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Duel In The Desert pre-entries now at 230

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Oct. 31) – Pre-entries for the Duel In The Desert special at Las Vegas Motor Speedway continue to run ahead of last year’s pace, with 230 IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified and IMCA SportMod drivers on the roster for the Nov. 6-9 special. Early entries are in hand from 185 Modified drivers from 19 states and three Canadian provinces. SportMod entries number 45 and were postmarked from a dozen states and two provinces. Modifieds race for $7,777 to win and a minimum of $777 to start their Saturday, Nov. 9 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Preliminary features on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 7 and 8 both pay $777 to win. Both Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods will compete in the same races with the existing rules for each division. Their features pay $500 to win on Friday and $777 to win on Saturday. Friday’s card includes the EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West Shootout. Modified drivers who finished in the top 20 in point standings for that [Read More]

$5,000 is top IMCA Modified prize at Central Arizona’s Cactus Classic

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Oct. 29) – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds will run for a top prize of $5,000 at Central Arizona Raceway’s inaugural Cactus Classic special Friday-Sunday, Nov. 22-24. The top five cars from Friday and Saturday qualifying features advance to Sunday’s main event. Last-chance qualifying on Sunday fills out the grid for the 24-car headliner. Sunday’s show is a 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier and pays a minimum of $400 to start. There is no entry fee. Tow money for non-qualifiers who race all three days is $100. Pit passes are $25 and grandstand admission is free for the 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21 open practice. Gates and the grandstand open at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Friday. The pit area and the grandstand open at 10 a.m. and racing begins at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Pit passes are $35 each day or $90 for a three-day pass. Spectator admission each day is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and military with ID and free for kids [Read More]

Cash, license awarded in Duel Best Appearing Car contest

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified driver winning XSAN Best Appearing Car presented by Wells Design voting during the Duel In The Desert won’t have to go to the casino to hit it big. Voting will be conducted during the Nov. 6-9 Duel via the XSAN Facebook page. XSAN, which will televise the 16th annual event at the half-mile Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, will pay the top vote getter $500. Second place will be good for $300 and third place $200. The winner also receives a 2014 competitor’s license and trophy from presentation sponsor Wells Design and will be recognized on the front stretch during pre-race ceremonies on Saturday, Nov. 9. “Cars must have a Las Vegas theme to be eligible for voting,” explained IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “Many drivers have already been coming to the Duel with a Vegas-themed wrap or design and this year we will continue to draw special attention to their designs.” Questions about the Duel In The Desert Best Appearing Car contest [Read More]

World Products Empire State Series returns to Black Rock for Dutch Hoag National Open

DUNDEE, N.Y. – Round six of the World Products Empire State Series takes IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds to Black Rock Speedway this Saturday, Oct. 26. The Dutch Hoag National Open feature pays $500 to win and a minimum of $100 to start. Grandstand admission is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, $5 for students ages 6-16 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $35. Entry fee is $20. Pit gates at Dundee open at 8 a.m. and the grandstand opens at 10 a.m. Hot laps are at 10:30 a.m. The track website address is www.blackrockspeedway.com The first five series visits to Black Rock resulted in different winners, the most recent of them Mike Smith of Arkport in June. Different drivers have also prevailed in the first five series events this season. Mike Wilmot of Windsor owns one of those victories and is the current tour point leader. The 12th annual series concludes Saturday, Nov. 2 at Five Mile Point Speedway in Kirkwood. World Products Empire State Series top 20 point standings – [Read More]

26 IMCA marketing partners honored during national awards banquet

LINCOLN, Neb. – Twenty-six IMCA marketing partners will be recognized for their dedicated support at the upcoming IMCA national awards banquet. The banquet is Saturday, Nov. 30 at the Cornhusker Hotel in downtown Lincoln, Neb. AFCO will be honored for supporting IMCA racing for 20 consecutive seasons. They are the seventh-longest tenured IMCA sponsor and the latest to achieve a two-decade milestone. A host of organizations have reached 15 consecutive years of partnership, and they include Bilstein of Poway, Calif.; Design 500 Racewear of Tukwila, Wash.; Dirt Works Race Cars of Oronogo, Mo.; Holley of Bowling Green, Ky.; JC Dubil of Bettendorf, Iowa; Karl Performance of Des Moines, Iowa; QA1 of Lakeville, Minn.; Schoenfeld Headers of Van Buren, Ark.; and Speedway Engineering of Sylmar, Calif. A trio of organizations will be recognized and given decade partnership awards at the banquet for their support and include Moser Engineering of Portland, Ind.; MSD of El Paso, Texas; and The Joie of Seating of Kannapolis, N.C. Thirteen companies have now partnered with IMCA for five seasons and include [Read More]

111 IMCA drivers already entered for Duel In The Desert

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Oct. 21) – One hundred and eleven IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified and IMCA SportMod drivers are nowpre-entered for the 16th annual Duel In The Desert special at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Nov. 6-9. Early entries are in hand from 91 Modified drivers from 20 states and three Canadian provinces. SportMod entries number 20 and were postmarked from 10 states and one province. Modifieds race for $7,777 to win and a minimum of $777 to start their Saturday, Nov. 9 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Preliminary features on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 7 and 8 both pay $777 to win. Both Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods will compete in the same races with the existing rules for each division. Their features pay $500 to win on Friday and $777 to win on Saturday. Modified entries are six ahead of last year’s pace and are now in hand from: Richard Anderson, Shelley, Idaho; Shawn Anderson, Minot N.D.; Joe Antonetti, Santa Cruz Calif.; Paris Archie, Sparks; Sherman Barnett, [Read More]

Dodge City Raceway Park banquet Information announced

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. – With the 2013 racing season at Dodge City Raceway Park coming to a conclusion with the inaugural Jerry Soderberg Memorial on Sept. 28, all that remains is to distribute the hardware and point fund money to the track’s top competitors. The Dodge City Raceway Park awards banquet is set for Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Knights of Columbus building at 800 West Frontview Street in Dodge City, Kan. Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner served at 7 p.m. and the awards ceremony to follow. Tickets to the event are $25 per person and must be ordered no later than Oct. 28 to determine an accurate headcount. Tickets may be ordered by calling the Dodge City Raceway Park office at 620 225-3277, Gina Wilson at 620 339-9873 or Tommie Estes Jr. at 405 238-8485. The top 10 in points in all five divisions (IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, United Wireless IMCA SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Poor Boy Kustomz Thunder Cars and Hornets) will all receive trophies, with [Read More]

Thunder On The Hill special rumbles this weekend at Mayetta

MAYETTA, Kan. – Feature events for five IMCA divisions are on the schedule for both nights of Thunder Hill Speedway’s Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18-19 Thunder On The Hill Special. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified features pay $2,000 to win, a minimum of $150 to start, and are qualifying events for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods both run for $700 to win and a minimum of $100 to start. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks run for $400 to win and $50 to start, Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $150 to win and $25 to start. Purses are based on minimum 20-car fields. Modifieds will start three-wide. An open practice will be held from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. Pit passes are $10. Gates at Mayetta open at 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Drivers’ meetings are at 6:30 p.m. both nights with hot laps at 7 p.m. and racing to follow. Grandstand admission each night is $15 for adults and free for 12 and under. Pit passes [Read More]

Five IMCA divisions run at Abilene’s Southern Challenge

ABILENE, Texas – Five sanctioned divisions are on a very full race program for the Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 17-19 Ryan Bard Memorial Southern Challenge at Abilene Speedway. Total purse for the 19th annual event is approximately $75,000. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds chase a $3,000 top check, with a minimum of $450 paid to start the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods race for $2,500 to win and a minimum of $250 to start. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars vie for $2,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to take the main event green. IMCA Race Saver Sprint Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks both race for $1,000 to win. Sprints run their entire program on Saturday with a minimum of $175 to start. Minimum start money for the Hobbies is $100. “B” feature starters get $250 in the Modifieds and $150 in the Southern SportMods and Stock Cars. Non-qualifier pay is $100 for the Modifieds and Stock Cars and $75 for the Southern SportMods and Hobby Stocks. A practice [Read More]

$2,000 is top prize for IMCA Modifieds at Boyd Grand Nationals

BOYD, Texas – A $2,000 to win feature for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds headlines the Saturday, Oct. 12 Grand Nationals special at Boyd Raceway. The Modified main is a qualifier for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Twenty cars will start withy a minimum of $100 paid to take the green. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods will both run for $1,500 to win and a minimum of $75 to start. Non-winged IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars run for $800 to win and $200 to start. Top prize for Hobby Stocks is $400. First place in the Mach-1 Sport Compact main pays $150. Purses for the Mods, Stocks and SportMods are based on 30 entries while the purse for the Hobbies is based on 20 entries. Non-transfer pay is $75 for Sprint Cars, $40 for Modifieds, $30 for Stock Cars and SportMods, $25 for Hobby Stocks and $20 for Sport Compacts. All cars will be scored electronically. Transponders and RACEceivers are required; drivers who don’t own their own can [Read More]