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Davenport Speedway cancels races

DAVENPORT, Iowa (Aug. 12) – Davenport Speedway has canceled the racing program scheduled for tonight (Friday) due to rain. Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models, Eriksen’s IMCA Modifieds and the Hawkeye Auto IMCA Northern SportMods. Will be back in action on Friday, Aug. 19. The rainout also means that Kids’ Night and Mechanic Races originally scheduled Aug. 19 will be held on Season Championship Night  Aug. 26.

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Kansas Thunder Series returns to Stockton 

By Mike Hughes STOCKTON, Kan. (Aug. 11) – The Kansas Thunder Series ½-mile Shootout returned to Rooks County Speedway in Stockton Thursday evening, as part of the Rooks County Fair. Two new faces appeared in victory lane, and two other made repeat appearances. Clay Money led from green to checkered in the 15-lap Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified fea­ture. Kaid Calhoon chased Money the entire race but finished second, trailed by Randy Wilson, Brian Calhoon and Tim Watts. The IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature got off to a rough start as it took three attempts before the race finally got underway. Brady Bencken paced the first two laps before Colton Pfeifer took the lead. Pfeifer ran over debris on lap seven and had to pit to change a tire under caution, handing the lead back to Bencken. Zach Olmstead chased Bencken the remainder of the race but had to set­tle for the runner-up spot. Cody Graham was third, followed by Shay Simoneau and Jeromy Wag­ner. The series wins were the first for both Bencken and [Read More]

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KRA show falls to rain, make-up date TBA

WILLMAR, Minn. (Aug. 10) – Tonight’s Kandiyohi County Fair special at KRA Speedway has been rained out. A make-up date for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods at Willmar is to be announced.

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Rutkoski races to $1,000 payday at Flomaton 

FLOMATON, Ala. (Aug. 6) – Kyle Rutkoski’s continued Bay Area Emerald Coast Tour success has put him on the ballot for the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Rutkoski won Saturday’s Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature and $1,000 during the Jar­rod Johns Memorial program at Flomaton Speedway. Rain delayed the drop of the green. Once the main event got underway, Brandon Harris took the early lead as Josh Goodwin tried to reel him in. Rutkoski made his way to the front and set his sights on the big check. In the closing laps, Jason Barnhill tried every line to make up the distance was trying to catch Rutko­ski. Barnhill made it to Rutkoski’s bumper but ran out of laps to get around him and Rutkoski scored his fourth straight checkers. Feature results – 1. Kyle Rutkoski; 2. Jason Barnhill; 3. Brandon Harris; 4. Scott Sessions; 5. Greg Hopkins; 6. Thumper Grice; 7. Jason Messick; 8. Dale Peaden; 9. Jesse Barnhill; 10. Derek Long; 11. Josh Goodwin.

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Pattee’s first win comes at Independence’s 500th IMCA Modified main

By Bucky Doren INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (Aug. 6) – It was a double milestone night Saturday at Independence Motor Speedway. On the night the track celebrated its 500th IMCA Modified feature event, driver Tysus Pattee scored his first career win in that division. Despite his front row starting spot, Pattee had to work hard for his first career win. Three late cau­tion flags tightened the field behind him. Jenae Gustin, who also scored her first two career IMCA Modified wins at Indee, and Ronn Lauritzen tried to keep pace on those three restarts, but Pattee was able to pull away for the historic win. Gustin settled for second. Lauritzen drove from the 11th place starting spot to finish third. Ryan Mait­land finished fourth and Vern Jackson rounded out the top five. Pattee’s win paid $500 plus a $100 bonus. Tom Schmitt pulled into Budweiser Victory Lane and landed a $500 payday, courtesy of Local Vizion, for his win in the Burco Sales IMCA Stock Car A-Main win. Rick Wendling put on a dominating performance during the Budweiser [Read More]

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Osborn, Gottschalk among Lexington winners

LEXINGTON, Neb. (Aug. 7) – With limited time remaining in the regular season, every point matters that much more and the fierce competition showcased at Lexington Raceway on Sunday evening was evident of the neck-and-neck battles throughout the evening on the Dawson County Fairgrounds. Leading from the onset and never looking back was Colton Osborn as he put on a dominating performance to win the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature. Osborn piloted his hot rod to the lead on the first lap and led all 20 laps of the feature event. The laps that matter the most were led by Daniel Gottschalk in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature. Gottschalk led the final two laps to earn the feature victory. Battling against a dry-slick track that had been used and abused for five feature events, Mike Nichols was able to garner the lead for the final six laps to claim the checkers in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. Hitting all his marks on the final laps during the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature [Read More]

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Williamson wins on fan appreciation night at Cottage Grove

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (Aug. 6) – Despite power problems in the southern Willamette Valley for much of the day due to a local aviation accident, it was fully restored just in time so that all of the racing would be completed for Fan Appreciation Night at Cottage Grove Speedway. The Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified finale was an incredible race as Grey Ferrando had the race of his life. Ferrando got out in front on the opening start and was the car to beat for much of the feature until Jesse Williamson brought pressure. Coming to the white flag Williamson edged out Ferrando, but Ferrando took the spot back out of turn two. When the two cars exited the fourth and final turn it was Williamson collecting his third local win of the season. Grey Ferrando got sideways on the front stretch and got together with Mark Wauge. Wauge edged out Ferrando for second. Collen Winebarger was fourth followed by Steven Sturdevant. In the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, Willy McFall showed the way. McFall paced the field until lap four when Mike Medel [Read More]

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Season enters final month at Raceway Park

JEFFFERSON, S.D. (Aug. 7) – With only three more nights remaining before IMCA season championships will be decided, racers were gunning for the checkered flag Sunday at Raceway Park. The first feature of the evening was in the KISS 107 FM IMCA Sport Compact division where Luke Jackson made the pass on early leader Don Tank at the conclusion of the fourth lap en route to a feature victory. Tank held the second position until the final turn of the final lap, when Ramsey Meyer slipped by on the inside for the position. Steven Pierce led every lap of the CarQuest IMCA Hobby Stock feature for his second win of the season. While Pierce was in front enjoying a clear view, the action behind him was wild from start to finish. In a final green, white, checkered finish, Pierce took the win followed by John Cain and Matt Baker. MOPAR IMCA Northern SportMod point leader Karl Brewer took his second win in a row after a race long battle with AJ Boulware. Brewer did not [Read More]

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Off Road Speedway point leaders pace finishers 

By Randy Pospishil sports@norfolkdailynews.com NORFOLK, Neb. (Aug. 6) – The time for making a move in the points standings at Off Road Speed­way is running out as just three nights of racing remain before Championship Night on Sept. 3. Not surprisingly, among the top finishers during Saturday night’s features were several names found toward the top of those division standings. In the Mach-1 Sport Compact feature, for example, the top three places went to drivers who hap­pen to be listed first, second, and third in the standings … Lance Mielke, Shannon Pospisil and Brooke Fluckiger, respectively … and within 10 total points of each other. Mielke picked up a critical second win of the season at Off Road Speedway among 11 top five finishes in 12 races. Pospisil and Fluckiger each added a ninth top five finish to their 12-race total. Another driver who notched a second win of the season at Off Road Speedway was IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock pilot Jeremy Hoskinson, who didn’t get to the lead until passing Wes Hochstein on the [Read More]

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LaCrosse leads to checkered flag at Luxemburg

By Greg Aregoni LUXEMBURG, Wis. (Aug. 5) – Benji LaCrosse has mastered the art of winning the Kim Parsons Memorial Races in 2016.  He added another Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature win to his credit after starting 11th at Luxemburg Speedway. Brandon Long led the opening laps before Greg Gretz showed the way starting on lap three.  A caution on lap 12 brought R.M. Van Pay and LaCrosse to the bumper of the leader. LaCrosse, who seemed to have forward bite wherever he put his racer, moved low and made a bid for the lead. Gretz fought him off once but LaCrosse went high and cruised.  LaCrosse went high and grabbed the lead with four laps remaining where he fought off a late-race caution. Gretz finished second in front of Van Pay. Shawn Kilgore made late-race moves to finish fourth.  Jerry Muenster ran a stellar race to fifth. Paul Diefenthaler and Derek Moede went a few rounds to start the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car fea­ture.  Moede won the first round and the middle rounds over [Read More]