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Redline Racing Parts North Star Series is at Fairmont on the Fourth

FAIRMONT, Minn. – A holiday show is next for the Redline Racing Parts North Star Series this Friday, July 4 at Fairmont Raceway. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts are on the track for the fifth of 10 tour dates this season. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. on Independence Day at Fairmont. Racing follows 7 p.m. hot laps. Spectator admission is $12 for adults and free for students 18 and under. Pit passes are $25. More information about the Fairmont date is available by calling 507 382-4531 and on Facebook. Jay Noteboom won the most recent Modified series feature and leads the point standings in that division. Two-time North Star winners include point leaders Jim Larson in the Stocks and Justin Luinenburg in the Hobbies. Nick Johansen was won the last two Northern SportMod features and is now second in the standings to Matthew Looft. Nate Coopman has won all four Sport [Read More]

Red, White and Blue Series resumes Saturday at 141

FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. – This Saturday, July 5th marks the second of three Gandrud Chevrolet Red, White and Blue Series IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified events at 141 Speedway. These $1,000 to win, minimum $120 to start, Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifiers will wrap up Aug. 23 as part of the weekly racing series at Francis Creek. Tim Czarneski is the current series leader with Darin Duffy in second. Shawn Kilgore, Benji LaCrosse and Brad Lautenbach round out the top five in Red, White and Blue Series points. More than $10,000 in contingencies, courtesy of Gandrud Chevrolet, Arneson Shock Service, BSB Manufacturing, Fast Shafts and Manitowoc Motor and Machine will be distributed with the series champion receiving a GM 604 crate engine from Gandrud Chevrolet. Although the Gandrud Chevrolet Red, White and Blue Series offers 141 Speedway track points, it is a draw/redraw format for the racers. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports Northern Region and Allstar Performance State points will also be awarded. Pit passes are $25 and there is no [Read More]

Lynch, Brocksieck, Becerra take Quincy feature wins

By Jack Walbring QUINCY, Ill. (June 29) – Jim Lynch, Aaron Brocksieck and Austin Bercerra all took IMCA feature wins at Quincy Raceway on Sunday. Beau Taylor took over the lead of the Powder Coat Plus IMCA Stock Car main event on the fourth lap and powered to a comfortable lead as the field behind him battled for position. A caution flag brought the field to Taylor’s rear bumper on the 14th lap and that was all Lynch needed to make his bid for the lead. Lynch pulled close to Taylor on the final lap and made an incredible pass for the lead on the low side to take the win by a fender over Taylor who had to settle for second. Brocksieck kept his cool throughout the entire 18-lap Summy Tire and Auto Center IMCA Northern SportMod main event. Brocksieck maintained the lead through several caution periods and was challenged by several different drivers during the event but managed to hold off all their efforts to take the lead to score his second feature [Read More]

Raceway Park tunes up for mid-season championships

By Bob Coney JEFFERSON, S.D. (June 29) – With mid-season championships only days away, five drivers tuned up with trips to victory lane on Sunday at Raceway Park. Ramsey Meyer worked his way through the field in the early laps and went on to win the KISS 107.1 FM IMCA Sport Compact feature. Chasing Meyer to the flag was Cody Thompson, while Mark Holmes, Jr. rounded out the top three. The MOPAR IMCA Hobby Stock feature was dominated by Tony Fetterman, while Zach Ankrum and Lucas Phillips closed out good runs to fill out the top three. The battle between Todd Boulware and Karl Brewer for supremacy in the Skyline Casino IMCA Northern SportMod division continued with Boulware coming out on top this week, followed by Brewer and R.J. Merchant. Paul Wenzlaff led flag to flag for the feature win in the Casey’s General Stores IMCA Stock Car division. Point leader Jason Ward came from deep in the field for a runner-up finish with Mel Elsberry rounding out the top three. Division point leader Chris [Read More]

Murphy rallies to Quad City victory

By Anthony Sandoval EAST MOLINE, Ill. (June 29) – With adrenaline running high, Mike Murphy Jr. was able to pull off the Quad City race weekend sweep. He won Friday at Davenport Speedway and was able to rally from early trouble to win his fourth feature of the 2014 season at Quad City Speedway on Sunday night. Murphy’s No. 14 IMCA Late Model was turned around by the No. 3 of Mike Cothron on the sixth lap of the 30-lap feature. After sustaining some right-front damage to his machine, Murphy did continue. He worked his way through the field, eventually passing Ray Guss Jr. with six to go to score the victory in the Eriksen Chevrolet-Buick sponsored feature. “The guys told me that I could keep going if I wanted to,” said Murphy. “I told them, ‘I’m mad enough to where I think I can stay out here.’ We kept riding and charging and I saw where I was better than everybody. I picked everyone off individually. I’ll attribute this one to adrenaline.” Doug Crampton [Read More]

Delp, Hansen earn first EQ Wild West Tour wins

VERNAL, Utah (June 27-28) – Two veterans of the EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West Tour made long-awaited stops in victory lane when the series for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds visited Diamond Mountain Speedway. Casey Delp won his first tour feature on Friday at Vernal. Chase Hansen accomplished the same feat on Saturday, also earning $1,000 and joining Delp as a new candidate on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Point leader Justen Yeager came into the series weekend with a three-race winning streak and ran second both nights. Michael Hale, Jake Donnelly and Eddie Belec completed Friday’s top five. Belec, Jeff Hunter and Bert Beech ended third, fourth and fifth, respectively, on Saturday. Delp counted three runner-up showings in 36 career Wild West Tour starts coming into the weekend. He started sixth in Friday’s 30-lapper, took the lead from Hale on the 14th circuit and held off three-time series champion Yeager for the checkers. Yeager peeked inside as the front pair ran in lapped traffic the final four circuits. “I went checkers or wreckers [Read More]

Montezuma County hosts July 5 Jim Henry Memorial

CORTEZ, Colo. – The Saturday, July 5 Jim Henry Memorial follows regular weekly racing on Independence Day at Montezuma County Fairgrounds Speedway. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded both days. On Saturday, IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds race for $750 to win with 15 or more entries. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars are guaranteed $500 to win, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods $300 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks $150 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts $80 to win. Entry fees for Saturday’s pill draw/redraw show are $25 for the Modifieds, $20 for Stock Cars and $10 for Southern SportMods. Pit gates at Cortez open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. both days. Hot laps follow the 7 p.m. drivers’ meeting with racing at approximately 8 p.m. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids ages 5-12 and free for ages four and under. Pit passes are $30. More information is available by calling 505 419-2782. Henry had helped build the race track.

Thiel runs away from Seymour challengers

By Dave Panske SEYMOUR, Wis. (June 29) – Robby Thiel ran away from everybody in collecting his Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod career first feature win Sunday at Seymour Speedway. After a lap two caution, Thiel set out to hide from the rest of the field. Hunter Parsons, Bruce Belland, Lucas Lamberies and Jessi Ness battled for the runner up spot as Thiel just drove away over the rest of the non-stop race. Lamberies held off the charging Jeremy Cota and Belland to take the runner up cash. T.J. Smith led the way over the first 4 laps of the Budweiser IMCA Modified feature event with Brad Lautenbach taking over on lap 5. Jason Czarapata came through traffic from mid-field to move into second in the Budweiser IMCA Modified feature before a caution erased Brad Lautenbach’s huge lead. Czarapata moved into the lead on lap 15 and took the checkers for his second feature win of the season. Brandon Czarapata drove to his fourth Coors Light IMCA Stock Car feature win of the season.

Decision to race pays off with win for Danley

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (June 28) – Joey Danley’s decision to return to Eagle Raceway Saturday night paid off with his first IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car feature win of the season. Danley passed Gene Ackland following a lap nine restart and was still in front when the next caution came out and the contest was called due to the time limit. When asked if he was happy about the race being called Danley answered “Sure! I wasn’t going to even come race tonight after getting wrecked last week, but I’m really glad that we did.” Anthony Roth was on a mission in gaining his first victory at Eagle in the Kaplan University IMCA Modified feature Nick Beckman made his first trip to victory lane this season following the Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock feature. Trent Roth started 10th and finished first in the NAPA IMCA Northern SportMod main. Matt Moyer won for the second time this season in the Sam’s Club IMCA Sport Compact class.

Record breaking night for Dart at Thunderhill Raceway

By Tom Wagner STURGEON BAY, Wis. (June 28) – Maybe it was destiny. On Saturday night, Thunderhill Raceway inducted its first Hall of Fame class and in a surprise turn of events, a future Hall of Famer took home the night’s top prize. Todd Dart etched his name in the record books again by winning for the 51st time in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified headliner when a late crash sidelined Benji LaCrosse just two laps from the checkers. Dart had used an inside pass on Greg Gretz to take the lead on the third lap. LaCrosse was close behind and just four laps later swung to the outside to take control of the point. LaCrosse eased away to a comfortable margin, matched by Dart’s command of second. Focus shifted to the battle for third as the laps ticked away but things changed dramatically just as the white flag was about to fly. LaCrosse caught a couple cars at the back of the field as he entered the third turn. Tyler Wilson had moved [Read More]