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14th Clash at the Creek brings IMCA Modifieds to 141 Speedway in pursuit of $10,000 payday

FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (June 6, 2022) – The 14th annual installment of the Clash at the Creek brings Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds to 141 Speedway in the quest for a top $10,000 payday. The Wednesday and Thursday, June 15 and 16 special at Francis Creek guarantees Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility to the winner while paying a minimum of $750 to start. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods both race for $1,000 to win each night. Winners of Stock Car features also become eligible to qualify for the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Razor Chassis North Central Region and EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region, and KMJ Performance Wisconsin State points will be awarded. Modified pre-registration is $215 and can be paid and tickets purchased at myracepass.com. Entry fee each night for Stock Cars and Northern SportMods is $20. Pit stalls can be reserved by calling or texting 920 360-5965. Pre-tech starts at 3 p.m. and an open practice session runs from 7:30-10 p.m. on [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through June 2, 2022

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 948; 2. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 919; 3. Dalton Houghton, Rosamond, Calif., 769; 4. William Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 749; 5. Steve Askew, Aubrey, Texas, 735; 6. Jake Pike, Pahrump, Nev., 730; 7. A.J. Ward, Ionia, Mich., and Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas, both 684; 9. Zachary Madrid, Phoenix, Ariz., 676; 10. Jon White, Red Oak, Texas, 661; 11. Jim Pettit, Prunedale, Calif., 656; 12. Jerry Flippo, Bakersfield, Calif., 649; 13. Owen Barnhill, Milton, Fla., 616; 14. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 613; 15. Bobby Hogge, Salinas, Calif., 610; 16. Chris Morris, Taylor, Texas, 588; 17. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., 559; 18. Beau Collins, Savoy, Texas, 549; 19. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 540; 20. Drake Findley, Bryant, Ark., 524. IMCA Sunoco Late Models – 1. Cory Dumpert, Newman Grove, Neb., and Colton Leal, Dubuque, Iowa, both 313; 3. Dustin Schram, Sterling, Ill., 294; 4. Chase Osborne, Norfolk, Neb., 286; 5. Alex Banks, Newman Grove, Neb., 274; 6. Jim Johnson, Plainview, Neb., 257; 7. Gage Neal, Anamosa, Iowa, 239; 8. Chuck [Read More]

Memorial Weekend NY-Penn Series checkers fly for Morgan

By Evan Canfield SUSQUEHANNA, Pa. (May 29, 2022) – Rodney Morgan made his way to victory lane when touring Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds made their way to northern Pennsylvania for a Memorial Weekend event. Morgan outran Keith Jack Lamphere in the race for $1,000 and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility in Sunday’s Close Racing Supply NY-Penn IMCA Modified Series presented by Precision Hydraulic & Oil Sunday at Penn Can Speedway. Aaron Benjamin and then Shawn Bruce led early in the 25-lapper. Tour opening night winner Eddie Sites was first to close in on the top spot, making his way to second with eighth starting Morgan, 13th starting Lamphere and 11th starting Jake Maynard close behind. The race for the lead got intense by lap seven, as Sites wheeled the top and Bruce and Morgan ran inside, racing three-wide around much of the Susquehanna oval. As things were heating up, a miscue Bruce sent him and Sites spinning while collecting nearly half a dozen other cars outside the top five in the process. That incident handed [Read More]

Bilstein backs six divisions in 24th season as IMCA sponsor

POWAY, Calif. (June 2, 2022) – Drivers in six IMCA divisions race for shares of a renewed Bilstein contingency awards program this season. The Poway, Calif., manufacturer is in its 24th year of IMCA sponsorship and returns as presenting sponsor for the Mod Lite division in its 11th consecutive season backing the STARS group. “Twenty-four years of support is amazing,” said Aaron Morey, head of motorsports for Bilstein of America, “and I couldn’t think of a better organization I’d rather be a part of.” Top eligible drivers in each of the five regions for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds receive $350 certificates while runners-up get $250 and third-place finishers $200; top three eligible drivers in both IMCA Sunoco Stock Car regions receive certificates good for $350, $250 and $150, respectively. And top three drivers in both IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock regions and in national Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod national standings earn product certificates valued at $300, $200 and $100. Drivers in all divisions must compete with four Bilstein [Read More]

Opening night Saturday at new look Shelby County Speedway

HARLAN, Iowa (June 2, 2022) – First reviews are in and drivers turning laps during an open practice session raved about new-look Shelby County Speedway. The historic dirt oval at Harlan was reconfigured this spring from a big 4/10’s to what promoter Doug Batz described as “a momentum third.” Banking was increased around the track, which remains some 80 feet wide. “We had 40-plus cars here for practice on a Sunday and everybody really seemed to like the track,” Batz reported. “We had some people who normally don’t race with us unless it was a special say they’re going to race with us weekly because they like smaller tracks.” Performance Grading of Harlan, a company long associated with racing in general and Shelby County Speedway in particular, did the dirt work. “We had people here all the time watching them work on the track starting in April,” said Batz. “They started thinking the track wasn’t as small as they thought it would be. Now, nobody is complaining about the size.” New lighting was installed in [Read More]

Murty dominant in Whole Hog 50 repeat at Stuart

By Josh Reynolds STUART, IA (May 30, 2022) – It was 2021 all over again on night two Monday of the Whole Hog 50 at Karl Chevrolet of Stuart International Speedway as Dallon Murty repeated as the $5,000 winner of the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main event. Dallon started outside his father Damon on the front row for the 50 lap feature and took control early, with Murty senior and Dustin Vis not far behind. A yellow on lap 13 helped Jay Schmidt slide into third as the Murtys’ continued to pace the field. Vis was able to get back by Schmidt for third after the second and final caution on lap 22, and as the race wound down it was Dallon extending his lead over Damon. When the checkered flag flew it was Dallon taking the flag to flag win by almost two seconds over Damon with Vis third, Luke Lemmens fourth and Kelly Shryock fifth. Dallon was already qualified to start the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational. Other IMCA feature winners [Read More]

Weekly racing continues Sunday at The Bullring

VINTON, Iowa (June 1, 2022) – After a weekend celebrating the anniversary of the IMCA Modified division, weekly racing will resume Sunday, June 5 for all six divisions at Benton County Speedway. And the points battles remain close in all six classes. Joel Rust and Dylan Thornton are tied for the point lead heading into the second month of the season in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds presented by KISS Country 96.5 while Leah Wroten has a three point lead at the top of the standings in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars presented by Vermedahl Logistics. Tony Olson holds a slim two point lead in the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods presented by Christie Door Company. Brett Vanous and Bradly Graham are tied atop the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock standings and Blake Driscol holds a slim one point advantage in the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts. The six point lead Jordan Miklas holds in the INEX Legends presented by Legends.Direct is the largest advantage by any point leader at the speedway. Late models, running SLMR-type rules, [Read More]

Rollins stars at Diamond Park’s Mod Lite Mayhem

By Justin Newman MURFREESBORO, Ark. (May 29, 2022) – James ‘Big Daddy’ Rollins brought home the biggest payday of his career Sunday at the Diamond Park Speedway at the conclusion of the first annual IMCA STARS Mod Lite Mayhem. Following the parade laps and pageantry, the field quickly got underway and Rollins went to work in the $3,000 to win headliner. After a few cautions and restart attempts on lap six, the field got racing action going with green flag laps until a competition caution for fuel only on lap 15. By that time, Codey Benoit, winner of the $1,000 ‘Prelude’ at Centerville Super Speedway on Friday, had quietly and methodically made his way from his seventh starting spot to third. Up from his 14th starting spot, Darrick Hubbard Jr. sat in fifth. Back underway there was some intense racing for the final 15 laps as they went caution-free. On the white flag lap, Benoit laid it all on the line and got a huge run on the inside down the front stretch and he and [Read More]

Perris fans salute Morris following Saturday IMCA Modified win

PERRIS, Calif, (May 28, 2022) – Kyle Morris took the lead on lap nine and led the remaining 11 circuits to claim the $1,000 to win Friesen Performance IMCA Modified main event during Perris Auto Speedway’s Salute to Indy Saturday night. April winner Matt Hicks and Randy Thornell rounded out the top three. “You need to have interviews with me more often about how much I don’t win because obviously, it’s good luck,” the happy winner, who was resplendent in red suspenders, joked to infield announcer Chris Holt. “Every time I saw a car down there (running on the bottom) I was holding my breath. It has been so long since I have been up here, I tried to keep that out of my mind.” The IMCA Modifieds will be back at Perris Auto Speedway on June 25 for the first annual Bubby Jones/Ray Sheetz Memorial.

Local favorite Leavell sprints to first series win at Natural Bridge

By Jim Haines NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (May 28, 2022) – The second trip for the Virginia Sprint Series to Natural Bridge Speedway on a perfect day had a first-time winner as local favorite Joe Leavell was first to the checkers. Bill Rice and Caleb Harris paced the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature with Rice like a bullet out first leading but soon to be joined up front by Jerald Harris and Leavell not letting. Harris and Leavell were closing in, leaving Rice no room for error as the three were all under a blanket with Leavell low and Harris up high. With the end coming quick Leavell made his move low on Rice while Harris made a move high, slipped and brushed the wall. Leavell came out with the lead but Harris regrouped and challenged for the front spot. Harris edged closer with traffic everywhere as the lead group made its way through but ran out of time to catch up and deny Leavell the career-first win. Rice took third. The series takes a few [Read More]