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Tomlinson tops HOT’s Jack Bagby Memorial IMCA Modified main

WACO, Texas (March 3) – Prior to Friday night, Eric Tomlinson had never won an opening night feature. He ended that streak and earned $1,000 along with the IMCA Modified checkers in this year’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway lidlifter, adding his name to the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot with the Jack Bagby Memorial victory. “We’ve got one win in one race and we’re on the All-Star ballot. It’s a heck of a way to start the season,” Tomlinson said. “I’d never won on opening night and never imagined I’d win the Jack Bagby Memorial.” Tomlinson drew the pole start after finishing third in his heat and led all 20 laps. He kept William Gould and Chris Elliott at bay following a restart with two laps to go and beat Gould across the stripe by four car lengths. Elliott, Kevin Green and David Goode completed the top five. Justin Nabors also parlayed a front row start into a $1,000 feature win, beating Chris Cogburn and Gabe Tucker to the Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod finish. [Read More]

Sprint Series of Oklahoma opener set for March 25 at Ardmore

By David Smith Jr. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – In just three short weeks, the Sprint Series of Oklahoma will open its 2017 season at Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore on Saturday, March 25. This IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car event will also be race number two for the Sprint Series of Texas. Defending national and inaugural series champion Andy Shouse will be back to defend his crowns while series runner-up Joe Wood Jr., who fell just 21 points behind Shouse in the final series standings, looks to garner championship honors this season. Drivers back on the SSO tour will include Shayla Waddell, Cody Whitworth, Gary Owens, Chris Kelly, Mike Scott, Brandon Jennings, Blake Scott, Ty Williams, Jerry Jumper, Jake Martens, Chad Koch and Loyd Clevenger. A strong cast of rookie of the year contenders looks to jump into competition full-time this season and includes Dillon Laden, Justin Fisk, Josh Toho, Michael Gossman and Stan Constant. This event will be the second point race for the SST and will be led by current series points leader Tucker [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds race March 9, 10 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The half-mile Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosts a pair of $750 to win events for IMCA Modifieds next Thursday and Friday, March 9 and 10. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western Region and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded both nights. Features pay a minimum of $75 to start with $50 paid to non-qualifiers. There is a $20 entry fee each night. RACEceivers and transponders are required. World of Outlaws and West Coast USAC Sprint Cars are also on the weekend card. Pit gates open at 2 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. both days. Modified hot laps are at 7:15 p.m. Thursday and at 7:45 p.m. on Friday.

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through March 2

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Spencer Wilson, Queen Creek, Ariz., 371; 2. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 301; 3. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 275; 4. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 271; 5. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 268; 6. Scott Sluka, Casa Grande, Ariz., 236; 7. Marlyn Seidler, Underwood, N.D., 226; 8. Garrett Funk, Phoenix, Ariz., 219; 9. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 215; 10. Garth Dushanek, Avondale, Ariz., 213; 11. John Parmeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 206; 12. Jason Wolla, Ray, N.D., 196; 13. Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., 193; 14. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 192; 15. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 188; 16. Jeremy Thornton, Tucson, Ariz., 186; 17. Bryson Curry, Laveen, Ariz., 184; 18. Leland Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., and Jimmy Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, both 176; 20. Shawn Strand, Mandan, N.D., 175. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 79; 2. Austin Mundie, Dallas, Texas, 78; 3. John Ricketts, Burleson, Texas, 75; 4. Tucker Doughty, Heath, Texas, 74; 5. Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, 72; 6. Chip Graham, Lewisville, Texas, 68; 7. Joshua Hawkins, Whitehouse, Texas, and Robert Vetter, [Read More]

4 Wide Promotions partnership takes charge of IMCA weekly racing at Hancock Co. Speedway

BRITT, Iowa – Friendships forged at the track led to the partnership that will promote weekly race programs this season at Hancock County Speedway. 4 Wide Promotions will be in charge of Friday shows featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. “We’re really excited. It’s a new venture for all of us,” said Josh Omans, who partners with Brian King, Kyle Roose and Doc Sande. “It’s going to be pretty sweet to be back at the race track every weekend.” Roose will be the race director and Sande will work with sponsors and in the VIP booths, while King and Omans handle a myriad of chores on both sides of the track. Omans drove for Sande during his own career, which included stints in both the sanctioned Modified and Late Model divisions. King and Roose are co-owners of the Midwest Dirt Kart Challenge series. “This was something we had talked about for a while. This time the timing was right and we put [Read More]

Jones kicks off 2017 campaign with IMCA RaceSaver Sprint win at KSP

KENNEDALE, Texas (Feb. 25-26) – The pace for the first half of Saturday’s IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature at Kennedale Speedway Park was to Kyle Jones’ liking, as he worked his way toward the front of the Spring Kick-Off field. Once he got in the lead, however, the laps didn’t seem to click off nearly as quickly. Jones worked his way up from eighth starting, passed John Ricketts for the point midway through the 20-lapper and held off a who’s who of IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car racing for the $1,000 payday. “That race could not have gone by quick enough once I got the lead,” said Jones, the winner ahead of Marcus Thomas, Ricketts, George White and Chad Wilson. “We ran the last eight laps green and to me it seemed like they took forever.” Jones was third after starting eighth in his heat, then ran the extreme high line in catching up with defending Spring Kick-Off winner Ricketts in the main event. “After drawing 87 out of 100, I thought I’d be lucky to [Read More]

Clay County Fair Speedway moves to Sunday night racing

SPENCER, Iowa – The tradition of IMCA racing will continue this summer with Sunday night action at the Clay County Fair Speedway. Ten dates are on the IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing weekly schedule this summer. Special events will include two fair dates, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock and Stock Car specials, and a stop by the Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Modifieds in August. Sunday June 4 will kick off the speedway’s third full season, which will run weekly through Aug. 13. Sprinkled in will be two Tuesday night dates as well as the Monday, Aug. 7 Hawkeye Dirt Tour event. “We’re really excited about our move to Sunday racing here at the fairgrounds,” said Clay County Fair Manager Jeremy Parsons. “We’ll be one of the few tracks running on Sunday nights in the area, which should make for great racing for the drivers and fans alike.” Adult general admission for regular season races will be $12; youth ages 12 and under are admitted free. Pit passes for regular season races are $25. Hot laps [Read More]

No doubt about it, Doughty is fastest in Sprint Series of Texas opener at Winona

WINONA, Texas (Feb. 25) – Any lingering questions Tucker Doughty might have had about the start of his 2017 season were answered when the Sprint Series of Texas opened Saturday at Rose Bowl Speedway. Doughty led the last half of the IMCA RaceSaver main event to earn $1,000 for his career-first SST victory. “It had been a really long off-season,” said Doughty, who had been injured in a traffic accident in December and needed nearly 60 stitches in his right leg. “It was a great way for us to start the season.” He had finished seventh in the season-opening Smackdown special at Lone Star Speedway on Feb. 11. “It had definitely crossed my mind how (the accident) would effect my racing but after we knocked the cobwebs off at Kilgore we were ready to go,” Doughty said. “My dad Sean is my crew chief and he had the car ready.” Austin Mundie, Dale Wester, Chip Graham and Brad Queen completed the top five at Winona. Doughty started the 20-lapper from outside row four and had [Read More]

RacingJunk.com named Official Classifieds of IMCA

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – RacingJunk.com, the leader in automotive motorsports-and-performance related classifieds, has been named the Official Classifieds for IMCA. The co-marketing partnership will help to bring awareness of IMCA’s major racing events, and will also help to increase brand recognition for RacingJunk.com among IMCA’s fans and drivers. The flagship website of Motorhead Media, RacingJunk.com is a free ‘one-stop shop’ for those looking to buy, sell, trade or interact with people throughout the automotive and racing and performance communities. It has over 850,000 registered members, and connects to more than two million buyers and sellers every month, generating 30 million-plus page views. “We’re incredibly thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with IMCA. Their drivers are really the best of the best and they never fail to provide fans with an amazing spectacle at each and every race,” said Director of Sales for RacingJunk Jim Sweener. “We’re definitely excited to bring news about IMCA to our clients because they’ll have a blast attending the events and we also look forward to providing our resources for the fans and drivers already involved with the organization.” IMCA [Read More]

Baca earns redemption, takes IMCA Modified title at Desert Classic

By Tony Steele PEORIA, Ariz. (Feb. 24-25) – The 29th annual IMCA Desert Classic at Canyon Speedway Park is in the record book and Chaz Baca Jr. wrote his own chapter with the win in the 40-lap headliner for IMCA Modifieds. Baca powered his way from dead last in his heat race early in the night to victory lane in the $3,000 to win main event. “I’ve won at Canyon multiple times in a mod-lite but this is the first time in Modified,” Baca said following the top paying checkers of his career in the sanctioned class. “We had a caution with four to go and I was nervous because I knew Cody Laney was right behind me and Hunter Marriott was coming up quick.” After a post race tech violation had gotten Baca disqualified from his second finishing position in Friday qualifying, he started last in his heat race and 13th in the feature field. Picking off cars one by one, Baca set his sights on pole starter Brian Schultz. Schultz was strong early on, before the [Read More]