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Oliver Ties All-Time Wins Record with Clutch Victory in his Home State

By Evan McCrory TOCCOA, Ga. (Jun. 21, 2025) — The Carolina Sprint Tour presented by GSR Chassis wrapped up a sizzling doubleheader weekend under the summer sun on Saturday, June 21st, at the high-banked Toccoa Speedway in Northeast Georgia. With temperatures soaring and competition heating up, a dozen RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Cars signed in to do battle on the lightning-fast red clay oval. Following a redraw, Jeff Oliver and Jake McLain shared the front row for the main event. Oliver jumped to the early lead and controlled the pace for most of the race, expertly navigating traffic and fending off challenges from a hungry field behind him. Drama struck on lap 20 when Matthew Wall slowed with mechanical issues, drawing a caution and bunching up the field for a final dash to the checkered flag. On the restart, the Pendergrass pilot held off heavy pressure from Jadan Bowling from North Carolina and South Carolina’s John Frutchey to score his second win of the season and 21st career victory, tying him with Jake McLain for the all-time [Read More]

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Bowling Bests the Field at Travelers Rest for Fourth Win of 2025

By Evan McCrory TRAVELERS REST, S.C. (Jun. 20, 2025) — Under picture-perfect skies in the scenic upstate mountains of South Carolina, the Carolina Sprint Tour presented by GSR Chassis brought 14 RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Cars to life at Travelers Rest Speedway on Friday night, delivering thrilling action from start to finish. When the green flag waved, George Loux jumped to an early lead from the inside lane, but it was Jadan Bowling who made the race-winning pass in turn two on lap two. The action slowed on lap four when Cale Cozad spun in the fourth corner, bringing out the night’s first caution. Multiple restart attempts followed, including a tangle between Richard Wisdo and John Frutchey. Once the field settled into rhythm, things stayed clean until lap 14, when series rookie Matthew Wall spun while being lapped by leader Bowling. From there, it was all Jadan Bowling in the Brian Kemenah Racing no. 01 machine. The Holden Beach, North Carolina driver powered to his fourth win of the 2025 season and the fifth of his Carolina [Read More]

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Gustin Grabs Three Wins in One Night at Boone

By Coty Mallicoat BOONE, Iowa (Jun. 21, 2025) — Boone Speedway delivered a jam-packed doubleheader with 188 racecars in the pits for Farley Tire Smackdown and Hawkeye Challenge night. Rain had postponed the June 14 Smackdown program, setting up a rare two-show Saturday — and Jimmy Gustin stole the spotlight with a sweep of three feature victories across two classes. In the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified makeup feature, Gustin jumped from the second row and never looked back. The veteran driver fended off strong runs by Greg Elliott and Trevor Fitz. It was Gustin’s first Modified win of 2025 in the Razor Chassis North Central Region. Switching machines in the infield, Gustin returned for the makeup Sunoco IMCA Stock Car main and wheeled from seventh to the lead. Doug Smith and Devin Smith challenged lap after lap, but Gustin stood tall. The Stock Car finale might have been the race of the night. Jeff Mueller led early with Jay Schmidt in pursuit, but Gustin charged from 12th to the lead as the laps wound down. Jake [Read More]

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Probst Prevails in Hobby Stock Feature at Arlington

By Susan Allen ARLINGTON, Minn. (Jun. 21, 2025) –– There were three different leaders in the Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock feature at Arlington Raceway. Dan Probst led early before Brad Becker took over. By lap six, Cory Probst was in control and never looked back, holding off both Becker and Chad Volk in a fierce battle for second. Volk secured the runner-up spot while Becker settled for third ahead of Jordan Robinson. The win was Cory Probst’s fourth at Arlington this season and his 15th in the B&B Racing Chassis Northern Region. Gatton Sweeps Sport Compact Night Dale Gatton had a clean sweep in the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact division, winning both his heat and the feature. Starting from the front row, Gatton never relinquished the top spot en route to his first Arlington win of 2025 and second overall this season. The lone incident came when Gary Schumacher exited on the backstretch with mechanical issues. Alan Lahr finished second and Justin Dose took third. Reierson Rallies for SportMod Victory The Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod [Read More]

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Bellm Blazes to El Paso County Stock Car Victory

By Suzan McCoy CALHAN, Colo. (Jun. 20, 2025) — In the main event at El Paso County Raceway, featuring the Colorado Alliance Tour IMCA Stock Cars, Layne Bellm of Broomfield showed exactly why she’s a driver to watch. Bellm led from the pole and never looked back, fending off D.J. Banks lap after lap to earn her second win of the season—and her first in the EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region. Bellm dominated the feature and picked up valuable points in the CAT Tour. Ryan O’Lear moved up into second after Banks dropped out with a flat tire, while Peyton’s Brian Lessig rounded out the podium with a solid third-place finish. Halley Holds Off the Heat for SportMod Win The Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod class saw a 15-car field take the green, and Barry Halley of Pueblo made the most of his front-row starting spot. He led the entire distance, holding off a hard-charging Ryan Moser, who moved up from fifth to finish second. Dave Stock kept a steady pace all night to bring home [Read More]

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Shatzer Sails to Fast Friday Win At Dixieland

By Jim Haines ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (Jun. 20, 2025) — Dylan Shatzer made the trip to the shore worthwhile, driving the Al Moser-owned sprinter to both a heat race win and the feature victory Friday at Dixieland Speedway with the Virginia Sprint Series. Shatzer and Aaron Leach brought the field to green with Shatzer grabbing the early lead. Leach and Jerald Harris tucked in behind as the fast and smooth surface allowed the laps to click off quickly. Chris Humblet worked his way into fourth while Matt Mullins, Matthew Leach, and Caleb Harris battled for fifth at halfway. Caleb Harris found speed in a new groove and moved into fourth, with Humblet staying strong in fifth and Mullins edging by Bolac for sixth. As the race wound down, the leaders began to catch the tail of the field, but the pace never slowed. Shatzer remained flawless, flashing under the checkered flag to win the caution-free main event. At the stripe, it was Shatzer for the win, followed by Aaron Leach in second and Jerald Harris in [Read More]

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Cruz Birkhofer Scores First Career Win at Davenport’s Sheet Metal Showdown

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (Jun. 21, 2025) — Cruz Birkhofer claimed his first career Sunoco IMCA Late Model feature win Saturday night during the Sheet Metal Showdown at Davenport Speedway, earning a $2,000 payday in the process. Starting on the outside of the front row, Birkhofer committed to the high side and never looked back, leading every circuit of the main event. At the finish, he held a half-second advantage over Andy Nezworski. Nezworski, who started fourth, had to work past Chase Brunscheen to take over second. He managed to close to within a car length of Birkhofer in the closing laps, but couldn’t get close enough to challenge for the lead. Logan Veloz finished third after rolling off fifth. Carter charges from 12th to SportMod Win Brayton Carter picked up the $2,000 Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod win in thrilling fashion. Josh Starr set the early pace after starting on the front row and led until a lap 12 caution bunched up the field. On the restart, Dylan VanWyk powered to the front and [Read More]

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Hamilton Breaks Through in Modifieds at Hutchinson

By Sheldon Wickwar HUTCHINSON, Kan. (Jun. 20, 2025) — William Nusser and Tim Hamilton each won their Friesen Performance IMCA Modified heat races earlier in the night at SaltCity Racing, held on the historic Kansas State Fairgrounds oval on Friday night. That set them up to share the front row for the main event, with Hamilton drawing the pole. Hamilton grabbed the lead at the drop of the green and immediately distanced himself from a fierce battle for second, where Nusser, Peyton Burkhart, and Jake Nightingale traded positions throughout the contest. Lapped traffic in the final five laps didn’t faze Hamilton, who shook off recent bad luck and drove his brand-new race car to victory lane Night number five on the new car proved to be the lucky one for the Lindsay, Oklahoma driver, who made the switch from the Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMods to the Modified division in 2022. The win was Hamilton’s second career Modified victory and his first of the season in the Jet Racing Central Region. Burkhart crossed the stripe in [Read More]

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Pettit Powers to Late-Race Modified Win at Ocean

By Steven Blakesley WATSONVILLE, Calif. (Jun. 20, 2025) —  Jim Pettit II of Prunedale soared around the outside of Cody Burke with two laps remaining to win the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature at Ocean Speedway — his second Shaw Race Cars Western Region victory of the season, both at the track. Burke led the action from the pole position. Dustin Canale spun to set up a restart on just the first lap of competition. An accordion effect on the restart caught out Bobby Hogge and Todd Hermosillo, requiring another caution to separate the two vehicles. Cole Szlauko spun from third on lap 17, erasing a 1.6 second lead for Burke over Pettit and setting up a three-lap shootout. Pettit took full advantage, driving to the top side to lead lap 19. Burke battled back on the bottom in turn four coming to the checkered flag to no avail. Pettit scored the win followed by Burke and Jonathan Hagio. Wagner Outduels Golden for Sixth SportMod Victory of ‘25 The Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod 20-lap feature [Read More]

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Goos Jr. Grabs First Huset’s Victory of 2025 in Wild Sprint Showdown

By Inside Line Promotions BRANDON, S.D. (Jun. 15, 2025) — Lee Goos Jr. was the third-and-final leader in a thrilling 20-lap RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car main event at Huset’s Speedway. He became the sixth different winner in six races for the division this season. Zach Patterson paced the field for the first 14 laps before Trevor Serbus moved into the lead on lap 15. The three drivers of Patterson, Serbus and Goos Jr. duked it out for three straight laps of sliders and side-by-side racing with Goos Jr. edging in front on lap 17. He pulled away in the final laps to win by 1.091 seconds. It is the defending National champion’s fourth win of the season and first win at Huset’s in 2025. Serbus held off Patterson for second.