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What’s already been a pretty good season for Mitchell Hunt got even better early Thursday afternoon.

Hunt ran fourth in the second of two rescheduled Modified qualifying features to earn his career-first start in the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s main event. “This is pretty much what I’ve dreamed about since I was little,” said Hunt, 19 years old, from Greenville, Mich., and grandson of 1998 Super Nationals qualifier Jerry Pace. “Our season has already been phenomenal. This is amazing.” A regular at I-96 Speedway and Crystal Motor Speedway, Hunt made his first trip to Super Nationals four years ago to race in the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. His morning started with a heat race win and ended with Hunt chasing Jeff Aikey, Riley Simmons and Jay Noteboom across the finish line. “I tried to keep my nose clean and stay close to the bottom. Right around the tires was where I was at,” he said. “If you can keep up with Jay Noteboom, you’re doing good.”

IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars have Sept. 13 date at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars converge at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Thursday, Sept. 13 during NASCAR’s Fall South Point 400 Weekend. The Clash On The Clay date on the fast half-mile pays $1,500 to win and $300 to start, with IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National points awarded as well. Pit gates will open at noon and practice sessions are scheduled for 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12. On race day, pit gates open at 9:45 a.m. and tech starts at 10:30 a.m. Hot laps are at 2;10 p.m., the drivers’ meeting is at 3:30 p.m. and racing starts at approximately 3:45 p.m. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer will be featured guests at a Sept. 13 autograph session that evening. They’ll be joined by a number of other popular drivers from NASCAR’s top three series at the autograph session, which will run from 6-7 p.m. Pacific Standard Time inside the Dirt Track ticket gates.

Mike Lineberry

Mike Lineberry was the hard charger in his first trip this season to Boone Speedway. He’d like to qualify for the Modified main event at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s in his second. From Fremont, Neb., Lineberry isn’t sure how many times he’s raced at Super Nationals … it’s somewhere between eight and 10 … and like all drivers, taking the green in the Saturday show would be a career highlight. “Super Nationals is a good time. You get to see a lot of people you haven’t seen for a while,” he said. “I’ve never made the show. I’d like to do it once.” A pavement specialist – Lineberry runs a concrete plant – followed the Arizona Modified Tour early in 2018. He ran Saturdays at Eagle Raceway and was the $100 hard charger winner when he came to Boone Speedway to get some laps in a couple weeks ago.

No ATVs, 4-wheelers allowed on Boone streets

BOONE, Iowa – Drivers, crew members and race fans attending Super Nationals are reminded that ATVs and 4-wheelers are not allowed on public streets in Boone. While they can be used to get from point A to point B on the Boone Speedway grounds, driving them elsewhere in tow can and most likely will result in a citation and fine.

Hogge, Ahlwardt Win R. Charles Snyder Salute features

WHITE CITY, Ore. (Sept. 2.) – Bobby Hogge IV won the 50-lap R. Charles Snyder Salute main event for IMCA Modifieds Sunday at Southern Oregon Speedway. The big win paid the Salinas, Calif., driver, already on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot, $5,000. Hogge led from the start. Darrell Hughes II settled into second on lap 19 and followed Hogge closely during the second half of the race for a $2,500 payday. Bricen James made a nice charge from the back to finish third, followed by Clint Reichenbach and Robby Sawyer. Guy Ahlwardt scored an impressive victory in the 30-lap Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main. The win paid the Antioch, Calif., visitor $2,000. Ahlwardt led from the initial green flag. Two-time track champion Jorddon Braaten settled into second on lap eight and ran in close pursuit of the leader all the way to a nice $1,000 payday for second. Daniel Ray finished third ahead of Braxton Possinger and Matt Sanders.

Junction Motor Speedway to host Sept. 15, 16 Nunnenkamp Memorial

McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. – Five IMCA divisions are in action during Junction Motor Speedway’s Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 15-16 Barb Nunnenkamp Memorial McCool 100. IMCA Modifieds race for $775 to win both nights, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $675, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $525 and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $500. Mach-1 Sport Compacts chase a top check of $200 on Sunday. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Nebraska State points will be awarded both days. Entry fees are $70 for Modifieds, $60 for Northern SportMods, $50 for Stock Cars and $40 for Hobby Stocks; entry fees postmarked after Sept. 12 are $90 for Modifieds, $80 for Northern SportMods, $70 for Stock Cars, $60 for Hobby Stocks and $20 for Sport Compact. Pit gates open at 10 a.m., the grandstand opens at 2 p.m. and racing starts at 4 p.m. both days. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for ages five and under. Pit passes are $25 on Saturday and $30 on Sunday. More information [Read More]

Rob Brillhart

The Prelude marked the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car debut for Crystal, Mich., driver Rob Brillhart. Brillhart bought the 2016 B & B Chassis out of Jackson, Minn., two weeks ago. The pro stock track champion this season at I-96 Speedway will put a check next to Super Nationals when Stock Car qualifying starts on Wednesday. “This is a dream come true. What more could you do than come to Super Nationals?” he asked. Learning on the fly, Brillhart was loose in Prelude hot laps, threw a street stock setup on his new ride and went to “oh boy” tight. While he’s a rookie in the class, Brillhart already shares the same dream as all the veterans of America’s Racin’ Vacation. “We’ve seen the lap times we wanted,” he said. “Being in the Saturday night field would be the ultimate.”

Hobby Stock, SportMod qualifying starts today, Deery Series program at Boone moved to Thursday

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 3) – Qualifying races for Hobby Stocks and Northern SportMods are on the schedule for Labor Day at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. All start times will remain the same. The complete Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models program will move to Thursday, Sept. 6. That’s a switch also made several years ago, which will accommodate race schedules for both days, and with an improved forecast and pit parking. Setting the stage for 36th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, 285 cars in four divisions saw Prelude action at Boone Speedway. Defending Super Nationals champion Richie Gustin, already on the 2019 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot, won the Modified feature and $1,000. Jake McBirnie was the Northern SportMod winner, Andrew Borchardt was best in the Stock Cars and Eric Stanton topped the Hobby Stock main. Fourteen Hobby Stock heats and 15 Northern SportMod heats are on the Monday schedule with qualifying features to follow for both divisions. Two hundred and seventy-two cars will see [Read More]

Sept. 1 Prelude at Boone precedes IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – The hottest ticket in town on Saturday, Sept. 1 will be for the Wild Rose Casino & Resort Prelude to the IMCA Super Nationals presented by Mediacom at Boone Speedway. IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win and a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berth that evening. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars chase a $500 top check, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods race for $400 to win and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks race for $250 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Iowa State points will be awarded, as will Side Biter Chassis North Central Region points for Modifieds, EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region points for Stock Cars and Big Daddy Race Cars Northern Region points for Hobby Stocks. Pit gates open at 2 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3 p.m. Hot laps are at 4 p.m. with racing at 5 p.m. Grandstand admission is $20 for adults and $10 for youth ages 13-17. Pit passes are $30.

Snyder Salute set for Sept. 1-2 at Southern Oregon Speedway

By Don Martin II WHITE CITY, Ore. – It’s time once again for the second annual R. Charles Snyder Salute for IMCA Modifieds at Southern Oregon Speedway. The two-race weekend will again feature the IMCA Modifieds with a $5,000 to win, Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot-qualifying prize being offered on Sunday, Sept. 2. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Southern Oregon Dwarf Cars will compete Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1 and 2. The format calls for two sets of heat races for both Modified and SportMod divisions on Saturday that will score finishing points and passing points to determine the drivers who make the main event on Sunday and who will end up in ‘B’ and ‘C’ features. The top eight point runners in the heat races will redraw for their main event starting positions. As an added bonus, Saturday will also have an invitational event for both classes that will offer prize money. The top 3-5 finishers in the first set of heat races will automatically make it into that race. This format was chosen [Read More]