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Snellenberger holds on for Bouche Memorial checkers

By Tom Wagner STURGEON BAY, Wis. (May 23) – Rod Snellenberger held off Dave Bouche at the wire to capture the $1,000 top prize in the seventh annual Nathan Bouche Memorial IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature Saturday at Thunderhill Raceway. The only caution of the contest came on lap five. The front pair made it a two-car race the last 18 times around the oval with Bouche no more than a car length behind at any time. Behind the lead duo, Shawn Havel advanced to third and, for a time, was making up ground. But the advance stalled in the late stages and he settled for third. Derek Moede and John Anschutz ran together for the duration, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively. Dan Sell completed the top six, piloting the Nathan Bouche tribute car. Moede had led the 22-car feature field to the green. Rick Dix was shuffled back on the lap five restart as Snellenberger and Bouche raced to the front. Snellenberger established the low groove, going to work on Moede for the lead, with Anschutz keeping [Read More]

Lambert earns career first win at 141

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (May 23) – Josh Lambert bested a 23-car field to earn his first career Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature victory Saturday at 141 Speedway. Lambert put his racer up top and grabbed the lead from Race Van Pay on lap four. Lambert put on a dominant performance that saw him with a full straightaway lead mid-race but a caution with eight laps remaining brought everyone back together. Doug Maurer used a veteran restart to move around Lambert and into the lead with seven laps to go. Lambert stayed true to his line and didn’t falter as he moved back around Maurer with laps left. Other winners on Memorial Weekend included Jeremy Jacobs in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, John Heinz in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Brandon Kay in the Mach-1 Sport Compacts.

Three dates announced for Dominick Bruns Memorial Challenge Cup Chase

DANUBE, Minn. – IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars will race for $1,000 to win on each of three Dominick Bruns Memorial Challenge Cup Chase dates. Jackson Speedway hosts the opening night show on Saturday, May 30. The Chase is at Murray County Speedway in Slayton on Friday, July 17 and at Redwood Speedway in Redwood Falls on Sunday, July 26. The top driver in point standings for the three nights earns a $1,000 share of the $2,000 series point fund and becomes eligible to qualify for the Sunoco Race Fuels Race of Champions during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The runner-up in points earns $600 and third place in the standings is good for $400. Defending Challenge Cup Chase champion is Jim Larson. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points, as well as special series points, will be given all three nights. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. at Jackson. Hot laps are at [Read More]

CP-Carrillo puts more emphasis on dirt with new IMCA Stock, Northern SportMod, Hobby awards

IRVINE, Calif. – Drivers in three IMCA divisions are the beneficiaries of new sponsor CP-Carrillo’s added emphasis on dirt this season. The Irvine, Calif., manufacturer of the Bullet line of pistons and connecting rods gives awards to IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock competitors. “We’re really excited about being involved with IMCA,” CP-Carrillo’s Bryce Mulvey said. “Our pistons really fit these divisions well. All our products are made in America and we already sell a large quantity of them to IMCA customers. We use technology learned over the years to make products that are affordable to the Saturday Night racer.” The national Stock Car champion and top finishing drivers in national Northern SportMod and Hobby Stock point standings competing with claim engines are in line for a complete set of pistons and connecting rods. CP-Carrillo also gives $100 product certificates to second through fifth place finishers in each Stock Car region and to second through fifth place claim engine competitors in the national Northern SportMod and Hobby Stock [Read More]

Emphasis remains on safety with Joie of Seating awards

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Randy LaJoie and The Joie of Seating help keep the spotlight on safety with awards for IMCA drivers involved in race night crashes this season. Drivers in all sanctioned divisions who submit photos of their crashed race car to the home office receive $200 certificates, good toward the purchase of a seat from the Kannapolis, N.C., manufacturer. Each month, one driver will be featured in The Joie of Seating Safety Spotlight, published in Inside IMCA, and receives a $250 product certificate. Damage to race cars must have occurred at a sanctioned event and photos can be sent to IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. National rookies of the year also receive $250 product certificates from the 12-year IMCA marketing partner. “One of the points of emphasis at IMCA will always be driver safety and partnering with The Joie of Seating has sharpened that focus during the past 12 years,” said Kevin Yoder, director of marketing for the sanctioning body. “We are not naive to believe that accidents won’t happen and hopefully by showing [Read More]

Oshkosh wins are first for Bartel, Wichman

By Dave Panske OSHKOSH, Wis. (May 22) – Chad Bartel and Greg Wichman both won at Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway for the first time in their respective IMCA careers Friday night. Bartel bested the Automotive Supply Company IMCA Modified main after running side-by-side with eventual runner-up T.J. Smith. Wichman hugged the inside line and held off persistent Travis Van Straten in the Total Power Sales IMCA Stock Car headliner. Ryan Besaw took the lead on lap seven and was still in first when the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main was checkered due to the time limit. The win was his first locally this season. All race winners received trophies from the Kim Parsons Memorial Trophy Tour for Organ and Tissue donation.

Larson leads the way at Marshalltown

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (May 22) – Adam Larson won at Marshalltown for the first time this season in Friday’s Coors Light IMCA Modified main event. Scott Simatovich was the early leader while Larson, Joel Rust and Jimmy Gustin went two- and three-wide behind him. Rust grabbed the lead away on lap nine, then gave way to Gustin on lap 12. Gustin, in turn, saw Larson take the lead away on lap 13 and drive to the checkers. Rust took second, Josh Gilman came from ninth to third and Gustin was fourth and Simatovich. Donavon Smith was the winner by a bumper over Trent Murphy in the Miller Lite IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. Colby Heishman won his career first Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature on Tuesday and won his second Friday at Marshalltown. Austin Luellen won another Toby K’s Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stock main event, by a car length over Andy Hick.

Droste takes IMCA Modified Madness cash at Davenport

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (May 22) – The IMCA Modified Madness 50 was the big show Friday night at Davenport Speedway. When the checkered flag fell, the spotlight was on Tyler Droste. Making his first visit to Davenport with an IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified, Droste topped the $2,000 to win feature after swapping the lead and a little paint with Milo Veloz. “There were a lot of good cars here and a lot of very good drivers in the feature,” said Droste. “It helped having been here once before this year (in a Late Model) because every track is just a little bit different.” The main event started with 2012 race winner Veloz on the pole. Veloz jumped out to the early race lead but was in and out of first before Droste took over for good on the 46th of 50 circuits. Wisconsin’s Todd Dart, running the high side, took the lead briefly on lap seven but Veloz regained the top spot in the next corner. Lap 30 saw Jeremiah Hurst take his [Read More]

Reeser picks up PASS win at Williams Grove

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (May 22) – Tyler Reeser picked up his first-ever Williams Grove Pennsylvania Sprint Series win Friday night, in a race complete with three-wide action for the lead. The IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car feature took several tries to get started as first-lap incidents slowed competition. Reeser took the lead following one of those restarts. Reeser then took the lead and was in command as Zach Newlin and 10th starting Daren Miller closed in. The trio was in a close race when the rookie Miller took the lead from Newlin and Reeser. The race ended as it began with several restarts and as tires wore down. Miller was unable to dominate and Reeser again took the lead. Newlin came home second followed by Steve Storrie, Ken Duke and Miller. Feature results – 1. Tyler Reeser; 2. Zach Newlin; 3. Steve Storrie; 4. Ken Duke; 5. Darren Miller; 6. Tom Worrick; 7. Stephanie Stevens; 8. Scott Ellerman; 9. Colby Dice; 10. John Martin; 11. Jon Haegele; 12. Mike Alleman; 13. Ron Aurand; 14. Drew Ritchey; 15. [Read More]

Diversified Machine Inc. makes winning pay off for IMCA Modifieds, Late Models, Sprints

LANCASTER, Pa. (May 23) – Diversified Machine Inc. makes a big award winner out of the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified driver making the most visits to victory lane this season. The new IMCA marketing partner gives a Bulldog CT-1 quick change rear end to the Modified driver with the most 40-point feature wins during the 2015 point season. Sixth through 10th place drivers in the national Modified, IMCA Late Model and IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car point standings each receive $100 product certificates from the Lancaster, Pa., manufacturer. “We’ve always been interested in IMCA, for a couple different reasons,” explained Sales Manager Dave Ely. “I’ve kept up with Super Nationals and racing in the Midwest. I’m as interested in what happens on race night at Spencer, Iowa, as I am what happens at the Knoxville Nationals.” “And I like the technical side of it,” added the veteran of 20 Sprint Car racing seasons. “I’m impressed when I see cars with eight inch tires, and the traction they create, racing three and four wide. That [Read More]