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Super Nationals Weekend set Sept. 7-9 for Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods

KENNEDALE, Texas (June 21, 2023) – IMCA Southern SportMod drivers will have a super weekend all their own Sept. 7-9. Kennedale Speedway Park hosts the second annual IMCA Southern SportMod Super Nationals powered by Smiley’s Racing Products, culminating with a $5,000 to win, minimum $500 to start main event Saturday night. Twenty-four or 25 drivers will start the 30-lap main event grind. Purse for the main event is more than $20,000 with another $4,000-plus paid to drivers in the accompanying All-Star race. A number of contingencies are also to be awarded at the second annual event and the top four fnishers take home trophies similar to those given the same night at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “Division title sponsor Smiley’s Racing Products returns as title sponsor for this event,” said KSP promoter James Lopez. “The format for the weekend will be very driver friendly. It is very fair to drivers racing with us both nights.” Qualifying format for the weekend sees all Southern SportMods running two heats on Friday and locking in [Read More]

Lemmens leaves Shawano with big money

By Brandon Reichenberger SHAWANO, Wis. (June 17, 2023) – Luke Lemmens ran the top side to perfection in the late going, earning the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car win and $4,000 at Shawano Speedway’s Racing For a Reason. The 12th annual special benefits the battle against childhood cancer and a season-high 130 entries, 33 of them Stock Cars, checked in at the legendary half mile. Chucky Forstner and Lemmens led the field to the green and early on it was Lemmens running the high side and Forstner down low, racing side-by-side with Tyler Wilson following closely behind. The two drivers on the move were Trent Nolan, who started seventh, and Travis VanStraten, who started 11th. By lap five, both had worked their way into the top five. A restart was exactly what VanStraten wanted to see as he lined up right on Lemmens’ back bumper. VanStraten was scored first across the stripe on lap 10 but Lemmens take the lead right back on lap 11. Lap after lap, Lemmens and VanStraten raced door-to-door with the $4,000 payday on [Read More]

Anderson streaks, repeats at IMCA Landus SportMod Nationals

BRITT, Iowa (June 12, 2023) – So much for the slow start to his season. Logan Anderson led 29 of 30 laps in repeating as winner of the Landus IMCA Northern SportMod Nationals at Hancock County Speedway, outrunning Matthew Looft and Colby Fett and earning $2,500 for his Monday night efforts. The Eddyville hot shoe is now 2-for-2 in his Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod career outings at Britt. He’d been winless in 16 sanctioned starts before winning Saturday at 34 Raceway, Sunday at Benton County Speedway and then last night at Hancock County. “It’s about a three hour trip so it feels good to go up there, have a good race and beat a lot of good cars,” Anderson said. “We have struggled this year so it feels good to start picking up the wins. Once they start to come, you get your confidence back.” Anderson drew the outside pole start for the 25-lapper and took charge from the initial green flag, catching up with the back of the field just eight circuits in [Read More]

Shute, Olson take Topless wins at Marshalltown

By Joyce Eisele MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (June 2, 2023) – It was the Dirty 30 Topless Two-Fer presented by Capital Sign Company at the Marshalltown Speedway Friday night so Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds and Northern SportMods shed their tops for a night of racing topless. The Modified winner was Todd Shute while Kyle Olson went to victory lane in the SportMods. The IMCA Modifieds presented by Tire Demon by Love Tap ran a 30 lapper. Johnathon Logue started on the pole and jumped to the immediate lead, as Joel Rust who had started on the outside front row, tucked in to run second. Rust had the lead by lap six but by then it was ninth place starter Shute and Dallon Murty joining in challenging Logue and leader Rust in a real dogfight. Shute made the pass down low on Rust at lap 12 and took the lead with Murty and then Drew Janssen giving him chase. The closing laps saw Murty try his darndest to get by Shute, throwing a last ditch slider out of turn [Read More]

Keller takes care of IMCA Modified business at Dacotah’s Iron Man

MANDAN, N.D. (June 3, 2023) – Jeremy Keller followed his game plan to the letter Saturday night at Dacotah Speedway. As a result, the two-time race runner-up became the first-time winner of Mandan’s 100-lap Iron Man main event for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds. “It was a long race but it went by fast. It was a big night for us, that’s for sure,” Keller said following the career-best $5,000 checkers. “We were determined. We tested stuff this spring to see how we could be most competitive at the end. Run hard, be in front and not get passed late was the game plan.” From Bismarck, Keller had led much of the 2021 and 2022 Iron Man marathons before finishing second to Kollin Hibdon. He’d been runner-up to Marlyn Seidler in their Friday qualifying feature and started fourth in the big show on Saturday. Keller fell back a spot early, got back in the top four and then into the lead following a lap 20 caution. Hard charger Aaron Turnbull made his way from 23rd starting to [Read More]

Prestige, big paydays for champions at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (June 2, 2023) – Prestige and big paydays are on the line again at the 41st annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Seven champions will be crowned over the course of the Sept. 2-3 Prelude and Sept. 4-9 Super Nationals at Boone Speedway. Those drivers will not only etch their name in the history book of the most prestigious event in dirt track racing, they can take those titles to the bank. The Modified champion earns $10,000 with $7,500 paid to win in the Stock Car main event, $5,000 to win the Northern SportMod main and $3,000 to win the Hobby Stock main, all on the final night Saturday, Sept. 9. STARS Mod Lites race for a top check of $2,000 in their Sunday, Sept. 3 final. The Labor Day program sees Late Models running for $3,000 to win and Tuesday, Sept. 5’s Sport Compact main pays $1,000. “Winning a Super Nationals championship is a career pinnacle accomplishment for any driver,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “Super Nationals is our biggest [Read More]

Larson races to ‘pretty cool’ 100th IMCA Stock Car win

READING, Minn. (May 27, 2023) – The perfect night and the perfect track provided the perfect setting for Jeffrey Larson’s 100th IMCA Sunoco Stock Car win. Larson led the last lap and a half of the opening night feature Saturday at Worthington Speedway, racing virtually side-by-side with Luke Sathoff coming to the white flag and telling himself “Don’t mess this up” the rest of the way. “We were just trying our best to get the win was all. The track was good, we had a good car and we were just hoping we could get there,” said Larson, from Reading. “It was pretty cool to get this win and share it with Warfare Motorsports. We’ve been fortunate to win some big races over the years and this one is definitely right up there.” “Dad would be so proud, for sure.” The win was Larson’s first of 2023 and first since his father, team member and mentor Jim passed away this spring. Jim had been the first in the family to race, starting in enduros and winning [Read More]

Whole Hog Hat Trick for Dallon Murty

By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (May 29, 2023) –The finale of the third annual Whole Hog 50 sponsored by VanEaton Pork ran Monday at Karl Chevrolet of Stuart International Speedway. Winners for the night were Kolby Sabin, Dallon Murty, Calvin Dhondt and Mitchell Morris. Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts kicked off the features and it was Anthony Clark leading through lap five. Sabin found a quicker line to take over the next time around and he cruised to the win. Clark finished second with Elijah Hoyt third, Terry Bickford fourth and Zander Steiner fifth. The next race would be the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and the third running of the Whole Hog 50. A three-wide start and 32 hungry racers set the stage for an exciting 50-lap race, and as they took the green flag everyone in attendance was on their toes. Michael Jaennette took charge early on with Austin Bouzek and Chanse Hollatz in close formation behind. Jaennette kept the lead until a yellow flew on lap seven, bringing Nick Roberts up to row two [Read More]

Oliver races into IMCA Stock Car 100 win club

WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (May 26, 2023) – John Oliver Jr. listened to the list of names of drivers in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car 100 career win fraternity and was impressed. And honored, to become the 30th member of that exclusive club. “That’s a pretty good group. It feels pretty good to get 100 wins for how many good Stock Cars are out there,” Oliver said, following his own history-making checkered flag run Friday night at Lee County Speedway. “And I’m glad to get it because now it’s one thing off my mind and I can go out and race my race.” From West Burlington, Iowa, Oliver ran an outlaw hobby stock before friend Jason Cook asked if he’d be interested in driving a Stock Car. That was in 2006 and the answer was a resounding yes. Oliver totaled a dozen feature wins and won the first of what is now 14 career track championships that season. “Stock Car racing is probably the most fun I’ve ever had racing,” he said. “It’s so close. Everybody is [Read More]

Ward sweeps IMCA Modified anniversary weekend at Benton County Speedway

VINTON, Iowa (May 29, 2023) – Tim Ward had a great Sunday. His Monday was even better. After scoring a convincing victory in the Prelude to the 44th Anniversary Race for IMCA Modifieds Sunday night, the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified driver made a repeat visit to victory lane and earned a $4,400 payday winning Monday’s anniversary special at Benton County Speedway. From an outside front row start, Ward traded the top spot with polesitter Jake McBirnie throughout the early stages of the Beaty Excavating 44-lapper. Once settled into the lead, Ward ran the top side and built a two second advantage over McBirnie and Dakota Sproul. Ward maintained his lead until he drifted off the top of turn two just past the midway point. While his margin out front was gone, he returned to the speedway in time to stay within striking distance of McBirnie. The two again traded slide jobs until Ward was able to wrestle the lead away for the duration a short time later on his way to victory. Tom Berry Jr., who [Read More]