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Droste proves up to Challenge at Hamilton County

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (Sept. 27) – It’s been a pretty good September for Tyler Droste. Droste raced all the way from 11th to catch Ryan Ruter on the final circuit and win Saturday’s Fall Challenge feature for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds at Hamilton County Speedway. The $1,000 victory put him on the ballot for next year’s Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. “We have a new Jet Mod that I’m really still getting used to driving,” Droste said. “I think we’re getting better and better in this car. It’s really fast. We’ll try to get a couple more wins before we’re done for the year.” Droste had started the month qualifying for both Modified and Late Model main events at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, then made the starting grid for the Deery Brothers Summer Series feature at Farley Speedway’s Yankee Dirt Track Classic. He followed Richie Gustin into the top five at Webster City and was running third by midway through the 25-lapper. Droste ran the low line and eventually worked [Read More]

Kennedale Speedway Park hosts Showdown special this weekend

KENNEDALE, Texas – Kennedale Speedway Park’s eighth annual Showdown special is Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3-4, with four IMCA divisions on the card. Topless IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, topless Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods, IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars all run for $1,500 to win. The Modified feature is a qualifier for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot Pit gates open at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2 for registration and a 6-10 p.m. practice session. Pit passes that evening are $15 and grandstand admission is free. On Friday, gates open at 3 p.m., the draw closes at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and military and $5 for kids ages 6-11. Gates also open at 3 p.m. Saturday. The draw closes at 5 p.m. and racing begins at 6 p.m. Admission will be $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and military, and $5 for kids. Youngsters five and under get in free both days. Pit passes [Read More]

Final point races of 2014 this weekend

VINTON, Iowa – Final point races of the 2014 IMCA weekly point season are this weekend, Sept. 26-28. Champions and rookies of the year for eight divisions will be announced as soon as possible after bonus points are figured. All standings for the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified, IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock and Mach-1 Sport Compact classes, as well as West Coast Super Stocks become official at noon CST on Monday, Oct. 27. The IMCA national awards banquet will be Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, Neb. Tickets will be $35. Banquet reservations should be made by Nov. 20, by mail or by calling the IMCA home office at 319 472-2201.

IMCA Modifieds headline Sept. 27 Fall Challenge at Hamilton County

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa – Hamilton County Speedway’s Saturday, Sept. 27 Fall Challenge will pay $1,000 to the winner of the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified main event. That feature is a qualifier for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot and pays a minimum of $125 to start. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods run for $750 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $500 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $250 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points are at stake for the Modifieds and Hobby Stocks. Northern SportMods and Sport Compacts vie for national and state points. Entry fees of $60 for the Modifieds, $40 for Northern SportMods and $30 for Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts include the driver’s pit pass. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $7 for kids and students ages 6-15, and free for five and under. Pit passes are $30. Gates at Webster City open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m. The drivers’ meeting is at 6 p.m. with [Read More]

Final 2014 checkers fly at Jackson for Redline Racing Parts North Star Series

JACKSON, Minn. (Sept. 25) – IMCA’s Redline Racing Parts North Star Series wraps up its fourth season during the 36th annual Jackson Nationals program on Saturday, Sept. 27. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature is also part of the Doug Cellan Memorial and pays $1,750 to win. Touring IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks all race for $1,500 to win; the Modified feature is a qualifier for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. First place in the Mach-1 Sport Compact main event is good for $500. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Allstar Performance State and special series points will be awarded; Modifieds also earn local track points. Pit gates will open at 2 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3 p.m. Hot laps are at 5 p.m. with racing to follow. Grandstand admission is $20 for adults, $17 for students ages 13-17 and free for kids 12 and under when accompanying a paid adult. There is a $25 entry fee for all divisions and [Read More]

Four IMCA divisions run this weekend at Sherman County Flatlander

GOODLAND, Kan. – A pair of $2,000 to win IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified main events headline Sherman County Speedway’s 25th annual Flatlander Fall Classic special on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26 and 27. Both features are qualifying races for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot and pay a minimum of $125 to start. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $500 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $400 to win and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $300 to win each night. Top three Modified drivers in points for the two days receive bonuses of $500, $300 and $200, respectively. Other championship bonuses are $300 for the Stock Cars, $250 for the Northern SportMods and $200 for the Hobby Stocks. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded both nights. Flatlander features are also finales for the Precise Racing BST Series for Modifieds, Addiction Chassis BST Series for Stock Cars and Leary Racing Products BST Series for Northern SportMods. Both shows are draw/redraw. Racing is at 5:30 [Read More]

Beatrice ends season with September Fest special

BEATRICE, Neb. – Beatrice Speedway puts the wraps on its 2014 season with the Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26 and 27 September Fest special. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified features are on the program both nights in $1,500 to win, minimum $125 to start qualifying events for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods race for $500 to win and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $300 to win each night. Saturday’s Mach-1 Sport Compact feature pays $200 to win. Tow money is $75 for Modifieds and $50 for Stocks, SportMods and Hobbies. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. Gates open at 4 p.m., hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. on Friday. Gates open at 3 p.m. on Saturday, with hot laps at 5:30 p.m. and racing at 6:30 p.m. An open practice runs from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25. More information about September Fest is available from promoter Toby Kruse at [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds join Sept. 19, 20 Stock Car Stampede at Jamestown Speedway

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds join the Stock Car Stampede special at Jamestown Speedway, racing for $2,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start this Saturday, Sept. 20. Heat races begin on Friday, Sept. 19 with “B” features preceding Saturday’s main event, a qualifier for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 10 a.m. Friday for the 43rd annual event and the draw ends at 6 p.m. Racing starts at 7 p.m. that evening and at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets on Friday are $15 for adults and $8 for kids ages 6-14; a family pass is $40. Saturday spectator admission is $20 for adults and $10 for kids. Family passes are $50. Advance tickets are available at both local Casey’s General Store locations, the Neighborhood Grocery and the Cenex Convenience Store Haulers and trailers will be allowed on the fairgrounds beginning Thursday morning; drivers will receive [Read More]

IMCA Desert Classic this weekend at Canyon Speedway Park

By Lonnie Wheatley PEORIA, Ariz. – The 1/3-mile Canyon Speedway Park clay oval is back in action for two full nights this weekend with the running of the 26th annual IMCA Desert Classic on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 19 and 20. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds will take center stage, battling it out for $1,500 to win both nights with the pure stocks, renegades, dwarf cars and AMA Mod Lites in action as well. The green flag flies at 7 p.m. both nights. After having his seven-race win streak snapped on the opening night of the recent Stock Car Shootout on Aug. 30, Ricky Thornton, Jr., will try to get to work on another win streak after topping the IMCA Modified feature the next night. In total, Thornton, Jr., has won 12 of 15 IMCA Modified features at Canyon in 2014 with Cody Center interrupting the run of Thornton domination on Aug. 30. Center is 46 points behind Thornton in the track championship points race with Steve Stultz four more points back in third and [Read More]

IMCA Modified feature pays $3,000 to win at Estevan’s Race for Life special

ESTEVAN, Sask. – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds will race for $3,000 to win at Estevan Motor Speedway’s Saturday, Sept. 20 Race for Life special. Sponsored by Kevin Lisafeld and Airseeder Hopper, the special also pays $1,300 to win for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and $700 to win for IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. All applicable points except for local track points will be awarded. The Modified feature is a qualifying event for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Pit gates open at noon and the grandstand opens at 1 p.m. Hot laps are at approximately 2 p.m. and racing starts at 3 p.m. Car and driver is $25; pit passes are $20. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, $5 for kids ages 7-12 and free for six and under. A family pack (two adults and two kids) is $25. More information is posted on the www.estevanmotorspeedway.com website.