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National champions in five IMCA divisions earn Wilwood Engineering awards

CAMARILLO, Calif. – National champions in five IMCA divisions earn contingency awards again this season courtesy of Wilwood Engineering. The Camarillo, Calif., manufacturer will provide a pair of brake rotors to the IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod national champions, and a set of front and rear Wide 5 hubs to the IMCA Late Model national champion. Second through fifth place finishers in all five divisions also receive $100 product certificates from the nine-year IMCA sponsor. “Wilwood understands the importance of choosing the right braking components to match not only the race car but driving style as well,” said Dave Brzozowski, Motorsports Manager for Wilwood. “IMCA does an outstanding job providing drivers with a series to develop their skills while allowing Wilwood to work directly with them one-on-one to provide that important education.” All awards will be presented during the national IMCA banquet in November or mailed the following week from the IMCA home office. Information about the complete line of high-performance Wilwood products is available [Read More]

Davis, Williams get 2nd Red River Tour wins, Egbert tops Southern SportMod main at 281

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (May 27) – Cory Davis and Gary Williams both won second Lone Star Super Gas IMCA Red River Modified Tour presented by Smiley’s Racing Products features on Memorial Day at 281 Speedway. Trevor Egbert, meanwhile, won for the first time at Stephenville in so long he wasn’t sure when. Davis led all 25 laps of the IMCA Modified main event, weathering a series of early cautions and pulling away after each restart. Also the Sunday night winner at Heart O’ Texas Speedway, Davis checked out on everybody in taking the $1,500 victory. Fred Wojtek and Chris Morris were next across the line. Williams had topped the Saturday IMCA Sunoco Stock Car lidlifter at Kennedale Speedway Park. He made just the second start of his career at 281 a memorable one with a flag to flag run in front, holding off challenges from Dennis Bissonnette and then from eventual runner-up Cary White. “When we got it done at Kennedale, we knew we had a fast car. We were hoping for a top five here. [Read More]

Hard charger Norris, Walsh top Legit Scrappin’ 40 IMCA Modified features

WEST PLAINS, Mo. (May 24-25) – Clay Norris stole the show on opening night of Legit Speedway Park’s Scrappin’ 40 Weekend. Shawn Walsh was the show on night two. Both were IMCA Modified feature winners at West Plains, with Norris racing from 19th to win the Friday feature and $750 on Friday, and Walsh leading all 40 laps en route to the $1,000, Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying checkers on Saturday. After a tough heat race outing, Norris gained his starting spot deep in the Friday field by running second in his ‘B’ feature. He made his charge through the pack using the lower line, caught long-time leader Walsh and stayed in front to the finish for his career first sanctioned win. Walsh settled for second. “We raced with some of the best drivers around and we had a blast,” said Norris. “The track was beyond phenomenal.” Mark Norris, Bryce Clark and Ryan Gilmore finished third through fifth, respectively. There was no catching the veteran Walsh on Saturday. A five-time IMCA track champion at West [Read More]

IMCA Stock Car Shootout checkers get Grabouski $5,000 and cool trophy

HAYS, Kan. (May 29) – He’s enjoyed his share of success and then some at Hays in an IMCA Modified, but Jordan Grabouski wasn’t sure about his chances when taking the green flag in Thursday’s IMCA Sunoco Stock Car Shootout feature at RPM Speedway. After the 40-lapper, he wasn’t sure where to best display the cool trophy. Grabouski worked his way up from ninth starting, drove between Mike Nichols and Kyle Pfeifer to take the lead before midway, and stayed in front to the $5,000 checkers at the inaugural event, presented by First Class Chassis. “I didn’t think we had a shot, from where we started and with so many good cars starting ahead of us,” admitted Grabouski. “But my car was lights out. I had a lot of corner speed. This race was the most fun I ever had in a Stock Car and there are probably 5,000 reasons why.” A caution before halfway had bunched the field back up. Lapped traffic didn’t become a factor in the later stages and Nichols chased Grabouski [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds chase $3,700 top check at Silver Bullet’s Sam O’Connor Memorial

OWENDALE, Mich.– IMCA Modifieds chase a top check of $3,700 plus lap money at Silver Bullet Speedway’s inaugural Sam O’Connor Memorial on Saturday, June 1. O’Connor was a long-time competitor at Silver Bullet. His car number was 37 and that’s the number of laps that will be run in the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. The runner-up earns $1,037, with $937 paid for third, $837 for fourth, $737 for fifth, $637 for sixth, $537 for seventh, $437 for eighth, $337 for ninth, $237 for 10th and $137 for 11th through 20th. Ten dollars will be paid to the leader of each lap and the winner of a seven-car dash pockets $370. Top three finishers receive trophies and numerous contingency awards will be given. There is no entry fee and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region, E3 Spark Plugs State and track points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Racing starts at 7:30 p.m. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, $8 for kids [Read More]

United Rebel Sprint Series heads to Dodge City for Saturday showdown

By David Smith Jr., OKTidbits DODGE CITY, Kan. – The POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing kicks back into racing action this coming Saturday night, June 1 as they make their second appearance of the season at Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, Kan., in a showdown with the track’s Precise Racing Products DCRP Sprint Car division. This event will be a tune-up for the upcoming third annual Lubbock Wrecker Service DCRP 305 Sprint Car Nationals that are set to take place June 13-15. Brian Herbert will come into the night’s racing action as the current point leader while two-time and defending tour champion Zach Blurton is just four-points behind. Drivers making up positions three through 10 in the early season point standings include Kade Hagins, Tracey Hill, Aaron Ploussard, Dalton Webb, Martens, Andy Shouse, Steven Richardson and Brandon Anderson. Twenty-eight drivers competed in that first event back in April at Dodge City and officials expect about that many this weekend for the $700 to win feature finale. Pit gates will open at 3 [Read More]

Dakota Track Side continues IMCA special events awards

MINOT, N.D. – Dakota Track Side continues a program of awards for IMCA special events competitors while maintaining a very visible presence at half a dozen race tracks in North Dakota this season. The Minot high performance parts retailer and fuel supplier begins its 12th season of sponsorship and gives $50 product certificates to designated place finishers at 30 IMCA Modified and 15 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car specials. Certificates will be mailed within a week after official race results are received at the IMCA home office. Dakota Track Side will also have a parts trailer at 60 events at six North Dakota tracks over the course of 2019. Information about Dakota Track Side products and services, as well as the trailer travel schedule, is available by calling 701 852-7223, on Facebook and at the www.dakotatrackside.com website. “Dakota Track Side has officially supported IMCA racing for a dozen years, but their affiliation with IMCA dates back much farther,” emphasized Kevin Yoder, director of marketing for the sanctioning body. “They’ve been instrumental in racing in the upper Midwest for a [Read More]

Ellerman sprints to IMCA East Coast Nationals crown

By Jim Haines HAGERSTOWN, Md. (May 24-25) – Scott Ellerman used his outside front row starting spot to the best possible outcome Saturday night, staying smooth and never letting challengers move him off his line to the finish of the East Coast Nationals main event at Hagerstown Speedway. The IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car checkers were good for $1,000. Ellerman, who admitted to not having much luck at the draw, had run third in the final heat and was left with the number two pill and outside pole start. “This win means a lot,” said Ellerman, who beat fellow Pennsylvania Sprint Series regular Ken Duke to the finish by maybe a car length. “We’ve had motor trouble and we’ve had car trouble. It’s been real frustrating. We definitely got our confidence back.” Christian Rumsey, Steven Kenawell and Jonathan Jones rounded out the top five in the holiday weekend special, co-sanctioned by PASS, the Laurel Highlands Sprint Series and the Virginia Sprint Series. Jacob Gomola and Ellerman paced the field to green, with Ellerman grabbing the lead [Read More]

Arneson scores Sheyenne Speedway IMCA Modified win

By Tom Berg LISBON, N.D. (May 27) – Austin Arneson took the lead early and never gave it up in picking up the Memorial Day IMCA Modified win at Sheyenne Speedway. John Nord was second, Greg Friestad third, Dylan Goplen fourth after starting last in the field and Dave Shipley fifth. The 1/4-mile oval at Lisbon hosted a track-record 118 cars for the holiday event.

Kent Lewis Classic checkers are career third for Schmidt

BEAUMONT, Texas (May 26) – Trey Schmidt added a third Kent Lewis Classic trophy to his collection, following a Memorial Weekend Southern United Sprint feature that was probably a little more exciting than he would have liked. After starting fourth and leading much of the way in the Sunday IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car show at Golden Triangle Raceway Park, Schmidt saw Rod Craddock slip by on the inside and take away the front spot. The two tussled the next three times around the oval, with Schmidt regaining the lead and holding on for the win, his second of the season, despite hitting an infield tire. “There are about three or four big events during the year that you always want to win,” said Schmidt, “and this is one of the biggest.” He’d also won a pair of non-wing Lewis Classics. Craddock and John Ricketts chased Schmidt across the stripe. Feature results – 1. Trey Schmidt; 2. Rod Craddock; 3. John Ricketts; 4. Bobby Middleton; 5. Dustyn Welch; 6. Brandon Anderson; 7. Tyler Harris; 8. Thomas Johnson; [Read More]