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Hershey tribute this Saturday at Port Royal

By Frank Buhrman PORT ROYAL, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Sprint Series will make its fourth 2020 visit to Port Royal Speedway Saturday night, taking part in a program honoring the memory of a widely respected member of the Central Pennsylvania racing community. The Tribute to Curt Hershey honors one of the area’s leading engine builders, who passed away earlier this year. More than a few Hershey motors will be racing this weekend at Port Royal. For PASS teams, the tribute also means a purse increase and special awards. CG Racing Engines has added to the race purse to make the winner’s share $444 (Hershey’s son Joey ran car no. 44 with PASS), with comparable increases throughout the field; last place will pay $222. Additionally, CG Racing Engines has matched the $100 awarded by Penns Valley Meat Market for the Hard Charger Award, making that $200 total. Newlin Bar Service also has joined the tribute and will award a torsion bar cleaning tool to the highest finishing PASS car racing a Hershey engine. If that car wins, Newlin [Read More]

IMCA Stock Car special Aug. 10-11 at RPM pays $5,000 to win

HAYS, Kan. – IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars are in the running for another first-class $5,000 payday at RPM Speedway’s Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 10-11 1st Class Chassis Stock Car Shootout. Heat races and qualifying features are on the opening night card, with last-chance features and the minimum $300 to start main event on night two at Hays. Complete shows for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods are on both programs. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and KMJ Performance State points, but no track points will be awarded each night. Pits open at 4 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m., hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. both days. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults and free for kids 12 and under when accompanying a parent or guardian; pit passes are $30 for adults and $10 for kids 12 and under accompanying a parent or guardian. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. for the Sunday, Aug. 9 test and tune session, which starts [Read More]

$2,008 payday for IMCA Modifieds at East Moline’s inaugural Greg Durbin Memorial

EAST MOLINE, Ill – The Bullring at Rock Island County Fairgrounds remembers one of its own with the inaugural Greg Durbin Memorial on Sunday, Aug. 2. The IMCA Modified feature pays $2,008 to win and is a qualifying event for the 2020 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. The Modified portion of the show is draw/redraw with a $50 entry fee, with IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing, Side Biter Chassis North Central and KMJ Performance Illinois State, but no track points to be awarded. Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods vie for $888 to win and national, state and track points. Pit gates open at 2:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 5:30 p.. with racing to follow. Reserved grandstand seating is $15, with general admission $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and free for kids ages eight and under. Pit passes are $30 or $15 for kids. More information is available on Facebook. Durbin, who passed away in January at the age of 41, was a three-time IMCA Modified champion at [Read More]

Bull Ring Nationals doubleheader on tap for URSS at Rush County

LACROSSE, Kan. – The Mel Hambelton Ford Racing POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series will head to The Bullring of Rush County Speedway in LaCrosse, Kan., for the Bull Ring Nationals on Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26. The preparation and awesome racing provided by the Rush County Speedway crew is one of the favorites for United Rebel Sprint Series drivers and fans. Broken Arrow, Okla.’s Jake Martens was crowned the 2019 Bull Ring Nationals champion. The Bull Ring Nationals will pay $700 to the winner on Saturday night and $1,000 will be on the line for the top spot on Sunday. Hot laps are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. both nights with racing slated to begin at 7 p.m.

IMCA Modifieds to headline Shawano’s July 24, 25 Mid-Summer Classic shows

SHAWANO, Wis. – The two-day show coming up this weekend at Shawano Speedway is guaranteed to be a Classic. IMCA Modifieds race for $1,150 to win and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berths at Mid-Summer Classic shows Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars chase $1,000 top checks while Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods race for $600 to win both nights. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and KMJ Performance, but no track points will be awarded. There is a $30 draw fee each night for Modifieds and Stock Cars. Pit gates open at 3 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Modified drivers get another shot at putting their name on the All-Star ballot at Shawano’s $1,200 to win Racing For A Reason childhood cancer benefit on Aug. 1.

King of the Creek Stock Car checkers are good for $5,000

FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. – IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers will battle for King of the Creek honors and a rich $5,000 payday at 141 Speedway July 22 and 23. Qualifying starts Wednesday night, with a $750 to win feature for IMCA Modifieds and $200 to win Mach-1 Sport Compact feature completing the program. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults and $13 for seniors and students. Thursday’s show also sports last-chance qualifying for the Stocks and a $500 to win feature for the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods. Spectator admission is $20 for adults and $14 for seniors and students. Kids ages 10 and under get in free to the grandstand and pit passes are $30 each night. Gates open at 3 p.m. and an open practice starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 21. Grandstand admission is free and pit passes are $20 that evening. Free camping, with showers, is available on site. More information is available on Facebook.

Kyle Suter Memorial headlines BVR Wednesday show

ALTA, Iowa – One thousand dollars is the top prize for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars at Buena Vista Raceway’s Wednesday, July 15 Kyle Suter Memorial, presented by North Central Line Service. Completing the midweek card are IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods, racing for $1,000 to win as well, and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $300 to win. All classes are draw/redraw. The Modified feature is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Entry fee for Modifieds and Stock Cars is $25. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors, veterans and students ages 13-18, and $2 or free with donation of a non-perishable food item for kids ages 12 and under. Pit passes are $25 for adults and $15 for kids ages 6-10. Gates and the grandstand open at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. with racing to follow.

Lubbock Wrecker Service DCRP Sprint Car Nationals shaping up quickly

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. – Just six weeks away, the fourth annual Lubbock Wrecker Service DCRP Sprint Car Nationals are rapidly taking shape. Taking shape in a wide variety of special award sponsors and lap sponsors, the event is set for Aug. 20-22 atop the 3/8-mile Dodge City Raceway Park clay oval. The three-day tilt pitting the Hambelton Racing DCRP versus the United Rebel Sprint Series with a number of other invaders from throughout gets under way with two full nights of heat races and features on Thursday and Friday that will set the stage for Saturday’s $3,000-to-win, $400-to-start 30-lap finale. The top six in combined points from Thursday and Friday’s preliminary lock into Saturday’s Mel Hambelton Racing Dash for Cash that will set the front three rows of Saturday’s championship event. The balance of the field will contest another set of heat races based upon points from the first two nights with more points on the line to set the balance of Saturday’s feature lineups. Once the Friday night portion is completed, [Read More]

Johnson Memorial for Northern SportMods is Friday at Murray County

SLAYTON, Minn. – Murray County Speedway hosts its inaugural Brycen Johnson Memorial on Friday, July 10, paying $1,541 to win and a minimum of $241 to start the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod main event. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts are also on the card at Slayton. There is no entry fee and pit passes are $30. Pit gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. Hot laps are at 7:15 p.m. with racing to follow. Event sponsors are Hadley Steel, Hadley Elevator, Hadley Liquor and Pizza Ranch of Slayton. More information is available from promoter Aaron Betz at 507 227-8575.

United Rebel Sprint Series on Wheatshocker Nationals card at RPM

HAYS, Kan. – The Mel Hambelton Ford Racing POWRi United Rebel Series will gear up for the 12th annual Wheatshocker Nationals at RPMS in Hays on July 11 and 12. This race has been a staple on the URSS schedule since 2008. The Sunday portion of the event will pay $2,000 to win and a minimum of $200 to start. Gates will open at 4 p.m. each day with hot laps slated to begin shortly after 6 p.m. and green flag action at 7 p.m.