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By Jeremy Fox OSKALOOSA, Iowa (June 14) – Shannon Anderson raced to his career 300th IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature win Wednesday, on Kraig Ford Night at Southern Iowa Speedway. The KBOE Radio/Mahaska Bottling 14-lap feature brought the show to a close. Jared Stephens and Ryan Wells led the field to the green and it was Stephens taking the early race lead Mike Kincaid started sixth and Anderson started ninth. Both worked their way through the field, Kincaid took the lead on lap six before Anderson got the front spot for good the next time around. Anderson went on to take his sixth win at Osky, his 18th win of the season and 300th IMCA Hobby Stock feature win. Scott Dickey led all 14 laps of the Musco Lighting IMCA Modified feature while Curtis VanDerWal made the most of an early restart in winning the Oskaloosa True Value IMCA Northern SportMod main event. Nathan Wood held off all challengers in the Budweiser IMCA Stock Car headliner and Bryan Claussen went home with the Kelli Steil State Farm [Read More]

By Edward Anschutz SEYMOUR, Wis. (June 11) – Benji LaCrosse worked his magic on the top side to pass Brian Mul­len with five laps remaining to score Sunday night IMCA Modified win at Outagamie Speedway. Jay Matthias paced the first nine laps before Mullen slid by for the top spot. Mullen continued to work the low groove as LaCrosse sliced his way through the field. LaCrosse set his machine on the top groove, closing in on Mullen. With five laps left, LaCrosse made the pass for the lead. Mullen kept the pressure on the rest of the way but it was LaCrosse taking top dollar at the pay window. Mullen was second and Matthias came home third. Other feature winners were Jeremy Christians in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Kevin Bethke in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Brian Johnson in the Mach-1 Sport Compacts.

By Bob Coney JEFFERSON, S.D. (June 11) – The Z98 IMCA Sport Compact division continued to be the do­main of Luke Jackson, who took his third straight win Sunday at Raceway Park. Chasing Jackson across the line for the second straight week was Tyler Thompson followed by Brody Spreng and Seth Bodlak. In the Total Motors IMCA Modified feature, Jason Schneiders took his second win in the last three weeks in a caution-free event. Travis Barker took his second straight win in the Casey’s General Store IMCA Stock Car division in dominating fashion. Craig Clift worked his way to the front of the field in the Golden Auto Sales IMCA Hobby Stock feature and never looked back on the way to victory lane. The KCAU9 IMCA Northern SportMod feature was a heartbreaker for Rusty Montagne, who got a flat tire on the final lap while in control at the front of the field. As Montagne tried to get the car to turn left in the final turns, Arie Schouten dove underneath to take his third [Read More]

NORWAY, Iowa – IMCA and the rest of the automotive racing world are in mourning following the passing of a legend. Arlo Becker, the first-ever IMCA Modified track champion died Monday, June 12 of injuries sustained when a tractor he was driving overturned in rural Benton County. Becker, 79, had raced for more than half a century at tracks across Iowa and the Midwest. Champion at Vinton Speedway in 1979, the first year for the IMCA Modified, Becker qualified for the Super Nationals main event in 1993. He won his 51st and final sanctioned feature in the class in 2005. Becker continued to be a mainstay in the sport, promoting demolition events and attending local races and reunions. “There are so many Arlo stories. He was a rare breed of promoter, whatever the venue was,” said Kathy Root, former IMCA owner and president and now chair of the sanctioning body’s executive committee. “One of my favorite stories was when he sold ‘I Love Arlo’ T-shirts, along with ‘I Hate Arlo’ shirts at the Vinton speedway.” “Arlo [Read More]