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Deery Series travels to Quad City Speedway for Sunday show

EAST MOLINE, Ill. – The Deery Brothers Summer Series show at Quad City Speedway this Sunday is the first of three May events for touring IMCA Late Models. All three feature races – May 15 at East Moline, May 18 at Maquoketa Speedway and May 30 at Boone Speedway – pay $2,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. Sunday and the grandstand opens at 3:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 5 p.m. with racing to follow. Also running are Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, plus street stocks. Box seating is $18. Other spectator admission is $15 for adults, $8 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $30. More information is available by calling 309 792-5030 or at the www.qcspeedwayracing.com website. The Quad City show was rained out and rescheduled from May 1. Deery Brothers Summer Series top 20 point standings – 1. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 141; 2. Tyler Bruening, Decorah, Iowa, 139; 3. Ryan Dolan, Lisbon, [Read More]

United Rebel Sprint Series Rebels resumes season on Sunday

WaKEENEY, Kan. – The 2016 United Rebel Sprint Series will make its third appearance at the lightning fast 3/8-mile WaKeeney Speedway Sunday night, May 15. Both previous races there produced some of the closest racing in the URSS history. In the first appearance, Quinter racers Zach Blurton and C.J. Johnson battled with Blurton holding off Johnson to take his first win of the season. In the second race, Liberal’s Steven Richardson held off a hard charging Luke Cranston of Ness City to take his first feature victory of 2016. After suffering its second rain out of the young season at RPM Speedway last month, the Rebels will be anxious to return to the clay once again. With the DCRP Sprint Series having a three week break in their program, look for several of the competitors to make the short pull Sunday night. Grandstands will open at 5 p.m. with racing starting at 6:30 p.m.

Day of Stars at Five Mile Point features IMCA Atomicwraps.com Empire State Series

KIRKWOOD, N.Y. – Five Mile Point Speedway’s Day of Stars features a 25-lap, $500 to win feature for touring Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. The second appearance at Kirkwood this spring by the Atomicwraps.com Empire State Series was postponed by inclement weather from May 1 to this Sunday, May 15. Pit gates open at 1:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 2:30 p.m. Hot laps begin at 3:45 p.m. and racing begins at 5 p.m. Grandstand admission is $14 for adults, $12 for seniors ages 65 and over, $10 for students ages 13-17 and free for 12 and under. Amazing Family Five-Packs are $40 and a limited number of indoor VIP seats will be sold for a $5 upgrade. Pit passes are $35. More information is available at the www.5milepointspeedway.com website, on Facebook or by calling the track office at 607 775-5555. Matt Cole was the winner when the 15th annual tour opened on April 16 at 5MP. Sunday’s draw/redraw show will be the 20th series event held at Kirkwood since 2005. Round three of the 2016 series is Friday, May 20 [Read More]

Longdale’s Rodeo Weekend IMCA Modified features pay $1,000 to win

LONGDALE, Okla. – A pair of $1,000 to win features for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds are on the program during Longdale Speedway’s Walleye Rodeo Weekend. Both Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14 races are qualifying events for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA SportMods run for $750 to win and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $600 to win both nights. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded both nights. Pit gates and the grandstand open at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Friday grandstand admission is $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and military. Saturday spectator admission is $20 for adults and $17 for seniors and military, both groups getting a $5 discount by showing a Friday night ticket stub. Admission is $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under for both programs. The MARS DirtCar Series is in town each night. Entry fees for the two-night event are $75 for the Modifieds, $50 for the SportMods and $40 for the Stock Cars. Saturday only entry fees are $100 [Read More]

Second annual IMCA Summer Storm Dirt Series starts Saturday

NORFOLK, Neb. – Drivers in four IMCA divisions compete at as many Nebraska venues over the course of the eight-date Summer Storm Dirt Series. The second annual series for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts opens Saturday, May 7 at Off Road Speedway in Norfolk. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Allstar Performance State and local track points, but no champions’ bonus points will be awarded. No registration fees will be charged. There are no point fund for the series, designed to encourage drivers to travel to the different tracks, but trophies and contingencies will be given. All shows will be draw/redraw. Rain date for the opening night program is May 14. Other series dates are Fridays, May 27 and June 24 at Boone County Raceway in Albion (rain dates are June 3 and July 1); Sundays, May 29 and July 10 at Stuart Raceway (rain dates are June 5 and July 17); Thursdays, July 2 and July 21 at US 30 Speedway in [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds have eight $1,000 to win races at American Valley

QUINCY, Calif. – The first of eight $1,000 to win weekly feature events for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds this season at American Valley Speedway is Saturday, May 14. Other qualifying events for 2016 or 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballots at the Quincy, Calif., speedplant will be Saturday, June 18; Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25; Saturdays July 16 and 30; Sunday, Aug. 14; and Saturday, Aug. 27. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods are on each program. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. on race day. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. each day. There’s a $75 entry fee for Modifieds and pit passes are $30. Grandstand admission is $9. Topper’s Tree Service sponsors May 14 and Aug. 27 events. The June 18, July 16, July 30 and Aug. 14 races are sponsored by Mohawk Trading Co. Gordy Peard Trucking sponsors the June 24 and 25 twinbill. Questions about upcoming events at American Valley can be directed to promoter Curt Nieman [Read More]

Seymour sets May 8, May 11 test and tune sessions

SEYMOUR, Wis. – Work continues to progress as the 2016 season quickly approaches at Seymour Raceway Park. The test and tune on Sunday, May 8 will take place from 5-8 p.m. Another has been added and will be held Wednesday, May 11, also from 5-8 p.m. Both sessions will be open to drivers in any division wishing to take laps on the new track surface to get ready for the season opener. The official season opener is set for Sunday, May 15 with racing at 6 p.m. WAPL 105.7 FM will be on hand with a live remote from the track from beginning at 4 p.m. Joe Verdegan will do a Life in the Past Lane book signing and will be joined by Seymour alumni Roger Paul, J.J. Smith and Denny Teshke. Three divisions – Coors Light IMCA Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and street stocks, make up the weekly programs while a special division will be added on almost every regular Sunday night program. The 2016 Budweiser Summer Holiday Classic series will feature Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds [Read More]

Schrader Night up next at Salina Speedway

By Dusty Wiegert SALINA, Kan. — Last August, a new face entered a night’s racing action at the Salina Speedway, but it was a very familiar one as NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader visited the 3/8 mile oval. Schrader competed in the Long McArthur IMCA Modified division and finished a respectable sixth place after starting 13th in an exciting feature event that saw Corey Burch outlasting Corey Lagroon for the win. He returns on Friday, May 6 to go head to head against the local drivers once again. The IMCA Modified division will also be racing for $1,000 to win, with the winning driver earning a place on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot for the race to be held during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The event format will be draw/redraw. Also on schedule for the evening: BSB Manufacturing NeSmith Late Models, Coors Light IMCA Stock Cars, M&H Motors IMCA Northern SportMods, Budweiser IMCA Hobby Stocks, and Bird Contracting IMCA Sport Compacts. The night’s events are presented by Phillips Motor Sports [Read More]

Quad City Speedway Deery show rescheduled for May 15

EAST MOLINE, Ill. (May 2) – The Deery Brothers Summer Series show at Quad City Speedway has been rescheduled for Sunday, May 15. Rained out on May 1, the IMCA Late Model tour event at East Moline pays $2,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. No change in the daily schedule has been made from the original race date: Pit gates open at 3 p.m. while the grandstand opens at 3:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 5 p.m. with racing to follow. Also on the card are Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for all applicable points, along with street stocks. Box seating is $18. Other spectator admission is $15 for adults, $8 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $30. More information is available by calling 309 792-5030 or at the www.qcspeedwayracing.com website. Other dates this month for the Deery Series are May 18 at Maquoketa, Iowa, Speedway and Memorial Day Monday, May 30 at Boone, Iowa, Speedway. Barring any other rainouts, the midway [Read More]

Michigan’s I-96 opens Friday with $1,196 to win IMCA Ice Breaker

LAKE ODESSA, Mich. – I-96 Speedway opens this Friday, May 6 with the $1,196 to win Ice Breaker special for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. The 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier pays a minimum of $125 to start. All applicable points, including local track points, will be awarded. There is no entry fee. Top two finishers in each Modified heat will be entered in the $500 to win dash for cash. Pit gates at Lake Odessa open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 8 p.m. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, $8 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. More information about the Ice Breaker is available from promoter Mike Mouch at 616 642-0555, on Facebook and at the www.I96speedway.com website.