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Gustin grabs Saturday Showcase SportMod checkers at Independence

By Ryan Clark INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (June 21) – Plain and simple, Jenae Gustin has Independence Motor Speedway figured out. The Marshalltown driver raced to her second straight victory and her fourth win in the last five weeks in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod division Saturday night. To top off the win, Gustin took home extra cash as the SportMods were featured in the Saturday Showcase, a monthly spotlight with increased prize money for a select division. Outside front row starter Lucas Lundry held the early command while Gustin made her way through traffic from a fifth row starting spot. Gustin raced the low groove into contention as she settled into second after just four laps. A short time later Gustin reeled in Lundry, who was also running the low side of the speedway. Unable to make her bid for the lead in the bottom groove, Gustin went to work a groove higher than the leader. She and Lundry jockeyed for position and swapped the lead numerous times before she was able to break free with [Read More]

$4,000 possible to win at Hancock County’s IMCA Northern SportMod Nationals

BRITT, Iowa – The winner of Hancock County Speedway’s Thursday, June 26 MaxYield Seed Northern SportMod Nationals earns as much as $4,000 for his or her 30-lap efforts. The main event for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods pays a minimum of $2,500 to win with $500 bonuses if the first-place driver is a previous event winner; has raced at least three times previously this season at Britt; and has won a regular season feature there this year. Twenty-four cars qualify and four more get sponsor provisionals. A 10-minute pit stop on the front straight is planned at midway and the winner goes home with a six-foot tall trophy. Start money is $75 and the MaxYield Seed Hard Charger award is $100. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded to SportMod drivers. Completing the card are IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts running for weekly purses and all applicable points, including local track points. Pit gates at Britt open [Read More]

$2,500 to win IMCA Modified feature is June 27 at Luxemburg

By Greg Aregoni LUXEMBURG, Wis. – With many of the top IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified drivers in the nation in the area for 141 Speedway’s Clash at the Creek on June 25 and 26, Luxemburg Speedway is ready to test its own against the competition on Friday, June 27. The winner of the Modified main event that evening will take home a cool $2,500 and if not already qualified, be added to the ballot for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. “We know that we have some of the best talent in the Modified division in the country. We want to show everyone what we have to offer,” said promoter Gene Mathu. “I have already talked to some of the travelers who want to stick around for our show.” Line-ups will be based on the draw/re-draw format. Modifieds contend for IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points. The Modified entry fee of $80 includes the driver’s pit pass. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and [Read More]

Hyperco expands, continues contingency awards for four IMCA divisions and Deery Series

PONTOTOC, Miss. – After expanding last year to a new state-of-the-art facility, Hyperco returns for a 17th consecutive season as a marketing partner with IMCA. Now located in Pontotoc, Miss., Hyperco gives contingency awards to eligible drivers in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods. IMCA Late Model drivers following the Deery Brothers Summer Series are also in line for contingencies again in 2014. “Integrating the Hyperco brand into parent company MW Industries’ Pontotoc Spring operation will not only enhance the quality of product available for IMCA racers, but raise the bar on customer service as well,” said IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “Hyperco has always been a leader in the coil and leaf spring industry and I’m sure that position will be substantiated in 2014.” Top three eligible drivers in each of the five Modified regions, in both Stock Car regions and in national standings for Northern SportMods and Southern SportMods who compete with at least one Hyperco spring receive two [Read More]

Big names pre-entered for shot at big Clash at the Creek payday

FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. – Fifty of the best IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified drivers from nine states are already pre-entered for the $10,000 to win June 25-26 Clash at the Creek at 141 Speedway. Those heavy hitters already confirmed for action next Wednesday and Thursday include: Todd Shute, Des Moines, Iowa; Josh Rogotzke, Sanborn, Minn.; Dave Zeitler, Luxemburg; R.M. Van Pay, Denmark; Troy Jerovetz, Green Bay; Drew Armstrong, Alexander, Ark.; Johnny Whitman, DePere; Todd Dart, Algoma; Randy Markwardt Jr., Sheboygan Falls; Kyle Kudick, Two Rivers; Tim Ward, Gilbert, Ariz.; and Jeff Taylor, Cave City, Ark.; Travis Peery, Williston, N.D.; Jay Noteboom, Hinton, Iowa; Jay Matthias, Green Bay; Eric Mahlik, Green Bay; Travis Spaulding, Greenville; Justin O’Brien, West Union; Darin Duffy, Urbana; Brad Theys, Kewaunee; James Lee Tebon, Algoma; Tim Czarneski, Denmark; Brad Lautenbach, New Franken; Joel Rust, Grundy Center; and Joel Crowbridge, Burlington. William Gould, Calera, Okla.; Scott Hogan, Vinton, Iowa; Mike Jergens, Plover, Iowa; Sean Jerovetz, Sobieski; Brian Crapser, Brookfield; John Berna, Seymour; Benji LaCrosse, Green Bay; Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo.; Jared Siefert, Luxemburg; [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through June 19

IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds – 1. Keith White, Little River Academy, Texas, 1,147; 2. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 1,061; 3. Glen Hibbard, Euless, Texas, 1,051; 4. Tim Ward, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,043; 5. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 1,042; 6. Dean Abbey, Waco, Texas, and Ronnie Welborn, Princeton, Texas, both 1,028; 8. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, Iowa, 1,015; 9. Ryan Roath, Phoenix, Ariz., 1,003; 10. Kyle Wilson, Monterey, Calif., 945; 11. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, 935; 12. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 930; 13. Mike Jergens, Plover, Iowa, 929; 14. Alexander Wilson, Salinas, Calif., 925; 15. Ben Ketteman, Pflugerville, Texas, 911; 16. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 904; 17. Joe Spillman, Marble Falls, Texas, 894; 18. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 882; 19. Clay Sellard, Ellis, Kan., 850; 20. Nick Roberts, Des Moines, Iowa, 835. IMCA Late Models – 1. Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa, 780; 2. Curt Schroeder, Ames, Iowa, 696; 3. Justin L. Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 643; 4. Curtis Glover, Des Moines, Iowa, 636; 5. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 601; 6. Jason Hahne, Webster City, Iowa, [Read More]

Bahrs is quickest in Quad City’s fair special

By Anthony Sandoval EAST MOLINE, Ill. (June 18) – Jason Bahrs knew he had the car to win at Quad City Speedway’s Open Wheel Onslaught on Wednesday night. He just had to wait for the right time to use it.   Bahrs started fourth in the Rock Island County Fair special for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds and squeezed his way into second behind Milo Veloz Jr. by lap two and bided his time as the two gradually caught up with the back of the pack.   On the ninth circuit, Veloz became trapped behind a lapped car, allowing Bahrs to scoot by on the outside. Bahrs led the final 21 laps en route to his career first fair race win and a spot on the ballot for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational.   ”He has the capability to win a race even if he doesn’t have the best race car,” Bahrs said of Veloz. “He’s a challenge anytime we’re at the race track.”   I was seeing where he was going to run and trying to figure [Read More]

XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour date at Lee County rescheduled to July 14

DONNELLSON, Iowa (June 19) – Another ominous forecast has resulted in another XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour postponement. With rain in the late afternoon and evening forecast, the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified tour event scheduled tonight (Tuesday) at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson has been moved to Monday, July 14. Program of events for that night is to be announced. The new date makes for an even busier week of racing for IMCA Modified drivers, following weekly races and the July 13 Hogan Memorial at Benton County Speedway in Vinton. The Hawkeye Dirt Tour is at Southern Iowa Speedway on Tuesday, July 15 and at Knoxville Raceway on Thursday, July 17 for the Harris Clash show; Oskaloosa’s regular weekly show is on the Wednesday between those dates.

IMCA Late Model veterans in running for $500 bonuses at Marshalltown Deery

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (June 19) – An even bigger payday is possible for veteran IMCA Late Model drivers following the Deery Brothers Summer Series to Marshalltown Speedway next Tuesday, June 24. The Miller Lite 50 tour event pays $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Former promoter Steve Priske, now owner of Rumor’s Bar & Grill is Marshalltown, will pay a $500 bonus to the highest finishing Late Model driver who competed at Marshalltown between 1985 and 1990. H & F Distributing, also of Marshalltown, adds another $500 to the veteran who can win the feature. The first of 22 Deery Series events at Marshalltown was held in 1987; the division was sanctioned there weekly from 1987 through 1990. “The Late Models, the Deery Series and IMCA have all been important to the history of this race track,” noted promoter Toby Kruse. “These bonuses are a great addition to the evening’s purse during our 50th anniversary season.” Deery drivers with roots in the 1985-1990 Late Model era at Marshalltown have enjoyed their share [Read More]

Kupper Chevrolet returns as Dakota Classic Tour sponsor

MANDAN, N.D. – Kupper Chevrolet returns this season as title sponsor for the Dakota Classic Modified and Stock Car Tours. This is the second in a three-year pact. The largest Chevrolet dealer in North Dakota, Kupper again provides point funds of $2,000 for traveling IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds and $1,000 for traveling IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. The Kupper Automotive companies include Kupper Chevrolet and Kupper Subaru in Mandan and Bismarck Motor Company. Kupper Chevrolet also supplies crate engines that are an option for three of the IMCA divisions sanctioned in North Dakota. “This tour continues to grow and has become a ‘must-attend’ for many of our Modified and Stock Car racers, not just in the upper Midwest but across the country,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder observed. “The support of Kupper has been a welcome addition and a relationship we’re very proud of.” Opening night for the 25th annual Modified series and the seventh annual Stock Car series is Sunday, July 6 at Nodak Speedway. The series are at Estevan Motor Speedway on July [Read More]