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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.

Mr. Excitement 40 this Saturday at Canyon Speedway Park

By Lonnie Wheatley PEORIA, Ariz. – The regular season at Canyon Speedway Park wraps up in truly exciting fashion with the running of this Saturday night’s Mr. Excitement 40 Tribute to Terry Belcher atop the 1/3-mile clay oval near Phoenix. IMCA Modifieds will take center stage in Saturday’s Mr. Excitement 40. Saturday’s action goes green at 7 p.m. after an open practice session on Friday from 7-10 p.m. Mike Strobl is closing in on the CSP Modified track title while Bryson Curry and Jay Foster split the most recent Modified action. Tickets to Saturday’s “Mr. Excitement 40 Tribute to Terry Belcher” are $16 with a $3 discount for military, seniors and students. Children ages 7-12 are $6 with children six and under admitted free. VIP passes are available for $20.

$2,000 is top IMCA Modified prize at Jamestown’s Stock Car Stampede

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds return to the Stock Car Stampede at Jamestown Speedway this weekend, racing for $2,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Heat races begin at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23 with “B” features preceding the Saturday, Sept. 24 main event, a qualifier for the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. The runner-up earns $1,500 with $1,000 paid for third. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, BMS North Central Region and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. 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 end 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. Gates open at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $18 for adults and $45 for a family pass. Gates open [Read More]

Siskiyou hosting Sept. 24 Restad IMCA Modified Memorial

YREKA, Calif. – Siskiyou Motor Speedway’s Saturday, Sept. 24 Rod Restad Memorial boasts a $3,000 check for the winner of the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event. The Restad Memorial is a qualifier for the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. The runner-up earns $2,000 with $1,000 paid for third. The $100 entry fee includes car and driver. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods are also on the program. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and veterans, $7 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $35. More information is available on Facebook and at the www.siskiyoumotorspeedway.com website.

Five IMCA divisions on Saturday card for Jackson Nationals

JACKSON, Minn. – A full Saturday of racing sees five IMCA divisions take their turn on the track at the Jackson Motorplex IMCA Nationals Doug Cellan Memorial. Gates open at 9 a.m. and hot laps begin at 1 p.m. Sept. 24 at Jackson. Complete shows for Mach-1 Sport Compacts and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks precede qualifying for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. The track will be reworked at approximately 5 p.m. and hot laps are at 7 p.m., followed by Northern SportMod and Stock Car features, then a complete show for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. Modifieds, Stock Cars and Northern SportMods all race for top prizes of $2,000. The Hobby Stock feature pays $1,600 to win and the Sport Compact feature $750. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State, but no local track points will be awarded. Sprint Cars will also be competing. Transponders and RACEceivers are required; transponders will be available to rent at the track. Entry fee in all divisions is now $30. Pit [Read More]

Princeton’s Western Showdown features four IMCA divisions

PRINCETON, Minn. – Four IMCA sanctioned divisions run at Princeton Speedway’s Western Showdown special this weekend. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified features on Friday, Sept. 23 and Saturday, Sept. 24 pay $1,000 to win, a minimum of $100 to start and are Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods run for $500 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $125 to win both nights. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance points, but no local track points, will be awarded at the fourth annual special. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. both days. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, $7 for students ages 7-17 and free for six and under. Pit passes are $35 for adults and $17 for minors ages 5-17. More information is available by calling 320 201-0124 and at the www.princetonspeedway.com website.