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Duffy wins 141’s Red, White and Blue Series

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (Aug. 9) – Darin Duffy has traveled from Urbana, Iowa, to 141 Speedway and back four times this season. That 40 hours of driving time paid off as Duffy captured the track’s Red, White and Blue Series for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds. Duffy won the Saturday night feature and picked up his second $1,000 payday of the three-race series. He had finished second in the opening race and was thus one win away from scoring the clean sweep in the series. He receives the coveted crate motor courtesy of Gandrud Chevrolet along with the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berth. Tim Czarneski started up front and led early in a feature that saw five cautions in all. Russ Reinwald snuck into the lead briefly but Czarneski came flying back up top. Czarneski led through a few more cautions with Johnny Whitman hot on his heels. Following a lap 11 restart, Whitman got a good jump coming off of turn two and Czarneski tried to sneak through up [Read More]

Larsons win twice in Murray County Redline North Star Series show

SLAYTON, Minn. (Aug. 8) – Dustin Larson won his second IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified tour feature Friday night, when the Redline Racing Parts North Star Series visited Murray County Speedway. Larson drew the pole for the 20-lapper and held onto the front spot through a series of early cautions. His brother Jeff made a charge during a long green flag run but had to settle for second. Dalton Magers, Jason Fisher and Josh Bonnstetter rounded out the top five. Dustin Larson had won the first North Star feature of his brief Modified career at Redwood Speedway on June 8. The Larson clan also celebrated an IMCA Sunoco Stock Car victory as patriarch Jim took the lead with three laps left in that contest and held off Matt Speckman. The checkers were his third of the season and career sixth. Chris Palsrok, Levi Feltman and Gary Mattison completed the top five. Other winners at Slayton were Justin Remus in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, Cory Probst in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Stephanie Forsberg [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through Aug. 7

IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds – 1. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 1,191; 2. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, Iowa, and William Gould, Calera, Okla., both 1,178; 4. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 1,177; 5. Keith White, Little River Academy, Texas, 1,174; 6. Cory Sample, Winnemucca, Nev., 1,158; 7. Troy Cordes, Dunkerton, Iowa, 1,156; 8. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, 1,149; 9. Dean Abbey, Waco, Texas, 1,130; 10. Christopher Fleming, Union Springs, N.Y., 1,127; 11. Glen Hibbard, Euless, Texas, 1,116; 12. Mike Jergens, Plover, Iowa, and Jimmy Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, both 1,113; 14. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1,112; 15. Dustin Smith, Lake City, Iowa, 1,099; 16. Josh McGaha, Abilene, Texas, 1,097; 17. Tim Ward, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,095; 18. Adam Larson, Ankeny, Iowa, and Mike Densberger, Lincoln, Neb., both 1,092; 20. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb., 1,091. IMCA Late Models – 1. Justin L. Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 800; 2. Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa, 796; 3. Ryan Griffith, Webster City, Iowa, 776; 4. Jason Hahne, Webster City, Iowa, 755; 5. Nick Marolf, Moscow, Iowa, 740; 6. Todd Malmstrom, Silvis, [Read More]

Iowa State Fair show is next for Deery Brothers Summer Series

DES MOINES, Iowa – Touring IMCA Late Models travel to Des Moines for their next Deery Brothers Summer Series show, during the Iowa State Fair. The Monday, Aug. 11 main event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway pays $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Justin Kay of Wheatland brings the point lead to town for the ninth of 15 events on the 2014 schedule. Gates open at 3 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m. and racing follows 5:30 p.m. hot laps. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $30. Completing the race day card are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Dirt Trucks. More information is available at the www.iowastatefairspeedway.com website or on Facebook. Twenty-two previous series events have been held at Des Moines and Jeff Aikey of Cedar Falls leads all drivers with six career wins there, including the 2013 contest. Darrel DeFrance of Marshalltown has competed at all 428 events in series [Read More]

Elliott shines brightest at Night of 1,000 Stars

BRITT, Iowa (Aug. 7) – Mark Elliott exorcised a lot of race demons Thursday night. Elliott led every lap in winning the Night of 1,000 Stars special for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds at Hancock County Speedway. His share of the purse totaled $7,000, including $3,500 for the victory and $2,500 in lap money, plus another $1,000 for leading at halfway. The top-paying event of the 2014 XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour drew 84 entries from 10 states and Canada. “What really helped us win tonight was a long month of July. We did the Dakota Classic Tour, then Speedweeks, and missed five of the shows,” the new 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier said. “We went back to work on the car and everybody, my crew, my family and my sponsors, stayed focused on winning.” “Maybe the stars aligned,” he added. “We had the right amount of luck and it all worked out for us.” Also the 2006 and 2009 race winner, Elliott won his heat race despite a back row start and then [Read More]

Werkmeister earns $1,800 for Dawson County sweep

By Kelly Ninas LEXINGTON, Neb. (Aug. 3) – Completing the sweep was easier said than done but Casey Werkmeister was $1,800 richer after he accomplished the feat. Werkmeister won his heat and the pole dash, then raced from 12th starting to win Sunday’s Dirt Track Central Jax Sports Grille Great Plains Series feature at Dawson County Raceway. He opted for the $500 pole dash check and to invert the top 12 spots in the starting grid for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. “I took the money and started 12th. I didn’t figure there’d be any guarantee I’d beat (series point leader) Mike Nichols but I passed him for the lead with about five laps to go,” Werkmeister said. “It turned out to be a fun little race. Obviously it’s a fun night whenever you win.” The feature win was good for $1,300 and that added up to Werkmeister’s biggest career payday. He’d also won the May 26 series feature at WaKeeney. Three cautions slowed the main event, the first of them early on and the other [Read More]

Murray County, Arlington dates are next for Redline Racing Parts North Star Series

SLAYTON, Minn. – Dates at Murray County Speedway in Slayton and Arlington Raceway this weekend make up the only doubleheader of the season for the Redline Racing Parts North Star Series. Murray County hosts touring IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts on Friday, Aug. 8. The same five divisions are in action on Saturday, Aug. 9 at Arlington. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. at Slayton. Racing follows 7:15 p.m. hot laps. Grandstand admission is $11 for adults, $6 for students ages 11-15 and free for 10 and under. IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars are also on the card at Arlington. The pits open at 3 p.m. and hot lap are at 4:30 p.m. Hot laps begin at 6 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $12 for adults and $5 for kids. Pit passes are $25 both nights. Series standings are based on drivers’ best eight of 10 finishes. [Read More]

IMCA Modified stars shine at high-paying Hancock County specials

BRITT, Iowa – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified stars shine at two of the top-paying special events of the season on back-to-back nights at Hancock County Speedway. The 20th annual Night of 1,000 Stars on Thursday, Aug. 7 pays as much as $9,000 and a minimum of $3,500 to win. And on Friday, Aug. 8, the second annual Night of 10,000 Stars boasts a potential payout of $10,000 and a guaranteed $7,000 to the winner. Both Modified features are 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifiers and will be 50 laps. Fireworks follow each night’s race program. The Aug. 7 event is also an XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour show and is sponsored by Doug Studer Farms. Lap money totals $2,500 with a $1,000 bonus to the leader at midway. The winner earns another $2,000 if they’ve raced at Hancock County Speedway at least four times previous to that evening. Making the 33-car Modified feature field pays a minimum of $300. Thirty-six cars take the Modified green for the Iowa Corn Growers District 2-sponsored Night of [Read More]

Rooks County Speedway hosts Aug. 13, 14 fair races

By Mike Hughes STOCKTON, Kan. – Rooks County Speedway in Stockton, Kan., will host races during the Rooks County Fair on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 13-14. Sanctioned IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks will be in action both nights. It will be a complete show each night. Gates open at 5 p.m., hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and races start at 7 p.m. sharp. Races are being promoted by NEPRA Racing and Prowler Promotions. For more information, contact Dean at 785 425-8432.

Tonight’s Deery Series event in Independence is canceled

By Ryan Clark INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (Aug. 6) – With wet weather in the area and an increased threat of rain later this afternoon into the evening, officials have canceled tonight’s Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models event at Independence Motor Speedway. The event, which was also rained out on its original date of July 1, will not be made up. “The weather has affected us all year and tonight is no different,” said promoter Darin Burco of S&B Promotions. “It isn’t a decision we wanted to make,” he continued, “but it’s one we don’t take lightly.” With an increased chance for rain in Independence around the time hot laps were scheduled to start, Burco said the last thing he wanted to do is force people to drive from all over the state just to get rained out with no make-up date available. “We’ve talked to meteorologists who tell us the track of the weather will change and we’ll get wet around 6 p.m.,” he said. “I used to race the Deery Series and [Read More]