Events

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (July 6) – Tonight’s Dale Miller Memorial boasts a $7,000-plus purse for Performance Bodies IMCA Modifieds at Independence Motor Speedway. The second annual event helps kick off the 2016 Buchanan County Fair. The Deery Brothers Sum­mer Series for IMCA Late Models and Albert Auto IMCA Northern SportMods complete the racing program. Miller was a big part of the Independence Motor Speedway racing family until his untimely pass­ing in April of 2015. Miller, an employee of Performance Bodies prior to his passing, was a valua­ble member of the Josh Sherbon (no. 75 IMCA Modified) race team. His shocking passing af­fected several members of the IMS racing family. The Dale Miller Memorial was created in 2015 and it has grown ever bigger in 2016. Thanks to Wes and Tabitha White, co-owners of Albert Auto 380 in Urbana, the Performance Bod­ies IMCA Modified purse has seen a $1,000 increase. The winner will receive a $1,300 pay­day with $100 to start the main. It is a draw/redraw show battling for their share of the $7,000-plus purse and [Read More]

CORTLAND, N.Y. – After reading an article about Skyline Raceway Park in Circle Track magazine, Ken Schrader decided he had to visit the Cortland, N.Y., speedplant. He’ll sign autographs, then join the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified regulars at Skyline on the track Saturday, July 9. Pit gates and the grandstand open at 4 p.m. Schrader will meet and greet with race fans during the track’s annual autograph session that precedes hot laps and racing. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Grandstand admission is $13 for adults, $11 for seniors and students, and free for kids eight and under. More information is available by calling 607 745-0275.

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – The 21st annual Budweiser Stock Car Shootout takes the Class Too Tough To Tame to Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa and Lee County Speedway at Donnellson. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $2,000 to win on Wednesday, July 6 at Oskaloosa and for $1,000 to win on Thursday, July 7 at Donnellson. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. all three nights. Qualifying starts Tuesday, July 5 at Osky for the Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. Last-chance races and features are Wednesday with Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds running a complete program. A minimum of $250 will be paid to start the 24-car Stock Car main. Entry fee is $100 or $150 for Thursday only; tow money is also $150. SportMods and Hobby Stocks both chase $1,000 top checks and a minimum of $150 to start. Entry fee is $50 or $100 for Thursday only; tow is $100. Top prize for Sport Compacts is $700 with $50 to start. [Read More]

ALTA, Iowa – IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $1,000 to win and a minimum of $100 to start at Buena Vista Raceway’s Wednesday, July 6 Kyle Suter Memorial. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods also chase a $1,000 top check that evening. Completing the midweek card are Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. All applicable points, including local track points, will be awarded and Larry and Desi Suter of North Central Line Service sponsor the draw/redraw show for all divisions. There is a $25 entry fee for the Stock Cars. Tow money for the Stock Cars is $75. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:45 p.m. with racing to follow. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and veterans with ID. Kids 12 and under get is for $2 or with the donation of a non-perishable food item for the local food bank. Pit passes are $25. More information is available by calling 712 267-3278, [Read More]

DODGE CITY, Kan. – The United Rebel Sprint Series National Points Chase starts this weekend with the URSS Series visiting Dodge City Raceway Park for two nights of racing Friday and Saturday, July 1 and 2 during the Boothill Showdown. The Showdown features the Rebels vs. the DCRP Sprints. Friday’s preliminary feature is a $500 to win, $125 to start payout with Saturday’s feature a $2,000 to win, $250 to start with non-transferring drivers guaranteed $100. Look for a stellar field of the Midwest’s best 305 Sprints Cars to make the trip to the 3/8’s mile oval to run for bragging rights. Luke Cranston is the current URSS Kansas Region point leader with Zach Blurton, Steven Richardson, Jed Werner and Jeff Radcliffe rounding out the top five. The weekend kicks off the 2016 URSS “Month of Money” with more than $100,000 in purse money up for grabs. Eight of the 13 races are for national points and are guaranteed to bring out the cream of the crop drivers in the Midwest Region. Cars from Kansas, [Read More]

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Three IMCA divisions race Friday, July 1, night two of the Governor’s Cup at Davenport Speedway. IMCA Late Models battle for $3,000 to win, Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds for $1,500 to win and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $750 to win, all on the ¼-mile oval. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded in all three divisions. Modifieds also chase BMS North Central Region points in the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. No track points will be given for the draw/redraw show. There is a $100 entry fee for Late Models and a $35 entry fee for Modifieds. The pit gate will open at 3 p.m. The grandstand will open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6:15 p.m. and racing at 6:45 p.m. Overnight camping is available. Pit passes will be $35.  Grandstand admission is $20 for adults and $18 for seniors and students. Children 11 and under are free when accompanying a paid adult. Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley [Read More]