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Wins by Larson, Shryock headline Jackson Nationals

Wins by Larson, Shryock headline Jackson Nationals JACKSON, Minn. (Sept. 28) – Dustin Larson was the big winner dollar-wise Saturday at Jackson Speedway while Kelly Shryock’s run to the checkers put him on the ballot for one of IMCA’s highest profile races. The two joined Cory Probst, Matt Looft and Megan Lappegard as IMCA winners at the 35th annual Jackson Nationals. Larson earned $1,500 for his IMCA Sunoco Stock Car victory, part of the Doug Cellan Memorial, while $1,100 checks went to Shryock in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Probst in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Looft in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods. Lappegard’s Mach-1 Sport Compact checkers were good for $500. Larson drew the pole start and stayed in front all 20 laps in the Stock Car main. He made the most of the middle line in outrunning Roger Verdoorn to the checkers for his 17th victory of the season. Jim Larson, Ken Tietz and Andy Altenburg were next across the stripe. Shryock didn’t get to the front until the 20th and [Read More]

Gustin tops Modified main, Embrey gets 100th win at Hamilton County Speedway’s Hubbard Memorial

By Ryan Bergeson WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (Sept. 28) – Richie Gustin took home the biggest check while Randy Embrey reached a big career win mark Saturday at Hamilton County Speedway’s inaugural Dave Hubbard Memorial. Gustin capitalized on his pole start and led all 20 laps of the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified main event, earning $1,500 for his efforts. Ryan Ruter raced to second from the ninth starting position but could not reel in Gustin. Tyler Droste raced to a third place finish from the sixth row and Jason Murray finished fourth from the fifth row. Gustin was already on the ballot for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Charging to the front of the field from his fifth row start, Embrey won for the 100th time in his IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock career, earning $750. David Rieks, Bill Bonnett and John Watson finished out the top four. Continuing his torrid September, Carter VanDenBerg added the $1,000 Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod checkers to his resume. Matt Lettow and VanDenBerg battled up front for several laps [Read More]

Saathoff sweeps IMCA Modified features at September Fest

BEATRICE, Neb. (Sept. 27-28) – Seven years separated Johnny Saathoff’s fifth and sixth main event wins at Beatrice Speedway’s season-ending special. He went a day between wins number six and seven. Saathoff checked out in topping $1,500 to win IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified September Fest features. Both were Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events. From Friday’s third starting spot, Saathoff caught Jesse Sobbing for the lead on the ninth of 25 laps. Dylan Smith had started from inside the sixth row and worked his way into second following a restart. With Saathoff well ahead, Smith bested Sobbing, Jordan Grabouski and Jeff Joldersma in the race for runner-up points and pay. A similar scenario played out Saturday after Saathoff caught pole starter Chris Abelson with 11 laps left. He’d take the checkers by nearly a straightaway, with Grabouski, Abelson, Chris Alcorn and Hunter Marriott second through fifth, respectively. “We had a caution Friday night where Smith and Sobbing were lined up right behind me but my car was good and I was able to [Read More]

Lagroon wins finale, Cleveland is Modified champion at Salina

By Justin Sly SALINA, Kan. (Sept. 27) – The Belleville Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event on Championship Night at Salina Speedway was a high-spirited duel between two families that have been through the wars together. The Lagroons and the Morrisons have risen through the classes, topping the 4-cylinder classes to the super stocks, and trading paint and positions on a weekly basis. On this night, Corey was on a mission to make the top side work while Danny Jr. used the inside groove. The pair quickly shot to the head of the field and put on a clinic for the fans They exchanged lines, used the crossover move, and swapped the lead throughout the feature. Corey Lagroon finally put his no. 24 in the lead and Brian Knoell chased down Danny Morrison Jr. to take the runner-up spot. Joe Cleveland locked up the 2013 championship despite missing the setup for the finale. Kurtis Pihl had two goals in mind as he started up his no. 3K for the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Northern SportMod [Read More]

Blurton, Heger among Soderberg Memorial winners at Dodge City

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. (Sept.) – Zach Blurton and Ryan Heger were among those scoring victory honors as 124 cars filled the pit area Saturday night for the Inaugural Jerry Soderberg Memorial Championship event that closed out the season at Dodge City Raceway Park. While Blurton took URSS Sprint Car honors after apparent winner Taylor Velasquez weighed in light at the scales and Heger topped the season finale in IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds for the second year in a row, Josh Appel took the win in United Wireless IMCA SportMods, Ron Hartman rallied from the tail to top the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Dan Rogers bested the Thunder Cars and James Phelps won the Hornet finale. Heger emerged from a three-way shootout with Cole Traugott and Van Gemmill over the final circuits for his second win in season finale action in as many years. While Heger worked his way up from the 22nd starting position after heat race problems, Brad Keller and Jack Kirchoff paced the early circuits before Traugott surged into [Read More]

Yeager sweeps Sweetwater’s Fall Roundup Modified twinbill

By Ryan Clark ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (Sept. 20-21) – Justen Yeager swept the weekend by winning two features in as many days during the Modified Fall Roundup special at Sweetwater Speedway. Yeager, who started ninth in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified 30-lapper on Friday night, reeled in leader Jake Donnelly in the waning laps. That pair, along with Zane DeVilbiss, battled for the top spot before Yeager broke free with two laps to go and went on to collect the $750 winner’s share. Donnelly, DeVilbiss, Casey Delp and Greg Scott were next across the stripe. Yeager got to the front a little earlier during Saturday’s 30-lapper. From a seventh place start, Yeager worked around front row starter DeVilbiss on the fourth circuit, then drove away to the $2,000 victory and earned a spot on the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. The race, which was stopped for yellow once on lap two, went caution-free over the final 28 circuits. DeVilbiss, Bert Beech, Brian Ungaro and Dustin Hansen ran second through fifth, respectively. Feature Results [Read More]

Thies tops South Dakota Fall Nationals at Raceway Park

JEFFERSON, S.D. (Sept. 21) – As the season ended at Raceway Park on Saturday night, Jim Thies was the big winner of the $1,000-to-win WinnaVegas South Dakota Fall Nationals. In the Professional Concrete IMCA Modified main event, 2013 track champion Thies got to the front in the early laps and held off Ricky Stephan and Jason Schneiders for the top prize. The win qualified Thies for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. The Casey’s General Stores IMCA Stock Car division saw Jason Ward atop the field once again, taking the win over Aaron Cain and Chad Bruns. The Skyline Casino IMCA SportMod feature went to Todd Boulware, who held off a late charge from Karl Brewer and Jeff TenEyck to cap his track championship season. The Frederick Welding IMCA Hobby Stocks saw action from start to finish with Dave Riley coming out on top, followed by Paul Menard and Justin Regneres. The KISS 107FM IMCA Sport Compact feature came down to a green, white, checkered finish with Joelle Gustin passing 2013 points champion Cody [Read More]

Yeager collects pair of wins in Modified Fall Roundup at Sweetwater Speedway

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (Sept. 21-22) – Justen Yeager swept the weekend by winning two features in two days during the Modified Fall Roundup at Sweetwater Speedway. Yeager, who started ninth in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified 30-lapper Friday night, reeled in leader Jake Donnelly in the waning laps. That pair, along with Zane DeVilbiss, battled for the top spot before Yeager broke free with two laps to go. Yeager went on to collect the $750 winner’s share. Yeager got to the front a little earlier during Saturday’s 30-lapper. From a seventh place start, Yeager worked around front row starter DeVilbiss on the fourth circuit, then drove away to the $2,000 victory and earned a spot on the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. The race, which was stopped for caution once on lap two, went caution-free over the final 28 circuits. Results Friday – 1. Justen Yeager; 2. Jake Donnelly; 3. Zane DeVilbiss; 4. Casey Delp; 5. Greg Scott; 6. Bert Beech; 7. Chris Clark; 8. Travis Metz; 9. Brian Ungaro; 10. Jim Shoemaker; [Read More]

Track champions crowned at RPM Speedway

By Mike Hughes HAYS, Kan. (Sept. 21) – It was championship night at RPM Speedway with three of the five track titles still up for grabs when the evening started. In the S & W Supply IMCA Modifieds, it was a two-car race for the championship as four points separated Corey Lagroon and Dylan Sherfick. Scott Brown took the lead at the start of the 20-lap feature with Tim Watts and Ronnie Hill in tow. Hill took over the top spot on the following lap. Hill led the field back to green following a lap eight caution, only to be passed by Travis Sherfick on lap nine. The red flag flew on the following lap when Teel flipped on the back straightaway. Teel was okay, but done for the night. Travis led the remaining distance to claim his third win of the year at Hays. Younger brother Dylan finished second. Lagroon’s third place finish was good enough to claim the track title. Watts and Hill completed the top five. In the Golden Plains Trucking IMCA [Read More]

Savage, Dunker and Becerra score Quincy wins

By Jack Walbring QUINCY, Ill. (Sept. 22) – Brandon Savage, Tony Dunker and Austen Bercerra all took feature event wins at Quincy Raceways during Mississippi Belle Distributing Miller Lite Night at the Races. Brandon Savage scored his third feature win of the season in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main event. Savage held off Abe Huls in second, Terry Houston in third, Beau Taylor in fourth and Jerry Jansen in fifth. Savage and Jansen were the heat race winners. Tony Dunker got another feature event win in the Summy Tire and Auto Center IMCA Northern SportMod main event, his 10th points win of the year. Tanner Klingele settled for the second spot followed by Todd Reed in third, Brad Holtmeyer in fourth and Bob Cowman in fifth. Charles VanZandt and Dunker were the heat race winners. Austen Becerra solidified his hold on the points championship with the feature win in the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact division. Becerra held off Brandon Lambert to take the win, his seventh of the season. The third spot went to [Read More]