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Miller Lite 50 at Marshalltown next for Deery Series

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – IMCA Late Models following the Deery Brothers Summer Series make their annual mid-week visit to Marshalltown Speedway next Tuesday, June 5. The Steve Priske Miller Lite 50 pays $2,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Rumours Bar and Grill pays $200 to each heat winner, plus another $200 to any driver who can win both their heat and the main event. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $15 for adults. $12 for seniors and free for kids ages 10 and under. Pit passes are $30. Curt Martin of Independence, winner of the May 28 event at Boone, leads all drivers with five career Deery wins at Marshalltown. Current point leader Justin Kay of Wheatland, who had tied the series record of four consecutive victories before Memorial Day, topped the Marshalltown show last summer. Hometown driver Darrel DeFrance has competed at all 483 events in series history. Next Tuesday’s race [Read More]

IMCA Modified winners earn $1,500 at Classic Shootout

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. – An event that’s guaranteed to be a classic will see IMCA Modified drivers vie for top checks of $1,500 on both nights of Winnemucca Regional Raceway’s Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3 High Desert Classic Shootout. Both features are Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events. A minimum of $100 will be paid to start and each main event purse totals $5,500. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Race Cars Western Region, IMCA State and track points will be awarded for each show. Entry fee is $150 for both days or $100 a day at the gate for non-registered drivers. Racing starts at 7 p.m. on Saturday and follows 12:30 p.m. hot laps on Sunday. A pit party follows the Saturday race program at Model T Hotel and Casino, sponsor of the second annual event. Both shows are draw/redraw with an optional pill draw. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, and free for kids ages 12 and under. Pit passes are $25. An open [Read More]

Checks get bigger for Cardinal’s Sheen Memorial Shootout

EUNICE, N.M. – IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars get top billing at Cardinal Speedway’s Kelly Sheen Memorial Shootout on Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27. Winner’s share of the purse for the ninth annual event has been increased to $3,000. Taking the green in the Stock Car feature pays a minimum of $200. Qualifying is Saturday with 25-lap features on the Sunday program. Bigger paydays have been announced for the other sanctioned divisions as well. IMCA Modifieds now race for $2,000 to win and $150 to start their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier while Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods race for $1,400 to win and $75 to start. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks race for $800 to win and $75 to start. All feature winners receive a 55-gallon drum of fuel in addition to their share of the purse and $100 will be paid to the hard charger in each division. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and New Mexico State points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. Mountain Time Saturday [Read More]

Kennedale hosts opening night for IMCA Modified Red River Tour

KENNEDALE, Texas – The inaugural IMCA Red River Modified Tour takes drivers in three divisions to six tracks in Texas and Oklahoma. Pre-entries are in hand from nearly 130 drivers from nine states. IMCA Modified features May 26 at Kennedale Speedway Park, May 27 at Heart O’ Texas Speedway, May 28 at 281 Speedway, May 30 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway and May 31 at Grayson County Speedway all pay $1,000 to win. The final Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying event of the week is June 1 at Southern Oklahoma Speedway, with a top prize of $1,500. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods race for $500 to win and a minimum of $50 to start each night. All events are draw/redraw and will be broadcast by IMCA.TV. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Razor Chassis South Central and EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Region, Texas State and special series points, but no track points will be awarded. Series champions will be crowned in each division; Modified and Stock Car champions become eligible [Read More]

IMCA Modified winner earns $1,000 at Redwood Speedway opener

REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. – A check for $1,000 and a spot on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot go to the winner of Redwood Speedway’s IMCA Modified opening night event on Sunday, May 27. There is no entry fee and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts complete the evening card. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Minnesota State and track points will be awarded. Pit gates at Redwood Falls open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Racing follows 6:30 p.m. hot laps. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $8 for students ages 10-17 and free for kids nine and under. Pit passes are $30.

IMCA Modified Madness Friday at US 36 Raceway

OSBORN, Mo. – US 36 Raceway roars into the Memorial Weekend with the second annual Miller Lite IMCA Modified Madness. The Friday, May 25 feature at Osborn pays $1,000 to win, a minimum of $130 to start and is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying event. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods race for $500 to win and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $400 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Missouri State and track points will be awarded. There is no entry fee and pit passes are $30. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and military with ID, $6 for kids ages 7-12 and free for six and under. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. Hot laps are at 7:30 p.m. with racing to follow. Paper and pens will be provided for the drivers’ autograph session to be held during the brief intermission; fans can also bring personal items to be autographed by their favorite driver(s). Two kids’ bicycles are among the prizes [Read More]

URSS doubleheader on tap for Memorial Weekend

DODGE CITY, Kan. – The Myers Engines United Rebel Sprint Series will open the season this Memorial Weekend with a doubleheader as the Rebels visit the beautiful Dodge City Raceway Park on Saturday, May 26 and then head to C. Ray Hall’s 81 Speedway in Wichita on Sunday, May 27. With weather canceling the first two scheduled races of the season, the weather forecast this weekend appears to be a perfect setting with highs in the 90’s and little to no chance of rain. A great field of IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars is anticipated to make the two-day weekend with a great contingent of cars from Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska and Oklahoma expected to meet the Precise Racing DCRP Sprint Cars Saturday night in Dodge City, at one of the nicest facilities in the Midwest. Saturday night’s action will pay $700 to win with $150 to start the 25-lap feature. Teams will load up and head to Wichita for the Sprint Car Spectacular at the famous 81 Speedway. A huge field of URSS cars is expected for this race as numerous drivers from Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas will pull double duty and run both the 360 and 305 portions [Read More]

Park Jefferson’s IMCA Modified Clash pays $1,500

JEFFERSON, S.D. – The $1,500 to win Artworks Graphics IMCA Modified Clash co-headlines holiday weekend racing at Park Jefferson Speedway. The Saturday, May 26 event boasts a purse of $7,500 and is the first in the five-race mini series for the IMCA Modifieds that sees drivers battling in a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier paying a minimum of $150 to start. In addition, drivers position themselves to take home the $25,000 bonus for sweeping the five events that make up the Sjogrensen Winery Super Bonus. Drivers and fans across the Midwest will be eagerly watching this one to see who will put their name in the hat to get the bonus. There is a $10 draw fee for all IMCA Modifieds. The draw/redraw show awards IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Side Biter Chassis North Central Region, South Dakota State and track points. The IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, J&J Fitting IMCA Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts also run. The Z98 IMCA Hobby Stocks are off this weekend. Tickets for [Read More]

$9,000-plus added to Sunday purse at Sports Park Raceway

FORT DODGE, Iowa – IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win and more than $9,000 has been added to the purse for Sunday’s Attig & Hobbs Weather Page Chase Race at Sports Park Raceway. The May 27 Modified main is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot-qualifying event and pays a minimum of $80 to start. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $700 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $600 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $500 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $300 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Iowa State points, but no track points will be awarded. There is no entry fee. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the drivers’ meeting is at 5:40 p.m. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. with racing to follow. Pit passes are $25 for ages 15 and up, $15 for ages 14 and under. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $8 for military with ID and seniors ages 60 and up, $4 for ages 7-13 and free for six [Read More]

Rich holiday weekend opener at Benton County for IMCA Arnold Motor Supply Dirt Knights Tour

VINTON, Iowa (May 22) – A rich holiday weekend at Benton County Speedway brings the Arnold Motor Supply Dirt Knights Tour presented by Wehrs Machine to Benton County Speedway. The tour for IMCA Modifieds opens at Vinton for the seventh time in nine years with a top prize of $2,000 at stake on Memorial Day Monday, May 28. Sunday’s Albert Auto Prelude also pays $2,000 to win so it will be possible for a driver to enjoy a $4,000 Memorial Weekend at the traditional home track of the IMCA Modified division. “There’s a lot to be excited about this weekend and about the entire tour,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “We’ve increased the nightly payout as well as the tour point fund, all events will be broadcast by IMCA.TV and the Dirt Knights will be featured on MAVTV.” A minimum of $200 will be paid to start each Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying tour feature, with the tour champion earning a $1,500 share of the nearly $10,000 point fund. Pit gates open at 4 [Read More]