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Winter Heat Challenge Series starts season at Perris

PERRIS, Calif. – Pit gates open at noon and racing starts at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 when the Winter Heat Challenge Series starts the 2017 season at Perris Auto Speedway. The grandstand opens and hot laps for the IMCA Modifieds start at 2 p.m. There is no entry fee; pit passes are $50. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $5 for active military personnel and students ages 13-18 with ID, and for kids ages six through 12. Youngsters five and under get in free. Free parking during the series, which continues Feb. 11 and 12, is courtesy of the Lake Perris Fairgrounds. More information is available by calling the track office at 951 940-0139.

Northern SportMods become fourth IMCA division featured at Canyon Speedway Park

PEORIA, Ariz. – A fourth IMCA division will be featured beginning this season at Canyon Speedway Park. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods are new in 2017 at the Peoria, Ariz., venue, running each night of the Winter Challenge Series in January and the Desert Classic in February. The SportMods join sanctioned Modifieds, a Canyon staple for more than a quarter century, and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks, both added last season, on regular Saturday race programs. First local track points for the SportMods, as well as the Stocks and Hobbies, will be given for Feb. 24 and 25 Desert Classic shows. “With the growth of IMCA and the number of people buying cars, we felt like this would be a good time to sanction the Northern SportMods,” said Canyon owner and co-promoter Doug Gabbard. “It’s a win-win situation. There’s definitely going to be opportunities for racing Northern SportMods in Arizona.” Arizona Speedway and Central Arizona Speedway both crowned their first local track champions in the class last year. Northern SportMods will run for a [Read More]

Brinn Transmission gives special events awards in 15th season as IMCA partner

BAY CITY, Mich. – Brinn Transmission keeps its focus on Modified special events and special series competitors, in its 15th season as an IMCA marketing partner. The Bay City, Mich., manufacturer again gives $50 product certificates to top five place finishers at 30 designated Modified specials. Those 150 drivers will be entered in a post-point season drawing, with the winner receiving a new Brinn transmission. Champions of IMCA Modified special series, the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour and Hawkeye Dirt Tour among them, receive transmission rebuilds from Brinn. Product certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office after official results from specials are received; certificates for rebuilds will be presented during the national awards banquet in November. The pole starter in the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s Saturday night main event also receives a new transmission. All 33 qualifiers for that event and the 12 Harris Auto Racing Race of Champions starters receive $50 product certificates, upping the total amount of Brinn certificates to be given this year to nearly $10,000. This [Read More]

IMCA Modified, Late Model drivers vie for Sweet steering boxes again in 2017

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The manufacturer of the official steering box of IMCA returns to its very integral role in contingency awards programs for two divisions in 2017. Champions in each of the five Modified regions and the top driver in national Late Model point standings all earn steering boxes from Sweet Manufacturing. Second through fifth place finishers in each Modified region receive $50 gift certificates. Drivers in both divisions must compete with two Sweet Manufacturing decals on their race cars to be eligible. Recipients of steering boxes awarded at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will include Modified and Late Model champions, plus the Modified front row starters, longest tow qualifier, top non-qualifier in points, the Harris Auto Racing Race of Champions and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational winners, and best appearing car contest winner. The final steering box to be awarded as part of the 2017 Sweet program will go to the Modified winner of the Duel In the Desert at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in November. “Sweet Manufacturing is honored to [Read More]

IMCA Stocks, Hobbies, Sport Compacts new at I-76

FORT MORGAN, Colo. (Jan. 10) – Three more IMCA sanctioned divisions join regular race programs at I-76 Speedway this season. New are the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. The season opener for all three classes, as well as Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods at Fort Morgan is the Sunday, April 30 Ice Breaker. Eleven Saturday shows are scheduled through Sept. 16. All five divisions are also on the Monday, July 3 card. Promoter Butch Speicher anticipates sharing cars with Phillips County Raceway at Holyoke. “We ran four Stock Car shows last year and they put on a good show,” said Speicher, optimistic about building car count numbers in 2017. “Our existing econo class already had rules that were pretty close to the IMCA Hobby Stocks and our hornet class was pretty close to the Sport Compacts.” Stock Car points earned at I-76 apply in IMCA’s EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region. I-76 is part of the Big Daddy Race Cars Northern Region for Hobby [Read More]

SPI announces sale of Farley Speedway

By Jerry Mackey FARLEY, Iowa – Keith Simmons, owner/operator of the Farley Speedway located on the west edge of Farley, Iowa, announced he has sold the popular 3/8-mile dirt track along with all the assets of Simmons Promotions. The new ownership group is headlined by Dubuque businessman Joel Callahan, owner of Callahan Construction. Callahan is the majority investor of the new ownership group which also includes Farley businessmen Jason Rauen and Roger Simon. Simmons owned and operated the Farley Speedway for 16 seasons bringing the track national recognition by providing outstanding stock car racing action that included a wide variety of National sanctions and many different types of race cars. Simmons has agreed to remain on as an advisor and will continue to oversee all track preparation. “Selling the Farley Speedway was a very difficult decision for me to make but at the same time, I am very excited to see this group of owners come on board with a plan to keep racing alive and make several improvements to the Farley Speedway that I [Read More]

34 Raceway banquet honors drivers

By Dana Royer WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (Jan. 7) – 34 Raceway held its 2016 season awards banquet in Burlington Saturday evening, Jan. 7. The evening included a banquet meal, recognition of top 10 drivers, sponsors and a number of special award recipients. 34 Raceway completed another successful year and track officials are looking forward to another great season in 2017 with some familiar and new events on the upcoming schedule. Drivers who finished in the top ten and were eligible for money and awards were recognized as well as the 2016 track champions. In order to receive recognition and point money, each driver had to participate in a minimum of 75 percent of 34 Raceway’s point events in 2016. In 2016, 34 Raceway paid out just over $500,000 to racers during the six-month season. In seven divisions, 50 drivers were eligible to receive money and awards. More than $12,000 was paid out. Jeff Waterman of Quincy, Ill., was the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified track champion while John Oliver, Jr. of Danville won both IMCA [Read More]

IMCA Stock Cars find Wyoming home at Sweetwater

ROCK SPRINGS, Wy. (Jan. 9) – Sweetwater Speedway brings IMCA-sanctioned Stock Cars to Wyoming in 2017, debuting the new class during a three-day Memorial Weekend show. In all, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars will join Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and IMCA SportMods at Rock Springs on 13 nights this season. The finale is set for Sept. 16. “We’ve used rules very similar to IMCA’s for our street stock class for a while and have averaged 15-20 cars a night the last couple years. We’ve had some great shows,” explained promoter Kara Beech, also noting that the proximity of Addiction Chassis had contributed to increased car counts. “The IMCA Modified and SportMod divisions have worked great for us so I thought what the heck, hopefully we can do the same with the Stock Cars.” Sweetwater will be part of the EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region. In addition to the May 26-28 dates, IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Allstar Performance State and local track points will also be awarded at June 9, 10 and 30, [Read More]

141 Speedway promoters back on ballot for RPM award

FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (Jan. 9) – 141 Speedway promoters Toby Kruse, Dan Ratajczak and Scott Ratajczak are back on the ballot for the Auto Racing Promoter of the Year award given by Racing Promotion Monthly. They were nominated from RPM’s Northern Region for the second consecutive year. A Saturday night venue, 141 sanctions its Modified, Stock Car, Northern SportMod and Sport Compact divisions with IMCA. “It’s almost overwhelming because your peers nominate you for this award. You take a minute to reflect and realize how fortunate you are,” Kruse said. “Being nominated is pretty darn exciting. It makes all the miles and hours worth it.” “We averaged 141 cars a week in 2016. That’s a real testament to our goal of making this track bigger and better every year,” added Kruse, “and we’re not done, that’s for sure.” Dan Ratajczak was a long-time IMCA Modified driver and Scott was his crew chief. This is their second ARPY nomination and the third for Kruse, who also promotes Marshalltown Speedway. The Ratajczaks have promoted 141 with Kruse since 2014. Their [Read More]

Jaz Products contingency awards program rewards drivers in all eight IMCA divisions

SANTA PAULA, Calif. – Jaz Products awards more than $14,000 worth of product certificates again in 2017, its 22nd year as an IMCA sponsor. Drivers in all eight sanctioned divisions receive shares of that generous program, to be based on national or regional point standings. Part of the national decal program for IMCA Modifieds, Jaz awards certificates valued at $500, $300, $200, $100 and $75 to the top five drivers in points for each of the five regions. Modified drivers must display two Jaz decals in designated locations on their door panels to be eligible for awards. Product certificates in the same increments go to top five drivers based on national point standings for IMCA Late Models, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. “Jaz Products is proud to be a continued supporter of IMCA racers over the years and is happy to offer contingency awards to show appreciation for their efforts,” said Sales Manager Bradley Jewett. “Jaz [Read More]