Friday, September 10, 2021 Archives

20 years later, Horejsi returns to Saturday show at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – Twenty years ago, Jim Horejsi was starting the Stock Car main event at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. This Saturday night, he’ll be back on track at Boone Speedway for the Northern SportMod Big Dance. Eighth in the 2001 Stock Car main event, he put his name on the 2021 SportMod grid with his fifth place finish in Wednesday’s last chance race. “Non-racing people don’t know what a big thing it is to make Super Nationals,” Horejsi said. “We posted on Facebook that we might be starting in the back but there are 140-plus drivers loading up who wished they had our position.” “When you are one of 30 drivers in the main event, it’s something to be proud of.” From Marshall, Minn., Horejsi has run a Modified, Stock Car and Northern SportMod over the course of his IMCA career, winning six track championships since 1994. That’s the same year he went to Cars Limited owner Bob Larsen inquiring about sponsorship; Larsen jumped on board and backed Horejsi [Read More]

Brown stars in IMCA Modified All-Star race at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 3) – Kyle Brown didn’t lead the most laps, just the most important ones. Brown drove past Nick Roberts following the second of two late restarts, then led the last two times around the Boone Speedway oval in winning Friday’s Fast Shafts Modified All-Star Invitational at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “It was neat before to get to elected by fans but I like the new time trial format because it puts qualifying for the race into our hands,” Brown said. “We timed here a couple weeks ago and were terrible. We finished like sixth out of eight so we went to work on the car, and that showed tonight.” The win paid $1,050. Brown had been elected to the last five All-Star fields but made it in via the second round of time trials this time around. Dakota Sproul had led through midway of the 30-lapper before pulling in and giving the point to pole starter Roberts. Brown was in contention with Dylan Thornton close behind before [Read More]

Super Nationals cornhole tournament fields approach sellout

BOONE, Iowa – A final few spots remain in fields for Sunday, Sept. 5 and Friday, Sept. 10 cornhole tournaments during the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Sixty-four two-person teams will toss for shares of a $2,560 purse on Sunday while 48 two-person teams will take aim at shares of $1,920 on Friday. All teams must be affiliated with a Super Nationals registered driver – the list of pre-registered drivers has been posted on the IMCA website – and can enter using the Super Nationals pulldown on the IMCA or Boone Speedway websites. Payout for the top six teams on Sunday are $972 for first, $716 for second, $486 for third, $256 for fourth, $78 for fifth and $52 for sixth. On Friday, payout amounts are $728 for first, $546 for second, $364 for third, $182 for fourth, $60 for fifth and $40 for sixth. Entry fee for each is $40 and both double elimination tournaments have a 100 percent payback. Entry fees can be paid at sign-in and various prizes [Read More]

164 IMCA Modified drivers now Fast Shafts All-Star qualifying eligible

BOONE, Iowa – Jordan Hicks, Dylan Smith, Collin Thirlby, Kelsie Foley, Craig Oakes and David Stremme are the most recent winners of IMCA Modified features paying $1,000 or more and are the latest additions to the list of 164 drivers now eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. If not already pre-registered for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, drivers must complete the early entry process by Friday, Sept. 3 to be eligible for time trial qualifying on Thursday, Sept. 9. Drivers winning sanctioned events paying $1,000 or more held through the first weekend of September become eligible to qualify. Two drivers from each of the five Modified regions advance from the first round of time trials with another 18 drivers earning at-large berths in round two. The starting field of 30 cars for the $1,000 to win All-Star race on Friday, Sept. 10 will be completed by the top drivers in national points and with the most 40-point feature wins competing at Boone Speedway.Pre-registration is also a requirement to [Read More]

Time trial qualifying to set starting field for 18th annual Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational

BOONE, Iowa – Two rounds of group time trial qualifying will determine 28 of the 30 Modifieds to start the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. On Thursday, Sept. 9, two drivers from each of the five Modified regions advance from round one with another 18 drivers earning at-large berths in round two. Groups will be separated by regions in round one and staggered into groups by round one qualifying times for round two. The top driver in national points and the driver with the most 40-point feature wins competing at Super Nationals and not already qualified complete the field for the $1,000 to win All-Star Invitational on Friday, Sept. 10 Twenty-five dollars will be paid for each lap led courtesy of Elmquist Towing of Ames. The All-Star lineup will be determined by draw. Drivers must be on the All-Star list at the registration tent to be eligible to qualify; that list will be updated through Sept. 4. Omissions should be corrected by contacting Media & Public [Read More]

Five more IMCA Modified drivers eligible for Fast Shafts All-Star qualifying

BOONE, Iowa – Another five IMCA Modified drivers have made themselves eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational with recent feature wins. Dylan Sillman, Jacob Pirkle and Chris Zogg all topped qualifying weekly events while Curtis Towns and Craig Cassell became eligible with checkered flag runs during the Wild West IMCA Modified Shootout. Drivers winning sanctioned events paying $1,000 or more held through the first weekend of September become eligible to qualify. They must be pre-registered for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s to attempt to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Two rounds of group time trials on Thursday, Sept. 9 determine 28 of the 30 All-Star starters with the top driver in national point standings and the leader in 40-point feature wins attending Super Nationals at Boone Speedway completing the Friday, Sept. 10 grid. Additions to the following list of Fast Shafts All-Star qualifying eligible drivers through Aug. 12 should be directed to Bill Martin at the IMCA home office, 319 472-2201 x. 213 or bmartin@imca,com. Chris [Read More]

Eight more IMCA Modified drivers earn Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility

VINTON, Iowa – Another eight IMCA Modified drivers are eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational following recent feature wins that paid $1,000 or more. They are Mike Mullen, Jesse Williamson, Tom Smith, Marcus Yarie, Jarrett Brown, Jake McBirnie, Peyton Taylor and Timmy Current. Additions to the following list of Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligible drivers through Aug. 5 should be directed to Bill Martin at the IMCA home office, 319 472-2201 x213 or bmartin@imca,com. Chris Abelson Jeff Aikey Austin Arneson Casey Arneson Chaz Baca Jared Baird Eric Barnes Brandon Beckendorf Eddie Belec Chad Bennett Hank Berry Tom Berry Jr. Tanner Black Cody Blixt Steven Bowers Jr. Ethan Braaksma Jarrett Brown John Campos Cayden Carter Chris Carter Kellen Chadwick Ty Clemens Sawyer Crigler Timmy Current Jon DeBenedetti Nick DeCarlo Jerry Dedrick Casey Delp Shane DeMey Travis Denning Zane DeVilbiss Shane DeVolder Brenten DeYoung Spencer Diercks Ethan Dotson Tommy Dove Logan Drake Justin Dunn P.J. Egbert Chris Elliott Shawn Fletcher Troy Foulger Tripp Gaylord Jesse Glenz Mike Goodson William Gould Jordan Grabouski Kevin [Read More]

Reserved tickets on sale now for Sept. 10, 11 Super Nationals programs

BOONE, Iowa – The hottest ticket in town is for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 10 and 11 reserved main grandstand seating at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Those tickets are $75 each and will be sold based on the seating chart that accompanies this story: Reserved ticket order forms should be mailed to Super Nationals, c/o Boone Speedway, 31473 Ute Avenue in Waukee, Iowa, 50263. The form is available to download at https://www.imca.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2021-grandstand-reserved-ticket-form.pdf While Speedway officials will do their best to accommodate seat choices, actual seating will depend on availability. Anyone with questions is asked to call 515 987-1220 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. CST Monday through Thursday. Reserved tickets can be picked up at the grandstand entrance beginning Sept. 4, opening night of the Prelude at Boone Speedway. Opening night for the 39th annual Super Nationals is Labor Day with American’s Racin’ Vacation running through Sept. 11.

16 more IMCA Modified drivers are All-Star eligible

VINTON, Iowa – Another 16 IMCA Modified drivers are newly eligible for Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying. Hank Berry and Travis Hagen were Can-Am Shootout winners at Williston Basin Speedway. Zane DeVilbiss swept the Wild West Tour weekend at Desert Thunder Raceway and Jesse Glenz topped the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes 10K at Princeton Speedway. Bricen James was first to the checkers in the Dakota Classic Tour finale at Dacotah Speedway while Benji LaCrosse landed the big win at The ‘Burg Speedway’s Eric Van Iten Memorial. Rayce McCord and Joey Price were Mountain States Modified Tour winners. Brad Pounds paced Bakersfield Speedway’s McGowan Memorial. Brad Sites was best in the Billy Maynard Memorial at The Hill Speedway and Brandon Smith scored Batesville’s Auto King honors. Winners of qualifying weekly events were Jared Baird, Travis Denning, Justin Dunn, Clay Money and Bill Roberts Jr. Fast Shafts All-Star drivers now include: Chris Abelson, Jeff Aikey, Austin Arneson, Casey Arneson, Chaz Baca, Jared Baird, Eric Barnes, Brandon Beckendorf, Eddie Belec, Chad Bennett, Hank Berry, Tom Berry Jr., [Read More]

All-Star qualifying format announced for IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – Two rounds of group time trials will fill starting fields for both Modified and Stock Car All-Star Invitationals at the Sept. 6-11 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Qualifying for the inaugural B & B Chassis Stock Car All-Star Invitational will be Wednesday, Sept. 8 at Boone Speedway. Five drivers from the Northern Region and five drivers from the Southern Region advance from the first round; with winners of sanctioned events paying $5,000 or more guaranteed starting spots, the number of at-large qualifiers from round two that evening is yet to be determined. Qualifying for the 18th annual Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 9. Two drivers from each of the five Modified regions advance from round one with another 18 drivers earning at-large berths in round two. “This will give us a similar qualifying format for both divisions this year and one that we can tweak in the future,” explained IMCA President Brett Root. “It’s important to understand that this is group qualifying to make it [Read More]