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Rare weekend tripleheader on tap for PASS

By Frank Buhrman POTTSVILLE, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Sprint Series will run a rare tripleheader this weekend, with three races on the schedule, including stops at the series’ oldest track and its newest. On Friday night, PASS will join the Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series for a co-sanctioned event at Big Diamond Speedway. On Saturday, the IMCA RaceSaver Sprinters will visit the quarter-mile Path Valley Speedway bullring, now in its 22nd season of hosting PASS racing. Then on Sunday, the new Bloomsburg Fair Raceway will host the PASS and MASS sprinters for the first time ever. At Big Diamond, pit gates will open at 5 p.m. and grandstands at 5:30, with warm-ups starting at 7:15 and racing at 7:45. Adult admission is $22 ($20 for seniors; kids under 16 and active duty military with ID free). Pit admission is $40 ($30 for PASS and MASS members). This is the first PASS race at Big Diamond since 2015 and it will produce a new winner for the series, since no previous PASS winner is still active in RaceSaver [Read More]

Annual Salute to Veterans race expands, adds Spencer, Boone dates

ALGONA, Iowa – Veterans and drivers in multiple IMCA divisions take their turns in the spotlight as the successful Hunting With Heroes Salute to Veterans Race expands from a one night special to a three-night tour this July. IMCA Modifieds race for at least $3,000 and up to $3,500 to win in three Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying features as the Salute to Veterans tour travels to Clay County Fair Speedway on July 28, Kossuth County Speedway on July 29 and Boone Speedway on July 31. IMCA Sunoco Stock Car features pay $2,250 to win at Spencer, $3,500 at Algona and $1,000 at Boone and are B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifiers. Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods race for $1,250 to win at Clay County, $1,500 at Kossuth County and $1,000 at Boone, while IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks run for $1,000 to win the first two nights and for $600 in the finale. Total purse for the three nights will be more than $85,000 and all feature winners receive custom carved wooden trophies created by Anthony Martin, [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds run for $1,000 to win at Park Jeff’s Monday Night Mayhem

JEFFERSON, S.D. – A Monday Night Mayhem event comes to Park Jefferson Speedway on July 26 as the race track hosts an IMCA Modified Fast Shafts All-Star eligibility qualifying event paying $1,000 to win. Drivers will be coming from around the area to tackle some of the best competition to make themselves eligible for qualifying during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. A number of local IMCA Modified drivers will be gunning for the top spot, with a handful of drivers who have previously qualified. Drivers such as Chris Abelson, Ricky ‘Racer’ Stephan and more have put their names forward in previous years by winning $1,000 to win events across the Upper Midwest. Local Sioux City hot shoe Cody Thompson is already eligible to qualify but would love to take home more money and points as he contends for rookie of the year titles. Joining the card on Monday are the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. All divisions run a full night of racing [Read More]

Norman County, Red River Valley host $800 to win Sanders IMCA Stock Car Challenge features

ADA, Minn. – Sanders Stock Car Challenge winners will be living high on the hog July 29 at Norman County Raceway and July 30 at Red River Valley Speedway. IMCA Sunoco Stock Car features Thursday at Ada, Minn., and Friday at West Fargo, N.D., both pay $800 to win and a minimum of $120 to start. The winners of both become eligible to qualify for the B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational and the driver winning both nights earns a $200 Clean Sweep bonus. Entry fee is $30. Pit passes are $30 and $10 for kids ages six and under both nights. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods run both nights; IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars are also on the Friday program, as is a meet and greet with Stock Car contestants. Pit gates open at 3:30 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. at Norman County, where spectator admission is $15 for adults, $10 for veterans and active military with ID and free for kids 12 and [Read More]

United Rebel Sprint Series hosts Missouri doubleheader

OSBORN, Mo. – The POWRi Drive to Zero United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing has two Missouri events on the schedule Friday, July 23 and Saturday, July 24. Both races will pay $1,000 to win with $200 to start the “A” features. On Friday, July 23, competition will take place atop the 3/8-mile high banked resurfaced facility of US 36 Raceway in Osborn. The enhancements on the track have given fans and drivers excitement, with close, action-packed racing. Hot laps are slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. with racing at 8 p.m. The United Rebel Sprint Series last visited US 36 Raceway in June for its first appearance in URSS history. Kansas native Jay Russell, walked away with the victory but it wasn’t without a fierce battle from Stu Snyder, Kenny Potter, Mike Houseman, Jr. and Ty Williams. On Saturday, July 24, drivers and their teams will head 45 minutes northwest to the 3/8-mile semi-banked facility of Bethany Speedway for the second night of competition of the weekend. The debut of the United Rebel [Read More]

IMCA RaceSaver Sprints run at Front Row Challenge

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars make their annual visit to Southern Iowa Speedway for the Front Row Challenge special on Aug. 9, running for $1,000 to win. A minimum of $100 will be paid to start the Monday night main event and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and KMJ Performance Iowa State points will be awarded for the Badger Steel USA-sponsored event. There is no entry fee; pit passes are $40. Admission is $30 for adults and $15 for ages 12 and under. Tickets may be purchased through the Front Row Challenge website. Reserved seats and infield party passes are available by calling 515 957-0020. Outlaw 410 Sprint Cars run in the One Night Stand for Twenty Grand at Oskaloosa that evening and must run with the Schoenfeld/Knoxville muffler. The 26th annual Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge is presented by the Searsboro Telephone Company.

Barona Speedway hosts July 24 Summer Shootout special

LAKESIDE, Calif. – The inaugural IMCA Summer Shootout brings IMCA Modifieds to Barona Speedway for a Saturday, July 24 $2,000 to win Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods race for $1,600 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $1,500 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $500 to win that evening. Drivers in all four divisions can pre-register at www.imcasummershootout.com. Pit gates open at noon and racing starts at 5 p.m. Car and driver is $75 and pit passes are $30. Spectator admission is $20 for adults, $10 for seniors, military and emergency services personnel, $10 for students ages 7-17 and free for six and under. A family pack (two adults and two kids) is $50. An open practice runs from 4-8 p.m. Friday, July 23. More information is available on Facebook and the track website.

IMCA Modifieds race for bragging rights and $2,500 at Grays Harbor Shipwreck Bead Nationals

ELMA, Wash. – Bragging rights are at stake on opening night of Grays Harbor Raceway’s July 23 and 24 Shipwreck Beads IMCA Modified Nationals. Bragging rights, $2,500 and a berth on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational are on the line on night two. Previous Nationals winners and track champions comprise Friday’s $500 to win race of champions field. They’ll be among the contenders for Saturday’s big check at Elma’s 22nd annual special. “We hope to pull drivers from as far away as California and Arizona,” said promoter Bert Johnson. “There are a lot of bragging rights involved but this is really a fun event. We went back to the original two-day race format in 2015 and it’s worked very well for us.” The sanctioned special is the first held in Washington State since Grays Harbor returned to IMCA sanctioning this season. All drivers will run two qualifying heats on Friday, with the starting order reversed for the second heat. Last-chance races precede Saturday’s main event. Entry fee is $80 and pit passes are $35. Pit gates [Read More]

Saturday date for Mod Lites of Arkansas at Old No. 1

HARRISBURG, Ark. – Mod Lites of Arkansas race for $500 to win and a minimum of $100 to start this Saturday, July 17 at Old No. 1 Speedway in Harrisburg. Gates open at 4 p.m. with pre-tech for the IMCA STARS Mod Lite entries to follow. Racing is at 7:30 p.m.

Muscatine County Fair show brings five IMCA divisions to West Liberty

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa – Muscatine County Fairgoers can enjoy the midway and a livestock exhibit or two before five IMCA divisions take to the West Liberty Raceway half-mile on Wednesday, July 21. IMCA Sunoco Late Models race for $1,000 to win, IMCA Modifieds for $700, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods both for $400 and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $200 to win that evening. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Side Biter Chassis North Central and EQ Cylinder Heads Northern region and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded. There is no entry fee. Admission to the fairgrounds is $6 and pit passes are $20. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults and free for kids ages five and under. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow. More information about the fair night event is available by calling 319 627-2414.