IMCA Modified drivers in the Pacific Northwest and Canada, look no further than the Wild West Modified Shootout scheduled from June 23 to July 1. Eight races will be conducted in nine nights at some of the best five race tracks in the country. All eight features pay $1,000 to win, a minimum of $100 to start and are Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events. The top ten point earners who compete at all eight shows earn shares of a $3,500 point fund. The tour opens Friday, June 23 at Siskiyou Motor Speedway in Yreka, Calif. The Saturday, June 24 show is at Southern Oregon Speedway in White City with Sunday, June 25 and Monday, June 26 dates at Cottage Grove, Ore., Speedway. Tuesday, June 27 is a travel day. On Wednesday, June 28, the tour is at Sunset Speedway Park in Banks, Ore. Thursday, June 29, Friday, June 30 and Saturday, July 1 dates at Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Ore., wrap up the seventh [Read More]