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Superior Customs IMCA Red River Sprint Series set to launch in 2023

By Mike Spieker WEST FARGO, N.D. (March 31, 2023) – In 2021, Nick Skalicky and Jake and Sharnel Bitker, promoters of Red River Valley Speedway and Norman County Raceway, took the leap to start a brand new division in the area, the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars. After having a handful of cars for the first season, the class more than doubled in its second season in 2022, often having two heat races and up to 12 cars. As the class continues to grow, more opportunities will be available for its drivers in 2023 with a brand new traveling series, which already has a title sponsor. The Superior Customs IMCA Red River Sprint Series is set to hit the road this season with 15 dates on its schedule at five different tracks. All tracks are within 75 miles of the series’ home track, Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo. The series schedule does not include every IMCA Sprint Car event in the area this season as Red River Valley Speedway will host the class 15 times this [Read More]

Rage Chassis reigns as new title sponsor for Super Nationals Modified Race of Champions

WEST UNION, Iowa (March 31, 2023) – A chassis builder that’s seen continued success at IMCA venues around the nation takes a new title at the biggest IMCA event. Rage Chassis becomes the new sponsor of the Modified Race of Champions, to be held during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The West Union chassis builder, owned by Justin and Holly O’Brien, provides a portion of the point fund to be paid for the 12-car, 12-lap, $1,000 to win race. The 35th annual RoC will be Sept. 9 at Boone Speedway. Previous RoC winners as well as 2023 track champions or point leaders, and former Modified national, regional and Super Nationals champions competing at the 41st annual Super Nationals are eligible to qualify for the Rage Chassis Race of Champions. “The race of champions is one of IMCA’s premier races and one of the coolest events at Super Nationals,” O’Brien said. “It honors drivers who put in the effort all season long. It’s cool to be part of that and Super Nationals in general.” O’Brien built [Read More]

David Murray Jr. joining Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame

LINCOLN, Neb. (March 27, 2023) – The winningest driver in Friesen Performance IMCA Modified history can add Hall of Famer to his resume. David Murray Jr. is one of six members of the Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame induction class of 2023. In addition, the hall of fame board has announced this year’s Gordie Shuck Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to a long-time racing family, the Lincoln Family of US 30 Speedway in Columbus. The Lincolns have been a staple in the racing community for many decades promoting racetracks, setting the standard of racing safety and lending a helping hand to other racing facilities, helping them to be successful. A Nebraska native, Murray’s career began at Platte Valley Speedway in Lexington racing a street stock. He began his IMCA Modified career after moving to Kansas in 1989. Murray became the winningest driver in division history with 557 career feature victories. He was national champion in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005, earning nine regional crowns along with 25 track and two special series titles. During [Read More]

DeVilbiss Racing Chassis takes title sponsor role in IMCA’s Eastern Region for Modifieds

FARMINGTON, N.M. (March 14, 2023) – Instead of racing for a regional championship himself this season, Zane DeVilbiss will help crown one. The long-time and much-accomplished driver owns DeVilbiss Racing Chassis, new title sponsor of the Eastern Region for IMCA Modifieds. “We started talking to IMCA about getting more involved with them eight or nine months ago,” explained DeVilbiss. “We have been building Modified chassis for 17 years now and have cars in more than 20 states. Becoming a regional title sponsor is a good way for us to get our name out to a lot of potential customers and in a part of the country that is both relatively new for us and a new opportunity.” Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds running weekly in Florida, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania are in the DeVilbiss Racing Chassis Eastern Region. Points earned in the recently completed Clash on the Coast, and in the upcoming NY-Penn Series will also figure toward Eastern region standings. The champion earns a $2,500 share of the $6,000 point fund to be paid [Read More]

Smith’s IMCA Lone Star Tour success continues with Heart O’ Texas sweep

WACO, Texas (March 8, 2023) – While the track was new, the story was the same when the Cody Smith show traveled to Heart O’ Texas Speedway for round four of the Sunoco Race Fuels Lone Star Tour presented by Sniper Speed. Smith won for the fourth time in as many $750 to win Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod starts, then outran Jesse Sobbing to the $3,000 checkers following a late-race stoppage in the 30-lap IMCA Sunoco Stock Car headline event. “We’ve been fortunate and gotten some pretty good draws,” acknowledged Smith, who nonetheless had to work his way to the front from seventh starting in Wednesday’s Stock Car feature. “We were excited to win this race. I can’t believe we won two tonight.” Twentieth starting G.W. Egbert IV, Benji Kirk Patrick and early race leader Paul White rounded out the top five. White drew the pole and led through the first 10 laps before two-wheeling his way high out of his line and watching Smith speed by following a lap 11 restart. Gould [Read More]

Egbert answers when Lone Star Tour opportunity knocks at Devil’s Bowl

MESQUITE, Texas (March 6, 2023) – Opportunity knocked and G.W. Egbert IV answered Monday night, in the third installment of the Sunoco Race Fuels Lone Star Tour presented by Sniper Speed. Egbert drove to the inside to pass Angel Munoz and race-long leader William Gould coming to the line on the 19th of 25 laps, then kept Munoz and Cody Smith at bay for the $2,000 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car checkers at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. “I was just waiting and sizing them up,” said Egbert, who had worked his way into contention from the ninth starting spot. “As long as I hit my marks, I knew I would be right there.” Gould and Munoz had run 1-2 through three early cautions. Egbert was in third for good by lap 15 and took advantage when an open lower line presented itself four laps later. The new B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational candidate got the win just under a tick under a second ahead of Munoz, with Sunday winner and tour points leader Smith, Gould and [Read More]

Smith stars twice in Sunday Lone Star Tour show at Devil’s Bowl

MESQUITE, Texas (March 5, 2023) – Cody Smith made two trips to victory lane, on night two of the Sunoco Race Fuels Lone Star Tour presented by Sniper Speed. The Kaufman clipper dominated in winning the headline IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main event Sunday at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, then ended the show with a late drive to the front of the Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod feature field. Smith caught Jesse Sobbing for the lead three laps into the Stock Car feature and put some distance on the pack before the only caution of the contest flew after midway. Jeffrey Abbey snuck into second following the restart but couldn’t close the gap over the final 10 times around the oval. Smith took the $1,000 win and B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility ahead of Abbey and Saturday tour winner Paul White. Also a Saturday winner at Kennedale, Smith motored to his second Southern SportMod checkers in as many nights by making the top side of the track work and passing Dean [Read More]

Everything is right for White in IMCA Lone Star Tour opener at Kennedale

KENNEDALE, Texas (March 4) – When Paul White was asked last fall if he’d be interested in driving an IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, his answer, of course, was a resounding “Sure!” On Saturday, the questions he was answering were all about his first win in the class, on opening night of the Sunoco Race Fuels Lone Star Tour presented by Sniper Speed at Kennedale Speedway Park. “That was my first time in a Stock Car. It wasn’t a bad night to get my first win,” White said after leading the last half of the 30-lapper and taking the $1,000 checkers. “I was just tickled about it.” He’d started 11th and passed Shelby Williams for the lead following a restart at midway. White had raced Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars and most recently a Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod. “My car owners P.J. Kingrey and Adam Schwartz talked me into this,” said White, who didn’t need much convincing to saddle up in the new class. “They asked if they sold their factory stock [Read More]

Becerra is incredible in unforgettable IMCA Clash on the Coast title clinching win

MILTON, Fla. (March 4, 2023) – Improbable? Maybe. Impossible? Not for Austen Becerra. Becerra was incredible in racing from last at the start to first at the finish Saturday night at Southern Raceway, winning his third Clash on the Coast for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds start of the week and going home to Carthage, Ill., with a $2,500 share of the inaugural tour point fund. “We put our heads down and did what we had to do,” said Becerra, who worked his way quickly through the field and passed Drew Janssen for the lead following a restart with four laps left. “This win, and to win three nights and finish second the other night, means a lot to us about our entire program.” “Definitely, the last race is one I’ll never forget.” Becerra had taken a two point advantage over Milton driver Joseph Joiner into the Saturday show, finished sixth in his heat and then ran second in the final ‘B’ feature. “We got run over in the heat but the car wasn’t very good, [Read More]

Becerra masters Southern traffic for second IMCA Clash on the Coast win

MILTON, Fla. (March 3, 2023) – Austen Becerra worked a little lapped traffic for another big Friesen Performance IMCA Modified win in Florida Friday night. Becerra chased hometown driver Joseph Joiner to just past midway of the Clash on the Coast presented by IMCA.TV main event at Southern Raceway, making his pass for the lead as the front pair came to the line on the 14th of 25 laps. He’d lead to the $1,000 checkers, repeating his winning ways from opening night on Monday and flipping the 1-2 finish with Tuesday winner Joiner. “I knew we’d get to lapped traffic and I saw my chance. He was trying to search and more around, he’d go low and I’d go high,” said Becerra, from Carthage, Ill. “A lapped car kind of got him bottled up. He didn’t know where to go, I stuck it in there and was able to get the lead in lapped traffic.” The only caution came with eight circuits left, when a lapped car spun in front of Joiner, who was able to [Read More]