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Biggest dirt track event on the planet has super-sized purse

BOONE, Iowa – A super-sized purse will be paid to competitors in the biggest dirt track event on the planet, the Sept. 4-9 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s The 900-plus drivers coming to Boone Speedway from coast to coast and border to border, as well as Canada, earn shares of a purse nearing $300,000. Another $60,000 or so in contingency awards is at stake so there is no question the 35th annual version of America’s Racin’ Vacation will continue to be the most prestigious, top-paying event for grassroots racers. “We have always had the goal of maintaining reasonable entry fees and admission prices while providing the best possible purse structure at Super Nationals,” explained IMCA President Brett Root. “We have been able to accomplish that in conjunction with a lot of contingencies given by great IMCA sponsors.” The Saturday, Sept. 9 Modified main event boasts a potential $7,000 paycheck for the winner. That includes a guaranteed $2,000 plus a $100 bonus for each of as many as 50 sanctioned starts made during the season. Saturday’s [Read More]

Lap money, cash bonuses, gift cards add more than $6,000 to Super Nationals purse

BOONE, Iowa – More than $6,000 in lap money and bonuses will be paid to drivers competing in the Sept. 4-9 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Both Modified qualifying feature winners each night Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Sept. 6, 7 and 8 earn $100 bonuses from Derr Farms. Malvern Bank pays $50 to each heat winner during Thursday’s Deery Brothers Summer Series program. Bilstein pays $25 to the leader of each of 30 laps of the Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational Friday evening. Four race of champions events are on the Saturday, Sept. 9 card at Boone Speedway and additional money is at stake in each. One hundred dollars goes to the leader of each of the 12 laps in the Harris Auto Racing Race of Champions for Modifieds. From start to finish, the companies paying lap money to the leader are Golden Empire Towing, Intensitee, Cookie’s Sauce & Seasoning, Walmart, Fareway, Diamond Oil, Joe Busch Ag Repair, Ames Ford Lincoln, Saints Avenue Café, Baymont Inn & Suites, Dirt Modified Magazine and Derr Farms. [Read More]

13 states now represented by Sprint Nationals entries

EAGLE, Neb. – The nearly 120 drivers pre-registered for the Aug. 31-Sept. 3 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Nationals made the trip to Eagle Raceway from coast to coast and border to border. Thirteen states are represented by early entries for the fifth annual IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car event. Sunday’s feature pays $2,500 to win and a minimum $1,250 to start, with a generous number of contingencies to be awarded as well. The starting field of 27 will be determined through qualifying on Sept. 1 and 2 and in last-chance qualifying on Sept. 3. Friday and Saturday qualifying features both pay $700 to win while Saturday’s Jake Ita Memorial pays $1,000 to win and a minimum of $100 to start. Gene Ackland, Martell; Brandon Allen, St. Peter, Minn.; Bruce Allen, Mankato, Minn.; Justin Allen, Gaylord, Minn.; Brandon Anderson, Montgomery, Texas; Shayle Bade, Lincoln; Dusty Ballenger, Harrisburg, S.D.; Ethan Barrow, Bloomington, Ind.; Brett Becker, Odessa, Texas; Jason Becker, Seward; Tom Belsky, North Platte; Clint Benson, Papillion; Nate Berry, McCook; and Greg Black, Des Moines, Iowa. Zach Blurton, Quinter, Kan.; Daren [Read More]

Super Nationals pre-entries near 600

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 25) – Pre-entries for the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s were nearing 600 by early afternoon Friday. More than 20 states and Canada were represented by early entries for the Sept. 4-9 Super Nationals at Boone Speedway. “We will continue to take early entries right up until the close of the business day on Friday, Sept. 1,” noted IMCA President Brett Root. “Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod drivers who want to compete in the Sept. 2 Prelude at Boone must be pre-registered for Super Nationals to be eligible to do so.” Modified drivers pre-entered for the Sept. 4-9 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s now include: Dean Abbey, Roanoke, Texas; Coty Albers, Wellsburg; Mike Albertsen, Audubon; Ricky Alvarado, Delta, Colo.; Drew Armstrong, Alexander, Ark.; Robby Arnold, Marmaduke, Ark.; J.D. Auringer, Evansdale; Robert Avery, Des Moines; Trevor Baker, Omaha, Neb.; Josh Beaulieu, Bemidji, Minn.; Tommy Belmer, Evansdale; Tanner Black, Great Bend, Kan.; Josh Blumer, Marysville, Kan.; Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan.; Jason Brinkman, DeWitt, Neb.; [Read More]

Changes announced in Monday Super Nationals schedule for Hobby Stocks, both SportMod divisions

BOONE, Iowa – A change in the Monday night IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals schedule for Hobby Stocks and both SportMod divisions has been announced. Qualifying heats for both the Stephenville Starter Race of Champions for Hobby Stocks and the BSB Manufacturing Race of Champions for Northern SportMods move from Tuesday to the Monday, Sept. 4 opening night program at Boone Speedway. Main event qualifying for both the Hobbies and Northern SportMod divisions remains on the first night card. The Southern SportMod program originally scheduled on Monday will not be held. “The number of drivers in the division pre-entered for Super Nationals did not meet our requirements,” explained IMCA President Brett Root. “We do appreciate Southern SportMod drivers who did pre-register and they will receive a complimentary 2018 IMCA license for that division along with a refund of their pre-registration and any pit parking fees.”

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through Aug. 24

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Jason Wolla, Ray, N.D., 1,187; 2. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 1,179; 3. Cory Sample, Winnemucca, Nev., 1,177; 4. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 1,172; 5. Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan., 1,167; 6. Dean Abbey, Roanoke, Texas, 1,157; 7. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 1,156; 8. Clinton Luellen, Minburn, Iowa, 1,145; 9. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 1,140; 10. Tyler Frye, Belleville, Kan., 1,135; 11. Shawn Fletcher, Brainerd, Minn., 1,125; 12. A.J. Ward, Ionia, Michigan, and Regan Tafoya, Farmington, N.M., both 1,123; 14. Drew Armstrong, Alexander, Ark., 1,118; 15. Bryce Garnhart, Shannon, Ill., 1,116; 16. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb., 1,113; 17. Tyler Limoges, Redwood Falls, Minn., 1,111; 18. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 1,107; 19. Mark Schulte, Delhi, Iowa, 1,099; 20. Pat McGuire, Belton, Texas, 1,098. IMCA Late Models – 1. Justin Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 794; 2. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 791; 3. Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa, 790; 4. Rob Toland, Colona, Ill., 780; 5. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, Iowa, 775; 6. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 772; 7. Chad Holladay, Muscatine, Iowa, and Joe Zrostlik, Long [Read More]

Four Super Nationals champions get new engines

BOONE, Iowa – Four champions crowned at the 35th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will leave Boone Speedway with more than their place in dirt track racing history secured. Each of the main event winners on Saturday, Sept. 9 receives a new engine from Karl Performance or Karl Chevrolet as well. Modified, Northern SportMod or Hobby Stock champions who win titles with crate motors receive a new GM 604 or 602 crate from Karl Chevrolet. Drivers in those divisions winning with claim motors get engines from Karl Performance. All motors will be built to IMCA specifications and any additional services or parts desired are to be taken care of at the new owner’s expense. The Modified champion, if running a claim motor, gets a KPM CPH383-60D engine valued at $6,999. The Stock Car champion will receive a KPM 360 spec engine valued at $6,040.99. The SportMod and Hobby Stock champions, if running claim motors, both get a KPM CC355-60F engine valued at $4,299.99. Stock Car, Northern SportMod and Hobby Stock engines are all [Read More]

Daniels takes top step on podium at Dodge City’s IMCA SportMod Mayhem

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. (Aug. 19) – After finishing just one position short last year, Dustin Daniels reached the top step of the podium in Saturday’s IMCA SportMod Mayhem special at Dodge City Raceway Park. The checkers in the fourth annual event came along with a $1,000 top prize. Daniels turned the tables on Kaleb Roach after the latter beat him to the stripe in last year’s edition of Mayhem. Roach had a front row starting position in his bid for a second consecutive event win but Daniels denied him by rallying from eighth starting to take the victory. Roach settled for runner-up honors with Ronnie Hults racing from ninth to third. Jeff Kaup was fourth with Blaine Walt rallying from 18th to round out the top five. Brendon Gemmill landed his first local IMCA Modified feature win of the season while Reagan Sellard scored his third Dodge City IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock victory of 2017. Daniels and Sellard both pocketed $200 certificates from Richmond Gear to go along with their winnings. Feature results [Read More]

Davenport is first to IMCA Modified checkers in final Iturriaga Memorial at Battle Mountain

BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. (Aug. 19) – Doug Davenport came back to Nevada looking for redemption. He got that, plus the $1,000 IMCA Modified feature win at Battle Mountain Raceway’s Frankie Iturriaga Memorial. “I had the fastest car before cutting a tire at a $1,000 to win race at Winnemucca in April,” explained Davenport, from Vernonia, Ore., and newly qualified for the 2018 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. “I like traveling and racing at new and different places and got to thinking that I should go back down there and redeem myself.” Davenport ran third in the Friday show at Winnemucca behind Robert Miller and Cory Sample. He started inside row two at Battle Mountain on Saturday and led all 30 laps. “I had never seen the track before but it felt really good when we got there,” Davenport said. “Battle Mountain is similar to Sunset Speedway Park, which is right down the road from me (in Banks, Ore.) so we just went one gear shallower. Otherwise everything else was the same as at my home [Read More]

Tailgate party, concert on tap for Sunday before Super Nationals at Boone Speedway

BOONE, Iowa – The fun starts on Sunday, the day before cars start taking serious laps at the 35th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Complimentary chili and beverages will be served in the pit area after tech inspection and an open practice session on Sept. 3. A repeat performance by country western artist Cody Hicks follows the tailgate party and brings the night before the Nationals to a close. “The chili feed and concert are a great way to start what is obviously a hectic week,” IMCA President Brett Root said. “Cody Hicks is extremely popular and we had a lot of people ask about getting him back to Boone Speedway again this September.” The tech inspection process in place since 2014 will be continued: Beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday, Hobby Stock, Northern SportMod and Southern SportMod drivers are encouraged to go to the lineup board behind the pitside grandstand and get their inspection sheets and hard cards as soon as they arrive with their race car. Drivers will be called over the [Read More]