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Berry, Klein repeat IMCA Dakota Classic Tour wins at Nodak

By Becca Pelkey MINOT, N.D. (July 10, 2022) – Same story, different track. Tom Berry Jr. and Randy Klein were Sunday night Corral Sales IMCA Dakota Classic Tour winners at Nodak Speedway, duplicating their checkered flag runs from Saturday’s opener at Jamestown. Berry, the 2019 tour and Minot track champion, collected his second $2,000 Friesen Performance IMCA Modified paycheck in as many nights while Klein scored another $1,000 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car victory in his first Nodak visit. Fifty-nine Modifieds and 34 Stock Cars saw tour action at The Playground of Power. “Minot has been good to me in the past,” Berry said. “A lot of people can get through (turns) one and two really well. Three and four are real hair pinny. I felt really comfortable there and was able to get grip off four and get super good runs.” Shawn Strand led the Modified field to the green flag and led early before Kollin Hibdon slipped by on lap four, bringing the fifth starting Berry with him. Berry stayed on Hibdon’s rear bumper and [Read More]

It’s another special night at Antioch as Hogge races to 100th IMCA Modified win

ANTIOCH, Calif. (July 9, 2022) – Antioch Speedway had a special place in Bobby Hogge IV’s heart as the site of his first-ever Modified feature win. On Saturday night, it became the site of his Friesen Performance IMCA Modified career 100th victory. The Salinas speedster took the inside line from fifth starting to the front early in the 30-lap Hetrick Memorial main event, outrunning Troy Foulger to the $1,500 checkers. “It was a good night. It came at a special event with a good field of cars and at the track where I got my first Modified win, back when they ran NASCAR, in 1994,” said Hogge, the all-time wins leader at Antioch. “That first win also came at a big event and I got to race against my dad that night.” “We have a lot of time in at Antioch,” he added, “so it’s special to get my 100th IMCA win there.” The Saturday night victory was the sixth of the season for Hogge, who’d been runner-up to Foulger at the previous weekend’s $7,300 to win [Read More]

Berry is very good in IMCA Dakota Tour opener at Jamestown

By Becca Pelkey JAMESTOWN, N.D. (July 9, 2022) – Tom Berry Jr. raced his way back to a familiar locale on opening night of the Corral Sales IMCA Dakota Classic Modified Tour Saturday at Jamestown Speedway. Hooked up and flying from the start of the 30-lapper for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, Berry led every time around the oval in collecting the $2,000 checkers and his seventh Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying victory already this season. More than 50 IMCA Modified drivers traveled from across the United States and Canada to compete in the prestigious six-day tour. Drivers from 11 states and Saskatchewan made up the main event field. Former tour champion Berry, who’d previously raced out of North Dakota and already well acquainted with victory lane at Jamestown, didn’t take long to catch lapped traffic after each early restart. He was extra cautious passing each car, which allowed second place running and defending Jamestown race winner Kollin Hibdon to reel him in. A caution with two laps to go reset the field and Hibdon gave [Read More]

363 drivers complete online entry for 40th annual IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (July 8, 2022)– Boone Speedway will be the place to be for the 40th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The pre-registration numbers already prove it. Just one week into online registration, a record 363 drivers from across the United States and Canada have already confirmed plans to compete at the Sept. 5-10 Super Nationals. That 1 p.m. CST total is 80 entries ahead of last year on this date. Those entries include 135 Modifieds, 102 Stock Cars, 74 Northern SportMods and 36 Hobby Stocks. “Pre-entry numbers are outstanding and despite the economy and other factors, not unexpected,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “We had anticipated many drivers and fans would want to be part of the 40th annual Super Nationals and entries thus far have proven that to be the case.” In addition to Iowa, pre-entered drivers are making the trek to Boone Speedway from Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. Modified drivers from 18 states [Read More]

It’ll be a classic: 33rd IMCA Dakota Tour starts Saturday at Jamestown

MANDAN, N.D. (July 6, 2022) – Guaranteed to be a classic, the 33rd annual Corral Sales IMCA Dakota Classic Modified Tour powered by Industrial Electric opens this Saturday at Jamestown Speedway. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds race for $2,000 to win, $300 to start and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility each night July 9 at Jamestown, July 10 at Nodak Speedway in Minot, July 11 at Williston Basin Speedway, July 12 at Southwest Speedway in Dickinson, and July 13 and 14 at Dacotah Speedway in Mandan. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for a top check of $1,200 at Jamestown and $1,000 to win the next five nights, plus $100 to start and B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility. IMCA and Hoosier Race Tire provide the $10,000 tour point fund, paying $6,500 to top 10 Modified drivers and $3,500 to top 10 Stock Car drivers. “The tour is just about ready to go,” noted Director John Gartner. “More than a dozen states and two Canadian provinces are now represented by the Modified entries and [Read More]

Abbey hoists Harcrow hardware at HO’T

WACO, Texas (July 2, 2022) – What turned out to be a pretty good holiday weekend for Jeffrey Abbey started at Heart O’ Texas Speedway’s Baby Blue Harcrow Memorial. Abbey led start to finish in Saturday’s 25-lap IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main event and went home with a $5,000 share of the purse, plus a $2,500 share of the drivers’ auction and lap money. “I ran Heart O’ Texas pretty regularly and won a lot of races in classes I’ve raced in there over the years,” Abbey said following his eighth checkers of 2022. “I just protected the bottom and did everything I could to hold Jason (Batt) and Dustin (Mooney) off.” Abbey had won both his heat races and the qualifying feature on Friday night, then lined up outside Mooney on the front row in Saturday’s big show. He stayed in front through multiple restarts with the last yellow flying with four laps left. Batt, the five-time and defending track champion at Waco, ran second from laps one through 24 and drove in deep [Read More]

Foulger improves one spot for top IMCA payday at Southern Oregon Snyder Salute

MEDFORD, Ore. (July 3, 2022) – Troy Foulger called his victory at Southern Oregon Speedway’s fifth annual R. Charles Snyder Salute his “third good win” in a Friesen Performance IMCA Modified this season. The Sunday checkers were also good for $7,300, making it his career biggest payday. The California speedster started ninth after missing the redraw by one spot, caught Cory Sample and then Bricen James for the lead with a dozen laps or so to go, then held onto the front spot following a caution late in the 40-lapper. “Five thousand dollars had been our career best when we won the inaugural Snyder race and we ran second last year, so it was nice to improve one spot,” Foulger said. “There were a lot of heavy hitters here.” Bobby Hogge IV was the runner-up and hard charger Mark Wauge motored from 16th starting to third. James and Sample completed the top five. The first caution came after midway and at just the right time, said Foulger, who was in lapped traffic and wasn’t quite sure [Read More]

Hobby Stock, Northern SportMod races of champions move to Tuesday at IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (July 1, 2022) – Race of champions events for Hobby Stocks and Northern SportMods move to the Tuesday night program during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone Speedway. Former Super Nationals, national and regional champions and former race winners, as well as 2022 track champions or points leaders will be eligible to qualify for their respective race of champions event on Labor Day Monday, Sept. 5. The Stephenville Starter Race of Champions for Hobby Stocks and BSB Manufacturing Race of Champions for Northern SportMods will be Tuesday, Sept. 6. Both race of champions events had been part of Saturday programs since their addition to the Super Nationals schedule in 2009. “Every year there are drivers who qualify for the race of champions but not their main event. That forces them to stay four days or make two long trips to run 12 laps,” explained IMCA President Brett Root. “Moving qualifying and the two races of champions to Tuesday makes more sense, especially with fuel costs at a record [Read More]

Registration begins for 40th IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (June 30, 2022) – Registration has begun for the 40th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The form for pre-registration can be found at imcasupernationals.com. “We encourage drivers planning to be part of the Sept. 5-10 Super Nationals to get this process done as soon as possible,” noted IMCA President Brett Root. “It helps makes planning for this event easier for everyone.” Drivers must be IMCA members in the division for which they register in order for their registration to be confirmed. They must also be registered for the event before their pit stall application will be processed. Pit stall application links are also on Super Nationals menus on both IMCA and Boone Speedway websites. In addition, drivers have to be pre-registered to compete in the Sept. 3-4 Prelude. The Prelude and each night of Super Nationals will be broadcast by IMCA.TV. Pre-registration fees for the upcoming Super Nationals remain unchanged. Modifieds are $40, Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks, Northern SportMods and Mod Lites are $25, Late Models are $50 and Sport Compacts [Read More]

Reynolds reigns at Boone’s King of the Katwalks

BOONE, Iowa (June 25, 2022) – He’s been an IMCA Junior National Champion and an IMCA national champion. And next year, Kaden Reynolds will get his name on the souvenir T-shirt as winner of the Saturday night King of the Katwalks main event at Boone Speedway. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car rookie checked out in winning the inaugural Fox Welding/Vermeer special presented by VanEaton Pork, earning $2,500 and becoming eligible to qualify for the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational when he returns to Iowa’s Action Track for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s in September. “This is my biggest win by far,” said Reynolds, tasked with loading up the one-of-a-kind 70-pound trophy that accompanied the victory. “I figured I’d have a pretty good race with Jake (McBirnie) after the first few laps but I definitely didn’t come in here thinking I’d win this thing. There were so many good drivers here tonight.” Fifty-seven drivers from across the Midwest and from as far away as Colorado and Oregon vied for the King of [Read More]