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Smith wins fifth at I-90

By Steve Zwemke HARTFORD, S.D, (Aug. 1) – Colin Smith added to his impressive streak of wins and runner-up finishes in I-90 Speedway’s Coffee Cup IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car division by driving to his fifth victory of the season Saturday. Smith won handily as he led all 20 laps, finishing ahead of Ben Waxdahl and Dusty Ballenger. Smith’s streak of top two finishes is now at seven. That includes four wins over the last five nights of racing. Smith credited his father for finding the right set up and said, “He told me to just go out there and race.”

Lynch, Gower and Abbott grab Quincy checkers

By Jack Walbring QUINCY, Ill. (Aug. 2) – Jim Lynch, Joey Gower and Kimberly Abbott all took feature event wins at Quincy Raceway on Sunday, Aug. 2 during Titan Wheel and Tire Mid Season Championships. Lynch worked his way to the front of the Powder Coat Plus IMCA Stock Car main event on the ninth lap and held off Beau Taylor for the final nine circuits to capture the feature event win. Michael Long scored third. Gower took over the lead of the Summy Tire and Auto Center IMCA Northern SportMod main event on the fifth lap and held off a succession of challengers for his third feature win of the season. Bobby Six scored the second spot followed by Brandon Lennox in third. Abbott and Brandon Lambert put on quite as show as the two battled for the win in the Mach-1 Sport Compact main event. Abbott made the right move at the right time as she took over the lead on the final lap to take the win with Lambert in second and [Read More]

Ballard, Cordes, Roster, Olson among winners at Benton County Speedway

VINTON, Iowa – Nathan Ballard continued his winning ways Sunday night at Benton County Speedway. The IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock point leader drove to his third straight win and eighth of the season on the Vinton quarter-mile. Pole-sitter Jason Cox held the lead for the early stages of the 16-lapper before Leah Wroten made her bid for the top spot on the fifth circuit. As Wroten made her way into the lead, Ballard chased her into second. Wroten fought off pressure from Ballard until he was able to sneak by for the lead with four laps to go. Ballard held on for the win while Wroten fought off pressure from Justin Wacha to finish second. Troy Cordes first used the high side and then the low groove on the way to his second Cassill Motors IMCA Modified win of the season. Jerry Dedrick took the early lead from his outside front row starting spot while Cordes made his way through the field from a fourth row start. Cordes used the low groove to drive past [Read More]

Snyder takes first checkers of season at Marshalltown

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (July 31) – Jon Snyder took the lead early in Friday’s Coors Light IMCA Modified 20-lap feature and stayed in front to the checkers, despite the best of efforts of Jake Strayer and then Brian Irvine. The local win was the first of the season for Snyder. Irvine ran second the last 11 circuits and Strayer ended in third. Donavon Smith took charge just before a couple mid-race cautions and drove to his sixth Miller Lite IMCA Stock Car victory at Marshalltown this season. Garrett Eilander worked his way through lapped traffic and held off hard-charging Austin Luellen for Toby K’s Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stock honors. Jared VanDeest caught Sam Wieben for the lead and eventual win, his fourth locally in 2015, in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main event.

Cook wins second straight at Kossuth County

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (July 30) – After not picking up a feature win in more that a year, Doug Cook did not wait long to make it two in a row as the hometown driver topped the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod Thursday at Kossuth County Speedway. Cook raced from the fifth starting spot to the lead on the first circuit. The only thing that slowed his trip to the winner’s circle was a yellow flag on lap 10. Jeramie Faber had his best run of the summer by placing second with Jake Simpson third. Rob Hughes captured his first local Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature of the season, leading the whole way despite being unable to shake off challenges from Tad Reutzel and Jesse Hoeft. Hoeft passed Reutzel with one lap to go to place second. Heath Tulp led the distance in recording his first IMCA Sunoco Stock Car victory this season at Algona. Bruce Wickman had his best finish of the season with a second place showing followed by Derek Green. [Read More]

Hamilton County Speedway brings back Harris Clash

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa – Promoter Bob Harris is feeling a bit nostalgic these days, with the return next week of the Harris Clash to Hamilton County Speedway. The special for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds was held at Webster City during its inaugural and second seasons in 1992 and 1993. After stops at Boone and Harlan, the event found a more permanent home at Knoxville Raceway. When the July 16 event was rained out, however, Harris had to make the decision to cancel altogether or find a different venue with an open date. That’s where Hamilton County Speedway and the new race date of Tuesday, Aug. 4 come in. “It’s a neat deal. We had plenty of offers to host a rescheduled event and one of them came from Webster City,” Harris said. “I thought ‘What the heck, that’s where it all started.’” “Back in the day (the late 1970s and early 1980s) I raced a Late Model there,” he continued. “I’m pretty excited about this. It’s going to be a lot of fun. The [Read More]

Buena Vista Raceway’s Aug. 5 IMCA Modified feature pays $1,300 to win

ALTA, Iowa – Winning the Wednesday, Aug. 5 Marv Rueter Memorial for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds at Buena Vista Raceway will be good for $1,300 and a spot on the ballot for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. The Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod winner earns $500 and the Mach-1 Sport Compact winner earns $300. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and BVR Bombers complete the weekly race program. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded. Modified, Northern SportMod and Sport Compact portions of the show will be draw/redraw. Entry fees are $50 for the Modifieds, $35 for the Northern SportMods and $25 for the Sport Compacts. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:45 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and veterans with ID, and free for kids 12 and under. Pit passes are $25. More information is available by calling promoter Lee Meyer at 712 299-5147 or the track at 712 284-2561. The [Read More]

Southern Iowa Speedway hosts IMCA Late Models on Aug. 5

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – IMCA Late Models return to Southern Iowa Speedway on Wednesday, Aug. 5, with a top prize of $750 at stake. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. Also on the weekly card will be Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Mach-1 Sport Compacts and the Iowa Sportsman Series. Sponsors for the evening are Supreme Lawn & Landscape, Van Wall Equipment, Farmers Support America, KBOE and Mahaska Bottling. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $6 for students and free for 12 and under. Pit passes are $25. Kids’ Club is at 6:30 p.m., hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m.

Grossenbacher wins Gage County Fair Sprint show at Beatrice

BEATRICE, Neb. (July 26) – The first time Trevor Grossenbacher raced at Beatrice Speedway, he ended up upside down in a borrowed car. His second visit had a happier ending. Grossenbacher won Sunday’s Sprint Series of Nebraska feature during the Gage County Fair. He led all 20 circuits after starting outside row three, taking the top line to the front on the first turn and then running the bottom groove. Adam Guillion, Jason Danley, Joey Danley and Shon Pointer completed the top five. The victory was Grossenbacher’s IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car tour second this year. He’d also topped the opening night event at Eagle Raceway. Feature results – 1. Trevor Grossenbacher; 2. Adam Guillion; 3. Jason Danley; 4. Joey Danley; 5. Shon Pointer; 6. Terry Richards; 7. Jason Martin; 8. Tyler Drueke; 9. Jake Bubak; 10. Clint Benson; 11. Ethan Fleetwood; 12. Shayle Bade; 13. Keith Dragoo; 14. Gene Ackland; 15. Mark Pace; 16. Tim Hilfiker; 17. Chase Weiter; 18. Blain Petersen; 19. Kyle Flodman.

Hasty Hammock tops 281 Sprint Series of Texas main

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (July 25) – Jerry Hammock didn’t waste much time getting to the front Saturday night at 281 Speedway. The sixth starting Hammock drove to the lead half a lap into the Sprint Series of Texas main event at 281 Speedway. He stayed in front ‘til the end of a 20-lapper that ran caution-free. “The two cars in front of me went to the cushion and I went to the middle,” Hammock summarized after the win, his IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car tour second of the season. Mike Herring was second and Reagan Reed was third. Completing the top five were Gary Kelley and Trevor Reed. Feature results – 1. Jerry Hammock; 2. Mike Herring; 3. Reagan Reed; 4. Gary Kelley; 5. Trevor Reed; 6. Adam Barr; 7. Dustin Woods; 8. Matt Etzelmiller; 9. Mark Klis; 10. David Garland; 11. Craig Woods; 12. Jason Howell; 13. Josh Hanna; 14. David Munden; 15. Bud Hanna; 16. Drew Wright; 17. Matt Holt; 18. Bob Odom; 19. Ed Keaton; 20. Danny Merrell.