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Cole opens IMCA Empire State Series campaign with Five Mile win 

KIRKWOOD, N.Y. (April 16) – The two-time and defending track champion got another win he really wanted when the Atomicwraps.com Empire State Series opened Saturday at Five Mile Point Speedway. Matt Cole caught leader Drue Perrault with five circuits left in the 25-lapper for touring Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, then led to the $500 checkers. “This is our home track and we’ve wanted to get an Empire State Series win here for a while,” Cole said. “It always seemed like there was something that took us out of the race but everything worked out really well for us this time.” Perrault ended a distant second. Three-time and defending champion Eddie Sites, Gary Roberts and James Cornell completed the top five. After finishing second in his heat, Cole redrew the outside front row starting spot for the mail event. He fell to fourth right after the initial green, regrouped and then ran second most of the distance. Frontrunners got into traffic but slower cars didn’t become a factor. Cole used the lower line in passing Perrault on [Read More]

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Boone Stock Car win is 100th of career for Donavon Smith

LAKE CITY, Iowa (April 16) – Another congratulatory banner will hang in the Smith Brothers’ race shop, this one belonging to Donavon. Smith won for the 100th time in his IMCA Sunoco Stock Car career Saturday at Boone Speedway. He’s the 20th driver in division history, and the fourth in his own family, to reach the 100 win mark with IMCA. “I’m glad we were able to get this done early in the season. The banner was really cool. I didn’t know a thing about it,” said Smith. “Winning 100 features isn’t the kind of goal you set when you start racing. It becomes a goal once you get close. You try to win races and track championships and it all comes together.” Saturday’s checkers were the second of 2016 for the Lake City, Iowa, driver. He’s posted double-digit wins six times since moving to the Stock Car division in 2007. Smith already had national and IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s championships, plus 81 feature wins to his credit in the Hobby Stocks, [Read More]

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Smith proves up to Saturday Challenge as Eagle opens with Ice Breaker special

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (April 15-16) – Dylan Smith proved up to the challenge and earned $2,000 for his Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified exploits at Eagle Raceway’s season-opening Ice Breaker Challenge. Smith took the lead on lap four of the Saturday finale and stayed in charge despite the caution coming out with two laps left. Ricky Stephan got a jump on Kelly Shryock following the restart and moved up to second with Friday winner Jordan Grabouski taking over fourth on the final lap. Grabouski had swapped the opening night lead with Stephan early on before settling into the front spot for good and taking the $1,000 checkers. Second was Scott Smith and Ryan Gaylord raced his way into the top three late in the contest, Both Dylan Smith and Grabouski were already on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invita­tional. Lance Borgman topped both $500 to win Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod features and earned a $1,000 Twice is Nice Challenge bonus for his efforts. Other Friday winners were Roy Armstrong in the [Read More]

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IMCA Late Model point season starts this weekend 

VINTON, Iowa – Opening night events are this weekend for the 2016 IMCA Late Model point season. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded from Friday, April 22 through Sunday, Aug. 28. Regular Friday night shows will be held at Davenport Speedway, Farley Speedway and the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway in Des Moines. Saturday sanctions are Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, Independence Motor Speedway, Maquoketa Speedway, Shelby County Speedway in Harlan and West Liberty Raceway. Dubuque Speedway and Quad City Speedway in East Moline feature the Late Models on Sunday race programs. Six Friday events are on the schedule at Marshalltown Speedway. Late Models make five Sunday visits to Benton County Speedway in Vinton and another – on July 3 – to Stuart Speedway.

Deery Bros Late Model Summer Series

Great Scott! Deery Series win at Hamilton County is first for Fitzpatrick

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (April 16) – Losing position helped make Scott Fitzpatrick a first-time Deery Brothers Summer Series feature winner. Fitzpatrick checked out on the rest of the IMCA Late Model field Saturday at Hamilton County Speed­way. He’d started outside Chad Holladay on the front row, fell behind Darrel DeFrance and Todd Cooney, then put himself in position to take charge after Holladay suffered mechanical is­sues. “This was awesome,” Fitzpatrick said. “(Getting) This win was haunting me and I finally got it done in true fashion. There were some of the best IMCA drivers here. This win is very humbling.” The $2,000 victory came in Fitzpatrick’s 34th career Deery start and just his second at Webster City. He’d been runner-up twice, at Des Moines in 2014 and at West Liberty last year. Jeff Aikey, Richie Gustin, Tyler Bruening and DeFrance completed the top five. Sixth was Cooney and seventh was hard charger John Emerson, who had started last in the field of 25. Making his first visit to Webster City, Holladay impressed in winning his [Read More]

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Farley Deery checkers are first in a decade for Martin 

FARLEY, Iowa (April 15) – A hero from the early days of the Deery Brothers Summer Series turned backed the clock Friday at Farley Speedway. Curt Martin led the last 35 of 50 laps in winning the IMCA Late Model tour feature and $2,000.  Forty-two Late Models were entered. The 1990 and 1991 Deery champion had last won a series event in May of 2006 at the old Highway 3 Raceway in Allison. The Farley checkers, Martin’s tour career 26th, came in a car Doug Cue and Gene Budzine bought as a backup for Tyler Droste to run weekly at Independence Motor Speedway. They’d originally asked Martin about shaking down the car and a test drive was in the works for Saturday at Indee. “I asked why not take it out Friday, too,” said Martin. “This could be the oldest car and I could be the oldest driver (he’s 52) on the track. It felt awesome to win tonight. It made me feel like – I should say 30 but I’ll say like I was [Read More]

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IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through April 14

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 634; 2. Lance Mari, Impe­rial, Calif., 632; 3. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 602; 4. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 519; 5. Ricky Thornton, Harcourt, Iowa, 506; 6. Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz., 489; 7. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 482; 8. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 475; 9. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 469; 10. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 404; 11. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif., 389; 12. Ryan Gaylord, Lakewood, Colo., 385; 13. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 377; 14. Brent Schlafmann, Bismarck, N.D., 376; 15. R.C. Whitwell, Tucson, Ariz., 372; 16. Zachary Madrid, Phoenix, Ariz., 350; 17. An­thony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 344; 18. John P. Gober, Poolville, Texas, 331; 19. Jason Batt, Harker Heights, Texas, 330; 20. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., 324. IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Logan Scherb, Decatur, Texas, 297; 2. Chase Parson, Abilene, Texas, 276; 3. Michelle Melton, Flower Mound, Texas, 232; 4. Robert Vetter, Wolfe City, Texas, 229; 5. Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, 216; 6. Bryan Debrick, Irving, Texas, 211; 7. John [Read More]

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Positive response nets 2016 start for IMCA Northwest SportMod Challenge 

PORTLAND, Ore. – Shares of a point fund that already totals $1,200 will be paid to Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod drivers competing at three tracks in Oregon and another in northern California. Northwest SportMod Challenge standings will be determined using a system awarding 10 points for first place down to one point for 10th place on back. Drivers’ 12 best feature finishes during the IMCA regular point season at Cottage Grove Speedway, Southern Oregon Speedway and Sunset Speedway in Oregon and at California’s Siskiyou Motor Speedway will apply. “The IMCA Northern SportMod division is getting bigger and bigger here in the Pacific Northwest,” explained Challenge organizer Steve Kerstulovich. “I was going to spend this year talking to potential sponsors. We were already promised $1,000 before we decided to do it this season.” The top driver in Pacific Northwest Challenge points is now in line for $500. Three hundred dollars will be paid for second, $200 for third, $150 for fourth and $50 for fifth. “This is really a complementary thing to local track point funds,” said [Read More]

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Day gets feature win, fiancée at Sprint Series of Texas show

CRANDALL, Texas (April 8) – Michael Day became a double winner at Friday’s Sprint Series of Texas event at RPM Speedway. After being promoted to the top spot when the first car across the finish line came up light on the post-race scales, Day made good on a promise and proposed to girlfriend Terra Harris, getting down on one knee in victory lane and sealing the deal with a zip tie. “When I started racing a Sprint Car two years ago, I promised to propose after I won my first feature and it happened this weekend,” Day said. “She’s been expecting this for about a year now.” Day raced limited modifieds for two seasons, then took a couple years off before getting into his father Jeff’s back-up ride. He’d finished second to his dad a number of times before running with and finally passing him Friday at RPM. A portion of his share of the purse has been designated for wedding expenses. The bride and groom to be haven’t set a date yet but have [Read More]

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Deery Bros Late Model Summer Series

Farley, Webster City weekend shows are next for Deery Series

FARLEY, Iowa (April 12) – A pair of $2,000 to win Deery Brothers Summer Series main events headline season-opening shows this weekend. The IMCA Late Model tour is at Farley Speedway on Friday, April 15 and at Hamilton County Speed­way in Webster City on Saturday, April 16. Pit gates at Farley open at 5:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 7:30 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $16 for adults, $14 for seniors, $10 for students ages 13-17 and free for 12 and under. Also running are Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds for all applicable points. On Saturday, pit gates open at 3 p.m. The grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m., hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, running for all applicable points, complete the card. Pit passes are $30 both nights. Jeff [Read More]