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More pit parking in the works for 34th Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – It’s a good problem to have, but a problem nonetheless. With another division added to the program, IMCA and track officials have been pro-active in making sure there’s enough pit area parking for the 34th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, to be held Monday through Saturday, Sept. 5-10 at Boone Speedway. In particular, the pits will be expanded to include the cell phone tower area south of the existing pit area. Divisions that run complete programs on a single day – the Southern SportMods on Monday, Sport Compacts on Tuesday and Deery Brothers Late Models on Thursday – will all have reserved space in that area, which will also accommodate overflow in all other divisions. Modifieds and Stock Cars can move in before their qualifying resumes on Friday. “We have addressed a number of issues at Super Nationals to be as accommodating as possible and pit parking has been number one,” said IMCA President Brett Root, also citing turn one seating and bleacher seating adjacent to the hot pit. [Read More]

$20,000 at stake in IMCA Cheesehead Triple Crown

FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (June 17) – The richest week of IMCA Racing in Wisconsin takes Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified drivers to 141 Speedway, Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway and Shawano Speedway for the three installments of the Cheesehead Triple Crown. A top check of $10,000 is at stake at the June 22-23 Clash at the Creek. Both the June 24 Battle at the Zone at Oshkosh and the June 25 Fury at the Fairgrounds at Shawano pay $5,000 to win. All three features are Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events. Qualifying for the Clash starts Wednesday, June 22 at Francis Creek. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods race for $500 to win both days. Pit gates open at 2 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. both days. Pre-tech on Tuesday, June 21 starts at noon and an open practice session runs from 6-9 p.m. More information is available from promoter Scott Ratajczak at 920 360-5925. Stock Cars and Northern SportMods both race for $750 to win at Oshkosh on June 24. [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through June 16

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 1,076; 2. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., 1,066; 3. Kyle Brown, State Center, Iowa, 1,016; 4. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 1,004; 5. Lance Mari, Imperial, Calif., 990; 6. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 940; 7. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 897; 8. Tyler Frye, Belleville, Kan., 883; 9. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 856; 10. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, 847; 11. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 837; 12. Ricky Thornton Jr., Harcourt, Iowa, 821; 13. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 793; 14. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 790; 15. David Brown, Kellogg, Iowa, 784; 16. Jason Wolla, Ray, N.D., 780; 17. Rob VanMil, Barnesville, Minn., 777; 18. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 770; 19. John P. Gober, Poolville, Texas, 763; 20. Clay Money, Penokee, Kan., 750. IMCA Late Models – 1. Rob Toland, Davenport, Iowa, 680; 2. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, 591; 3. Luke Goedert, Guttenberg, Iowa, 518; 4. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 453; 5. Eric Sanders, Sherrard, Ill., 452; 6. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 449; 7. John Emerson, Waterloo, Iowa, 442; [Read More]

51 IMCA Modifieds at Willamette but rain is Wednesday Wild West Shoot Out winner

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. (June 15) – Fifty-one Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds packed the pits for round five of the Wild West Shoot Out but rain was the Wednesday night winner at Willamette Speedway. Teams made the trip to Lebanon from the states of Oregon, Washington, California, North Dakota, Montana, Colorado, and North Carolina as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia. During the support class main event, a heavy rain began to fall and brought an early halt to that race. Unfortunately, the race was not able to be resumed and the IMCA Modified feature was not able to be held. It is the first time that a Wild West Shoot Out race has fallen victim to weather since 2013 at Cottage Grove Speedway. The entire preliminary program was able to be completed with Mark Carrell, Brad Martin and Ryan Gaylord the winners of the three “B” mains. Sunset Speedway Park in Banks is the next stop on the tour. The bullring will host an appreciation party, presented by FinishLine Graphics, [Read More]

Wauge holds on to win round four of Wild West Shoot Out at Cottage Grove

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (June 14) – Despite drama on the last lap, Mark Wauge emerged from Tuesday’s Wild West Modified Shoot Out feature at Cottage Grove Speedway with the $1,000 feature win. While the second half of the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event ran practically caution free, Wauge had a close call on the final circuit after another car came to a halt in turn four. Wauge, and the rest of the field, managed to miss the stopped car and crossed the line to win for the second time in his Shoot Out career. Alex Stanford was scored second, followed by Bricen James, Danny Lauer and Randy Brown. Wauge had started from the pole position and built a sizable lead early on. Following a lap seven restart, he paced the pack for a long green flag run. As Wauge started to catch the tail end of the field, he was briefly bottled up in lapped traffic before the yellow came out on lap 18. He remained in charge to the [Read More]

Once in front, Kay can’t be caught in Deery Series feature at West Liberty

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (June 14) – Another West Liberty Deery Brothers Summer Series show, another IMCA Late Model tour win for Justin Kay. Kay led the last 22 of 40 laps in winning Tuesday’s main event at West Liberty Raceway. The $2,000 victory was his sixth in nine events there since July of 2013 – he finished fourth, second and third in the other three races – and third in as many outings in the car Brian Birkhofer had been driving. “We’d won weekly shows at Davenport Friday and West Liberty on Saturday. We didn’t make any changes from the weekly show here,” Kay said following Deery career win number 17. “We always enjoy racing at West Liberty.” Denny Eckrich had won the 30th annual tour opener back in April and led the first 17 circuits Tuesday night. Lapped traffic forced him to change lanes however and Kay was quick to pounce, taking the lead on the lower line coming out of turn two. The only caution of the race waved on lap 20. Kay cruised [Read More]

Long haul to West Liberty pays off for IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour winner Abelson

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (June 14) – Chris Abelson had never been to West Liberty Raceway before Tuesday evening’s Hawkeye Dirt Tour event. A thousand dollars richer, the 2015 national champion and new Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified series point leader was probably already looking forward to his next 5-1/2 hour tow there from his home in Sioux City. “I’d never seen the track before tonight. I’ve never been to West Liberty before in my life,” said Abelson, who took over at the front after leader Justin Kay broke just before midway in the 30-lapper. “It was a long trip for us but after chasing the national deal last year, we want to focus more on special events and races like the Hawkeye Dirt Tour.” “We’re going to chase series points this season and hopefully come away with the championship,” he continued. Kay, winner of the Deery Brothers Summer Series feature for Late Models, led through lap 12 before pulling off with motor issues. “I shut it down,” he said, “and tried not to wreck anything [Read More]

Late-race pass helps Chadwick go back-to-back in Wild West Modified Shoot Out

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (June 13) – Kellen Chadwick stayed persistent and was rewarded with his second straight Wild West Modified Shoot Out feature win Monday at Cottage Grove Speedway. The $1,000 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified checkers were the second in as many nights for Chadwick, who’d also won Sunday at Siskiyou Motor Speedway. Tripp Gaylord took full advantage of his pole starting position to get to the front early. The first-time visitor to Cottage Grove mastered the middle of the track and kept all challengers at bay for much of the race. Unfortunately for Gaylord, he wouldn’t be able to build on his lead due to several cautions occurring in the first half of the race. Despite the yellows, the young Gaylord was good enough on the restarts to maintain the lead and went to work on creating distance between himself and the second-running Chadwick. Chadwick searched high and low to try and find a way around the leader but each time Gaylord got away. Finally, Chadwick pulled even with Gaylord [Read More]

Wild West Shoot Out ventures to California, Chadwick impresses in home state feature

By Ben Deatherage YREKA, Calif. (June 12) – A home state driver was the Sunday winner, when the 2016 Wild West Shoot Out made its only stop in the Golden State. Kellen Chadwick earned $1,000 and a spot on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational along with the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified checkers at Siskiyou Motor Speedway. As was the case on opening night at Southern Oregon Speedway, Collen Winebarger set a rapid pace for a good portion of the race. His sizable lead was cut down when a lap 11 caution bunch up the field again. On the restart, Lance Mari went back to work on Winebarger for the top spot. Mari successfully made his move on the bottom and took the lead on lap 14. Mari then attempted to set sail but a lap 18 yellow lined the field up together one last time. Mari continued to blaze the trail but had some fast company behind him in the likes of Winebarger and Chadwick. Chadwick managed to take second from [Read More]

Gaylord opens Shoot Out with Southern Oregon victory

By Ben Deatherage WHITE CITY, Ore. (June 11) – Ryan Gaylord came oh-so-close to winning the Wild West IMCA Modified Shoot Out feature last summer at Willamette Speedway, leading most of the way before coming up second in a photo finish to Alex Stanford. He was in the picture again when that the 2016 tour opened Saturday at Southern Oregon Speedway, this time in victory lane. More than 40 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified entries filled up the pit area for an event that would entertain fans from start to finish. Polesitter Collen Winebarger seized the initiative in the main event and took the lead on the opening circuit. Winebarger found himself in a battle with Gaylord around lap 20. Gaylord eventually secured the lead but wasn’t quite out of the woods quite yet. The Lakewood, Colo., traveler had his hands full in the last 15 laps with Californian Kellen Chadwick. Chadwick and Gaylord went back and forth lap after lap in what was nothing but good, hard, clean racing. Gaylord managed to keep him at bay long enough [Read More]