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Marriott’s IMCA Modified ‘A’ game is good for second Hawkeye Dirt Tour win in three nights

ALTA, Iowa (Aug. 10) – Hunter Marriott brought his Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified ‘A’ game to Buena Vista Raceway on Wednesday. The result was his second Hawkeye Dirt Tour feature win in three nights. Marriott restarted inside row one after frontrunners Chris Abelson and Kyle Strickler got together to bring out a lap six caution, then led the last 25 times around the track to top the $1,500-to-win feature at Alta. He pulled away from Joel Rust – ironically the Tuesday winner at Hamilton County Speedway when Abelson and Kelly Shryock tangled while battling for the lead on the last lap of the Harris Clash – before taking his second Iowa Modified Speedweek checkers. “It kind of felt that way,” Marriott said, acknowledging the lap six sense of déjà vu, “but there were a lot of laps left. Kyle and Chris both had very fast cars. It’s unfortunate that it happened and they both had to go to the tail.” Abelson changed a flat tire, and made a late bid for the top five [Read More]

Possible $30,000 to win at Hancock County specials

BRITT, Iowa – The stars of the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified division will shine in three Iowa Speedweek events at Hancock County Speedway. The Night of 1,000 Stars on Thursday, Aug. 11, Night of 10,000 Stars on Friday, Aug. 12, and the All Star Race on Saturday, Aug. 13 at Britt all boast potential winner’s checks of $10,000, meaning the driver winning all three nights could take home $30,000. All three races are 50 laps in distance with a mandatory pit stop on the front stretch on lap 25, and are 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events. All three events will also be broadcast by IMCA.TV. Thursday’s winner is guaranteed $3,500. Another $2,500 in lap money is at stake. A $2,000 bonus will be paid if the winner has raced six times previously this season at Britt; $1,000 bonuses will be paid to the leader at midway of the 50-lapper and if the winner has perfect attendance at Hancock County this year. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $700 to win, Karl [Read More]

Rust wins thriller at 25th annual Harris Clash

By Ryan Clark WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (Aug. 9) – Joel Rust had the greatest seat for the best race in the house for most of 25 laps Tuesday night at Hamilton County Speedway. Little did he know, a short time later it would lead the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified driver to a victory lane celebration as the winner of the Harris Clash. Rust, who started inside of row two, chased front row starters Chris Abelson and Kelly Shryock for all but three-quarters of a lap in the 25th annual event. Contact between the front-runners allowed Rust to escape to the first Harris Clash win of his career. Abelson built an early lead while Shryock pursued multiple car-lengths behind him. Shryock closed to within a car-length by lap 10 and searched high and low to work past the leader. While the former Clash winners engaged in a battle for the lead, Rust cut a half-straightaway deficit into just a couple car-lengths in the waning laps. Contact between Abelson and Shryock forced Abelson into a spin in [Read More]

Marriott drives away to IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour win at Clay County

By Ryan Clark SPENCER, Iowa (Aug. 8) – His second Hawkeye Dirt Tour win was the series’ biggest payday for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified driver Hunter Marriott. The Brookfield, Mo. driver took the lead at midway en route to a $5,000 winner’s share Monday night in the tour’s first-ever visit to Clay County Fair Speedway. Marriott started in row two and was involved in a five-car battle for position before breaking through on the 15th of 30 laps. Justin Medler paced the field from his pole position start while a handful of drivers gave chase. Ricky Thornton Jr., Kelly Shryock and Marriott took turns in the runner-up spot before Marriott made the high side work to his liking. Exiting turn two, Marriott surged past Medler as the race approached halfway and led the remainder of the event to score the win, his first since the 2014 series finale at Farley Speedway. Point leader Chris Abelson took advantage of a restart with six laps to go to surge from fourth to second, however he was unable [Read More]

Kay stands tallest twice at LaSalle’s One Night Stand

LASALLE, Ill. (Aug. 6) – One driver stood above the rest twice at LaSalle Speedway’s One Night Stand. Justin Kay topped both the $3,000 to win IMCA Late Model feature and the $2,000 to win Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event Saturday night. While he’d been to the Illinois oval twice before as a spectator, his weekend visit to LaSalle was Kay’s competitive first. He led all but the first of 40 Late Model circuits and all 30 Modified laps. Tyler Soppe was the $2,000 Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod winner. More than 120 IMCA cars were entered in the second annual special. “I’ve won weekly shows in both cars,” said Kay, who started the Late Model feature outside Matt Ryan on the front row, “but it was pretty neat to win both times at a special with that many cars there.” Only one caution slowed Kay’s march to the Late Model checkers. He had the race well in hand and was working his way through lapped traffic before the lap 28 yellow flew. “The [Read More]

At-large balloting complete, 18 more All-Stars announced

BOONE, Iowa – Two more former race winners joined the field for the upcoming Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational through the at-large round of voting. Jay Noteboom, winner of the 2005 and 2008 events, and Chris Abelson, the 2011 race winner, are among 18 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified drivers advancing from the second round of balloting, which ended on Friday. Noteboom will start his career ninth All-Star event, more than any other driver, on Friday, Sept. 9 during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone Speedway. Abelson takes the All-Star green for a sixth straight year. They’ll be joined by first-time All-Stars Kyle Brown, Brian Irvine, Travis Hagen, Cody Laney and Lance Mari; and second-time starters Kellen Chadwick, Corey Dripps, Cody Gearhart, Ryan Ruter, Kelly Shryock, Ricky Stephan and Jason Wolla. Starting career third All-Star Invitationals are Scott Hogan, Jeremy Mills and Kevin Sustaire. Ricky Thornton Jr. was elected to the All-Star grid for the fourth consecutive year. The 10 All-Stars elected in the first round were Ethan Dotson, Kevin Green, [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through Aug. 4

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., 1,198; 2. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 1,188; 3. Cory Sample, Winnemucca, Nev., 1,170; 4. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 1,155; 5. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb., 1,145; 6. Jacob Murray, Hartford, Iowa, 1,136; 7. Dustin Smith, Lake City, Iowa, and Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, both 1,129; 9. Tyler Frye, Belleville, Kan., 1,126; 10. Jason Wolla, Ray, N.D., 1,125; 11. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, 1,124; 12. Kyle Brown, State Center, Iowa, 1,122; 13. Rob VanMil, Barnesville, Minn., 1,117; 14. Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan., 1,100; 15. Ricky Thornton Jr., Harcourt, Iowa, 1,098; 16. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 1,089; 17. Will Ward, Cobleskill, New York, 1,086; 18. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 1,084; 19. Clay Money, Penokee, Kan., 1,082; 20. Jimmy Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, 1,079. IMCA Late Models – 1. Rob Toland, Davenport, Iowa, 785; 2. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 779; 3. Luke Goedert, Guttenberg, Iowa, 770; 4. Tyler Droste, Waterloo, Iowa, 758; 5. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, 748; 6. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, Iowa, 745; 7. Matt Ryan, [Read More]

Modified dash is new to IMCA Harris Clash

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (Aug. 5) – Promoter Bob Harris has found a new twist for one of the longest running specials for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. Drivers from eight states are now pre-entered for the 25th annual Harris Clash, which will pay $2,000 to win next Tuesday, Aug. 9 at Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City. The Clash is the second nightly installment of IMCA Speedweek and a qualifying event for the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. What’s new this year is a 10-lap dash that pays $500 to win and $100 to start. The drivers who will start that event – Chris Abelson, Ethan Dotson, Scott Hogan, Luke Lemmens, John Logue, Jeremy Mills, Josh Ruby, Kelly Shryock, Ricky Thornton Jr. and Rob VanMil – won or finished second on designated race nights at 10 area tracks. “Years and years ago, before the (Clash) was at Knoxville, there were about eight tracks where drivers had to have won a weekly feature at to be able to race at what was then called the Modified Race [Read More]

IMCA Speedweek starts with rich Hawkeye Dirt Tour show at Clay County

SPENCER, Iowa – The first Hawkeye Dirt Tour event at Clay County Fair Speedway will also be one of the top-paying races in the six-plus season history of the series for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. Winner of the Monday, Aug. 8 feature earns $5,000. Hahn Roofing of Spencer and the Clay County Fair both added money to the purse to make the winner’s check the biggest of the 2016 tour. The runner-up gets $1,200, with $600 paid for third and $450 for fourth, and $250 in cash will be paid to the evening’s hard charger. The Hawkeye Dirt Tour show at Clay County kicks off IMCA Speedweek, with Modifieds headlining the Harris Clash card at Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City on Tuesday, Aug. 9 before the Dirt Tour finale Wednesday, Aug. 10 at Buena Vista Raceway in Alta. IMCA Modifieds also take top billing when Speedweek continues at Hancock County Speedway in Britt with the Thursday, Aug. 11 Night of 1,000 Stars; the Friday, Aug. 12 Night of 10,000 Stars; and the Saturday, [Read More]

Kay continues Deery Series dominance at Cedar County

TIPTON, Iowa (Aug. 2) – A quick call to the assessor’s office would reveal that Justin Kay does not own Cedar County Raceway. It just seems like he does. Kay won his third straight Deery Brothers Summer Series main event at the Tipton oval Tuesday night, leading the last 31 circuits in a fast-paced 50-lapper that ran caution-free. The $2,000 victory was his IMCA Late Model tour career 18th and second this season. “We’ve always run really well at Tipton. It’s probably one of the tracks I have the most laps on, too,” said Kay, who started racing there in his 4-cylinder days. “Everything about that track I love. It’s always slick and smooth.” “I ran the bottom and when I moved up to get around lapped cars it was good there, too,” he added. “I think I used about every inch of the track.” Cayden Carter was checking out on the rest of the field just six laps into the contest, but saw his big lead begin to evaporate after catching up with the back [Read More]