Saturday, September 11, 2021 Archives

Mike Smith continues family tradition in becoming IMCA Super Nationals champion

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 11) – Another Smith, another IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s championship. Seventeen-year-old Mike Smith of Lake City became the first of the next generation of IMCA’s most successful racing family to become an IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s champion, winning the Saturday night Hobby Stock main event and $2,000 at Boone Speedway. “It’s pretty cool. We like to keep it going in the family,” said Smith, who has watched uncles Donovan, Devin and Doug win a combined seven Stock Car, Hobby Stock and SportMod titles at America’s Racin’ Vacation. “One of us has won it like the last three or four seasons now.” “It’s good to know you can beat the best of the rest,” added the South Central Calhoun High School senior, fifth in his main event debut last year and now the youngest Super Nationals champion in division history. “I didn’t know if I had the car or the luck to do it. I never dreamed of winning Super Nationals. Now, hopefully, my dad (Dave, [Read More]

Becerra drives homebuilt SportMod to first IMCA Super Nationals crown

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 11) – The Northern SportMod Austen Becerra built in his garage back home in Carthage, Ill., put him in victory lane twice over the course of six days at Boone Speedway. The first occasion followed the Prelude feature on Sept. 5. The second came after Becerra won the Saturday night IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s championship. “This is pretty big – everyone dreams of winning Super Nationals. I have ever since I started going as a kid to watch,” said Becerra, who led the last 20 of 30 laps and banked $3,000 while becoming the first driver from Illinois to win the SportMod title at America’s Racin’ Vacation. “My mindset after winning the Prelude was that we were capable of it. The luck was there and it all paid off.” “Last year we didn’t have any luck,” he added. “If your first day is bad it seems like it goes downhill from there. This year we set ourselves up for success.” That success came from the fourth starting spot. Brayton [Read More]

Stock Car champion Dallon Murty races into IMCA Super Nationals record book

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 11) – A straight forward strategy sent Dallon Murty straight into the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s record book. Get to the front and stay there. The 16-year, eight-month old nicknamed ‘The Game Changer’ led the last 19 laps in winning Saturday’s Stock Car main event at Boone Speedway, becoming the youngest champion – by two months – crowned in the storied history of America’s Racin’ Vacation. A record 222 Stock Cars vied at the 39th annual event. Murty earned $5,000 for the win. “Winning Super Nationals means a lot, so much that I can barely put it into words. I’m grateful for the car I’m in and the support I have behind me,” said Murty, son of 2018 champion Damon Murty. “It’s pretty cool that both of us are Super Nationals champions. It’s not something a lot of fathers and sons have done.” While other father-son combinations have won Super Nationals titles, the Murtys are the first to do it in the same division. Two-time champion Devin Smith, part of [Read More]

Mission Accomplished: Laney is IMCA Modified champion at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 11) – Cody Laney can remember when going to watch the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s was pretty cool. Winning the Saturday night main event at America’s Racin’ Vacation was even cooler. The Torrance, Calif., driver led all 40 laps in the final race of the 39th annual Super Nationals, earning $7,000 and racing immortality. “Two years ago I ran third. Last year I was second and people were telling me I was going to win it, but you never know because this is racing. But nobody can take this away now,” Laney said, after stamping ‘Mission Accomplished’ on his Super Nationals championship quest. “I remember the first times I went out to Boone Speedway just to hang out and watch the guys I had only heard about. Then I got the chance to race with them.” “Getting to do that and now getting to win Super Nationals has been pretty cool.” Tim Ward, Justin O’Brien and Zane DeVilbiss all raced to Super Nationals career-best finishes in running 2-3-4 behind him. Jeff [Read More]

Engine auction adds $29,000 to Super Nationals main event purse

BOONE, Iowa – A rich Saturday night of racing ended with the auction of champions’ engines adding another $29,000 to the main event purse paid at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Stock Car champion Dallon Murty’s engine sold for $7,500, so each of the other 29 starters in that event get another $258.62 in addition to their purse shares. Modified champion Cody Laney’s engine also gaveled at $7,500. The other 32 starters in that race each receive $234.38. Engines of Northern SportMod champion Austen Becerra and Hobby Stock champion Mike Smith both sold for $7,000. Each of the other 29 starters in those main events receives $241.38. Laney, Becerra and Smith all received new crate engines from Karl Kustoms. Murty received an engine built by Midstate Machine with parts contributed by IMCA and event sponsors including Speedway Motors, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, Manley, Motorsports Warehouse, Summit, Engine Parts Warehouse, EQ Cylinder Heads and Kevko. All auction proceeds have been mailed from the IMCA home office.

First time champions reign at 39th IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 11) – Young drivers made their mark with first-time championships on the final night of a record setting IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s Saturday at Boone Speedway. A record 909 cars competed at the 39th annual event, which included with a touching remembrance of the lives lost and the lives impacted by the terrorist attacks 20 years ago to the day. Another record was set by the entries from 27 states and Canada. Cody Laney led all 40 laps of the $7,000 to win IMCA Modified main event in front of a very full grandstand as drivers with West Coast roots took home three of the top four spots. Tim Ward was second, Justin O’Brien third and Zane DeVilbiss fourth. “This is the biggest win there is. I got to see Ethan (Dotson) do it a couple years ago. For me to do it is incredible,” said Laney, 26. “We were off in qualifying (for the race of champions) but when we hot lapped tonight I knew we were back [Read More]

Stephenville Starter RoC eligible Hobby Stock track champions, point leaders

BOONE, Iowa – 2021 Hobby Stock track champions or current point leaders who are eligible to qualify for the Stephenville Starter Race of Champions at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s include: ARLINGTON RACEWAY Olson, Matt BEATRICE SPEEDWAY Stigge, Brendon BENTON COUNTY SPEEDWAY Fisher, Joren BLACK HILLS SPEEDWAY Garrigan, John Jr. BOONE COUNTY RACEWAY Fajman, Ryan BOONE SPEEDWAY Stanton, Eric BUENA VISTA RACEWAY Smith, Mike BUFFALO RIVER SPEEDWAY Orvedal, Brad CASPER SPEEDWAY Taylor, Dave CJ SPEEDWAY Wauters, Daniel CONCORDIA HIGH BANKS Beaumont, Pete CRAWFORD COUNTY SPEEDWAY Stapleton, Alec DAWSON COUNTY RACEWAY Olmstead, Zach DODGE CITY RACEWAY PARK Sellard, Reagan DUBUQUE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY Doescher, Jimmy EAGLE RACEWAY Ware, Jeff EAST MOLINE SPEEDWAY Parker, Adam EL PASO COUNTY RACEWAY Smith, Hunter ESTEVAN MOTOR SPEEDWAY Runge, Landon GILLETTE THUNDER SPEEDWAY Garrigan, John Jr. HANCOCK COUNTY SPEEDWAY Nielsen, Brandon HONOR SPEEDWAY Dobrovolny, Jordan I-76 SPEEDWAY Smith, Hunter INDEPENDENCE MOTOR SPEEDWAY Reynolds, Kaden JUNCTION MOTOR SPEEDWAY Barribo, Tyler KOSSUTH COUNTY SPEEDWAY Sidles, Josh LAFAYETTE COUNTY SPEEDWAY Bennett, Matt LINCOLN COUNTY RACEWAY Clough, Tanner MAQUOKETA SPEEDWAY Wauters, [Read More]

BSB Manufacturing RoC eligible Northern SportMod track champions, point leaders

BOONE, Iowa – 2021 Northern SportMod track champions or current point leaders eligible to qualify for the BSB Manufacturing Race of Champions at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s include: 141 SPEEDWAY Zellner, Jacob 300 RACEWAY Bauer, Troy 34 RACEWAY Wyett, Sean AMERICAN VALLEY SPEEDWAY Rodgers, Tyler ANTIOCH SPEEDWAY Ryland, Fred ARIZONA SPEEDWAY Partain, Bo ARLINGTON RACEWAY Looft, Matthew ATOMIC MOTOR RACEWAY Hatch, Chris AZTEC SPEEDWAY Klemish, Joey BAKERSFIELD SPEEDWAY Bannister, Tyler BARONA SPEEDWAY Brown, Brian BATTLE MOUNTAIN RACEWAY Toth, Chris BEATRICE SPEEDWAY Horky, Lee BENTON COUNTY SPEEDWAY Olson, Tony BETHANY SPEEDWAY Stallbaumer, Tim BOONE COUNTY RACEWAY Roebuck, James BOONE SPEEDWAY Logue, Johnathon D. BUENA VISTA RACEWAY Rupp, Tim BUFFALO RIVER SPEEDWAY Jacobson, Kelly CANYON SPEEDWAY AZ Erickson, Clay CENTRAL ARIZONA SPEEDWAY Partain, Bo CJ SPEEDWAY Anderson, Logan COCOPAH SPEEDWAY Toth, Chris CONCORDIA HIGH BANKS Sherwood, Michael COTTAGE GROVE SPEEDWAY Comer, Dustin CRAWFORD COUNTY SPEEDWAY Jones, Buddy DAVENPORT SPEEDWAY Chapman, Ben DAWSON COUNTY RACEWAY Thome, Robbie DESERT THUNDER RACEWAY Ruf, Matt DIAMOND MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY Wright, Justin DIAMOND MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY (CA) Longacre, [Read More]

Sunoco RoC eligible Stock Car track champions, point leaders

BOONE, Iowa – 2021 Stock Car track champions or current point leaders eligible to qualify for the Sunoco Race Fuels Race of Champions at the 39th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s include: 141 SPEEDWAY Snellenberger, Devin 300 RACEWAY Spaw, Johnny 34 RACEWAY Oliver, John Jr. ARLINGTON RACEWAY Mackenthun, Dan BEATRICE SPEEDWAY Richards, Cade BENTON COUNTY SPEEDWAY Schmidt, Jay BETHANY SPEEDWAY Ross, Mich BOONE COUNTY RACEWAY Brauner, Austin BOONE SPEEDWAY Smith, Donavon BUENA VISTA RACEWAY Smith, David CJ SPEEDWAY Bell, Adam CONCORDIA HIGH BANKS Tipsword, Tyson CRAWFORD COUNTY SPEEDWAY Nichols, Michael DAWSON COUNTY RACEWAY Nichols, Michael DODGE CITY RACEWAY PARK Rogers, Jason EAGLE RACEWAY Richards, Cade EL PASO COUNTY RACEWAY Reid, Phil ESTEVAN MOTOR SPEEDWAY Mann, Gregg HANCOCK COUNTY SPEEDWAY Swearingen, Troy HONOR SPEEDWAY Puckett, Mike I-76 SPEEDWAY Frenier, Jeremy IDAHO FALLS RACEWAY Smith, Nephi (Roy Jr.) INDEPENDENCE MOTOR SPEEDWAY Schmitt, Thomas JUNCTION MOTOR SPEEDWAY Conkwright, Brandon KOSSUTH COUNTY SPEEDWAY Shryock, Kelly LEE COUNTY SPEEDWAY Cook, Jason LINCOLN COUNTY RACEWAY Dancer, Mikey MAQUOKETA SPEEDWAY Miles, Jerry MARSHALLTOWN SPEEDWAY Pickett, Tyler McLEAN COUNTY SPEEDWAY [Read More]

Harris Auto Racing RoC eligible Modified track champions, point leaders

BOONE, Iowa – 2021 Modified track champions or current point leaders eligible to qualify for the Harris Auto Racing Race of Champions at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s include: AMERICAN VALLEY SPEEDWAY Nieman, Chris ANTIOCH SPEEDWAY Pettit, Jim ARIZONA SPEEDWAY Roath, Ryan ATOMIC MOTOR RACEWAY Jackman, Coltin AZTEC SPEEDWAY Tafoya, Regan BAKERSFIELD SPEEDWAY Flippo, Jerry BARONA SPEEDWAY Dyke, P. J. BATTLE MOUNTAIN RACEWAY Childs, Alec BIG SKY SPEEDWAY Meirhofer, Jeremy BLACK HILLS SPEEDWAY Nielsen, Brent CANYON SPEEDWAY AZ Madrid, Anthony CASPER SPEEDWAY Chorniak, Rick CENTRAL ARIZONA SPEEDWAY Thornton, Jeremy COCOPAH SPEEDWAY Baca, Chaz COTTAGE GROVE SPEEDWAY Mayden, Jake DESERT THUNDER RACEWAY Howard, Wyatt DIAMOND MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY (CA) Simmons, Riley ELECTRIC CITY SPEEDWAY Clemens, Ty FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY Cain, Josh GALLATIN SPEEDWAY Clemens, Ty GILLETTE THUNDER SPEEDWAY Kirchoff, Eddie GRAYS HARBOR RACEWAY Ferrando, Gray IDAHO FALLS RACEWAY Malcom, Cody MERCED SPEEDWAY Pettit, Jim MILLARD COUNTY RACEWAY Miller, Joe MOHAVE VALLEY RACEWAY Russell, Frank OCEAN SPEEDWAY Burke, Cody PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY Griffin, Billy PETALUMA SPEEDWAY Paul, Michelle RATTLESNAKE RACEWAY Lumsden, Wade SALMON VALLEY [Read More]