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Ricochet shock guard awards are new for IMCA Modfieds, Northern SportMods

BRUSH, Colo. – Ricochet Race Components gives product awards this season, its first as an IMCA sponsor. Owned by veteran driver John Hansen, the Brush, Colo., company gives sets of three Ricochet shock guard covers to IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod competitors. “After running an IMCA special event last season we had several shocks damaged from debris on the track, as a result we saw the need to offer the racers a product to protect the shaft of the shock,” explained Hansen, who started Ricochet in April. “Other drivers expressed an interest in this product so we decided to give it a try.” Sets of three shock guard covers go to each of the five Modified regional champions, each Modified special series champion, fifth place finishers at each Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour event and each XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour event, and to winners of 10 Modified specials throughout the season. The national Northern SportMod champion gets three shock guard covers, as do the top three finishers in both Modified [Read More]

XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour extends Perfect Attendance for all current drivers of the 2014 tilt

The XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour kicked off at I-35 Speedway in Mason City, Iowa, on May 26, 2014, and featured 40 IMCA Modifieds battling it out in a rain-shortened feature that saw Arizona’s 4TW Tim Ward win on the big half mile. At the pit meeting, IMCA Vice President of Operations Brett Root announced a bonus program for perfect attendance in 2014. If you are in the top ten in points at the next event and have attended all events you get a free entry fee, a $50 savings at each stop. The bonus program was expanded after Mason City. After discussions with the series sponsor XSAN, the new program is this: If you have perfect attendance you get free entry. It is not limited to the Top Ten. Forty drivers from Round 2 at Mason City, Iowa, are eligible for a free pass for Round 3 at Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, Iowa, for the next run of the tour on June 3, 2014. XSAN will pick up the difference and pay your [Read More]

Deery Series, XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour share June 3 date at Webster City

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (May 29) – The first of three racing doubleheaders this season for the Deery Brothers Summer Series and XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour is June 3 at Hamilton County Speedway. Traveling IMCA Late Models visit Webster City next Tuesday for a $3,000 to win, minimum $300 to start main event. The feature for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier, paying $1,000 to win and a minimum of $150 to start. Also on the card are Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods running for $750 to win and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks chasing a $500 top check. Pit gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. Spectator admission is $17 for adults, $6 for kids ages 7-15 and free for six and under. Pit passes are $30. Davenport’s Brian Harris took the checkers at Hamilton County on his way to winning the 2013 Deery championship. Jeff Aikey of Cedar Falls leads all drivers [Read More]

Czarapata wins 100th Stock Car feature at Seymour

By Dave Panske SEYMOUR, Wis. (May 25) – Brandon Czarapata wrote his name in the IMCA history books with his 100th career feature win Sunday at Seymour Speedway. After Travis Springstroh led the opening lap of the Coors Light IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main, Czarapata made a quick move to the outside as the field ran three and four-wide. Czarapata rocketed from the 12th starting spot to the lead on lap 2 before the lone caution of the race appeared. Czarapata quickly took control after the restart and left little doubt who the winner would be, extending his lead to the finish. In addition to his career 100th sanctioned victory, the win was Czarapata’s third straight locally and 34th on the all-time list at Seymour. There was plenty of action for second as Kyle Frederick, John Heinz, Jeremy Wiitala, Springstroh and Rod Snellenberger double and tripled up behind Czarapata. After starting 16th, Barry Van Straten was in perfect rhythm and worked his way into the fray by lap 10. Over the final half of the [Read More]

Grabouski is latest, youngest with 100 Modified career wins

BEATRICE, Neb. (May 23) – A driver who’s proven himself on dirt ovals around the Midwest enjoyed a milestone win at his hometown track Friday night. Jordan Grabouski won the May 23 IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature at Beatrice Speedway. The victory was his career 100th in the sanctioned class. “You have to race a lot to be able to accomplish something like this. It’s a lot of hard work and you have to have a lot of help from your family, your crew and sponsors,” said Grabouski, 25 years old and the youngest driver in division history to reach triple digit wins. “I love to race. I like going to the lake and I like playing golf, but racing is my passion. I wouldn’t be happy if I wasn’t racing.” His first two Modified victories came during the 2006 season. Grabouski earned a personal single-season and division-best 29 checkers in winning the national championship in 2011. “I always want to set my goals really high but 100 Modified wins wasn’t something I ever [Read More]

Fast Shafts All-Star voting will be in July, August

BOONE, Iowa – The same format will be used to determine 28 of the 30 starters for the Sept. 5 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational, during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Ninety-eight IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified drivers are now on the ballot. The final qualifying event will be the July 17 Harris Clash. Using the IMCA website and Facebook page, three drivers from each of the five Modified regions will be elected through electronic polling from July 21 to July 28. Thirteen more will be elected via the IMCA Facebook page from an at-large pool of the next 25 top vote recipients between July 29 and Aug. 5. Winners will be notified and their names announced as soon as possible after each round of voting. Completing the starting grid for the 30-lapper will be All-Star candidates with the top national point total and the most feature wins as of Aug. 28 competing at Super Nationals All-Star drivers will draw for starting positions in the Fan Zone at Boone Speedway on race [Read More]

Hudson wins career first IMCA Modified feature at Shawano

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (May 24) – Cody Hudson won his first career IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature while Kyle Frederick remained unbeaten in IMCA Sunoco Stock Car action Friday at Shawano Speedway. The rookie Hudson, last season’s Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod track champion at Shawano, started outside the first row in the feature and never looked back. He led all 20 laps en route to the victory. The best action of the race was behind the leader. John Berna held off Marcus Yarie to come home in second, while Jamie Schmidt, Johnny Whitman, and Jerry Wilinski had a spirited battle for positions fourth through sixth. Ray DePew drove like a man possessed during the opening laps of the Stock Car main. DePew took the lead on lap one using the high groove to his advantage while Vern Stedjee and BJ Giese applied early pressure. John Heinz passed Giese to move into second then caught DePew for the lead on lap six. DePew passed Heinz back on lap eight to put his machine [Read More]

Make-A-Wish Night this Saturday at Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (May 29) – Bakersfield Speedway hosts its fourth annual Make-A-Wish Night this Saturday, May 31. Proceeds benefit Make-A-Wish of Kern County and the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds race for $1,000 in their 40-lap Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Local drivers have collected donations for a race night drawing, Make-A-Wish- kids and drivers will pass helmets in the stands to collect donations from fans, with those funds going to grant wishes of children in Kern County with life-threatening medical conditions. The Modified portion of the program is sponsored by Go Live Stream TV LLC. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for youngsters five and under.

Dirt Works banner flies over Eastern Region for Modifieds

ORONOGO, Mo. – Welcomed back to the IMCA partnership ranks last season, Dirt Works Race Cars returns in 2014 as title sponsor of the Eastern Region for Modifieds. The Oronogo, Mo., chassis builder provides a portion of the $6,000 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in final standings for the Eastern Region, which includes tracks in Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania. Formerly located in Walker, Mo., Dirt Works is a sister company to Hoffman Race Cars and is also owned by veteran driver Jerry Hoffman. More information about either brand is available by calling 417 673-7426 or 417 465-2410. The company websites are www.hoffmanracecars.com and www.dirtworksracecars.com. Regional championships pay $2,500. The runner-up earns $1,250, with $625 for third, $325 for fourth, $300 for fifth and $200 for sixth through 10th place. Drivers are required to display Dirt Works Race Cars decals on their race cars to be eligible for point fund shares. Regional point fund checks will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week [Read More]

Iturriaga Memorial is May 30, 31 at Battle Mountain

BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. – A pair of $1,000 to win features for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds are on the program for Battle Mountain Raceway’s inaugural Iturriaga NAPA Memorial Race Friday and Saturday, May 30-31. Both races are Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events and the first races in the first annual I-80 Challenge Series. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western Region, Allstar Performance State, special series and local track points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and optional hot laps begin at 5:30 p.m. both days. All drivers must check in at the pit window by 7 p.m.; racing follows the 7:15 p.m. drivers’ meeting. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, and free for kids five and under when accompanying a paying adult or senior. More information is available by calling Santi Villanueva at 775 374-1886 or Dave Carrera at 775 374-0934. Frank Iturriaga, a Modified driver, sponsor and track benefactor, died last Dec. 15.