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IMCA Modifieds chase $2,000 checks on July 15-17 Gunslinger Tour

RAPID CITY, S.D. (July 12, 2022) – Friesen Performance IMCA Modified drivers take aim at $2,000 top prizes each night of the July 15-17 Gunslinger Tour. Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility is also at stake Friday, July 15 at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D.; Saturday, July 16 at Gillette, Wy., Thunder Speedway; and Sunday, July 17 at Casper, Wy., Speedway. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Shaw Race Cars Western Region, KMJ Performance State and track points will be awarded each night and the top driver in overall Gunslinger points receives a championship revolver. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks are also on the card at Black Hills and Gillette. Information about race programs each night is available on Facebook or the track websites.

IMCA STARS drivers racing for Texas-sized payout at inaugural Texas Mod Lite Nationals

WACO, Texas (July 7, 2022) – Heart O’ Texas Speedway rolls out the red carpet for an IMCA STARS Mod Lite special so big it could only be held in the Lone Star State. The winner of the inaugural Oct. 13-15 Kick-N-Back Refrigeration Texas Mod Lite Nationals earns a $10,000 share of the $33,650 main event purse that weekend at Waco. Runner-up pay is $5,000, with $2,000 for third and $1,500 for fourth. A minimum of $1,000 will be paid to finish in the top 10 and a minimum of $500 paid to start the 24-car feature field. Two long haul awards of $150 will be paid. Hard charger awards are $100 for the feature and $50 for non-qualifiers. The Joe Butler Jr. Invitational pays $500 to win, $200 for second and $100 for third through eighth place. Entry fee is $200 for drivers registering by Sept. 5 at heartotexasspeedway.com or $300 after that date. Pit gates open at 6 p.m. and an open practice runs from 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13. Gates open at 6 p.m. [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds return to Fayette County Speedway for Rage Chassis 40

WEST UNION, Iowa (July 7, 2022) – Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds return to Fayette County Speedway on Wednesday, July 20 for the second annual Rage Chassis 40. The Fayette County Fair 40-lap special in West Union, hometown of Rage Chassis, pays $2,000 to win and a minimum of $250 to start. The winner becomes eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Razor Chassis North Central Region and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded at the draw/redraw show. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 7 p.m. and racing to follow. Entry fee is $50 and pit passes are $25. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 5-11 and free for ages four and under. More information is available on the Fayette County Speedway Facebook page or by calling 563 590-4095 or 563 495-2503. While no formal open house is planned, Rage owner Justin O’Brien invited anyone who’d like to do so to stop by at his shop on Highway 150 during [Read More]

Hetrick Memorial set for Antioch Saturday night

ANTIOCH, Calif. (July 7, 2022) – After a week off to celebrate the Fourth of July, racing returns to Antioch Speedway in a big way this Saturday night, July 9. It’s the seventh annual Hetrick Memorial race and increased purses are on the line for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. Thanks to sponsorship, Modifieds will be competing for $1,500 to win and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility on Saturday. It’s $750 to finish second and just taking the green flag in the main event assures the driver at least $150 at the pay window. Northern SportMods compete for $750 to win while the Stock Cars get a $600 payout for the winner. Drivers in both divisions receive $100 minimum for taking the green flag. More than the money, this race is about remembering the late Jerry Hetrick, who passed away in May of 2016. Hetrick competed in the sportsman division in the 1970s and was one of the first drivers to clock in with a [Read More]

Pelster Memorial payday is $5,111 for IMCA Stock Cars

ALBION, Neb. (July 5, 2022) – Another big payday is in the works for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars at Boone County Raceway’s second annual Tanner Pelster Memorial. The Sunday, July 10 main event for The Class Too Tough To Tame at Albion totes a $5,111 top check along with automatic qualifying for the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational. The runner-up earns $3,111 with $2,111 paid for third, $1,111 for fourth and $911 for fifth. A minimum of $211 will be paid to start the 24 car main event. Tow money is $111. Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods race for $1,211 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $1,111 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing national, regional and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded at the draw/redraw special. There is no entry fee and pit passes are $35. Spectator admission is $25 for adults, $10 fort kids ages 6-12 and free for ages five and under. The pit area is open all day. The grandstand opens at 3 p.m. with hot laps at 5 [Read More]

Benton County Speedway hosts Urbana 5 Memorial this Sunday

VINTON, Iowa (July 5, 2022) – Five young race fans will be remembered this Sunday, July 10 when Benton County Speedway hosts the Urbana 5 Memorial. “We work very hard each year to forever keep the memory of Nikki, Quentin, Triston, Hunter and Zoey alive. They passed away on April 9, 2015 in a car accident. What better way to honor them than organizing something they would love, a dirt track race,” said race committee member Brittany Usher. “This race is also to raise awareness for the Iowa Donor Network. All five families of the Urbana 5, chose for them to be donors and they have helped hundreds of people with their gifts. We honor many other people who have given the ultimate gift as well.” Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods are the headline division at the eighth annual special, running for $2,300 to win. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds run for $1,300 to win and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $1,750 and B & B Racing Chassis All-Star qualifying [Read More]

Thursday Dale DeFrance Memorial to feature four IMCA divisions

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (July 5, 2022) – Four IMCA divisions are on the Thursday night card for the fifth annual Dale DeFrance Memorial at Marshalltown Speedway. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds run for $1,000 to win and $200 to start along with Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility on July 7 while IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $750 to win and $155 to start, plus B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility. Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods run for $600 to win and $150 to start, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $400 to win and $95 to start. Feature winners receive certificates from Performance Bodies and a case of oil. Hard luck drivers get certificates for drive shafts courtesy of Fast Shafts. Drivers in all divisions will receive an extra envelope with cash and/or certificates and also be entered in a random draw for a complete race wrap from Capitol Signs. Approximately $15,000 in cash will be added to the purse and winner’s shares may be increased. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional [Read More]

IMCA Hobby Stocks run at The New Raceway Park’s Dave Riley Memorial

JEFFERSON, S.D. (June 27, 2022) – IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks race for $1,500 to win when The New Raceway Park hosts the Sunday, July 3 Dave Riley Memorial. The runner-up earns $900, with $600 paid for third and $350 for fourth. Minimum start money is $100 and the feature purse is more than $5,000. Tow is $50. The hard charger earns $256 and there is no entry fee. The Hobby Stock portion of the holiday weekend event will be draw/redraw. From Sioux City, Riley was a long-time IMCA Hobby Stock competitor at tracks in South Dakota and western Iowa. The memorial race will be held on what would have been his 50th birthday. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 6:30 p.m. Also scheduled to be on the card at Jefferson are Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts.

IMCA Modified winner takes home $7,007 from Southern Oregon Speedway’s Snyder Salute

MEDFORD, Ore. (June 27, 2022) – Southern Oregon Speedway pays tribute to late track announcer and James Bond fan R. Charles Snyder with a $7,007 to win special for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds July 2 and 3. The fifth annual R. Charles Snyder Salute sees Modifieds run two heats and race for $1,500 to win and a minimum of $150 to start their Saturday night qualifying feature. Ten cars advance from that race; last-chance races and the main event are on Sunday. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Shaw Race Cars Western Region and KMJ Performance Oregon State points will be awarded on day two. Pit gates at Medford open at 1 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m., hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing is at 7 p.m. both days. Pit passes are $40 or $20 for kids 12 and under. Spectator admission is $20 for adults, $15 for senior citizens, veterans and kids ages 7-12, and free for six and under. More information about the R. Charles Snyder Salute is available [Read More]

Baby Blue Harcrow special at Heart O’ Texas boasts $5,000 top check for IMCA Stock Cars

WACO, Texas (June 27, 2022) – Heart O’ Texas Speedway gets an early start to the Independence Day Weekend celebration with the Baby Blue Harcrow Memorial for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. The winner of the final race in the Friday, July 1 and Saturday, July 2 special lassos a $5,000 top prize and earns a guaranteed starting spot in the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational as well. Runner-up pay is $2,500 with $1,500 for third and $1,000 for fourth. Total purse for the main event is more than $17,000 and starting the 24-car main event pays a minimum of $300. All drivers will run two heats on Friday, with a feature that evening locking in the first qualifiers. Heat and last-chance races during Saturday’s draw/redraw show complete the starting field for the 30-lap main event. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Region and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded on Saturday. Registration fee paid on or before Friday is $50. Drivers racing Saturday only will pay $100. Friesen [Read More]