2021 Super Nationals Archives

Qualifying format announced for STARS Mod Lites

BOONE, Iowa – STARS Mod Lites will start 30 cars in their $2,000 to win main event at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The division makes its Super Nationals qualifying debut on opening night of the Prelude Sept. 4 at Boone Speedway and 10 cars will advance to the inside and to the middle rows through the planned two feature format on Saturday night. The outside row of 10 cars for the Sunday, Sept. 5 main event will be determined with a format based on car count. Both programs will be draw/redraw and drivers who are unable to compete at Boone Speedway on Saturday have the opportunity to qualify on Sunday.

Fan favorite Thing brings IMCA Modified, social media expertise to Super Nationals

CAMPO, Calif. – Michael Thing Jr. will make the long tow to the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s to do three of the things he enjoys most. He’ll race an IMCA Modified. He’ll keep thousands of social media followers up-to-date on travels to and from Boone Speedway, and his on- and off-the-track adventures during America’s Racin’ Vacation. And he’ll make a lot of new friends The 17-year-old from Campo, Calif., a senior at San Diego Virtual High School, has set the gold standard for sharing his racing experiences, interviews and interactions with his family and other drivers using a multi-platform social media approach that includes Instagram, Youtube and Facebook. “I’ve been racing a Modified since I was 14 and this is something we’ve done since then,” Thing explained. “People really enjoy the racing. We show fans more of what happens in the pits and do our best to engage with them, responding to comments, questions and suggestions. We do giveaways, like T-shirts, too. The fans are supporting us so we want to give [Read More]

Split draw planned for IMCA Super Nationals Modified, Stock, Hobby, SportMod heat races

BOONE, Iowa – Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod drivers will be guaranteed different starting spots in qualifying heats at the 39th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. A computerized split draw system will be used for Hobby Stock and SportMod qualifying Monday, Sept. 6 and Tuesday, Sept. 7 and Modifieds and Stock Cars Wednesday, Sept. 8, Thursday, Sept. 9 and Friday, Sept. 10. “With so many entries coming to Boone Speedway from so many parts of the country, the goal is to ensure that each driver has the opportunity to start a qualifying heat race, or races, from different spots on the grid,” explained IMCA President Brett Root. “With this split draw system, drivers are guaranteed a chance to start in the front half of a heat race. They are also guaranteed they will not start in the back half each night they attempt to qualify.” “This is the first time we have used a split draw at Super Nationals,” he added. “It will be managed by MyRacePass and MRP [Read More]

Race of champions planned for IMCA STARS Mod Lites

BOONE, Iowa – A race of champions is in the works for the newest IMCA division. STARS Mod Lites make their IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s debut during the Sept. 4-5 Prelude. Qualifying heats are scheduled both Saturday and Sunday and if at least 10 drivers in the division with championships on their resumes, or who are current track, series or state point leaders are competing at Boone Speedway that weekend, their race of champions will be first on the track during the Sunday program. Race of champions eligible drivers, listed below, have until next Monday, Aug. 23 to pre-register for Super Nationals before the decision to hold a STARS Mod Lite race of champions will be made: Jeff Asher (Doe Run Raceway) Dalton Bell (Dodge City Raceway Park) Collin Bender (Canyon Speedway AZ, Cocopah Speedway, Arizona State) J.D. Brown (Arizona Speedway) Randy Bryan (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 national champion) Kevin Carl (Louisiana State) Alex Cline (East Bay Raceway Park) Sean Conyers (Fairgrounds Speedway, Colorado State) Dylan Dunn (Florida State) Dawson Fisher [Read More]

Driver intro, shaking hands with Speedy Bill among Saathoff’s Super Nationals highlights

BEATRICE, Neb. – He has four national championships, 24 track championships and 354 feature wins on his IMCA Modified resume. The accomplishment Johnny Saathoff ranks right with those feats is walking across the infield stage during the driver introductions preceding the Saturday night Modified main event at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “It’s pretty cool when you’re walking across the stage and shaking the hand of Speedy Bill Smith,” said Saathoff, a 15-time main event qualifier and runner-up in the 2010 Big Dance. “Your step is a lot lighter when you’re walking through the pits at Boone Speedway after you’ve done that.” From Beatrice, Neb., Saathoff is in his 42nd season on the track. A first-time qualifier at Boone in the 1995 Late Model main event, he won the Race of Champions at Super Nationals in 1997 and 1998 and has experienced highs and lows in Modified qualifying and the main event since. “It’s always cool to make the show,” said Saathoff, owner of Jet Racing, “From the business side, when I [Read More]

Colorado rookie hunts for Hobby Stock success at first IMCA Super Nationals

BRUSH, Colo. – Hunter Smith’s first IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock season has already taken him to nine tracks in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. Track number 10 will be Boone Speedway, where the 14-year-old rookie charger will test his skills against the best of the best at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “Our goal is to make the Saturday night feature. If we can do that, I’ll be happy,” the national rookie of the year point leader said. “The best of the best race at Super Nationals so I think making the main event would be amazing.” While the freshman-to-be at hometown Brush Colo., is a third-generation driver, the 2021 season is also his first racing anything, two wheels or four. His grandfather Rich raced on pavement while father and now crew chief/tow rig driver Zach raced a Stock Car. “I’d always been around racing. We saw a good car (a 2020 Charger Chassis) for sale, bought that and are doing better than we expected,” Smith said. “Our first goal was to [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]

77 IMCA Stock Car drivers eligible to qualify for inaugural B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational

BOONE, Iowa – Cameron Wilkinson is the latest addition to the list of IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers eligible to qualify for the B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational field. Wilkinson won Sunday’s Thayer County Fair special. Time trial qualifying is Sept. 8 with the inaugural invitational to be held Thursday, Sept. 9 during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone Speedway. Drivers winning sanctioned events paying $750 or more held through the first weekend of September become eligible to qualify. They must be pre-registered for Super Nationals to attempt to qualify for the All-Star race. “We have been pleasantly surprised by the number of qualifying races and the number of drivers from so many different tracks all across the country eligible to qualify for the B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational,” IMCA President Brett Root said. “We anticipate having 80-90 different drivers eligible to qualify for the inaugural event.” Additions to the following list of 77 B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying eligible drivers as of Aug. 12 should [Read More]

Nominations sought for honorary starters on Sept. 11

BOONE, Iowa – The three honorary starters for Sept. 11 Modified last-chance races during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will be chosen to represent the many American heroes who put their own lives on the line. IMCA fans and drivers are asked to submit nominations of military and law enforcement personnel, firefighters and First Responders to wave the green flag for the start of those Saturday afternoon events at Boone Speedway. Letters or emails of nomination should be 500 words or less and tell about the nominee and their service to country and community. Nominations should be directed to IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder at kyoder@imca.com. “9/11 also marks the 15th anniversary of the founding of Hope For The Warriors and officials from that organization will be on hand that day,” Yoder said. “The honorary starter program has been super popular since it was started and remains one of the highlights of the week.” For the ninth consecutive year, Super Nationals presenting sponsor Casey’s General Store gives $10 and IMCA matches that donation [Read More]

Utah Boys’ Trip bringing Lawrence to Boone for America’s Racin’ Vacation

SANDY, Utah – The next great adventure in what’s already been a great season takes Dillion Lawrence to the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The 39th annual running of America’s Racin’ Vacation will do double duty as a Utah Boys’ Trip for Lawrence and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car cohorts Levi Card and Beau Hutchison. “When registration opened, my wife Sonja told me to just do it. She’s the one who encouraged me and we’re excited to go. Five minutes after I registered I got a call from IMCA asking me if I had any questions about Super Nationals and that was pretty cool to me,” said Lawrence, from Sandy. “I talked Levi and Beau into coming with me. We’re taking a stacker trailer and making it a Utah Boys’ Trip.” Already eligible to qualify for the B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational, Lawrence has his eye on making the Sunoco Race Fuels Race of Champions and Saturday night main event grids as well. “I can’t wait to go. Boone is a track we want to [Read More]