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Memorial Day show at I-35 next for IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour

MASON CITY, Iowa – A very busy Memorial Holiday Weekend at I-35 Speedway concludes with the second installment of the IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds travel to Mason City to race for $1,000 to win and a minimum of $150 to start their Monday, May 25 main event. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts join the Modifieds on the Sunday, May 24 Skip Rose Memorial program at I-35 and on the Monday card. Sunday’s Modified feature also pays $1,000 to win. Both Modified main events are qualifiers for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and racing follows 6 p.m. hot laps both days. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Family passes are $40 and pit passes are $30. The four previous Hawkeye Dirt Tour events held at I-35 Speedway have resulted in as many different winners. Richie [Read More]

Mark, Marissa Odgers share race night bond at Merced, Chowchilla

Photo and story courtesy of the Merced Sun-Star MARIPOSA, Calif. – Mariposa father and daughter Mark and Marissa Odgers share a special bond that has them teaming up to race Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods at Merced Speedway and Chowchilla Speedway. Soft spoken, bearded Mark Odgers is the mental image you would have of a ‘mountain man.’ Years of driving a truck on winding mountain passes to make deliveries in Yosemite National Park certainly had its challenges but for Odgers, hauling a race car down hill into The Valley is a more rewarding drive. “Long drives and good times – that’s what racing is all about,” Odgers reflected. “I race for fun, not for points to win a championship. It’s enjoyable. It’s thrilling.” Mark Odgers and his wife Darcie, who also raced at Merced Speedway nearly two decades ago, instilled the love for stock car racing in their three children. The love for racing began with Odgers’ father, the late Dick Odgers, who was a Merced Speedway regular. Mark and Darcie’s son Andrew raced for a while [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds headline Skip Rose Memorial at I-35

MASON CITY, Iowa – The IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified driver taking the checkers at I-35 Speedway’s Sunday, May 24 Skip Rose Memorial takes home $1,000. The feature is a qualifying event for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars also race for $1,000 to win, while Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods vie for $700, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $600 and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $200. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be given. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m., the draw closes at 5:45 p.m. and racing follows 6 p.m. hot laps on Sunday. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Family passes are $40. Pit passes are $30. More information is available at the www.I-35speedway.com website or by calling 641 424-6515 or 515 320-0066.

Stuart Speedway hosts May 24 Ron Little/Bones Memorial

STUART, Iowa – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds chase a $1,000 top check at Stuart Speedway’s 15th annual Ron Little/Bones Memorial this Sunday, May 24. If not already vote eligible, the winner becomes a ballot candidate for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. There is no entry fee. Hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts are also on the holiday weekend card. All applicable points will be awarded in the sanctioned divisions. More information is available by calling 515 238-6945 and at the www.stuartspeedway.net website.

Modified Reinhart Memorial slated May 24 at Quad City Speedway

EAST MOLINE, Ill. – First place in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature pays $1,000 at Quad City Speedway’s Sunday, May 24 Gary Reinhart Memorial. The 22nd annual special is a 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded for the draw/redraw show. Pit gates at East Moline open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3:30 p.m. The draw ends and the drivers’ meeting starts at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 5:15 p.m. with racing to follow. Entry fee is $40 and pit passes are $25. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Reserved seating is $14. All weekly programs, including the IMCA Late Models, are on the card. More information about the Reinhart Memorial is available at the www.qcspeedwayracing.com website and on Facebook.

Long tow for Hawkeye Dirt Tour opener pays off for Wolla

VINTON, Iowa (May 19) – Rain in North Dakota was bad news for drivers in Iowa Tuesday night at Benton County Speedway. Jason Wolla made a last-minute decision to travel 14-plus hours from his hometown of Ray, in western North Dakota, for the opening event in IMCA’s Hawkeye Dirt Tour. He started 11th, took the lead from Mark Elliott following a 13th circuit restart and outran defending champion Mike Van Genderen in traffic late in the 40-lapper. The IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified win paid $1,000. “We made a last-second decision to come here and it paid off,” said Wolla, who’d finished fourth at Vinton en route to the Frostbuster Series crown in early April. “We rained out last week everywhere in North Dakota and had the trailer loaded up and ready to go. We had another car to pick up from Justin O’Brien (at Rage Chassis) in West Union and here we are.” Van Genderen started ninth and made up ground on Wolla before running out of laps. J.D. Auringer raced from 12th starting to third, [Read More]

IMCA Modified winner earns $2,000 at Jackson County’s Open Wheel Challenge

MAQUOKETA, Iowa – The driver who proves up to the challenge earns $2,000 in Jackson County Speedway’s Memorial Weekend special for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds. The Saturday, May 23 Open Wheel Challenge at Maquoketa is a qualifying event for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational and pays a minimum of $100 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. Entry fee is $50. Other sanctioned divisions running, for all applicable points, will be the IMCA Late Models, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Saturday. Racing follows 6 p.m. hot laps. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors and teenagers, $7 for kids ages 7-12 and free for six and under. Pit passes are $30. More information about the Open Wheel Challenge is available by calling 563 590-4095, at the www.jcraceway.com website and on Facebook.

IMCA Modified features pay $1,200 to win at Santa Maria’s Budweiser Spring Nationals

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – A pair of $1,200 to win features for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified features are on programs for the May 23 and 24 Budweiser Spring Nationals at Santa Maria Raceway. Both Saturday and Sunday races are qualifying events for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Race Cars Western Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Entry fee is $50. Pit passes are $40. Pit gates open at 3 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. both days. Saturday grandstand admission is $20 for adults and $18 for students ages 13-17, seniors 55 and over and military personnel with ID. On Sunday, spectator admission is $15 for adults and $13 for students, seniors and military. Kids ages 6-12 are $6 and five and under get in free both days. More information is available at the www.santamariaraceway.com website.

Tafoya reigns at Idaho Falls Dirt Wars

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (May 15) – Before Friday night, Regan Tafoya had never won an IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature in the State of Idaho, and he’d never won a feature in a torrential downpour. Now he’s done both. Tafoya led the all but the first circuit in the Dirt Wars main event at Idaho Falls Raceway shortened from 30 to 20 laps due to deteriorating visibility and track conditions. The $1,000 victory put him on the ballot for this September’s Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. “I always thought Idaho Falls owed me one,” said Tafoya, after taking the checkers ahead of Jake Donnelly and Joey Price. “We went up there in 2003 to race for regional points and my steering wheel fell off while I was in the lead with three laps to go. I was able to go there and get redemption for a win I should have had in 2003.” Tafoya started on the pole but watched Don Baisch zoom ahead on the first lap Friday. He was back in front when [Read More]

Davenport Speedway hosts Modified Madness 50 this Friday

DAVENPORT, Iowa – The winner earns $2,000 for his or her on-track efforts at Davenport Speedway’s IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified Madness 50 on Friday, May 22. The 50-lap feature is a qualifying event for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region and Allstar Performance State, but no local track points will be awarded for the draw/redraw show. The $50 entry fee can be paid at the gate. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m., the drivers’ meeting is at 6 p.m. and hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. Racing on the quarter-mile oval starts at 7 p.m. Pit passes are $30. All other weekly divisions, including the IMCA Late Models and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, are on the evening’s card and race for all applicable points. Spectator admission will be $15 for adults and $14 for seniors and students, with kids ages 12 and under free when accompanying a paid adult. More information is available from promoter Bob [Read More]