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Spectacular run takes Opheim to $2,000 checkers at Kossuth County

ALGONA, Iowa (July 23) – Kevin Opheim was spectacular in winning Thursday’s IMCA Sunoco Stock Car Spectacular at Kossuth County Speedway. Opheim drew the pole and ran at the front of a 30-car field that ran 25 laps green to checkered. “Algona has changed the banking. There’s a good high side and a berm around the bottom. I love running there,” Opheim said following his $2,000 victory, his biggest payday in what is now 125 career wins in the division. “It took a little while to clear the 11 car (outride row one starter Shay Curtin) but when I did that I was able to move up.” Opheim stretched his lead to nearly a straightaway and was two lapped cars ahead of Curtin when he crossed the finish line. Dustin Larson, Derek Green and Elijah Zevenbergen rounded out the top five. The win was the sixth this season, and second locally, for Opheim, still campaigning in the car he built in 2000 and has piloted since 2001. Forty-three Stock Car drivers from six states were [Read More]

Kay bolts to Thursday Night Thunder Deery win at Webster City

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (July 23) – Justin Kay made the scorer’s job easy in a fast-paced Deery Brothers Summer Series main event at Hamilton County Speedway. Kay started on the pole and led every time around the track in a 35-lap IMCA Late Model feature that ran caution free and highlighted the Thursday Night Thunder county fair show. The defending series champion and current point leader, Kay had a straightaway advantage over eventual runner-up Curt Martin by lap six; Martin and Andy Nezworski were running the same distance ahead of Ryan Griffith in fourth. After catching up with the back of the field on lap 11, Kay got as many as three cars between his back bumper and Martin. The white flag was out by the time Martin cleared the last of the lapped cars. He made up ground on Kay but couldn’t challenge at the finish. Nezworski, Griffith and Richie Gustin rounded out the top five. The $3,000 checkers were Kay’s career tour 14th, tying him for eighth on the all-time Deery Series wins [Read More]

Deal capitalizes on late restart for IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour win at Alta

ALTA, Iowa (July 22) – Nick Deal became the sixth different winner in as many IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour events this season Wednesday at Buena Vista Raceway, on a night when Ricky Stephan nearly accomplished the impossible. Stephan had to restart at the back of the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified field after spinning before the first lap was scored. He used multiple lines to work his way through traffic and was leading when what proved to be the final caution waved with three circuits left. Deal had run near the front for most of the 25-lap feature. He capitalized on that late restart, passing Stephan for the $1,000 feature win and an early berth on the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Defending HDT champion Mike Van Genderen regained sole possession of the point lead with a third-place finish, one spot better than former co-leader Kyle Brown. Long-time leader Chris Abelson ended in fifth. Jeremy Mills led in the early going from his outside row one starting spot. Abelson rode the top side of [Read More]

Rookie Droste races to first Deery win at Quad City

EAST MOLINE, Ill. (July 22) – The top rookie contender in the Deery Brothers Summer Series became a first-time IMCA Late Model tour winner Wednesday night at Quad City Speedway. Tyler Droste led all 50 laps from the pole, beating Matt Ryan to the $3,000 checkers by the better part of a straightaway. “We’ve been close a few times. To finally get the win feels pretty good,” said Droste, at little more than 19 years of age the youngest driver to win a main event in the series’ 28-plus year history. “I knew that starting on the pole would give us a pretty good chance and we had a good car, but I didn’t know we’d be that good.” Brunson Behning, Jeff Aikey and point leader Justin Kay completed the top five. Kay, the defending tour champion, had started last in the field of 22 and steadily worked his way toward the front. Andy Nezworski, Kay’s closest competitor in the point standings, was sixth. Setting the tone for the night in winning his heat race, [Read More]

Voting starts for IMCA Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational

BOONE, Iowa – First-round voting is now underway to determine 14 starters in the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. All voting is conducted through the IMCA Facebook page. The list of candidates is divided alphabetically from A-J and K-Z and five votes must be cast for drivers in each half of the alphabet; ballots can be cast once a day per Facebook account. Voting ends at noon next Monday, July 27 to select 14 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified drivers from a candidate list that includes winners of events paying $1,000 or more held through July 15, plus 2014 state and regional champions. Another 14 All-Stars, chosen from 40-point feature winners of sanctioned Modified events held between June 19 and July 16, advance from the second round of voting scheduled for July 29 to Aug. 5. Two drivers from each of the five regions and four at-large drivers will be elected in each round of voting. The 12th annual invitational will be Friday, Sept. 11 during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone [Read More]

Tony Harris first to checkers on Fast Friday at Dixieland

By Jim Haines ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (July 17) – Tony Harris has been struggling a little lately with handling in his IMCA Eagle Motorsports Sprint Car but on the third Fast Friday feature of the season he got everything right for his first win of the year. The Virginia Sprint Series victory came at Dixieland Speedway. Charlie Ware and Harris paced the field to green with Harris out first and Ware taking up the charge. The fast, short track suited Harris’ style as he stayed on the cushion while the challengers lined up to fight for the lead. Tom Humphries got by Ware but could only get on the leader’s bumper and never around. It went wrong for Humphries when he got together with a spun car. That incident ended his night and allowed Jerald Harris the next try for the lead. While cars sliced and diced behind him, Tony Harris stayed in the top spot to the checkers. Jerald Harris and Daren Bolac were next across the stripe. Feature results – 1. Tony Harris; 2. [Read More]

Murray takes second Dodge City IMCA Modified Stampede triumph

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. (July 18) – David Murray Jr. showed exactly why he ranks as a four-time Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified national champion by taking his second Modified Stampede victory in three years Saturday at Dodge City Raceway Park. Starting from the front row outside, Murray gunned into the lead at the drop of the green flag and paced all 30 circuits to take the $1,200 winner’s share after sweeping through the inaugural version of the event in 2013. With 36 entries on hand, Murray ran third in his heat and then redrew the front row outside starting position for the main event. The field was in trouble at that point. “The top was the place to be, it was fast up there,” the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier said from victory lane. “The bottom looked to be pretty good, too. I saw Cody (Gearhart) down there some early, but I never went down to try it.” While Murray pounded the top of the track for all 30 laps, [Read More]

July 17 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 1,171; 2. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 1,141; 3. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 1,113; 4. Jimmy Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, 1,110; 5. Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn., 1,099; 6. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 1,096; 7. Kyle Brown, State Center, Iowa, 1,092; 8. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 1,077; 9. Nick Roberts, Des Moines, Iowa, 1,070; 10. Scott Hogan, Vinton, Iowa, 1,062; 11. Troy Cordes, Dunkerton, Iowa, 1,060; 12. Alexander Wilson, Salinas, Calif., 1,059; 13. Michael Densberger, Lincoln, Neb., 1,044; 14. Jesse Richter, Great Bend, Kan., 1,036; 15. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 1,031; 16. Dustin Smith, Lake City, Iowa, 1,030; 17. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1,028; 18. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, 1,024; 19. Kyle Wilson, Salinas, Calif., and Mike Petersilie, Hoisington, Kan., both 1,005. IMCA Late Models – 1. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 724; 2. Paul Nagle, Nevada, Iowa, 696; 3. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, 686; 4. Curt Schroeder, Newton, Iowa, 659; 5. Ryan Griffith, Webster City, Iowa, 654; 6. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 635; 7. Jeremy Grady, [Read More]

Wednesday show at Buena Vista Raceway next for IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour

ALTA, Iowa (July 17) – Something has to give next Wednesday night at Buena Vista Raceway. Defending champion Mike Van Genderen and Kyle Brown are tied atop point standings coming into the sixth Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified Hawkeye Dirt Tour event of the season. One of the two will have sole possession of the lead when the race is final. The July 22 feature pays $1,000 to win, a minimum of $150 to start and is a qualifier for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Pit gates at Alta open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Racing follows 6:45 p.m. hot laps. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and veterans with ID, and free for kids 12 and under. Pit passes are $25. Completing the midweek card are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts racing for all applicable points, and BVR bombers. More information is available at the www.buenavistaraceway.com website, on Facebook or by calling 712 299-5147. Different [Read More]

Deery drivers travel to Quad City, Hamilton County for midweek shows

EAST MOLINE, Ill. – A return to Quad City Speedway and top billing at Hamilton County Speedway’s Thursday Night Thunder special are next up on the Deery Brothers Summer Series schedule. IMCA Late Model tour feature winners earn $3,000 on Wednesday, July 22 at East Moline, and on Thursday, July 23 at Webster City, Iowa. A minimum of $300 will be paid to start the main event each night. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., the draw closes at 6:30 p.m. and racing follows 6:55 p.m. hot laps at Quad City, where mod lites and street stocks complete the card. Reserved seating is $18; grandstand admission is $15 for adults, kids ages 6-12 are $8 and five and under are free. The Thursday Night Thunder program during the Hamilton County Fair boasts Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds in a $1,000 to win Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying event. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods also race for $1,000 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $500 to win and Mach-1 Sport [Read More]