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IMCA Modifieds return to Fayette County Speedway for Rage Chassis 40

WEST UNION, Iowa – IMCA Modifieds are all the rage again at Fayette County Speedway on July 21. Next Wednesday’s Rage Chassis 40 main event is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier and pays $2,000 to win and a minimum of $250 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Side Biter Chassis North Central Region and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded at the draw/redraw show, to be held on the second night of the county fair and in West Union, the home town of Rage Chassis. “I work closely with the fair board and this is something we’ve wanted to do for a number of years. Obviously, it didn’t work out last year,” said Rage owner Justin O’Brien, “but we’d like to see this become an annual event.” The 40-lap distance allows the feature to be “more of a showcase deal,” he added, as fans get to see the Modifieds on the track in an event longer than those run by weekly classes. O’Brien’s shop is on Highway 150 a block [Read More]

Eric Van Iten Memorial … a lifetime of friendship leads to historic event

By Joe Orsini LUXEMBURG, Wis. – July 18th’s Eric Van Iten Memorial Race is set to be the largest race in the history of the ⅓-mile, clay oval in Luxemburg, Wis. It is also slated to be one of the largest single day events in the history of dirt track racing in the state. When Eric passed away early in 2021 his longtime friend, Troy “Snoot” DeGrave, knew he had to do something. Troy confided, “Eric passed away from cancer too young in life and I was thinking I wanted to do something to memorialize him because he did a lot for racing and a lot for my racing career.” Eric had won the 2000 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car championship at Luxemburg Speedway and Troy reached out to the Kewaunee County Racing Association (KCRA) which is promoting races at the rebranded ‘Burg Speedway. The group agreed it would be a fitting tribute to put a memorial race on the schedule. With that, the groundwork was laid for one of the biggest nights in Northeastern Wisconsin racing in [Read More]

Hancock County hosts $1,100 to win show for IMCA Stock Cars

BRITT, Iowa – Two trips to Hancock County Speedway’s victory lane on Friday, July 16 will send an IMCA Sunoco Stock Car driver home with $1,600. That evening’s main event for The Class Too Tough To Tame pays $1,100 and makes the winner eligible to qualify for the B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational, while the Stock Car King of the Hill pays another $500 to win. There is no entry fee and IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts round out the draw/redraw show. Pit passes are $30 and spectator admission is $10 for adults and free for kids ages 12 and under. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. with racing to follow. Kossuth County Speedway has a $1,000 to win event for Stock Cars on Thursday, July 15 and drivers in that division who compete at Algona, where pit gates open at 5 p.m. and races follow 7 p.m. hot laps, will be eligible for [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds, STARS Mod Lites have Cedar County Fair date

TIPTON, Iowa – The IMCA Modified winner at the July 14 Cedar County Fair special goes home with a prize that’s better than a blue ribbon. The Wednesday night main event at Cedar County Raceway in Tipton is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier, paying $2,000 to win, a minimum of $130 to start and $60 tow. IMCA STARS Mod Lite are also on the card, racing for $250 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Side Biter Chassis North Central Region and KMJ Performance Iowa State points will be awarded. There is no entry fee and pit passes are $30. Pit gates open at 3 p.m., hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Admission to the fairgrounds is $10 for adults and $5 for kids; grandstand admission is free.

Shelby County Speedway sets IMCA Dale Swanson Memorial for July 13

HARLAN, Iowa – Shelby County Speedway’s Dale Swanson Memorial moves to a mid-week date with four IMCA divisions on the Tuesday, July 13 card. IMCA Modifieds race for $2,500 to win and a minimum of $150 to start their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier while an anonymous donor has ponied up to make the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod feature $2,000 to win. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature is a B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifier, paying $1,500 to win, and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks run for $1,000 to win. Start money for the Stocks, Hobbies and SportMods is $100. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and KMJ Performance State, but no track points will be awarded. All divisions are draw/redraw. There is no entry fee and pit passes are $30. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students and free for kids ages five and under. More [Read More]

Bigger payouts, good cause at Benton County Speedway’s Urbana 5 special

VINTON, Iowa – Drivers in five IMCA divisions hit the track for bigger payouts and a good cause at Benton County Speedway’s Sunday, July 11 Urbana 5 program. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods all race for $1,000 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $400 and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $250. Features for the Modifieds and Stock Cars are qualifiers for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational and B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational, respectively. Additional money from sponsors, local businesses and donations will be paid throughout each field, with three luck of the draws paying $50 to random finishers in each feature. The Urbana 5 special is held to remember the five area youth killed in a 2015 traffic accident near Urbana, and to encourage people to become organ and tissue donors. An Iowa Donor Network representative will be located in a booth under the grandstand. The Urbana 5 group will also be raising money for families with children who need financial help for eye care assistance and will [Read More]

Pace car wrapped, ready for Pelster Memorial

ALBION, Neb. – Fans and friends will cheer for Tanner Pelster one more time this Sunday, July 11. The driver from Albion passed away following a work accident in February. His number 11T IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, now displaying a new wrap featuring hundreds of pictures of his family, farm, school and of course racing, will serve as the pace vehicle for the memorial event in his honor at the Boone County Fair race. “There have been so many hits and comments on the photos of the car posted online,” said his father Delmer, promoter of the track at Albion. “It’s still hard to believe how well-liked and how well-known Tanner was. It’s just amazing.” Businesses helping build the pace car included Big Daddy Race Cars, Performance Bodes, Ernie’s Body Shop, Twisted Images LLC, Bruegman Excavating, SA D-Signs, Roth Racing and Outback Motorsports. Future plans for Tanner’s car are for it to be displayed at area car chows. Delmer said it would not be raced again. Top prize for the Stock Cars at the Pelster [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds, Stock Cars run on opening night at Buchanan County Fair

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa – The first night of the Buchanan County Fair brings IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars to Independence Motor Speedway on Tuesday, July 6. Modifieds race for $1,000 to win and a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berth; Stock Cars run for a $750 top check, with the winner becoming eligible to qualify for the B & B Chassis All-Star race. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Side Biter Chassis North Central Region and EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region, and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded. Entry fee for both divisions is $20. Pit passes are $30. Gates open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $20 for adults, $15 for veterans and teens, $10 for kids ages 7-12 and free for ages six and under. The evening’s Denny Osborn Memorial Late Model event honors the 1989 IMCA national champion, who passed away May 24, and is presented by Travis Smock and Peoples Company.

Possible $2,000 payday for IMCA Modified winner at 34 Raceway this Saturday

WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa – Winning Saturday’s IMCA Modified feature at 34 Raceway now pays a guaranteed $1,500, with a $500 bonus possible that would make that payday an even two grand. Any Modified driver winning an IMCA sanctioned feature at any track on Friday, July 2 takes home that bonus, along with a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berth, if they can win the July 3 main event at West Burlington as well. Also on Saturday, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $750 to win and B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility while Mach-1 Sport Compacts run for $250 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Side Biter Chassis North Central and EQ Cylinder Heads Northern region, and KMJ Performance State points, but no track points, will be given at the draw/redraw show. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 4 p.m. The draw ends at 6 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:15 p.m. with racing to follow. Grandstand admission is $20 for adults, $18 for students and [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds, Northern SportMods, fireworks featured at Salina’s Topless Challenge this Friday

SALINA, Kan. – The roofs come off and IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods for $500 to win at Salina Speedway’s 11th annual Topless Challenge this Friday, July 2. The Modified feature is a qualifying event for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, IMCA STARS Mod Lites and Mach-1 Sport Compacts complete the holiday weekend kickoff card. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, KMJ Performance State and track points will be awarded. Entry fees are $20 for Modifieds and $10 for Northern SportMods and pit passes are $30. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors, and free for active duty military personnel and veterans, and for kids ages 15 and under when accompanying a paid adult. Old Dude’s Fireworks stages the fireworks display that follows Friday night racing. More information is available on Facebook and at the track website.