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Dewease Breaks Through with First IMCA Sprint Car Victory at Bedford with Laurel Highlands Sprint Series

BEDFORD, Pa. (May 1, 2026) — The Laurel Highlands Sprint Series returned for its second visit of the season to Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway, and Cole Dewease made the most of the opportunity. The Fayetteville driver held off a determined field to capture his first career RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car feature win. Dewease took control early and maintained a steady pace out front, but never had much breathing room. Josh Spicer, already a winner at Bedford earlier this season, quickly moved from fourth to second within the opening laps and kept the pressure on throughout the event. Despite the challenge, Dewease remained composed and consistent, fending off every advance to secure the milestone victory. At the checkers, Dewease was followed by Spicer, Timmy Bittner, Kasey Weaver, and Donnie Hendershot to complete the top five.

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Weaver Breaks Through with First Port Royal Sprint Car Victory

By Frank Buhrman PORT ROYAL, Pa. (May 2, 2026) — Lock Haven’s Jeff Weaver completed a steady climb to the top at Port Royal Speedway Saturday night, earning his first River Valley Builders PA Sprint Series feature win at “The Speed Palace” against a strong field of 47 RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Cars. Weaver, who has shown speed throughout the season with two heat race wins and a B-Main victory, finally converted that pace into a feature triumph. Starting up front, he led all 20 laps and crossed the line 1.678 seconds ahead of Timmy Bittner of Beech Creek. After beginning his PASS career in 2018, Weaver spent his early seasons competing primarily at smaller tracks, earning a win at Path Valley Speedway in 2020. He began racing at Port Royal the following year, steadily improving with a 10th-place finish in his second start, a top five the next season, and a third-place run two years ago. Saturday night marked the breakthrough he had been building toward. The closing laps proved challenging as Bittner, a familiar rival [Read More]

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Logue’s Last-Lap Pass and Gustin’s Three-Peat Highlight Boone Stock Car Wins

By Jane Burd BOONE, Iowa (May 2, 2026) — A packed night of racing at Boone Speedway delivered multiple features and standout performances across several Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly divisions, highlighted by a dramatic late-race move in Sunoco IMCA Stock Car action. The second Stock Car feature proved to be the race of the night, as Johnathon Logue of Logansport charged from fifth and made a last-lap pass at the line to steal the win from Garrett Corn, who had led nearly the entire distance. The two drivers, both campaigning Rage chassis in 2026, brought the crowd to its feet in a thrilling finish. Matthew Meinecke completed the podium in third, followed by David Smith and Hunter Smith. Scott Olson was the hard charger Earlier in the evening in the first feature, Jimmy Gustin of Marshalltown added to his strong stretch, advancing from ninth and taking the lead on lap 11 to secure his fourth EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region win of the season—including three straight at Boone—and his second win in as many nights after [Read More]

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Clem Charges to Cliff Chambers Memorial Mod Lite Victory at Marshalltown

By Kaden Krebs MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (May 1, 2026) — The IMCA Mod Lites kicked off the night at the Cliff Chambers Memorial at Marshalltown Speedway with an impressive drive from Riley Clem. The Bakersfield, California driver started mid-pack and methodically worked his way to the front to earn his fifth win of the year at four different tracks in three different states—and his first victory of the season at Marshalltown. Dillon Raffurty advanced from ninth to finish second, while Austin Gray completed the podium. Bryan Zehm was fourth, followed by Josh May. One of the biggest moments of the night belonged to Kael Koch, who captured his first MoTown victory in the Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks. The Marshalltown driver, who started third, stayed poised under pressure and drove a smooth race to score his first win of the season in the B&B Racing Chassis Northern Region. Corey VanDerwilt finished second, while Eric Knutson charged from 10th to third. Tom Killen Jr. was fourth and Eric Stanton completed the top five. Multiple restarts kept the Karl Kustoms [Read More]

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Henry Comes Out on Top in Hard-Fought Cottage Grove SportMod Feature

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (May 2, 2026) — Jordan Henry prevailed in a hard-fought 25-lap Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMod feature at Cottage Grove Speedway, earning his first win of the season after a race filled with intense battles and constant position changes. Ricky Ashley, in the T.R. Points Trucking-provided No. 8511, won the race to the line on the opening lap ahead of Justin Morgan and quickly built a sizable advantage. Lapped traffic came into play by lap nine, allowing Morgan to close in while also holding off defending track champion Aaron Bloom. Bloom moved into second on lap 11 and challenged for the lead, but contact between the front runners allowed Morgan to take over the top spot the next time around. Shortly after, 2023 track champion Henry found a way through and took command on lap 14. Morgan fought back to briefly reclaim the lead, and Bloom made a bold move between the two before Henry edged back ahead at the line. A lap 20 caution reset the field, but Henry, [Read More]

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Fiebelkorn’s Last-Lap Move Caps Big Night at Shelby County Speedway

By Don Hawkins HARLAN, Iowa (May 2, 2026) — Action in the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts produced the most excitement of the night at Shelby County Speedway. A strong field of cars took the green, and Gavin Miller jumped out to the early lead as the field battled throughout. On the final lap, Stuart’s Tyler Fiebelkorn charged from the 11th starting position to make the winning move and score his third victory of the season at three different tracks. David Coenen, who started 10th, finished second, followed by Miller in third, Levi Volkert in fourth, and Michael Gardner in fifth. The Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks also delivered a thrilling race. Audubon’s Colby Christensen put together an impressive drive from 14th to capture his first win of the year in the B&B Racing Chassis Northern Region. Kolby Sabin, who started 12th, finished second while pulling double duty. Bryan Kriegel took third, Kaleb Brunssen was fourth, and defending track champion Jeff Fink rounded out the top five. The Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars once again provided plenty of excitement. [Read More]

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Stafford Steals Saturday SportMod Win on Final Corner at Central Arizona

By Rowdy Briggs CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (May 2, 2026) — The Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods delivered one of Saturday’s wildest finishes at Central Arizona Raceway. A chaotic opening two turns brought out a quick caution before Tyke Miles took the lead once racing resumed. Miles spun one lap later, handing the lead to Eric Winemiller. Winemiller looked to be on his way to the win, but trouble getting around a lapped car on the final lap allowed Bubba Stafford Jr. to close in and steal the victory coming off turn four. Stafford, of Wittmann, charged from ninth to earn his third win of the year, all coming at Central Arizona Raceway. Winemiller was second, followed by Tyler Johnson, James Meile, who started 16th, and Miles. Madrid and McDaniel Split Hobby Stock Wins The Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks produced two different winners on the weekend. On Saturday, Joe Peterson led early before his hood began coming up with about five laps remaining. Peterson made it work until he bobbled off turn four, allowing Anthony Madrid to [Read More]

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Logan Charges from Sixth to Skagit Modified Victory

By Kaleb Hart ALGER, Wash. (May 2, 2026) — Cole Logan of Burlington put together an impressive drive to win the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature at Skagit Speedway. Starting sixth, Logan worked his way to the front in short order, taking the lead from Jeff Hunt on lap seven. Once out front, he went virtually unchallenged the rest of the way to secure his first win of 2026 in the DeVilbiss Racing Chassis Western Region. Adam Holtrop finished second, while Tyson Blood charged from ninth to third. Rory Smith advanced from eighth to fourth, with Hunt rounding out the top five. The race served as a Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational qualifier, putting Logan on the eligibility list to try and qualify for the event to be held in September during the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Heat race wins went to Holtrop and Lane Zerbin.

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Moore Charges from Ninth to Win at Grays Harbor

By Shaun Hulbert ELMA, Wash. (May 2, 2026) — Brenton Schnitzer led the field to green in the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature at Grays Harbor Raceway, with Scott Miller running second and Zane Miner in third. Craig Moore, of Seabeck, who started ninth, quickly worked his way into the top four before a caution slowed the pace for second-running Miller. On the restart, Moore began to find his groove. Within a couple of laps, he worked past Miner and set his sights on Schnitzer. Utilizing a strong middle line, Moore steadily reeled in the leader and powered past him with eight laps remaining. Moore went on to secure his first win of the season in the DeVilbiss Racing Chassis Western Region, extending his podium streak and maintaining his advantage in track standings just three weeks into the season. Schnitzer held on for second, fending off Miner, who finished third. Jake Sorenson won a hard-fought battle for fourth, with John Higgenbottom rounding out the top five. Heat race wins went to Miller and Schnitzer, while Moore [Read More]

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Diercks Holds Off Larson for Maquoketa Modified Victory

By Jerry Mackey MAQUOKETA, Iowa (May 2, 2026) — The Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds at Maquoketa Speedway Saturday night saw Davenport’s Spencer Diercks take off from his front row starting spot and sail on to pick up his first win at Maquoketa Speedway this season and his second of 2026 in the Razor Chassis North Central Region. Diercks held his line and fended off a hard-charging Jeff “Bone” Larson for the victory. Larson, who started tenth, slipped slightly on the white flag lap, allowing Diercks to cross the line more than a car length ahead. Shane Paris finished third, followed by Charlie Mohr and Matt Werner. The Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars turned into a family affair as the Miles family claimed three of the top four spots. Kodey Miles of Bernard scored his first Maquoketa Speedway victory and his first win of the season in the EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region by topping a very strong field. Pressley Harrington of Oshkosh, Wisconsin charged from tenth to finish second, while Jordan Miles and Jerry Miles completed the [Read More]