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Beckendorf races to Rucks Memorial win

ARLINGTON, Minn. (Sept. 17) – Four different drivers took turns at the front of the MN 93 IMCA Modified Jeff Rucks Memorial feature before Brandon Beckendorf took the Saturday night checkers at Arlington Raceway. Jerry Wren was scored first on the first circuit. Mark Noble made his way to the front before eighth starting Tyler Limoges drove by. Following a restart, Beckendorf caught Noble for second; another yellow gave Beckendorf the edge he needed to get by Limoges. Beckendorf led the last three laps. Clint Hatlestad caught Lomoges in the battle for second and Jesse Rogotzke was fourth. Nate Eakin held off Michael Stien in the race for the 95.7 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car checkers. Matt Looft was the Unhinged Pizza IMCA Northern SportMod winner. Dave Moriarty led the first 13 laps of the B&B Chassis IMCA Stock Car feature. Following a lap 14 restart, Dean Cornelius got his bumper ahead of Moriarty. On the last time around, Dan Mackenthun glided by Moriarty but with the cars three wide at the flag, Cornelius was the [Read More]

Blurton covers URSS field at Colorado Motor Sports Park

BYERS, Colo. (Sept. 17) – Zach Blurton had the field covered when the United Rebel Sprint Series rolled into Colorado Motor Sports Park for a Colorado Region points battle Saturday night. Pole starter Todd Plemons led the first 12 circuits before Blurton reeled him in. There was no change in the front five before Justin Medlock made the pass as the white flag flew, relegating Plemons to third. When the checkers fell it was Blurton picking up his fifth win of the 2016 URSS season with Medlock and Plemons rounding out the top three. Blurton also picked up the Keizer Aluminum Wheels Hard Charger Award after moving up from sixth for the win. Feature  results – 1. Zach Blurton;  2. Justin Medlock ; 3. Todd Plemons;  4. Mark Walinder;  5. Mark Chisholm;  6. Luke Lucero ; 7. Brandon Tubbs;  8. Scott Rhoades; 9. Austin McLean.

Noteboom, Zeitner score Modified gold at Park Jefferson’s Iron Cup

JEFFERSON, S.D. (Sept. 17-18) – Jay Noteboom returned to a track he’s raced at for 20-plus years to win the Iron Cup opening night Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature and $1,000. Justin Zeitner returned from his honeymoon to win the second night show and $1,000 of his own at Park Jefferson Speedway. Both drivers earned spots on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot with their victories. Noteboom started third in Saturday’s 20-lapper, passed Travis Hatcher for the lead and held onto the front spot following a late restart, beating Chris Abelson to the line by a couple car lengths. “The car was pretty good. I was able to get through (turns) one and two a little better than anybody else,” he said. “I should be able to do that, I’ve raced here long enough (since 1995).’ Shane DeMey, Jim Thies and Jason Schneiders rounded out the top five. “I’d won a weekly show here earlier this year,” said Noteboom, whose two-day point total for the division earned him the Iron Cup trophy. “It’s good [Read More]

Siskiyou hosting Sept. 24 Restad IMCA Modified Memorial

YREKA, Calif. – Siskiyou Motor Speedway’s Saturday, Sept. 24 Rod Restad Memorial boasts a $3,000 check for the winner of the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event. The Restad Memorial is a qualifier for the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. The runner-up earns $2,000 with $1,000 paid for third. The $100 entry fee includes car and driver. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods are also on the program. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and veterans, $7 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $35. More information is available on Facebook and at the www.siskiyoumotorspeedway.com website.

Five IMCA divisions on Saturday card for Jackson Nationals

JACKSON, Minn. – A full Saturday of racing sees five IMCA divisions take their turn on the track at the Jackson Motorplex IMCA Nationals Doug Cellan Memorial. Gates open at 9 a.m. and hot laps begin at 1 p.m. Sept. 24 at Jackson. Complete shows for Mach-1 Sport Compacts and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks precede qualifying for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. The track will be reworked at approximately 5 p.m. and hot laps are at 7 p.m., followed by Northern SportMod and Stock Car features, then a complete show for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. Modifieds, Stock Cars and Northern SportMods all race for top prizes of $2,000. The Hobby Stock feature pays $1,600 to win and the Sport Compact feature $750. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State, but no local track points will be awarded. Sprint Cars will also be competing. Transponders and RACEceivers are required; transponders will be available to rent at the track. Entry fee in all divisions is now $30. Pit [Read More]

Princeton’s Western Showdown features four IMCA divisions

PRINCETON, Minn. – Four IMCA sanctioned divisions run at Princeton Speedway’s Western Showdown special this weekend. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified features on Friday, Sept. 23 and Saturday, Sept. 24 pay $1,000 to win, a minimum of $100 to start and are Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods run for $500 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $125 to win both nights. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance points, but no local track points, will be awarded at the fourth annual special. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. both days. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, $7 for students ages 7-17 and free for six and under. Pit passes are $35 for adults and $17 for minors ages 5-17. More information is available by calling 320 201-0124 and at the www.princetonspeedway.com website.

DeYoung delivers career fifth win at Crystal’s Great Lakes Nationals

CRYSTAL, Mich. (Sept. 18) – The pre-race strategy Myron DeYoung laid out for Sunday’s 50-lap main event at Crystal Motor Speedway paid off with his career fifth Great Lakes Nationals victory and a $3,000 share of the purse. DeYoung caught race-long leader Jeff Kohn with just two laps left to win the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified headline event. “It was great. The last couple years we were leading and had mechanical difficulty,” said DeYoung. “This year I saved my tires and put myself in a position to win. I told my son Brenten the same thing and he ended up third.” Kohn was runner-up while Gary VanderMark was fourth and Joe Fowler fifth. “B” feature winner Heath Grizzle started 18th and finished sixth. DeYoung started sixth and ran third much of the way behind A.J. Ward and Kohn. After catching Ward with a dozen laps to go, he set his sites on the leader and was closing the gap before the late yellow waved. Contender Chad Wernette exited for the pits following that [Read More]

Harris tops Skyline field for career first Atomicwraps.com IMCA Empire State win

CORTLAND, N.Y. (Sept. 17) – Skyline Raceway Park’s Turbo Blue Classic Weekend saw a first-time Atomicwraps.com IMCA Empire State Series winner in Tony Harris. Harris drew the pole for the 25-lap $400 to win feature for touring Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and led every circuit, leaving the rest of the 18-car field to tussle for second. Jeff Cardinale and Bumps Scutt battled hard for the runner-up position with Cardinale managing to keep Scutt behind him to record a season’s-best second place showing. Scutt, Beau Ballard and Rich Keller rounded out the top five. Feature results – 1. Tony Harris; 2. Jeff Cardinale; 3. Bumps Scutt; 4. Beau Ballard; 5. Rich Keller; 6. Matt Cole; 7. Brad Sites; 8. Tyler Stoddard; 9. Mike Stoddard; 10. Rodney Morgan; 11. Logan Terry; 12. Gary Roberts; 13. Jeff Austin; 14. Brad Smith; 15. Nick Griest; 16. Ray McClure; 17. Dan Alvord; 18. Doug McKane.

2016 IMCA point season ends Sunday, Sept. 25

VINTON, Iowa – The 2016 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season ends this Sunday, Sept. 25. Final races are scheduled that day for Modifieds, Sprint Cars, Stock Cars, Northern SportMods, Southern SportMods, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts. Bonus points will be figured and national and regional champions and rookies of the year announced as soon as possible. Local track officials have until noon Central Standard Time on Monday, Oct. 24 to notify IMCA of corrections that affect their top 15 point standings before all standings for those divisions become official. Questions about IMCA point totals and standings should be directed to Virginia Lindsey, director of membership and points, at vlindsey@imca.com or by calling 319 472-2201, ext. 215.

Cordes collects September Spectacular checkers at Independence

By Ryan Clark INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (Sept. 17) – Troy Cordes topped a field of 35 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds to take the win in the Albert Auto September Spectacular at Independence Motor Speedway. The victory earned Cordes $1,000 and a spot on the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. From his second row start, Cordes took the lead on the first lap and then quickly pulled away from traffic. He led the entire 25-lap distance on his way to the win ahead of Darin Duffy and Kaleb Bentley. In just his third night behind the wheel of the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car he bought from regular season champion Tom Schmitt, Cole Mather beat Schmitt to the checkers for his second career win in the division. Jay Schmidt finished third. Tony Olson raced to his 29th win of the season in the 20-lapper for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods. Olson took the lead just prior to midway and then drove away to victory ahead of Jake Morris. Tyler Soppe started last on the 27-car grid and [Read More]