Southern SportMod Archives

New link connects drivers to IMCA contingency awards

VINTON, Iowa (March 6, 2024) – A few clicks on the keyboard is all it will take for drivers in any IMCA division to make themselves eligible for contingency awards to be given for the 2024 race season. Drivers can click here to go to the form, which is also on the IMCA website using the forms menu, to complete the process in a matter of minutes. Drivers will be asked to indicate the make of cylinder head, shock and spring they compete with this season, and attach a picture of their car displaying required decal placement. “This is a quick and easy one-stop process,” said IMCA Marketing Integration and Sponsorship Director Carson Becker-Gramm. “No paperwork is involved and drivers can make themselves eligible for point fund shares and contingency awards and then focus on racing.” Decal packets are mailed from the IMCA home office daily.

Southern Oklahoma hosts IMCA Stampede March 14-16

ARDMORE, Okla. (March 5, 2024) – Three IMCA divisions are in action each night of Southern Oklahoma Speedway’s March 14-16 Southern Stampede. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds run for $2,000 to win and $200 to start on Thursday, $1,000 to win and $100 to start on Friday and $3,000 to win and $300 to start in the Saturday finale at Ardmore. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMods both run for $1,000 to win and $100 to start on opening night, with $750 to win and $75 to start on night two and $1,250 to win and $125 to start night three. Modified feature winners become eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational, Stock Car feature winners for the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Oklahoma State points will be awarded each night in all three divisions. Modified drivers also receive GRT Race Cars South Central Region points and Stock Car drivers earn EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Region points. Modified pre-entry is [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through Feb. 29, 2024

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 700; 2. Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif., 600; 3. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 568; 4. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 480; 5. Devon Reed, Woodland, Wash., 389; 6. Jerry Flippo, Osage, Iowa, 363; 7. Michael Leach, Sun River, Mont., 341; 8. Tyson Blood, Tumwater, Wash., 334; 9. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 331; 10. Austin Kuehl, Cave Creek, Ariz., 311; 11. Braxton Yeager, Green River, Wy., 297; 12. Ethan Braaksma, Des Moines, Iowa, 290; 13. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 286; 14. William “Bill” Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 276; 15. Eddie Belec, Arvada, Colo., 267; 16. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 265; 17. Bryson Yeager, Green River, Wy., 254; 18. Jess Brekke, Devils Lake, N.D., 233; 19. Jonathan Mawhinney, Las Vegas, Nev., 220; 20. Ricky Alvarado, Hotchkiss, Colo., 207. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars – 1. Bo Partain, Casa Grande, Ariz., 598; 2. Larry Brigner, Apache Junction, Ariz., 472; 3. Mitchell Ferguson, Queen Creek, Ariz., 422; 4. Mike Albertsen, Audubon, Iowa, 419; 5. Kevin Roberts, Gresham, Ore., 410; 6. Justen Yeager, Green [Read More]

Speedway Motors marks 45th, 30th years of IMCA, Super Nationals sponsor support

LINCOLN, Neb. (Feb. 28, 2024) IMCA is excited to announce Speedway Motors has once again signed on as a sponsor for the 2024 season. This season marks Speedway Motors’ 45th year as an IMCA sponsor and 30th year as title sponsor of the IMCA Super Nationals, the premier event in dirt track racing.  “Our roots are in racing. We have participated with IMCA for over 70 years, and we’ve been honored to sponsor IMCA for 45 consecutive years,” said Speedway Motors President and owner Clay Smith. “We are proud to continue our support of IMCA and racers in all nine IMCA divisions as they build their dreams throughout 2024 while keeping racing safe, fun and affordable for many years to come.” Many racers turn to Speedway Motors for their IMCA parts specified by the sanctioning body including IMCA upper control arms for GM Metric Stock Cars and Dart IMCA heads available bare of assembled for Hobby Stock, SportMod or Stock Car divisions. “Speedway Motors is our longest tenured sponsor and it’s another neat milestone that this is the 30th year they’ll be title sponsor for Super [Read More]

Additional plastic body components added to IMCA rules for 2024

VINTON, Iowa (Feb. 27, 2024) – Two plastic body components have been added to IMCA rules for 2024. Modified, Northern SportMod and Southern SportMod drivers may use the Performance Bodies MD3 plastic dirt modified nose kit, part number MD M21100 or a combination of that nose kit and aluminum. The second component allowed, in the Late Model division only, is the Performance Bodies MD3 M7751B plastic 8-inch right side spoiler. Both additions, noted IMCA President Brett Root, have been made to rules for the respective divisions posted on the IMCA website.

He’s 4-for-4: Smith completes second sweep at Kennedale Spring Kickoff

KENNEDALE, Texas (Feb. 24, 2024) – What Cody Smith described as a good start to the season after opening night of the Spring Kickoff got even better after night two. Smith repeated his Kennedale Speedway Park heroics Saturday evening, winning both Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car features. Both Saturday checkers came from outside front row starts. Brandon McElroy was runner-up in the $750 to win Stock Car show while Jeffrey Abbey started 12th and finished third. Hard charger Jerrett Bransom hoofed it from 12th on the original grid to second while Cameron Gaston ended third in the $600 to win SportMod show. William Gould was in and out of the lead before rallying late to win his second Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature of the weekend while Randy Martin did some rallying himself to top the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact man. Gould collected another $1,000 for IMCA Modified career win number 192, ahead of familiar KSP foes Jacob Pirkle and Jake Upchurch. “It was challenging,” admitted Gould, who raced from third [Read More]

Gould collects Kennedale Modified checkers, Smith sweeps IMCA Spring Kickoff features

KENNEDALE, Texas (Feb. 23, 2024) – Kennedale Speedway Park has always been a favorite race track for William Gould and after Friday night it was easy to see why. The veteran from Calera, Okla., led start to finish of the opening night Spring Kickoff feature for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, running in lapped traffic much of the way before taking the $1,000 win, his first of the season and career 191st in the class, well ahead of runner-up Matt Martin. “The track was pretty fast, just the way I like it,” said Gould, a three-time track champion at KSP. “Starting on the pole, I felt like this was my race to lose but things went my way.” “Kennedale is one of my favorite places. When it’s fast, it’s really fast,” the Kerry Fryar Motorsports pilot continued. “Now maybe I can get some of that speed to rub off on the Stock Car.” Tenth on the all-time IMCA Modified wins list, Gould was already Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligible. Martin made his way to second from [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through Feb. 22, 2024

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 625; 2. Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif., 525; 3. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 492; 4. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 402; 5. Jerry Flippo, Osage, Iowa, 363; 6. Michael Leach, Sun River, Mont., 341; 7. Tyson Blood, Tumwater, Wash., 334; 8. Devon Reed, Woodland, Wash., 325; 9. Braxton Yeager, Green River, Wy., 297; 10. Ethan Braaksma, Des Moines, Iowa, 290; 11. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 286; 12. Eddie Belec, Arvada, Colo., 267; 13. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 265; 14. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 257; 15. Bryson Yeager, Green River, Wy., 254; 16. Austin Kuehl, Cave Creek, Ariz., 240; 17. Jess Brekke, Devils Lake, N.D., 233; 18. William “Bill” Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 216; 19. Ricky Alvarado, Hotchkiss, Colo., and Chris Zogg, New Liberty, Iowa, both 207. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars – 1. Bo Partain, Casa Grande, Ariz., 598; 2. Kevin Roberts, Gresham, Ore., 410; 3. Larry Brigner, Apache Junction, Ariz., 396; 4. Mitchell Ferguson, Queen Creek, Ariz., 355; 5. Mike Albertsen, Audubon, Iowa, 328; 6. Justen Yeager, Green [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds, Stock Cars get top billing at Kennedale’s season-opening Spring Kickoff

KENNEDALE, Texas (Feb. 19, 2024) – Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars headline both nights of Kennedale Speedway Park’s season-opening Spring Kickoff special. Friday, Feb. 23 and Saturday, Feb. 24 main events see the Modifieds race for $1,000 to win and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility. Stock Cars chase $750 top checks and B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility. Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMods run for $500 to win on Friday and $600 to win on Saturday while Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts run for $200 to win each night. Start money and non-qualifier money will also be paid and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing national, regional and Texas state points awarded for each draw/redraw show. Twenty cars will start each feature and drivers who complete their 2024 Kennedale Speedway Park track registration pay no entry fee. Draw will be $10. Pit passes each race night are $35. Spectator admission is $15 for adults on Friday and $18 on Saturday, and $12 for seniors, $7 for kids ages [Read More]

Herring tops IMCA Modified Ice Breaker feature for first-ever Abilene win

ABILENE, Texas (Feb. 16, 2024) – Toby Herring used to come to Abilene Speedway hoping to make the show. On Friday night, the veteran from Hobbs, N.M., was the show. Herring led all 20 laps of the Ice Breaker feature for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, getting the jump on Tyler Iverson to get the lead at the start and getting the best of up and coming Kade Ogle in what proved to be a hotly contested last time around the oval. “I had never won a race here. I had never won a race of any kind, heat or feature at Abilene so this is huge,” said Herring, $1,000 richer and newly eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. “The best I’ve done was third at the Southern Challenge so this feels pretty good.” Ogle, 14th starting William Gould, Iverson and Tim Hamilton completed the top five in the headlined event of the 30th annual season opener at Abilene. “I knew Tyler would get a good jump,” Herring said. “We held our own on the bottom and after [Read More]