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Muenster checks out at Shawano

By Dave Buss SHAWANO, Wis. (May 8) – An IMCA Modified driver who’s been around the track a time or two led the way to the checkers Saturday at Shawano Speedway. Eddie Muenster simply checked out and dominated to the win while Konnor and Jerry Wilinski battled with Jordan Bartz and Kevin Feck for the runner-up spot with positions changing hands lap after lap. Marcus Yarie, fighting mechanical issues all night, had been regulated to the 21st starting position in the feature. Yarie and his crew made the right decisions to get the car right as he drove to the top five. When everything settled out it would be Muenster victorious with Jerry Wilinski grabbing second from his son Konnor. Yarie was fourth with Bartz fifth. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars again set the bar for great feature action. Jeremy Christians found himself back in the pack to start the feature with a host of heavy hitters in front of him. At the front of the pack would be an announcer’s nightmare as Mitch Stankowski, Josh Mroczkowski, and [Read More]

STARS Mod Lite drivers are newest add to Dynamic Drivelines IMCA awards program

DES MOINES, Iowa – The new IMCA race season brings another round of new awards from Dynamic Drivelines. The Des Moines, Iowa, manufacturer gives a driveshaft to the IMCA STARS Mod Lite national champion and $50 gift certificates at 10 special events for the newly sanctioned division. “We have partnered with IMCA since our business started six years ago. The partnership has increased our name recognition and put us in front of some of the best drivers and facilities in the country,” said Dynamic Drivelines owner Mike Bennett. “We continue to focus on the new drivers who join IMCA since we feel they are the future of our sport. We look forward to many more years with IMCA and the opportunities that come our way!” Dynamic Drivelines again gives steel drive shafts to national IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod rookies of the year, and a carbon fiber drive shaft to the national IMCA Sunoco Late Model rookie of the year. Drivers [Read More]

Restart opens door for Strand at Mandan

By Rebecca Rattei MANDAN, N.D. (May 7) – Shawn Strand took advantage of a restart in winning the IMCA Modified feature on a chilly Friday night at Dacotah Speedway. Fans packed the grandstands and saw veteran Marlyn Seidler, coming back from a rollover the previous week, in the lead early. He pulled away early before a caution erased his large lead over second place Strand. On the restart, Strand flew by on the highside, leaving Seidler to fend off third place Quentin Kinzley. It didn’t take long for the leaders to start catching lapped traffic. Using the slower cars to his advantage, Kinzley slipped by Seidler for second. A late-race caution erased Strand’s large lead over the field. On the final restart of the race, Jeremy Keller slipped by Seidler for third as Mark Dahl had his hands full with a speedy Spencer Wilson. Coming to the checkered flag, Spencer Wilson made a last lap pass over Mark Dahl to finish fifth. Tanner Hofer led the field to the green flag in the Mach-1 Sport [Read More]

178 cars for night one at Outagamie Speedway

By Edward Anschutz SEYMOUR, Wis. (May 7) – One hundred and seventy-eight racers checked in to do battle at Outagamie Speedway Friday night, among them 38 IMCA Modifieds, 39 IMCA Stock Cars, 39 IMCA Sport Mods, 33 IMCA Sport Compacts and 29 Unified Street Stocks. Defending IMCA Sunoco Stock Car champion Eric Arneson paced the opening lap until former national champion Travis Van Straten took the top spot. Tim Warner cleared the Arneson machine for the runner-up position and set his sights on Van Straten. Warner went to work on the outside groove, pulling past Van Straten and to the lead. Van Straten came roaring back as the duo traded the lead over the next several laps. With two laps remaining, Warner gained the edge he needed to score his first-ever IMCA Stock Car feature win. Van Straten had to settle for second, Brandon Czarapata was third, Arneson took fourth and Aaron Stolp completed the top five. Defending IMCA Modified track champion Johnny “The Hitman” Whitman drew the number pill for the feature and used that to [Read More]

Braaten, Bryant top Cottage Grove features

By Stephanie Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (May 7) – Jorddon Braaten and Burnie Bryant were IMCA winners Friday at Cottage Grove Speedway. For the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods, Trevor Points got to the front at the drop of the initial green flag. Points was the trailblazer until lap seven, when Braaten passed him for the lead. However, the pass would be negated as there was a caution before the field completed the lap. Braaten successfully made it back to front on the restart to grab the position on lap eight. Braaten took care of the business the rest of the way to win for the first time in 2021 at Cottage Grove Speedway. Aaron Bloom ended the event second with Trevor Point taking home third. Doug Coffman and Steve Hopkins were fourth and fifth, respectively. In Mach-1 Sport Compact action, Michael Cockerline inhabited first place in the first five laps before Bradley Martin got around him. Martin remained the trailblazer for a bit of time before the race intensified in the last few circuits. Bryant maneuvered [Read More]

New era begins at 2021 opener in Wagner

WAGNER, S.D. (May 7) – The 2021 racing season is off and running at Wagner Speedway and the IMCA era has officially begun. This past Friday, the local Fort Randall Casino Weekly Racing Series took the green flag on a cool and breezy evening with six classes of cars entertaining fans. The IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks took to the track first and it did not take long for Craig Clift to make his way to the front from his eighth starting spot. Once he got the point, it was smooth sailing from there as he held off Jordan Vosika for the win. Tony Fetterman settled for third, Kalyb Brunssen finished fourth and Tori Wendell rounded out the top five. The Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods were next and bad luck for one driver turned into good luck for another. Dudley Schroeder Jr. rocketed out to the lead early in the event and looked dominant and destined for his first victory of the season, but his car had other ideas. With a sizeable lead, Schroeder was shut down with mechanical [Read More]

Becerra remains perfect at Lee County Speedway

By Brian Neal DONNELLSON, Iowa (May 7) – Austen Becerra raced to his third Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod feature wins in as many Friday night starts this season at Lee County Speedway. Ryan Moore and Brandon Lambert led the field to the drop of the green flag. Lambert paced lap one over Logan Cumby, who started sixth, and Jim Gillenwater, who started eighth. Gillenwater slid past on lap three to take over the top spot. Sean Wyett slipped by Gillenwater to take the lead on lap five only to have Gillenwater get him back on lap seven. On a restart, Becerra charged around the top of Gillenwater to grab the lead and started to pull away. The field was brought back to Becerra’s back bumper on lap 15 for the final restart of the race. The side-by-side battle for the runner-up spot allowed Becerra to go on to claim his third win of the season at the track in three weeks of racing. Gillenwater won the battle for second and Wyett was third. Mark Burgtorf topped [Read More]

First $250 Sunoco bonus of season paid Wednesday to IMCA Late Model winner at Farley

FARLEY, Iowa – The payday is bumped up for the winner of Wednesday’s opening night main event for IMCA Sunoco Late Models at 300 Raceway. The first $250 Sunoco Race Fuels bonus of the season will be paid to the May 12 Late Model winner at Farley, making the top check a cool $850. Sunoco bonuses will be presented at Late Model sanctioned tracks again this year. Drivers are eligible for one bonus during the 2021 racing season. IMCA will announce mid-week before the dates bonuses are to be awarded at each track. The grandstand at Farley is open and general admission is $10 for adults, with race fans 12 & under and seniors 70 & older getting in free. Hot laps are scheduled to take to the track at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow at 7 pm.

Evans lives dream playing college baseball and racing an IMCA Stock Car in Kansas

McPHERSON, Kan. – Opportunities to study sports management and play baseball got Boone Evans interested in attending a Kansas college seven-plus hours from his Bullard, Texas home. What sealed the deal was that he’d get to race three times every weekend while he was doing it. Evans, a freshman relief pitcher at McPherson College in central Kansas, has been a weekly regular at Salina Speedway, RPM Speedway in Hays and at Concordia High Banks, where he earned his IMCA Sunoco Stock Car career-first feature win on April 25. “It’s a dream life. I couldn’t ask for anything better,” said Evans, son of long-time driver Travis Evans and the one who suggested the school choice because Boone could race so often. “I love the school, I love my coaches and I have three tracks where I can race Friday, Saturday and Sunday and not have to travel more than an hour and 45 minutes. Everything was just meant to be.” “I can get in a full weekend of racing and it’s a blast,” he added. “It’s [Read More]

Murty tops star-studded field at CJ Speedway

By Jerry Mackey COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (May 7) – Friday provided another thrilling night of racing at CJ Speedway. The headliner of the night was the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature which had the fans on the edge of their seats as the non-stop feature saw a pack of 10 drivers in the early going trying to all battle to the front. Dallon Murty made a rare appearance at CJ, started 12th and joined the gaggle of drivers in the charge to the front. Murty broke out of the pack by overtaking early leader Dustin Griffiths as the 20 lap main event passed the midway point. Murty stretched the lead as the battle for second was waged again involving several drivers. At the checkers it was Johnny Spaw taking second just ahead of David Brandies and Griffiths held on for fourth. Murty stated in victory lane “ I just love coming to CJ, because you know the track is always going to be very racy and if you have the right setup you can race to [Read More]