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Wild West Shootout checkers fly for Williamson in round 5

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (Aug. 10) – The quarter-mile clay oval at Cottage Grove Speedway continued to be good to Jesse Williamson Tuesday night. Williamson sped to his second $1,000 win in five Wild West IMCA Modified Shootout starts. The four-time series champion now owns 14 career tour victories, with five coming a CGS. Jake Mayden was the early leader in the 40-lap main event and held onto the position until being overtaken on lap nine. Williamson prevailed despite multiple yellow flags. Collen Winebarger ended the race second with third going to Eston Whisler. Veteran Paul Rea was scored fourth with fifth going to Mayden. The Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod main had several stoppages but one thing remained the same and that was that Ryan Peery was in fine and dominant form. The California teenager took possession of the lead on the opening start. Peery successfully navigated the track to score his third Wild West win of the week and 11th feature on the year. Ray Bloom and Matt Sanders were second and third, [Read More]

Sheridan Speedway hosts Aug. 13-15 I-90 Challenge for IMCA Modifieds

SHERIDAN, Wy. – IMCA Modifieds are in action each night of Sheridan’s Speedway’s Aug. 13, 14 and 15 I-90 Challenge. The Friday night feature pays $450 to win, with $800 paid to win on Saturday and $900 to win on Sunday. All three programs will be draw/redraw. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Shaw Race Cars Western, KMJ Performance State and track points awarded each night. Entry fee is $40 on Friday, $75 on Saturday and $100 on Sunday or $215 for all three nights. The pit gate opens at 4 p.m. Friday and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Drivers’ meetings are at 6 p.m. and will be followed by mud-in and racing each night. Pit passes for adults are $30 a night of $90 for all three nights. Youth 12 and under pit passes are $10 a night or $30 for all three nights. Spectator admission is $15 for adults and free for kids 12 and under. Race night sponsors are Tirerama and Powder River Power, both of Sheridan, on Friday; McDonald’s of Sheridan [Read More]

$250 Sunoco bonus Friday night in Davenport

VINTON, Iowa – Extra money is on the line for the potential winner of the main event for IMCA Sunoco Late Models this Friday at Davenport. The next installment of the $250 Sunoco Race Fuels bonus will be paid to the August 13 Late Model winner at Davenport Speedway. Sunoco bonuses will be presented at IMCA Late Model sanctioned tracks in 2021. Drivers are eligible for one bonus during the racing season. Winners so far this year have been Matt Ryan at 300 Raceway in Farley, followed by Sean Johnson at Independence Motor Speedway, Andy Eckrich at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Ron Klein at Dubuque Speedway, Kyle Prauner at U.S. 30 Speedway in Columbus, Chase Osborne at Boone County Raceway in Albion, Brock Carlson at Off Road Speedway in Norfolk, and most recently to Dave Eckrich last Friday night at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson. IMCA will announce mid-week before the dates bonuses are to be awarded at each track.

Bob Salem Memorial next for United Rebel Sprint Series

OBERLIN, Kan. – The Bob Salem Memorial is on tap for the Drive to Zero POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing. The event is held dear to series promoter Rick Salem, as a race honoring his late father. This year along with Salem is a tribute to Tosha Garrison, who was a beloved fan of the series and dirt track racing in general. Racing action will take place atop the ⅜-mile oval of Oberlin Speedway in Oberlin, Kan., on Friday, Aug. 13 and Saturday, Aug. 14. Races are slated to begin at 7 p.m. both nights, with general admission $15 for adults, children ages 7-12 for $5, and children 6 and under free of charge. An extra $50 has been added to start the feature event both nights, bumping Friday’s feature to $200 to start and Saturday’s feature paying $250 to start. The grand prize for Friday’s feature winner will pay $700, with Saturday paying $1,000 to win. A Let ‘Er Rip Tater Chip Challenge in honor of Tosha Garrison has been added for those in competition both [Read More]

Hobscheidt has just enough in the tank, takes $5,000 Iron Cup IMCA Modified checkers

JEFFERSON, S.D. (Aug. 10) – All of eight tenths of a second made the difference in Monday night’s Iron Cup main event for IMCA Modifieds at Park Jefferson Speedway. Jacob Hobscheidt led the entire 35-lap feature but had to hold off a hard running Shane DeMey in the closing laps to pick up the $5,000 win by a fraction of a second. “I raced there a handful of times but never had any luck,” Hobscheidt said after matching his career-best payday. “The last four or five laps I was running out of fuel and doing whatever I could to keep the thing running.” Hobscheidt got the early jump on the field over fellow front row starter Bob Moore and cruised early. Action was fierce back in the back of the pack as DeMey working around the low side in coming from 10th starting. DeMey finally moved around Moore and rookie Cody Thompson to secure the second spot but simply ran out of laps at the finish as Hobscheidt, already Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligible, took [Read More]

Stars align for Parson in Texas Sprint Series wins

ABILENE, Texas – Michelle Parson went three years between IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature victories. Parson saw her victory drought end in her fifth Texas Sprint Series outing of the season, at Monarch Motor Speedway on July 3. Then she got an even more special win in her next start, following with the TSS checkers in front of a very full and very loud grandstand at hometown Abilene Speedway on July 31. “We have struggled this season,” Parson said. “It was great to win at Monarch and we had a lot of friends and family at Abilene. My mom doesn’t get to many races but she was there that night to see me win and that was special.” After battling the DNF bug earlier in the season, Parson scored a third-place showing in the series show at Grayson County Speedway that set the stage for bigger and better things at Wichita Falls and Abilene. “You know how racing goes. We had been struggling with setup and getting the driver to drive the car the way [Read More]

Winebarger is first IMCA Modified repeat winner in Wild West Shootout

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE Grove, Ore. (Aug. 9) – Collen Winebarger became the first repeat IMCA Modified winner when the Wild West Shootout traveled to Cottage Grove Speedway Monday night. The 40-lap feature got off to a rough start with a multi-car tangle on the initial green. When racing resumed, Winebarger took over the lead and held onto the front spot through five restarts. Winebarger witnessed a brief scare when he went off of the top of the final set of corners in lapped traffic on lap 30. He was beaten to the line by Jesse Williamson, but a yellow came out before the entire lap was considered complete, thus giving him back the lead. Winebarger dominated the rest of the distance Already Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligible, he earned $1,000. Williamson was second, followed by Mark Carrell, Eston Whisler and Eric Ashley. In his first-ever appearance at CGS, Ryan Peery was the juggernaut in the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod main. Peery won his second race of the week ahead of Dustin Comer, Aaron [Read More]

More IMCA state champions in North Central region receive awards from Performance Auto

FARGO, N.D. – The growing number of state champions to be crowned in the IMCA North Central Region results in a corresponding growth in Performance Auto’s awards program for 2021. IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Late Model, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod, Mach-1 Sport Compact and now IMCA STARS Mod Lite drivers in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin all receive $50 gift certificates from the Fargo, N.D., high performance parts retailer. Sprint Cars are newly sanctioned in North Dakota this season while Mod Lites are new in Illinois and Iowa. Hobby Stocks debuted in Illinois and returned to race programs in Wisconsin last year. All awards given by the four-year sponsor will be presented during the national banquet or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. Information about the Performance Auto product line is available by calling 800 373-4641, at the www.shopperformanceauto.com website and on Facebook. “We have enjoyed working with Jake Bitker not only through his Performance Auto sponsorship, [Read More]

PASS entries total 46, red hot Bard wins at Port Royal

By Frank Buhrman PORT ROYAL, PA. (Aug. 7) – Garrett Bard won his fifth Pennsylvania Sprint Series race in his last sixth starts Saturday night, taking advantage of his second straight front-row starting position draw and fighting off stout challenges from Kenny Heffner and Tyler Snook to top the 20-lap feature at Port Royal Speedway. The defending national champion Bard received his final and most serious challenge on a late restart with six laps to go. Rookie Snook dove to the inside and briefly claimed the lead, but Bard’s outside power was enough to return him to the top spot and the win. Kenny Heffner also challenged earlier in the race and re-took second place from Snook in the waning laps. Ken Duke and Dom Melair rounded out the top five. Forty-six IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars contended. Kassidy Kreitz earned the night’s hard charger award, coming from the 21st starting position to 12th after winning her “B” main. This week PASS has two scheduled races. On Friday the Sprinters are part of the Night of Power [Read More]

Bethany Speedway back to racing

By Myron Proudfoot BETHANY, Mo. (Aug. 7) – Bethany Speedway got back to racing action Saturday night. A good car count signed in to provide fans with some much anticipated racing action after two months. The racers were ready also, as they were throwing slide jobs from the first heat race to four wide racing through the features. As the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod car count has increased, so has the excitement. Three of the top four cars started ninth or further back in the field. Trevor Dunn took the lead and looked like he would pick up his first win but with a handful of laps left he slipped high and over the bank. At that point, Bryan Morris inherited the lead as he had been right on Dunn’s tail the entire race. Only a couple laps after that, Randy Smith Jr. had worked his way up from his ninth place starting spot and drove inside Morris to the lead and checkered flag for the first time in a couple years. Morris held on [Read More]