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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]

Montezuma County looks forward to solid car counts with return to IMCA

CORTEZ, Colo. – Kevin Faddis saw bigger grandstand numbers when he focused on promoting events at Montezuma County Fairgrounds Speedway last season. With the return of IMCA sanctioning, he’s confident of much better car count numbers in 2017. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA SportMods return to the 3/8-mile oval at Cortez this season with half a dozen Friday-Saturday doubleheaders on the initial schedule. All three divisions have a lengthy history at Montezuma County. The Modifieds and Stocks were last sanctioned in 2015, the SportMods in 2014. “Last year, we went USRA after Aztec Speedway (an hour and a half to the southwest in New Mexico) sanctioned with them and it killed our Modified class,” Faddis said. “Guys didn’t want to run the high-dollar stuff. We decided we didn’t care what Aztec did, we were going back to IMCA.” That announcement was greeted enthusiastically by home state drivers as well as those looking to do some traveling this summer. “My wife Juanita and I being former IMCA racers ourselves, we like that the [Read More]

Beatrice Spring Nationals moved forward one day

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 7) – Racing at the 24th annual IMCA Spring Nationals at Beatrice Speedway has been moved to Thursday and Friday, March 9 and 10. The open practice now runs from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, with the $500 to win Race of Champions for previous Modified winners at Spring Nationals set for 9:15 p.m. Hot laps will start at 5 p.m. with the first heat race at 6 p.m. both Thursday and Friday. Volatile weather forecasts are the reason for the change in schedule, promoter Toby Kruse said. The event will be broadcast live on Speed Shift TV. IMCA Modified features Thursday and Friday both pay $2,500 to win, a minimum of $250 to start and are Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks race Thursday and Friday, Mach-1 Sport Compacts on Friday. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded both nights. Grandstand admission Thursday and Friday is $15 for adults and $5 [Read More]

Tomlinson tops HOT’s Jack Bagby Memorial IMCA Modified main

WACO, Texas (March 3) – Prior to Friday night, Eric Tomlinson had never won an opening night feature. He ended that streak and earned $1,000 along with the IMCA Modified checkers in this year’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway lidlifter, adding his name to the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot with the Jack Bagby Memorial victory. “We’ve got one win in one race and we’re on the All-Star ballot. It’s a heck of a way to start the season,” Tomlinson said. “I’d never won on opening night and never imagined I’d win the Jack Bagby Memorial.” Tomlinson drew the pole start after finishing third in his heat and led all 20 laps. He kept William Gould and Chris Elliott at bay following a restart with two laps to go and beat Gould across the stripe by four car lengths. Elliott, Kevin Green and David Goode completed the top five. Justin Nabors also parlayed a front row start into a $1,000 feature win, beating Chris Cogburn and Gabe Tucker to the Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod finish. [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through March 2

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Spencer Wilson, Queen Creek, Ariz., 371; 2. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 301; 3. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 275; 4. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 271; 5. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 268; 6. Scott Sluka, Casa Grande, Ariz., 236; 7. Marlyn Seidler, Underwood, N.D., 226; 8. Garrett Funk, Phoenix, Ariz., 219; 9. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 215; 10. Garth Dushanek, Avondale, Ariz., 213; 11. John Parmeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 206; 12. Jason Wolla, Ray, N.D., 196; 13. Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., 193; 14. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 192; 15. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 188; 16. Jeremy Thornton, Tucson, Ariz., 186; 17. Bryson Curry, Laveen, Ariz., 184; 18. Leland Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., and Jimmy Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, both 176; 20. Shawn Strand, Mandan, N.D., 175. 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. Joshua Hawkins, Whitehouse, Texas, and Robert Vetter, [Read More]

Jones kicks off 2017 campaign with IMCA RaceSaver Sprint win at KSP

KENNEDALE, Texas (Feb. 25-26) – The pace for the first half of Saturday’s IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature at Kennedale Speedway Park was to Kyle Jones’ liking, as he worked his way toward the front of the Spring Kick-Off field. Once he got in the lead, however, the laps didn’t seem to click off nearly as quickly. Jones worked his way up from eighth starting, passed John Ricketts for the point midway through the 20-lapper and held off a who’s who of IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car racing for the $1,000 payday. “That race could not have gone by quick enough once I got the lead,” said Jones, the winner ahead of Marcus Thomas, Ricketts, George White and Chad Wilson. “We ran the last eight laps green and to me it seemed like they took forever.” Jones was third after starting eighth in his heat, then ran the extreme high line in catching up with defending Spring Kick-Off winner Ricketts in the main event. “After drawing 87 out of 100, I thought I’d be lucky to [Read More]

Baca earns redemption, takes IMCA Modified title at Desert Classic

By Tony Steele PEORIA, Ariz. (Feb. 24-25) – The 29th annual IMCA Desert Classic at Canyon Speedway Park is in the record book and Chaz Baca Jr. wrote his own chapter with the win in the 40-lap headliner for IMCA Modifieds. Baca powered his way from dead last in his heat race early in the night to victory lane in the $3,000 to win main event. “I’ve won at Canyon multiple times in a mod-lite but this is the first time in Modified,” Baca said following the top paying checkers of his career in the sanctioned class. “We had a caution with four to go and I was nervous because I knew Cody Laney was right behind me and Hunter Marriott was coming up quick.” After a post race tech violation had gotten Baca disqualified from his second finishing position in Friday qualifying, he started last in his heat race and 13th in the feature field. Picking off cars one by one, Baca set his sights on pole starter Brian Schultz. Schultz was strong early on, before the [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through Feb. 22

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Spencer Wilson, Queen Creek, Ariz., 301; 2. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 275; 3. Scott Sluka, Casa Grande, Ariz., 236; 4. Garrett Funk, Phoenix, Ariz., 219; 5. Jason Wolla, Ray, N.D., and Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., both 196; 7. Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., and Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., both 193; 9. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 192; 10. Jeremy Thornton, Tucson, Ariz., 186; 11. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 177; 12. Leland Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 176; 13. Shawn Strand, Mandan, N.D., and Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa, both 175; 15. Ross Statham, Medicine Hat, Alb., 173; 16. Ryan Gaylord, Lakewood, Colo., 165; 17. R. Royce Henry, El Cajon, Calif., 158; 18. Brent Schlafmann, Bismarck, N.D., 157; 19. Marlyn Seidler, Underwood, N.D., 154; 20. Garth Dushanek, Avondale, Ariz., 152. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 40; 2. Austin Mundie, Dallas, Texas, 39; 3. John Ricketts, Burleson, Texas, 37; 4. Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, 36; 5. Jake Martens, Fairview, Okla., 35; 6. Tucker Doughty, Heath, Texas, 34; 7. Robert Vetter, Wolfe City, [Read More]

2016 Sprint Series of Texas champion is new IMCA RaceSaver tour owner, director

GREENVILLE, Texas – Last year’s tour champion is the new owner and director of the Sprint Series of Texas. Jeff Day is in charge of an IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car series that visits six tracks in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana in 2017. The first nine of 11 tour dates are scheduled during the IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season. “I want to see this series thrive and continue the tradition of great Sprint Car racing in this area,” said Day. “We want to find more ways to get fans, especially the kids, involved and get more publicity for drivers following the series.” The Sprint Series of Texas takes its own command trailer and fire trucks to each event. Kids will be part of main event draw and winner’s circle activities and one very lucky youngster will go home with a new bicycle after each SST show. Opening night is Saturday, Feb. 25 at Winona’s Rose Bowl Speedway. Also hosting SST events during the point season are Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Super Bowl Speedway, Sabine Motor [Read More]

Gould nears 100 IMCA Modified career wins with Ice Breaker sweep

ABILENE, Texas (Feb. 17-18) – William Gould had planned to crew for teammate Matt Guillaume at Abilene Speedway’s season-opening Ice Breaker. He borrowed an engine from Guillaume instead and raced to $700 IMCA Modified checkers Friday and Saturday night, upping his career win total in the division to 98. “Normally when I go to Abilene I run up front or I break,” Gould said. “The track was fast both nights and the preferred lane was on the bottom.” Gould started fourth on opening night and had the lead three circuits into the 20-lapper. Jeff James and Adam Armstrong tussled over second before James gained the runner-up spot for good. Defending track champion Fred Wojtek took fourth. Night two saw Gould draw the pole and lead all 20 laps. Guillaume was second while Josh McGaha and Tyler Iverson completed the top four. IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature winners were Michael Sheen and Westin Abbey. Sheen’s Friday checkers came in front of Abbey, Kirk Martin and Charles Brewer. Abbey, the defending EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Region king, [Read More]