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Vanover holds off Woken for IMCA Stock Car Crown triumph at Dawson County

By Anthony Ainslie LEXINGTON, Neb. (June 12, 2022) – Kyle Vanover became the latest winner on the inaugural IMCA Sunoco Stock Car Crown Summer Series after the tour headed out west. The third round for the series made the Sunday trip to the Sandhills where Lexington, Neb.’s Dawson County Raceway played host. A stout field of 40 stock cars from Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas packed the pit area with the track’s four other IMCA weekly racing classes also in action. The $2,000 to win main event saw Robert Leonard lead the 21-car field down to the green flag. His lead was short lived as Kyle Vanover jumped from his outside front row starting spot to lead. Vanover led while Casey Woken was right behind in second followed closely by third-running Jeff Ware. Those three would be the top three for the majority of the race. The race’s only caution came out with just six laps remaining and bunched the field up. Woken tried a move to the inside of turn one with three laps to [Read More]

Denning, Ellithorpe, score repeat wins at Maquoketa

By Jerry Mackey MAQUOKETA, Iowa (June 11, 2022) – The Maquoketa Speedway dodged the predicted wet weather on Saturday night and held a fast, action-packed night of racing on the very smooth, fast ¼-mile dirt oval. The headliner of the night was the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature that went 20 laps caution-free. Travis Denning was able to get past early leader Spencer Diercks and move into the lead just before lap 10 and went on to record his third win at the Maquoketa Speedway in 2022. Diercks held off the 2021 track champion Jeff Larson at the checkers. Jacob Ellithorpe had his IMCA Sunoco Stock Car back in fine form on Saturday night. Ellithorpe had spent countless hours in the garage making repairs following an incident that caused severe damage to the drive train in his no. 72 Stock car. Ellithorpe scored a comfortable win in the 15-lap main event. Rick Schriner came under the checkers in second ahead of Richard Nelson. Jarrett Franzen scored his first hometown win in the very tough Friesen [Read More]

Chipp races to IMCA Modified checkers at Benton County Speedway

VINTON, Iowa (June 12, 2022) – Brennen Chipp took the lead early and then powered away following a late restart to score his first win of the season Sunday at Benton County Speedway. From his outside front row start, Chipp led the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds presented by KISS Country 96.5 to the green flag. He built a 1.5 second advantage by the time Troy Cordes made his way to second from the third row. Just as the lead pair entered lapped traffic and Cordes cut into the lead, caution slowed action late in the 20-lapper. Chipp pulled away when racing resumed to pick up his first win at The Bullring since 2017. Cordes chased Chipp to the checkers, followed by Joel Rust and Ryan Maitland. Jay Schmidt earned his first win of the season in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars presented by Vermedahl Logisitics. Schmidt settled into the lead at the start of that 15-lapper to race to victory. Kaden Reynolds made a late surge to finish second ahead of Leah Wroten and Miciah [Read More]

Winners take the long way to get to victory lane at Off Road

By Randy Pospishilsports@norfolkdailynews.com NORFOLK, Neb. (June 11, 2022) – Familiar names once again found their way into victory lane during Saturday night’s regular slate of races at Off Road Speedway, but had to take the long way to get there. Cameron and Jason Wilkinson secured feature wins in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock divisions, respectively, while Cory Dumpert earned another IMCA Sunoco Late Model victory. The odd man out was Tyler Afrank who, after finishing among the top five just once this season, won an main event for the first time at Off Road Speedway in the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod division. Afrank, starting on the outside of the front row, grabbed the lead immediately and stayed there all 15 laps while Jonathan Jensen and James Roebuck battled for second place behind him. Jensen’s advantage of starting on the pole gave him the edge for the first half of the race until Roebuck was able to pass with six laps remaining to finish second with Jensen taking third place. [Read More]

Veloz scores first win, Spaw and Kile repeat at CJ Speedway

By Jerry Mackey COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (June 10, 2022) – The weather cleared Friday afternoon providing a beautiful night for racing at CJ Speedway. Mother Nature provided just the right amount of water on the 4/10 mile dirt track making for a very smooth, fast race track that evening. The Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods were the final race of the night and a strong field of 24 drivers took the initial green flag. Carter VanDenBerg took the green from the pole position and led the main event for 14 and ¾-lap but the checkers had not waved when a caution flew for the second place driver spinning in front of the field. The field was reset for a green, white, checkered dash to the finish. VanDenBerg was holding off all challengers until the final lap when recent high school graduate Logan Veloz provided a thrilling finish. Veloz got to the inside of VanDenBerg as the two came off of turn four heading to the checkers. Veloz scored the win by less than half a car [Read More]

Super Nationals IMCA Southern SportMod style: Kennedale to host inaugural event Sept. 8-10

KENNEDALE, Texas (June 10, 2022) – Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMods will have a super event of their own this September. Kennedale Speedway Park hosts the Southern SportMod Super Nationals Sept. 8-10. Divisional title sponsor Smiley’s Racing Products is also sponsor of the inaugural event, which pays $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. “We have a ton of these cars around here and they do a great job showing up every week to support their local tracks so we wanted to have a special event like this for them,” said KSP promoter James Lopez. “Everything we get sponsorship-wise is going to go back 100 percent to the drivers.” The runner-up earns $1,500 with $1,200 paid for third, $1,100 for fourth and $1,000 for fifth. A total of $1,500 in lap money will be paid to lap leaders in the 30-lap main event. Also on the weekend card will be a $1,000 to win, $100 to start Smiley’s Racing Products All Star race. Four drivers – Rowdy Day, Michael Dabney, John [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through June 9, 2022

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 948; 2. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 947; 3. Dalton Houghton, Rosamond, Calif., 787; 4. A.J. Ward, Ionia, Mich., 762; 5. Steve Askew, Aubrey, Texas, 758; 6. William Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 749; 7. Jake Pike, Pahrump, Nev., 730; 8. Jim Pettit, Prunedale, Calif., 726; 9. Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas, 724; 10. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 682; 11. Zachary Madrid, Phoenix, Ariz., 676; 12. Jon White, Red Oak, Texas, 661; 13. Owen Barnhill, Milton, Fla., 655; 14. Jerry Flippo, Bakersfield, Calif., 649; 15. Bobby Hogge, Salinas, Calif., 648; 16. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., 633; 17. Chris Morris, Taylor, Texas, 628; 18. Beau Collins, Savoy, Texas, 586; 19. Trevor Fitz-Gibbon, Nipomo, Calif., 585; 20. Drake Findley, Bryant, Ark., 562. IMCA Sunoco Late Models – 1. Cory Dumpert, Newman Grove, Neb., 391; 2. Colton Leal, Dubuque, Iowa, 378; 3. Dustin Schram, Sterling, Ill., 367; 4. Chase Osborne, Norfolk, Neb., 320; 5. Alex Banks, Newman Grove, Neb., 309; 6. Andy Nezworski, Blue Grass, Iowa, 302; 7. Jim Johnson, Plainview, Neb., and Jacob [Read More]

Performance Bodies, MD3 to continue awards for IMCA Modifieds, SportMods

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (June 10, 2022) – Performance Bodies and MD3 have upped a slate of post-season awards for drivers in three IMCA divisions. Champions and rookies of the year in each of the five regions for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod national champions and rookies of the year all receive $200 MD3 product certificates. Champions and front row starters in both Modified and Northern SportMod main events at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s also receive $200 product certificates. More information is available by calling Performance Bodies at 800 722-4641.

A season to celebrate as Performance Bodies reaches 40th as IMCA sponsor

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (June 10, 2022) – Performance Bodies marks another milestone in 2022, giving awards to IMCA drivers for a 40th consecutive season. The Cedar Falls, Iowa, high performance automotive parts distributor and race car body manufacturer celebrates that anniversary with an awards program that sees $25,000 in product certificates given to drivers in seven divisions. “Forty years ago I had no idea that I would be able to follow my dreams and actually make a career in the racing industry,” said Performance Bodies President Scott Braun. “The relationships with all the racers and manufacturers over the years because of IMCA are amazing. “We have been fortunate to be around IMCA racing since the beginning and a sponsor for over 40 years.” $200 MD3 product certificates go to second through seventh place drivers in standings for each of the five regions, and to second, third and fourth-place drivers in rookie standings for each Friesen Performance IMCA Modified region. Each of the top five drivers in national IMCA Sunoco Late Model national standings and the national [Read More]

IMCA Wild West Shootout introduces #StephanieStrong hard charger award

WHITE CITY, Ore. (June 10, 2022) – 2022 will see several new additions to the IMCA Wild West Shootout. In addition to the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars will join the card. The Stock Cars will race every race on tour except for the last round. Something also new will be the introduction of the #StephanieStrong Hard Charger Award. Every night, the driver in each division that passes the most cars based on their original starting position will receive the decoration. All ties will be broken by the driver that started the furthest back in the field. The creation of the award is in memory of the late Stephanie Deatherage, who tragically passed away last September. Stephanie was a significant fixture during the IMCA Wild West Shootout from washing drivers’ suits, helping calculate points, taking pictures or supporting her husband Ben with announcing. Each night, if there are enough sponsors, each driver in each division who is eligible for the award will receive $100. [Read More]