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IMCA Modified features at Flatlander stay green for Heim, Hansen

GOODLAND, Kan. (Sept. 25-26) – Chris Heim led every lap on opening night while John Hansen had to race his way back to the lead on night two at Sherman County Speedway’s Flatlander special. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified wins by both over the weekend at Goodland put the pair on the ballot for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Both main events ran caution-free. Heim drew the pole for the Friday feature and ran in front all 30 times around the track. He was slowed by lapped traffic in the late going, which allowed Jeff Hunter and Jeremy Zorn to make up ground before settling for second and third place, respectively. “I’d drawn the pole after starting sixth and winning my heat race,” noted Heim. “It definitely wasn’t easy trying to qualify from the heat.” Hansen had the inside row one start Saturday but found himself chasing outside front row starter Jeremy Frenier most of the first half of the race. He was also slowed by lapped traffic as the 30-lapper wound down and Frenier [Read More]

Mackenthun wins 100th on final night of season at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Minn. (Sept. 26) – History was made on the final event of the season at Arlington Raceway as Dan Mackenthun won for the 100th time in his IMCA Sunoco Stock Car career. Jeff McCollum who won his 100th career feature in the division last year, battled Dan Mackenthun throughout the event. Mackenthun was a bit too anxious as he jumped the start and a yellow came out putting him back two positions. When the race restarted, Matt Speckman took the lead but McCollum was on the move. Cars were three-wide going into the corners. By lap three, McCollum had the lead and lap by lap, Mackenthun was reeling him in. By lap 12, Mackenthun got by him to take the lead. On the following lap, McCollum got too high and Brent Uecker was able to take the second spot while Mackenthun sped to the landmark checkers. Clint Hatlestad won again in the MN 93 IMCA Modifieds. Brandon Allen became the 95.7 IMCA Sprint Car winner when the first car across the line came up light on [Read More]

Official 2015 IMCA Late Model point standings

Top 20 national point standings – 1. Justin Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 814; 2. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 811; 3. Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa, 801; 4. Ryan Griffith, Webster City, Iowa, 769; 5. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, 760; 6. Tyler Bruening, Decorah, Iowa, 757; 7. John Emerson, Waterloo, Iowa, 751; 8. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, Iowa, 747; 9. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 742; 10. Jon Merfeld, Dubuque, Iowa, 736; 11. Jeremy Grady, Story City, Iowa, 735; 12. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake, Iowa, 726; 13. Paul Nagle, Nevada, Iowa, 725; 14. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill., 720; 15. Ben Nading, Ankeny, Iowa, 716 (two 40-point feature wins); 16. Jonathan Brauns, Muscatine, Iowa, 716 (no 40-point feature wins); 17. Nate Beuseling, Silvis, Ill., 711; 18. Brian Harris, Davenport, Iowa, 706; 19. Daulton Maassen, Avoca, Iowa, 704; 20. Tyler Droste, Waterloo, Iowa, 700. Allstar Performance State Standings Illinois – 1. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 589; 2. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, 504; 3. Gary Webb, Blue Grass, Iowa, 495; 4. Todd Malmstrom, Silvis, Ill., 493; 5. LeRoy Brenner, Aledo, Ill., 467; 6. [Read More]

September 25 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings

Final point races of the 2015 season are Sunday, Sept. 27 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 1,200; 2. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 1,199; 3. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 1,182; 4. Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn., 1,165; 5. J.D. Auringer, Waterloo, Iowa, 1,164; 6. Nick Roberts, Des Moines, Iowa, and Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, both 1,160; 8. Clint Hatlestad, Glencoe, Minn., 1,159; 9. Keith Jack Lamphere, Monroeton, Pa., 1,155; 10. Justin Jones, Bemidji, Minn., 1,153; 11. Keith White, Little River Academy, Texas, 1,151; 12. Rob VanMil, Barnesville, Minn., 1,149; 13. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, Iowa, and Jimmy Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, both 1,148; 15. Troy Cordes, Dunkerton, Iowa, 1,146; 16. Michael Densberger, Lincoln, Neb., 1,140; 17. Regan Tafoya, Farmington, N.M., 1,138; 18. Jason R. Benjamin, Towanda, Pa., 1,135; 19. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, 1,133; 20. Josh McGaha, Abilene, Texas, 1,131. IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, 785; 2. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 759; 3. Clint Benson, Papillion, Neb., 752; 4. Brandon Allen, St. Peter, Minn., [Read More]

Cordes tops Hawkeye Dirt Tour finale, Brown earns IMCA Modified series title

FARLEY, Iowa (Sept. 19) – A season that’s seen its share of highs and lows saw another high spot Saturday for Troy Cordes. Cordes topped the 30-lap Hawkeye Dirt Tour feature for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds during the Yankee Dirt Track Classic at Farley Speedway. The win paid $2,000 and put him on the ballot for next September’s Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. “I’d started second but fell back to about fifth. The car was too tight at the beginning,” he said. “The track was slick, which was unbelievable for the amount of rain they’d had.” Cordes got back to third following a lap 18 restart, then passed Jason Schueller and Kyle Brown for the lead and eventual checkers. Brown hung on to the runner-up position and became the sixth different driver to win the tour title in as many years the series has been held. He’d started the night with a four-point advantage over defending champion Mike Van Genderen, who finished 11th. Schueller, Justin Kay and Matt Gansen rounded out the top five. “This [Read More]

2015 IMCA point season ends Sunday, Sept. 27

VINTON, Iowa – The 2015 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season for seven sanctioned divisions ends this Sunday, Sept. 27. Final races are scheduled that day for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. Bonus points for applicable track and/or special series championships will be figured and national champions and rookies of the year announced as soon as possible. Local track officials will have until noon Central Standard Time on Monday, Oct. 26 to notify IMCA of corrections that affect their top 15 point standings before all standings for those divisions become official. Late Model point standings become official at noon CST on Monday, Sept. 28. Any questions about IMCA point totals and standings should be directed to Virginia Lindsey, director of membership and points, at vlindsey@imca.com or by calling 319 472-2201, ext. 215.

Aikey tops Yankee, Kay repeats as Deery Series champion

FARLEY, Iowa (Sept. 19) – Jeff Aikey and Justin Kay both posted second straight wins Saturday at Farley Speedway’s Yankee Dirt Track Classic. Aikey backed up his IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s victory with a convincing run to the $7,500 checkers ahead of Nick Marolf in the 100-lap Deery Brothers Summer Series main event. Kay finished third and cemented his second consecutive IMCA Late Model tour championship. Scott Fitzpatrick led the first 10 times around the oval before the fourth starting Aikey took charge. Marolf was able to make up ground as Aikey worked his way patiently through lapped traffic, but was never able to catch the leader. “I tried to keep the car as straight as I could and didn’t slide the tires. Some other guys had flats but my tires could have gone another 35 laps, easy,” Aikey said. “I’ve been to a lot of Yankees and I was impressed with the track. It didn’t rubber down and you could race all over it.” “The car was extremely balanced. My [Read More]

Melton gets first career, SST wins at Mountain Creek

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Sept. 18) – She’s racked up a lot of seconds and a lot of thirds in her three-plus IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car seasons. Michelle Melton now has her career first win in the class to brag about following the Friday night Sprint Series of Texas show at Mountain Creek Speedway. Melton passed Russell Shoulders for the lead coming out of turn two on the 19th of 20 laps. “It was awesome. I was ecstatic,” said Melton, who gave the trophy to her dad to put on display in their race shop. Making just her fourth SST start, Melton took the initial green flag from the 11th spot and steadily worked her way toward the front. She passed Kenny Elwood for second after a caution with three laps left. “I had to keep my line and stay on the bottom. I prayed I had enough laps to get to the front,” Melton said. “The car was set up perfect to get bite coming out of turns on the bottom.” Shoulders ended in second [Read More]

Feature winner Harris honors veterans on VFW Night

By Jim Haines WAYNESBORO, Va. (Sept. 19) – After taking the checkers on VFW Night at Eastside Speedway, Virginia Sprint Series feature winner Jerald Harris first thanked those who’d served the red, white and blue. Anthony Linkenhoker and Bill Rice had paced the IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car field to green for the feature with Linkenhoker out first and Rice right behind with Glenn Worrell third. On lap three, Worrell went low and into second with Harris working his way up as well. Worrell shadowed Linkenhoker until lap seven went he again used his low move and took the lead. Harris moved to second two laps later. Harris closed on Worrell with 10 laps to go and the two went at it for two circuits before Harris used the middle groove to go for the lead where he stayed for his fifth win of the year. Worrell was second and Rice third. Next it’s back to the pavement racing at Shenandoah Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 26. That’s the final tour event of the 2015 [Read More]

September 18 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 1,200; 2. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 1,199; 3. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 1,182; 4. J.D. Auringer, Waterloo, Iowa, 1,164; 5. Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn., 1,162; 6. Nick Roberts, Des Moines, Iowa, and Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, both 1,160; 8. Keith Jack Lamphere, Monroeton, Pa., 1,154; 9. Justin Jones, Bemidji, Minn., and Clint Hatlestad, Glencoe, Minn., both 1,150; 11. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, Iowa, and Jimmy Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, both 1,148; 13. Keith White, Little River Academy, Texas, 1,147; 14. Troy Cordes, Dunkerton, Iowa, 1,140; 15. Michael Densberger, Lincoln, Neb., and Rob VanMil, Barnesville, Minn., both 1,138; 17. Jason R. Benjamin, Towanda, Pa., 1,135; 18. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, 1,133; 19. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb., 1,130; 20. Jeffrey Larson, Lakefield, Minn., 1,128. IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, 785; 2. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 759; 3. Clint Benson, Papillion, Neb., 752; 4. Logan Scherb, Paradise, Texas, 741; 5. Kyle Jones, Kennedale, Texas, 730; 6. Brandon Allen, [Read More]