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Tire Demon by Love Tap gives IMCA special events awards

KELLEY, Iowa – Special events awards from Tire Demon by Love Tap are at stake again this season for competitors in four IMCA divisions. The Kelley, Iowa, manufacturer will give $500 certificates to designated place finishers at 30 specials for IMCA Modifieds and at 15 designated specials for both IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and for Karl Chevrolet Northern and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods. Certificates are to be applied toward the purchase of a tire prep stand and will be mailed after official race results are received at the IMCA home office. The 2019 season is the second in a two-year agreement with Tire Demon, owned by former SportMod driver Tim Love. “We are super proud to be a part of IMCA again this year and being able to support their wonderful organization. Each year that we have been a part of their program, we have seen an explosion in the popularity of our Tire Demon and matching accessories,” said Love. “We look forward to a successful 2019 racing season and want to wish all [Read More]

Wehrs Machine renews IMCA special events awards

BANGOR, Wis. – Wehrs Machine and Racing Products has renewed a program of awards for IMCA special events competitors. The Bangor, Wis., high performance parts manufacturer gives $50 gift certificates to designated top five finishers in all Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Model events, as well as at specials for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods. Wehrs is in its eighth year as an IMCA sponsor. Certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office the week after official race results are received. “We are always proud to give back to our customers and look forward to another successful year with the group of IMCA racers,” company founder and president Chad Wehrs said. Information about the complete line of Wehrs products is available at the www.wehrsmachine.com website, by calling 877 460-7211 and on Facebook. “Wehrs Machine prides themselves on always staying on the cutting edge of new innovation to make IMCA racing programs more efficient and effective, and their support goes a long [Read More]

RaceSaver reiterates valve spring requirements

EAGLE, Neb. – RaceSaver officials are reminding IMCA Sprint Car drivers that rules for the division do not call for a specific brand or part number for valve springs. Drivers need to know that one manufacturer has changed its design but not the part number for a valve spring; the new design does not fall within wire diameter or outside diameter requirements and is not approved for use in sanctioned competition. Disqualification will result in the event a driver is found to be competing with an illegal spring. The previous spring design remains legal. RaceSaver is working with numerous companies that are willing to produce springs that meet the rules. For reference, go to the RaceSaver Facebook page and watch the video.

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through March 6

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Ricky Thornton Jr., Adel, Iowa, 395; 2. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 345; 3. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 286; 4. Zachary Madrid, Tucson, Ariz., 261; 5. Drew Armstrong, Alexander, Ark., 231; 6. Jacob O’Neil, Tucson, Ariz., 223; 7. Jeff Taylor, Cave City, Ark., 215; 8. Don Gumke, Jamestown, N.D., 214; 9. D.J. Shannon, Merced, Calif., 213; 10. Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D., 203; 11. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 201; 12. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 196; 13. Tyler Mecl, Queen Creek, Ariz., and Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz., both 193; 15. Jeff Larson, Freeport, Ill., 190; 16. Justin Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 187; 17. Clint Reichenbach, Santa Maria, Calif., 176; 18. Garth Dushanek, Red Deer, Alb., 172; 19. Joey Price, Great Falls, Mont., 166; 20. Ryan Roath, Peoria, Ariz., 165. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Jacob Harris, Vidor, Texas, and Kyle Rasmussen, Clovis, Calif., both 40; 3. Tyler Harris, Vidor, Texas, and Mike Schott, Tulare, Calif., both 39; 5. Rod Craddock, Alvin, Texas, and Brooklyn Holland, Fresno, Calif., both 38; 7. Dustyn Welch, Bryan, Texas, 37; 8. [Read More]

Tri-City Motor Speedway launches online ticket fundraiser program

AUBURN, Mich. – Tri-City Motor Speedway officials have announced a new online ticket fundraiser program available as part of the track’s community outreach efforts to help give back to the community. Raising funds is a need for so many groups, not just non-profits, and we want to be able to use our business to allow people to do so in a unique and fun way. The online ticket fundraiser program offers participants an easy solution to raise money without incurring debt, adding risk or storing bulky items. Groups participating in the fundraiser will earn $5 per online adult grandstand ticket sold when selling over 100 tickets. Groups can easily share their fundraiser through social media or email and their supporters can purchase tickets online to participate in the fundraiser. Groups can sign-up to host a fundraiser on any regular race night May-August. Steve Puvalowski, owner and CEO, said “I am pleased to add the online ticket fundraiser to our community outreach efforts. It will allow smaller organizations the opportunity to raise funds to [Read More]

Harris rocks at Cleveland with Southern United Sprints win

CLEVELAND, Texas (March 2) – Shock and setup changes made in the off-season paid off in Saturday’s Southern United Sprints season opener for Jacob Harris. Harris roared back into the lead coming out of the final turn to beat younger brother Tyler to the checkers in Saturday’s series lidlifter for IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars at 105 Speedway. A light rain had started midway through the main event at Cleveland and Jacob Harris found his preferred line on the high side after the precipitation stopped and the track was rolled back in. He was running behind a lapped car with two circuits to go; Tyler went to a lower line on the white flag lap and was briefly in front, before Jacob rode the top back to the front and won by two car lengths. “It felt good to get the win. We made changes with our shock package and setup during the off-season. We’re going with setups similar to what dad (Mark) had during his 305 career,” said Harris, a three-time feature winner each of [Read More]

Stanford is outstanding at Pahrump’s Stormin’ Mormon

PAHRUMP, Nev. (March 2) – February starts in Arizona helped put California IMCA Modified driver Alex Stanford in victory lane in Nevada. Stanford topped Saturday’s Stormin’ Mormon special at Pahrump Valley Speedway, passing Ethan Dotson for the lead 30 circuits into the 40 lapper and then holding Hunter Marriott at bay for the $2,000 checkers. “I was able to pick cars off one at a time after the field started to spread out,” said Stanford, who had started seventh. “There were a couple cars I went around but the bottom was the place to be. I just concentrated on hitting my marks and got them one at a time.” “There were some yellows at the right time so the leaders didn’t get away from me,” he added. Kollin Hibdon led early from the pole before the sixth starting Dotson took over up front on lap six. Marriott, coming off the midweek victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, charged into contention late in the contest. Stanford, however, pulled away following a restart with five laps to [Read More]

Late Model, RaceSaver Sprint Car awards new to Longacre IMCA program for 2019

BOONVILLE, Ind. – Longacre Racing Products expands its IMCA sponsorship program this season, with the addition of awards for Late Model and RaceSaver Sprint Car drivers. Top 10 finishers in national standings for both divisions receive $100 product certificates from the Boonville, Ind., company, while national champions earn digital caster/amber gauges with Acculevel. IMCA Modified, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod drivers again receive the same awards. All will be presented during the national banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. Longacre, a six-year IMCA sponsor and part of the AFCO Performance Group, manufactures an extensive line of race car measurement and setup equipment. Information about those products is available at the www.longacreracing.com website, by calling 800 423-3110 and on Facebook. “It was great to get the Longacre program rekindled last season after a short hiatus and even greater to see it expand to our Late Model and Sprint Car competitors this season,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder commented. “Both are growing segments of our membership [Read More]

Too much winter: Beatrice cancels Spring Nationals

BEATRICE, Neb. – Winter weather will be the winner of Spring Nationals. Beatrice Speedway officials have announced that the traditional season-opening special, originally scheduled March 8 and 9 and then postponed to March 15 and 16, has now been canceled. “We’ve been watching this weather for a month. We’ve still got a foot of snow on the ground and no warm days in the forecast,” Promoter Toby Kruse said. “Canceling was not an easy decision. There was just no way to make Spring Nationals happen.” “Scheduling is another issue,” he added, noting upcoming early-season events at area tracks. “We want to be a good neighbor.” IMCA Modified, IMCA Late Model, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Mach-1 Sport Compact drivers who entered early will receive refunds by mail. This is the first time in Spring Nationals’ 25-year history the entire event has been lost to weather; the last time a single nightly program was snowed out was 2014.

Smiley’s starts second season as title sponsor for IMCA Southern SportMods

MESQUITE, Texas – The Smiley’s Racing Products banner flies over IMCA’S Southern SportMod division again in 2019. The Mesquite, Texas, high-performance parts manufacturer and distributor provides a portion of the $9,500 point fund to be paid to top 15 drivers in national standings for the class. This is the second in a three-year pact inked last year. “Smiley’s is honored and proud to again sponsor IMCA’s Southern SportMod division. IMCA has done so much and worked so hard for grassroots racers and to keep the local racing affordable for so many years,” Smiley’s owner Tom Lorenz said. “During the 15 years Smiley’s has sponsored IMCA, they’ve been a huge part of our success at Smiley’s Racing Products. We want to thank all of the IMCA racers who have purchased their racing products from Smiley’s and look forward to helping them any way we can. Sponsoring IMCA is a great way to reach out and help many in the racing community.” The home of Hoosier Tire Southwest, Smiley’s is in its 15th year overall as an IMCA sponsor [Read More]