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Watson wins Wetzel Memorial

By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (July 19) – John Watson was the big winner Sunday in Stuart Speedway’s John Wetzel Memorial for IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Shannon Anderson ran right behind or alongside most of the way, but couldn’t complete a last-lap pass of Watson, who went home with a career-best $1,000 victory. Austin Luellen, Bill Bonnett and Jamie Songer rounded out the top five. Watson and Nebraska racer Shawn Slezak led the field to green. Watson led early over Buck Schafroth and Anderson, with Eric Stanton and Luellen trucking to the front. The final caution of the contest waved on lap eight and Watson picked up where he left off, leading Anderson, Luellen and Stanton. Fifteenth starting Bill Bonnett made it to fourth on lap 18 as the top three stayed the same. Anderson made his move on lap 23, heading up to the top side of the track and setting up a last-lap effort for the win. As the front pair came out of the second turn on the last lap, Anderson dove [Read More]

Voting starts for IMCA Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational

BOONE, Iowa – First-round voting is now underway to determine 14 starters in the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. All voting is conducted through the IMCA Facebook page. The list of candidates is divided alphabetically from A-J and K-Z and five votes must be cast for drivers in each half of the alphabet; ballots can be cast once a day per Facebook account. Voting ends at noon next Monday, July 27 to select 14 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified drivers from a candidate list that includes winners of events paying $1,000 or more held through July 15, plus 2014 state and regional champions. Another 14 All-Stars, chosen from 40-point feature winners of sanctioned Modified events held between June 19 and July 16, advance from the second round of voting scheduled for July 29 to Aug. 5. Two drivers from each of the five regions and four at-large drivers will be elected in each round of voting. The 12th annual invitational will be Friday, Sept. 11 during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone [Read More]

IMCA Late Models return to Marshalltown on Aug. 14, 21

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (July 20) – IMCA Late Models make a long-awaited return to weekly race programs at Marshalltown Speedway for Friday, Aug. 14 and Aug. 21 shows. Both features pay $600 to win and a minimum of $100 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded each night; there is no entry fee. The division last ran weekly at Marshalltown in 1990. “We’re pretty excited about it. We’ve got a lot of Late Model fans around here,” Promoter Toby Kruse said. “We’ve gotten a lot of interest from drivers so far.” The Late Models join Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and mod-lites on the card at Marshalltown. Pit gates open at 5:15 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m., hot laps are at 6:45 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and free for kids 10 and under. Pit passes are $22. More information is available [Read More]

Little Mike’s Race to Win is Tuesday at 5MP

KIRKWOOD, N.Y. – Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds are Five Mile Point Speedway bound Tuesday night for the seventh annual Little Mike’s Race to Win. Held in memory of 2006 track champion Mike Stolarcyk III, the July 21 main event pays $1,000 to win and is a 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Racing starts at 7 p.m. and all Whitney Point residents will be admitted free to the grandstands with a photo ID. More information is available by calling 607 775-5555, on Facebook and at the www.5milepointspeedway.com website.

Business as usual for Olson at Benton County Speedway

VINTON, Iowa (July 19) – Tony Olson’s dream season continued Sunday night at Benton County Speedway. In just 34 Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod starts in 2015, Olson earned his 18th feature win, his seventh on the Vinton quarter-mile. Kurt Hogan took the lead from Jake Salisbury following a lap one caution while Olson worked through the pack from a fifth row start. Racing the top side, Olson made his way into the top five after three laps and then found himself challenging Hogan for the lead a handful of laps later. Olson swept around Hogan at the line at the midway point of the 16-lapper, then survived a pair of late stoppages to drive to victory ahead of Danny Dvorak and Matt Petrzelka. Damon Murty also raced to his seventh win of the season in the Ron-Da-Voo Lounge & Deli IMCA Stock Car 18-lapper. Murty started in row five, but a trio of cautions over the first four laps left Murty sitting third for the final restart. He chased Shane Ebaugh back to the green [Read More]

Dirt Wars 2.0 is this weekend at Idaho Falls

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – A pair of $1,000 to win features for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds are on the schedule for Idaho Falls Raceway’s Dirt Wars 2.0 special this Friday and Saturday, July 24 and 25. Both races are qualifying events for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA SportMods race for $500 to win each night. All applicable points, including local track, will be given in both divisions. Drivers’ meetings start at 5:30 p.m., hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Pit gates are open all day Friday and Saturday. Car and driver for the Modifieds is $50 each night. Pit passes are $25. Grandstand admission for the weekend is $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 4-12 and free for ages three and under. Dirt drags, freestyle motocross, an arachnophobia monster truck ride and exhibition truck and tractor pulls are also on the weekend’s schedule. More information is available by calling promoter Josh Dingman at 208 390-9494 or Live A Little Productions at 1-888-490-1990, at the [Read More]

Cole, McCarty top Tri-State features

By Rob Nugent POCOLA, Okla. (July 17-18) – Tate Cole and Ken McCarty were IMCA feature winners Saturday at Tri-State Speedway. Cole’s sixth Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature win this season at Pocola came ahead of Van Gemmill and Zane Hunter. McCarty took home his fourth IMCA SportMod trophy. Logan Ellis and Dalton Ragsdale rounded out the top three. Winner of Friday’s IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature was Dale Richardson, who became a first-time visitor to victory lane. Jay Anderson was second and third went to Ron Grover.

Tony Harris first to checkers on Fast Friday at Dixieland

By Jim Haines ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (July 17) – Tony Harris has been struggling a little lately with handling in his IMCA Eagle Motorsports Sprint Car but on the third Fast Friday feature of the season he got everything right for his first win of the year. The Virginia Sprint Series victory came at Dixieland Speedway. Charlie Ware and Harris paced the field to green with Harris out first and Ware taking up the charge. The fast, short track suited Harris’ style as he stayed on the cushion while the challengers lined up to fight for the lead. Tom Humphries got by Ware but could only get on the leader’s bumper and never around. It went wrong for Humphries when he got together with a spun car. That incident ended his night and allowed Jerald Harris the next try for the lead. While cars sliced and diced behind him, Tony Harris stayed in the top spot to the checkers. Jerald Harris and Daren Bolac were next across the stripe. Feature results – 1. Tony Harris; 2. [Read More]

Murray takes second Dodge City IMCA Modified Stampede triumph

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. (July 18) – David Murray Jr. showed exactly why he ranks as a four-time Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified national champion by taking his second Modified Stampede victory in three years Saturday at Dodge City Raceway Park. Starting from the front row outside, Murray gunned into the lead at the drop of the green flag and paced all 30 circuits to take the $1,200 winner’s share after sweeping through the inaugural version of the event in 2013. With 36 entries on hand, Murray ran third in his heat and then redrew the front row outside starting position for the main event. The field was in trouble at that point. “The top was the place to be, it was fast up there,” the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier said from victory lane. “The bottom looked to be pretty good, too. I saw Cody (Gearhart) down there some early, but I never went down to try it.” While Murray pounded the top of the track for all 30 laps, [Read More]

34 celebrates 50th with Blast From the Past

By Dana Royer WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (July 18) – It was a Blast from the Past at 34 Raceway Saturday night as the 3/8-mile high bank celebrating its 50th season of racing. Admission price was rolled back to 1966 to $1.50, memorabilia was on display courtesy of Billy Dusenberry and yes, even the vintage race cars took to the track. Tales from the past were shared throughout the evening by former racers and current Hall of Fame members were remembered. Even the trophies were a reminder of the first race at 34 Raceway, which was originally called 34 Raceway Park. Fifty years later, 34 Raceway is listed in the top 10 in continuous operating tracks in the country. Race fans also dug deep as drivers went through the stands collecting money for the Cameron, Ill., families hit but a tornado last week. Chase Klenk got his first IMCA Sunoco Stock Car win in a 20-lap event that ran non-stop and featured three- and four-wide racing throughout. Klenk held off challenges from Andrew Hustead, John Brockway, Jake Wenig and Abe Huls [Read More]