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Long haul to West Liberty pays off for IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour winner Abelson

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (June 14) – Chris Abelson had never been to West Liberty Raceway before Tuesday evening’s Hawkeye Dirt Tour event. A thousand dollars richer, the 2015 national champion and new Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified series point leader was probably already looking forward to his next 5-1/2 hour tow there from his home in Sioux City. “I’d never seen the track before tonight. I’ve never been to West Liberty before in my life,” said Abelson, who took over at the front after leader Justin Kay broke just before midway in the 30-lapper. “It was a long trip for us but after chasing the national deal last year, we want to focus more on special events and races like the Hawkeye Dirt Tour.” “We’re going to chase series points this season and hopefully come away with the championship,” he continued. Kay, winner of the Deery Brothers Summer Series feature for Late Models, led through lap 12 before pulling off with motor issues. “I shut it down,” he said, “and tried not to wreck anything [Read More]

Duke is latest PASS winner at Clinton County

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (June 10) – The third Pennsylvania Sprint Series event of the season at Clinton County Raceway produced the third different winner Friday night. Ken Duke started on the pole for the 20-lap feature and held off the late race challenge of Scott Lutz for the checkers. Lutz had started fourth but couldn’t keep up with the pace Duke ran early on. A two-time track champion at Lock Haven, Duke had one close call late in the contest when he and Lutz got together going into turn one. “I didn’t see him there going into turn one and we kind of got together a little bit. I really did not mean to chop him, I don’t like to race like that,” Duke said. “We were in the right spot to start on the pole to get the win.” Lutz, who won on opening night, settled for second. Dale Schweikart, Reed Thompson and Ryan Lynn, who came back from a lap nine tangle, rounded out the top five. Feature results – 1. Ken Duke; 2. [Read More]

Late-race pass helps Chadwick go back-to-back in Wild West Modified Shoot Out

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (June 13) – Kellen Chadwick stayed persistent and was rewarded with his second straight Wild West Modified Shoot Out feature win Monday at Cottage Grove Speedway. The $1,000 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified checkers were the second in as many nights for Chadwick, who’d also won Sunday at Siskiyou Motor Speedway. Tripp Gaylord took full advantage of his pole starting position to get to the front early. The first-time visitor to Cottage Grove mastered the middle of the track and kept all challengers at bay for much of the race. Unfortunately for Gaylord, he wouldn’t be able to build on his lead due to several cautions occurring in the first half of the race. Despite the yellows, the young Gaylord was good enough on the restarts to maintain the lead and went to work on creating distance between himself and the second-running Chadwick. Chadwick searched high and low to try and find a way around the leader but each time Gaylord got away. Finally, Chadwick pulled even with Gaylord [Read More]

Frye, Gottschalk repeat at RPM

By Mike Hughes HAYS, Kan. (June 11) – Tyler Frye and Daniel Gottschalk made repeat appearances in the winner’s circle at RPM Speedway Saturday evening. Marty Clark took the lead at the drop of the green in the Gib’s Auto Supply IMCA Modified feature until Frye took over the lead on lap seven. After a three-car tangle on lap nine to bring out a caution, Frye led the field back to green. Mike Petersilie chased Frye down and took control on lap 13, only to have Frye regain the lead on the following lap and hold on for his second win at Hays this year. Clay Money got by Petersilie late for the runner-up spot with Dylan Sherfick and Jeremy Frenier rounding out the top five. Adam Weber took the lead in the 20-lap Karl Chevrolet SportMod feature but spun on lap four, giving the lead to Tyler Watts for the restart. Gottschalk passed Watts and continued to lead at the halfway mark with Blaine Walt moving to second. Watts took the lead on lap [Read More]

Wild West Shoot Out ventures to California, Chadwick impresses in home state feature

By Ben Deatherage YREKA, Calif. (June 12) – A home state driver was the Sunday winner, when the 2016 Wild West Shoot Out made its only stop in the Golden State. Kellen Chadwick earned $1,000 and a spot on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational along with the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified checkers at Siskiyou Motor Speedway. As was the case on opening night at Southern Oregon Speedway, Collen Winebarger set a rapid pace for a good portion of the race. His sizable lead was cut down when a lap 11 caution bunch up the field again. On the restart, Lance Mari went back to work on Winebarger for the top spot. Mari successfully made his move on the bottom and took the lead on lap 14. Mari then attempted to set sail but a lap 18 yellow lined the field up together one last time. Mari continued to blaze the trail but had some fast company behind him in the likes of Winebarger and Chadwick. Chadwick managed to take second from [Read More]

Snyder paces Modifieds, Olson tops SportMods at Iowa Donor Network/Urbana 5 Night special

VINTON, Iowa (June 12) – Tony Snyder raced his way onto the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot while Tony Olson took home the biggest check from Sunday’s Iowa Donor Network/Urbana 5 Memorial Night at Benton County Speedway. Snyder held off hard chargers Racer Hulin and Kyle Brown for the $1,000 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified victory. Olson collected his second big payday of the weekend, pocketing $1,400 for his Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod win. One hundred and fifteen cars were counted in the pit area. Other winners on the evening included Damon Murty in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and August Bach in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Scott Hogan led the first two times around the track in the Modified main before fellow front row starter Snyder used the lower line to pass for the lead. The only caution came out on the 14th circuit but there was no catching Snyder following the ensuing restart. He led the last 18 laps, beating sixth row starter Hulin and 21st starting Brown across the stripe. Hogan and Zach [Read More]

Osborn keeps Lincoln County streak alive

By Kelly Ninas NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (June 11) – The oval had many racing grooves for the competitors to challenge for supremacy at Lincoln County Raceway Saturday evening. Finding the fastest grooves to were Colton Osborn, Zach Schultz, Casey Werkmeister, Jacob Olmstead and Andrew Baumgardner as all found themselves in the winner’s circle at the end of the evening. Continuing his streak was Osborn, as he captured yet another Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified victory. Osborn started in the third row and took little time to become in the lead group. He passed Dave Pedersen on the 10th lap and never looked back. Pedersen ended as the runner-up and Jay Steffens was third. It was a family battle at the front of the field during the final laps of the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature with Zach and Dillon Schultz going head-to-head. Zach Schultz took the lead from the onset and was able to avoid all challenges throughout the feature event to claim the checkered flag and victory. Zach Schultz was stalked by his brother [Read More]

Withhuhn is latest first-time winner at Dodge City

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. (June 11) – Toby Witthuhn added his name to the list of IMCA SportMod winners at Dodge City Raceway Park Saturday night. Witthuhn gunned into the lead on the opening round and leading all 15 laps to become the sixth different winner of the year and 15th different winner in the last 17 events. Witthuhn went from third to first on the opening lap and then kept Brian May and Jeff Kaup behind him the rest of the way with Kevin Tabor and Bart Baker rounding out the top five. Clay Sellard rebounded from a mid-race, one position penalty to take his first 20-lap win of the season in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. In IMCA Sunoco Stock Car action, Michael Pepper battled ahead of Marlin Hogie on the sixth lap and then fought off the early leader the rest of the way in the 12-lapper for his third Dodge City win of the season. Following a calamitous 15-lap IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature, Reagan Sellard was awarded [Read More]

Kilgore takes $1,000 win at 141

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (June 11) – Shawn Kilgore took R.M. Van Pay to slide job city in the $1,000 to win Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature, the second installment of 141 Speedway’s Red, White and Blue series. Jay Matthias led the opening lap from the pole. Mike Mashl charged to the outside and grabbed the lead on the second circuit, then moved down on the track, which allowed Van Pay and Kilgore to make it to the leader’s back bumper. Van Pay stayed high on the track with Kilgore and they garnered the top two spots on lap 13. Van Pay stayed in command until the sole caution flew with five laps remaining. Kilgore worked his racer down low with Van Pay working the top shelf. With two laps remaining, Kilgore performed the perfect slide job off turn two and snatched the lead. Kilgore picked up the $1,000 payday in front of Van Pay. Mashl ran to third with Matthias and Luke Lemmens rounding out the top five. Johnny Whitman charged [Read More]

Thrills and spills Saturday at Off Road Speedway

By Randy Pospishil NORFOLK, Neb. (June 11) – Thrills and spills may be a racing sports cliche, but the terminology describes the racing at the Off Road Speedway last Saturday night. Side-by-side racing is commonplace, and three-wide is frequent, but on several occasions during Saturday’s feature races on the ‘dry slick’ Norfolk track spectators were treated to cars aligned four-wide across the track. The result was multi-car spin-outs and, in the case of the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, a rollover. Tracy Buck earned his first Off Road Speedway win in that division by taking the lead with six laps remaining and surviving two cautions, including the rollover, and then holding off Austin Brauner. Nate DeSive finished third. Chad Bruns will remain at the top of the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car standings after his second feature win in the division. Bruns went side-by-side with Ron Pettitt for three laps before denying Pettitt his third Off Road Speedway win. Pettitt’s son Tanner finished a distant third. Four cautions kept the cars close together throughout the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod [Read More]