Results

Konnor Wilinski wins first at Shawano

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (July 9) – Racing for only the third time at the track at which he grew up turning wrenches for his father Jerry, Konnor Wilinski scored the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature win on the sixth annual Racing For a Reason night at the Shawano Speedway. Once again this year, the track set forth to raise money for childhood cancer awareness and once again proved successful. Rob Charapata led lap one before a caution came out for debris on the track. On the ensuing lap, Wilinski made an inside pass for the lead. On lap three, Matt Oreskovich moved into the second spot and by lap five Joel Seegert raced his way to third and looked to be a contender.  As Wilinski led, Seegert moved up to second on lap seven. Seegert, running the highest of grooves around the track, pulled to the outside of Wilinski in a bat­tle for the lead on lap nine.  As the duo fought for the lead, Seegert got into the front stretch wall, ending [Read More]

Results

Ward wins Raceway Park Stock Car feature

By Bob Coney JEFFERSON, S.D. (July 10) – Five drivers raced to victory lane Sunday at Raceway Park. Jason Ward took his first local checkered flag of the season in the Casey’s General Stores IMCA Stock Car feature.  Ward took the lead on lap three and held off Chris Mills for the second half of the race, with Mills chasing the outside line while Ward stayed glued to the inside. Aaron Cain had a strong run for third followed by Zach Ankrum in his best performance of the season. The Total Motors IMCA Modified feature saw Jim Cole taking the win. Cole went past early leader Bob Moore on the sixth lap, but the excitement started when Ricky Stephan moved into second with 10 laps remaining. Stephan hounded Cole with both fighting for inside position entering the turns. Cole never gave up that inside line en route to the victory followed closely by Stephan, with Moore and Jason Schneiders rounding out the top four. The Car Quest IMCA Hobby Stock ended with David Miller taking the checkered [Read More]

Results

Bubak wins URSS feature at Lexington 

LEXINGTON, Neb. (July 10) – Jake Bubak made the trek to Lexington Raceway and picked up his first United Rebel Sprint Series win of the season on Sunday. Brian Herbert taking the early lead and showed the way with Bubak drawing closer each lap. Bubak finally got around for the top spot on lap seven, then began building onto his advantage following a lap eight restart. Luke Cranston headed the pursuit and was close behind Bubak by lap 13. Lap 20 saw the caution wave for the last time and set up a five-lap dash for the win. Tyler Drueke slipped past Cranston for the runner-up spot after the restart. Cranston, Jed Werner and Jeremy Huish made up the rest of the top five. Jeff Radcliffe picked up the Keizer Aluminum Racing Wheels hard charger award, coming from his 13th starting spot to finish sixth. Feature results – 1. Jake Bubak; 
2. Tyler Drueke; 
3. Luke Cranston; 
4. Jed Werner; 
5. Jeremy Huish; 
6. Jeff Radcliffe; 
7. Brian Herbert
; 8. Doug Lovegrove; 
9. Zach Blurton
; 10. [Read More]

Weekly

Dubuque Speedway posts IMCA Late Model bonus 

By Jerry Mackey DUBUQUE, Iowa – Dubuque Speedway has added purse money to the Sunday, July 17 Out-Pace Racing Products IMCA Late Model main event. Thanks to sponsors, Pro Care Auto of Dubuque and Associated Real Estate Counselors of Pres­ton, Late Models will be gunning for a $900 first place prize. In addition, a $100 bonus will be paid to the 15th place finisher. Racing action will get underway at 6:30 p.m. Sunday on the high-banked 3/8 mile oval.

Weekly

Ideal Ready Mix Tri-Track Challenge set for West Liberty

By Jerry Mackey WEST LIBERTY, Iowa – This Saturday night, July 16, racing action at West Liberty Raceway will feature a special event for the iWireless IMCA Late Models. The Ideal Ready Mix Tri-Track Challenge will award $2,000 to the winner of the 40-lap main event for the Late Models. In addition to the Late Model special event, a full program of Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car and Mach-1 Sport Compact racing will be held on the Muscatine County Fairgrounds ½-mile West Liberty oval. Hot laps will take to the track at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow at 7 p.m.

Weekly

Farley to host Ideal Ready Mix Tri-Track Challenge 

By Jerry Mackey FARLEY, Iowa – On Friday, July 15, Farley Speedway will host a special night of racing action featuring the Out-Pace Racing Products IMCA Late Models. The Ideal Ready Mix Tri-Track Challenge will headline the program with the Late Models battling it out on the 3/8-mile dirt track for 50 laps with $2,000 going to the winner. In addition to the Late Models, Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks will be racing. Action gets underway with hot laps at 7 p.m. and racing to follow.

Feature

$1,000 is top check at Skyline Atomicwraps.com IMCA Empire State Series show

CORTLAND, N.Y. (July 12) – A $1,000 check and berth on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot are at stake this Sunday when the Atomicwraps.com IMCA Empire State Series travels to Skyline Raceway Park. The July 17 show is the fifth of 10 events on the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified series sched­ule this season. Sponsor for the IMCA portion of the Legend of Skyline, A Night to Remem­ber program is DFG Construction. A minimum of $75 will be paid to start the 25-lap feature and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern, Allstar Performance State and special series points, but no local track points, will be given at the draw/redraw show. There is no entry fee and pit passes are $35. Both the pits and the grandstand open at 3 p.m. Hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Grandstand admission is $13 for adults, $11 for seniors and students ages 10-15, and free for kids nine and under. More information is available by calling 607 745-0275. Eddie Sites won the Empire State [Read More]

Results

Schoenberger, Rohleder win at RPM Speedway

By Mike Hughes HAYS, Kan. (July 9) – Jason Schoenberger and Kyle Rohleder were first-time winners this sea­son at RPM Speedway on Saturday evening. Schoenberger edged Jason Rogers by about a foot in the closest feature finish on the night in the Advantage Glass Plus IMCA Stock Car feature. Shaylon Holloway led the first 2 laps, then was passed by Cody Zimmerman. His lead was short-lived as Trevor Schmidt took over the top spot the next lap. Schmidt continued to lead through lap 11 before Holloway went back in front. Schoenberger took command on lap 15 and led to the fin­ish as he held off Rogers at the flagstand for the win. Nolan Remus was third. Rohleder took the lead on lap two from Marty Clark and led the remaining distance in the Gib’s Auto Supply IMCA Modified feature. A lap 13 caution bunched the field on the restart and David Murray Jr. gave chase but could not catch Rohleder. Dylan Sherfick, Brian Knoell and Tyler Frye rounded out the top five. Polesitter Brenden Damon [Read More]

Feature

IMCA Modifieds race for $10,001 to win at Dacotah Speedway’s Legendary

MANDAN, N.D. ­– As the name of the race would imply, the winner of the largest paying IMCA-sanctioned Modified event in North Dakota racing history will go home with a legendary paycheck. The Friday, July 15 Legendary 50 at Dacotah Speedway follows the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and pays $10,001 to win. All IMCA rules and procedures will be in effect for the 50-lapper, a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational bal­lot qualifying event. A mandatory mid-race pit stop will allow race fans to see their favorite driver and crew up close and personal as they work on their cars right in front of Dacotah Speed­way’s huge grandstand. The five minute pit stop, with cars lined up in run­ning order, will allow crews to do anything to their cars ex­cept change tires. A provisional auction will be held following the final “B” feature for the 25th and final starting spot on the main event grid. Drivers competing in the Dakota Tour at Mandan on Thursday can leave their rigs in the [Read More]

Feature

Grams Memorial honors go to Johnson

ARLINGTON, Minn. (July 9) – Bill Johnson was the third and final leader in Arlington Raceway’s Dan Grams Memorial feature. The Saturday feature, part of the IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car Series of Minnesota, saw Brett Geldner set the fast pace the first four times around the big, fast oval from his front row start. Geldner gave way to the battle for the lead between Michael Stien and Johnson. A yellow came out on lap eight and Stein took the lead on the ensuing restart. Two laps later, however, Johnson took charge. With only a few laps left, Stien tried unsuccess­fully to pass on the high side going into turn three but couldn’t get the job done and settled for second. Jordan Wilmes was promoted to third when Brandon Allen came up light on the post-race scales. Other feature winners were Tyler Limoges in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, Ken Tietz in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Eric Larson in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, Cory Probst in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and [Read More]