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Harris notches third Virginia Sprint Series win of season

NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (Aug. 1) – Jerald Harris cruised to his third Virginia Sprint Series feature win of the season Saturday at Natural Bridge Speedway. Chris Ware and Anthony Linkenhoker were on the front for the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car main event with Linkenhoker out first and looking strong. By lap five, however, Harris was close behind and contending for the lead. On lap seven, Harris went to the front and left Anthony to fight with Tom Humphries. Glenn Worrell got to fourth and joined the battle for second. Harris was not challenged up front. Linkenhoker worked through traffic better, got away from Humphries and took second. Feature results – 1. Jerald Harris; 2. Anthony Linkenhoker; 3. Tom Humphries; 4. Glenn Worrell; 5. Brian Lawson; 6. Chris Ware; 7. Troy Severin; 8. Kevin Fletcher; 9. Daren Bolac; 10. J.D. Coats; 11. Cassandra Davis; 12. French Grimes; 13. Bill Rice.

Hamilton County Speedway brings back Harris Clash

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa – Promoter Bob Harris is feeling a bit nostalgic these days, with the return next week of the Harris Clash to Hamilton County Speedway. The special for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds was held at Webster City during its inaugural and second seasons in 1992 and 1993. After stops at Boone and Harlan, the event found a more permanent home at Knoxville Raceway. When the July 16 event was rained out, however, Harris had to make the decision to cancel altogether or find a different venue with an open date. That’s where Hamilton County Speedway and the new race date of Tuesday, Aug. 4 come in. “It’s a neat deal. We had plenty of offers to host a rescheduled event and one of them came from Webster City,” Harris said. “I thought ‘What the heck, that’s where it all started.’” “Back in the day (the late 1970s and early 1980s) I raced a Late Model there,” he continued. “I’m pretty excited about this. It’s going to be a lot of fun. The [Read More]

Three IMCA divisions LaSalle-bound for Aug. 1 One Night Stand

LaSALLE, Ill. – IMCA Late Models race for $2,000 to win and Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds for $1,000 to win at LaSalle Speedway’s inaugural One Night Stand special Saturday, Aug. 1. The Modified feature is a qualifying event for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Completing the card are Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods chasing a $400 top check. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded in all three divisions. Modifieds also vie for Belleville Motorsports North Central Region points. Minimum start money is $250 for the Late Models, $150 for the Modifieds and $75 for the SportMods. There is no entry fee for any division; SportMods will use passing points. Spectator admission is $20 for adults and free for kids 11 and under. Pit passes are $35. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. with one-lap time trials for Late Models and Modifieds at 6:30 p.m. and racing to follow on the quarter-mile dirt [Read More]

Green matches top payday with repeat run to Hancock County Fair Stock Car checkers

BRITT, Iowa (July 24) – Winning the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car headliner at Hancock County Speedway’s fair the first time was special. Winning that event, and another $4,000, a second time was even better for Derek Green. Green repeated the big payday at Britt on Friday night. He had the fastest car among 55 entries from six states, including Texas, and beat Kyle Vanover to the line by a couple car lengths. Kevin Opheim, who’d pocketed $2,000 just the night before at Kossuth County Speedway, 17th starting Randy Brands and Dan Mackenthun, completed the top five. Green had started fourth and was running at the front of the 26-car field by the third of 25 laps. He built a straightaway lead that disappeared with a rash of late cautions. Opheim tried inside on two restarts and Vanover tried outside the next two. Neither could make their way past the leader, however, in a race that ended green, white, checkered. “Last year I pretty much checked out,” said Green, who led the last 22 laps of the [Read More]

Round 2 voting starts for Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational

BOONE, Iowa (July 29) – Fourteen more IMCA Modified drivers will be elected to the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational field, in voting that starts today (Wednesday) through the IMCA Facebook page. Round two candidates all won 40-point features held between June 19 and July 16. Voting continues until Aug. 5. The drivers with the top two vote totals in each of the five regions and four at-large candidates advance to the Friday, Sept. 11 Invitational during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone Speedway. Completing the starting field of 30 will be the All-Star candidates with the highest national point total and the most 40-point feature wins as of Sept. 4 not already elected and who are competing at Super Nationals. Elected from the first round were Ricky Alvarado of Delta, Colo., William Gould of Calera, Okla., 2012 race winner Jordan Grabouski of Beatrice, Neb., Jimmy Gustin of Marshalltown, Richie Gustin of Gilman, Hunter Marriott of Brookfield, Mo., Kelly Shryock of Fertile, 2013 race winner Todd Shute of Des Moines, defending [Read More]

I-88 Speedway hosts IMCA Empire State Series on Friday

AFTON, N.Y. (July 29) – I-88 Speedway is next on the IMCA Empire State Series schedule this Friday, July 31. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds chase a $500 top check in the fifth of eight tour installments this season. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:15 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids 9-15, and free for eight and under. Pit passes are $30. Point leader Eddie Sites is the only repeat series winner thus far; Michigan visitor A.J. Ward and Brad Sites have each won once. Four previous Empire State Series events have been held at Afton. The tour date there in June was rained out. More information is available on Facebook and at the www.I-88speedway.com website. IMCA Empire State Series top 20 point standings – 1. Eddie Sites, Monroeton, Pa., 153; 2. Brad Sites, Monroeton, Pa., 142; 3. Chris Fleming, Union Springs, 130; 4. Jason Benjamin, Towanda, Pa., 127; 5. Matt Cole, Binghamton, 124; 6. Keith [Read More]

Three former race winners among first 14 drivers elected to Fast Shafts All-Star field

BOONE, Iowa (July 28) – The winners of the last three Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational events are among the first 14 drivers elected to start the 2015 race. Defending winner Kyle Strickler of Mooresville, N.C., 2013 winner Todd Shute of Des Moines and 2012 winner Jordan Grabouski of Beatrice, Neb., will take the green flag on Friday, Sept. 11 during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone Speedway. Elected to the All-Star field from the Western Region were Ricky Thornton Jr. and Tim Ward, both of Chandler, Ariz.; Jimmy Gustin of Marshalltown and Richie Gustin of Gilman from the North Central Region; Grabouski and Jeff Taylor of Cave City, Ark., from the Central Region; William Gould of Calera, Okla., and Keith White of Little River Academy, Texas, from the South Central Region; and Strickler and A.J. Ward of Ionia, Mich., from the Eastern Region. The four at-large candidates elected were Kelly Shryock of Fertile; Shute; Ricky Alvarado of Delta, Colo.; and Hunter Marriott of Brookfield, Mo. Jimmy Gustin was the top [Read More]

Taylor adds second Governor’s Cup trophy to IMCA awards collection

MANDAN, N.D. (July 24-25) – Jeff Taylor added a second Governor’s Cup trophy to his collection on night two of the 25th annual special for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds at Dacotah Speedway. Taylor pulled away from Jason Grimes and Robert Hellebust following a series of restarts, then checked out on the field after the last restart. His win was good for $1,600 and a spot on the ballot for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Jeremy Keller and Grimes battled for the lead early in the main event. Keller got the best of that battle while Hellebust passed Taylor for third. Taylor rallied to retake the position and quickly chased down Grimes in pursuit of second. On lap seven, Taylor blew by Grimes and two laps later passed Keller for the lead. While running second, Keller had mechanical problems and brought out the first caution as he limped back to the pits. A series of quick yellows failed to slow Taylor as he pulled away from Grimes and Hellebust on each occasion. On what proved [Read More]

Schrader, Wallace racing at Oklahoma IMCA Night events

LONGDALE, Okla. – Two of the most popular drivers from the NASCAR ranks take green flags at Tuesday and Wednesday, July 28 and 29 IMCA Night specials at Longdale Speedway and Outlaw Motor Speedway in Muskogee. Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace will join many of the best IMCA drivers from Oklahoma and the region. Both Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified features pay $1,500 to win, a minimum of $100 to start and are qualifying events for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA SportMods race for $1,000 to win and a minimum of $50 to start each night. All applicable points, including local track points, will be awarded in the three IMCA divisions. Pit gates and the grandstands open at 5 p.m. both days. Hot laps get underway at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Spectator admission for each program is $15 for adults, $10 for military personnel and seniors, $8 for kids ages 6-11 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $35 for adults [Read More]

July 24 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 1,176; 2. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 1,171; 3. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 1,124; 4. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 1,121; 5. Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn., 1,118; 6. Jimmy Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, 1,116; 7. Kyle Brown, State Center, Iowa, 1,105; 8. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 1,100; 9. Nick Roberts, Des Moines, Iowa, and Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb., both 1,097; 11. Michael Densberger, Lincoln, Neb., 1,094; 12. Troy Cordes, Dunkerton, Iowa, 1,081; 13. J.D. Auringer, Waterloo, Iowa, 1,079; 14. Scott Hogan, Vinton, Iowa, 1,078; 15. Alexander Wilson, Salinas, Calif., 1,069; 16. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, 1,059; 17. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1,055; 18. Dustin Smith, Lake City, Iowa, 1,053; 19. Jesse Richter, Great Bend, Kan., 1,051; 20. Kyle Wilson, Salinas, Calif., 1,047. IMCA Late Models – 1. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 763; 2. Ryan Griffith, Webster City, Iowa, 731; 3. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, 722; 4. Jeremy Grady, Story City, Iowa, 706; 5. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 705; 6. Paul Nagle, Nevada, Iowa, 704; [Read More]