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Wauge wins Modified opener at Southern Oregon

By Don Martin WHITE CITY, Ore. (May 7) – Driving a great race from his pole position start, multi-time track champion Mark Wauge won the 25-lap Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event Saturday night at Southern Oregon Speedway. Wauge hinted at possibly racing for another championship and his win was not easy with Matt Duste shadowing his every move up front. The season-opening feature ran non-stop. Wauge and Jesse Bailey shared the front row and ran 1-2 before Duste made an inside pass to grab second. Nick Trenchard took over third and Wauge was in lapped traffic by the 12th circuit. The leader never really shook Duste off of his tail in the caution-free event but drove a great race for the victory. Jesse Bailey collected a third place finish ahead of Albert Gill and Trenchard. Jorddon Braaten kicked off his title defense in style by winning the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature. Braaten had a mid-race challenge from Dwayne Melvin before collecting the victory. Braaten raced past front row starters Melvin and Garrett Hamilton to lead the [Read More]

Sprint checkers fly at Arlington for Smith

ARLINGTON, Minn. (May 7) – Second-year 95.7 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car speedster Colin Smith led from start to finish to take opening night honors at Arlington Raceway on Saturday. Michael Stien weaved his way to second to challenge but had to settle for runner-up points. Newcomer and North Dakota traveler Trevor Mell was third. Dalton Magers led the first 10 laps of the MN 93 IMCA Modified feature but a succession of cautions broke his momentum and opened the door for Clint Hatlestad and Mark Noble to get by. Hatlestad, Noble and Brandon Beckendorf made up the final top three. Matt Schauer drew the pole for the B&B Racing Chassis IMCA Stock Car feature but it was Dan Mackenthun who led the field into turn one. He stayed in front to the finish with Schauer second and Dean Cornelius third. Eight green flag laps brought the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main event to a conclusion and Kris Zuhlsdorf proved to be the start-to-finish leader. Rounding out the top three were Tim Bergerson and Matt Looft. [Read More]

Ruter reigns at Hancock County

By Greg Grabianowski BRITT, Iowa (May 7) – Ryan Ruter raced from 10th starting to win the Friday feature for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds at Hancock County Speedway. Kelly Shryock was the runner-up with Josh Ruby third. Heath Tulp came from the outside of row three to win the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. Tulp held off a serious challenge from the hard-charging Derek Green, who finished second. David Smith was third. Shane Swanson started on the pole in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature and never gave up that position, although he had to deny the fast closing George Nordman. Third was Nick Meyer. Jay Sidles and Tony Smidt led the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature field to the flag stand but at the end of the race, the victory went to Andrew Borchardt, who came from his inside fifth row starting slot. Smidt finished second followed by Weston Koop. Kaytee DeVries was the winner of the Mach-1 Sport Compact main event.

Season opener draws 93 cars to Kossuth County

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (May 5) – Mother Nature derailed the opening night by one week but that did not stop 93 cars to visit the Kossuth County Speedway in Algona for the 2016 season opener on Thursday. “We had to wait a week to get started with the rain and cold last week but it was worth the wait as the drivers put on a good show,” said track manager Ron Reefer. “Things went well. We had a decent car count and track was smooth and fast. Overall, it was a good evening of racing.” The Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature saw Tad Reutzel grab the early lead but a flat front right tire ended his night and Ricky Thornton Jr. took over the lead. Thornton’s time out front lasted only three laps as he dropped his drive shaft on the back straightway and Dustin Smith took over the lead. Once out in clean air, Smith was never challenged and cruised to the victory. Kelly Shryock finished second and Mike Jergens was [Read More]

Summer Storm Series opens at Off Road Speedway

By Randy Pospishil NORFOLK, Neb. (May 7) – All four of the divisions getting the Summer Storm Dirt Series competition saw the eventual race winner pull away from the pack Saturday at Off Road Speedway. Kyle Prauner pulled away to secure the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod win, his second of the season at Norfolk. Ultimately, Dylan Pospisil won what became a three-car race for the runner-up spot, with Nelson Vollbrecht getting third ahead of Troy Bruns. Another runaway winner, Ron Pettitt, needed 10 laps to get to the front in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car race and then put plenty of distance between himself and second-place finisher John Hadcock during the final six laps. Chasing Hadcock to the finish line was Chad Bruns. Tejay Mielke powered his way to a convincing victory in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature, his second in three nights of racing at Off Road Speedway, while Jeremy Hoskinson established a decisive second-place finish ahead of Tiffany Bittner. National points leader Ramsey Meyer won the Mach-1 Sport Compact feature for the second [Read More]

Former track champions enjoy Shawano success

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (May 7) – Former track champions Jerry Wilinski, Dan Michonski, and Lucas Lamberies each scored their first wins of the season Saturday at Shawano Speedway. Second row starter Chucky Forstner led the first two laps of the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature before Jeremie Hedrick asserted himself with an outside pass. Hedrick led through lap 12 when the caution flag flew. On the next lap, Wilinski took the lead from Hedrick with an inside pass. Lance Arneson and Marcus Yarie joined Wilinski and Hedrick in the top four on lap 15. Yarie went three-wide with Arneson and Hedrick the next time around to grab second. Yarie pressured Wilinski the rest of the way but Wilinski would not be denied the victory. Yarie finished second, Arneson third, Forstner fourth and Hedrick fifth. Michonski raced his way to second by the fourth circuit and set a course for leader Gary Kasperek. Michonski went to the outside of Kasperek on lap eight to take the lead away as Travis Van Straten took over [Read More]

Ward continues to dominate IMCA Modifieds at Tri-City

AUBURN, Mich. (May 6) – To say defending Main Street Seed and Supply IMCA Modified champion Myron DeYoung has had a rough start to the season at Tri-City Motor Speedway would be a huge understatement. It looked like maybe his luck would turn around Friday night however, as he dominated his heat race. Starting inside row two, he immediately passed front row starters Craig Vance and Matt Szecsodi and lead through lap 13 in the main event. But once again, A.J. Ward, who has won every feature in 2016, found his way to DeYoung’s back bumper. The frontrunners put on quite a display before Ward pulled away and cruised to win number three on the season. DeYoung was second, followed by Vance, Chad Wernette and “B” winner Austin Wonch. A record 107 drivers vied in the regular weekly show at Auburn.

Bowers takes opening night honors at Atchison County

By Rick Staley ATCHISON, Kan. (May 6) – Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds started their inaugural season at Atchison County Raceway with a bang on Friday as Steven Bowers Jr. won both his heat race and the feature. Hall of Famer Tom Charles sliced and diced through the pack to a solid second place finish, challenging Bowers to the line. Matt Richards had an impressive run placing third with Clay Hale fourth. Other heat race winner Tyson Lanfermann raced his way to fifth. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars saw the best of the best take to the track with numerous different leaders throughout the race. Tag Team Challenge winner Greg Keuhn took the early lead with Jim Powell knocking on the door before Brad Whitney entered the picture. Whitney used the high line to pass Keuhn and pulled out to a nice lead until hitting the berm in turn two and spinning out, taking him from the front spot. Powell took over the lead and raced side-by-side with Rich Boyden. Powell pick up the feature [Read More]

EngineQuest returns for second season as title sponsor for IMCA Stock Car regions

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Regardless of where they call home, all drivers in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car division enjoy regional title sponsorship by EngineQuest again in 2016. The Las Vegas, Nev., cylinder head and engine component manufacturer provides a portion of $3,750 point funds to be paid to top 10 drivers in both EQ Cylinder Heads Northern and EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Regions. The Northern Region includes tracks in eastern Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, South Dakota and Wisconsin while the Southern Region is comprised of tracks in Arizona, California, western Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. “All of us here at EngineQuest are very excited for the 2016 IMCA Stock Car season and to be involved in what we believe to be one to one of the most exciting classes running today,” said National Sales Director Eric Haugland. “With the addition of the 500cfm engine option in the class, the racing has been door-to-door, wide open racing, a real blast to watch as a fan.” Drivers are required to display two [Read More]

Cox collects Cottage Grove checkers

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (May 7) – Kinzer Cox was in, out and ultimately back in front by the time the checkers flew at the conclusion of Saturday’s Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event at Cottage Grove Speedway. Cox snatched the lead early but the Cottage Grove youngster surrendered the lead on lap three to Eric Ashley. Ashley set a very wicked pace but ultimately lost the position to Cox on lap 17. Cox stayed up front the rest of the way to win his first race of 2016. Ashley ended the evening as runner-up while Tyler Smith was third. The rest of the top five consisted of Steven Sturdevant and Jake Mayden.