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STOCK CAR HOT LAPS – 6 pm (Approximately) DRIVERS MEETING TRACK PREP FIRST RACE MODIFIED HOTLAPS (100 and Above) SPORTMOD “A” (25 laps) HOBBY STOCK “A” (25 laps) TRACK PREP MODIFIED HOTLAPS (50 to 99) 10 – STOCK CAR HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP MODIFIED HOTLAPS (0-49) 10 – STOCK CAR HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP 10 – MODIFIED HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP (Tuesday Hobby Stock/SportMod winners to Fan Zone) 2 – STOCK CAR B’s (8 laps) STOCK CAR “A1” (25 laps) STOCK CAR “A2” (25 laps) TRACK PREP 10 – MODIFIED HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP 10 – MODIFIED HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP 2 – STOCK CAR B’s (8 laps) MODIFIED “A1” (25 laps) MODIFIED “A2” (25 laps) 6 – MODIFIED B’s (8 laps)

Wednesday at Super Nationals

Stanton, Mich.’s Myron DeYoung is racing at Super Nationals for the fifth time. He made the main event in his most recent visit to Boone Speedway, finishing 26th in 2005. “We’ve just been running really good this year,” DeYoung explained. “I’ve got a lot of good help and that made it easier to come out.” The winner of Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying events at both Crystal Motor Speedway and Tri-City Motor Speedway, he’s piloting a 2014 Harris ride this season. “We’ll see a lot of tech support from those people at Boone,” said DeYoung. When he returns to Michigan, he’ll try to wrap up another track championship at Crystal and then set his sights on the $3,000 top prize at the Great Lakes Nationals. * Another veteran returning to Boone Speedway is Regan Tafoya, who makes his 10th consecutive tow from Farmington, N.M. Tafoya became the first New Mexico driver to make the Modified main event in 2006, finishing 19th. “I made the show the first year and I’ve been trying to get back in it [Read More]

Approximate 4 p.m. start for Wednesday race program at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 7) – Wednesday’s race program at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will get underway later this afternoon. Rain and resulting wet track conditions resulted in moving start time to approximately 4 p.m. “We are hopeful that we will be able to start the race program at that time,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “We will keep fans and drivers updated using Facebook, the website and announcements at the track as we get closer to 4 p.m.” Last-chance qualifying for IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, and qualifying heats and features for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars are on the Wednesday card.

Holm handles Hobby Stock competition in Super Nationals qualifying

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 6) – After being challenged early for the lead, Trevor Holm ran away with the Tuesday qualifying feature for IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks at Boone Speedway. As a result, he’ll start on the front of the outside row in Saturday’s IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals main event. Holm dueled with Jason Kohl, who pulled into the infield, then returned and restarted at the back of the field. Second-running Justin Luinenburg retired on lap 18 and two-time and defending champion Jason Wilkinson exited from a transfer spot and followed him to the pits on the next circuit. Solomon Bennett, Matt White, Andrew Bertsch, Jeff Ware, TeJay Mielke, Andrew Borchardt and Bill Bonnett followed Holm across the finish line and will line up in that order behind him on Saturday. Holm is in the big show for the second time and Bonnett counts the 1998 championship among his nine previous Super Nationals appearances; the other six drivers start their first Saturday show. Justin Wacha was disqualified in post-race tech. Last-chance qualifying on [Read More]

Barnes is champion on record-setting night for Sport Compacts at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 6) – Joshua Barnes put on a clinic on racing in lapped traffic Tuesday night at Boone Speedway. Then the champagne flowed as Barnes and his crew celebrated winning the Mach-1 Sport Compact championship at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Barnes started on the pole and led all 25 circuits of a main event that ran caution-free. He was running with lapped cars by midway and negotiated traffic the last 12 times around the track with Mitch Bolton and Kimberly Abbott close behind. “We worked hard just getting better after finishing second at Super Nationals last year,” said Barnes, whose $335 win included the Speedway Motors Weekly Racing bonus. “We wanted to get better and there’s only one way to do that. We race against a lot of good drivers and there were a lot of them here tonight.” A Super Nationals record 84 Sport Compacts, from eight states, competed Tuesday. That’s 20 more than the previous mark. Bolton, Abbott and Ramsey Meyer completed the top four. Defending [Read More]

Tuesday Results

IMCA Sport Compacts A-Main 01 — 1. Joshua Barnes, Keokuk; 2. Mitch Bolton, Grand Junction, Colo.; 3. Kimberly Abbott, Olin; 4. Ramsey Meyer, Pierce, Neb.; 5. Nate Coopman, Mankato, Minn.; 6. Ron Kibbe, Danville; 7. Austen Becerra, Camp Point, Ill.; 8. Jake Newsom, Sioux City; 9. Zachary Bohlmeyer;; 10. Dustin O’Brien Jr, Glidden; 11. Jake Benischek, Durant; 12. Corey Stapleton, Denison; 13. Luke Jackson, Sioux City; 14. Brandon Reu, Donnellson; 15. Todd Hine, Davenport; 16. Cory Peters, Spencer; 17. Brandon Lambert, Carthage, Ill.; 18. Trent Orwig, Ottumwa; 19. Brooke Fluckiger, Columbus, Neb.; 20. Terry Blowers, Waseca, Minn.; 21. Brett Marshall, Maquoketa; 22. Shaun Bangart, Chilton, Wis; 23. Dan Markham, Murray, Neb.; 24. Grady Shearer, Fargo, N.D.; 25. Lance Mielke, Norfolk, Neb.; 26. Cody VanDusen, Atalissa; 27. Jarad Gross, Spencer; 28. Chuck Fullenkamp, West Point; 29. Nathan Chandler, Norway; 30. Luke Benischek, Durant. B-Main 01 — 1. Cody VanDusen, Atalissa; 2. Alec Stapleton, Denison; 3. Mick Rykhus, Le Center, Minn.; 4. Craig Bangert, Golden, Ill.; 5. Levi Heath, Wilton; 6. Evan Hrabik, Omaha, Neb.; 7. Billy [Read More]

Record 84 Sport Compacts race Tuesday at IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 6) – Fans of the 4-cylinder class will get their money’s worth and then some Tuesday night at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. A record 84 Mach-1 Sport Compacts race tonight with eight heats and four “B” features setting the field for the 25-lap main event at Boone Speedway. Sport Compacts have been part of the Super Nationals program since 2011; the previous car count record of 64 was established two years ago. Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and Wisconsin are represented. * Also on the night two Super Nationals program is qualifying for both the BSB Manufacturing Northern SportMod Race of Champions and Stephenville Starter Hobby Stock Race of Champions, a Hobby Stock qualifying feature and two Northern SportMod qualifiers. * Brendon Yamry brings a ton of momentum to his first Super Nationals, after sweeping Mighty Axe Nationals features at North Central Speedway. He just won’t get to take advantage of that momentum until the eighth and final Sport Compact heat. “The number [Read More]

Tuesday Schedule

SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE DRIVERS MEETING – 1 pm TRACK PREP (HOBBY STOCK & NORTHERN SPORTMOD Best Appearing Car presentation) FIRST RACE – 2 pm SPORT COMPACT HOT LAPS (0 to 49) 5 – SPORTMOD ROC HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP (SportMod RoC Qualifiers to Fan Zone) SPORT COMPACT HOT LAPS (50 & ABOVE) 5 – HOBBY STOCK ROC HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP (Hobby Stock RoC Qualifiers to Fan Zone) MODIFIED HOT LAPS (91 & ABOVE) 8 – SPORT COMPACT HEATS (6 laps) TRACK PREP MODIFIED HOT LAPS (90 to 61) 10 – SPORTMOD HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP MODIFIED HOT LAPS (60 to 41) 10 – SPORTMOD HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP (Monday Hobby Stock/SportMod winners in Fan Zone) MODIFIED HOT LAPS (40 to 21) 4 – SPORT COMPACT B’s (8 laps) 4 – HOBBY STOCK HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP MODIFIED HOT LAPS (20 to 0) 2 – HOBBY STOCK HEATS (8 laps) SPORTMOD “A1” (25 laps) SPORT COMPACT “A” (25 laps) [Read More]

Smith scores big in Northern SportMod qualifier

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 5) – Doug Smith took the lead on the first lap and stayed in front all 30 times around Boone Speedway to win the Monday night IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s qualifier for Northern SportMods. Smith had started fourth and quickly showed he had the fastest car on the track. He’ll start on the pole in the Saturday main event. Finishing second through eighth and earning inside row spots behind Smith were Tyler Soppe, Daniel Drury, Curtis Veber, Prelude winner Dakota Sproul, Danny Dvorak, Adam Armstrong and Brandon Williams. Dvorak will start his career sixth big dance on Saturday, Smith his fifth and Soppe his second. Armstrong, Drury, Sproul, Veber and Williams are first-time SportMod qualifiers; Armstrong made the main event twice in a Hobby Stock. Qualifying for the middle and outside rows is Tuesday. Qualifying feature results – 1. Doug Smith, Lanesboro; 2. Tyler Soppe, Sherrill; 3. Daniel Drury, Eldora; 4. Curtis Veber, Polk City; 5. Dakota Sproul, Ellis, Kan.; 6. Danny Dvorak, Vinton; 7. Adam Armstrong, Carlisle; 8. Brandon [Read More]

Burg, Watson win Monday night Hobby Stock qualifiers at Boone

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 5) – Last year’s runner-up and another Hobby Stock big dance regular won opening night qualifying features Monday at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Andrew Burg raced his way from 10th starting to win the first qualifier and will start on the pole of Saturday’s main event at Boone Speedway. Watson led every circuit in winning the second 25-lapper and will start on the front of the middle row. Burg led Sal Hernandez, Jesse VanLaningham, Benji Irvine, three-time champion Shannon Anderson, Drew Barglof, Aaron Rudolph and Gary Pesicka across the stripe and they’ll line up in that order behind him in the Saturday headliner. Shay Simoneau, Dustin Graham, Malik Sampson, Tyson Overton, Leah Wroten, Corey Madden, Jeremy Oliver finished well off the torrid pace set by Watson. They’ll start from the second through eight spots on the middle row Saturday. Nathan Ballard and Justin Luinenburg were disqualified from their respective Monday qualifying finishes in post-race tech. Anderson will start his career eighth main event, Watson his seventh, Madden his [Read More]