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2016 Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour dates finalized

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – With Jamestown Speedway officials recently making their announcement to sanction Modifieds weekly beginning in 2016, dates and locations for the 27th annual Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour have been finalized. Opening night for both Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car series will be in Jamestown on Saturday, July 9, at Jamestown Speedway. On Sunday, July 10, the tour heads north to Minot and Nodak Speedway. The series then goes international on Monday, July 11, at Estevan, Sask., Motor Speedway. Night four brings the tour back to North Dakota on Tuesday, July 12 at Williston Basin Speedway. From there, the series heads south to Dickinson and Southwest Speedway on Wednesday, July 13. The series then heads east to Mandan for its traditional Championship Night on Thursday, July 14 at Dacotah Speedway. Still in the works is a post-tour Modified race at Dacotah Speedway called The Legendary on Friday, July 15. This race has a tentative payout of $10,000 to win, making it the highest paid race in North Dakota [Read More]

Central Arizona Speedway hosts Nov. 21, 22 Desert Thunder Nationals

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win on opening night and for $3,000 to win on night two of Central Arizona Speedway’s Desert Thunder Nationals this Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 21-22 Both features are 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events. A minimum of $100 will be paid to start on Saturday. Sunday’s runner-up earns $1,500 with $1,000 paid for third. Minimum start money is $150. Non-qualifiers get $50 on Saturday and $60 on Sunday. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods will run with XMods for $500 to win Saturday and $750 to win Sunday. IMCA legal mufflers are required in all divisions. An open practice runs from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 at Casa Grande. Racing starts at 6 p.m. on Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Entry fee for the weekend is $150 for Modifieds and $90 for Northern SportMods. Adult spectator admission is $15 for one day or $25 for both days. Kids ages 11 and under get in the grandstands free. Pit passes are $30 [Read More]

Stakes are high for IMCA’s Duel In The Desert

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – What happens in Vegas this week will be the talk of the dirt track racing nation. Las Vegas Motor Speedway rolls out the red carpet for hundreds of IMCA drivers and thousands of fans traveling to the Entertainment Capital of the World for the 18th annual Duel In The Desert special Nov. 11-14. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds race for $7,777 to win and a minimum of $777 to start their main event on Saturday. Nov. 14 at the half-mile Dirt Track. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods run for $1,777 to win that evening. Two hundred and twenty-five drivers have pre-entered for the Duel. Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace join the IMCA Modified field in seeking the big payday and a spot on the ballot for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Heat races, “B” features and qualifying features are on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 12 and 13 race programs. Modified qualifiers pay $777 to win and SportMod qualifiers $500 to win both nights. Last-chance races and both Modified Young Guns and [Read More]

Seymour Speedway banquet set for Nov. 14

SEYMOUR, Wis. – The 32nd annual NEW DIRT awards banquet will be held on Saturday night, Nov. 14, at Doxbee’s Banquet and Buffet in Seymour. Cocktail hour will be from 5-6 p.m. Serving of the chicken and beef tips dinner starts at 6 p.m. with the awards program to follow. Top 10 drivers in each division this season at Seymour Speedway receive trophies. Rookies will be announced in each division as well. Free beer and a raffle follow the awards. Tickets are $25 each through the club meeting tonight (Monday, Nov. 2) at Doxbees. Tickets will be $30 per person after the meeting and until Nov. 10. No tickets will be sold at the door. Ticket requests can be directed to Dave Panske at PO Box 3021, Oshkosh, Wis., 54903, or by calling 920 231-1157. Tickets will be available at the meeting tonight.

Canyon’s Desert Classic pays IMCA Modified winner $5,000

PEORIA, Ariz. – The Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified win will be worth $5,000 at Canyon Speedway Park’s Desert Classic special. Set for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6 and 7, the Desert Classic is a qualifying event for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot and pays a minimum of $300 to start. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods will race for $400 to win both nights. Entry fee for the Modifieds is $100. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. both days. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $18 for adults, $10 for kids ages 7-12 and free for ages six and under. Pit passes are $30 for members and $35 for non-members. More information is available at the www.canyonspeedwaypark.com website or by calling 602 258-7223.

Las Vegas rolls out red carpet for Duel In The Desert

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The biggest IMCA event of the season west of the Mississippi is on the schedule Nov. 11-14 when Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosts the 18th annual Duel In The Desert. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds run for $7,777 to win and a minimum of $777 to start their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying main event Saturday night on the half-mile Dirt Track. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods chase a $1,777 top check that evening. Modified qualifying features pay $777 to win and SportMod qualifiers pay $500 to win on Thursday and Friday. “A Duel record 330 drivers competed at Las Vegas last year and it appears we’ll be at or above that number in 2015,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “The locale, the venue, the racing and the purse all combine to make the Duel In The Desert the largest IMCA event on the West Coast.” In addition to Nevada, Modified pre-entries have already been received from drivers who will travel from Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, [Read More]

Outlaw’s OctoberFest special boasts $5,000 IMCA Modified payday

MUSKOGEE, Okla. – Outlaw Motor Speedway’s Oct. 22-24 OctoberFest brings Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified drivers to Muskogee in pursuit of a $5,000 payday. The Saturday, Oct. 24 feature is 60 laps and a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier, with a minimum of $400 paid to start and a $150 entry fee. An open practice is from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. Qualifying starts on Friday, Oct. 23 with last-chance qualifying and the main event on Saturday. Grandstand admission is free for the practice night and $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and military, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under both race nights. Pit passes all three nights are $30 or $50 for Friday and Saturday. Transponders can be rented for $5. More information is available from promoter Chris Smith at 918 625-6200 and at the www.outlawmotorspeedway.net website.

Cancer can’t keep DiMeo from returning to Dacotah Speedway for Drive to Survive night

MANDAN, N.D. – Every night at the track is special for a race car driver. Dacotah Speedway’s seventh annual cancer awareness and fundraising Drive to Survive Night was especially so for Mach-1 Sport Compact driver Nylee DiMeo. The Aug. 21 show at Mandan marked the first time this season the diminutive Dimeo has raced this season. Diagnosed with breast cancer in November of 2014, she returned to the track and won her heat race just three and a half weeks after undergoing a double mastectomy. Fellow drivers Jason Berg and Stan Thompson built the car, painted white and decorated with pink handprints, she raced that night. “My car is still on a trailer. I cried because they had a car done for me,” she said. “I told them I just needed a doctor to clear me and I was going to be out there. It meant a lot to be back with the fans, drivers and track officials.” Younger sister to veteran wheelman Joren Boyce, DiMeo has raced in the thunder-4 and later Sport Compact [Read More]

$2,000 is top IMCA Modified prize at Tri-State’s Spooker

POCOLA, Okla. – Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds are in the running for $2,000 to win at this weekend’s 36th annual Tri-State Speedway Spooker. A minimum of $300 will be paid to start the Saturday, Oct. 17 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Distance for the main event will be 30 laps. There is a $125 entry fee. The top eight qualify on Thursday, Oct. 15 and positions nine through 16 will be set on Friday, Oct. 16. Last-chance qualifying precedes the main event on Saturday. Pit gates open at 3 p.m., the draw closes at 6:45 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Pit passes are $30 for adults and $15 for kids; spectator admission is $10 for adults and $5 for kids ages 6-11. On Saturday, the gate opens at 3 p.m., sign-in concludes at 5:45 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Pit passes are $35 for adults and $20 for kids; grandstand admission is $15 for adults and $8 for kids. There is a $2 discount on grandstand [Read More]

IMCA.TV TO PRESENT THE BEST APPEARING CAR AWARD TO MODIFIED AND SPORTMOD DRIVERS AT THE VEGAS “DUEL IN THE DESERT”

Dirt track racers from far and wide visit the Duel in the Desert held at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway every November. The feature lineups boast an expansive representation of different states to certify this event as one of the IMCA “Crown Jewel” events of the year. For the 2015 edition each driver is welcomed to showcase their stomping grounds with the IMCA.TV Best Appearing Car Contest. The graphics theme for 2015 is to represent your state. The IMCA.TV Best Appearing Contest will boast a “winner-take-all” $1000 Prize for the winning IMCA Modified and for the first time ever, a $500 Prize for the winning IMCA SportMod. The winning graphics company (for each class) will get a free social media advertising package on all IMCA.TV major events for 2016, a whooping $5000 value per class! Voting will be conducted on the IMCA Racing Facebook page (www.facebook.com/raceimca). Drivers will have the ability to declare Best Appearing entry at the pit gate of The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway or online at [Read More]