Results

VINTON, Iowa – Two dead­lines loom right around the cor­ner that IMCA drivers need to be aware of. First is the Friday, July 1 deadline for rookie of the year applications to be submitted to the home office. Rookie drivers can also call Director of Membership and Vir­ginia Lindsey to sign up for that program. Second is the Monday, Aug. 1 deadline to send in contingency sign-up forms and proof of decal placement car photos. Both can be directed to Mar­keting Director Kevin Yoder. “Rookie applications are due a month earlier than they have been in the past but the date to have sign-up forms and car pho­tos in remains Aug. 1,” noted Yoder. “Either way, it’s im­portant to get them in as soon as possible.” Sign-up forms were included in decal packets mailed after driv­ers purchased 2016 competi­tor’s licenses while the rookie application is published in the point section each month in In­side IMCA. “Both forms are also posted on our website so they are easily accessible,” said Yoder. “If their car is beat up, [Read More]

By Jeremy Fox OSKALOOSA, Iowa (June 15) – Austin Paul visited victory lane for the first time this season at Southern Iowa Speedway, following Wednesday’s KBOE Radio IMCA Northern SportMod main event. Paul held off Matthew VanGelder early and later denied the hard-charging Curtis VanDerWal to take his first local checkers since last August. VanDerWal was second ahead of Carter VanDenBerg, VanGelder and Jason McDaniel. In the Musco Lighting IMCA Modified feature, Scott Dickey appeared to be heading to the win as he led the first 13 laps but points leader Colt Mather grabbed the top spot away on lap 14 and went on to pick up the win ahead of Dickey, Zack Vander Beek, North Carolina’s Kyle Strickler and California’s Cody Laney. Cayden Carter cruised to his seventh straight Budweiser IMCA Sunoco Stock Car win. Danny Thrasher repeated in the Pepsi Cola IMCA Hobby Stocks and Shane Evans paced the Mach-1 Sport Compacts for his first SIS victory since opening night.

OMAHA, Neb. – The racing community is mourning the passing of one of its own. Long-time Hawkeye Racing News columnist Jim Brennan of Omaha, Neb., passed away Friday, June 10 at the age of 67. “Everyone who has been associated with racing for any of the past 40-plus years knew Jim and the passion he had for our sport,” IMCA President Brett Root said. “Jim made countless friends through racing. We extend our sympathies to his family.” Survivors include his wife Donna; children Karen McIntosh, Steve Weyant and Kimberly Cash; six grandchildren; brother Thomas and sister Mary Jane Hendricks; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services were this morning (Wednesday) at St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church in Omaha. Burial was at Resurrection Cemetery.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (June 10) – The third Pennsylvania Sprint Series event of the season at Clinton County Raceway produced the third different winner Friday night. Ken Duke started on the pole for the 20-lap feature and held off the late race challenge of Scott Lutz for the checkers. Lutz had started fourth but couldn’t keep up with the pace Duke ran early on. A two-time track champion at Lock Haven, Duke had one close call late in the contest when he and Lutz got together going into turn one. “I didn’t see him there going into turn one and we kind of got together a little bit. I really did not mean to chop him, I don’t like to race like that,” Duke said. “We were in the right spot to start on the pole to get the win.” Lutz, who won on opening night, settled for second. Dale Schweikart, Reed Thompson and Ryan Lynn, who came back from a lap nine tangle, rounded out the top five. Feature results – 1. Ken Duke; 2. [Read More]

By Mike Hughes HAYS, Kan. (June 11) – Tyler Frye and Daniel Gottschalk made repeat appearances in the winner’s circle at RPM Speedway Saturday evening. Marty Clark took the lead at the drop of the green in the Gib’s Auto Supply IMCA Modified feature until Frye took over the lead on lap seven. After a three-car tangle on lap nine to bring out a caution, Frye led the field back to green. Mike Petersilie chased Frye down and took control on lap 13, only to have Frye regain the lead on the following lap and hold on for his second win at Hays this year. Clay Money got by Petersilie late for the runner-up spot with Dylan Sherfick and Jeremy Frenier rounding out the top five. Adam Weber took the lead in the 20-lap Karl Chevrolet SportMod feature but spun on lap four, giving the lead to Tyler Watts for the restart. Gottschalk passed Watts and continued to lead at the halfway mark with Blaine Walt moving to second. Watts took the lead on lap [Read More]

VINTON, Iowa (June 12) – Tony Snyder raced his way onto the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot while Tony Olson took home the biggest check from Sunday’s Iowa Donor Network/Urbana 5 Memorial Night at Benton County Speedway. Snyder held off hard chargers Racer Hulin and Kyle Brown for the $1,000 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified victory. Olson collected his second big payday of the weekend, pocketing $1,400 for his Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod win. One hundred and fifteen cars were counted in the pit area. Other winners on the evening included Da­mon Murty in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and August Bach in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Scott Hogan led the first two times around the track in the Modified main before fellow front row starter Snyder used the lower line to pass for the lead. The only caution came out on the 14th circuit but there was no catching Snyder following the ensu­ing restart. He led the last 18 laps, beating sixth row starter Hulin and 21st starting Brown across the stripe. Hogan and Zach [Read More]