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Super Nationals Registration Due Aug. 28 to Race in Prelude

By Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 21, 2026) — Drivers planning to compete in the NAPA Auto Parts Double Down Prelude must be registered for the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s by noon Central time Friday, Aug. 28. Competitors who register for Super Nationals after the deadline will not be eligible to compete in the Sept. 5-6 Prelude at Boone Speedway. Before registering, competitors must first purchase an IMCA license for every division in which they intend to compete. Drivers should then register for Super Nationals on MyRacePass. Entries will be confirmed in the order they are received, with car numbers assigned based on confirmation order. The 12th annual Prelude features two full days of racing, giving competitors one final opportunity to compete at Boone before Super Nationals officially gets underway. The unique Double Down format has become a staple of Prelude weekend, rewarding more drivers while helping accommodate the tremendous car counts that continue to define the event. Should any division exceed 100 entries, competitors will once again be split into twin [Read More]

Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing National Point Standings through Aug. 20, 2026

Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds – 1. Spencer Diercks, Davenport, Iowa, and William Gould, Calera, Okla., both 990; 3. Todd Shute, Norwalk, Iowa, 971; 4. Jed Freiburger, Dubuque, Iowa, 962; 5. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, and Chaz Baca, Jewell, Iowa, both 958; 7. Matthew Sanders, Brookings, Oregon, 947; 8. Ty Clemens, Belgrade, Montana, 944; 9. Kevin Williamson, Harrisburg, Oregon, 939; 10. Cole Czarneski, Denmark, Wisconsin, 934; 11. Jace Eckrich, Oxford, Iowa, and Matthew Looft, Swea City, Iowa, both 933; 13. Johnny Whitman, Suamico, Wisconsin, 932; 14. Jake McBirnie, Boone, Iowa, 926; 15. Trevor Fitz, Bondurant, Iowa, 921; 16. Tyler Bannister, Bakersfield, Calif., 915; 17. Tyler Belcher, Laceyville, Pennsylvania, 913; 18. Marcus Tomlinson, Turtle Lake, N.D., 912; 19. Donald Proctor, Ionia, Michigan, 904; 20. Colby Fett, Algona, Iowa, 900. Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars – 1. John Oliver Jr., West Burlington, Iowa, 988; 2. Blake Clark, Joshua, Texas, 981; 3. Cameron Starry, Robstown, Texas, 976; 4. Jason Batt, Harker Heights, Texas, 975; 5. Kyle Vanover, Beatrice, Neb., 970; 6. Dan Mackenthun, Hamburg, Minn., 969; 7. Kelly Shryock, [Read More]

Every Lap Pays in Super Nationals Race of Champions Events

By Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 20, 2026) — Getting to the front will pay in more ways than one during the Race of Champions events at the 2026 Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Lap sponsorships will be up for grabs across the five Race of Champions events during America’s Racin’ Vacation at Boone Speedway, with the driver leading each lap earning the bonus posted for that circuit. The 12-lap Rage Chassis Modified Race of Champions will feature $100 on every lap, putting $1,200 in lap-leader bonuses on the line. Weather or Naught Food Services sponsors five of those circuits, with additional lap support coming from MyRacePass, Harris Auto Racing, Toby K’s Hideaway, and Moffitt’s Ford. Another $900 will be available during the 12-lap Sunoco Stock Car Race of Champions, with each lap worth $75 to its leader. Weather or Naught Food Services again sponsors five laps, joined by MyRacePass, Harris Auto Racing, Toby K’s Hideaway, Baymont Inn, Push Master, and Total Seal. The Dirt Defender/Pulse Racing Innovations SportMod Race of Champions and [Read More]

Freedom Race Lifts Offers Special Discount for IMCA Racers

By Ben Deatherage VINTON, Iowa (Aug. 20, 2026) — IMCA racers looking to upgrade their shop or pit equipment can save on products from Freedom Race Lifts through a special discount available to the IMCA community. Freedom Race Lifts, the Official Race Car Lift of IMCA, is offering 5% off purchases when customers use the promo code IMCA. Owned by engineer and former racer Josh Rodewald, Freedom Race Lifts has developed a line of portable, battery-operated vehicle lifts and jacks designed with racers and mechanics in mind. Its products utilize the company’s proprietary automatic safety locking systems and are designed to provide teams with portable lifting options both at the shop and at the race track. Freedom Race Lifts became the Official Race Car Lift of IMCA earlier this year as the company continued to expand its involvement in grassroots motorsports. Race teams will also have an opportunity to see the company’s products firsthand during the 2026 Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Freedom Race Lifts will be on site during America’s Racin’ Vacation with [Read More]

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Kelly Shryock: Century Club Member Times Two After a Lifetime Behind the Wheel

By Ben Deatherage FERTILE, Iowa (Aug. 14, 2026) — Long before the trophies, championships and hundreds of nights spent beneath the lights of dirt tracks across America, Kelly Shryock was a 12-year-old kid waiting for his father to come home. During the summer, Bob Shryock worked construction four 10-hour days each week, leaving precious little time to prepare his race car before Friday night. So Kelly learned to set valves. He worked alongside the crew. Whatever needed to be done, they tried to have the car ready when Bob walked through the door. Racing became more than something father and son did together. It became the only life Kelly ever really knew. More than four decades later, that kid has become one of the most accomplished drivers and builders in dirt track racing, and on Aug. 10 at Clay County Fair Speedway, Shryock added another milestone when he earned the 100th Sunoco IMCA Stock Car victory of his career. It didn’t come easily. Austin Brands controlled much of the 25-lap feature while Shryock patiently worked behind [Read More]

Davenport Season Championships Rescheduled for Aug. 24

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (Aug. 19, 2026) — Season Championship night at Davenport Speedway has been rescheduled for Monday, Aug. 24, after rain forced the postponement of the originally scheduled Aug. 17 program. The program will feature Sunoco IMCA Late Models, Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds, Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods, Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, and Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks. Track, Iowa State and Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing National points will be awarded in all IMCA divisions competing during the season finale, with track champions to be crowned in five weekly IMCA classes. Modifieds will also compete for Razor Chassis North Central Region points, Stock Cars for EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region points, and Hobby Stocks for B&B Racing Chassis Northern Region points. Monday racing is nothing new at the historic Davenport facility. Since the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds was constructed in 1920, racing has been held on a Monday 62 times, including earlier this season. For more information, follow us on Facebook, at “Race Davenport – SR Promotions”.

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Mills Moves One Win From Century Mark With Schattschneider Memorial Victory at Algona

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (Aug. 13, 2026) — Jeremy Mills and Troy Swearingen each earned $2,000 feature victories at the Gene Schattschneider Memorial Race held Thursday night at Kossuth County Speedway. Mills won the 25-lap Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature and moved one victory away from his 100th career win at Kossuth County Speedway. The Clear Lake driver jumped out front at the start of the 17-car feature before the first yellow flag appeared on lap four when Todd Stinehart spun. Mills remained in command following the restart and built a comfortable advantage. At the halfway point, Mills led Kyle Brown, Izac Mallicoat, Colby Fett and Chaz Baca. A second and final caution came on lap 13 when Nick Meyer suffered a flat tire, but that did little to slow Mills’ trip to victory lane and the $2,000 payday. It was Mills’ 10th victory of the season, with nine coming in the Razor Chassis North Central Region and five at Kossuth County Speedway. The triumph was also career win No. 99 at the Algona oval. [Read More]

Brands Holds Off Shryock for Clay County Stock Car Victory

By Jane Burd SPENCER, Iowa (Aug. 17, 2026) — Austin Brands withstood a charge from Kelly Shryock to capture Monday night’s 25-lap Sunoco IMCA Stock Car feature at Clay County Fair Speedway. Brands, of Alta, started on the pole and led all 25 circuits, but Shryock made sure the trip to victory lane was anything but comfortable. Shryock worked forward seven positions and eventually reached second, where he applied heavy pressure to Brands in the battle for the lead. Brands refused to give way and held off the veteran at the checkers for his third EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region victory of 2026 and first at Clay County. Shryock settled for second, with Dayton Ullrich third, Mike Albertsen fourth and Mike Vondrak fifth. Beckendorf Goes Flag to Flag in Modifieds Brandon Beckendorf controlled the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature from the outset, starting on the pole and leading the distance for his 15th victory of the season. The Danube, Minn., driver recorded his 14th Razor Chassis North Central Region triumph of 2026 and third at the [Read More]

Ryan Celebrates First Antioch Win of 2026 With Growing Family

By Candice Martin ANTIOCH, Calif. (Aug. 15, 2026) — Jason Ryan Jr. of Oakley held off a late challenge from Fred Ryland to score his first Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMod victory of the season Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. The three-time runner-up in the track standings had an extra reason to celebrate afterward, sharing victory lane with wife Jayleen and their new baby boy. Current California State points leader Jeff Bentancourt, who earlier collected his third consecutive heat race victory, jumped into the lead at the start of the 20-lap feature. Ryan settled into second with Ryland running third. A lap three caution for Kelly Campanile provided Ryan his opportunity. On the restart, Ryan raced past Bentancourt for the lead while Ryland and Al Johnson also moved ahead of the early pacesetter. Danny Wagner worked his way into third with an inside pass on the frontstretch on lap five. The field was slowed again on lap eight when Trevor Clymens brought out the yellow in turn two. Ryan remained out front on the restart with [Read More]

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McBirnie Charges From 12th to Capture Boone Modified Feature

By Jane Burd BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 15, 2026) — Jake McBirnie charged from 12th starting and emerged from a slider-filled battle with Owen Barnhill to capture the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature Saturday night at Boone Speedway. Griffin Taylor grabbed the early advantage before losing power on lap four as a caution waved for a separate incident. Owen Barnhill inherited the lead for the restart and remained strong out front following another yellow. McBirnie, meanwhile, was steadily working his way through the field from the sixth row. The Boone driver eventually caught Barnhill, and the two went side-by-side while exchanging sliders for the top spot. Their battle continued until lap 17, when Barnhill got loose exiting turn two and McBirnie powered ahead. McBirnie completed his 11-position charge by taking the checkers for his fourth Razor Chassis North Central Region victory of the season and third at Boone Speedway. Barnhill advanced six positions for second, Corey Sauerman gained seven spots for third, Todd Shute moved forward seven positions for fourth, and Jay Noteboom charged 15 positions to [Read More]