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IMCA Modified features pay $1,200 to win at Santa Maria’s Budweiser Spring Nationals

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – A pair of $1,200 to win features for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified features are on programs for the May 23 and 24 Budweiser Spring Nationals at Santa Maria Raceway. Both Saturday and Sunday races are qualifying events for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Race Cars Western Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Entry fee is $50. Pit passes are $40. Pit gates open at 3 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. both days. Saturday grandstand admission is $20 for adults and $18 for students ages 13-17, seniors 55 and over and military personnel with ID. On Sunday, spectator admission is $15 for adults and $13 for students, seniors and military. Kids ages 6-12 are $6 and five and under get in free both days. More information is available at the www.santamariaraceway.com website.

Bouche Memorial for IMCA Stock Cars slated Saturday at Thunderhill

By Edward Anschutz STURGEON BAY, Wis. (May 19) – A $1,000 payday is in story for the winner of the seventh annual Nathan Bouche Memorial for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars this Saturday, May 23 at Thunderhill Raceway. The winner’s share of the purse is courtesy of the Bull Pen Bar & Grill, located in Forestville. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded. There is no entry fee. Pit gates open at 3:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Local track historian Tom Wagner will take the microphone and call the night’s action. Spectator admission for adults is $10, for seniors and students $7 and $3 for kids ages 6-12. Children five and under get in free. Pit passes are $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Also on the evening program are IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and street stocks will compete. More information is available from promoter Woody Wodack at 920 743-7052, and at the track website, www.racethunderhill.com.

Davenport Speedway hosts Modified Madness 50 this Friday

DAVENPORT, Iowa – The winner earns $2,000 for his or her on-track efforts at Davenport Speedway’s IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified Madness 50 on Friday, May 22. The 50-lap feature is a qualifying event for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region and Allstar Performance State, but no local track points will be awarded for the draw/redraw show. The $50 entry fee can be paid at the gate. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m., the drivers’ meeting is at 6 p.m. and hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. Racing on the quarter-mile oval starts at 7 p.m. Pit passes are $30. All other weekly divisions, including the IMCA Late Models and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, are on the evening’s card and race for all applicable points. Spectator admission will be $15 for adults and $14 for seniors and students, with kids ages 12 and under free when accompanying a paid adult. More information is available from promoter Bob [Read More]

IMCA Empire State Series at Black Rock, Skyline this weekend

DUNDEE, N.Y. – Two Memorial Weekend events are on tap for the IMCA Empire State Series. Traveling IMCA Xtreme Motorsports Modifieds are at Black Rock Speedway in Dundee on Friday, May 22 and at Skyline Raceway in Cortland on Sunday, May 24. The Black Rock feature pays $500 to win plus lap money. The Skyline show pays $400 to win. A minimum of $75 will be paid to start each night. Black Rock opens the pit gates at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand at 5 p.m. on Friday. Hot laps are at 6:25 p.m. and racing gets underway at 7 p.m. Grandstand admission is $12. Pit passes are $27 for members or $32 for non-members. There is a $20 entry fee and more information is available at the www.blackrockspeedway.com website. Pit gates and the grandstand at Skyline open at 4:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. and racing is at 6:30 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors 65 and over and students ages 10-14, and free for kids nine and under. Pit [Read More]

IMCA North Star Series opens with three Memorial Weekend dates

SLAYTON, Minn. (May 18) – Murray County Speedway hosts first-night action when the IMCA North Star Touring Series opens with three events during the Memorial holiday weekend. The fourth annual tour is at Slayton on Friday, May 22; at Arlington Raceway on Saturday, May 23; and at Redwood Speedway in Redwood Falls on Sunday, May 24. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts are in action each evening. Pit gates and the grandstand open at 5 p.m. at Murray County. Racing follows 7:15 p.m. hot laps. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $6 for students ages 11-15 and free for kids 10 and under when accompanying a paid adult. More information is available by calling 507 220-3511 and at the www.murraycountyspeedway.net website. Arlington also makes up features, including the Sprint Series of Minnesota event, rained out last weekend. Pit gates open at 2:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 4:45 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Grandstand [Read More]

Budweiser Clydesdales Night Friday at Clay County

SPENCER, Iowa – The Budweiser Clydesdale Eight-Horse Hitch will be making a public appearance prior to a full night of IMCA racing at the Clay County Fair Speedway on Friday, May 15. The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales will make their appearance from 5-7 p.m. Hot laps begin at 6:30 p.m. with races to follow at 7 p.m. “World famous Clydesdales, high caliber IMCA racing and the Finish Line Food Court will make for a great Friday night in Spencer,” said CCF Manager Jeremy Parsons. New to the Clay County Fair Speedway this season is the Finish Line Food Court. Each Friday night, a variety of food and merchandise vendors will be set up outside the grandstand giving race fans and Spencer residents a “festival atmosphere to enjoy,” said Parsons. The Clay County Fair Speedway box office will open at 5 p.m. on race nights. Grandstand tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children ages 6-12. Children ages five and under are free. IMCA races will be held each Friday night through June 26; July 10; July 17; July 31; August 21; [Read More]

Idaho Falls re-opens with inaugural Dirt Wars special

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Idaho Falls Raceway roars back to life with the inaugural Dirt Wars special on Friday and Saturday, May 15 and 16. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified features both nights pay $1,000 to win and are Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events. Top prize in the IMCA SportMod features is $750. All applicable IMCA will be awarded each evening. Pit gates open at noon and the grandstand opens at 3 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m. both days. Grandstand admission for the weekend is $12 for adults, $5 for kids and free for three and under. Modified entry fee is $50 each night and pit passes are $15. Racing action will alternate with a truck pull, to be held behind the adjoining go-kart track. More information about Dirt Wars is available at the new www.idahofallsraceway.com website and on the Snake River Stock Car Association Facebook page.

U.S. 30 Sprint Series of Nebraska show rained out

COLUMBUS, Neb. (May 7) – The Sprint Series of Nebraska show scheduled for tonight (Thursday) at U.S. 30 Speedway has been rained out. Next date for the IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car tour, sponsored by Precise Racing Products, is June 4 at Columbus. 30

Schrader, Wallace return for rescheduled IMCA Night specials at Longdale, Outlaw

LONGDALE, Okla. (May 4) – IMCA Night specials at Longdale Speedway tomorrow night and at Outlaw Motor Speedway in Muskogee on Wednesday have been rescheduled for July 28 and 29. NASCAR drivers Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace will still compete both nights. Track officials noted forecasts calling for a 90 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms each of the next two days in announcing the rescheduled dates. Both IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified features pay $1,500 to win and a minimum of $100 to start. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA SportMods race for $1,000 to win and a minimum of $50 to start each night. All applicable points, including local track points, will be awarded in the three IMCA divisions Tuesday and Wednesday, July 28-29. Pit gates and the grandstands open at 5 p.m. both days. Hot laps get underway at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Spectator admission for each program is $15 for adults, $10 for military personnel and seniors, $8 for kids ages 6-11 and free for five and under. [Read More]

Top five pay upped for Southern Raceway Bay Area Modified Tour show

MILTON, Fla. – Bigger payouts are at stake for top five finishers in the Saturday, April 25 Bay Area Emerald Coast Tour feature at Southern Raceway. The IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature winner earns $650, with $500 for second, $400 for third, $300 for fourth and $250 for fifth. A $100 cash clean driving hard charger award will be paid to the driver improving position in the feature without making contact with another car. Hard luck awards and longest tow awards, both good for $50, will also be given Top three feature finishers and heat winners receive trophies. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region, Allstar Performance State and special series points will be awarded. Pit gates at Milton open at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. What was to have been the second installment of the inaugural tour at Northwest Florida Speedway was rained out last Friday.