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Ward, Dallon Murty deliver Saturday Prelude wins

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 4) – Tim Ward and Dallon Murty will precede the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s with Saturday night Prelude feature wins. Ward led the last 21 of 30 laps in winning the IMCA Modified feature and $1,080; Murty caught Michael Jaennette with seven circuits left in the 30-lap finale at Boone Speedway, earning $800. One hundred and thirty Modifieds and 115 Stock Cars saw Prelude action while 49 STARS Mod Lites ran race of champions heats and their first night of Super Nationals qualifying. Already Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligible, Ward started sixth, was running second by lap seven and was half a car length ahead of Joel Bushore when lap nine was scored. The only caution came on lap 23 to erase Ward’s big lead and he was just fast enough coming out of the final turn to outrun Cody Laney to the checkers. Mike Mashl, Jeremy Mills and 14th starting Todd Shute completed the top five. Mike Stapleton led the first two laps in the Stock Car [Read More]

Martin tops opening night RaceSaver qualifier

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (Sept. 3) – The late-arriving crowd for night one of the ninth annual IMCA Racesaver Sprint Nationals Powered by Sunbelt Rentals Friday at Eagle Raceway found that once again the term ‘Biggest Sprint Car Race in the World’ was in fact true as 100 Sprint teams swelled the pits. The heavy rain that canceled the previous night’s action left the track narrow at the start and tricky as well. The “A” feature saw Ryan Hall, Mark Pace, John Paynter Jr. and Jason Martin the top four on lap one. Junior Jenkins and Ryan King went flipping in turns three and four and the red lights came on in the corners. There were several others involved, including Jay Russell and Trevor Grossenbacher, who suffered front wing damage but returned to the fray. Paynter got past Pace on the restart for second. Martin also passed Pace on lap six and got around Paynter on lap nine to grab second. The next lap saw Tyler Drueke put the no. 12 car into fourth. [Read More]

Raffurty, Griggs star in Mod Lite RoC heats at Boone

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 4) – Missouri speedsters Dillon Raffurty and Ed Griggs were IMCA STARS Mod Lite race of champions heat winners to kick off the Saturday Wild Rose Casino and Resort Prelude at Boone Speedway. Tonight’s entry numbers total 294 with 130 IMCA Modifieds and 115 IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars both running a dozen heats at Iowa’s Action Track while 49 STARS Mod Lites run six heats in their first IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s qualifying outing. Six “B” features complete grids for Modified and Stock Car main events. Two qualifying features are on the card for the STARS Mod Lites. Complete programs for Northern SportMods, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts, and qualifying and the main event for Mod Lites are on the Sunday Prelude card at Boone. Both nights of the Prelude and the Sept. 6-11 Super Nationals are broadcast by IMCA.TV.

Great forecasts for weather, record-setting racing during week of IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – The weather forecast for the week? Perfect. The forecast for great racing during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s ? Even better, as a record 924 pre-entries are now in hand from 27 states and Canada Plenty of sun, temperatures in the low 80s during the day and high 50s overnight are in the forecast for both days of the Sept. 4-5 Prelude as well as the entire week of Super Nationals Sept. 6-11 at Boone Speedway. Pre-entries for America’s Racin’ Vacation now include 235 Modifieds, 221 Stock Cars, 182 Northern SportMods, 139 Hobby Stocks, 82 Sport Compacts and 53 STARS Mod Lites. Late Models are not required to pre-register as part of the former Deery Brothers Summer Series structure. Those cars make the trek to Boone from Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia. Twenty-two states and [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through Sept. 2

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Jeff Larson, Freeport, Ill., 1,000; 2. A.J. Ward, Ionia, Michigan, 991; 3. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 988; 4. Cody Thompson, Sioux City, Iowa, 986; 5. William Gould, Calera, Okla., and Ty Clemens, Belgrade, Mont., both 981; 7. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 979; 8. Troy Cordes, Dunkerton, Iowa, 977; 9. Jeffrey Reay, Portland, Mich., 971; 10. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 968; 11. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 966; 12. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 965; 13. Shane DeMey, Denison, Iowa, 964; 14. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 962; 15. Travis Denning, Sterling, Ill., 960; 16. Mitchell Hunt, Lakeview, Mich., 959; 17. Jim Pettit, Prunedale, Calif., 954; 18. Dylan Thornton, Santa Maria, Calif., 953; 19. Aaron Johnson, Brainerd, Minn., and Austin Wonch, Crystal, Mich., both 946. IMCA Sunoco Late Models – 1. Cory Dumpert, Exeter, Neb., 796; 2. Justin Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 794; 3. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 779; 4. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, 774; 5. Logan Duffy, Independence, Iowa, 769; 6. Kyle Prauner, Norfolk, Neb., 765; 7. Alex Banks, Newman Grove, Neb., 757; 8. Ben Sukup, Norfolk, [Read More]

Saltzman beats odds in race to Shelby County IMCA Late Model crown

OMAHA, Neb. – A driver who beat the odds just to race raced to the IMCA Sunoco Late Model track title at Shelby County Speedway. Brandon Saltzman, first diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer in the summer of 2019, earned that title in dramatic fashion on the Harlan, Iowa, speedplant’s championship night Aug. 21. “My aim this season was to get a track championship,” said Saltzman, 23 years old and from Omaha. “It feels amazing … it hasn’t clicked yet but I know I’m in the history book. I’m still having a hard time grasping the fact that I’m a track champion.” He’d started the championship night show 11th and drove to fifth before the caution light came on with three laps left. Rotors glowing, Saltzman went to the pits, returned to start at the back of the field and ran the rest of the way with no rear brakes, ending in 10th. When standings were figured later that evening, he’d edged A.J. Jorgensen and Robbie Jorgensen by all of three points. The [Read More]

Night one of Yankee Dirt Track Classic falls to rain

FARLEY, Iowa – Friday’s opening night Yankee Dirt Track Classic show at 300 Raceway has been rained out. Saturday, Sept. 4, will be run as a one-day show. IMCA Modifieds race for $5,000 to win, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods both for $1,500. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Side Biter Chassis North Central Region and EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region, and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. More information about the Yankee, presented by GTG Peterbilt, is available by calling 563 744-3620.

Rain is Friday winner at Marshalltown

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – After rain this morning (Friday), the Showdown at Motown has been canceled. Next on the schedule at Marshalltown Speedway is the Sept. 16-18 World Nationals, featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods.

By George, Riden ends nine year PASS drought!

By Frank Buhrman YORK HAVEN, Pa. (Aug. 29) – George Riden had been trying to get his IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car out to the track more often. It paid off Sunday night, when the Elizabethtown veteran won his first Pennsylvania Sprint Series race in nine years, taking the 20-lap feature at BAPS Motor Speedway. Riden drew the outside pole and took the lead from polesitter Drew Young on lap three. He then fought off a ferocious challenge from Dom Melair, whose efforts to go past the leader fell just short. “Work has gotten pretty busy,” Riden said in victory lane. “Racing had to be put on the backburner but these guys over here have been working their butts off and we finally found some speed. It’s been a long time, man, so I’m just happy, just happy.” The win was Riden’s seventh with PASS but his first since Sept. 29, 2112. All six previous wins were at Path Valley Speedway. The veteran racer was a PASS regular from 2005-13 but has run sporadically since then [Read More]

Record 900 – and counting! – pre-entries for Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 2) – The 2021 IMCA Speedway Motor Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s is an event for the record book. Again. For the first time in its 39-year history, Super Nationals has topped 900 pre-entries as drivers from 27 states and Canada will be part of the biggest dirt track racing event on the planet Sept. 6-11 at Boone Speedway. Modified competitor Tony Hilgenberg of Waukee became the 900th driver to complete early registration for America’s Racin’ Vacation shortly after 2 p.m. today. The previous mark of 878 early entries was set last year. By division, 2021 entries include 228 Modifieds, 215 Stock Cars, 178 Northern SportMods, 136 Hobby Stocks, 81 Sport Compacts and 52 STARS Mod Lites. Late Models are not required to pre-register as part of the former Deery Brothers Summer Series structure. “Momentum has been building throughout the summer with our membership and the numbers we’ve seen at race tracks across the country,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “Everyone has been looking forward to Super Nationals this year.” A record 207 Stock Cars [Read More]