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Allen captures Dirt Dominator at Heart O’ Texas

By Mike Spieker WACO, Texas (May 25) – Chase Allen of Midlothian punched his ticket into the IMCA Modified Dirt Dominator finale with his qualifying win Friday at Heart O’ Texas Speedway. Allen was paired with Abilene driver Chris Elliott in the final round. Allen took the lead at the drop of the green flag for the two and a half lap shootout. Elliott remained within striking distance while running patiently around the low side of the speedway as the white flag flew. Allen kept his no. 130 machine up on the high side around the smooth and slick high-banked quarter-mile dirt oval. Allen had little pressure entering the final set of corners as he cruised to the win and the $1,000 payday. With the win, Allen is now locked into the $10,000-to-win Dirt Dominator finale at Heart O’ Texas Speedway on Oct. 25. Sweet 16 Eric Tomlinson defeated Riley Simmons; Cory Davis defeated Chris Bragg; Justin McCoy defeated Garrett Higgins; Chris Elliott defeated Jeff Hoegh; Ryan Williams defeated Danny Turner; Clay Money defeated Colin Deming; [Read More]

Toland doubles up at Davenport

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (May 25) – Rob Toland made two trips to victory lane Friday night at Davenport Speedway. Toland captured both the IMCA Late Model and the IMCA Modified features. In the Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model main, Joe Beal led lap one. After that, it was all Toland. Late in the race, Matt Ryan made things interesting as he passed Chuck Hanna for second, but didn’t have enough laps left to make a serious bid for the lead. Following the lead duo were Hanna, Chad Holladay, and Nick Marolf, in that order. The Eriksen Chevrolet IMCA Modified feature had a similar story. Derek Wilson grabbed the early lead from the pole. Wilson survived the first restart, but the second on lap five saw Toland go to the front. Rob led the rest of the way to the checkers. Bruce Hanford settle for second over Matt Werner. Chris Zogg finished fourth with Bob Dominacki fifth. Hawkeye Auto IMCA SportMods started and ended the racing program. The make-up feature from last week [Read More]

Hansen begins title defense with Outagamie checkers

By Edward Anschutz SEYMOUR, Wis. (May 20) – One hundred and twenty-nine cars checked in to do battle for the first point night of the season Sunday at Outagamie Speedway. Defending champion Travis Hansen dominated the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature, leading every lap en route to the victory. Lucas Lamberies was second and Robby Thiel placed third. Josh Long paced the IMCA Modified field until Mike Mullen took the top spot away on lap eight. Long’s hope to regain the lead went up in smoke as his car broke and coasted to the infield. Mullen pulled away, capturing the win with a clean sweep of the night. Benji LaCrosse had to settle for second while Brian Mullen was third. Eric Arneson led the caution-slowed IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature until Mike Coel slipped by down low on lap 10 to secure the top spot. Coel withstood heavy pressure the remainder of the event but stood strong collecting the win. Arneson was second and Rod Snellenberger took third. There were 32 IMCA Modifieds, 32 IMCA [Read More]

No recertification needed following Belleville 305 event

BELLEVILLE, Kan. – The Belleville Highbanks 305 event Friday and Saturday, Aug. 3 and 4 will be a United Rebel Sprint Series race. Because the event does not meet RaceSaver IMCA purse guidelines, it will be non-sanctioned and no national or state points will be awarded. RaceSaver officials stated that due to extensive pre- and post-race tech at the RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Nationals at Eagle Raceway in September, drivers competing that weekend at Belleville will not be required to recertify their engines.

LaCrosse leads the way at Luxemburg

By Edward Anschutz LUXEMBURG, Wis. (May 19) – A total of 111 cars packed the pit area for a rare Saturday night shootout at Luxemburg Speedway. Benji LaCrosse dominated the IMCA Modified main, leading all 20 laps from his front row starting spot en route to the $700 top prize. Brad Theys had a solid run to place second. Kyle Resch paced the opening circuits of the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main event until 2017 street stock champ Paul Diefenthaler raced by on lap five. Midway through the contest Luke Lemmens began work the low groove, closing in on the Diefenthaler. With two laps remaining Lemmens made his move, working past Diefenthaler for the top to secure a $500 payday. In Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod action it was Todd Wiese taking the lead from Vince Engebregtsen midway through the feature. Once out front, Wiese never looked back, scoring the win. Mike Meier was victorious in the Mach-1 Sport Compact main.

Block is best in IMCA Modified main at Shawano

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (May 19) – Rookie Wyatt Block won his first career IMCA Modified feature Saturday at Shawano Speedway. Trevor Spaulding pulled to the early lead with Eddie Muenster in tow. As those two paced the field, Block began to work through the field after starting the race in 10th. By the time Block passed Muenster for second near the midpoint of the race, Spaulding had built up a sizeable advantage. Block continued to reel in Spaulding, though, before a caution after lap 13 bunched the field back up. Block took advantage and grabbed the lead with an inside pass for the lead on lap 15, then never looked back in scoring his first IMCA Modified win. Spaulding finished second. Lance Arneson was the hard charger as he moved from 17th starting to finish third. Jeremy Christians notched another IMCA Sunoco Stock Car win, his first of the 2018 season, while Lucas Lamberies remained unbeaten in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods as he won his third feature in a row.

I-37 checkers fly for Carroll

By J.M. Hallas PLEASANTON, Texas (May 19) – After some early season bad luck, Chris Carroll parked his IMCA Modified in the winner’s circle Saturday at I-37 Speedway. Thanks to his wife, son and a couple grand in repairs, Carroll got by point leader Rick Green for the lead. Talon Minten was able to show him the nose after a late restart but Carroll was able to hold him off. “It’s my wife and son supporting me, first off,” commented Carroll. “Colin put the car together and he made it come off the turns. It rotated through the middle real good. Rick (Green) slipped up a little bit and let me go.” “My son put the car back together after the crash earlier this year. There was about $2,000 in damage,” he continued. “We basically torn the right front off and bent the bird cages, tires and wheels. Luckily, I have a kid that loves this stuff and got it all back together. He’s a pretty good mechanic.” Minten ended in second and Green took [Read More]

Serbus scores IMCA RaceSaver Sprint win at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Minn. (May 19) – After taking the lead on the 13th circuit, Trevor Serbus stayed in front to the finish in winning Saturday’s 95.7 The Rock IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature at Arlington Raceway. Neal Stevens paced the eventful first 12 laps before Serbus used the high side of the track to take the front spot. Brandon Allen made a late charge to edge Stevens in the race for second. Brandon Beckendorf motored to career win number 99 in the MN 93 IMCA Modified feature and Matt Looft recorded a second straight Unhinged Pizza IMCA Northern SportMod victory. Dean Cornelius prevailed in a B&B Racing Chassis IMCA Stock Car barnburner with Matt Speckman and 12th starting Cory Probst collected his second local Eckblad Trucking IMCA Hobby Stock checkers of the season. Scott Porter led all but one lap of the Coors Light IMCA Sport Compact feature to win for the first time this year.

Thornton stars at Central Arizona

By Jeff McSpadden CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (May 19) – Jeremy Thornton was the IMCA Modified star Saturday at Central Arizona Speedway. Starting seventh in the sixteen car IMCA Modified field, Thornton quickly made his way into the fourth spot diving low on the speedway entering turns one and two after the drop of the green flag, sixth starting Trevor Miller also made a bold move into the second spot behind pole starter and early leader, Mike Strobl. Trevor Miller drove by Mike Strobl for the lead on lap two while Thornton was working his way up from seventh starting to third. Thornton made quick work of Strobl for the runner up position and set out after Miller. Taking advantage of a lap five restart, Thornton pulled even with Miller and edged ahead as the sixth lap was scored. Thornton got a great jump on the next restart and began to put some distance between himself and Miller, with Tyler Mecl climbing into the third position. Thornton’s advantage of better than a second held up until the caution waved again with two laps left. [Read More]

Jones repeats at Tri-City Motor Speedway

By Roger Williams AUBURN, Mich. (May 18) – Despite his 10th place start, Nate Jones was quickly in the lead and on his way to a second straight Main Street Seed and Supply IMCA Modified victory Friday at Tri-City Motor Speedway. Twenty-two Modified drivers took the green flag for their 20-lap main event with Don Sautter leading the opening laps. It only took IMCA rookie and former pro stock champion Jones three laps to go from 10th to the lead. Once there, he checked out from the field as everyone else would fight for second. A late caution bunch the field for one last shot for hard-charging Chad Wernette to snatch away the lead and possibly the win. However, Wernette’s bid fell short as Jones picked up his second win in a row by two car lengths. Craig Vance had a stellar run marching from 13th to third. Toby Steele and Matt Szecsodi rounded out the top five. A regular season record of 129 cars poured into the pits Friday at Auburn.