Thursday, September 8, 2022 Archives

Rookie Reynolds shines brightest in B & B All-Star Invitational

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8, 2022) – A young IMCA Sunoco Stock Car star shined brightest in the second annual B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational. Rookie Kaden Reynolds held off defending race winner Kelly Shryock in the fast-paced, caution-free 30-lapper, the headline race of the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s Thursday night show at Boone Speedway. “It doesn’t get much better than this,” said Reynolds, who made his charge to the front from seventh starting and led the last 16 circuits, outrunning a field of established veterans and fellow up-and-comers in The Class Too Tough To Tame. “Beating Kelly is pretty good. Beating all these guys is pretty good.” The $1,000 checkers were complemented by $400 in lap money and a chassis courtesy of race title sponsor B & B. Shryock was close behind at the finish and quick to congratulate Reynolds post-race. Justin Luinenburg, pole starter Kyle Vanover and Mike Mullen completed the top five. Vanover looked strong at the onset with Reynolds knocking on the door of the second-running Mullen by [Read More]

Superman Winebarger punches ticket to Stock Car dance

Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8, 2022) – One down, one to go. On Wednesday night at Boone Speedway, Collen Winebarger became the first Oregon driver to qualify for the Stock Car Big Dance at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The Corbett racer is pulling double duty at this year’s event and next looks to qualify for the Modified finale on Saturday night. “Our goal here always starts pretty simple,” Winebarger commented. “You’ve got to get into the race first. You hope that you hit draws good, have a good car, have good speed, get into the race and reevaluate. Getting the Stock Car in was cool. Now we need to work on the Modified.” Winebarger qualified for last year’s Modified dance and finished 21st. He was also 12th in the B & B Racing Chassis Stock Car All-Star Invitational. Although his 2022 has seen a limited amount of runs, Collen has picked up four numerous wins. Modified triumphs have come at Sunset Speedway Park in Banks, Ore., Lebanon, Ore.’s Willamette Speedway, [Read More]

Taylor doing double duty at 40^th IMCA Super Nationals

By Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8, 2022) – One colorful entry for the 2022 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s is Peyton Taylor. The Batesville, Ark., traveler pilots both an IMCA Sunoco Stock Car with a Stroker Ace theme and a Friesen Performance IMCA Modified. “We’re just excited to have the Slim Chickens Cadillac Chassis here and the Acre Trader Lethal Chassis here too,” commented Taylor. “It’s a lot to do two cars. Not many people do it, but the ones that do know what it takes.” Taylor has made the Modified Big Dance once, finishing 26th in 2018. “If we could make both shows, that would be such a big win for our program. We’ve had a strong year this season and feel like we are coming in with our guns loaded and ready,” he said. “We’ve spent a couple of weeks prepping for this. Jordan, my wife, his wife, Cody, Lexi, my son, and all the gang back at Andrews Autosport has given us everything we need to come here.” Taylor [Read More]

B & B All-Star Invitational eligible list adds three

VINTON, Iowa (Sept. 2, 2022) – Three more drivers will contend for starting spots in the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational. Nathan Ballard and Aaron Spangler both won weekly qualifying events while former IMCA Late Model driver Mike Smith now of Kellogg won the First Time Winner special at Boone Speedway. Dallon Murty and Elijah Zevenbergen also won qualifying events but were already eligible. Remaining qualifying events include the Friday night program at US 36 Raceway, Saturday’s Prelude at Boone Speedway and Labor Day Clash shows at Mohave Valley Raceway and Mighty Axe Shows at North Central Speedway. And the winner of this weekend’s Schoenfeld Headers Mid-America Stock Car Championship at Batesville Motor Speedway becomes the final automatic qualifier for the second annual event. All-Star qualifying is on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Kelly Shryock defends his B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational crown during the Thursday, Sept. 8 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s program at Boone. B & B All-Star eligible drivers include: Jeffrey Abbey, Nathan Ballard, Renn Bane, Jason [Read More]

Cash bonuses, lap money at Super Nationals nears $8K

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 26, 2022) – The generosity of event sponsors and local businesses means drivers will take home nearly $8,000 in cash bonuses and lap money from the 40th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Yoshimura bonuses of $250, $150 and $100 go to the top three finishing drivers in the STARS Mod Lite main event. Quick Performance gives $100 bonuses to the winners of three qualifying features for Hobby Stocks, three qualifying features for Northern SportMods and six Stock Car qualifying features. Final qualifiers for Stock Car and Hobby Stock mains receive $100 from Methanol Moonshine. VIP Medical Concierge and Dr. Robert Baker give $100 cash bonuses to each of the six drivers winning Modified qualifying features while the final qualifiers for both Modified and Northern SportMod main events receive $250 in cash from Saint’s Avenue Café. Big Daddy Race Cars pays $50 to the leader each time around the track in the Sept. 6 Stephenville Starter Hobby Stock Race of Champions. Elmquist Towing antes up $25 to the leader of each [Read More]

IMCA.TV broadcasts Prelude, 40th annual Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 25, 2022) – Viewers from across the nation and around the globe will again be able to watch the biggest and best dirt track racing event of the season from the comfort of their own living room or race shop. IMCA.TV broadcasts both the Sept. 3-4 Wild Rose Casino Prelude and the 40th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s Sept. 5-10 from Boone Speedway. Along with lap-by-lap coverage of both events, the IMCA.TV broadcast will include exclusive driver interviews and additional drone footage. New this year will be a daily pre-race show broadcast live on Facebook from the NAPA Fan Zone. “As this event has gotten bigger and better, so has the IMCA.TV broadcast,” noted IMCA President Brett Root. “Watching the Prelude and Super Nationals on IMCA.TV is the next best thing to being at Boone Speedway.” Package cost for all eight nights of the Prelude and Super Nationals is $154.99, a $100 savings from nightly charges over the week and which includes 30-day replay access. The two-night Prelude package, [Read More]

15 IMCA Stock Car drivers earn B & B All-Star eligibility

VINTON, Iowa (Aug. 18, 2022) – Fifteen names are new on the list of IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers eligible for the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational. Chase Berkely and Jed Williams earned automatic starting spots with $5,000 victories at Willamette’s Stock Car special and Thayer County’s Remington Elting Memorial, respectively. Hunting With Heroes Salute to Veterans winners were Randy Brands at Kossuth County Speedway and Josh Daniels at Boone Speedway. Heath Tulp was the Night of 10,000 Stars winner at Hancock County Speedway while Rob VanMil swept the Sanders Stock Car Challenge Weekend. Justin Luinenburg was the Bank Midwest Series winner at Jackson Motorplex. Dalton Flory made two trips to victory lane during the Coal County Classic at McLean County. Stuart Speedway special winners were Jeremy Gettler at the Jake Durbin Memorial and Austin Kaplan at the Clint Walrod Memorial. Tom Berry Jr. won Benton County’s inaugural Bald Tire Bash. Winners of qualifying weekly events were Nick Buckarma, Kyle Clough, Dustin Griffiths and Cole Mather. Drivers now B & B All-Star eligible [Read More]