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IMCA Modifieds headline Tri-State Speedway’s 38th annual Kegger

POCOLA, Okla. – Top prize for IMCA Modifieds is $1,500 at Tri-State Speedway’s 38th annual Cecil Harlan Memorial Kegger Friday and Saturday, March 24 and 25. The 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier pays a minimum of $200 to start. NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader will be among the competitors this weekend at Pocola. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Jet Racing Central Region and Allstar State points, but no local track points, will be given. Menasco Racing Enterprises gives a $500 bonus to the driver making the long tow. Entry fee is $100. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and racing follows 6:30 p.m. hot laps both days. Adult grandstand admission is $10 on Friday and $12 on Saturday; kids ages 6-12 get in for $5 each night. Pit passes are $30 on Friday and $35 on Saturday. An open practice runs from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, March 23. Pit passes are $20 and grandstand admission is free. More information about the Kegger is posted on the www.tri-statespeedway.com website and on Facebook.

RPM’s 5th annual Sunflower Classic features five IMCA divisions

HAYS, Kan. – Five IMCA divisions are on the weekend card when RPM Speedway opens the 2017 season with its fifth annual Sunflower Classic special this Friday and Saturday, March 24 and 25. IMCA Modifieds run for $1,000 to win each night and both features are qualifying events for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Also running both nights are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $750 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods both for $500 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts run for $200 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State, but no local track points, will be awarded. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. both days. Hot laps are at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Gates open at 5 p.m. for the Thursday, March 23 open practice. Pit passes are $25 on Thursday and $30 on Friday and Saturday. One-time entry fees are $75 for Modifieds, $50 for Stock Cars, $40 for Hobby Stocks and SportMods, and $30 for Sport [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through March 16

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Spencer Wilson, Queen Creek, Ariz., 411; 2. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 397; 3. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 387; 4. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 345; 5. Scott Sluka, Casa Grande, Ariz., 334; 6. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 310; 7. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 303; 8. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 301; 9. Jeremy Thornton, Tucson, Ariz., 300; 10. John Parmeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 293; 11. Marlyn Seidler, Underwood, N.D., 285; 12. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 275; 13. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 265; 14. Austin Kuehl, Cave Creek, Ariz., 247; 15. Garth Dushanek, Avondale, Ariz., 243; 16. Brent Schlafmann, Bismarck, N.D., 232; 17. Bryson Curry, Laveen, Ariz., 223; 18. Garrett Funk, Phoenix, Ariz., 219; 19. Brenda Kirby, Lomita, Calif., 214; 20. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 212. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 118; 2. Robert Vetter, Wolfe City, Texas, 99; 3. Austin Mundie, Dallas, Texas, 78; 4. John Ricketts, Burleson, Texas, 75; 5. Tucker Doughty, Heath, Texas, 74; 6. Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, 72; 7. Chip Graham, Lewisville, Texas, 68; [Read More]

$1,000 to win IMCA Modified feature headlines Junction’s Mike Chapin Memorial Spring Thaw

McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. (March 10) – IMCA Modified drivers run for $1,000 to win and a berth on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot on the second night of Junction Motor Speedway’s March 18-19 Mike Chapin Memorial Spring Thaw. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks are also on both Saturday and Sunday cards. Modifieds, Northern SportMods and Stock Cars get $350 to win, Hobby Stocks $300 on Saturday, Northern SportMods get $850, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks both $700 to win on Sunday. Top prize for Mach-1 Sport Compacts on Sunday is $200. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded both nights. Pit gates open at 11 a.m., the grandstand opens at 2 p.m. and racing starts at 4 p.m. both days. Pit passes are $25 on Saturday and $30 on Sunday. More information is available by calling 402 773-5538, ext. 4. The Chapin Memorial Spring Thaw will be broadcast by IMCA.TV.

United Rebel Sprint Series has 14 dates in four states

OBERLIN, Kan. – The United Rebel Sprint Series will begin its 12th season of 305 Sprint Car Racing featuring events in the four states, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Colorado in 2017. The Myers Racing Engines National tour will feature fourteen stops in all four states and will bring racers together under the IMCA RaceSaver banner for the second season. The national points season kicks off April 1 with an appearance at Longdale, Okla., Speedway. The race features a $1,000 to win, minimum $250 to start purse. On May 13, the URSS Rebels will make the first of two national event stops at Colorado Motor Sports Park in Byers. The 3/8’s mile oval will feature drivers from the Kansas and Colorado regions duking it out in the $1,000 to win, $200 to start feature. The URSS Sprint Series will make its return to C. Ray Hall’s 81 Speedway in Wichita Kan., for the May 28 Memorial Day Sprint Car Maynia. The feature is $1,000 to win and $200 to start. On June 16 and 17, the Rebels head [Read More]

In right place at right time, Russell tops Gordon Woolley Classic at HO’T

ELM MOTT, Texas (March 10) – Tyler Russell didn’t lead the most laps, just the most important one. Russell was in the right place at the right time when leader Paul White lost the handle in Friday’s opening night event for the Elite Non-Wing Sprint Car Series at Heart O’ Texas Speedway. Quick to capitalize on White’s white flag lap misfortune, Russell motored by to win HOT’s Gordon Woolley Classic feature for IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars and $1,000. “It was nice to have a little luck,” said Russell, who battled back and forth with Marcus Thomas while chasing White much of the first 19 circuits. “He threw some real haymakers at me. I was running low, Marcus was running high and we were going to have a good three-way race with Paul on that last lap.” A late yellow added to the drama by setting up a green, white, checkered finish. Thomas, Justin Zimmerman, Johnny Miller and Blake Edwards rounded out the top five. White recovered to finish sixth. The classic was the first race [Read More]

Grabouski completes Spring Nationals IMCA Modified sweep

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 10) – After setting the new Spring Nationals feature win record on Thursday, Jordan Grabouski added to it Friday evening. Grabouski completed his sweep of IMCA Modified features, earning another $2,500 for his career ninth checkers at Beatrice Speedway’s traditional season-opening special. “I had a good car again. Everybody else was kind of running the middle while I ran the bottom,” said Grabouski, also a double winner at Spring Nationals in 2011 and 2015. “This was a great way for us to start the season. You always want to win both (features) but there are so many good drivers here that the odds are against it.” Grabouski started eighth, took the lower line to the front and passed fellow heavy hitter Dylan Smith for the lead before midway in the 30-lapper. He was running with lapped traffic before a caution with 12 circuits to go, then set sail on the ensuing restart and couldn’t be caught. Hunter Marriott, Jesse Sobbing, Jimmy Gustin and Kyle Brown completed the top five. His latest Spring [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through March 9

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Spencer Wilson, Queen Creek, Ariz., 411; 2. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 348; 3. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 340; 4. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 301; 5. Marlyn Seidler, Underwood, N.D., 285; 6. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 275; 7. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., and Scott Sluka, Casa Grande, Ariz., both 270; 9. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 268; 10. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 266; 11. Jeremy Thornton, Tucson, Ariz., 264; 12. John Parmeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 236; 13. Garrett Funk, Phoenix, Ariz., 219; 14. Garth Dushanek, Avondale, Ariz., 213; 15. Leland Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 211; 16. Brent Schlafmann, Bismarck, N.D., 201; 17. Jason Wolla, Ray, N.D., 196; 18. Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., 193; 19. William Gould, Calera, Okla., and Austin Kuehl, Cave Creek, Ariz., both 190. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 79; 2. Austin Mundie, Dallas, Texas, 78; 3. John Ricketts, Burleson, Texas, 75; 4. Tucker Doughty, Heath, Texas, 74; 5. Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, 72; 6. Chip Graham, Lewisville, Texas, 68; 7. Josh Hawkins, Whitehouse, Texas, and Robert [Read More]

Laney leads to IMCA Modified checkers at Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March 9) – Cody Laney hit the $750 IMCA Modified jackpot Thursday night, leading start to finish in the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track special. Kyle Heckman started inside Laney on the front row and ended in second. The 20-lapper stayed green to midway and Laney held Heckman in check following another restart with two to go. The feature was represented by drivers from seven states and played out in front of a full house. Ethan Dotson, Scott Pounds and Logan Drake completed the top five finishers. Sanctioned Modifieds run at LVMS again on Friday. Feature results – 1. Cody Laney; 2. Kyle Heckman; 3. Ethan Dotson; 4. Scott Pounds; 5. Logan Drake; 6. Leland Hibdon; 7. Randy Brown; 8. Walter Ball; 9. Randy Thornell; 10. Troy Morris Jr.; 11. John Parmeley; 12. Robert Miller; 13. Don Martin; 14. Blake Thornell; 15. Bill Wilker; 16. David Breaux; 17. Brenda Kirby; 18. Billy Wormsbecker; 19. Reed Payne; 20. Rob Sanders; 21. Joey Franklin; 22. Justen Yeager; 23. Jake Donnelly; 24. Jason Pike; 25. [Read More]

Grabouski gets record eighth Spring Nationals win on opening night at Beatrice

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 9) – The eighth time was every bit as good as the first Thursday night for Jordan Grabouski. Grabouski won the opening night IMCA Modified feature at his hometown Beatrice Speedway’s Spring Nationals for a record eighth time, earning $2,500. Kyle Brown, 13th starting Hunter Marriott, Jacob Murray and hard charger Dylan Smith rounded out the top five. Smith, a Spring Nationals winner in 2013, had started 18th. Grabouski started inside the second row, passing Brown and Anthony Roth on his way to the front early on. He wasn’t challenged as the 30-lapper wound down. “We had a lot of work to do before tonight. We’ve got a brand new GRT and being able to win tonight made all the late nights in the shop worth it,” said Grabouski, the defending and two-time IMCA national champion and already a 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot candidate. “I used to go to Spring Nationals every year when I was growing up and as a kid can remember drivers coming from all over to race [Read More]