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Carney sweeps Red River Roundup Sprint features

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (March 4-5) – John Carney was late getting to the track Friday night, and that was the only time he was late getting anywhere during the March 4-5 Red River Roundup. Carney won both IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car features during the opening weekend for the new Sprint Series of Oklahoma at Red River Speedway, earning $700 on Friday and $1,000 on Saturday. The sweep gave him 14 straight RaceSaver feature wins, including last September’s Sprint Car Nationals. “I had a great car both nights. I could go anywhere on the track with it and that was thanks to my crew,” noted Carney, driver of the Coyote Candle Company ride. After missing the draw and racing from ninth to second in his heat, Carney’s Friday checkers came from 14th starting in the main event. He was on time Saturday and won his heat, then started outside the front row and led all 25 laps. Tim Crawley, Justin Melton, Zane Lawrence and Joe Wood Jr. completed the opening night top five. Jake Bubak, Andy [Read More]

Southern United Sprints run for $2,000 to win Saturday night

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – There’s a $2,000 top check waiting for the winner of the South Texas Nationals when the Southern United Sprint Series heads to Corpus Christi on Saturday, March 12. The South Texas Speedway show pays a minimum of $350 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State, as well as special series points will be awarded for the IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car event. Pit gates will be open all day and hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. Pit passes are $40. Adult grandstand admission is $15. More information is available from Tour Director Randy Waller at 936 537-5265, at the www.southernunitedsprints.net website and on Facebook.

Hogge gets LVMS Dirt Track monkey off his back with Friday feature win

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March 4) – For all his Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified career accomplishments, Friday’s victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was a first for Bobby Hogge IV. The Salinas, Calif., veteran raced from 13th starting to win the main event at the half-mile Dirt Track. The victory was his first in the class at LVMS since he started racing at the Duel In The Desert in the 1990s. “It was a good race for us all night. Obviously, racing from 13th was exciting,” said Hogge. “I’ve missed maybe three Duels In the Desert and this was my first win here in a Modified. It’s pretty neat to get that monkey off my back.” The checkers were good for $750 and came in a borrowed ride. A night after sweeping the top three positions, Bill Henderson-owned cars finished 1-2 as Cody Laney repeated as runner-up. Hogge and Laney swapped slide jobs before Hogge took the lead with five circuits left in the 25-lapper. His margin of victory was close to five car lengths. “Once I [Read More]

It’s tradition: Whitwell tops Thursday IMCA Modified main at Dirt Track

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March 3) – R.C. Whitwell continued one Las Vegas Motor Speedway tradition Thursday night. He’ll look to improve on another Friday. For the third straight year, Whitwell was Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified winner on opening night of the midweek special at the half-mile Dirt Track. He was the night two runner-up there in 2014 and 2015, a trend he hopes to reverse with another $750 checkers. The victory was his first in 10 starts this season. “I’d already won five or six features by this time last year so it felt pretty good to finally get this one,” said Whitwell, who started on the pole and led all 25 laps. “We got into lapped traffic but I was able to zip through without any problems.” Cody Laney and Bobby Hogge IV also drove Bill Henderson-owned cars and finished second and third, respectively. Laney ran out of time to reel in Whitwell and ended some seven car lengths off the pace. Colt Mather and Ethan Dotson completed the top five. Thirty-nine drivers [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through March 2

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 506; 2. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 469; 3. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 458; 4. Lance Mari, Imperial, Calif., 436; 5. Ryan Gaylord, Lakewood, Colo., 385; 6. Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz., 375; 7. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 368; 8. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 364; 9. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 344; 10. R.C. Whitwell, Tucson, Ariz., 309; 11. Michael Jergens, Plover, Iowa, 306; 12. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif., 297; 13. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., and Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., both 259; 15. Brent Schlafmann, Bismarck, N.D., 240; 16. Shawn Strand, Mandan, N.D., 200; 17. Justin Zeitner, LaVista, Neb., 188; 18. Marlyn Seidler, Underwood, N.D., 187; 19. Steve Simpson Jr., Kingman, Ariz., 172; 20. Russell Allen, Brawley, Calif., 165. IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 75; 2. Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, 74; 3. Bryan Debrick, Irving, Texas, 64; 4. Robert Vetter, Wolfe City, Texas, 62; 5. Tucker Doughty, Heath, Texas, 52; 6. Kyle Jones, Kennedale, Texas, and Mark Klis, Waxahachie, [Read More]

Ricketts kicks off season with Sprint Car checkers on opening night at Kennedale

KENNEDALE, Texas (Feb. 27-28) – John Ricketts was the winged winner while Jay Bransom made two trips to victory lane on opening night of Kennedale Speedway Park’s Spring Kick-Off. Ricketts used the fast lower line to pass George White for the lead in Saturday’s IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car headliner. Logan Payne eked ahead briefly before Ricketts fought back for the $1,000 victory. Bransom was a perfect 4-for-4 on the night, winning both his heat races and the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car features. The fifth-starting Ricketts worked his way to the front just after midway in the Sprint Car 20-lapper. Payne chased him to the checkers, followed by Kyle Jones, White and Marcus Thomas. “I couldn’t have asked for any better start to the season than this,” Ricketts said. “I found good bite on the low side and was able to drive past him (White). Lapped traffic also helped.” “There was an issue later going into three when I got held up by another car and Logan got ahead [Read More]

Thornton captures Desert Classic loot

By Lonnie Wheatley PEORIA, Ariz. (Feb. 27) – Another Arizona Differential Desert Classic victory put another $5,000 in Ricky Thornton Jr.’s travel account Saturday night. Thornton was first when all 40 laps of the main event for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds were scored at Canyon Speedway Park. Ryan Ruter was briefly in front following a lap 29 restart but Thornton regained the lead, worked his way through heavy lapped traffic and beat Ruter to the checkers by most of eight car lengths. “I didn’t get a good restart but luckily I was able to drive by him out of (turn) two,” Thornton said. “I knew he wouldn’t be able to keep momentum going down the back straightaway.” Also the winner of Friday’s second Twin Twenty qualifying feature, jumped into the lead at the outset of the Saturday show. The first of just two yellows in that contest came on lap 22 and Thornton answered with his fastest lap time on the following circuit. Tim Ward, Ryan Gaylord and Cody Laney, winner of the first [Read More]

IMCA Late Models added to six Friday shows at Marshalltown

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (Feb. 26) – The Friday night lights shine on IMCA Late Models six times this season at Marshalltown Speedway. Late Models tackle the ¼-mile dirt oval on June 10, July 1 and Aug. 5, 12, 19 and 26 in $600 to win events. “When we brought the Late Models back for three events last year, the interest level and the enthusiasm were crazy,” promoter Toby Kruse said. “We’re trying to give fans more of what they want by bringing them back this season.” A track champion will be crowned and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points awarded. A pro-rated point fund will be paid; the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway at Des Moines is off all six nights Late Models are scheduled at Marshalltown. The Deery Brothers Summer Series makes its annual visit to Marshalltown on Tuesday, June 7, along with the Hawkeye Dirt Tour for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. That will be the first time those series have raced on the same night at Marshalltown. “It will [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through Feb. 25

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 466; 2. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 431; 3. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 426; 4. Lance Mari, Imperial, Calif., 403; 5. Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz., 348; 6. Ryan Gaylord, Lakewood, Co., 348; 7. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 344; 8. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 337; 9. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 335; 10. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif., 297; 11. R.C. Whitwell, Tucson, Ariz., 274; 12. Michael Jergens, Plover, Iowa, 272; 13. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 259; 14. Brent Schlafmann, Bismarck, N.D., 240; 15. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 223; 16. Shawn Strand, Mandan, N.D., 200; 17. Justin Zeitner, LaVista, Neb., 188; 18. Marlyn Seidler, Underwood, N.D., 187; 19. Russell Allen, Brawley, Calif., 165; 20. Collen Winebarger, Corbett, Ore., 163. IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, 40; 2. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 39; 3. Joshua Hawkins, Whitehouse, Texas, 36; 4. Bryan Debrick, Irving, Texas, 34; 5. Tucker Doughty, Heath, Texas, 31; 6. Robert Vetter, Wolfe City, Texas, 29; 7. Regan [Read More]

Northern SportMods make splash at Central AZ, division’s Arizona Speedway debut set for March

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – After a successful weekend debut for the division at Central Arizona Speedway, promoter Jonah Trussel is looking for more of the same when Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods race for the first time at Arizona Speedway next month. A high of 20 and an average of 18 IMCA-sanctioned Northern SportMods ran during the Feb. 19-21 Snowbird Classic at Casa Grande. Opening night at Apache Junction will be March 19. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds also run at both venues. “We have had an X-mod division for a long time and told drivers in that class two years ago that we’d be switching to Northern SportMods this season. We started the conversion last July,” Trussel said. “Nobody wants to spend more money than they have to and this division is a great way to even out the playing field. Everyone is happy with the situation.” Car counts for the X-mods were around 20 last year. Encouragingly, most of the Northern SportMods entered in the Snowbird Classic were home state cars and to back [Read More]