2024 Prelude to the Super Nationals

Broadcast dates announced for Super Nationals encore on Speed Sport 1

BOONE, Iowa (Nov. 20, 2024) – Didn’t get enough of the action at Boone Speedway and the 42nd annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s ? You can enjoy encore presentations of highlights from America’s Racin’ Vacation four nights this week, beginning tonight (Wednesday) on the SPEED SPORT 1 channel. Three-hour produced shows broadcast at 9 p.m. EST and feature highlights from IMCA.TV from Day 4 at Boone this evening, Day 5 on Thursday and Day 6 on Friday. A nine-hour broadcast marathon begins at noon Sunday, Nov. 24. SPEED SPORT 1 is available for free on Amazon Prime, PlutoTV, SlingTV and more.

Logan Anderson won a third consecutive Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod feature on night two of the NAPA Auto Parts Double Down Prelude Sunday at Boone Speedway. (Photo by Tom Macht, www.photofinishphotos.com)
2024 Prelude to the Super Nationals

Anderson three-peats at NAPA Auto Parts Double Down Prelude

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 1, 2024) – Another record-setting night at the NAPA Auto Parts Double Down Prelude saw another driver make history at Boone Speedway. Logan Anderson won the second of two Sunday evening features for the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods, extending his unprecedented Prelude streak in that division to three straight checkers. Anderson led the last 21 of 25 laps, chased the last 15 of those circuits by Robbie Thome. Anderson was leading by less than nine hundredths of a second before a late restart and managed to add a tenth or two to that lead the final couple laps. “That was a hard fought race. I can’t believe I’ve won this three years in a row,” he said. “It’s crazy to think about, with the number of cars and the talent that are here.”  Thome had also been runner-up to Anderson in 2022. Justin Addison, Jacob Olmstead and 18th starting Randy Havlik completed the top five. A record 709 cars competed over the two days of the Prelude, 45 more than at last [Read More]

Riley Clem became the first champion crowned at the 42nd annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, after leading the last half of Sunday’s STARS Mod Lite Big Dance. He is pictured with IMCA President Brett Root. (Photo by Tom Macht, www.photofinishphotos.com)
2024 Prelude to the Super Nationals

Clem captures Super Nationals STARS Mod Lite crown

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 1, 2024) – Riley Clem’s first Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lite win of the season came in April at Boone Speedway. His biggest win of 2024 and of his career in the class came Sunday night at the same location, in the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s main event. Clem inherited the front spot when leader Dillon Raffurty was unable to answer the call following a red flag delay midway through the 30-lapper, then ran unchallenged the last 15 times around the track, beating Jon Padilla to the checkers by three-plus seconds. “It was as a great night for sure,” said Clem, a first-time qualifier for the Big Dance and $2,000 richer for his efforts. “I don’t know what happened to (Dillon) but I think we would have had a pretty good run for sure.” A record 78 Mod Lites vied in the division’s fourth appearance on the card at Super Nationals. Native Californian and Tennessee transplant Clem became the second straight champion from the Volunteer State. His [Read More]

Following his Sunday STARS Mod Lite Race of Champions win, Jon Padilla was joined in victory lane by IMCA President Brett Root, Bryan Compart of division title sponsor Stealth Racing and Division Director Jimmy May. (Photo by Tom Macht, www.photofinishphotos.com)
2024 Prelude to the Super Nationals

Padilla makes STARS Mod Lite RoC win look easy

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 1, 2024) – Hard to believe but Jon Padilla believes Boone Speedway isn’t as easy to get around as he made it look. Padilla led all 12 laps of Sunday’s STARS Mod Lite Race of Champions, cruising to the checkers nearly three seconds ahead of Ed Griggs “This track is really tricky to get around,” Padilla averred from victory lane. “I’m still trying to get it figured out.” “With day racing, the track changes so much it’s hard to guess what you’re going to get,” continued the Silvis, Ill., driver, runner-up in both 2022 and 2023 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s main events as well as last year’s RoC. “We’re going to work on something in the middle for the feature (tonight). I’ve got a lot to move up if I can do anything but I’m going to give it hell.” Two-time RoC winner Dillon Raffurty raced from 10th in repeating his third place finish from the 2023 Race of Champions. Randy Bryan and Blake Wilson completed the top five. [Read More]

Tim Ward extended his NAPA Auto Parts Double Down Prelude record with a fourth consecutive Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature win Saturday at Boone Speedway. (Photo by Bruce Badgley, Motorsports Photography)
2024 Prelude to the Super Nationals

Ward, McBirnie write more Prelude history at Boone

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 31, 2024) – Tim Ward made more history Saturday at Boone Speedway. Then Jake McBirnie wrote some of this own. Defending IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s champion Ward won the first of two Friesen Performance IMCA Modified features for his fourth consecutive victory during the NAPA Auto Parts Double Down Prelude. Brother-in-law and former Northern SportMod victor McBirnie then followed with a Modified win of his own, making him the first driver to win Prelude crowns in different divisions. A record 416 cars in four divisions saw action during the Saturday show.  Ward chased and caught pole starter Izac Mallicoat four laps into their feature, then led another 21 fast-paced times around Iowa’s Action Track. The sole caution came on lap 16 but Ward quickly caught up with the back of the pack and beat Mallicoat to the $1,500 checkers, his Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying 11th dating to last September. “I figured it was going to be really tough to get four in a row. There’s just something about the [Read More]

McDowell, Raffurty are Mod Lite Saturday stars at Boone
2024 Prelude to the Super Nationals

McDowell, Raffurty are Mod Lite Saturday stars at Boone

Jaedon McDowell will start from the pole in the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s main event, after winning Saturday’s first qualifying feature for STARS Mod Lites at Boone Speedway. (Photo by Bruce Badgley, Motorsports Photography) BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 31, 2024) – Two STARS Mod Lite drivers with some unfinished business at Boone Speedway took care of business Saturday night. Jaedon McDowell raced from 10th, Dillon Raffurty from 12th in winning their respective IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s qualifying features. McDowell, from Murfreesboro, Tenn., will start on the pole in Sunday’s $2,000 to win big dance, while Kansas City, Mo., ‘shoe Raffurty takes the green from the front of the middle row. A Super Nationals record 78 Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lites were among the 416 cars competing at Iowa’s Action Track, another new mark for opening night of the NAPA Auto Parts Double Down Prelude. “It felt amazing. Last year we came out here and couldn’t even get a heat win. Tonight we came out and did both. Hopefully tomorrow [Read More]

2024 Prelude to the Super Nationals

Record pre-entries for 42nd annual Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 30, 2024) – They say records are made to be broken.  That’s become the theme for the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Just two days after the number of pre-entries for the 42nd annual event eclipsed the 1,000 mark for the third consecutive year, a new Super Nationals pre-entry record was set when Danube, Minnesota’s Shaun Bruns became the 1,054th entry for America’s Racin’ Vacation. Bruns was the 279th IMCA Sunoco Stock Car to register, also a pre-entry record. New early registration marks were also established with 84 STARS IMCA Mod Lites and 27 IMCA Sunoco Late Models. There are 241 Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds entered, along with 182 Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods, 164 IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and 77 Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts. The Hobby Stocks and SportMods are also nearing record pre-registration totals. Among the 1,054 entries so far, 30 states are represented, along with two Canadian provinces and Australia. The complete list of drivers who are registered so far include: MODIFIED Chris Abelson, Sioux City, IA Michael Ables [Read More]

2024 Prelude to the Super Nationals

Cornhole champions crowned at sixth annual Scorezit tournament

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 29, 2024) – It will be a keen eye, just the right touch and maybe a bit of luck that determines the first champions crowned at the 42nd annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Scorezit, a division of Wehrs Machine and Racing Products, returns as title sponsor of the sixth annual Super Nationals cornhole tournament, slated Sunday, Sept. 1 at the NAPA Fan Zone on the grandstand side of Boone Speedway. Entry fee is $40 with a 100 percent payback to the top six teams in the double elimination tournament. Payouts are based on a 60-team field with the championship pair earning $972 plus a Scorezit scorekeeper courtesy of Scorezit, with $712 for second, $486 for third, $256 for fourth, $78 for fifth and $52 for sixth. Teams should begin checking in by 9:30 a.m. that day, with the first bags tossed competitively at approximately 10 a.m. Registration can be done under the Scoreholio App. The tournament is named Boone Iowa IMCA Super Nationals BYOP Cornhole Tourney.

2024 Prelude to the Super Nationals

IMCA Super Nationals entries top 1,000 for third straight year

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 28, 2024) – Early entries for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s have raced past the 1,000 mark for a third consecutive year. Late Model driver Sean Johnson of Independence, the Super Nationals Stock Car champion in 2011, became the 1,000th driver to pre-register for the Sept. 2-7 Super Nationals at Boone Speedway on Wednesday morning. The Stock Cars (275), STARS Mod Lites (77) and Late Models (24) have all topped individual division records. Entries for the are now in hand from 29 states, two Canadian provinces and Australia. Seven more entries followed Johnson’s mid-morning. “These are numbers that prove a lot of IMCA racers want to be a part of our marquee event,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “There are many opportunities for IMCA racers to compete for very large purses but there is only one IMCA Super Nationals and one Boone Speedway.” Modified, Stock Car, Northern SportMod, Hobby Stock, Mod Lite and Sport Compact drivers can continue to pre-register right up until their respective NAPA Auto Parts Double [Read More]

2024 Prelude to the Super Nationals

Pork pit party set for Sunday before Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 27, 2024) – That deliciousness you’ll be smelling Sunday, Sept. 1 in the pit area at Boone Speedway is pork loin, baby back ribs and side dishes, served directly from Todd Van Eaton’s pit stalls near the turn three track entrance. “It’s going to smell good all day, I can promise you that,” the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car veteran said. “Everybody is welcome. We’ll start serving at 8 p.m. and serve until everything is gone.” Side dishes will include cheesy potatoes, cole slaw and Italian pasta salad. It’ll be hot so diners can grab a bottle of water, soda or adult beverage to enjoy, too. In addition to Van Eaton Pork, pit dinner party sponsors include JBS Pork, Wreckers or Checkers Bar, Fox Welding/Vermeer, Logue Fabrication, IMCA and IMCA.TV, Gary Myers and family, Smokin’ Whips BBQ and The Adobe Lounge. Cody Hicks performs at approximately 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on the pit area stage, following NAPA Auto Parts Double Down Prelude race programs at Boone. “We can’t thank Todd and his [Read More]