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Foulger is back on top at Antioch

By Don Martin II ANTIOCH, Calif. (April 2, 2022) – Troy Foulger won the 20-lap IMCA Modified main event Saturday at Antioch Speedway. Most recently the track champion in 2020, he becomes the third different winner of the season at Antioch as he piloted the Bowers Motorsports Modified to the win. Trevor Clymens led a pair of laps with the yellow flag waving twice. Clymens led Foulger on the lap three restart but a low pass in turn two a lap later gained Foulger the lead. Kellen Chadwick went low in on lap five to take second with Nick DeCarlo quickly striking to third. Foulger had a straightaway advantage by lap 10 as DeCarlo battled Chadwick to take second. DeCarlo finally grabbed the spot on a lap 14 restart. Foulger was never really threatened as he won with DeCarlo holding off Chadwick for second. Buddy Kniss and Clymens completed the top five. Kc Keller won the 20-lap IMCA Northern SportMod main. The race was restarted after a tangle that involved Fred Ryland. Tommy Fraser took [Read More]

Rasmussen is IMCA RaceSaver Sprint winner at Keller

By Ben Deatherage HANFORD, Calif. (April 1, 2022) – Kyle Rasmussen was the winner when the IMCA Western RaceSaver Sprint Series traveled to Keller Auto Speedway for a Friday show. Blaine Fagundes shot out to the front as the 25-lap main event got going. Fagundes had no issues as the only thing slowing him down was a couple cautions. A long green flag run followed the second restart and Fagundes constructed a massive interval over second place. Eventually catching the tail end of the lead lap field, Fagundes was briefly held up by a car, which was enough of an obstacle to enable Rasmussen to storm past him on lap 17. Despite a late-race yellow, Rasmussen kept his mount out in front and captured the victory. Fagundes was second with third credited to Richard Weddle. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main event was an absolute thriller. Loren DeArmond and Brock Hamilton dueled at the start of the 20-lap race. DeArmond had the advantage on the first lap and stayed there for some time. There were [Read More]

Hagio, Burke score Friday Ocean Speedway IMCA victories

By Ben Deatherage WATSONVILLE, Calif. (April 1, 2022) – Ocean Speedway returned to racing on Friday for their third race on the campaign, with IMCA feature wins going to Cody Burke and Jonathan Hagio. At the release of the green flag for the 20-lap IMCA Northern SportMod main, Igor Gandzuk took the reins on the opening lap and set a rapid pace but was eventually caught by the completion of the seventh circuit. The driver to catch Gandzuk was Jonathan Hagio. However, Hagio was by no means out of the proverbial woods as he got bottled up in lapped traffic that brought the entire top five into contention for the lead. Shortly after Hagio passed the last car on the lead lap, a multi-car incident, including two top-five runners, occurred on the 12th circuit. Hagio got up to speed but felt some brief heat a few circuits later. Richard Ragsdale got close to getting around Hagio, but the leader kept Ragsdale in check and scored his first win of 2022. Ragsdale was second, followed by Fred [Read More]

Baker’s IMCA Northern SportMod win is first in 10 years at home track Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (April 4, 2022) – A driver who admittedly hasn’t led a lot of laps finally led the most important one Saturday night. Brian Baker won the April 2 IMCA Northern SportMod feature at Bakersfield Speedway. While it wasn’t his first win in the sanctioned division, the checkers were his first in 10 years in the class at his hometown track. “I’d never finished in the top four here. There’s no place I’d rather win at than Bakersfield,” said Baker. “We won our heat race and when we pulled the one out of the bucket to start on the pole, we knew we’d have to get out and go.” Baker stayed in front all 25 times around the track, holding off all challengers following numerous cautions. “There were some of the best drivers in California behind me,” said Baker, ultimately the winner ahead of hard-charging Garrett Jernagan, Levi Kiefer, Nick Spainhoward and Jason Bannister. “There was definitely an uneasy feeling for a driver who hasn’t led a lot of laps.” “We had every different [Read More]

Winston Speedway reschedules Player Hater Wild West Shootout

WINSTON, Mich. (April 4, 2022) – The Winston Speedway Player Hater Wild West Shootout has been moved to Friday and Saturday, April 8 and 9. Saturday’s IMCA Modified feature pays $2,000 to win and a minimum of $175 to start with the winner earning Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility. Qualifying begins on Friday with last-chance races and the main event on night two. The Player Hater Wild West Shootout is presented by Lane Automotive.

Rea, Sanders top Cottage Grove openers

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (March 26, 2022) – Saturday marked the beginning of the 66th campaign of action at the historic ¼-mile clay Cottage Grove Speedway. Paul Rea put in a shift of dominance for much of the IMCA Modified main event. The Eugene veteran pounced in front of the rest of the pack on the initial start then went practically uncontested for the entire distance. Paul eventually felt some pressure after the third and final restart when Brad Martin came to call to call. Martin would fall short however and Rea emerged victorious for his first win of the season . Martin was second and Steven Sturdevant third. In the IMCA Northern SportMods, Ray Comer Jr. on the first circuit. Comer remained there until lap four when Matt Sanders got around him. Sanders, making the long journey from the Southwestern Oregon coastal city of Brookings, had a fast hot rod once in the front. Sanders mastered each restart and cruised to his first win of the year. Isaac Sanders was second over California transplant [Read More]

McBirnie rules Nebraska’s Dirt Crown in first IMCA Modified outing at Beatrice

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 26, 2022) – Jake McBirnie was the winner the first night he brought an IMCA Modified to Beatrice Speedway while Benji Legg was the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car winner on a night he hadn’t even planned to race. McBirnie topped the Saturday Nebraska’s Dirt Crown Spring Tour main event for the Modifieds, earning $2,500 and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility for his start-to-finish run at the front of the 25-lapper. Legg’s $2,000 checkers made him eligible to qualify for the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational. His career third win in the class also came in his first start since rolling on night two of Beatrice’s Spring Nationals. Making his first start of 2022, McBirnie drew the inside row two start, moved to the pole when Clay Money couldn’t answer the call and promptly led the distance, outrunning 12-time and defending track champion Johnny Saathoff to the finish line in his first start of the season. “We had a pretty good car. It was a pretty fun night,” McBirnie said. [Read More]

Sobbing wins twice, Borgman also best in Nebraska’s Dirt Crown show at Thayer Co.

DESHLER, Neb. (March 27, 2022) – A rare stop at Thayer County Speedway ended with Jesse Sobbing making two visits to victory lane, while frequent visitor Lance Borgman collected checkers of his own Sunday night. Sobbing followed the $2,000 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car win with the $2,500 IMCA Modified victory in the Nebraska’s Dirt Crown Spring Tour show, earning both B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility in the process. “I think we’ve raced there one time before. Deshler is a fun little track, not like anywhere else I’ve raced,” Sobbing said. “Obviously it’s great to win anywhere, any time. Thayer County is kind of Jordan’s (Grabouski) territory. He’s going to be the guy to beat there, so it was great to win.” Sobbing started eighth in the Stock Car feature, working his way to the front early as cautions kept the field close. Tyler Frye, the 16th starting Grabouski, Todd Gereau and Buck Schafroth completed the top five. Racing from fifth, Sobbing was also into the lead early [Read More]

Funeral services this Saturday for Roger Vansickel

Roger Vansickel, 75, of Radcliffe died on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at Baxter Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2022 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday evening from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Roger Lee Vansickel, son of Jess and Mildred (Brown) Vansickel, was born April 1, 1946 in Webster City. He graduated from South Hamilton High School in 1965. Roger served in the United States Army from 1966-1968. On October 14, 1972 he was married and to this union three sons were born. On December 17, 2006 he was united in marriage to Marilyn Agnes Smith in Nevada. Roger worked at Electrolux for many years. He owned and operated V.C.R. Action Video. He was a member of the WC Cruisers, Gold Wing Road Riders Association Fort Dodge Chapter IA – W and the Mason City Chapter D Region E. Roger was honored to participate in the Brushy Creek Honor Flight. [Read More]

Conn wires Oil Capital RaceSaver field at Lawton

By John Rittenoure LAWTON, Okla. (March 26, 2022) – Tanner Conn took advantage of his pole starting position to lead start-to-finish in Saturday’s AmeriFlex/Oil Capital Racing Series IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature at Lawton Speedway. Conn outran Jake Martens to become the season’s fifth different winner and pick up his second OCRS career victory. Sheldon Barksdale earned D & G Contracting hard charger honors with his third place finish. Ross Moran finished in fourth and Whit Gastineau charged from 14th to finish fifth. Feature results – 1. Tanner Conn; 2. Jake Martens; 3. Sheldon Barksdale; 4. Rees Moran; 5. Whit Gastineau; 6. John Carney II; 7. Blake Edwards; 8. Steven Shebester; 9. Fred Mattox; 10. Shane Redline; 11. Dane Fields; 12. Cody Whitworth; 13. Terry Easum; 14. Duane Baker; 15. Jeremy Allen; 16. Morgan Fletcher; 17. Elizabeth Phillips; 18. Taylor Hanson; 19. Joe Bob Lee; 20. Conner Thomas; 21. Brady Courtney; 22. Ryan Dean.