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Merced’s Shannon Tribute wins go to Laney, Bannister

MERCED, Calif. (March 27) – Cody Laney won for the fourth time already this season while Tyler Bannister won for the first time in his brief IMCA career Saturday at Merced Speedway’s Tribute to Jerry Shannon season opener. Laney started 11th, had the lead before halfway in the IMCA Modified feature and outran Ethan Dotson to the $2,000 checkers. The rookie Bannister started from the pole and swapped the front spot with Fred Ryland before pulling away from a field full of West Coast Karl Kustom Northern SportMod heavyweights. Thirty-eight Modifieds and 32 SportMods contended at the inaugural event. Already on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot, Laney posted the second fastest qualifying time and won his heat before lining up inside row six for the 30-lap main event. He passed Jim Pettit II and then Kellen Chadwick for the front spot. “The bottom was the fastest and I knew Kellen wasn’t going to move off it,” Laney said. “I caught him on the backstretch, rolled around him on top and moved back to the [Read More]

Spring Thaw starts season Saturday at Junction Motor Speedway

McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. – The first green flag of the season flies at Junction Motor Speedway for the Saturday, April 3 Mike Chapin Memorial Spring Thaw. IMCA Sunoco Late Models chase a top $1,000 check that evening, with IMCA Modifieds running for $775 to win, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $675, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods for $525, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $500 and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $200. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Jet Racing Central, EQ Cylinder Heads Northern and Big Daddy Race Cars Northern region, and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded. Entry fee is $100 for Late Models, $70 for Modifieds, $60 for Stock Cars, $50 for SportMods, $40 for Hobby Stocks and $20 for Sport Compacts. Pre-registration is due by March 29. The Spring Thaw will be broadcast by IMCA.TV. Pit gates open at 2 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4 p.m., the draw closes at 5 p.m. and racing start at 6 p.m. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $6 for students ages 6-12 and free for [Read More]

Hanson takes PASS thriller at Lincoln Speedway

By Frank Buhrman ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. (March 27) – Jaremi Hanson survived a fierce, multi-lap battle, and serious contact with Mikell McGee, then held off Doug Dodson’s last-lap challenge to win the Pennsylvania Sprint Series 20-lap feature for IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars Saturday at Lincoln Speedway. Dodson came home less than a quarter of a second behind Hanson, with Dom Melair, who also had a shot at the leader before being passed by Dodson on the next-to-last lap, finishing third. McGee, who led the first six laps, was fourth, with North Carolina invader Daren Bolac fifth. Hanson had started outside the front row, but pole-starting McGee grabbed the early lead, with a fierce battle behind them for the next several positions. That battle collected Ohio’s Justin Clark, who backed into the second turn rail and rolled over on lap seven. He was not injured, but the car was done. On the restart, Hanson made what turned out to be the winning pass. The scene changed again following a lap 19 caution that set up the final [Read More]

Nagy rules opening event for Mid-Atlantic, PA Sprint series

By Frank Buhrman SWEDESBORO, N.J. (March 26) – Veteran Kevin Nagy started on the pole Friday night at Bridgeport Motorsports Park and held off multiple challenges and challengers to lead all 25 laps and score the feature win on Day 1 of the track’s Kingdom of Speed Weekend. The IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car event was co-sanctioned by the Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series, which hosted, and the Pennsylvania Sprint Series. Entries numbered 37. Nagy first fought off outside front-row starter Phil Meisner, then dealt with challenges from Rick Stief. Finally, Dave Brown took over second and mounted attacks on the race’s last two restarts, narrowly failing to displace the winner. At the checkers, Nagy led Brown across the line by 1.736 seconds, with Dom Melair finishing 1.205 seconds farther back in third, a position he held despite a broken front wing. Feature results – 1. Kevin Nagy; 2. Dave Brown; 3. Dom Melair; 4. Rory Janney; 5. Bryant Davis; 6. Larry McVay; 7. Zack Bealer; 8. Cody West; 9. John Brennfleck; 10. Eddie Wagner; 11. Rich Janney; 12. Josh [Read More]

Five races, five different winners: Shebester takes Oil Capital checkers at Lawton

By John Rittenoure LAWTON, Okla. (March 27) – Steven Shebester has run his share of laps around the Lawton Speedway. However, Saturday was his first time to race there with the AmeriFlex/Oil Capital Racing Series IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, and it turned out to be a night to remember. Shebester worked his way from the sixth starting position to win his first career race with the series and become the fifth different winner in as many 2021 races after passing polesitter Whit Gastineau for the win. Finishing behind Gastineau was 2018 champion Alex Sewell, three-time champion Zach Chappell was fourth and opening weekend winner Joe Bob Lee rounded out the top five. Feature results – 1. Steven Shebester; 2. Whit Gastineau; 3. Alex Sewell; 4. Zach Chappell; 5. Joe Bob Lee; 6. Casey Wills; 7. Terry Easum; 8. Danny Wood; 9. Sheldon Barksdale; 10. Fred Mattox; 11. Jett Hays; 12. Chris Kelly; 13. Jeremy Allen; 14. Dane Fields; 15. Morgan Fletcher; 16. Brady Courtney; 17. Alison Slaton; 18. Jase Randolph; 19. Gary Owens; 20. Robert Sellers.

Worthington Speedway welcomes back five IMCA divisions

WORTHINGTON, Minn. – The loyal contingent of IMCA drivers locally and from across a three-state area have a new Saturday venue in Worthington Speedway this season. Five sanctioned divisions fill 14 weekly race programs beginning May 22, with the IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season continuing through Aug. 28. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts all return to the quarter-mile black dirt oval, located in the southwest corner of Minnesota. Drivers from Iowa and South Dakota will vie with home state competitors at Worthington. “Most of the local drivers are IMCA and a lot of the other drivers in the area run IMCA,” Fair Board President Corey Gronewold said in explaining the switch in weekly sanctions from USRA back to IMCA. “We chose to go with IMCA in all five classes because we have drivers in those divisions in this immediate area and didn’t want to leave anyone out.” While no specials are yet on the schedule, track officials are working with [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through March 24

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 795; 2. Tanner Black, Otis, Kan., 557; 3. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 520; 4. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 490; 5. Bricen James, Albany, Ore., 487; 6. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 486; 7. Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D., 435; 8. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 371; 9. Russell Allen, Brawley, Calif., 370; 10. William Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 364; 11. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 358; 12. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 344; 13. Jerry Flippo, Bakersfield, Calif., 304; 14. Casey Skyberg, Rapid City, S.D., 299; 15. Zachary Madrid, Phoenix, Ariz., 297; 16. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 295; 17. Kellen Chadwick, Oakley, Calif., 293; 18. Marvin Mueller, Yuma, Ariz., 269; 19. Kelly Johnson, Peoria, Ariz., 263; 20. Michael Thing Jr., Campo, Calif., 254. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 187; 2. Austin Saunders, Haslet, Texas, 156; 3. Tyler Drueke, Eagle, Neb., 147; 4. Jesse “Chip” Graham, Lewisville, Texas, 145; 5. Justin Fifield, Mesquite, Texas, 133; 6. Zach Blurton, Quinter, Kan., 130; 7. Colby Stubblefield, Seagoville, Texas, 122; 8. Jason Martin, Crete, [Read More]

Cleveland rocks with new IMCA STARS Mod Lite sanction at 105

CLEVELAND, Texas – After a sprint by the new promotional team to get the track race-ready, IMCA STARS Mod Lites became the newest addition to Saturday race programs at 105 Motor Speedway. Chris Brown and Cleveland Motor Sports Group partners Joey Smith and Jesse McMorton, acquaintances who “morphed into a pretty good friendship,” took over the track, located north of Houston, less than two months ago. “It’s been an all-out sprint to get day-to-day stuff ready since then,” said Brown. “The division had already run here for a lot of years and the Mod Lite drivers came to us and asked about sanctioning with IMCA.” “In this area, there have been so many rule changes in different divisions. I’ve raced for more than 20 years and I know how hard it is as a driver not knowing if your car was going to be legal the next year,” he continued. “When you run IMCA, you know the rules are pretty much going to stay the same every year. The consistency is really big. When you [Read More]

Side Biter Chassis signs for fifth season as IMCA Modified North Central Region sponsor

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa – Modified drivers in IMCA’s North Central Region run under the Side Biter Chassis banner for a fifth consecutive season. The Clear Lake, Iowa, chassis builder again provides a portion of the $6,000 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in the region, which includes tracks in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The champion earns a $2,500 share of that payout, the runner-up $1,250. Third place pays $625, fourth $325, fifth $300 and sixth through 10th each $200. All drivers in the region are required to display two Side Biter logos on their race car to be eligible for point fund shares, which will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed beginning the next week from the IMCA home office. Side Biter is owned by IMCA Modified veteran and Hancock County Speedway promoter Ryan Ruter, and also builds Stock Car and Northern SportMod chassis as part of a most diversified product line. More information about Side Biter chassis and services is available [Read More]

Awards for IMCA STARS Mod Lites are new in AERO’s 25th sponsorship season

ESTHERVILLE, Iowa – AERO Race Wheels reaches a special sponsorship milestone while adding the STARS Mod Lite division to its IMCA program of awards this year. AERO marks its 25th year as an IMCA sponsor with awards for special events drivers and state champions. The Estherville, Iowa, manufacturer also provides the feature win decals to be presented to drivers in all divisions following sanctioned weekly and special event victories for the 15th year. AERO will give $40 product certificates, good toward the purchase of two wheels, to designated place finishers at a total of 80 designated specials for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods, Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods and the STARS Mod Lites. KMJ Performance state champions in those divisions, plus the Mach-1 Sport Compacts, receive $25 certificates. Special event certificates are mailed from the IMCA home office within a week after official race results are received, while state champion certificates will be presented during the national banquet in November or mailed from the IMCA home office beginning in [Read More]