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Abelson, Neal top to win $1,000 features at Shelby County’s Tiny Lund Memorial

HARLAN, Iowa (Aug. 27) – Chris Abelson added to his collection of Tiny Lund Memorial trophies while Jake Neal started his Saturday at Shelby County Speedway. Both were $1,000 feature winners, Abelson in a 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying feature for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and the rookie Neal in the IMCA Late Model headliner. Abelson passed Shane DeMey for the lead following a restart just after midway in the Modified 20-lapper. He’d started seventh and was about a car length off the pace when the caution flew. Justin Zeitner challenged but couldn’t catch Abelson following restarts later in the contest. DeMey, Brad Bergren and Craig Reetz completed the top five. Abelson is a three-time Tiny Lund winner in the Modifieds and also topped the 2006 feature for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods. Neal hasn’t had any luck winning the Modified feature at Shelby County’s season-ending special but needed just one try to take top honors in the Late Model division. He’d restarted last in the field following a lap four incident, then [Read More]

Prelude to the Super Nationals plays out Saturday at Boone

BOONE, Iowa – A preview to the greatest show on dirt is this Saturday at Boone Speedway. The Sept. 3 Wild Rose Casino Resort Prelude to the Super Nationals will feature a total car count second only to the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s itself. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win in their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks complete the card. Drivers are required to pre-register for Super Nationals in order to be eligible to compete in the draw/redraw show. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded, as will BMS North Central Region points for Modifieds, EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region points for Stock Cars and Big Daddy Race Cars Northern Region points for Hobby Stocks. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. with racing to follow. Pit passes are $25. Spectator admission is $15 [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through Aug. 25

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., 1,200; 2. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 1,192; 3. Cory Sample, Winnemucca, Nev., 1,181; 4. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 1,162; 5. A.J. Ward, Ionia, Mich., 1,158; 6. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb., 1,154; 7. Eddie Kirchoff, Gillette, Wyo., 1,153; 8. Jason Wolla, Ray, N.D., 1,149; 9. Jacob Murray, Hartford, Iowa, 1,148; 10. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, 1,146; 11. Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan., and Dustin Smith, Lake City, Iowa, both 1,136; 13. Rob VanMil, Barnesville, Minn., 1,133; 14. Tyler Frye, Belleville, Kan., 1,132; 15. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 1,129; 16. Matt Cole, Vestal, N.Y., 1,127; 17. Kyle Brown, State Center, Iowa, 1,126; 18. Will Ward, Cobleskill, N.Y., 1,117; 19. Clay Money, Penokee, Kan., 1,104; 20. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 1,102. IMCA Late Models – 1. Rob Toland, Davenport, Iowa, 785; 2. Luke Goedert, Guttenberg, Iowa, 782; 3. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 779; 4. Tyler Droste, Waterloo, Iowa, 770; 5. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, Iowa, 761; 6. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 759; 7. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, [Read More]

National point leader Grabouski added to All-Star Invitational field

BOONE, Iowa – Jordan Grabouski was likely going to make his way in as the national point leader, but he won’t have to wait for that call next week. The Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified driver will instead fill a spot in the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational field vacated by Jeff Taylor. Taylor, who was originally voted into the 13th annual race to be held during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, will be unable to attend the event at Boone Speedway. Grabouski will take Taylor’s spot as a representative from the Jet Racing Central Region. The final two of 30 starting spots for the event will be filled by the top driver in national point standings and the driver with the most feature wins in 2016 not already voted into the starting field. The All-Star event will be part of the Fri., Sept. 9 Super Nationals program at Boone.

Early registration deadline now Aug. 31 for Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – With more than 650 early entries already in hand, the early registration deadline for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s has been bumped back to 4:30 p.m. CST Wednesday, Aug. 31. Drivers from 25 states, Canada and Australia have already pre-entered for the Sept. 5-10 Super Nationals at Boone Speedway. “The original deadline was this Friday. Drivers in all divisions racing at Super Nationals can still call the IMCA home office (319 472-2201) to register early and save $20 and make themselves eligible to race in the Sept. 3 Prelude,” noted IMCA President Brett Root. “There are a number of projects our staff has to complete, most notably those dealing with the end of the Late Model point season, before going to Boone.”

IMCA 2016 point season ends Sept. 25

VINTON, Iowa – The 2016 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season for seven sanctioned divisions ends on Sunday, Sept. 25. Final races are scheduled that day for Modifieds, Sprint Cars, Stock Cars, Northern SportMods, Southern SportMods, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts. Bonus points will be figured and national and regional champions and rookies of the year announced as soon as possible. Local track officials will have until noon Central Standard Time on Monday, Oct. 24 to notify IMCA of corrections that affect their top 15 point standings before all standings for those divisions become official. Final weekly events for the 2016 IMCA Late Model point season will be Sunday, Aug. 28. The national champion and rookie of the year, unofficial state and local track champions will be announced as soon as all race reports from that weekend are received and points tabulated. Late Model point standings become official at noon CST on Monday, Sept. 26. Questions about IMCA point totals and standings should be directed to Virginia Lindsey, director of membership and points, at vlindsey@imca.com or by [Read More]

World class purse paid at Sept. 5-10 Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – Super might not be adjective enough to describe the purse shares and contingency awards drivers competing at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will earn over the course of the 34th annual event. When 800-plus drivers from coast to coast and border to border exit Boone Speedway, they’ll have earned shares of an approximate $285,000. Add in another $60,000 or so in contingency awards and it’s clear that Super Nationals will continue to be the most prestigious, top-paying event for grassroots racers. “Our goal has always been to maintain reasonable entry fees and admission prices while still providing the best possible purse structure at Super Nationals and we accomplish that in conjunction with a lot of great contingencies,” IMCA President Brett Root said. “The addition of Southern SportMods to Super Nationals and pre-registration numbers for all divisions has been very positive.” Saturday’s Modified main event pays a minimum of $2,000 to win and $1,000 to start. The champion earns a $100 bonus for each of as many as 50 sanctioned starts made [Read More]

Tech inspection precedes Sunday practice, tailgating

BOONE, Iowa – There will be plenty to see, do and enjoy on the Boone Speedway grounds even before opening night of the 34th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The tech inspection process introduced in 2014 and well-received again last year will be continued. Beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, 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 hardcards as soon as they arrive with their race car. Drivers will be called over the PA system for staging and then sent to the inspection area in groups of 20. Pre-tech for those three divisions runs from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A $10 pit pass fee will be refunded to everyone who exits the pit area by 4:30 p.m. An open practice session for all divisions is from 5-7 p.m. and has a $10 admission for those who did not purchase a pit pass. Once practice is complete, there will be no free admission to the pit [Read More]

Southern SportMod rookie has high expectations for her first Super Nationals

KELLER, Texas – Her career first win in the division has been the season highlight thus far for Kamera McDonald. Qualifying for the main event when Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods join the opening night program for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will rank just as high. McDonald, 15 years old and from Keller, Texas, is currently the rookie points leader and is fourth in national standings for the Southern SportMods. The Timber Creek High School sophomore-to-be won for the first time on June 11 at Kennedale Speedway Park and later added June 17 and July 8 victories at Boyd Raceway. “My first win at Kennedale was very memorable and my season has gotten even better from there,” she said. “Going to Super Nationals is going to be a good experience for me. My main goal is to make the big race.” “I’ve talked to some of the guys around here who have been to Super Nationals to get an idea of what to expect,” McDonald added. “I’m sure it’s going [Read More]

Mighty Axe Nationals this weekend at North Central Speedway

BRAINERD, Minn. – A pair of Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying features are on the 15th annual Mighty Axe Nationals program this weekend at North Central Speedway. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win Friday, Aug. 26 and a minimum of $1,000 to win on Saturday, Aug. 27; an additional $200 will be paid if the winner competed on opening night. Completing the cards at Brainerd are Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods running for $400 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $275 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $100 to win. Saturday’s SportMod winner gets another $100 of they raced on Friday; Saturday Hobby Stock and Sport Compact winners each get an additional $25 if the raced on opening night. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Racing starts at 6:45 p.m. Spectator admission for adults is $15 or $25 for both days; $10 a day or $15 for [Read More]