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Burke, Hogge split Santa Maria Spring Nationals features

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (May 28-29) – Their 2-1/2 hour holiday weekend trips south on Highway 101 saw Salinas drivers Cody Burke and Bobby Hogge IV in victory lane at Santa Maria Raceway. Burke topped the Saturday Budweiser Spring Nationals main event for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds while Hogge paced the Sunday show. Both events paid $1,000 to win. The opening night checkers were the first of 2016 for Burke, who hoped the victory would help jump start an otherwise challenging early season, while Hogge scored IMCA win number seven on the year. After drawing the outside pole start on Saturday, Burke made the most of the lower line and led all 25 laps. He was catching up with the back of the field when the only caution of the contest waved on lap 17, then pulled away from Randy Brown following the restart. “I’d never won this race before. I think my best finishes were fourth and fifth last year,” said Burke, new to the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot, “and I wasn’t sure [Read More]

Lawson leads the way in Virginia Sprint Series feature at Natural Bridge

By Jim Haines NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (May 28) – Brian Lawson won for the first time this season when the Virginia Sprint Series made its second visit of 2016 to Natural Bridge Speedway. After recording his first IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car tour heat win, J.D. Coats joined Bill Rice in pacing the Saturday evening field to the feature green. Rice took the early lead, riding his favorite high line. Daren Bolac was making ground up on Rice and on lap four he went to the front with Lawson close behind. Lawson got by Bolac for the top spot on lap nine and Jerald Harris got into the picture, running second at halfway. The front two were really going at it but Harris could only get close as Lawson went under the checkered flag for his first win of the season. Harris was second and Tom Humphries took third. Feature results – 1. Brian Lawson; 2. Jerald Harris; 3. Tom Humphries; 4. Daren Bolac; 5. Bill Rice; 6. Anthony Linkenhoker; 7. J.D. Coats; 8.Glenn Worrell; 9. French [Read More]

Reeser captures PASS win at Williams Grove

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (May 27) – Tyler Reeser rebounded from early-season engine troubles and returned to victory lane at Williams Grove Speedway Friday night after holding off Colby Dice for the Pennsylvania Sprint Series win. Donnie Hendershot led the first lap before Reeser took over following a close race back to the line. Reeser had just seen Colby Dice drive into second when the red flag appeared on the fourth lap for a second-turn flip by Zach Newlin. Dice challenged Reeser briefly when action resumed but Reeser was up to the challenge, opening up a near straightaway advantage at points to pick up the win. Dice rode home second followed by Jaremi Hanson, Ken Duke and John Martin. John Barnett was the Wee Bee Audio and Video Hard Charger in the event, finishing eighth after starting 22nd in the feature. Feature results – 1. Tyler Reeser; 2. Colby Dice; 3. Jaremi Hanson; 4. Ken Duke; 5. John Martin; 6. Stephanie Dodson; 7. Kyle Ganoe; 8. John Barnett; 9. Cale Reigle; 10. Scott Lutz; 11. Drew Ritchie; 12. [Read More]

Hard charger Wauge pockets $1,500 for Haudenshild Tribute win

By Don Martin II WHITE CITY, Ore. (May 28) – With a $1,500 top prize and a berth on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational on the line, Mark Wauge impressed with his charge to the front of the pack for the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified victory at Southern Oregon Speedway’s Roger Haudenshild Tribute Race. Wauge started in the last row in a 30-lapper that ran with just one caution flag and a complete restart. He took the lead from long tow Darrell Hughes II on lap 20. Once in front, Wauge was not to be denied as he pulled away for the win. After a multi-car crash resulted in a complete restart, Brian Poppa shot into the lead on the opening lap. What proved to be the last caution of the contest flew on the next circuit. Hughes pressured Poppa hard for the lead before using an inside pass on lap five to gain the lead. Wauge was already sixth by then and raced his way into the top four two laps later. [Read More]

Rain, hail combine to KO Boone Deery

BOONE, Iowa (May 30) – The combination of torrential rain and pea-sized hail was more than enough to result in cancellation of the Memorial Day Deery Brothers Summer Series event at Boone Speedway. Next up on the IMCA Late Model series schedule is the $2,000 to win, minimum $300 to start event at Marshalltown Speedway on Tuesday, June 7. The Hawkeye Dirt Tour for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds is also in town that evening and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars complete the midweek program. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and hot laps are at 7 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors 62 and over and free for kids 10 and under. Pit passes are $30. More information is available by calling promoter Toby Kruse 515 231-5444 and at the www.marshalltownspeedway.com website.

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]