Friday, September 8, 2023 Archives

Group time trial format continues for Modified, Stock Car All-Star races

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 28, 2023) – Two rounds of group time trials will fill starting fields for both Stock Car and Modified All-Star Invitationals at the 41st annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Qualifying for the B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational for Stock Cars will be Wednesday, Sept. 6 at Boone Speedway. Five drivers from the Northern Region and five drivers from the Southern Region will advance from the first round of time trials. Winners of sanctioned events paying $5,000 or more are guaranteed starting spots so the number of at-large qualifiers from round two will be determined that evening. Qualifying for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational for Modifieds is Thursday, Sept. 7. Two drivers from each of the five Modified regions advance from round one with another 18 drivers earning at-large berths in round two. Completing the Modified field will be the top All-Star eligible drivers in national point standings and in 40 point feature wins competing at Super Nationals. The B & B Racing Chassis Invitational returns to the Thursday [Read More]

Five added to Fast Shafts All-Star eligible list

VINTON, Iowa (Aug. 24, 2023) – Add another five Friesen Performance IMCA Modified drivers to the list of those eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Cayden Carter topped the Dale DeFrance Memorial at Marshalltown Speedway and Josh Rogotzke paced Murray County Speedway’s Fair Night show. Benji LaCrosse led the way to the checkers in the “Blue” race at 141 Speedway, Kade Ogle was a weekly winner at Abilene Speedway and Gavyn Manning motored to the Mike Moshier Classic checkers at Bakersfield Speedway. Winners of features paying $1,000 or more who were already qualifying eligible were Eddie Belec, Tom Berry Jr., Myron DeYoung, Drake Findley, Jerry Flippo, Jordan Grabouski, Austin Kiefer, Jeremy Mills, Joel Rust, Brandon Schmitt, Todd Stinehart, Tim Ward and Jesse Williamson. Drivers now eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational include: Chris Abelson, Timothy Allerdings, Ricky Alvarado, Chaz Baca, Owen Barnhill, Jordan Bartz, Austen Becerra, Brandon Beckendorf, Eddie Belec, Brett Berry, Tom Berry Jr., Brady Bjella, Tanner Black and Tyson Blood. Steven Bowers Jr., Zach Cail, Cayden Carter, [Read More]

Discount coupons for Friday Super Nationals show available at select NAPA locations

DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 24, 2023) – Race fans looking to save some money on their grandstand admission to the Friday, Sept. 8 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s race program can make themselves eligible to win a tool set, too. Coupons good for $5 off spectator admission are now available at more than 100 NAPA locations in Iowa and at select locations in the Midwest. Fans can present those coupons when purchasing front gate admission at Boone Speedway that day, and by scanning the QR code on the coupon, make themselves eligible to win a drawing for one of ten 49-piece Carlyle tool sets. Winners will be contacted by NAPA and can pick up their new tool sets at their local NAPA store. Des Moines-based NAPA Iowa is the official parts supplier of IMCA and for the 41st annual Super Nationals, as well as title sponsor of the Fan Zone, located south of the main grandstand at Boone throughout the week of Super Nationals. “We encourage fans to take advantage of the opportunity [Read More]

2023 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s Contingency Awards

Super Nationals Modified Contingencies Abilene Race Rads, Abilene, TX www.abileneracerads.com Award a single pass radiator to the Champion of Saturday’s “A” feature. AERO Race Wheels, Estherville, IA www.aeroracewheels.com Award a complete set of wheels, three 52 series non-beadlock wheels and one 53 series beadlock w/mudcover wheel to the Front Row Qualifiers of Saturday’s “A” feature. AFCO Racing Products, Boonville, IN www.afcoracing.com Award a set of four shocks to the highest finisher in Saturday’s “A” feature with Afco shocks. Award a GM replacement frame kit to the 1st Hard Luck driver who rolls their car in competition beginning Wednesday (or 1st Non-Qualifier for Saturday’s “A” feature if no rollovers). Allstar Performance, Watervliet, MI www.allstarperformance.com Award a set of toe plates to the Front Row Qualifiers for Saturday’s “A” feature. Award a $200 product certificate to the Champion of Saturday’s “A” feature. Autometer, Sycamore, IL www.autometer.com Award a 3-gauge panel set to the runner-up in Saturday’s “A” feature. Fast Shafts, Des Moines, IA www.fastshafts.com Award a free driveshaft to the “A” feature qualifier from the farthest distance. Award a $50 product certificate to the Top 5 [Read More]

IMCA.TV broadcast covers Prelude, Super Nationals from flag to flag

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 23, 2023) – We’re thrilled to announce our pay-per-view broadcast package for the highly anticipated Wild Rose Casino Double Down Prelude to the Super Nationals and the 41st annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Watch Every Thrilling Moment on IMCA.tv Get ready to immerse yourself in the heart-pounding excitement of the 41st annual Super Nationals from the comfort of your home. With our carefully crafted broadcast package, you can choose the perfect option to satisfy your racing appetite: · IMCA Super Nationals “Whole Shebang” Package: Immerse yourself in the Double Down Prelude and the complete week of Super Nationals, more that 100 hours of broadcasts for just $169.99. Over 73 percent in savings! · Double Down Prelude 2 Day Viewing Package: For just $54.99, catch all the Double Down Prelude action, which will include the Big Dance for the IMCA STARS Mod Lites. · Daily Viewing Passes: Don’t miss a single lap with daily passes starting at $34.99. New This Year: FPV Drone Coverage for the Entire Event! Given the enormous popularity in [Read More]

Friesen Performance adding to super support of IMCA Super Nationals with $63,000 in new awards

SUTTON, Neb. (Aug. 9, 2023) – Give Al Walters credit for a super idea leading up to the Sept. 4-9 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The sales manager at Friesen Performance has come up with the single richest slate of awards for competitors at the 41st annual Super Nationals, as the Sutton, Neb., race shop gives a staggering total of $63,000 in product certificates to drivers in divisions with the crate engine option. The 24 Northern SportMod and 24 Hobby Stock drivers advancing to their respective Saturday night main events from qualifying features, plus six ‘wild card’ recipients chosen at random each receive $500 certificates, good toward the purchase of a 602 crate engine from Friesen’s. And the 24 Modified drivers advancing to their Big Dance from qualifying features, six drivers in the Late Model main and another six ‘wild card’ drivers each get $1,000 certificates, which can be applied when purchasing a 604 crate. “We’ve been doing something like this with individual IMCA tracks and promoters on a much smaller scale,” explained [Read More]

Fast Shafts All-Star eligible list adds 12

VINTON, Iowa (Aug. 4, 2023) – Add another dozen Friesen Performance IMCA Modified drivers to the eligible to qualify list for the upcoming Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Todd Stinehart ruled Salute to Veterans at Kossuth County Speedway and Cody Laney led the way in the Rage Chassis 40 at Fayette County Speedway. Zane DeVilbiss was first in the Fair special at Hancock County while Trey Duensing was the Gage County Fair winner at Beatrice Speedway. Summer Shootout checkers at Barona Speedway flew for Trevor Fitz and Eric Mass topped the .38 Special at Black Hills. Kyle Rohleder raced to a Wheatshocker Nationals win at RPM Speedway while Jason Schueller paced Dubuque’s Julien Dubuque Classic. And Justen Yeager was a double winner at Idaho Falls’ Race to Heal. Winners of weekly qualifying features were Ryan Peery, Randy Thornell and Mike Wedelstadt. Winners of qualifying events already eligible were Spencer Diercks, Kelsie Foley, Austin Kiefer, Jeff Larson, Rodney Morgan, Chris Morris, Mike Mullen, Jake Nightingale, Clay Sellard, Todd Shute, A.J. Ward, Tim Ward, Jesse Williamson and Braxton [Read More]

Let the good times roll – IMCA cars, drivers, fans are Boone Bound for Sept. 4-9 Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – There’s no exact number yet but this is guaranteed: The cars – race cars, not the band – are coming to Boone Speedway. Nearly 650 drivers from 27 states and three Canadian provinces are already pre-registered for the 41st annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s Sept. 4-9 at Iowa’s Action Track, and the goals of every one of those drivers are to win the most prestigious championship in dirt track racing and have a good time while they’re doing it. “The general format for Super Nationals remains the same. We are still working on little tweaks to make sure that from the time racers pull into the pits and park their hauler or fans get their campers situated, to the time they go home that they have a good time,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “Most people come to Super Nationals to have a good time and that’s what we want, too,” he added. “It’s a great week for us and we want every driver and every fan to have the [Read More]

Eight more earn eligibility for IMCA Fast Shafts All-Star qualifying

VINTON, Iowa (July 14, 2023) – Another eight Friesen Performance IMCA Modified drivers have earned Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational eligibility, with recent feature wins at qualifying weekly, special and special series events. Weekly winners of $1,000 or more were Jordan Bartz, Ryan Duhme, Travis Hagen, Regan Tafoya and Fred Wojtek. Matt Werner won the mid-week show at Davenport, Brad Sites topped the NY-Penn Series feature at The Hill Speedway and Brad Sites was first to the checkers at Bakersfield Speedway’s McGowan Memorial. Drivers already eligible winning qualifying events were Ricky Alvarado, Chaz Baca, Tom Berry Jr., Spencer Diercks, Jerry Flippo, Troy Foulger, Jacob Hobscheidt, Austin Kuehl, Jeremy Mills, Kody Scholpp, Kelly Shryock, Cody Thompson, Tim Ward, Jesse Williamson and Braxton Yeager. The All-Star Invitational will be held Friday, Sept. 8 during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Two rounds of fast time qualifying will be held during the Thursday, Sept. 7 program at Boone Speedway. Any driver who believes they should be added to the eligible list must contact Bill Martin at [Read More]

Registration opens July 1 for IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (June 30, 2023) – IMCA drivers can begin making their reservations for the biggest event in all of dirt track racing on July 1. Registration opens Saturday for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone Speedway Sept. 4-9. Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock, Northern SportMod, Sport Compact, Late Model and Mod Lite drivers must register online. Links to driver registration, pit stall reservations and camping forms are at www.imcasupernationals.com. “We are doing our best to accommodate drivers who plan ahead for pit parking and camping,” noted IMCA President Brett Root, “especially those who have to come a long ways so they only have to worry about having a fast car when they get to Boone.” Drivers must have a valid 2023 competitor’s license and are required to register before reserving a pit stall(s). Registration is $50 for Late Models, $40 for Modifieds, $25 for Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks, Northern SportMods and Mod Lites, and $15 for Sport Compacts. “We are putting final details on the schedule for the week. It [Read More]