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Droste checks out at Britt, collects career first Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour checkers

BRITT, Iowa (June 27) – Eleven minutes and some odd seconds was all it took for Tyler Droste to win his career first Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour feature, and $3,000. Droste started on the pole of the Tuesday night main event for IMCA Modifieds during Hancock County Speedway’s Salute to Veterans special and led every time around the track in a 30-lapper that ran green to checkers. He was half a straightaway ahead of Joel Rust when he caught up with the back of the 24-car field at midway. Rust cut into Droste’s advantage but the leader mastered lapped traffic and won handily. Rust ended in second while tour point leader Kelly Shryock ran third. Twelfth starting Ricky Thornton Jr. and 11th starting Hunter Marriott completed the top five. Droste became the fourth different winner in as many Dirt Tour events so far this season. He was already on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Dustin Larson was the $2,500 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature winner and Austin Luellen earned $2,000 along with the [Read More]

Strickler strikes gold in green to checkered Fury at the Fairgrounds feature

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (June 24) – One night after scoring a $10,000 victory, Kyle Strickler earned another $5,000 by picking up the win in the IMCA Modified feature in Shawano Speedway’s the Fury at the Fairgrounds. The 30 lap IMCA feature saw Strickler, the two-time IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s champion out of Mooresville, N.C., take the lead at the drop of the green flag. Nebraska racer Dylan Smith, also a former Super Nationals king and with a national title to his credit as well, took the lead on lap two. Smith used the high side of the track to race to a sizeable advantage over Strickler by lap 10. Strickler, known by the nickname ‘The High Side Tickler,’ searched the track looking for an advantage. Strickler slowly began to close the gap on Smith by using the inside groove of the track. On lap 21, Strickler got to the inside of the leader exiting turn two and took the lead. As Strickler and Smith ran 1-2, 10th starting Hunter [Read More]

Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour travels to Hancock County for June 27 salute to veterans

BRITT, Iowa (June 22) – Hancock County Speedway salutes those who have served our country when the Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour comes to Britt next Tuesday, June 27. IMCA Modifieds race for $3,000 to win in the fourth installment of the 2017 tour. The Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier is sponsored by Mike and Barb Schroeder. Completing the busy race night program are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars running for $2,500 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $2,000 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $1,800 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $400 to win. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. The draw ends at 6:30 p.m. and racing follows 7 p.m. hot laps. Spectator admission is $15 for adults and $5 for seniors and students. Veterans and their spouses get into the grandstand for free. Pit passes are $25. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State, but no local track points will be awarded for the draw/redraw show. Salute [Read More]

Dotson collects Sunday checkers at Cottage Grove

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (June 25) – Another first-time tour winner made his way to victory lane following Sunday’s Wild West Modified Shootout main event at Cottage Grove Speedway. Ethan Dotson took the $1,000 checkers at an event contested by 45 drivers from Oregon, California, Nevada, Montana and Colorado, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia. Collen Winebarger paced the field early. Several cautions kept the race close and Winebarger was challenged past midway. The leader had a close call late in the race. While navigating lapped traffic, he made contact with a slower car and nearly lost the lead before the yellow flag came out for separate incident. Not too long after the restart, he was passed on the inside by Dotson. The California charger made the maneuver on lap 31 and took off after that. He built a sizable advantage and won his first career Wild West Modified Shootout feature in only three starts. Dotson became the 17th different driver to have won with the series and the fifth Californian to [Read More]

Lauer conquers Southern Oregon Wild West Shootout feature

By Ben Deatherage WHITE CITY, Ore. (June 24) – Danny Lauer scorched the Wild West Modified Shootout field on a scorching Saturday night at Southern Oregon Speedway. Lauer’s $1,000 IMCA Modified win came on a day when the mercury hit 100 and then some. The new Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier won his career-first Shootout feature after a disappointing 17th place outing in the opener the night before at Yreka. Ethan Dotson took control right off the bat at White City but was overtaken on the fifth circuit by fellow Californian Lauer. Lauer built comfortable leads that were erased by cautions. Despite the restarts, Lauer held on the rest of the distance to become the 16th different main event winner in the history of the Wild West Modified Shootout. John Campos found some redemption for his post-race disqualification from the opening night feature and finished second, followed by Collen Winebarger, Mark Wauge and Friday winner Nick Trenchard. Trenchard made his way into the Saturday show by winning the “B” feature Feature results – 1. Danny Lauer; 2. [Read More]

Trenchard wins Wild One at Yreka

By Ben Deatherage YREKA, Calif. (June 23) – Siskiyou Motor Speedway hosted opening night of the Wild West Modified Shootout for the first time and Nick Trenchard was on top of his game from start to finish of the Friday night feature. Trenchard was the $1,000 IMCA Modified feature winner in a lidlifter contested by 33 entries from California, Oregon, Nevada and Colorado. He grabbed the initial lead after the first two attempts to start the race resulted in cautions. The Klamath Falls, Ore., chauffeur stayed sharp and stayed in front of his challengers following every restart. Kellen Chadwick mounted a late race-charge toward the front. Chadwick got close to the leader in traffic only for another yellow to come out. On the ensuing restart Chadwick went off the top of the backstretch and flipped. He was not injured but the incident would take too much time to clean up against a strict curfew and resulted in the race being called. Trenchard got the win in the Rich and Nikki Beihn-owned ride. It marked the second occasion, and [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through June 22

IMCA Modifieds – 1. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 1,117; 2. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 1,061; 3. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 952; 4. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 930; 5. Brandon Hood, McGregor, Texas, 919; 6. Dean Abbey, Roanoke, Texas, 909; 7. Jason Wolla, Ray, N.D., 877; 8. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 848; 9. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 841; 10. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 801; 11. Josh McGaha, Abilene, Texas, 790; 12. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb., and Scott R. Smith, Davenport, Neb., both 788; 14. Bryce Garnhart, Shannon, Ill., 774; 15. Tom Berry Jr., Medford, Oregon, 764; 16. David Goode Sr., Copperas Cove, Texas, 752; 17. Cory Sample, Winnemucca, Nev., 748; 18. Cody Shoemaker, Decatur, Texas, 747; 19. Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan., and Chad Melton, Mineral Wells, Texas, both 746. IMCA Late Models – 1. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 756; 2. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, Iowa, 744; 3. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 696; 4. Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa, 648; 5. Rob Toland, Colona, Ill., 638; 6. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, Iowa, 547; 7. Luke Goedert, Guttenberg, [Read More]

Another milestone as Anderson wins 300th

DES MOINES, Iowa (June 14) – Another win, another milestone. And Shannon Anderson will tell you this one was the most difficult to achieve. Anderson won for the 300th time in his IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock career Wednesday at Southern Iowa Speedway. That’s the most for any driver in division history and the fourth-highest single division total in IMCA’s modern era. “To win Super Nationals or national championships or 100, 200 or 300 features are all really hard. They’re all big accomplishments,” said Anderson. “Three hundred feature wins has been the hardest. I would never have guess I’d get that many. I can still remember when I just wanted to win once.” While perfect this season at the Mahaska County Monster, Anderson was happy to put the milestone win in the rearview mirror. “I was relieved to get it,” he said. “Mike Kincaid was really fast. He’s always really good there and it wasn’t easy for me to get underneath and get the lead.” The six-time national and three-time IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by [Read More]

Skalicky leads every lap of every Northern SportMod Nationals race

By Chad Meyer BRITT, Iowa (June 20) – Jesse Skalicky and his crew had been looking for a special or two that didn’t interfere with their regular Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod weekly racing. After leading every lap of every race he was in at Hancock County Speedway’s Northern SportMod Nationals, Skalicky was looking for a place to put his $2,700 in winnings and a very tall trophy for the six-hour tow home to Fargo, N.D. Skalicky had never raced at Britt before Tuesday night but don’t be surprised to see him return soon. He led every lap of his heat race, drew the pole and repeated that flag-to-flag run in the $200 to win dash, then led every circuit in the $2,500 to win main event. “I have never had a night like this. It’s the biggest win I’ve ever been part of,” said Skalicky, whose previous top payday was $400 and dated to his pure stock days. “We had been looking around for specials and one of my crew guys saw this on Facebook.” [Read More]

Cheesehead Triple Crown paydays add up to $20,000 for IMCA Modified winners

FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. – IMCA Modified drivers chase winner’s checks totaling $20,000 over the course of the upcoming Cheesehead Triple Crown. 141 Speedway’s June 21 and 22 Clash at the Creek boasts a $10,000 top check. Both the June 23 Battle at the Zone at Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway and Shawano Speedway’s June 24 Fury at the Fairgrounds are $5,000 to win events. All three features are Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifiers and Ken Schrader will vie with the IMCA regulars both nights at 141. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Side Biter Chassis North Central Region and EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region, and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded throughout the richest week of IMCA racing in Wisconsin. Pre-tech starts at noon and an open practice session runs from 6-9 p.m. at Francis Creek on Tuesday, June 20. Dirt Kings Late Models are in town, pit passes are $25 and admission to the grandstand $10. Clash qualifying starts Wednesday, June 21. The Thursday, June 22 feature pays a minimum of $750 to start. [Read More]