Feature

Frostbuster bonus wins to Ward, Jerovetz and Carter

By Joyce Eisele BOONE, Iowa (April 8, 2023) – Saturday night became bonus night for three drivers as Boone Speedway kicked off its 2023 racing season with a Frostbuster special that saw 166 racing machines checked into the pits. Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods kicked off the feature racing with the running of their 20-lap main event. Brayton Carter started second on the lineup grid and immediately grabbed the lead. Carter had the field covered as he would go on to lead all laps on his way to victory. Taylor Kuehl, last year’s Frostbuster winner, was runner-up ahead of Cam Reimers, Adam Armstrong and Braden Richards. Carter had won the first night of the Frostbuster on Friday at Marshalltown and earned the double bonus payout of $1,000 for Saturday’s win. Tim Ward won the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified 25-lap main and he, too, earned a double bonus of $2,000 after his win at Marshalltown on Friday. Ward started seventh and worked his way to the lead with 15 laps in the books after a dandy [Read More]

Feature

Ward rewarded with $1,000 for Marshalltown Frostbuster win

By Joyce Eisele MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (April 7, 2023) – Tim Ward, the Arizona native who now calls Harcourt, Iowa home, was the class of the field in Friday’s Friesen Performance IMCA Modified 25-lap feature during the season opening Frostbuster at Marshalltown Speedway. Ward passed lap one leader Jimmy Gustin on lap two and never looked back. Already Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligible, Ward captured the Frostbuster $1,000 win, finishing well ahead of second running Todd Shute. Gustin held third place, holding back Jeff Aikey and Jake McBirnie. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, The Class Too Tough to Tame, ran a 25-lap, $750 to win main. It was no contest as Tom Berry Jr. jumped to the lead on lap one, after starting sixth. Berry pulled away from the field until Troy Jerovetz closed in at the halfway point, but could not overtake the leader. Berry crossed first under the checkered flag, with Jerovetz taking second and Dan Mackenthun, Johnathan Logue and Cole Czarneski rounding out the top five. However, post-race inspection deemed that Berry and [Read More]

Hobby Stock

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through April 6, 2023 

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 691; 2. Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif., 447; 3. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 413; 4. Timothy Allerdings, Prescott Valley, Ariz., 370; 5. Andrew Pearce, Oakley, Calif., 365; 6. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 344; 7. Jason Barnhill, Pace, Fla., 339; 8. William “Bill” Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 328; 9. Jonathan Mawhinney, Las Vegas, Nev., 326; 10. Jeremy Thornton, Chandler, Ariz., 314; 11. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 309; 12. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 306; 13. Owen Barnhill, Milton, Fla., 292; 14. Jake Pike, Pahrump, Nev., 277; 15. Michael “Bubba” Ables, Caddo, Okla., 268; 16. Zachary Madrid, Phoenix, Ariz., and Timothy Hamilton, Lindsay, Okla., both 266; 18. Justin Scott, Milton, Fla., 251; 19. Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas, 230; 20. Todd Neiheiser, Panama City, Fla., 228.  IMCA Sunoco Late Models – 1. Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa, 40; 2. Jim Johnson, Plainview, Neb., 39; 3. Kale Kosiski, Omaha, Neb., 37; 4. Jacob Kubicka, Juniata, Neb., 36; 5. Cory Beckstrom, Omaha, Neb., 35; 6. Chris Johnson, Bloomfield, Neb., 34; 7. Roger Elliot, Omaha, Neb., [Read More]

Modified

Beaver Dam Raceway primes for April 11 opening night

BEAVER DAM, Wis. (April 6, 2023) – The green flag will fly and Beaver Dam Raceway will remember the guy in the pink hat next Tuesday night, April 11. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods are on the opening night card at the newly-sanctioned Wisconsin speed factory. Track prep continues and weather forecasts are calling for high temperatures in the 70’s on race day. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m. The National Anthem plays at 6:25 p.m. with racing to follow. The late Director of Competition Jerry Priesgen, who passed away in March, will be remembered during the evening’s program. Practice night for all divisions at Beaver Dam has been rescheduled to Monday, April 10 from 5-8 p.m. Pit passes are $15 and grandstand admission is free.

Events

IMCA Stock Car crown is worth $5,000 at Marshalltown’s King of the Highbanks 

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (April 6, 2023) – The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car king or queen taking the checkers at Marshalltown Speedway’s April 13 and 14 King of the Highbanks takes home $5,000. Along with that big check and bragging rights, the winner of the finale next Friday night at Marshalltown also earns a guaranteed starting spot in the third annual B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational field. Entry fee for The Class Too Tough to Tame is $125. Stock Cars will run two sets of heats on Thursday night to lock in the top 10 in points on the main event grid Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility both nights while IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods run for $500 top checks. Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts join the Friday night card. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. with racing at 7:30 p.m. each night. Grandstand admission is $20 for adults and $15 for seniors, veterans and [Read More]

Hobby Stock

IMCA Frostbusters start season at Marshalltown, Boone

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (April 4, 2023) – Frostbuster action for four IMCA divisions gets the 2023 season started this week at Marshalltown Speedway and Boone Speedway.  Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $750 to win Thursday, April 6 and Friday, April 7 at Marshalltown, and Saturday, April 8 at Boone. Feature winners all three nights become eligible to qualify for Fast Shafts or B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitationals. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod features each night pay $500 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Iowa State points will be awarded.  Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the front gate opens at 5:30 p.m. both days at Marshalltown, hot laps start and the draw closes at 6:45 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. And at Boone, pits open at 2 p.m., the grandstand opens at 3 p.m., hot laps are at 4 p.m. and racing is at 5 p.m.  Pit passes are $35 for adults. Marshalltown [Read More]

Feature

Everything comes up roses for Mills at RPM’s Sunflower Classic

HAYS, Kan. (April 1, 2023) – Jeremy Mills had good finishes to show for his previous handful of visits to RPM Speedway. Now he’s a Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature winner at the Hays speed plant. Mills topped Saturday’s Mike Hughes Sunflower Classic main event, earning $1,000 for his first checkers of the season and career 121st in the division.  “They reworked the track before the Modified feature and it was very racy,” said Mills, the 2022 Iowa State champion and thus already Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligible. “There was lapped traffic and some cautions that we had to deal with.” After starting third and falling back a couple spots, he raced his way back toward the front and took the lead by taking advantage of one of those yellows.”  “We had an early restart and I decided it was go time,” Mills said. “I went to the top and took the lead from there.” Clay Money started 13th and finished second and 11th starting Dakota Sproul was third. Tathan Burkhart, already B & B Racing Chassis [Read More]

Hobby Stock

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through March 30, 2023

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 651; 2. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 413; 3. Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif., 408; 4. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 344; 5. Timothy Allerdings, Prescott Valley, Ariz., 340; 6. Andrew Pearce, Oakley, Calif., 328; 7. Jonathan Mawhinney, Las Vegas, Nev., 326; 8. Jeremy Thornton, Chandler, Ariz., 314; 9. William “Bill” Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 310; 10. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 306; 11. Jason Barnhill, Pace, Fla., 302; 12. Owen Barnhill, Milton, Fla., 292; 13. Zachary Madrid, Phoenix, Ariz., 266; 14. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 244; 15. Jake Pike, Pahrump, Nev., 239; 16. Michael Ables, Caddo, Okla., 230; 17. Todd Neiheiser, Panama City, Fla., 228; 18. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 226; 19. Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz., 225; 20. Braxton Yeager, Green River, Wy., 220. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Trey Schmidt, Conroe, Texas, 78; 2. Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, Texas, 77; 3. Robert Vetter, Wolfe City, Texas, 75; 4. Colby Stubblefield, Seagoville, Texas, 73; 5. Rod Craddock, Alvin, Texas, and Justin Zimmerman, Athens, Texas, both 72; 7. Justin [Read More]

Hobby Stock

Packets being mailed to all IMCA divisions, some 2023 decals are only available online

VINTON, Iowa (March 31, 2023) – Decal packets in all divisions are now being mailed from the IMCA office each day of the work week Monday through Friday. Modified and Northern SportMod packets do not include decals from divisional title sponsor Friesen Performance; Hobby Stock packets do not include decals from regional title sponsor Big Daddy Race Cars. Drivers who want to display Friesen Performance or Big Daddy Race Cars decals can download either by going to the respective decal placement diagrams under the Forms menu on the IMCA website. In addition, some Modified drivers received a single regional title sponsor decal, which should be displayed on the driver’s side door, because of a shortage in the number of supplied decals on hand and the need to get packets mailed. Those drivers can also download a second decal from the IMCA website or request one by calling the IMCA office. And while Northern SportMod drivers are not required to display Smiley’s Racing Products decals, Smiley’s decal placement is a must for Southern SportMod drivers who [Read More]

Events

Five IMCA divisions run March 31, April 1 as Sunflower Classic starts season at RPM

HAYS, Kan. (March 24, 2023) – RPM Speedway starts the 2023 race season with the traditional Mike Hughes Sunflower Classic on March 31 and April 1.  Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds run for $1,000 to win, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $750 each night. Both Friday and Saturday features are qualifying events for Fast Shafts All-Star or B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitationals.  IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod features both pay $500 to win, Mach-1 Sport Compact features $200. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Jet Racing Central, EQ Cylinder Heads Northern or Big Daddy Race Cars Northern regional, and Kansas State points will be awarded for each draw/redraw show.  Entry fee for the weekend is Modifieds $100, Stock Cars $75, Hobby Stocks and Northern SportMods both $50 and Sport Compacts $35.  Pit passes are $30. Spectator admission is $10 for adults and free for military with ID and kids ages 12 and under.  King of the hill races for Modifieds and Stock Cars are on the March 30 open [Read More]