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Winter Nationals this weekend at Longdale Speedway

By Shawn Miller LONGDALE, Okla. – The Winter Nationals is developing into a strong event that helps close each season at Longdale Speedway. The third edition of the marquee event is set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15-16 and will feature three IMCA sanctioned divisions. The first night will be the standard purse for each class with the Oct. 16 event paying $1,000 to win and $200 to start for both the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and IMCA SportMods and $800 to win and $100 to start for the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. Sunday’s feature for the Modifieds is a 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying event. The opening night of the doubleheader will feature a full race program with the top 12 drivers in each class locked into Sunday’s starting grid. Last-chance races kick off the second night of racing on Oct. 16 and will determine the remainder of the starting lineup for the main events. The entry fee increases $100 for a driver only racing on Oct. 16. Adult tickets are [Read More]

Stock Car Stampede at Jamestown boasts $2,000 IMCA Modified top prize

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (Oct. 10) – Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds chase a $2,000 top check at Jamestown Speedway’s Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14-15 Stock Car Stampede. The Stampede is a qualifying event for the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. The runner-up earns $1,500 with $1,000 paid for third; drivers taking the main event green earn a minimum of $300. Heat races begin at 7 p.m. on Friday with “B” features preceding Saturday’s main event. What’s new at the 45th annual Stampede is a $500 to win, minimum $120 to start race for the top 24 Modified non-qualifiers. Other non-qualifiers who finish their “B” race will be paid $50. Car and driver entry fee for the Modifieds is $90. Pit passes are $60 for Friday and Saturday or $35 for Saturday; no Friday only pit passes will be sold. Pit gates open at 10 a.m. and the grandstand opens at 3 p.m. on Friday. Tickets are $18 for adults and $45 for a family pass. Gates open at 2 p.m. and racing starts at 5 p.m. [Read More]

Abilene Speedway hosts Oct. 14-15 Southern Challenge

ABILENE, Texas – Abilene Speedway rolls out the red carpet for four IMCA divisions at its 22nd annual Ryan Bard Memorial Southern Challenge special Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14-15. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds race for $2,000 to win, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods both for $1,700 to win and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $650 to win. The Modified feature is a 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. An open practice runs from 6-10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13. Qualifying begins on Friday and Dirt Defender adds to the payout in all four sanctioned divisions. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Friday. Gates open at 2 p.m. and the first green flag waves at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $10 for military with ID, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $30. More information is available from promoter Rob Poor at 325 725-3849 or 325 692-8800, and at the www.abilenespeedway.com website.

Budweiser Nationals boasts Oct. 7, 8 $1,500 to win IMCA Modified features at Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Oct. 4) – A pair of $1,500 to win features for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds are on tap at Bakersfield Speedway’s 31st annual Budweiser Nationals this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 7 and 8. Both 40-lap features are 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events and pay a minimum of $100 to start. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods begin qualifying on Friday. They’ll race 30 laps for $1,500 to win on Saturday. The complete program for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars totes a $600 to win feature and will be run Saturday. Car and driver is $90 each night for the Modifieds, $105 for both days for the SportMods and $150 to start in the rear for Saturday qualifying only, and $65 Saturday for the Stock Cars. Pit passes are $40. Pit gates open at noon both days, pre-race tech starts at 12:15 p.m. and racing starts at 5 p.m. RACEceivers and transponders are required. Friday grandstand admission is $14 for adults, $12 for seniors and military and $7 for kids ages 6-12. On [Read More]

Atomicwraps.com IMCA Empire State Series finale is Saturday at Five Mile Point

KIRKWOOD, N.Y. (Oct. 4) – The Atomicwraps.com IMCA Empire State Series sees its final checkers of 2016 when the tour for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds travels to Five Mile Point Speedway for an Oct. 8 show. Saturday’s 20-lap main event pays $450 to win and a minimum of $100 to start. Brad Sites of Monroeton, Pa., brings the point lead to Kirkwood for the finale; Matt Cole of Vestal and James Cornell of Port Crane were winners of the first two series events held at 5MP this season. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 4 p.m. Racing starts at 6 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors ages 65 and older, $5 for students ages 13-17 and free for kids and under. A family five-pack (two adults and three seniors/students) is $35. Pit passes are also $35. More information is available on Facebook, at the www.5milepointspeedway.com website or by calling 607 775-5555. Atomicwraps.com IMCA Empire State Series top 20 point standings – 1. Brad Sites, Monroeton, Pa., 323; 2. Tyler Stoddard, Binghamton, 300; [Read More]

URSS 2016 Colorado Region Championship up for grabs at Byers

BYERS, Colo. – The final race of the 2016 United Rebel Sprint Series at Colorado Motor Sports Park will determine the 2016 Colorado Champion this Saturday night, Oct. 8. Current point leader and winner of the last race at Byers, Zach Blurton leads the standings by a slim four point margin over 2015 national rookie of the year Austin McLean. Justin Medlock is 20 points behind Blurton holding down the third spot. Current Colorado and national rookie point leader Scott Rhoades holds a 22-point lead over fifth place Luke Lucero. Positions sixth through eighth are separated by 12 points. Mark Walinder holds the sixth spot with Todd Plemons 10 points behind in seventh and teammate Scott Cochran two points back of Plemons. Saturday Night is Fan Appreciation Night at CMSP with the URSS Sprint Cars headlining the night’s racing. Ticket prices are $15 for adults and $8 for ages 12 and under. The track website is www.coloradomotorsportsparkllc.com.

$5,000 is top IMCA Modified prize at Oct. 6-8 RPM Fall Nationals

HAYS, Kan. – Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds race for $5,000 to win and a minimum of $400 to start their main event at RPM Speedway’s Oct. 6-8 Fall Nationals fueled by Casey’s. That feature is a qualifying event for the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Also on the card at Hays are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars racing for $3,000 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $2,000, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $1,500 and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $300. Registration fee and non-qualifier pay is $150 for Modifieds, $100 for Stocks and $75 for SportMods and Hobby Stocks. Tow money for the Sport Compacts is $25. A test and tune session for all divisions and the Sport Compact program are on Thursday, Oct. 6. Grandstand admission is free on Thursday. Adults pay $10 on Friday and $15 on Saturday; children are $5 both days. Pit passes are $25 on Thursday and $30 on Friday and Saturday. More information about the 10th annual event is available at the www.rpmspeedway.net website or by calling promoter Rod Bencken [Read More]

$1,500 is top prize in IMCA features at KSP Showdown

KENNEDALE, Texas – All four IMCA main events pay $1,500 to win at Kennedale Speedway Park’s 10th annual Showdown special. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods all chase $1,500 top checks at the Sept. 29-Oct. 1 show. The Modified winner will be added to the ballot for the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Minimum start money is $300 for the Modifieds and Sprints and $250 for the Stock Cars and SportMods. Entry fee for all four divisions is $100. Gates open at 4 p.m. and registration and practice run from 6-9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29. Pit passes are $15 and grandstand admission is free. On Friday, gates open at 4 p.m. and qualifying starts at 7 p.m. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and military, $5 for kids ages 6-11 and free for five and under. Gates open at 4 p.m. Saturday and racing is at 6 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and [Read More]

Doubleheader this weekend for Sprint Series of Oklahoma

By David Smith Jr. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The inaugural season for the Sprint Series of Oklahoma IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car Series comes to a close in a huge way this weekend as it will be a double-header of races that will tell the tale of the point championship. It all kicks off this coming Friday night at Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore in a makeup event that was rained out the previous Friday night (Sept. 16). The tour will then travel to Oklahoma Sports Park in Ada on Saturday night and wrap up its 2016 point season. This will be the fourth and final event at Southern Oklahoma Speedway where John Carney II, Michelle Melton and Chad Wilson have visited victory lane during the track’s Fast 5 Friday events. The first event saw a 20-car field while the second garnered 26 cars pit side. The latest event saw a total of 34 drivers compete. Gates open at 5 p.m. with racing action slated for a special 8 p.m. start time. Grandstand admission is $20 for adults; kids [Read More]

URSS national finale is Saturday at Jerry Soderberg Memorial

DODGE CITY, Kan. – The final race in the 2016 Myers Racing Engines National Points has the United Rebel Sprint Series headed back to Dodge City Raceway Park for the fourth annual Jerry Soderberg Memorial this Saturday, Sept. 24. Taylor Velasquez will be going for his third Jerry Soderberg Memorial win in a row; Zach Blurton captured the inaugural event win in 2013. Racing action begins at 7 p.m. with Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks joining the Sprints. General admission is $20 with children 11 and under admitted free when accompanied by an adult. So far in the 10 races of the Myers Racing Engines National Championship there have been six different winners with Luke Cranston taking three feature victories. Blurton and Brian Herbert each garnered a pair of wins. Jason Martin, Steven Richardson and J.D. Johnson each picking up single wins this season.