Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Archives

Smith, Murty impress in Super Nationals qualifying victories

BOONE, Iowa ( Sept. 8)– Typically impressive runs to the front put Devin Smith and Dallon Murty on the podium as Stock Car qualifying got underway Wednesday night at Boone Speedway. An IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s division record 221 cars saw action and Smith, the 2014 and 2019 champion, raced from eighth starting to the lead just three circuits into the first 25-lapper. Troy Jerovetz caught Zane DeVilbiss for second following a restart with four laps to go and Brock Badger drove into the top four on the final time around the track. The already much-accomplished Murty started 12th, went to the top side of the track to pass Jake McBirnie after midway and then prevailed in a green, white, checkered finish to the second qualifier. Stock Car newcomer McBirnie, Dusty Van Horn and Kelly Shryock ran 2-4. The top four from both qualifiers advance to the inside row of Saturday’s Big Dance. McBirnie and Shryock later qualified for the Modified main event. Smith starts his sixth Stock Car dance, Jerovetz [Read More]

Laney, McBirnie motor to Super Nationals Modified qualifying wins

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8) – Last year’s runner-up Cody Laney will get a chance to run for the 2021 Modified crown while Jake McBirnie chases potential second and third championships at the 39th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Laney was joined by fellow Californians Dylan Thornton and Jerry Flippo in running 1-2-3 in Wednesday’s first qualifying feature for Modifieds at Boone Speedway while Minnesota’s Jacob Dahle rounded out the four drivers advancing to the inside row of Saturday’s main event. 2018 Northern SportMod champ McBirnie had qualified for the Stock Car Dance earlier in the evening and put a second car in the Saturday show by winning the final Modified qualifier of the evening. A pair of Saturday night main event veterans ran second and third as 15-time qualifier Kelly Shryock and 16-time qualifier Troy Cordes chased McBirnie to the checkers. Lucas Lamberies was fourth in the race for inside row one starting spots Saturday. Jeff Aikey turned down his top four finish to attempt to qualify for a better a better starting [Read More]

Wolsleben pauses regional pursuits to chase Super Nationals honors

BOONE, Iowa – Jacob Wolsleben hit pause on his pursuit of Jet Racing Central Region championship and rookie honors to run the IMCA Speedway Motor Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The 37-year-old hotshoe from Lexington, Neb., has embarked on the most aggressive season of his career in 2021. A regular at Dawson County Raceway, Lincoln County Raceway and Thomas County Speedway, he has two wins and another 20-plus top four finishes to his credit before the break for Boone. “I’ve never raced more than 12 or 15 times a year. We have around 40 starts this season,” Wolsleben said. “I want to make a qualifier at Boone. If I could do that it would be a success. If I could make the show it would be huge.” He’d started racing go-karts, then piloted Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks and finally Northern SportMods before getting together with Jeremy Leiting and getting into the Modified. “I talked with my wife Jane and just decided to get into a Modified,” he explained. “We thought it would be cool to [Read More]

Wilson hoping to be a super hero at IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – A super hero fan hopes to be a super hero himself at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. IMCA Modified driver Tyler Wilson of Little Suamico, Wis., begins his quest for a Super Nationals crown this evening, rolling off from outside row three in the 14th heat race. His 2016 LG2 Chassis incorporates Baby Yoda from The Mandalorian on Disney Plus while his helmet displays the logo from the MCU’s Avengers. “What I like best about Super Nationals is the non-stop racing. You don’t stop,” said Wilson, who made the trip to Boone Speedway with his father Troy. “Plus the pure competition. There are so many good drivers here.” Wilson ran a SportMod and Hobby Stock before getting into a Modified. The track champion at Outagamie Speedway and runner-up to Benji LaCrosse at The ‘Burg Speedway, he owns two sanctioned wins this season. While Wilson will run for a berth in the Harris Auto Racing Race of Champions, he’s keeping his eyes on Super Nationals’ biggest prize. “We want to win it,” [Read More]

IMCA Super Nationals Stock Car entries at record 221

BOONE, Iowa – A record number of Stock Cars competes at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s for a third consecutive year. Wednesday’s first day of qualifying sees 221 Stocks in action at Boone Speedway, up from 207 last year and 206 in 2019. “The growth in Stock Car numbers at Super Nationals reflects the growth of the division across the country both in terms of membership and sanctioned tracks,” said IMCA President Brett Root, noting that nearly 20 states are represented in entries for The Class Too Tough To Tame. Nine hundred-plus competitors will have raced as of Wednesday. Thirty heats and two qualifying features are on today’s schedule for both Modifieds and Stock Cars, along with time trial qualifying for the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational for Stock Cars and last-chance qualifiers for Hobby Stocks and Northern SportMods.

Zimmerman books it to Boone for IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – His statistics for the season now include a career-first track championship, three heat race wins and 73 starts at a dozen different tracks. What those black and white numbers can’t show is the “absolute tons of fun” Allen Zimmerman has had in each of his five IMCA Sunoco Stock Car seasons. The Central City, Neb., driver also makes his fifth trip to Boone Speedway and the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s this week. “I like the Stock Cars because they’re so competitive,” said Zimmerman, tops in points at Stuart Raceway and also a regular this season at US 30 Speedway, Boone County Raceway and Off Road Speedway. “It’s already been a busy season for me and getting to strap on my belts and race with the best is why I like coming to Super Nationals.” Zimmerman showed his speed getting to Boone County for a June race after being hailed by deputies and reminded that he still owed a fine for having out-of-date plates on his pickup. That matter [Read More]

82 Stock Car drivers now eligible to qualify for B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational

BOONE, Iowa – Abe Huls and Todd Gereau are the newest additions to the list of 82 drivers eligible to qualify for the B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational. Time trial qualifying is Wednesday, Sept. 8 with the inaugural Stock Car invitational to be held Thursday, Sept. 9 during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone Speedway. Five drivers from the Northern Region and five drivers from the Southern Region advance from the first round; winners of sanctioned events paying $5,000 or more are guaranteed starting spots so the number of at-large qualifiers from round two that evening is yet to be determined. 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 Invitational.Pre-registration is also a requirement to compete in the Sept. 4-5 Prelude at Boone. Both the registration form and pit stall application links are on Super Nationals menus on IMCA and Boone Speedway websites. Winner of [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]

Another 10 IMCA Stock Car drivers are B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational contenders

VINTON, Iowa – Ten more IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers have raced their way into contention for B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational honors. Brandon Beckendorf, Chucky Forstner, Jeremy Gettler, Randy Klein, Johnathon Logue, Tyler McDougall, Mike Mullen, Jake O’Neil, Kenny Richards and Jason Rogers all won events paying $750 or more that made them eligible to qualify for the inaugural invitational. O’Neil later guaranteed himself a starting spot in the main event by winning the IMCA Speedweek headliner at Clay County Fair Speedway. Additions to the following list of B & B Chassis 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. Jeffrey Abbey Travis Barker Jason Batt J.J. Baumli Brandon Beckendorf Ryan Bjerkeset Brian Blessington Jeramey Bradley David Brandies Randy Brands Jerrett Bransom Austin Brauner Tathan Burkhart Troy Burkhart Steffan Carey Chad Clancy Blake Clark Todd Decker Zane DeVilbiss Alex Dostal Ethan Dotson Tommy Fain Race Fisher Dalton Flory Chucky Forstner Troy Foulger George Fronsman Rob Gallaher Tripp [Read More]