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Hard charger Wauge pockets $1,500 for Haudenshild Tribute win

By Don Martin II WHITE CITY, Ore. (May 28) – With a $1,500 top prize and a berth on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational on the line, Mark Wauge impressed with his charge to the front of the pack for the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified victory at Southern Oregon Speedway’s Roger Haudenshild Tribute Race. Wauge started in the last row in a 30-lapper that ran with just one caution flag and a complete restart. He took the lead from long tow Darrell Hughes II on lap 20. Once in front, Wauge was not to be denied as he pulled away for the win. After a multi-car crash resulted in a complete restart, Brian Poppa shot into the lead on the opening lap. What proved to be the last caution of the contest flew on the next circuit. Hughes pressured Poppa hard for the lead before using an inside pass on lap five to gain the lead. Wauge was already sixth by then and raced his way into the top four two laps later. [Read More]

IMCA Dirt Wars starts Idaho Falls Raceway season

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – The second annual Dirt Wars special this Saturday, June 4 starts the 2016 season at Idaho Falls Raceway. The Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature pays $1,500 to win and is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying event while top prize in the IMCA SportMod feature is $750. All applicable IMCA points, including local track, will be awarded and RACEceivers are required in both divisions. Pit gates open at noon and the grandstand opens at 3 p.m. Outlaw karts take to the track at 5 p.m. with the evening program set for 7 p.m. There will be a monster truck freestyle event at intermission. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $10 for kids and free for three and under. Modified entry fee is $50 and pit passes are $15. A practice session will be held Friday, June 3. More information about Dirt Wars is available on the Snake River Stock Car Association Facebook page.

Roberts repeats at Stuart’s Ron Little Memorial

By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (May 29) – Nick Roberts flexed his muscles on the top side of the oval in racing to a second straight Ron Little Memorial Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature win at Stuart Speedway. The Sunday checkers paid $2,000 and put Roberts on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Roberts and Racer Hulin led the field to green for the 30-lap main event. Roberts took control early with Hulin and then Darin Duffy close behind. Roberts, Duffy and Hulin held the top three spots until Todd Shute moved into third on lap 17. A lap later the yellow would fly but that proved to be the final caution. When the green light came on again it was Roberts making the most of the higher line. Shute finished second with Duffy third, Tim Ward fourth and Hulin fifth in the 16th annual event. Marcus Fagan held off Mike Nichols in the race for top IMCA Sunoco Stock Car honors. John Watson regained the lead from Ryan Grochala en route [Read More]

Logue is best in Boone Modified main

BOONE, Iowa (May 28) – Saturday night’s racing program at the Boone Speedway beat Mother Nature, its program finishing just before the rain. John Logue, who has seen many victories over the years, took the checkers in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified division. Wayne Gifford got his second win of the season in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car class, as did Randy Roberts in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods. John Watson got the win in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Logue jumped immediately to the lead from his outside front row starting spot in the Modified 20-lapper. He took his ride to the topside and kept his momentum there, leading all laps to the finish and the win. Twelfth starting Mike Van Genderen finished a close second. Right behind was Jimmy Gustin, who came from eleventh. Fourth went to 20th place starter Ricky Thornton and Joel Bushore finished fifth. Gifford took the Stock Car lead at lap four and was pulling away until pesky yellows reared their ugly heads. This bunched the field for the restarts and [Read More]

Rain, hail combine to KO Boone Deery

BOONE, Iowa (May 30) – The combination of torrential rain and pea-sized hail was more than enough to result in cancellation of the Memorial Day Deery Brothers Summer Series event at Boone Speedway. Next up on the IMCA Late Model series schedule is the $2,000 to win, minimum $300 to start event at Marshalltown Speedway on Tuesday, June 7. The Hawkeye Dirt Tour for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds is also in town that evening and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars complete the midweek program. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and hot laps are at 7 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors 62 and over and free for kids 10 and under. Pit passes are $30. More information is available by calling promoter Toby Kruse 515 231-5444 and at the www.marshalltownspeedway.com website.

Droste tops Tri-Track Challenge at Dubuque

By Jerry Mackey DUBUQUE, Iowa (May 29) – Dubuque Speedway hosted the Ideal Ready Mix Tri-Track Challenge on Sunday night with a season-high 88 race teams taking part in the extra special night of racing. Twenty-eight Out Pace Racing Products IMCA Late Model drivers signed in looking to capture the $2,000 first place prize money. The 50-lap main provided the fans with plenty of excitement as the lead changed hands several times before young up and coming driver Tyler Droste was able to secure the top spot with 20 laps to go. Droste broke away from a pack of race lead contenders late in the race and scored the win ahead of Ray Guss Jr. while Johnny Emerson came on strong late in the race to take third. The Merfeld Brothers Automotive IMCA Modified feature saw a pair of Dubuque drivers battle to the checkers with Jeremiah Hurst scoring the win ahead of Jason Schueller. Ryan DeShaw led early and settled for third while running with the leaders the entire 20 laps. Tyler Soppe bested [Read More]

Hurst scores first of season at West Liberty

By Jerry Mackey WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (May 28) – Jeremiah Hurst scored his first win of the season in the iWireless IMCA Late Model division Saturday at West Liberty Raceway. Hurst inherited the lead when the no. 39 of Rob Toland developed an engine misfire. Hurst took the lead with less than five laps remaining. Kevin Kile made a late-race charge to finish second ahead of Jonathan Brauns. Larry Herring scored his second consecutive feature win in the Performance Concepts IMCA Modified class. Herring took the top spot from Jerry Luloff on lap 10 and went on to score the 20-lap feature win over Bruce Hanford and Dakota Hayden. Dalton Simonsen took command early and went on to score an impressive feature win in the Weikert Iron & Metal IMCA Northern SportMod division. Simonsen led the caution-free main event from laps two through 15. Tyler Soppe advanced from deep in the field to take runner-up honors ahead of Logan Anderson. Nate Wood took the checkers in the Kile Motorsports IMCA Stock Car feature. A late [Read More]

Rust races from ‘B’ feature to Hawkeye Dirt Tour checkers

VINTON, Iowa (May 30) – Once he made the Memorial Day main event, Joel Rust figured he had the car to be a contender. He figured right. Rust qualified for Monday’s Hawkeye Dirt Tour opener at Benton County Speedway by running second in his “B” feature, started 16th in the field of 28 and promptly raced to his career-first Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified Series victory. Rust passed fellow “B” qualifier Todd Shute with 13 circuits left in the 40-lapper and led to the $1,000 checkers. “I haven’t run a lot of features that long. I knew my car was good on the bottom and I got to fifth by midway,” the new Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier said. “I’d had success here in a SportMod but last night was the first night here with this car. It was cool to be able to win this race especially with the caliber of cars.” Forty-eight Modifieds, the most-ever for an HDT event at Vinton, were on hand for the holiday show. Shute, Tony Snyder, Chris Abelson [Read More]

Three repeat winners at Davenport

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (May 27) – Going into Friday’s races at Davenport Speedway, no driver had won more than one point paying feature this season. Now there are three. The Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models continued their streak of different winners as Brunson Behning captured his first victory of the year at Davenport. Jay Chenoweth led the first couple laps before falling off the pace. Andy Nezworski led one lap before yielding to Behning, who led to the checkered flag. Ray Guss Jr. tracked Behning down but could only get to within a couple of car lengths. Nezworski held on for third, with Rob Toland fourth. Matt Ryan came from dead last to finish fifth. In the Eriksen IMCA Modifieds, Mitch Morris posted his second victory of the season. Chris Lawrence led the first handful of laps, with Rick Ratliff leading the next five. On lap 11, Morris went to the front and led the remaining laps despite two late race cautions. Joe Beal was the big mover on the evening. [Read More]

Elliott eludes raindrops for Marshalltown IMCA Modified win

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (May 27) – A few raindrops at the Marshalltown Speedway on Friday night didn’t stop the weekly racing action. Eric Elliott went home with his first-ever Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified win at the track, Donavon Smith in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car class won for the first time in the regular season and Jared VanDeest got win number three in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod division. There has been no stopping Eric Stanton in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock class, as he continued his perfect season’s run, winning for the fifth time. Stanton started ninth and had the lead at lap five, keeping it to the finish for the win. He was tailed most of the distance by Jamie Songer, who finished as the runner-up. Gary Pfantz was third, fourth went to Doug McCollough, who had started 10th, and lady racer Leah Wroten completed the top five. VanDeest returned to victory lane, winning the 15-lap IMCA Northern SportMod feature. VanDeest started seventh and had to run down early leaders Travis Peterson and then Cory [Read More]