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IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through April 21

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Lance Mari, Imperial, Calif., 672; 2. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 671; 3. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 602; 4. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 595; 5. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 550; 6. Ricky Thornton Jr., Harcourt, Iowa, 506; 7. Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz., 489; 8. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 482; 9. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 469; 10. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 463; 11. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., 441; 12. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif., 428; 13. Brent Schlafmann, Bismarck, N.D., 405; 14. John P. Gober, Poolville, Texas, 401; 15. Ryan Gaylord, Lakewood, Colo., 385; 16. Zachary Madrid, Phoenix, Ariz., 378; 17. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 377; 18. R.C. Whitwell, Tucson, Ariz., 372; 19. Kevin Green, Waco, Texas, 366; 20. David Goode Sr., Copperas Cove, Texas, 360. IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Chase Parson, Abilene, Texas, 335; 2. Logan Scherb, Decatur, Texas, 331; 3. Robert Vetter, Wolfe City, Texas, 306; 4. Michelle Melton, Flower Mound, Texas, 301; 5. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 265; 6. Bryan Debrick, Irving, Texas, 249; 7. Chad [Read More]

El Paso County Raceway gears up for busy 2016

By Ben Deatherage CALHAN, Colo. – Race fans, get ready for the non-stop action and hear the engines roar at El Paso County Raceway. This ¼-mile clay oval, located conveniently off of Highway 24 in the town of Calhan, offers fourteen races from April to September. It is most definitely the destination for Saturday night racing in the central Colorado region. The track races on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, with the exception of an event on Independence Day July 4 and the mid-week show featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series in September. “This year we’re working with the Colorado Alliance which is a neat deal,” stated Joe Bellm, promoter of El Paso County Raceway. “Lamar Speedway, I-76 Speedway, and Phillips County Raceway are all on the same page and are consistent with their schedules. Each track is going to get maximum car counts and that means our fan counts are going to be increase as well.” Regular classes include the IMCA SportMods, Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks, Compacts, Trucks, and [Read More]

19 chassis builders enter IMCA Manufacturers’ Cup contest

VINTON, Iowa – Nineteen chassis builders from across the country will contend for national and regional honors in the eighth annual IMCA Manufacturers’ Cup contest. Manufacturers’ Cup standings are based on makes of chassis driven by top 10 drivers in the five Modified regions. Champions will be named based on points for each individual region while the builder with the highest point total overall will be named IMCA’s national Manufacturer of the Year. They’ll receive a $500 prize and trophy during the national awards banquet in November. Lethal Chassis of Mooresville, N.C., is a new Cup contest entrant. Jake Murray Race Cars of Hartford is back in the field following a one-year hiatus. Builders returning to Cup competition are 1st Class Chassis of Great Bend, Kan.; B & B Racing Chassis of Belle Plaine, Minn.; BMS by Xtreme of Great Bend, Kan.; Destroyer Chassis of Kennedale, Texas; Dirt Works Race Cars of Oronogo, Mo., Dream Racing Chassis of Las Vegas, Nev.; GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, Ark.; Harris Auto Racing of Boone; Impressive Race Cars of [Read More]

Got your decal packet? Send car photo to IMCA

VINTON, Iowa – Decal packets are being mailed from the IMCA home office as quickly as 2016 driver applications can be processed. Now, Marketing Director Kevin Yoder is asking drivers to be just as prompt in getting those decals in the right place on their race car and sending bumper-to-bumper proof of placement photos to him. “Now that we are mailing decal packets, the next step is for drivers to provide verification that they have put decals in designated locations on their car,” he said. “We must receive pictures for Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock, SportMod and Sport Compact drivers to be eligible for shares of national or regional point funds.” “It’s easier to do now than in June or July, when the car might be a little beat up,” he added. “We’ll also run pictures of some of the cars we believe are the best looking in the Inside IMCA newsletter.” Photos can be emailed to Yoder at kyoder@imca.com. Deadline for sending proof of decal placement photos, as well as contingency sign-up and rookie of the year [Read More]

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]

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]

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]

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.

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]

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]