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ATOMIC CITY, Idaho – A dozen dates for two IMCA divisions are on the schedule this season at Atomic Motor Raceway. The 1/3-mile clay oval at Atomic City hosts Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, with the first Friday-Saturday doubleheader of 2016 set for June 17 and 18. Both sanctioned divisions most recently ran at Atomic in 2014. The track was idle last year before be­ing purchased by Blake Lyle. Vickie O’Haro will be the promoter and a race director will be hired to oversee race night programs. “We love everything about dirt track racing and our big motivation in buying the track is to make racing strong again in southeastern Idaho,” said O’Haro. “We wanted to reopen this track to give drivers in the area more opportunities to race.” “Some people suggested we race once a month but we have such a short season here that doesn’t make sense,” she continued. “We worked with Idaho Falls Raceway and with Sweetwater Speedway (in Wyoming) to make sure our scheduled dates don’t [Read More]

KIRKWOOD, N.Y. – Drivers following the Atomicwraps.com Empire State Series return to Five Mile Point Speedway this weekend for night number two of the tour for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. Matt Cole was the winner when the 15th annual tour opened on April 16 at Kirkwood and brings the point lead back to town for the Sunday, May 1 show. The feature pays $500 to win and a minimum of $100 to start. There is a $15 entry fee and pit passes are $35. Pit gates open at 2 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3 p.m. Hot laps are at 4 p.m. and racing begins at 5 p.m. Grandstand admission is $20 for adults, $15 for seniors ages 65 and over, $10 for students ages 13-17 and free for 12 and under. Family five-packs are $50 and a limited number of indoor VIP seats will be sold for a $5 upgrade. Coupons good for $2 off adult spectator admission are available at area businesses. More information is available at the www.5milepointspeedway.com website, on Facebook or by calling the track [Read More]

By David Smith Jr. MEEKER, Okla. (April 23) – Jake Martens took the lead at the start and then held off a hard-charg­ing Joe Wood Jr. to capture his first Sprint Series of Oklahoma IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car victory of the season at Brill Motor Speedway on Saturday night. Martens started on the pole for the 20-lap feature and quickly jumped out front as Andy Shouse and Sterling Hoff battled for second. Martens opened a half-stretch advantage before reaching slower cars on lap seven. The fifth starting Wood had worked his way past Shouse for third on lap five and on lap eight passed Hoff. The first and only caution fell on lap 12. Martens got the jump on Wood on the ensuing restart and opened a five car length lead. Martens approached slower cars on lap 18, which allowed Wood to cut his deficit down to three car lengths. Heading down the backstretch on the final lap, Wood got a run on Martens coming out of turn four but the leader held on [Read More]

DRY RUN, Pa. (April 23) – Scott Ellerman picked up the Pennsylvania Sprint Series win at Path Valley Speedway Saturday night by holding off a late charge from Zach Newlin. The defending IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car tour champion pulled close to the leader as he navigated lapped traffic but was unable to deny Ellerman his second win of the season. He’s now the second repeat winner of the year. Dale Schweikart had another top five finish with Darren Miller and Kyle Lloyd next across the stripe. Feature results – 1. Scott Ellerman; 2. Zack Newlin; 3. Dale Schweikart; 4. Darren Miller; 5. Kyle Lloyd; 6. Jeff Taylor; 7. Drew Ritchey; 8. Scott Lutz; 9. Stephanie Dodson; 10. Cody Hackenberry; 11. Kyle Ganoe; 12. Andrew Hake; 13. Seth Kearchner; 14. Jack Thornton; 15. Brad Mellott; 16. Kirsten Hess; 17. Dave Grube; 18. Jim Kennedy; 19. Cale Reigle; 20. Quintin Hankla.