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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.

Saturday show at Davenport next for Deery Series

DAVENPORT, Iowa– The track that hosted the first tour event of the season is the site for the next Deery Brothers Summer Series date. Touring IMCA Late Models return to Davenport Speedway this Saturday, Sept. 20 for a $3,000 to win, minimum $300 to start the show on the half-mile dirt oval. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, street stocks and 4-Stocks complete the card. Andy Eckrich of Oxford was the winner in the series lidlifter on April 11. Davenport has hosted 22 previous Deery Series events. Jeff Aikey of Cedar Falls is a six-time winner there. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing begins at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and students, and free for kids ages 11 and under when accompanying a paid adult. The 28th annual series concludes with an Oct. 3-4 show at West Liberty Raceway. That’s the latest date for a Deery finale since the curtain [Read More]

Thunder On The Hill IMCA special this weekend at Mayetta

MAYETTA, Kan. – Feature events for four IMCA divisions are slated each night of Thunder Hill Speedway’s Friday and Saturday, Sept. 19-20 Thunder On The Hill Special. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified features pay $2,000 to win, a minimum of $200 to start, and are qualifying events for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods both run for $700 to win and a minimum of $150 to start. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks run for $400 to win and $75 to start. Purses are based on minimum 20-car fields. Friday’s Stock Car feature is the finale for the Dirt Track Central Jax Sports Grille Great Plains Series. An open practice will be held from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18. Gates open at 5 p.m. Pit passes are $15. Gates at Mayetta open at 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Drivers’ meetings are at 6:30 p.m. both nights with hot laps and racing to follow. Grandstand admission each night is $15 for adults and free for 12 and under. [Read More]

Soares memorial service, celebration of life will be Sept. 14

PETALUMA, Calif. – Racers, sponsors, friends and fans are invited to a memorial service and celebration of life for Jim Soares this Sunday, Sept. 14 beginning at 2 p.m. in the Petaluma Speedway grandstands. Soares, 68, died Sunday, Sept. 7. He had promoted Petaluma and Merced Speedway. After the eulogy, anyone who would like to share a story or anecdote about Soares is invited to do so; anyone with a picture or memento is also encouraged to bring it for display. A catered barbeque will follow the service in the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds outdoor covered dining area located next to Herzog Hall. Side dishes would be appreciated. The front gate to the fairgrounds will be open so folks may come in behind the grandstand. The pit area will also be open. If racers competing Saturday night want to spend the night and camp in the pit area, they may do so. Surviving Soares are his wife Karen; step-son Tim, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; brother John Jr. and sister Joyce, and sister-in-laws Marylyn and Donna. Born [Read More]

IMCA Spectacular ends Buffalo River Race Park season this weekend

GLYNDON, Minn. – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds race for $1,000 to win on the final night of the season at Buffalo River Race Park. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded for Fargo Tractor IMCA Spectacular presented by Performance Auto shows on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13 and 14. Modifieds chase a $750 top check on Saturday and earn a minimum of $100 by starting the main event both days. The Sunday feature is a qualifying event for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods vie for $300 to win on Saturday and for $500 on Sunday. There is no entry fee; car and driver is $30. Contingency awards will include a $300 gift card from Velocita; two containment kits, each valued at $400, from The Joie of Seating; two shock rebuilds from Bob Harris Enterprises; mud plugs from Dirt Defender; and three $150 gas cards for the highest finishing long tow drivers from Petro Truck Stops. To be announced are contingencies from a number of IMCA marketing partners, among [Read More]

Two $1,000 to win IMCA Modified features at Billings’ Rebel Run special

BILLINGS, Mont. (Sept. 9) – A pair of $1,000 to win features for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds are on the card this weekend at Billings Motorsports Park. Both Friday, Sept. 12 and Saturday, Sept. 13 Rebel Run races are 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifiers and pay a minimum of $100 to start. All IMCA points, including local track, will be awarded. Non-qualifiers will get tow money if there are more than 20 entries. Pit gates open at 3:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. both days. Hot laps precede 7 p.m. racing. There is no entry fee. Both car and driver and pit passes are $25. Grandstand admission is $14 for adults, $10 for seniors and students ages 12-17, $5 for kids ages 7-11 and free for six and under. The Rebel Run is held in conjunction with the Dan Laber Memorial for ASCS sprint cars. More information is available by calling 888 722-3267 or 702 775-1408.

Deery Series headlines opening night program at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 26) – The first champion of the 2014 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will be crowned on opening night of America’s Racin’ Vacation at Boone Speedway. The Monday, Sept. 1 main event for IMCA Late Models following the Deery Brothers Summer Series will be 50 laps, with a potential top prize of $4,500 and a minimum of $300 paid to start. Point leader Justin Kay of Wheatland has won four of the first 10 series events this season, including three out of the last four. He has a 26-point advantage over Oxford’s Andy Eckrich going into the Labor Day show. Three-time and defending Super Nationals champion Jeff Aikey is third, another 27 points off the pace. Qualifying for Hobby Stocks and Northern SportMods also gets underway Monday. Pit gates open at 9 a.m. and racing starts at 2 p.m. The Late Model main will start at approximately 9 p.m. Grandstand admission is $20. Pit passes are $30. Twenty-four of the 41 previous Deery events held at Boone have been [Read More]

Super Nationals tech inspection and other information

Tech inspection precedes practice, Sunday Night Tailgate BOONE, Iowa – Tech inspection, an open practice session, some music and a pretty awesome party are planned for Sunday, Aug. 31, the night before the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s get underway at Boone Speedway. A new tech inspection process has been announced for the 32nd annual event and beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday, drivers will receive tech inspection sheets and inspection group cards at the tech inspection trailer on a first-come, first-served basis. Drivers will be called over the PA system to the lineup board for staging and then sent to the inspection area in groups; drivers are encouraged to go to the tech trailer and get their inspection sheets and cards as soon as they and their race cars arrive at the speedway. Pre-tech opens at 10 a.m. Sunday for Hobby Stocks and Northern SportMods only, the two divisions that begin qualifying on Labor Day. Tech inspection ends at 4 p.m. and the $10 pit pass fee will be refunded to everyone [Read More]

Nebraska State Championship special this Friday at Beatrice

BEATRICE, Neb. (Aug. 25) – Five IMCA divisions fill the Friday, Aug. 29 Nebraska State Championship card at Beatrice Speedway. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds race for $600 to win and a minimum of $100 to start. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods are in the running for $500 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $400, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $300 and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $150. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. Numerous prizes will be given to competitors. Entry fees after Aug. 26 are $40 for Modifieds, $35 for SportMods, $30 for Stocks and Hobbies and $25 for Sport Compacts. Pit passes are $25. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, $5 for kids and free for six and under. Gates open at 4 p.m., hot laps are at 6:45 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. The Nebraska State Championships are promoted by S & J Promotions. More information is available by calling 888 290-9696.