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Donor Network, Urbana 5 Night this Sunday at Benton County Speedway

VINTON, Iowa – A $1,250 top prize and a spot on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot are at stake when Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds headline the Sunday, June 14 Iowa Donor Network and Urbana 5 Memorial Night at Benton County Speedway. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks race for $750 and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods both for $700. Increased payouts are in place throughout each feature field. All applicable points will be awarded. Hard charger and contingency awards will be given in all divisions. Contributing to the divisional purses are Cassill Motors, Albert Auto, Fleck Sales, Sperry Engines, Dominator Chassis, Klein Auto Service, Bob Harris Enterprises, Performance Concepts, RPM Auto, Supreme Lawn and Landscape and Automotive Fuel Systems. Gates open at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $4 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $25. The Iowa Donor Network will have a booth where potential tissue donors can sign up. The program doubles as a [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds, Stock Cars chase $1,000 checks Sunday at Stuart

STUART, Iowa – Drivers in two IMCA divisions chase $1,000 top checks this Sunday, June 14 at Stuart Speedway. The 15th annual Ron Little/Bones Memorial for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds is a qualifying event for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars also vie for $1,000 to win in the Stu Hansen Dodge Stock Car Shootout. Hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts are also on the card. More information is available by calling 515 238-6945 and at the www.stuartspeedway.net website.

Draw/redraw show June 12 at Lee County

DONNELLSON, Iowa – A draw/redraw format will be in place for the five IMCA divisions on the Friday, June 12 program at Lee County Speedway. Lucas Oil MLRA Late Models are in Donnellson that evening, along with weekly Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. Hot laps are at 6:45 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m.

Friday date at I-88 next for IMCA Empire State Series

AFTON, N.Y. (June 8) – I-88 Speedway hosts the first of consecutive IMCA Empire State Series events this Friday, June 12. Touring Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds race for $400 to win and a minimum of $75 to start their main event at Afton. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region, Allstar Performance State and special series points will be given. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:15 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids ages 9-14 and free for eight and under. Gary Roberts has won two of the previous four Empire State Series features at his hometown track, in 2012 and again last July. Monroeton, Pa., pilots Eddie Sites and Brad Sites took tour checkers at I-88 in 2011 and 2013, respectively. Eddie Sites is a two-time series champion and the current point leader. Round five of the tour is Friday, July 31 at Afton. More information about those two [Read More]

SportMod Challenge winner earns $2,000 at Davenport

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods take over the spotlight in a $2,000 to win main event on Friday, June 12 at Davenport Speedway. The IMCA SportMod Challenge will use a draw/redraw format and all racing will be on the quarter-mile oval. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m., with racing at 6:45 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $14 for seniors and free for kids 12 and under when accompanying a paid adult. Pit passes are $30. Also racing that evening will be Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Late Models. For additional information, call 563 652-5302 or 563 326-5338 on race day. The track website is www.DavenportSpeedway.com.

Tri-City’s Greased Pig pays $1,055 to IMCA Modified winner

AUBURN, Mich. – Version 5.0 of the annual Greased Pig special at Tri-City Motor Speedway pays the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified winner $1,055. The Friday, June 12 feature will be 37 laps, pays a minimum of $135 to start and is a qualifying event for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. There is no entry fee. Pit gates at Auburn open at 5 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m., hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7:55 p.m. Carload Night admission is $40 for passenger cars, pickups, vans or SUVs; regular grandstand admission is $14 for adults, $13 for seniors ages 55 and over, $8 for kids ages 7-13 and free for six and under. Pit passes are $28. More information about the Greased Pig 5.0 is available by calling 989 316-6804 and at the track website, www.tricityracetrack.com.

Saturday show at Jackson next for North Star Touring Series

JACKSON, Minn. – Saturday’s IMCA’s North Star Tour show sees five IMCA divisions back in a familiar series setting. Jackson Speedway is site of the June 6 card featuring Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $10 for students ages 13-17 and free for kids 12 and under. More information is available by calling 507 841-2450 and at the www.jacksonspeedway.com website. North Star drivers have visited Jackson Speedway twice each of the last three seasons. The first tour event outside Minnesota is scheduled tonight (Thursday) at Kossuth County Speedway in Algona, Iowa.

Summer Sizzle is Saturday at Canyon Speedway Park

By Lonnie Wheatley PEORIA, Ariz. – The sizzle is back, as things heat up in a big way with Saturday night’s Summer Sizzle event at the 1/3-mile Canyon Speedway Park clay oval. The 9th World IMCA Modifieds headline the June 6 Summer Sizzle along with a full slate of Arizona Differential Pure Stocks, Scottsdale Muffler & Automotive Renegades, Micro Sprints, Dwarf Cars and Mini Stocks. Racing action gets under way at 7 p.m. While defending track champion Ricky Thornton Jr. topped the most recent 9th World Vapor IMCA Modified event on May 9, it’s Shawn Zelenka out to the points lead with a slim four-point lead over Garett Funk. Bo Partain is just another three points back in the Modified title chase with George Fronsman and Bryson Curry also among the top five.

Cottage Grove hosts June 6 Kids Night

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – Race fans ages 12 and under get in free for Kids’ Night this Saturday, June 6 at Cottage Grove Speedway. Curtis Towns joined the winner’s list for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds last week. Jesse Williamson and Kinzer Cox are still tied atop the 2015 chart with two wins each. Braedon Hand has also won once. Pit gates open at 2 p.m., the front gates open at 4 p.m. and racing starts at approximately 6:45 p.m. Saturday.

Kent Lewis Sr. Classic is Saturday at Gator Motorplex

WILLIS, Texas – Gator Motorplex honors one of its own this weekend at the second annual Kent Lewis Sr. Classic. The veteran driver will be among the Southern United Sprint Series drivers running in the $1,000 to win, minimum $325 to start non-winged event on Saturday, June 6. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds are also on the card with the IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprints, along with Lone Star 600 Sprint Cars, limited modifieds, stock cars and pure stocks. There is no entry fee. Spectator admission is $15 for adults and $10 for kids. Pit passes are $35 for adults and $25 for kids. Racing starts at 7 p.m. Saturday. More information is available at the www.gatormotorplex.net website.