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Faulkner paces IMCA Modifieds at Petaluma

By Ben Deatherage PETALUMA, Calif. (July 20, 2024) – Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds were back in action Saturday at Petaluma Speedway and Jeff Faulkner was the winner when the checkered flag waved at the 3/8-mile clay oval. Anthony Slaney jumped to the front on the opening start, but the caution flag came out twice with just one lap completed, eliminating Slaney’s advantage. On the second restart, Faulkner bounced back from his first stoppage spin, which occurred while he was running second, to obtain fourth from Michelle Byron. Just up the road, the race for second intensified with Michael Paul Jr. overtaking Tim Yaeger, with a few laps complete before Faulkner got around. Slaney checked out from the rest of the pack as Paul, Yaeger and Faulkner battled. Unfortunately, he experienced mechanical problems that brought him to a halt on the front stretch on lap eight, ending his evening. Faulkner became the new race leader. Paul put a bit of pressure on Faulkner on the restart but once the green flag run developed, Faulkner had [Read More]

Smith wins Jess Weishaar Memorial race

By Greg Grabianowski Sports Editor ALGONA, Iowa (July 18, 2024) – Mike Smith won the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature to highlight an exciting night of dirt track racing for the Jess Weishaar Memorial held at the Kossuth County Speedway Thursday night. It was the first time this season there was racing at the speedway two weeks in a row as everyone got ready for the annual Salute to Veterans race on July 25. The Hobby Stock feature was the featured event of the evening as 22 cars battled for a $1,000 first place check and a guaranteed $100 to start the race. Jeremy Wegner was the first lap leader as Cody Hubbell took over the top spot on the next lap before the first yellow flag as race came out after Smith and Hubbell spun out and collected five other cars. Things settled down for a couple laps as the halfway mark of the feature saw Cody Hubbell in the lead followed by Dylan Nelson, Smith, Wegner and Justin Fredrick. Lap number 12 brought yellow flag [Read More]

Miles brothers dominate Hobby Stock special at Maquoketa

By Jerry Mackey MAQUOKETA, Iowa (July 20, 2024)– The Maquoketa Speedway hosted Eastern Iowa Garage Door Night at the races on Saturday with a special event for the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. One hundred and ten race teams packed the pit area and provided an action packed night of racing. The Hobby Stocks were the featured division with a $1,000 to win main event that also carried an additional $780 in lap money. The 25-car starting field took the green flag with Karter Miles setting the pace from his pole position start. Karter led for several laps while his brother Jordan worked to the front from his third row start. Jordan Miles was involved in an incident early in the race that sent him to the rear. The incident lit a fire and Jordan quickly worked back through the field and set up a challenge for the lead with his younger brother. Jordan was able to secure the top spot with five to go and the battle was on for second. Lukas Short and Karter [Read More]

James, Ray, Bryant are first in Friday features at Douglas County

By Ben Deatherage ROSEBURG, Ore. (July 19, 2024) – The Douglas County Dirtrack had a loaded card of racing on Friday, with IMCA wins gong to Bricen James, Daniel Ray and Burnie Bryant. The race was off to an exciting start as Bennett Bray took the lead in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified main. However, a caution slowed the pace on lap two and on the restart, James seized became the new leader. Pope got up to second in his IMCA Modified debut in the Grey and Kersey Ferrando-fielded entry a few circuits in. Eventually, the race for second became a maelstrom involving Pope, Trevor La Barge, Carter Patterson and Grey Ferrando. Patterson was able to move into the position by lap six. A pair of yellows with eight laps down kept everyone on their toes. As the race progressed, Ferrando made an excellent restart, attempting to challenge James for the lead. Patterson tried his best to hold on to third as Kevin Williamson pressured him on the inside line. The race remained green for [Read More]

Murty is King of the Katwalks winner at Boone

By Joyce Eisele BOONE, Iowa (July 20, 2024) – Fans were treated to some great racing at Iowa’s Action Track on Saturday night, which at times provided three and four wide racing. The main attraction of the night at Boone Speedway was the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars with the running of the $5,000 to win King of the Katwalks and the “Game Changer,” Dallon Murty walked away with that crown. Fifty-one Stock Cars checked in for the night to try their hand at winning the $5,000. The King of the Katwalks was presented by Van Eaton Pork & Fox Welding/Vermeer. The 28-car starting field for the 40-lap feature was determined by heat winners and passing points through the heats, plus four provisionals were added on to the back of the starting grid. The top 12 starters were brought to the frontstretch for a draw for their starting spots. Tommy Fain, Abilene, Texas, was the lucky recipient of the pole starting position, with Murty starting in position two. Murty immediately took advantage of that starting spot, took to the topside of [Read More]

Friday is a night for the record book as Ward takes 100th IMCA Modified win at Marshalltown

By Joyce Eisele MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (July 19, 2024) – Marshalltown Speedway was back on its regular Friday night of racing this week and it was one for the record books as Tim Ward captured his career 100th Friesen Performance IMCA Modified victory. Kaden Reynolds got out in front and was gone in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature and Brayton Carter had no trouble in snagging the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod victory. It was Calvin Dhondt adding to his list of wins in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks as did Cristian Grady in the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts and Dillon Raffurty made the trip up from Kansas City, Missouri pay off when he saw checkers in the Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lites. The Mod Lite 15-lap feature was up first. Travis Stensland started on the outside front row and jumped to the immediate lead when the race went green. His nice lead would disappear when a yellow flag flew at lap six, closing the field for the restart. Raffurty had been closing on the [Read More]

Simmons wins IMCA Modified thriller at CJ

By Jerry Mackey COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (July 19, 2024) – Friday was 1 Off Fab night at the CJ Speedway located on the Louisa County Fairgrounds. The racing was excellent on a smooth slick race track which provided multiple groove racing all night. The headliner of the night was the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature that provided close racing and a very close finish. Kolton Osborn and his team make the long tow from Janesville every Friday to race and the youngster is yet to win his first feature at CJ but has been knocking on the door to victory lane many times. Osborn shot to the front from his sixth position start, overtook early leader Barry Dugan and appeared to be on his way to his first CJ victory. Osborn led for several laps before the lead pack swelled to three with Osborn, Dakota Simmons and Jarrett Brown racing under the flag stand three-wide with three laps to go. Simmons did all of his passing using the bottom of the track while Osborn sailed [Read More]

Jerovetz is back for win at Britt, Krug is IMCA Hobby Stock Titan

By Chad Meyer BRITT, Iowa (July 19, 2024) – Troy Jerovetz continues to be a fan of Hancock County Speedway. A winner at Britt earlier in the season, he claimed the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature event Friday night. A caution erased his 2.5 second lead and Jerovetz had to hold off a charging Kelly Shryock and Colby Fett. Justin Ades rounded out the top four. Early in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature, a three-wide battle between Zane DeVilbiss, Jeremy Mills and Todd Steinhart saw contact between DeVilbiss and Mills. The result of the slight contact had Mills spinning and bringing out a yellow. When the race concluded, DeVilbiss went on to win over Izac Mallicoat and Kelly Shryock. Mills raced back to claim fourth place. Charlie Stevens earned a long overdue win in the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods. It had been since June of 2022 that Stevens was in victory lane at Britt. Stevens held off Colby Fett and Alec Fett who raced up from their ninth and seventh place starting positions, [Read More]

Ward adds 100th Modified career win to already impressive IMCA resume

HARCOURT, Iowa (July 19, 2024) – When Grandma Cindee Broemmer updates the notes she keeps on Tim Ward’s racing results, she’ll have to highlight his July 19 finish at Marshalltown Speedway. Ward won for the 100th time in his Friesen Performance IMCA Modified career Friday night at Marshalltown, adding to an already impressive resume that already includes IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, Harris Clash, Clash at the Creek and Dakota Classic Tour titles. “This is big. It was cool to finally be able to celebrate it,” said Ward, an Arizona transplant now living in Harcourt, Iowa. “I was excited as much as I was relieved to finally get it. We’ve had that (congratulatory) banner in the pickup for when and if it happened, and sometimes it was almost like a curse.” “To have 100 wins and be considered one of the top IMCA Modified drivers in the country, it’s just crazy. As a kid, you never think you’re going to win a hundred races in anything, let alone a premier class like the Modified,” [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds, Northern SportMods Deer Creek bound for 33rd Harris Clash

SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (July 19, 2024) – Even after all these years, event promoter Bob Harris is getting as pumped for the 33rd annual Harris Clash as he did for the inaugural race. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds run for $5,000 to win, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods for $2,000 to win when they return to Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., for the Tuesday, Aug. 6 Clash, sponsored by Wehrs Machine and Racing Products. “We have always done a good job with the payout and this year we’ve done especially well with the people who help partner with us in this event,” said Harris, noting Wehrs’ title sponsorship of the Clash itself and the Modified main as well as Fast Shafts’ title sponsorship of the Northern SportMod main. “They all do a really good job helping support this race.” “The Modified winner gets another $500 if their chassis builder is part of our manufacturers’ cup program and we have a couple new chassis manufacturers who have jumped on board with that,” he added. “That’s always [Read More]