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Simmons scores first career IMCA Modified win

By Brian Neal DONNELLSON, Iowa (May 10) – Dakota Simmons raced to the first IMCA Modified victory of his career Friday at Pepsi Lee County Speedway. Levi Smith and Simmons led the field to green in the Budweiser IMCA Modified feature, with Simmons grabbing the early lead. Simmons started to pull away from the rest of the field before the first and only caution appeared on lap eight. On the restart, Simmons jumped back out front with Bill Roberts Jr. and John Oliver Jr. close behind. Oliver got past Roberts on lap 10 but by then Simmons had built up a straightaway lead. Coming to the white flag, Oliver had cut Simmons’ lead down to about three car lengths but that was as close as he could get, as Simmons went on to claim his first career Modified win. Tommy Elston won the 20 lap I-Smile Silver IMCA Late Model main event despite the best efforts of challenger Brian Harris. Fifth-starting David Brandies topped the Donnellson Tire & Service IMCA Stock Car feature and Daniel [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through May 9

IMCA Modifieds – 1. David Goode Jr., Copperas Cove, Texas, 698; 2. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 639; 3. Zachary Madrid, Tucson, Ariz., 620; 4. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 618; 5. Chris Morris, Taylor, Texas, 593; 6. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 575; 7. Jeff “Bubba” Stafford Jr., Wittmann, Ariz., 550; 8. Jeffrey Hoegh, New Caney, Texas, 533; 9. Chris Elliott, Abilene, Texas, 502; 10. Tyler Mecl, Queen Creek, Ariz., and David Goode Sr., Copperas Cove, Texas, both 501; 12. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 464; 13. Ryan Roath, Peoria, Ariz., 455; 14. Don Gumke, Jamestown, N.D., 439; 15. Kevin Green, Waco, Texas, 416; 16. Jake Pike, Pahrump, Nev., 406; 17. Ricky Thornton Jr., Adel, Iowa, 395; 18. Raymond McSpadden, Buda, Texas, 377; 19. Beau Begnaud, Spring, Texas, and Don Banker, Austin, Texas, both 370. IMCA Late Models – 1. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 110; 2. Lake Knutti, Chadwick, Ill., 84; 3. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, Iowa, 74; 4. Dalton Simonsen, Fairfax, Iowa, 55; 5. Terry Neal, Ely, Iowa, Justin L. Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, and Christopher Buller, Henderson, Neb., each 40; [Read More]

Durbin Memorial set for May 15 at Stuart Speedway

STUART, Iowa – A $1,000 to win, Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying event tops the program for Stuart Speedway’s inaugural Jake Durbin Memorial on Wednesday, May 15. The Modified feature pays a minimum of $100 to start while IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks race for $800 to win and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts all race for a minimum of $400 to win. Increases to the purse will be posted on the track Facebook page. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, E3 Spark Plugs State and track points will be awarded. All divisions are draw/redraw. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Racing follows 7 p.m. hot laps. Rain date is May 22.

Welch gets first Sprint win of season in new ride

CLEVELAND, Texas (May 4) – After back-to-back second-place finishes in a new car, Dustyn Welch drove to his first Southern United Sprints feature win of the season Saturday at 105 Speedway. The runner-up in April IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car shows at 105 Speedway and Golden Triangle Raceway Park, Welch returned to Cleveland and had checked out on the rest of the field before a late caution. “The adjustment has been great,” Welch said of his Wayne Brown Motorsports/Full Serv. International ride. “I think that probably has something to do with being more comfortable in this car.” He’d started the 20-lapper from outside the second row, went to the bottom to take the lead on the second circuit and then used multiple lines in lapping up to the sixth place car. A caution with three laps to go bunched everybody back up, but Welch pulled away again and took the checkers ahead of Tyler Harris and John Ricketts. Feature results – 1. Dustyn Welch; 2. Tyler Harris; 3. John Ricketts; 4. Daniel King; 5. Rod Craddock; 6. [Read More]

Finishline Racing Products gives gift cards to Arnold Motor Supply Dirt Knights drivers

DENISON, Iowa – The top five finishers at every event in the upcoming Arnold Motor Supply Dirt Knights Tour will receive a $50 gift certificate from Finishline Racing Products again this season. Recently relocated to Denison, the high-performance parts supplier is owned by Ryan and Theresa Anderson. The second-year sponsor will again give $50 gift cards to qualifiers for the Modified race of champions during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Finishline gift certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office after results from Dirt Knights Tour events are received, and in September following Super Nationals. “We are excited to be part of the Arnold Motor Supply Dirt Knights tour for the second year in a row,” Mrs. Anderson said. “We feel that giving these gift cards is just a small token to these drivers who put in a lot of time on the road getting to the races.” A vendor for Speedway Motors, Performance Bodies, Aero, Allstar Performance, Wilwood, QA1 and Eibach, among other manufacturers, Finishline provides the parts trailer [Read More]

Tulare checkers are Pombo’s Western RaceSaver first

TULARE, Calif. (May 4) – Michael Pombo didn’t lead the most laps, just the one that mattered the most Saturday at Thunderbowl Raceway. Pombo passed older brother Albert on the final circuit of a caution-free 25-lap contest to win his career-first Western RaceSaver Sprint Series feature. He’d run third most of the way, catching Mauro Simone for second on the 18th lap; Pombo made his move to the front coming out of turn two on the white flag lap and took the checkers by a margin of just over three tenth’s of a second. “It was like a dream come true. Ever since I was a kid, it’s always been one of my dreams to win a Sprint Car race,” said Pombo, promptly congratulated by his brother. “The first thing I thought when the race was over was ‘Holy cow, did this really happen?’ Especially at Tulare. That made it even better. Simone, Kyle Rasmussen and Brooklyn Holland completed the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car top five. Pombo had been runner-up to Holland when she raced to [Read More]

Fans appreciate Cottage Grove winners Mayden, McHargue

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (May 4) – Fan Appreciation Night IMCA winners Saturday at Cottage Grove Speedway were Jake Mayden and Buddy McHargue. In Mohawk Metal IMCA Modified competition, defending track champion Mayden returned to victory lane. The Springfield chauffeur became the third different winner in as many races in the division while Evan Britton posted an impressive second. Buddy McHargue bested the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod field to become the third different winner in as many races so far this year. David Schmidt posted a second-place effort.

Hudson, Sanders win IMCA openers at Southern Oregon

By Don Martin II WHITE CITY, Ore. (May 4) – Jeffrey Hudson and Matt Sanders opened the 2019 season with IMCA feature wins Saturday at Southern Oregon Speedway. Hudson, the 2018 sprint car runner-up, landed a full-time ride in an IMCA Modified for this season. He took the lead from rookie Justin Foux early on and held off the rapidly approaching Mark Wauge for the win. The last 16 laps went without a yellow flag and Hudson had a good lead, but Wauge slowly began to chip away at the advantage. The laps ran out, however, before Wauge could get close enough to attempt a pass. Sanders beat race long leader Justin McCreadie back to the line in a photo finish to win the 20 lap Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod main, contested by 21 drivers. McCreadie led Sanders on a lap 16 restart as Jorddon Braaten raced past Rich McCoy for third. Sanders got a run on McCreadie on the final lap, they exited the fourth turn side by side and it was too close [Read More]

Dulin scores second straight Stock Car win at Maquoketa

By Rob Hinckley MAQUOKETA, Iowa (May 4) – The streak has started. Terry Dulin raced through the GRE / REV Chassis IMCA Stock Car field Saturday evening at Maquoketa Speedway and picked up his second consecutive 15-lap victory. “The track is fast and this car really stuck,” Dulin said in Hoker Trucking/C&W Trucking /Kam Wraps Victory Lane. “We knew Dustin (Vis) would be coming and we’re sorry he broke, but it’s always fun to race here and especially win.” Vis sped from the tail to second, but pulled to the infield with issues late in the race. Dulin took the lead from Jimmy Comins on lap six as the top six all were within a few car lengths. Jeff Larson started seventh, used both the high and low grooves, and pointed the way in the QCJeeps.com IMCA Modified 20-lap feature. Tyler Soppe made the late race pass on Justin Becker to win the B&D Pit Stop IMCA Northern SportMod 15-lap finale. Dakota Simonsen won his second career Shawn’s Auto Service IMCA Hobby Stock 15-lap main, but his [Read More]

Cesar conquers 141 Stock Car opener

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (May 4) – Brian Cesar liked the idea of starting up front in the season-opening IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature at 141 Speedway. He liked even better that every lap led was $30. Cesar decided to take charge of the show and led every lap en route to the 20 lap win. Cesar had to take every challenge that former champion Brett Wenzel threw at him. Wenzel used various lines to try and get around Cesar but could never get enough momentum. Cesar took home $910 for the win which included lap leader money. Wenzel settled for second. Benji LaCrosse already has his new car figured out early, dominating a stacked field of 38 IMCA Modifieds. The win netted him a $990 pay day, which included lap leader money and extra money from Ricky Lemmens. A late caution set up a green, white, checkered finish in the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod feature, won by Ryan Lemieux. Shaun Bangart won the 15-lap Mach-1 Sport Compact feature. One hundred and fifty-three cars battled in the lidlifter [Read More]