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Rust races from ‘B’ feature to Hawkeye Dirt Tour checkers

VINTON, Iowa (May 30) – Once he made the Memorial Day main event, Joel Rust figured he had the car to be a contender. He figured right. Rust qualified for Monday’s Hawkeye Dirt Tour opener at Benton County Speedway by running second in his “B” feature, started 16th in the field of 28 and promptly raced to his career-first Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified Series victory. Rust passed fellow “B” qualifier Todd Shute with 13 circuits left in the 40-lapper and led to the $1,000 checkers. “I haven’t run a lot of features that long. I knew my car was good on the bottom and I got to fifth by midway,” the new Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier said. “I’d had success here in a SportMod but last night was the first night here with this car. It was cool to be able to win this race especially with the caliber of cars.” Forty-eight Modifieds, the most-ever for an HDT event at Vinton, were on hand for the holiday show. Shute, Tony Snyder, Chris Abelson [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through May 26

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Lance Mari, Imperial, Calif., 864; 2. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 838; 3. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., 791; 4. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 783; 5. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 752; 6. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 745; 7. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 739; 8. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 715; 9. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 694; 10. John P. Gober, Poolville, Texas, 690; 11. Tyler Frye, Belleville, Kan., 658; 12. Kyle Brown, State Center, Iowa, 642; 13. Cody Shoemaker, Paradise, Texas, 609; 14. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif., 600; 15. Ricky Thornton Jr., Harcourt, Iowa, 582; 16. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, 560; 17. Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz., 549; 18. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 545; 19. Jesse Hoeft, Forest City, Iowa, 544; 20. Darryl Campbell, Everman, Texas, 540. IMCA Late Models – 1. Rob Toland, Davenport, Iowa, 352; 2. John Emerson, Waterloo, Iowa, 330; 3. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, 302; 4. Ben Seemann, Waterloo, Iowa, 299; 5. Luke Goedert, Guttenberg, Iowa, 293; 6. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, Iowa, 267; 7. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 264; [Read More]

Atomicwraps.com IMCA Empire State Series at Skyline on Monday

CORTLAND, N.Y. – Skyline Raceway Park is the Memorial Day destination for touring Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and the Atomicwraps.com Empire State Series. The Monday, May 30 feature at Cortland pays $500 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region, Allstar Performance State and special series points will be awarded. Pit gates and the grandstand open at 2 p.m. Hot laps are at 3:40 p.m. and racing starts at 4 p.m. Entry fee is $35 and includes the driver’s pit pass. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, and free for kids nine and under. Pit passes are $30. More information is available by calling 607 745-0275. Matt Cole of Vestal was the series winner on opening night at Five Mile Point Speedway and is the point leader heading into the holiday even Outlaw Speedway winner James Cornell of Port Crane and three-time and defending tour champion Eddie Sites of Towanda, Pa., are tied for second, just three points back. Atomicwraps.com IMCA Empire State Series top 20 point standings [Read More]

Wild West IMCA Modified Shoot Out boasts seven $1,000 to win Modified dates

By Ben Deatherage WHITE CITY, Ore. – Seven $1,000 to win tour dates are on the schedule for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds following the Wild West Shoot Out. All main events over the course of the June 12-19 tour in the scenic Pacific Northwest are Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifiers and drivers with perfect attendance throughout the tour earn shares of a $3,500 point fund. Opening night for the sixth annual tour is Saturday, June 11 at Southern Oregon Speedway in White City. Yreka, Calif.’s Siskiyou Motor Speedway hosts the Sunday, June 12 event. Speedweek travels to Coos Bay Speedway on Monday, June 13, and to Cottage Grove Speedway on Tuesday, June 14. The tour is at Willamette Speedway in Lebanon on Wednesday, June 15 before a designated travel day. Speedweek concludes at Sunset Speedway Park in Banks on Friday, June 17 and at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash., on Saturday, June 18. A minimum of $100 will be paid to make 20-car starting fields and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, [Read More]

Deery Series has Memorial Day date at Boone Speedway

BOONE, Iowa (May 24) – Boone Speedway rolls out the red carpet on Memorial Day for the traditional holiday visit by the Deery Brothers Summer Series. The Monday, May 30 show marks the 45th appearance at Boone by the IMCA Late Model tour. This will be the 14th event to be held there on Memorial Day. Two thousand dollars will be paid to win and a minimum of $300 paid to start the main event. Pit gates open at 2 p.m., the grandstand opens at 3 p.m., hot laps are at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 5 p.m. Monday. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $7 for students ages 13-17 and free for kids 12 and under when accompanying a paid adult. Pit passes are $30. Also running are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, for all applicable points, including local track points. More information is available by calling Promoter Robert Lawton at 515 987-1220 and at the www.raceboone.com website. Current point leader Jeff Aikey of Cedar Falls owns seven career Deery Series [Read More]

IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour title chase starts at Benton County

VINTON, Iowa – The best Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified drivers from across the Hawkeye State and much of the Midwest converge on Benton County Speedway next Monday, May 30 for the first of a dozen 2016 Hawkeye Dirt Tour events. The Memorial Day feature at Vinton pays $1,000 to win, a minimum of $150 to start and is a qualifier for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Modified drivers also have the opportunity to tune up for the Memorial Day event with a $1,000 to win feature during the weekly show May 29 at Vinton. HDT drivers who race in the Sunday draw/redraw event don’t have to pay the $50 series entry fee on Memorial Day. Pit gates and the grandstand both open at 4 p.m. Monday. Hot laps are at 5:45 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, BMS North Central Region, Allstar Performance State and special series points, but not track points, will be awarded to Modifieds. Also running are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco [Read More]

Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour online entries accepted starting June 1

MANDAN, N.D. – IMCA Modified and Stock Car drivers planning to follow the upcoming Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour can go on line to complete the early registration process beginning Wednesday, June 1. The 27th annual tour opens July 9 at Jamestown Speedway, then travels to Nodak Speedway on July 10, Estevan Motor Speedway on July 11, Williston Basin Speedway on July 12, Southwest Speedway on July 13 and Dacotah Speedway on July 14. All Modified features pay $2,200 to win, a minimum of $300 to start and are Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events. All Stock Car features pay $800 to win and a minimum of $125 to start. “We set car count records of better than 90 Modifieds and more than 38 Stock Car entries a night last year and are confident of meeting or exceeding those numbers again this year,” Tour Director John Gartner said. “We’re asking drivers to help us with the entry process by going to the www.dakotaclassictour.com website and completing the online form.” “This helps us get the most accurate information [Read More]

Cornell dominates in IMCA Atomicwraps.com Empire State Series win

DUNDEE, N.Y. (May 20) – James Cornell took the lead just before midway and cruised to the checkers in winning Friday’s Atomicwraps.com Empire State Series feature at Outlaw Speedway. The Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified tour victory paid $500 and was the career fourth for Cornell, the 2014 series champion. The 25-lap feature event saw a caution fly on the initial start of the race but that was the only yellow of the night. Cornell was dominant late in the race, extending his lead to more than a straightaway in lapped traffic. Matt Cole, winner of the tour opener at Five Mile Point Speedway, charged to second late in the event in a great battle with Eddie Sites and Brad Sites who finished third and fourth, respectively. Jake Maynard made his first Outlaw Speedway start of the season and brought his number 69 home with a top five finish. Feature results – 1. James Cornell; 2. Matt Cole; 3. Eddie Sites; 4. Brad Sites; 5. Jake Maynard; 6. Tyler Stoddard; 7. Shawn Bruce; 8. Rodney Morgan; 9. Phil Yaw; 10. Brandon [Read More]

IMCA Stock Car 500 engine option won’t be claimable

VINTON, Iowa – IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers running with the 500 cfm engine option will not be subject to engine claims, effective immediately for all sanctioned weekly, special and special series events during the 2016 calendar year. “Our executive committee has had an extensive amount of discussion as to the necessity of the engine claim with this particular engine option. Based on the specificity of the 500 cfm engine rules, costs have been reasonably contained,” explained IMCA President Brett Root. “The 500 cfm option has a tighter set of parameters than the 350 that address cost control.” “Since 2005 we have offered a non-claimable engine option in nearly every other IMCA division,” he added. “It makes sense to do this in the Stock Car division as well. With no crate engine option available, the 500 cfm carburetor option makes the most sense for us to make this decision in regard to.” “For this reason and the low occurrence of engine claims in the Stock Car division last year, it makes sense for us to [Read More]

Michelle Melton aces Ardmore Sprint Series of Oklahoma show

By David Smith Jr. ARDMORE, Okla. (May 20) – Michelle Melton made her first appearance at Southern Oklahoma Speedway a memorable one as the Flower Mound, Texas, driver took the lead at the start and never looked back to capture the Sprint Series of Oklahoma victory Friday in Ardmore. Melton and Jerry Hammock started on the front row for the 20-lap feature with Melton taking the lead as the green flag fell. Hammock gave chase throughout the feature and despite being nervous starting on the pole, Melton was up to the challenge. “I tend to psych myself out when I start on the pole plus I had people like John Carney behind me who has been dominating the 305 stuff and you sit and think about how you need to drive,” said Melton, who has been racing Sprint Cars for five years off and on due to school with 2016 being a full-time driver. Hammock and third-starting Carney were closing the gap midway. With five laps to go, the red flag waved for a Chad [Read More]