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Shute, Thornton lead parade of champions

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8) – Qualifying feature winners Todd Shute and Ricky Thornton Jr. were two of the four Modified drivers with IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s championships already on their resumes who punched tickets to 2017’s big dance Friday night. 2007 champion Shute of Des Moines topped the first qualifier at Boone Speedway while defending king Thornton of Chandler, Ariz., outran 2011 champ Richie Gustin of Gilman in the second show. 2009 champion Randy Havlik of Ankeny was fourth. Shute drew the pole start and led start to finish. He ran three wide with lapped traffic in the final circuits, winning in front of Justin Auringer of Evansdale, Jay Noteboom of Hinton and Jeremy Mills of Garner. “It’s been 10 years since I was on this stage. There was a great field of drivers behind me,” Shute said post-race. “I can’t believe this is happening.” Thornton, who’d been disqualified in post-race tech on Thursday, led the last 21 laps of the nightcap, which saw Gustin motor all the way from 26th [Read More]

Saturday Schedule of Events

DRIVERS MEETING – 1:45 pm PRE-RACE CEREMONY – 2 pm Stock Car RoC Card Game in Fan Zone Modified RoC Card Game in Fan Zone Northern SportMod Best Appearing Car presentation Modified Best Appearing Car presentation FIRST RACE – 3 pm HOBBY STOCK ROC HOT LAPS 5 – MODIFIED LAST CHANCE HEATS (10 laps) TRACK PREP (Friday Stock Car Top 8 to Fan Zone) SPORTMOD ROC HOT LAPS 5 – MODIFIED LAST CHANCE HEATS (10 laps) TRACK PREP (Friday Modified Top 8 to Fan Zone) STOCK CAR ROC HOT LAPS 5 – MODIFIED LAST CHANCE HEATS (10 laps) TRACK PREP (Hope For The Warriors/Casey’s presentation at flagstand) MODIFIED ROC HOT LAPS STOCK CAR “A” (25 laps) 3 – MODIFIED “A’s” (12 laps) TRACK PREP HOBBY STOCK QUALIFIER HOT LAPS HOBBY STOCK “RACE OF CHAMPIONS” (10 laps) SPORTMOD “RACE OF CHAMPIONS” (10 laps) STOCK CAR “RACE OF CHAMPIONS” (10 laps) MODIFIED “RACE OF CHAMPIONS” (12 laps) TRACK PREP SPORTMOD QUALIFIER HOT LAPS HOBBY STOCK DANCE (30 laps) TRACK PREP STOCK CAR QUALIFIER [Read More]

Abbey shines in Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8) – The magnitude of his Friday accomplishment at Boone Speedway was not lost on Dean Abbey. The Roanoke, Texas, hotshoe led the last 24 times around the track in winning the 30-lap Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational, on night five of the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “I just ran 30 laps with the best Modified drivers in the country,” said Abbey, who had to hold off two-time race winner Jay Noteboom of Hinton as the race wound down. “National championships are great but nothing compares to winning on IMCA’s biggest stage. Nothing.” The only caution of the contest came before a lap could be scored and William Gould of Calera, Okla., led the first six circuits from the pole before Abbey charged ahead. Noteboom started from the middle of the third row and took over second 10 laps in. A lapped car separated the top two at midway but Noteboom was quickly around and stayed right behind Abbey to the finish. “My strategy was to run every lap [Read More]

Field set for Harris Auto Racing Race of Champions

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8) – Two-time winner Dustin Smith heads the list of qualifiers for Saturday’s Harris Auto Racing Race of Champions. Smith, from Lake City and the 2013 and 2015 race winner, is one of a dozen Modified drivers who topped Friday heats and will advance to the final day show at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. First-time qualifiers are Vern Jackson of Waterloo, Josh Ruby of Lakota, Anthony Roth of Columbus, Neb., Johnny Scott of Cameron, Mo., Kyle Strickler of Mooresville, N.C., and Bob Moore of Sioux City. Mike Van Genderen of Newton, Joel Rust of Grundy Center and Mike Jergens of Plover are all second time qualifiers. Ryan McDaniel of Olivehurst, Calif., qualifier for the third time and Todd Shute of Des Moines makes his career sixth Harris RoC start. * William Gould of Calera, Okla., starts on the pole for tonight’s Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational, with Clay Money of Penokee, Kan., and Dean Abbey of Roanoke, Texas, completing the front row. Will Ward of Cobleskill, N.Y., [Read More]

Inman races from flat to first

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 7) – It’s been a few years, but Todd Inman proved he could wheel his way to victory lane at Boone Speedway and the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Inman, from Ankeny, restarted at the back of the field after cutting a tire on the first lap of Thursday’s first Stock Car qualifying feature. He steadily worked his way toward the front and into the top three during a long green flag run, took over the second spot following a lap 17 restart, then got the lead with two laps to go. “It’s been a long time since I’ve qualified,” said Inman, who resumed racing late last season and has made a handful of starts this year in a car owned by cousin Chris Palmer. “It feels awesome.” Inman made the Stock Car main event one time previously, in 2005. He’s also made three Late Model and a pair of Modified shows. Marcus Fagan of Adair ended in second and Jerry Schipper of Dike was third. Defending Modified champion [Read More]

Gustin, Dripps are super in Thursday Modified qualifiers

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 7) – Two Modified drivers who definitely know their way around Boone Speedway won IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s qualifying features Thursday night. 2010 champion Jimmy Gustin of Marshalltown led all 25 times around the track in the first qualifier, which ran green to checkers after a caution on the initial start. Reinbeck’s Corey Dripps caught Jonathan Snyder for the lead on lap 17 in the nightcap, then held off Kelly Shryock of Fertile following a late restart to win by less than a car length. Ryan Ruter of Clear Lake and Josh Most of Red Oak settled into second and third early on behind Gustin, who put three lapped cars ahead of his closest pursuit. Paul Stone of Winton, Calif., ran fourth most of the way and finished in the final qualifying spot. “It’s pretty awesome,” Gustin said after punching his ticket to the Saturday night championship event for the 11th time. “I got lucky, got a jump, stayed in the right part of the track and got [Read More]

Deery Series checkers give Cooney his career third Super Nationals crown

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 7) – Todd Cooney’s fortunes turned around again Thursday night, at a race track that hasn’t always treated him well. Cooney led all 50 laps of the Deery Brothers Summer Series main event at Boone Speedway, earning $3,110 along with his career third IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s Late Model championship. “Tonight was unbelievable. We had a yellow with about 20 to go and I looked up at the leader board and thought I had a shot,” said Cooney, also the winner of 2006 and 2008 crowns. “The first (championship) is still the best because I’d never run well at Boone. That was a dream come true. The second and third ones were sweet, too.” Cooney had been in the hunt at Boone two years ago before dropping out with mechanical issues with a dozen laps to go. Jeff Aikey then prevailed in an epic battle with Justin Kay and Richie Gustin. Gustin was in the running again this year after winning his ‘B’ feature and starting 14th. He [Read More]

Friday Schedule of Events

DRIVERS MEETING – 1 pm TRACK PREP FIRST RACE – 2 pm MODIFIED ALL-STAR HOT LAPS 8 – MODIFIED HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP 10 – MODIFIED HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP (Thursday Modified Top 8 Qualifiers to Fan Zone) 10 – MODIFIED HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP(Thursday Stock Car Top 8 Qualifiers to Fan Zone) 12 – MODIFIED ROC HEATS (6 laps) TRACK PREP (Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational drivers to Fan Zone) 10 – STOCK CAR HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP (Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational Autograph Session in Fan Zone) 10 – STOCK CAR HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP 5 – STOCK CAR ROC HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP MODIFIED ALL STAR INVITATIONAL “A” (30 laps) TRACK PREP 2 – STOCK CAR B’s (8 laps) STOCK CAR “A1” (25 laps) STOCK CAR “A2” (25 laps) TRACK PREP 2 – STOCK CAR B’s (8 laps) MODIFIED “A1” (25 laps) MODIFIED “A2” (25 laps) 7 – MODIFIED B’s (8 laps)

Weekly tracks represented

Drivers who support their weekly track(s) are well represented in starting fields for both Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod main events. The same goes for Wednesday night qualifiers for both the Modified and Stock Car main events. Hobby Stock drivers had a combined 759 starts, the Northern SportMod drivers 749. Totals for first-night Modified and Stock Car qualifiers were 202 and 205, respectively. “The weekly racer has always been and will always been the focus of this organization,” IMCA President Brett Root said. “It’s appropriate that they are recognized at our biggest event.” * Mike Nichols is just as good at winning at Rochambeau as he is at parking his Stock Car in victory lane. Nichols prevailed in the second rock, paper, scissors session to earn the pole start in Saturday’s main event. Lining up second through eighth on the inside row will be Cayden Carter, Dustin Larson, Travis Barker, Donavon Smith, Justin Temeyer, Damon Murty and Brandon Czarapata.

Eric Tomlinson

Eric Tomlinson will look to regain the momentum be brought from Texas to Super Nationals when Modified qualifying resumes tonight. The Waco hotshoe capped off his run to the Heart O’ Texas track title with the win on championship night at his hometown track. “We let a good race get away (on Wednesday) when we pulled off after half a lap after starting outside front row,” he said. “But we have more chances.” Tomlinson won three times at HO’T, racing with the likes of long-time friend Kevin Green and former national champion William Gould, and topped three of his four starts at Cotton Bowl Speedway. He’s raced a Modified since 2009 and won a “B” feature in his first visit to Boone last year. “I like the atmosphere and the people here. This is truly a racing vacation,” he said. “Ideally, we want to win Super Nationals. We don’t go anywhere to run second, but making the show here is an impressive feat in its own.”