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.009 of a second the difference in Bowers’ $1,000 Mod win at Thunder Hill Speedway

By Larry Lowrey Jr. MAYETTA, Kan. (Aug. 8) – A $1,000 to win feature for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds had a million dollar ending Saturday night at Thunder Hill Speedway. Steven Bowers Jr. beat Josh Everhart to the checkers by all of .009 of a second for the Conle White Memorial win, the big money and a berth on the ballot for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Travis Neeley shot out to the early lead while Bowers and Everhart worked their way up from row five. Everhart moved up to third while Bowers got tied up in a battle with Tom Charles. On a restart, Everhart took advantage of a bobble by Neeley to take the lead while Bowers struggled, still battling with Charles as he fell back to fifth. The tight racing from second through fifth allow Everhart to get a big lead as the laps clicked away. Another caution, however, put Bowers right on his heels and the two went back and forth the remaining three laps. Bowers took the advantage [Read More]

Luck changes for Savage at Quincy

By Jack Walbring QUINCY, Ill. (Aug. 9) – Brandon Savage shook off the bad luck he has endured this season Sunday at Quincy Raceway, leading every lap for the Powder Coat Plus IMCA Stock Car feature win. Michael Larsen scored second points. Patrick Phillips looked to be well on his way to his second feature win of the season in the Summy Tire and Auto Center IMCA Northern SportMod main event but it wasn’t to be as a last-lap charge by Tony Dunker sent him under the checkered flag first. Trent Orwig dominated the Mach-1 Sport Compact feature event by leading every lap.

Humphries tops third Shenandoah show of season

By Jim Haines SHENANDOAH, Va. (Aug. 8) – Tom Humphries was smooth from start to finish in showing the rest of the field the way to the finish line in Saturday’s Virginia Sprint Series main event at Shenandoah Speedway. Bill Rice and Charlie Ware paced the IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car field to green. Rice shot out to the lead and Jerald Harris followed to second. Humphries was on the gas and at lap five went around both cars and took the lead, bringing Harris along. Humphries and Harris went at it lap after lap but with the checkered flag waving Harris could only get close as Humphries was first at the line. Four series events have been held at Shenandoah Speedway this season and Humphries has won three of them. Feature results – 1. Tom Humphries; 2. Jerald Harris; 3. Anthony Linkenhoker; 4. French Grimes; 5. Tony Harris; 6. Bill Rice; 7. Andrew Wrotten; 8. Chris Ware; 9. Ron Moyers; 10. Charlie Ware.

Wilinski repeats Shawano success

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (Aug. 8) – Jerry Wilinski scored his second straight Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature and fourth local checkers overall Saturday at Shawano Speedway. Wilinski made his pass of Eddie Muenster for the lead stick on lap 14. Muenster gave chase for the rest of the race but couldn’t catch up. Mechanical woes forced third-running Jeremy Christians to pit on lap 17. Engine problems in the heat race forced Travis Van Straten to scratch from the IMCA Stock Car feature, putting an end to his 11-race win streak in the process. Steven Stewart took the lead on lap one and clearly had the car to beat. No one was able to make a serious challenge for the lead. Behind Stewart though Mike Schmidt, Dustin Loberger, Joe White, and Kyle Frederick fought hard for position. On lap seven Loberger raced to second behind Stewart. Stewart continued to enjoy a comfortable margin out in front of the field as the white flag waved. Stewart looked as though he had the race won but exiting turn [Read More]

Rust shines at Marshalltown

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (Aug. 7) – Joel Rust bested the Coors Light IMCA Modified field for his first local win in the open wheeled division Friday at Marshalltown. Brandon Leeman, Rod Clement and Jake Strayer split time up front before Rust worked the top side to take the lead away on lap 16. Strayer powered back on lap 17 but Rust did not give up and took the lead back for good with two laps to go. Strayer ended at the runner-up and Scott Simatovich was third. Other winners included Donavon Smith in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Jared VanDeest in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Eric Stanton in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Smith’s victory was his career 96th in the class.

Another young driver wins first feature at Off Road

By Randy Pospishil NORFOLK, Neb. (Aug. 8) – A week after Gage Koch, a junior at Norfolk Catholic High School, won his first feature in the Hobby Stock division at Off Road Speedway, Joey Haase – who will be entering his junior year at Winside High School this fall – earned his first win in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod division Saturday night. The two have crossed paths on a racetrack before as competitors for two seasons in the now-defunct junior hornet class at Riviera Raceway a few years ago. Haase won the division title in their first year of racing, while Koch won the second year. Haase took advantage of his outside second row starting position along with the race’s second caution and restart to obtain the lead, then held off pursuer Justin Addison for the final 13 laps of the 18-lap race. “These last few weeks I’ve had a lot of bad luck. We went through two transmissions in the last two nights and seven DNFs,” Haase said. “It’s been a bad year [Read More]

Roth’s latest visit to Eagle unforgettable for a better reason

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (Aug. 8) – Anthony Roth flipped seven times in his previous visit to Eagle Raceway. His latest start there proved unforgettable for a better reason, as Roth won the NAPA IMCA Modified main event. “This was great, sweeping my heat and the feature. It sure was better than the last time we were here, flipping seven times,” said Roth, who’d drawn the outside row one start. “I went into the first corner like there was no tomorrow.” Eric Cronin was a first-time Sam’s Club IMCA Sport Compact winner. Mike Boston raced to his first RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car checkers of the season. Gary Saathoff took the lead on lap four and sped to his first local NAPA IMCA Northern SportMod feature win of the season. Chad Fegley raced from the sixth row to win the Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock feature for the third straight week.

Fisk is first to Crystal checkers

CRYSTAL, Mich. (Aug. 8) – Shannon Fisk was first across the finish line in Saturday’s Allstar Performance IMCA Modified main event at Crystal Motor Speedway. Cliff Denman took the lead over Fisk, Jeff Kohn and Brady Hollenbeck, but Hollenbeck got sideways in turn one and two collecting several cars and forcing him to retire for the night. Fisk got under Denman coming out of turn two to take the lead and eventually the win over Chad Wernette and Kohn.

Ward wins in completion of rain-interrupted Empire State Series race at I-88

AFTON, N.Y. (Aug. 7) – Not quite two months after taking the initial green flag, Will Ward took the checkers at I-88 Speedway’s rescheduled Empire State Series show. He’d started sixth when action resumed from the June 12 event halted with eight laps in the book. The Friday night feature was Ward’s Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified tour career first and came on his home track, as well as two days before his birthday. “I’d run second in the series race here the Friday before so I knew we were close,” said Ward said. “I got elected to the Fast Shafts All-Star invitational, then we got our first win at Afton. How much better could it possibly get?” Ward used the lower line in getting to second, then ran side-by-side with Tyler Stoddard for a couple circuits before taking over in front. The final caution came out with two laps to go but Ward pulled ahead to beat Stoddard, Matt Cole, point leader Eddie Sites and previous race winner James Cornell across the stripe. Feature [Read More]

Kilgore dominates 141’s Red, White and Blue Series

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS Creek, Wis. (Aug. 8) – Shawn Kilgore has earned accolades in his racing career and as of Saturday he can add Red, White and Blue Series champion to the list. Kilgore picked up the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified win in the finale of the series. He earned two victories and a second place finish in the three-race swing. Kilgore receives a crate motor from Gandrud Chevrolet for his efforts. He also won $1,210 for his Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying victory. What proved to be the race-winning move was at the drop of the green flag. Kilgore made quick work of the field as he jetted from his outside front row starting spot and into the lead. Kilgore built up a straightaway advantage in just three laps. Johnny Whitman made his way from fifth to second in those same three laps but had a straightaway deficit to overcome. Whitman searched the whole speedway trying to catch the leader as Kilgore entered lapped traffic on lap nine. Kilgore had to [Read More]