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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]

Murray, Murphy and Stanton repeat at Marshalltown

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (May 20) – After a week off due to weather, Marshalltown Speedway sprang back into action Friday evening and three drivers took home back-to-back wins. Jake Murray repeated his win in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified division, earning $1,000 and a spot on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Trent Murphy repeated in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car class and Eric Stanton made it two in a row by winning the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature. Murray wasted little time in getting to the front of the field in the 25-lap Modified feature, snatching the lead from Jon Snyder on lap three. Eleventh place starter, Tom Berry from Medford, Ore., hustled through the field to grab the runner-up spot. Murphy gained the lead with a handful of laps remaining and then took the Stock Car win by a comfortable margin over Donavon Smith. Jay Schmidt started 12th and came away with third place. Stanton had to run down Gary Pfantz and Nathan Ballard, taking command on lap eight and holding off the field [Read More]

Kyle Brown collects IMCA Modified Madness cash

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (May 20) – Kyle Brown topped a stellar field of Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds to capture Modified Madness 50 win Friday at Davenport Speedway. Brown started on the outside pole and finally passed pole sitter Joe Beal on lap 12. Brown led the rest of the way to the checkers, but was not able to put any distance between himself and the rest of the field until the final 10 laps. For his efforts, Kyle took home the $2,000 first place prize in he Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. The remainder of the top five was an intense battle that saw a lot of three and four-wide racing. Mitch Morris slowly advanced from eighth starting spot to finish second. Kelly Shryock got as high as second before finishing third. Jeffrey Larson spent the entire race in the top five and wound up in fourth. Darin Duffy completed the top five. Forty-nine Modifieds were on hand for the event, which has yet to see a repeat winner. Justin Kay [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through May 19

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Lance Mari, Imperial, Calif., 825; 2. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 804; 3. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 743; 4. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 714; 5. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., and Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., both 711; 7. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 678; 8. John P. Gober, Poolville, Texas, 651; 9. Tyler Frye, Belleville, Kan., 620; 10. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 598; 11. Cody Shoemaker, Paradise, Texas, 584; 12. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 582; 13. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif., 567; 14. Kyle Brown, State Center, Iowa, 562; 15. Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz., 510; 16. Darryl Campbell, Everman, Texas, 509; 17. Ricky Thornton Jr., Harcourt, Iowa, 506; 18. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 501; 19. Mike Petersilie, Hoisington, Kan., 497; 20. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 482. IMCA Late Models – 1. Rob Toland, Davenport, Iowa, 255; 2. John Emerson, Waterloo, Iowa, 220; 3. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, 199; 4. Ben Seemann, Waterloo, Iowa, 192; 5. Jason Hahne, Webster City, Iowa, 191; 6. Luke Goedert, Guttenberg, Iowa, 190; 7. Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa, [Read More]

Outlaw hosts Atomicwraps.com IMCA Empire State Series Friday show

DUNDEE, N.Y. – Outlaw Speedway plays host to the IMCA Atomicwraps.com Empire State Series Friday night, with a $500 to win feature for the touring Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded at the May 20 show. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults and $10 for seniors; kids 12 and under get in free while pit passes are $30. More information is available at the www.outlawspeedwayllc.com website or by calling 607 228-7038. Outlaw has been site of 10 previous IMCA tour events since 2006 and hometown driver Rich Karlnoski became the first repeat winner by taking the checkers last September. Round three takes the Empire State Series to Skyline Raceway on Memorial Day Monday, May 30. Atomicwraps.com IMCA Empire State Series top 20 point standings – 1. Matt Cole, Vestal, 40; 2. Drue Perrault, Locke, 39; 3. Eddie Sites, Towanda, Pa., 38; 4. Gary Roberts, Afton, 37; 5. James Cornell, Port Crane, 36; 6. Brad Sites, Monroeton, 35; [Read More]

Callahan’s Quad City Deery win is official

EAST MOLINE, Ill. – Joel Callahan’s Deery Brothers Summer Series victory Sunday at Quad City Speedway is now official. Tire samples taken and tested following the Late Model tour event at East Moline were determined to be conforming with all IMCA benchmarks. Callahan’s $2,000 check went in the mail on Wednesday. Callahan became the fourth different winner in as many Deery Series events this season, joining Denny Eckrich, Curt Martin and Scott Fitzpatrick in the accomplishment. Jeff Aikey has yet to add to his Deery career-leading total of 66 victories but counts a pair of runner-up finishes and no showing worse than eighth so far this year. The seven-time series champion takes the point lead to Boone Speedway for the Memorial Day event on May 30. That feature also pays $2,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Deery Brothers Summer Series top 20 point standings – 1. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, 187; 2. Tyler Bruening, Decorah, 172; 3. John Emerson, Waterloo, 171; 4. Richie Gustin, Gilman, 165; 5. Ryan Dolan, Lisbon, 164; 6. [Read More]

IMCA Modified tour dates tote $1,000 to win checks in Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota

BILLINGS, Mont. – Two upcoming tours traveling in three states will give Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified drivers nine opportunities to win $1,000 over the course of just 10 days. All feature races in the June 25-29 Interstate IMCA Modified Challenge Series and the July 1-4 Warriors Rendezvous in Montana series are qualifying events for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot and will pay a minimum of $100 to start. Pit gates open at noon and racing starts at 7 p.m. for each event in the Interstate Challenge, which opens Saturday, June 25 at Billings Motorsports Park in Montana. The tour is at Cloud Peak Raceway in Sheridan, Wyo., on Sunday, June 26; at Casper, Wyo., Speedway on Monday, June 27; and at Gillette, Wyo., Thunder Speedway on Tuesday, June 28 before concluding Wednesday, June 29 at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D. More information about Interstate Challenge events is available from Ed Kirchoff at 307 682-8866. After a day off, Billings hosts the first two events in the Warriors Rendezvous on Friday [Read More]

Lion’s share of Hobby Stock Spring Nationals purse stays close to home with win by Nielsen

SPENCER, Iowa (May 17) – The Tuesday night crowd at Clay County Fairgrounds got to cheer on one of their own as the evening’s IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock Spring Nationals main event wound down. Cody Nielsen started fourth and led every time around the oval in the 20-lap, $2,000 to win headliner. “I went up to the top side. Up top was the faster line for me,” he said. “It was fun to win a big show like that in front of the hometown crowd.” “It was good to keep the money local,” added Nielsen, who counts events sponsors Spencer Office Supplies and H & N Chevrolet Buick – also his employer – among the sponsors for his own race program. Jason Kohl had his hands full before solidifying his second-place spot but ran out of laps in his bid to catch up with Nielsen. Cory Probst, Malik Sampson and Rusty Montagne completed the top five. Nielsen’s win was his fifth this season and first at Spencer. Matt Morrow won for the first time [Read More]

“A pretty good week” continues for Carter at Central Iowa IMCA Stock Car Showdown

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (May 17) – It might be tough to find a driver who’s had a better start to his racing week than Cayden Carter. The runner-up in Sunday’s Deery Brothers Summer Series main event at Quad City Speedway, Carter rocketed from 12th starting to win the Central Iowa IMCA Sunoco Stock Car Showdown and $2,000 at Hamilton County Speedway Tuesday night. Todd Inman, Kevin Opheim, Dan Mackenthun and Jay Schmidt were scored next in an all-star filled field. Carter made the most of the higher line and passed pole starter Derek Green for the lead before midway. He beat Inman to the checkers by all of a car length following a late yellow. “Back in my SportMod days, there were times when we won six or seven races in a row, but this was definitely a good week,” Carter said. “After finishing second in the Deery race on Sunday and tonight, it has already been a pretty good week for us.” Carter now has four wins and a second-place finish in five starts in [Read More]

July 20 is rescheduled Deery Series date at Maquoketa

MAQUOKETA, Iowa – The Deery Brothers Summer Series will light up Maquoketa Speedway on Wednesday, July 20. Touring IMCA Late Models make that visit after installation of new Musco lighting as well as a new sound system are complete. The evening’s main event pays $2,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. No change was made in the daily schedule from the original race date of May 18, as both pit gates and the grandstand will open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. with racing to follow. The series’ halfway point fund of $9,325 will now be paid following the July 7 event at Kossuth County Speedway in Algona. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and street stocks will also be on the program at Maquoketa. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance state points will be awarded.