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VINTON, Iowa – IMCA has amended the carburetor rule for Modifieds for the 2019 race season. Specifically, that rule states one naturally aspirated two- or four-barrel carburetor only with Holley OEM or OEM replacement booster. Aerosol carburetor is allowed, however ICT boosters are not allowed in any division. “We work very hard to maintain the consistency of our rules and have to address the direction carburetors are going,” IMCA President Brett Root said. “We have to address the performance and associated costs.” “We will stop the progression of the carburetor rule until we’re convinced they are in the best interest of the division,” he continued. “We’re not going to have the carburetor reinvented every year.”

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car division will expand to new areas of the coun­try in 2019, as part of a new partnership forged late this year with POWRi.  Performance Open Wheeled Racing Inc. is headquartered in St. Louis and sanctions open wheeled divisions including midgets, micro sprints and 305 sprints.  Owner Kenny Brown said the first new sanction with IMCA RaceSaver would be at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks Speedway, with additional track and series sanctions to be announced.  “We have had a number of people call and ask us about sanctioning more 305 Sprint Cars,” said Brown, familiar with and a proponent of the RaceSaver rules. “So we talked to IMCA and we talked to RaceSaver.”  “There’s a lot we can learn from the RaceSaver rules,” he added. “They’re working good and the cars put on a good show.”  IMCA’s partnership with RaceSaver partnership dates to February of 2012. IMCA RaceSaver crowned 26 track and special series, and 17 state champions this season. “This new association will get IMCA RaceSaver [Read More]

AMES, Iowa – Their special event victories during the 2018 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Rac­ing season have made Kody Scholpp and Josh Appel winners for a second time. Both were winners of drawings to attend Bob Harris Enterprises Race Tech Info dirt chassis schools early next year. Winners of 30 designated events for IMCA Modifieds and 15 specials for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods were entered in that drawing. Scholpp was the winner of the Gunslinger Tour finale at Black Hills Speedway. Appel’s checkers came on night two of Spring Nationals at Beatrice Speedway. Modified winners entered in the drawing also included Casey Arneson, Bryce Borgen, Kyle Brown, Cayden Carter, Nick DeCarlo, Zane DeVilbiss, Jordan Grabouski, Richie Gustin, Jason Hughes, Danny Lauer, Hunter Marriott, Robert Miller, Bob Moore, Joey Price, Jake Sachau, Tyler Ste­vens, Kyle Strickler, Ricky Thornton Jr., Aaron Turnbull, Dominic Ursetta, A.J. Ward and Ja­son Wolla. Other SportMod drivers were Lance Borgman, Joe Docekal, Ronnie Hults, Luke Krogh, Jake McBirnie, Rusty Montagne, Tony Olson, Kyle Raddant, Fred Ryland, [Read More]

VINTON, Iowa – Camaro nose pieces have been approved for use by IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers beginning next season.  Rules for 2019 have been clarified to include the Camaro nose as well as the Mustang nose. Nose pieces must have a maximum installed width of 73 inches, noted IMCA President Brett Root.  “This is another update that stems from our attendance at the PRI show earlier this month in Indianapolis, where Performance Bodies and Dominator Race Products debuted Camaro nose pieces,” Root said. “Our rules will specify that if used, Camaro nose piece must be used with the GM body and the Mustang nose piece with the Ford body.”  Performance Bodies part numbers are 45X040 for the Camaro nose piece, 46X040 for the Mustang nose piece and 45X100 for the tail piece, which can be used with either nose.  The Dominator Camaro nose piece is part number DOM330. 2019 rules have been updated on the IMCA website to reflect the clarification.