2025 Super Nationals Archives

Stars Align for Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational at Boone Speedway

UPDATED 8/25, 3:34 p.m. CST By Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 20, 2025) — The best of the best in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified division will gather for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational, one of the premier showcase events of the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone Speedway. Drivers become eligible for the All-Star Invitational by winning a sanctioned Modified feature event paying a minimum of $1,000 to win. Qualifying for the 2025 edition continues through the final weekend of August, with the full roster of eligible drivers set before race week. The 2025 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 5 at Boone, with starting spots determined through a combination of group time trials, points, and a final draw. Two rounds of group time trials on Thursday, Sept. 4 will fill the thirty-car starting field. Round one qualifying will see two drivers from each of the five Modified regions advance, for a total of 10 cars. Round two will then determine the remainder of the starting field, with [Read More]

Stock Car Stars Ready for B&B All-Star Invitational at Boone

UPDATED 8/29, 4:18 p.m. CST By Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 20, 2025) – Some of the finest drivers in the Sunoco IMCA Stock Car division will take the green flag in the B&B Racing Chassis All-Star Stock Car Invitational, one of the showcase events of the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone Speedway. Eligibility is earned by winning sanctioned Stock Car events paying a minimum of $1,000 to win, with drivers capturing $5,000 or more specials guaranteed starting positions. Qualifying for the 2025 event continues through the final weekend of August. The All-Star Invitational is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 3 at Boone, with the thirty-car starting grid determined through group time trials, guaranteed spots, and a final draw. Two rounds of group time trials will decide much of the field. In round one, five drivers from both the North and South regions advance, for a total of 10. Round two will determine the remainder of the starting field, with the number of drivers advancing based on the total from round one [Read More]

1,000 Drivers Set to Chase Glory at 2025 IMCA Super Nationals

By Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 20, 2025) – For the fourth consecutive year, pre-entries for the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s have topped the 1,000 mark. On August 20, Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock driver Eric Cross of Salina, Kansas, became the 1,000th driver to register for the 43rd annual event. All divisions are currently pacing ahead of last year’s totals, with 285 Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, 237 Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, 168 Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMods, 159 Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks, 78 Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lites, and 60 Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts already entered. The overall all-time record of 1,036 competitors was set last year, with 1,061 pre-registered entries. The Stock Car total is already an all-time preregistration record for the class, surpassing last year’s mark of 281. Outside of Iowa, leading states in registration are Wisconsin with 75, Minnesota and Nebraska each with 58, Texas with 52, Kansas with 50, Arizona with 40, Missouri with 38, Colorado with 27, California with 24, and Arkansas with 23. Six straight nights [Read More]

Nathan Tomkins: From Queensland Ovals to Super Nationals Debut

By Ben Deatherage BRISBANE, Australia (Aug. 20, 2025) — Queensland is a land of contrasts — world-famous beaches crashing against the Gold Coast, tropical rainforests teeming with life, the Great Barrier Reef stretching like a jewel along its northern edge, and the Great Dividing Range cutting inland. It’s the “Sunshine State,” with nearly 300 days of warmth each year, but also home to cane toads, drop-bear legends, and a wildness that shapes those who grow up there. It’s from this backdrop that Nathan Tomkins, a racer from the Brisbane area, will trade the familiar dirt tracks of Australia for the bright lights of Iowa’s Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. For the first time, he’ll set foot in America to chase a dream on dirt. Nathan Tomkins stands alongside his Australian Modified, which he races regularly back home in Queensland. (Photo by Tomkins Motorsport) His path to Boone Speedway began not in a shop but with a friendship. A chance meeting at the Australian Title with racing personality Wade Aunger set the wheels in [Read More]

Donor Provides Complimentary Registration for Stealth Racing IMCA Mod Lite Drivers at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 20, 2025) – An anonymous donor has stepped forward to support Stealth Racing IMCA Mod Lite drivers by covering the cost of registration for the division, beginning Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at 8 a.m. CST. Registration can be found on MyRacePass by searching IMCA Super Nationals. In addition to free Mod Lite registration, each Mod Lite driver who pre-enters for the event between August 20 and August 29, will also receive a complimentary pit pass for both Saturday and Sunday of the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. This generous contribution provides a $130 value per Mod Lite driver. Drivers will still pay for their registration, but they will be refunded following the event. As drivers arrive at Boone Speedway on Saturday, August 30, there will be a list of those drivers eligible for a free pit pass at the main pit shack. The donation is intended to encourage strong participation and help Mod Lite competitors set a new division attendance record at the Super Nationals. “This donation ensures that [Read More]

IMCA TV Brings Full-Menu Coverage of Super Nationals With Whole Pie Package

By Ben Deatherage VINTON, Iowa (Aug. 19, 2025) — IMCA.TV returns as the official streaming provider of the 2025 Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. From August 30 through Championship Saturday, September 6, fans can feast on eight straight days of live coverage served hot from Boone Speedway, home of America’s Racin’ Vacation. And just like a Casey’s pizza to fuel you at the track, in the shop, or at home, fans can order up the Whole Pie package from IMCA TV to make sure they don’t miss a single lap. For $179.99, the Whole Pie delivers start-to-finish coverage of every division and every night. Each day is a slice of the action, with single-day passes available for $34.99 — except Championship Saturday, priced at $49.99. This all-inclusive pass remains the best value and includes the expanded JE Pistons & Manley Products Studio Show featuring in-depth analysis from Blake Walker alongside IMCA TV’s own Ben Deatherage. To whet fans’ appetites even more, Speed Sport 1 will air The Speedway Motors Road to the Dance live — [Read More]

Katelynn Robertson: Krazy Kate’s Road to Super Nationals

By Ben Deatherage RENO, Nev. (Aug. 15, 2025) — One year ago, Katelynn Robertson stood in the grandstands at Boone Speedway, taking in her first IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. She wasn’t there to race — she was a wide-eyed spectator. “My jaw dropped as soon as I walked through the gates while racing was going on,” she remembered. “I was amazed by how great it is and how big it is. It’s definitely one of the coolest things I’ve been to.” This September, Robertson returns to Boone not to watch, but to compete. Robertson, who pilots the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified no. 7, currently leads the California State points standings. That was never the plan. “At first I wasn’t going for the California State title,” she said. “But after a while we were still at the top, and I just said, ‘Let’s do it.’ Our traveling really picked up. It’s about four to six hours one way every weekend, and Bakersfield is about eight hours for us. I wouldn’t trade it. I [Read More]

Sheldon Oberle: Hoosier on the Hunt for a Super Nationals Win

By Ben Deatherage BATTLE GROUND, Ind. (Aug. 15, 2025) — At just 26 years old, Sheldon Oberle already holds a distinction no one else from his state can claim — the only Indiana native to win a Sunoco IMCA Stock Car feature. That milestone came June 14 at Maquoketa Speedway, a night that felt like the payoff for years of work. “That was a long time coming,” Oberle said. “The competition is so hard, and to win it coming from seventh—it gave me the confidence I needed that I don’t suck,” he laughed. Oberle’s connection to the sport started long before he was born. “My grandpa, Billy Neal, was the first to race in the family, but he ran asphalt,” Oberle said. “My mom grew up going to the track, and my dad was always around cars. That’s how they got together.” Even as a kid, speed was part of his everyday life. “I’ve been driving before I was adding and subtracting. I was four years old in a go-kart my dad got me, and we’d [Read More]

Gage Raines: Racing with Angels and Dancing in the Dirt

By Ben Deatherage SEARCY, Ark. (Aug. 4, 2025) — Gage Raines has always known two things—family and racing. And in his world, they’ve never been separate. The pilot of the No. 31 Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lite has made a name for himself across Arkansas and beyond, especially at Boone Speedway — home of the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Now 34, Raines has qualified for the Big Dance three years in a row, with a career-best sixth-place finish last year after runs of 20th and 16th the two years prior. He’ll be back again in 2025, looking to climb even higher. “Last year was an up-and-down ride,” Raines said. “We didn’t start the week strong, but we finished strong — and that gave us something to be proud of. It’s a one-shot-a-year kind of deal. The field keeps getting deeper, the cars keep getting better. Every time we go back, we know we’ve got to bring our best.” It’s a 9½-hour haul from Searcy to Boone, and it’s not just about [Read More]

59 New Drivers Etch Names onto 2025 All-Star Invitational Eligibility List in June and July

By Ben Deatherage VINTON, Iowa (July 30, 2025) — A total of 59 new drivers etched their names onto the 2025 Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational and B&B Racing Chassis All-Star Stock Car Invitational eligibility lists in June and July, strengthening what is already an impressive field of contenders. These newest additions joined the roster by winning $1,000-to-win or greater specials and are now eligible to attempt to qualify for their respective invitationals, to be held during the 2025 Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Several previously qualified drivers also added to their All-Star résumés with more victories of their own. In addition to the first-time qualifiers, several drivers who had already secured All-Star Invitational berths earlier in the season added to their résumés with more victories. In the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, Ethan Braaksma, who first earned his All-Star berth with a January 9 victory at Central Arizona Raceway, continued to shine with three major summer wins. He topped the IMCA Summer Nationals at Clay County Fair Speedway on June 4, cashed in a $10,000 [Read More]