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Jamestown hosts IMCA Modifieds this Saturday

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – Jamestown Speedway rolls out the red carpet this Saturday, June 6 for the first of five appearances this season by IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds on the ¼-mile high-banked clay oval. The feature pays $500 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region and Allstar Performance State Points will be awarded. “We like bringing the IMCA Modifieds here because it gives our fans a chance to see popular drivers they know and remember but don’t get to see race often,” said promoter Tim Baldwin. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Racing starts at 7 p.m.; the IMCA feature will be the second main event on the evening’s program. There is no entry fee and pit passes are $25. Grandstand admission is $11 for adults, $6 for kids ages 61-14 and free for ages five and under. A family pass (two adults and their children) runs $30. IMCA Modifieds are also at Jamestown for the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour finale [Read More]

Kossuth County hosts IMCA North Star Touring Series on Thursday

ALGONA, Iowa (June 1) – IMCA’s North Star Touring Series makes its first venture outside the State of Minnesota, when Kossuth County Speedway hosts the June 4 show. Touring IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts race at Algona on Thursday evening. All applicable points, including special series points, will be awarded. They’ll be joined by IMCA Late Models running for IMCA Speedway Motors National and Allstar Performance State points. Pit gates and the grandstand both open at 5:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. Pit passes are $25. Grandstand admission is $10. More information is available on Facebook and at the www.kossuthcountyspeedway.com website. The series is at Jackson Speedway in Jackson, Minn., on Saturday, June 6.

Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Modified Tour online entries accepted starting today

Minot, ND (June 1) – Online registration begins today (Monday) for IMCA Modified and Stock Car drivers following the 26th annual Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour. “We set or equaled car count records for the Modifieds every night of the series last year and with increased payouts are confident of big numbers again this season,” Tour Director John Gartner said. “Drivers who want to speed up the entry process can go to the www.dakotamodtour.com website and complete the online form. “That way, their paperwork will already be done when they get to Nodak Speedway for opening night,” he continued. “All they have to do is pay pit pass fees.” Following the Sunday, July 5 opener at Minot, the series is at Estevan Motor Speedway on July 6, at Williston Basin Speedway on July 7, at Southwest Speedway on July 8, at Dacotah Speedway on July 9 and at Jamestown Speedway on July 10. Feature winner pay has been upped to $2,100 for each of the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying main events for Modifieds, while Stock Cars [Read More]

IMCA Race Night Friday at Clay County Fair Speedway

SPENCER, Iowa (May 29) – Friday night is IMCA Race Night at the Clay County Fair Speedway. Hot laps begin at 7 p.m. with races at 7:30 p.m. “Weekly IMCA racing at the Clay County Fair Speedway is off to a great start,” said CCF Manager Jeremy Parsons. “The drivers and fans have been very supportive.” After three weeks of racing at the Clay County Fair Speedway, point leaders are Dustin Smith of Lake City in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Devin Smith of Lake City in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Doug Smith of Lanesboro in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, Cody Nielsen of Spencer in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Jay DeVries of Spencer in the Mach-1 Sport Compacts. The Finish Line Food Court and Clay County Fair Speedway Box Office open at 5:30 p.m. on race days. Spectator tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under.

Rescheduled Skip Rose Memorial Sunday at I-35

MASON CITY, Iowa – Two $1,000 to win features headline I-35 Speedway’s rescheduled Skip Rose Memorial this Sunday, May 31. Winners of both the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main events take home $1,000. If not already on the ballot, the Modified winner also becomes a candidate for the upcoming Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational starting field. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks both race for top prizes of $500, Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $200. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m., the draw closes at 5:45 p.m. and racing follows 6 p.m. hot laps. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Family passes are $40. Pit passes are $30. More information is available at the www.I-35speedway.com website or by calling 641 424-6515. The Skip Rose Memorial was rescheduled from May 24 because of inclement weather.

IMCA Late Model veterans chase $500 bonuses at Marshalltown Deery

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (May 27) – Veterans of the IMCA Late Model division are in the running for a pair of $500 bonuses when Marshalltown Speedway hosts the Deery Brothers Summer Series on Tuesday, June 2. The Miller Lite 50 tour event pays $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Former promoter Steve Priske, now the owner of Rumour’s Bar & Grill in Marshalltown, will also pay a $500 bonus to the highest finishing Late Model driver who competed at Marshalltown between 1985 and 1990, plus another $500 bonus if that driver can win the main event. Jeff Aikey of Cedar Falls, a seven-time tour champion, took home both bonuses from the Deery feature held last year, during the track’s 50th anniversary season. The first of 23 Deery Series events at Marshalltown was held in 1987. The division was sanctioned there weekly from 1987 through 1990. Deery drivers with roots in the 1985-1990 Late Model era at Marshalltown have enjoyed their share of success there: Curt Martin of Independence has won five local Deery [Read More]

Memorial Day Hawkeye Dirt Tour show canceled

MASON CITY, Iowa (May 25) – The Memorial Day IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour event at I-35 Speedway has been canceled due to the weekend of wet weather. Up next in the series for touring IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds is the Tuesday, June 9 show at Jackson County Speedway. The Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models is also at Maquoketa that evening.

Diamond Mountain hosts May 29, 30 Racing For a Reason

VERNAL, Utah – The inaugural Racing for a Reason Rumble at Diamond Mountain Speedway boasts a pair of $1,000 to win features for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds this Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30. Racing for a Reason Rumble is designed to be an annual event and help various recipients in need. The 2015 recipient is six-year-old Kaden McCormick of Roosevelt, Utah, who is in need of another kidney transplant. Both Modified features are 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifiers and pay a minimum of $125 to start. Twenty Modifieds will take the green flag in each 20-lap main event. IMCA SportMods will race for $500 to win and $75 to start each night. The Buy a Lap Challenge will also be held. It will be $20 a lap and half the earnings will go toward the Kaden McCormick’s kidney transplant fund; the other half will go to the driver who leads that lap. Racing starts at 7 p.m. both nights set at Vernal. Regular grandstand admission is $8 for adults. Hill parking [Read More]

Battle Mountain hosts May 30 Iturriaga Memorial for IMCA Modifieds

BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. – Battle Mountain Raceway hosts its second annual Iturriaga NAPA Memorial special this Saturday, May 30. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds race for $1,000 to win and a spot on the ballot for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. All drivers must check in at the pit window by 7 p.m.; racing follows the 7:15 p.m. drivers’ meeting. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students ages 6-18, and free for kids five and under when accompanying a paying adult or senior. More information is available by calling Angie Gonzales at 775 455-5275 or Jimbob Unger at 775 340-0585.

IMCA Southern SportMods go topless in $5,000 to win event at Route 66 on May 30

AMARILLO, Texas (May 24) – A top prize of $5,000 is on the line for Route 66 Motor Speedway’s Saturday, May 30 topless special for Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods. Twenty cars will take the green flag for the main event, with $2,500 paid for second, $1,500 for third and $1,000 for fourth. Minimum start money is $200. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points, but no local track points will be given. Entry fee is $100. Pit gates open at 3:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. on race day. Hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Grandstand admission is $15. Pit passes are $30. The topless special is sponsored by Budweiser, Bud Light and Fike’s Transmission Specialists LLC. More information is available from promoter Nathan Bichsel at 806 681-0936 and at the www.route66motorspeedway.com website.