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IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win Saturday at Heart O’ Texas

WACO, Texas – Heart O’ Texas Speedway starts the Memorial Weekend with a $1,000 to win feature for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds this Saturday night, May 24. The Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier pays $400 for second place, $300 for third, $200 for fourth, $150 for fifth, $100 for sixth, $70 for seventh, $60 for eighth and a minimum of $50 to start. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods both race for $500 to win and a minimum of $50 to start. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks chase a $300 top prize. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. Also on the program are street stocks and bombers racing for $225 and $200, respectively, to win. A $50 hard charger award will be given in all classes and there are no entry fees. Pit passes are $25. Gates open at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 8 p.m. Admission for spectators is $12 for adults, $10 for military personnel, seniors and students, [Read More]

Saturday showcase for IMCA Stock Cars at Independence Motor Speedway

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa – The first of four Saturday Showcase events of the season is scheduled for this Saturday, May 24 at Independence Motor Speedway. The program, which will feature increased prize money for a select division one week every month, puts the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars in the spotlight this Saturday night. Drivers in that division will compete for a $500 winner’s share. The Stock Cars, along with the four other weekly divisions – IMCA Late Models, Performance Bodies IMCA Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks – are scheduled to compete for the fifth night of weekly racing this season. Stock Cars have averaged over 17 cars through the first four weeks of the year at Independence, the most since the end of the 2006 season. This Saturday’s program will follow regular qualifying procedures and all applicable IMCA points will be awarded. Three more Saturday Showcase events are scheduled for 2014. The Northern SportMods will be featured June 21 and the Hobby Stocks on July 12 before the Stock Cars again [Read More]

Trailer Race of Destruction, IMCA Stock Cars $750 to win Friday at Luxemburg

By Greg Aregoni LUXEMBURG, Wis. – The annual Memorial Weekend Trailer Race of Destruction is upon us. This Friday, May 23, Trailer Race participants will take to the track at the end of the show at Luxemburg Speedway to put on a party for the fans. Racing gets underway at 7 p.m. Manitowoc Motor Machining and Miller Beer will sponsor the show. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars will be in the spotlight as the winner will get a cool $750 paycheck. This event will be draw/redraw with a $10 entry fee for the Stock Cars only. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Street Stocks will also be competing. “We know how much fans love both the Trailer Race and the IMCA Stock Car division. The Stock Cars have always put on a great show and will do the same this week,” promised promoter Gene Mathu. “We figured this would be a great way to kick off Memorial Weekend.” This Friday at 6:45 p.m. we will have a tribute [Read More]

Lee County kicks off holiday weekend with Thursday show

DONNELLSON, Iowa – Lee County Speedway gets a jump on the upcoming holiday with its Thursday, May 22 Memorial Day Weekend Kickoff. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds race for $500 to win, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $400, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $250 and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $150. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded for the draw/redraw show. Pit gates open at 5 p.m., hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. There are no entry fees and pit passes are $25 for adults, $15 for students ages 7-15 and $10 for kids six and under. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students ages 11-17 and free for kids 10 and under. More information is available from promoter Mike Van Genderen at 641 521-0330 and at the www.leecountyspeedway.com website. The special is sponsored by Culligan of Burlington.

Deery Series bound for Boone on Memorial Day

BOONE, Iowa – The Deery Brothers Summer Series returns to Boone Speedway for its traditional Memorial Day show next Monday, May 26. Touring IMCA Late Models race for $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start the holiday feature. They’ll be joined on the card by IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and mod lites. Pit gates and the grandstand at Boone both open at 2 p.m. Hot laps are at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 5 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $7 for teenagers ages 13-17 and free for kids 12 and under. Pit passes are $30. A dozen of the 40 previous Deery Series events held at Boone have been on Memorial Day. The only repeat winner has been Terry Neal of Ely, in 2005 and 2006. Neal is also one of the four drivers with tour victories in as many Deery events so far this season. Andy Eckrich of Oxford, Colby Springsteen of Wapello and most recently series point leader Justin [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds, SportMods top Aztec’s Bard Memorial card

AZTEC, N.M. – Touring IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds and IMCA SportMods get top billing at Aztec Speedway’s Friday and Saturday, May 23-24 Ryan Bard Memorial. Both race programs double as Border States Racing Series events. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and hobby stocks also run and all applicable IMCA points, including local track points, will be awarded each night. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6:30 p.m. both days. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing gets underway at 8 p.m. Grandstand admission is $17 for adults, $15 for seniors and military personnel with ID, $12 for students ages 6-14 and free for kids five and under. A family pack (two adults and two youth) is $45. Pit passes are $30. More information is available from Track Manager Mike Tenski at 505 258-3978 and at the track’s www.aztecspeedway.com website. Border States Racing Series Top 10 Point Standings Modifieds – 1. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 80; 2. Michael Hale, West Jordan, Utah, 77; 3. Dusty Safley, Wellington, Utah, 72; 4. [Read More]

Kings’ May 24-25 Nationals features IMCA Modifieds, Super Stocks, SportMods

HANFORD, Calif. – IMCX Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds and West Coast Super Stocks race for $1,500 to win both nights of Kings Speedway’s Saturday and Sunday, May 24-25 Nationals. Proceeds from the weekend special, held for the first time at Hanford, go to Relay for Life. Both Modified and Super Stock features pay a minimum of $100 to start; Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods are also on the Sunday ticket and vie for $800 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded in all three divisions. Modifieds earn Larry Shaw Racing Western Region points in their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifiers. The grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Drivers’ meetings at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 5 p.m. on Sunday precede wheel packing and hot laps. Racing starts at 6:30 p.m. Non-qualifier money for Modifieds and Super Stocks is $50. Entry fee is also $50. Spectator admission is $15 with kids 12 and under free. Pit passes are $40. More information is available by calling [Read More]

Modified Madness 50 at Davenport Speedway set for May 23

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Fifty laps will be the distance and $2,000 is the winner’s share of the purse for Davenport Speedway’s Friday, May 23 IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified Madness special. 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 ¼-mile oval starts at 7 p.m. 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 passes are $25. 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 $16 for adults and $14 for seniors and students, with kids ages 11 and under free when accompanying a paid adult. More information is available from promoter Bob Wagener at 563 652-5302 and at the new DavenportSpeedway.com website.

Benton County XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour race postponed

VINTON, Iowa (May 13) – Blame all that rain on Monday and this morning’s unseasonably cool temperatures for postponement of tonight’s XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour event at Benton County Speedway. The fifth annual tour for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds was to have opened Tuesday at Vinton. That race will now be rescheduled on a date to be determined. First night for the series will now be on Memorial Day Monday, May 26 at I-35 Speedway in Mason City. The feature pays $1,000 to win, a minimum of $150 to start and is a qualifier for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. with racing to follow. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts are also on the holiday card.

Benton County Speedway hosts May 13 XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour opener

VINTON, Iowa – Opening night brings the XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour back to the first track the IMCA Modified division called home. The Tuesday, May 13 IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature at Benton County Speedway pays $1,000 to win, a minimum of $150 to start, and is a qualifying event for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Previous tour winners at Vinton include Vern Jackson of Waterloo in 2011, Jeff Waterman of Quincy, Ill., in 2012 and Cayden Carter of Oskaloosa last May. All three will be back in town for opening night, as part of a strong contingent of local competitors and drivers from Iowa and Illinois chasing series points. Defending series champion Ronn Lauritzen of Jesup said he’d be at Vinton to begin his quest for back-to-back crowns. Among the many other drivers also confirmed for the opener are 2013 runner-up Mike Van Genderen of Newton, third in points and 2011 series champion Mark Elliott of Webster City, defending track champion Joe Docekal of Dysart, and former track champions Scott Hogan [Read More]