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Sprint Nationals set for Sept. 1-4 run at Eagle Raceway

EAGLE, Neb. (Aug. 31) – All roads lead to Eagle Raceway during the upcoming holiday weekend for the biggest IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car event of the season. The fourth annual Sprint Nationals run Friday, Sept. 1 through Sunday, Sept. 4 at Eagle, with a top prize of as much as $5,000 going to the winner of Sunday’s main event. There are 130 drivers from 15 states and Canada now pre-entered for the Sprint Nationals. A minimum of $2,500, plus a bonus of $50 for each of as many as 50 sanctioned starts made during the current point season, awaits the Sprint Nationals champion. Drivers entered in Sprint Nationals now include: Gene Ackland, Martell; Brandon Allen, St. Peter, Minn.; Bruce Allen, Mankato, Minn.; Elliott Amdahl, Flandreau, S.D.; Shayle Bade, Lincoln; Dusty Ballenger, Harrisburg, S.D.; Ethan Barrow, Bloomington, Ind.; Jason Becker, Seward; Tom Belsky, North Platte; Clint Benson, Papillion; Greg Black, Des Moines, Iowa; and Zach Blurton, Quinter, Kan.; Daren Bolac, Moyock, N.C.; Gregg Bolte, Lincoln, Neb.; Mike Boston, Lincoln; Chase Brewer, Springtown, Texas; Dave Brown [Read More]

Southern Oregon special boasts $5,000 prize for IMCA Modifieds

WHITE CITY, Ore. – The Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified winner of Southern Oregon Speedway’s 21st annual Lon Skinner Memorial earns a hefty $5,000. The Sunday, Sept. 4 main event pays a minimum of $500 to each of the 24 starters and is a qualifier for the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Modifieds also race for $600 to win in their Saturday, Sept. 3 feature. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods race for top checks of $400 on Saturday and $600 on Sunday. Early registration and practice is Friday, Sept. 2 at White City. Entry fee for the Modifieds is $200 or $250 at the gate. Transponders are required and must be furnished by the driver. Hoosier tires, fuel and tearoffs will be available in the pits. Grandstand admission is $15 for Saturday, $20 for Sunday or $30 for a two-day pass. Pit passes are $35 a day or $60 for a two-day pass. Brookside Inn is the host hotel and reservations can be made by calling 866 928-2314. Free camping, but no hookups, is also [Read More]

Three IMCA Modified features at Sept. 2-4 East-West Clash

GILLETTE, Wyo. – Gillette Thunder Speedway hosts three $1,000 to win features for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds over the course of its 17th annual East-West Clash special Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 2-4. All three features are 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifiers. Saturday and Sunday features both pay a minimum of $100 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western Region and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded each night. Entry fee is $75 each night. Pit passes are $30 or $75 for all three days. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and military, and free for kids 12 and under. More information about the East-West Clash is available by calling 307 682-8866 and on Facebook.

IMCA Modifieds headline Sept. 2 Showdown in Motown

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – Four sanctioned divisions are on the card for the Friday, Sept. 2 Showdown in Motown, with Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds running for $1,000 to win and a spot on the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods both vie for $500 to win while IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks chase a top check of $300. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded at the draw/redraw show. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and free for kids 10 and under. Pit passes are $25. Pit gates at Marshalltown open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:50 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. More information is available from promoter Toby Kruse at 515 231-5444.

Format announced for Ernst Memorial, Iron Man Challenge at Longdale

LONGDALE, Okla. – One of the biggest weekends of the season at Longdale Speedway is only a little more than one month away. The second annual Darren Ernst Memorial pays $3,000 to win the final night of the two-day IMCA SportMod main event on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 with $3,000 on the line that same weekend for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds during the Iron Man Challenge. The Modified feature is a 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Pit passes are $30 for the Thursday, Sept. 29 open practice that runs from 6-9 p.m. Single-car qualifying will open the competition on Friday, Sept. 30, in both divisions. Drivers will then compete in eight-lap heat races to line up the 20-lap, 24-car feature that will lock the top eight finishers into a bracket race on Saturday, Oct. 1. The final day of racing will showcase last-chance qualifiers to determine the ninth through 23rdstarting positions in each main event. The 24th starting position will be auctioned off in each class beginning at $500. Each main event [Read More]

URSS Rebels return Belleville, Byers

BELLEVILLE, Kan. – After a week off, the United Rebel Sprint Series returns to action this weekend as the URSS Myers Engines National Tour will tackle the Belleville Highbanks in Belleville, Kan., for the second time this year and the Colorado URSS West Region will make its fifth appearance this year at Colorado Motor Sports Park in Byers. For the second time in three weeks, the National tour will return to the Belleville Highbanks for a $1,000 to win minimum $200 to start main event. J.D. Johnson has taken two in a row as he notched his first win during the 2015 Belleville Nationals and then backed it up with another dominating performance during this year’s event. Four-time Belleville winner Luke Cranston, Zach Blurton, Brian Herbert, Jed Werner and a host of others will be on hand to end Johnson’s reign. Saturday night’s action starts at 7:30 p.m. Also on Saturday at 7 p.m. the URSS West Region will return to action at Colorado Motor Sports Park in Byers. Blurton has taken two feature wins [Read More]

Sprint Series of Oklahoma ready for Pat Suchy Memorial

By David Smith Jr. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – What is sure to be highlighted on every race fan and sprint car driver’s schedule for years to come, the inaugural Pat Suchy Memorial featuring the Sprint Series of Oklahoma IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, will take place this coming Saturday night at Brill Motor Speedway in Meeker, Okla. This event honors the long-time Oklahoma City car owner who owned everything from jalopies, super modifieds and championship dirt cars at Fairgrounds Speedway in Oklahoma City from the 1960’s to the late 1980’s. The Suchy’s Transmission and Auto Repair owner fielded cars for such drivers as Benny Taylor, Aaron Madden Harold Leep and Shane Carson – just to name a few. This event will pay $800 to win and $275 to start the 20-car feature finale. Heat race money will also be paid as well as all drivers competing in the night’s “B” feature who do not transfer into the night’s championship finale. The trophy will be presented by Suchy’s daughter, Janelle (Flatt), with many of Suchy’s grandchildren and [Read More]

SportMod Mayhem is Saturday at Dodge City

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. – Mayhem will most assuredly ensue as Dodge City Raceway Park hosts the third annual SportMod Mayhem event this Saturday night. While the IMCA SportMods will battle it out for a $1,000 winner’s share, the Aug. 27 card will also include Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Saturday’s racing action atop the 3/8-mile clay oval will go green at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $15 with children 11 and under admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Woodward, Okla.’s Mike Roach reigns as defending SportMod Mayhem winner after topping a field of 29 entries last year. Clay Money topped the inaugural version of SportMod Mayhem in 2014.

Six IMCA divisions run at Shelby County’s Tiny Lund

HARLAN, Iowa – Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Late Models headline Shelby County Speedway’s Saturday, Aug. 27 Tiny Lund Memorial, running in $1,000 to win features. The Modified feature is a qualifier for the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Also on the card are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars running for $600 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods running for $500 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks running for $400 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts chasing a $300 top check. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly National and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded in all divisions. Regional points will be given to Modified, Stock Car and Hobby Stock drivers. Entry fees are $30 and can be mailed to Shelby County Speedway at 1003 Road M56, Harlan, Iowa, 51537. Pit gates open at 3 p.m., hot laps are at 5 p.m. and the mandatory pit meeting is at 5:30 p.m. Racing starts at 6 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students and free for five and under. No promotional tickets [Read More]

Mighty Axe Nationals this weekend at North Central Speedway

BRAINERD, Minn. – A pair of Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying features are on the 15th annual Mighty Axe Nationals program this weekend at North Central Speedway. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win Friday, Aug. 26 and a minimum of $1,000 to win on Saturday, Aug. 27; an additional $200 will be paid if the winner competed on opening night. Completing the cards at Brainerd are Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods running for $400 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $275 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $100 to win. Saturday’s SportMod winner gets another $100 of they raced on Friday; Saturday Hobby Stock and Sport Compact winners each get an additional $25 if the raced on opening night. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Racing starts at 6:45 p.m. Spectator admission for adults is $15 or $25 for both days; $10 a day or $15 for [Read More]