Northern SportMod Archives

Sproul Fastest in Friday Night Modified Action At RPM

By Sheldon Wickwar HAYS, Kan. (Mar. 28, 2025) — The 20-lap Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature marked the headlining event of the opening night of the 13th Annual Sunflower Classic at RPM Speedway. Dakota Sproul and Cole Czarneski led the field to green, with Sproul jumping out to an early lead and never looking back. Not even lapped traffic slowed the locked-in racer, who claimed his first victory of the season in the Jet Racing Central Region in dominant fashion. Cole Czarneski finished second, followed by Tanner Black in third, Clay Sellard in fourth, and Brett Berry in fifth. Pfeifer Holds Off Wisconsin Star in Stock Car Battle! Austin Carter and Tyler Tipton started on the front row of the 20-lap Sunoco IMCA Stock Car feature, but it didn’t take long for Kyle Pfeifer and double duty runner Czarneski to charge to the front. The duo battled closely and cleanly for much of the event. In the end, Pfeifer came out on top, earning his first win of the season in the EQ Cylinder Heads Northern [Read More]

Shute Denies Carter in Last-Lap Modified Showdown at Bloomfield

By Ben Deatherage BLOOMFIELD, Iowa (Mar. 29, 2025) — Todd Shute captured the $1,250 Friesen Performance IMCA Modified finale on the final night of the Southern Iowa Frostout at Bloomfield Speedway with a wire-to-wire effort, holding off a furious late-race charge from Cayden Carter. The 2007 Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s winner set the early pace on the 3/8-mile Davis County Fairgrounds oval before a lap 11 caution erased his advantage. Carter, the 2018 Harris Clash winner piloting the Joe Ferguson-owned No. 10C, shadowed Shute throughout the restart and pulled alongside on the final lap, but the champion the last two seasons at Stuart Speedway, from Norwalk, held on at the line to claim his first Razor Chassis North Central Region win of 2025. Illinois’ Austen Becerra, aboard the Jon and Joyce Fuller No. 22, nipped Jon Fuller, from Missouri, in a tight battle for third. Agee Outduels De Jong in Stock Car Thriller Derrick Agee charged from seventh and battled door-to-door with Maguire De Jong in a thrilling Sunoco IMCA Stock Car [Read More]

Pike Rules IMCA Modifieds at Bakersfield

By Steven Blakesley BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Mar. 29, 2025) – Pahrump, Nevada’s Jake Pike battled past Bakersfield’s Gavyn Manning over the final three laps to win the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature at Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway. 22 IMCA Modifieds took the green flag for the 30-lap feature. Pike started eighth and advanced into the lead past Austin Keifer of Corona on lap 13. Keifer tracked him back down before a caution flew on lap 17. Pike held court on the subsequent restart. 11th-starting Gavyn Manning and 13th-starting B-Main transfer Ricky Childress, Jr. battled for second position. Childress retired from the race on lap 20, however. A caution on lap 27 set up a three-lap shootout between Pike and Manning. Manning drove inside Pike and the pair raced side-by-side through turns three and four. Manning pushed up the track with his front wheels in the air, allowing Pike to drive around the outside to maintain the lead. Pike grabbed the $750 checkered flag, his first this season in the Shaw Race Cars Western Region, [Read More]

Tafoya Dominates Opening Night of Thaw Brawl at Aztec Speedway

By Ben Deatherage AZTEC, N.M. (Mar. 28, 2025) — The opening night of the Inaugural Thaw Brawl kicked off Aztec Speedway’s 73rd racing season, and Regan Tafoya wasted no time asserting his dominance in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified main event. Tafoya, a six-time Aztec Speedway champion and three-time New Mexico State titleholder, took control at the drop of the green and never looked back. The Shaw Race Cars Western Region standout left the field behind, with only four cars remaining on the lead lap by race’s end, to earn his first win of the year. A strong hometown battle for second developed between Julian Garcia Sr. and Travis Sutherlin before Brian Carey, also from Aztec, joined the mix to make it a three-car fight. Garcia held on for the runner-up finish, while Carey claimed third. Cain Commands for First Stock Car Win of 2025 Rio Rancho’s Josh Cain was in top form during the Sunoco IMCA Stock Car feature, charging from fifth to the front to earn his first EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Region victory [Read More]

Carter Sweeps Modified and Stock Car Features at Southern Iowa Frostout Opener

By Ben Deatherage BLOOMFIELD, Iowa (Mar. 28, 2025) — Oskaloosa’s Cayden Carter had a flawless opening night at Bloomfield Speedway, sweeping both the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified and Sunoco IMCA Stock Car features during the first night of the Southern Iowa Frostout. Each win was worth $1,250 on the 3/8-mile oval at the Davis County Fairgrounds. In the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified main, eight-time reigning Hancock County Speedway track champion Jeremy Mills took command at the green flag before Tripp Gaylord powered into the lead on lap two. Gaylord, the defending Marshalltown Speedway champion and Colorado native now living in Iowa, held strong out front while fending off challenges. Austen Becerra eventually moved past Mills for second. Becerra, fresh off his IMCA.TV Clash On The Coast title a few weeks ago, piloted the Jon and Joyce Fuller-owned No. 22 machine. Meanwhile, Carter began working the high side and took third from Mills just before a lap 12 caution. Driving the Joe Ferguson-owned No. 10C Modified, Carter capitalized on the restart as Gaylord dropped low to defend [Read More]

Baca Outduels Shryock for Iowa Spring Nationals Modified Win

By Ben Deatherage SPENCER, Iowa (Mar. 28, 2025) — Two-time and reigning IMCA Modified National Champion Chaz Baca Jr. of Mesa, Arizona, opened his Razor Chassis North Central Region campaign with a win in the 20-lap Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature at Clay County Fair Speedway during the Iowa Spring Nationals. Baca led early after passing reigning Kossuth County Speedway champ Cody Knecht, but a misstep on lap eight allowed two-time Harris Clash winner Kelly Shryock to take over. Cody Thompson then grabbed second before Baca battled back, reclaiming the top spot with a slider in turn three on lap 15. After trading the lead once more, Baca secured the position for good on lap 16 and held off Shryock in traffic for his seventh win of the season. Shryock was second while Thompson finished third. Deschamp Digs Deep for Stock Car Victory Westhope, North Dakota’s Gabe Deschamp, a 20-year-old standout, scored his first EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region win of the year in the Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars. Deschamp led early before the defending Speedway [Read More]

Burke Battles from Eighth to Win IMCA Modified Opener at Ocean

By Steven Blakesley WATSONVILLE, Calif. (Mar. 28, 2025) — Cody Burke of Salinas drove from the eighth starting position to win the season opening 25-lap Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature. Robert Marsh of Salinas fended off some tough customers for the first half of the event. A caution for both Jonathan Hagio and Kyle Bryan each in separate spins, set up the key restart for Burke. Burke drove inside Marsh on the backstretch to take the lead on lap 15. Bobby Hogge followed him into second as well. Hogge hounded Burke to no avail over the final ten laps. Burke earned the victory over Hogge, Marsh, Bakersfield’s Robby Sawyer, and Prunedale’s Jim Pettit II. It is Burke’s first win of the season in the Shaw Race Cars Western Region. Wagner Slices Through Field for SportMod Triumph Baypoint’s Danny Wagner took home the win in the 20-lap Karl Chevrolet IMCA SportMod main event from a scheduled ninth starting position. Cody Bryan, Matthew Frazier, and Rob Gallaher each took turns at the lead over the first four laps. [Read More]

Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing National Point Standings through Mar. 27, 2025

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 655; 2. Luke Silber, Laveen, Ariz., 458; 3. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 442; 4. Troy III Morris, Bakersfield, Calif., 382; 5. Tate Johnson, Homestead, Montana, 340; 6. Bryson Yeager, Green River, Wyoming, 333; 7. Logan Drake, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 332; 8. Jerry Flippo, Rockford, Iowa, 329; 9. Clifton (C. R.) Eisenzimer, Cascade, Montana, 324; 10. Braxton Yeager, Green River, Wyoming, 319; 11. Ethan Braaksma, Newton, Iowa, 316; 12. Tyson Blood, Tumwater, Washington, 303; 13. Michael Egurola, Marana, Ariz., 302; 14. Jonathan Mawhinney, Las Vegas, Nev., 301; 15. Eston Whisler, Otis, Oregon, 291; 16. Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn., 271; 17. Jonathan Joiner, Milton, Florida, 270; 18. Ian Whisler, Otis, Oregon, 265; 19. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 264; 20. Dylan Thornton, Belle Plaine, Iowa, 259. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars – 1. Shelby Williams, Bonham, Texas, 588; 2. Mike Albertsen, Audubon, Iowa, 586; 3. Kaden Woodie, Milaca, Minn., 497; 4. Larry Brigner, Apache Junction, Ariz., 453; 5. Trevor Hidalgo, Mesa, Ariz., 426; 6. Casey Murdoch, Surprise, [Read More]

Arlington Raceway Celebrates 2024 Season at Annual Awards Banquet

By Susan Allen ARLINGTON, Minn. (Mar. 24, 2025) — Nearly 300 attendees gathered to celebrate the 2024 Arlington Raceway season during the annual Awards Banquet at Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel in Morton, Minnesota. The evening recognized driver achievements, community involvement, and marked the transition into the 2025 racing season. Perfect Attendance Awards were presented to 58 dedicated drivers who participated in every event during the season. Rookie of the Year honors were awarded to Mac Tollefson in the Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks, Marc Grey in the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts, Scott Koep in the Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMods, Hunter Hansen in the RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Cars, Jed Trebelhorn in the Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, and T.J. Brockman in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds. The “Cause It’s Fun” Award, recognizing positive attitude and sportsmanship, went to George Motto in the Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks, Marc Grey in the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts, Scott Koep in the Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMods, Kyla Anderson in the RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Cars, Randy Melvin in the Sunoco IMCA Stock [Read More]

Abilene Race Rads continues in their 6th year as an IMCA sponsor

ABILENE, Texas (Mar. 24, 2025) – In their sixth season as an IMCA special event sponsor, Abilene Race Rads has increased their certificate value while also providing Super Nationals product awards. A combination of special events and series are on the schedule to receive $75 certificates in the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Southern SportMods and IMCA Northern SportMods. In addition, the Modified champion at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s receives a single pass racing radiator and Stock Car, Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod champions all get Super Sucker 4-blade fans. Abilene Race Rads owner Kyle Wisdom is a long time IMCA competitor, and has been competing at the Super Nationals for the last few years. Information about all Abilene Race Rads high performance products is available by calling 800 588-2673 or 325 665-4091, at abileneracerads.com and on Facebook. “Kyle is great to work with both on and off the track,” commented IMCA Marketing Integration and Sponsorship Director Carson Becker-Gramm. “Thanks to Kyle and the crew at Abilene Race Rads, IMCA drivers will continue to be rewarded [Read More]