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Sobbing wins Memorial Day Deery feature at Boone

BOONE, Iowa (May 29) – Jesse Sobbing couldn’t have asked for a much better weekend than this. After hearing his name called as winner of the $250 Sunoco Race Fuels feature qualifier drawing, Sobbing went out and won the 40-lap Deery Brothers Summer Series main event at Boone Speedway’s Memorial Day special. The IMCA Late Model tour victory paid $2,000 and was the career first for Sobbing, who has already done his share of winning and then some in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and IMCA Modified divisions. “At the end of last year, we decided we were going to race an IMCA Late Model and one of our goals was to try and win a few of these races. Now we’ve got one,” he said. “We’ve been right with these guys and it feels good to be able to get a win.” Sobbing started third and admittedly got a little anxious as he worked his way to the front of the field. “It seemed like once we got into the lead, around midway, there [Read More]

IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour opener is stage for Gustin’s first Benton County, 100th career win

VINTON, Iowa (May 29) – A driver accustomed to winning on IMCA’s biggest stages did so again Monday night. Jimmy Gustin won the IMCA Modified feature on opening night for the Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour at Benton County Speedway. The victory was his first-ever at Vinton, his first since the death of his grandfather Dale DeFrance last week and his career 100th in the division. “Winning tonight means a lot to me. We definitely had the right guy watching over us,” Gustin said after the $1,000 to win 35-lapper brought an end to the Memorial Day show. “I’m proud of the accomplishment (winning 100 career features) and joining an elite group of drivers. This is all I needed to get my confidence back. Now we’ve got to start toward 200 wins.” The only caution of the race came on the fourth circuit. Late Model regular John Emerson led the first 17 times around the oval, then got caught behind a slower car and watched Gustin drive by. Hunter Marriott, the $2,000 winner at Vinton [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through June 2

IMCA Modifieds – 1. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 984; 2. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 951; 3. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 871; 4. Dean Abbey, Roanoke, Texas, 845; 5. Brandon Hood, McGregor, Texas, 775; 6. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 765; 7. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 724; 8. Josh McGaha, Abilene, Texas, 684; 9. Chad Melton, Mineral Wells, Texas, 679; 10. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 669; 11. Cody Shoemaker, Decatur, Texas, 648; 12. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 638; 13. Jeff Hoegh, New Caney, Texas, 613; 14. Robert Scrivner, Waco, Texas, 611; 15. David Goode Sr., Copperas Cove, Texas, 598; 16. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 585; 17. Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan., 556; 18. Jason Wolla, Ray, N.D., 547; 19. Jerry Frydrych, Austin, Texas, 544; 20. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 540. IMCA Late Models – 1. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, Iowa, 547; 2. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 492; 3. Luke Goedert, Guttenberg, Iowa, 423; 4. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 405; 5. Rob Toland, Colona, Ill., 336; 6. Jake Neal, Omaha, Neb., 312; 7. Chad Holladay, Muscatine, Iowa, 306; [Read More]

Deery Series headlines Memorial Day show at Boone Speedway

BOONE, Iowa – A Memorial Day tradition continues at Boone Speedway when the Deery Brothers Summer Series headlines the holiday race program. Touring IMCA Late Models race for $2,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start the Monday, May 29 main event. Pit gates open at 2 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3 p.m. Hot laps are at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 5 p.m. Grandstand admission is $20 for adults, $7 for students ages 13-17 and free for kids 12 and under attending with a paid adult. Pit passes are $30. Thirteen of the previous 45 Deery Series events held at Boone Speedway were Memorial Day specials. Jeff Aikey of Cedar Falls leads all drivers with seven tour victories there, including a string of four straight IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s wins through last September. Gary Webb of Blue Grass and Ray Guss Jr. of Milan each own four career Deery wins at Boone. Completing the Monday card are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods [Read More]

Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour opens on Memorial Day at Benton County Speedway

VINTON, Iowa – The home track of the IMCA Modified division hosts opening night for the Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour. IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win and a minimum of $150 to start their Monday, May 29 main event at Benton County Speedway. The Memorial Day program is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier and marks the sixth time in the tour’s eight-year history that the opening night show was held in Vinton, site of the first-ever IMCA Modified event in 1979. New tour title sponsor Arnold Motor Supply provides a portion of $5,650 point funds to be paid each of the next three seasons. The champion takes home $1,000 along with a Traeger Lil’ Tex Elite Pellet Grill, valued at $700, courtesy of the Spencer-based auto parts supplier. Top 10 point fund amounts will be paid in their entirety to drivers with perfect tour attendance and also include $900 for second, $800 for third, $700 for fourth, $600 for fifth, $500 for sixth, $400 for seventh, $300 for eighth, $250 [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through May 17

Modifieds – 1. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 870; 2. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 847; 3. Dean Abbey, Roanoke, Texas, 765; 4. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 763; 5. Josh McGaha, Abilene, Texas, 684; 6. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 664; 7. Brandon Hood, McGregor, Texas, 644; 8. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., and Chad Melton, Mineral Wells, Texas, both 607; 10. Cody Shoemaker, Decatur, Texas, 582; 11. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 575; 12. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 560; 13. Robert Scrivner, Waco, Texas, 548; 14. Jeff Hoegh, New Caney, Texas, 537; 15. David Goode Sr., Copperas Cove, Texas, 535; 16. Jerry Frydrych, Austin, Texas, 484; 17. Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan., 478; 18. John Parmeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 462; 19. Tyler Frye, Belleville, Kan., 455; 20. Eric Tomlinson, Robinson, Texas, 453. IMCA Late Models – 1. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, Iowa, 370; 2. Luke Goedert, Guttenberg, Iowa, 358; 3. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 348; 4. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 333; 5. Jake Neal, Omaha, Neb., 278; 6. Chad Holladay, Muscatine, Iowa, 267; 7. Rob Toland, Colona, Ill., 218; 8. Joel Callahan, [Read More]

Iron man DeFrance is golden at Quad City Deery

EAST MOLINE, Ill. (May 14) – The iron man of the Deery Brothers Summer Series came up golden Sunday night at Quad City Speedway. Darrel DeFrance, competing in his record-extending 473rd IMCA Late Model tour event, ran the lower line and led the 40-lapper from start to finish, holding off Jesse Sobbing as the race wound down to win by half a car length. “I could hear him out there. I knew the bottom was going away a little and figured the higher line was coming in,” DeFrance said. “The car worked right for us tonight. We made a few adjustments and it worked just right.” Early challenger Jeremiah Hurst was third. Rob Toland and Ray Guss Jr. completed the top five. The win, good for $2,000, was the 14th of DeFrance’s distinguished tour career and second at East Moline, where he’d taken the checkers on July 25 of 1993. “We’ve had success at East Moline before, but it’s been a while,” DeFrance said. “Those last few laps were nerve-wracking so there was a lot of relief [Read More]

Fast trip to Iowa helps put Ward in victory lane at Michigan’s I-96

LAKE ODESSA, Mich. (May 12) – A fast trip to Iowa earlier in the week helped put A.J. Ward in victory lane Friday back in his home state of Michigan. After a wreck left his car totaled, the defending Dirt Works Eastern Region champion went on line to find a new IMCA Modified ride. Adam Larson’s 2015 BMS caught his eye, the deal went down Tuesday and Ward picked the up the car on Wednesday. After a long day and a half in the shop, Ward was off to I-96 Speedway, where he got the best of Gary VanderMark in a back-and-forth battle for the $1,500 checkers Friday night. “We had half an hour to scale the car. We loaded up at 7 p.m. and missed hot laps, but we won the heat by a straightaway. That was our hot laps,” he said. “We made a couple adjustments, then drove the heck out of the car and ended up in victory lane.” Ward started the 20-lapper from fourth and was in the lead by lap [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds, Northern SportMods return to LaSalle for May 18 Spring Shootout

LaSALLE, Ill. – IMCA Modifieds and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods return to LaSalle Speedway for the Thursday, May 18 Spring Shootout presented by Hoker Trucking. The Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot-qualifying feature for Modifieds pays $1,000 to win and a minimum of $125 to start. Northern SportMods run for $600 to win and $100 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points will be given in both divisions. Side Biter Chassis North Central Region points will also be awarded to Modifieds. There is no entry fee for either IMCA division. Pit passes are $40. Spectator admission is $35 for adults and free for kids 11 and under. Pit gates open at 1 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow. More information is available at the www.lasallespeedway.com website or by calling 815 223-6900. LaSalle also hosts the third annual IMCA One Night Stand Aug. 4 and 5. IMCA Late Models race for $1,000 to win on Friday while $3,000 is the top [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through May 11

IMCA Modifieds – 1. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 798; 2. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 775; 3. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 736; 4. Dean Abbey, Roanoke, Texas, 686; 5. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 629; 6. Josh McGaha, Abilene, Texas, 614; 7. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 583; 8. Brandon Hood, McGregor, Texas, 576; 9. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 575; 10. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 560; 11. Chad Melton, Mineral Wells, Texas, 531; 12. David Goode Sr., Copperas Cove, Texas, 508; 13. Cody Shoemaker, Decatur, Texas, 506; 14. Robert Scrivner, Waco, Texas, 483; 15. Jeff Hoegh, New Caney, Texas, 474; 16. John Parmeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 462; 17. Jerry Frydrych, Austin, Texas, 437; 18. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 411; 19. Michael Martin, Queen Creek, Ariz., 400; 20. Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan., 399. IMCA Late Models – 1. Luke Goedert, Guttenberg, Iowa, 273; 2. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, Iowa, 260; 3. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 242; 4. Chad Holladay, Muscatine, Iowa, 235; 5. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, Iowa, 217; 6. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 216; 7. Jake Neal, Omaha, Neb., 204; 8. [Read More]