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Whiteaker Goes Back-To-Back at I-37 with STIMS Series

By Nick Robbins PLEASANTON, Texas (May 16, 2026) — The Southern Touring IMCA Modified Series presented by On Demand Shirts rolled into I-37 Speedway for its first appearance of the 2026 season. Fifteen Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds signed in for the $1,000-to-win main event at the racy South Texas bullring. DIY Equipment Sales and Rental Heat One saw pole starter “High Side” Brian Harbison lead early while battling with Cameron Dinsmore. As the pair raced off turn two, they left enough room for Chris Carroll to split the uprights down the back chute and take the win. Sundowner Performance Diesel Heat Two belonged to Cody Leonard, who led all eight laps to take the checkered flag. Carroll and Leonard led the field to the Rush Race Gear by Austin Witt Start Zone with Steven Whiteaker Jr. and Cameron Dinsmore in tow. The Spring Branch, Texas racer crossed the line first on lap one but lost the top spot in a three-wide battle through turns one and two on the next circuit. The first caution of the [Read More]

Grabouski Charges to $2,000 Eagle Raceway Modified Score

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (May 14, 2026) — A beautiful spring Thursday evening greeted fans at Eagle Raceway for the High Banks Heist Weekend. The Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature paid $2,000 to win and saw Ricky Stephan lead the opening circuit, followed by Johnny Saathoff, Cameron Thompson, and Josh Most. Saathoff passed Stephan on lap three to grab the lead. Jordan Grabouski steadily worked his way forward from the eighth starting spot, moving into fourth on lap four before advancing to third on lap six. One lap later, Grabouski passed Stephan for second and then slipped past Saathoff two laps later to take command. Stephan also moved around Saathoff the following lap to claim second. The final shuffle among the top four came on the last lap when Adam Wasserman drove to fourth place. Cameron Thompson completed the top five in fifth. Grabouski, of Beatrice, collected the $2,000 payday for his fifth Jet Racing Central Region victory of the season and sixth overall Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified triumph of 2026. It was also his [Read More]

Stone Cashes $3,500 Stock Car Triumph at Tulare’s Kris Mancebo Memorial

By Koen Shaw TULARE, Calif. (May 15, 2026) — The Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars closed out the Kris Mancebo Memorial with a thrilling 25-lap, $3,500-to-win feature at Thunderbowl Raceway on Friday night. Troy Foulger jumped out to the early lead and established a strong pace while 10th-starting Paul Stone and 12th-starting Nicholas Johnson quickly carved their way into the top five by lap five. Johnson momentarily got loose in turn one but managed to save the car and maintain his position. Shortly after, Terry DeCarlo and Fred Ryland were involved in an incident that ended Ryland’s night. A lengthy green-flag run allowed Foulger, Stone, and Johnson to separate themselves from the field before late-race cautions reset the action. Austin Pugh brought out one of the late yellows after pounding the turn three wall, while Jeff Olschowka also fell victim to multiple stoppages. On the restart with five laps remaining, the Winton driver, Stone, made the winning move around Foulger and quickly stretched his advantage to capture the $3,500 payday and his first Kris Mancebo Memorial victory. [Read More]

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Todd Stinehart: Thirty Years Down the Road

By Ben Deatherage WASECA, Minn. (May 14, 2026) — The highways out of southern Minnesota run long and flat, cutting through fields that seem to stretch forever. On summer weekends, those roads lead in every direction. North toward Arlington. West toward Worthington. South into Iowa. And more often than not, somewhere along those roads, Todd Stinehart is hauling a race car. Not because he has to. Because he loves it. The No. 7S Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified has become a familiar sight across the Upper Midwest, rolling into pit areas at places like Kossuth County Speedway, Hancock County Speedway, Arlington Raceway, and Worthington Speedway, where in 2025 Stinehart finally achieved something that had eluded him for three decades. A track championship. Thirty years after climbing into a race car for the first time. “Thirty years and that was my first track championship,” Stinehart said. “It’s something I never really thought I would do.” For a driver who has spent most of his racing life doing things his own way — loading the trailer himself, working on [Read More]

35th Annual Harris Clash Returns to Iowa’s Action Track June 23

By Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (May 15, 2026) — One of the most prestigious and longest-running traditions in IMCA racing returns to Iowa’s Action Track on Tuesday, June 23, as the 35th Annual Harris Clash brings another loaded night of competition to Boone Speedway. Created by Bob Harris in 1992, the Harris Clash remains IMCA’s longest-running single-day special event and continues to be one of the marquee summer showcases for Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds, Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, and Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods. The 2025 edition marked the first time the event had been held in Iowa since 2017 and the first appearance at Boone Speedway since 1994. It also featured the debut of Stock Cars on the Harris Clash program. The response was massive. A total of 231 entries competed last season, including 81 Stock Cars, 79 Modifieds, and 71 Northern SportMods. “I was very impressed last year,” said event founder Bob Harris. “The car count was unreal and it was just a good show that went off smoothly with no hitches. Boone Speedway [Read More]

Midwest Madness Tour Returns for 8th Annual Run Through the Heartland from June 28-July 2

By Ben Deatherage WORTHINGTON, Minn. (May 14, 2026) — The Midwest Madness Tour is set to thunder back into action for its eighth annual edition, bringing five straight nights of Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing competition to tracks across Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota from June 28 through July 2. The tour opens Sunday, June 28 at Worthington Speedway in Worthington, Minnesota before heading to Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, Iowa on Monday, June 29. Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson, South Dakota hosts round three on Tuesday, June 30, followed by Buena Vista Raceway in Alta, Iowa on Wednesday, July 1. The week concludes Thursday, July 2 at Stuart Speedway in Stuart, Iowa. Free pre-registration is currently available through MyRacePass, with links posted on the Midwest Madness Tour Facebook page. Each event will feature a full Speedway Motors IMCA-sanctioned program for Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds, Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods, Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks, and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts. Modifieds will race for a minimum of $1,000 to win and $150 [Read More]

All-Star Shootout Ready to Fire Off May 21-24 Across Texas and Oklahoma

By Ben Deatherage VINTON, Iowa (May 14, 2026) — The All-Star Shootout is just a week away from roaring back to life, as four straight nights of Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing action are set for May 21-24 across Texas and Oklahoma with increased payouts, new race procedures, and a packed lineup of contingency awards. Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds, Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, and Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMods will again headline the tour. Modifieds will race for $1,250 to win and $125 to start each night, while Stock Cars and Southern SportMods compete for $1,000 to win and $100 to start. All four nights will serve as Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational and B&B Racing Chassis All-Star Stock Car Invitational qualifiers, giving drivers multiple opportunities to add their names to the eligibility lists ahead of the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s in September. The 2026 tour opens Thursday, May 21 at Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, followed by Friday, May 22 at Grayson County Speedway in Bells. The series then heads [Read More]

Biggs Survives Wild Southern Oregon SportMod Main for $1,000 Victory

By Jason Allen WHITE CITY, Ore. (May 9, 2026) — In front of a standing-room-only crowd, Cory Biggs overcame adversity before and during Saturday night’s Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMod feature at Southern Oregon Speedway, charging from 10th to win the $1,000-to-win main event. Because of the massive standing room only turnout, Southern Oregon Speedway officials boosted the purses for both the IMCA SportMods and Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds. After getting his car destroyed the previous week, the Yreka, California driver climbed behind the wheel of Ethan Killingsworth’s No. 7M machine and spent the entire week helping prepare the car for competition. Isaac Sanders led the opening two laps before Jorddon Braaten took command on lap three. Earlier in the race, Mike Medel went for a violent ride after getting pinched entering turn three and launching off the edge of the racing surface with one lap completed. Multiple cautions slowed the pace throughout the feature, including another yellow on lap nine just as Vinny DeBenedetti began reeling in Braaten. DeBenedetti later looped his machine with 12 [Read More]

Hellman Goes Back-to-Back After Wild Stock Car Battle at Mandan

By Becca Pelkey MANDAN, N.D. (May 8, 2026) — Fans were on their feet during a wild Sunoco IMCA Stock Car feature that saw Geoff Hellman emerge victorious after a chaotic and action-packed Friday night battle at Dacotah Speedway. Travis Ulmer and Brennor Grinstead fought fiercely for the lead in the early stages while defending track champion Hellman carved his way through the field from 12th starting position. The trio eventually raced three-wide for the top spot, occasionally making contact while thrilling the crowd with an intense battle for supremacy. A caution with seven laps remaining tightened the field, and more drama unfolded on the restart when contact between Hellman and Grinstead sent Grinstead spinning in front of the pack, collecting Andrew Jochim. Grinstead was sent to the rear following the incident. On the final restart, Jochim, who had started 10th, mounted one last challenge for the lead, but Mandan’s Hellman held him off at the stripe to collect his second straight feature win and second EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region victory of the season. Jochim [Read More]

Matt Rezac: The Charging Czech from Tabor

By Ben Deatherage TABOR, S.D. (May 12, 2026) — In southeastern South Dakota, towns like Tabor don’t try to stand out. They don’t have to. They sit along open stretches of prairie and farmland, where the pace of life is steady and familiar, and where most people know exactly where they’re headed long before they leave the driveway. On summer evenings, that direction often points toward a racetrack. Not because it’s something new. But because it’s always been there. For Matt Rezac, it started the same way it does for a lot of people in places like this. With a ride. “I always kind of heard about it growing up,” he said. “Wagner Speedway was only about 45 minutes from me, but I never really thought anything of it.” That changed the first time he went. “One of my buddies I went to school with asked if I wanted to go with him and his grandpa,” he said. “We went to that, and that’s where I fell in love with it.” He was around 10 or [Read More]