Results

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (July 31) – Jon Snyder took the lead early in Friday’s Coors Light IMCA Modified 20-lap feature and stayed in front to the checkers, despite the best of efforts of Jake Strayer and then Brian Irvine. The local win was the first of the season for Snyder. Irvine ran second the last 11 circuits and Strayer ended in third. Donavon Smith took charge just before a couple mid-race cautions and drove to his sixth Miller Lite IMCA Stock Car victory at Marshalltown this season. Garrett Eilander worked his way through lapped traffic and held off hard-charging Austin Luellen for Toby K’s Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stock honors. Jared VanDeest caught Sam Wieben for the lead and eventual win, his fourth locally in 2015, in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main event.

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (July 30) – After not picking up a feature win in more that a year, Doug Cook did not wait long to make it two in a row as the hometown driver topped the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod Thursday at Kossuth County Speedway. Cook raced from the fifth starting spot to the lead on the first circuit. The only thing that slowed his trip to the winner’s circle was a yellow flag on lap 10. Jeramie Faber had his best run of the summer by placing second with Jake Simpson third. Rob Hughes captured his first local Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature of the season, leading the whole way despite being unable to shake off challenges from Tad Reutzel and Jesse Hoeft. Hoeft passed Reutzel with one lap to go to place second. Heath Tulp led the distance in recording his first IMCA Sunoco Stock Car victory this season at Algona. Bruce Wickman had his best finish of the season with a second place showing followed by Derek Green. [Read More]

BEATRICE, Neb. (July 26) – The first time Trevor Grossenbacher raced at Beatrice Speedway, he ended up upside down in a borrowed car. His second visit had a happier ending. Grossenbacher won Sunday’s Sprint Series of Nebraska feature during the Gage County Fair. He led all 20 circuits after starting outside row three, taking the top line to the front on the first turn and then running the bottom groove. Adam Guillion, Jason Danley, Joey Danley and Shon Pointer completed the top five. The victory was Grossenbacher’s IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car tour second this year. He’d also topped the opening night event at Eagle Raceway. Feature results – 1. Trevor Grossenbacher; 2. Adam Guillion; 3. Jason Danley; 4. Joey Danley; 5. Shon Pointer; 6. Terry Richards; 7. Jason Martin; 8. Tyler Drueke; 9. Jake Bubak; 10. Clint Benson; 11. Ethan Fleetwood; 12. Shayle Bade; 13. Keith Dragoo; 14. Gene Ackland; 15. Mark Pace; 16. Tim Hilfiker; 17. Chase Weiter; 18. Blain Petersen; 19. Kyle Flodman.

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (July 25) – Jerry Hammock didn’t waste much time getting to the front Saturday night at 281 Speedway. The sixth starting Hammock drove to the lead half a lap into the Sprint Series of Texas main event at 281 Speedway. He stayed in front ‘til the end of a 20-lapper that ran caution-free. “The two cars in front of me went to the cushion and I went to the middle,” Hammock summarized after the win, his IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car tour second of the season. Mike Herring was second and Reagan Reed was third. Completing the top five were Gary Kelley and Trevor Reed. Feature results – 1. Jerry Hammock; 2. Mike Herring; 3. Reagan Reed; 4. Gary Kelley; 5. Trevor Reed; 6. Adam Barr; 7. Dustin Woods; 8. Matt Etzelmiller; 9. Mark Klis; 10. David Garland; 11. Craig Woods; 12. Jason Howell; 13. Josh Hanna; 14. David Munden; 15. Bud Hanna; 16. Drew Wright; 17. Matt Holt; 18. Bob Odom; 19. Ed Keaton; 20. Danny Merrell.

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (July 28) – Marcus Yarie and Dustin Loberger both brought home the hard fought victories from Shawano Speedway’s Sun Drop Shootout. Yarie started on the pole of the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature field but it was no cakewalk as Brad Lautenbach was scored first on each of the first six laps. Yarie took the lead from Lautenbach with Brian Mullen following on the next circuit. Mullen and Johnny Whitman began to pressure Yarie on lap 10.  Yarie fought off numerous charges by Mullen and Whitman over the remaining 10 laps on his way to victory lane.  Matt Oresko­vich passed Whitman late in the race to take third. Loberger started outside one in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature and took the lead with brother-in-law Scott Stewart and nephew Steven Stewart close behind. Behind them, Mike Schmidt, Travis Van Straten, and John Heinz battled for the next three positions. By lap seven it was Loberger still in the lead with Steven Stewart and Van Straten running second and third. Lap [Read More]

By Kelly Ninas LEXINGTON, Neb. (July 26) – Taming the Dawson County Raceway oval with authority Sunday evening were hotshoes Mike Densberger, Steve Kempt, Casey Werkmeister and Jacob Olmstead. Continuing his dream season, Olmstead led the final two laps to win the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature. Earning second-place accolades was Kyle Bond and Caleb Hetrick worked his way through heavy traffic for third. Densberger cruised to the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified victory after taking the lead on lap eight. Cole Hodges paced the first seven circuits and ended as the runner-up. Chuck Stryker rallied to complete the top three. Starting on the front row and storming off to big leads time and time again was Kempt, who led all 20 laps to punch his ticket to the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod winner’s circle. Getting through traffic swiftly, Jamey Kennicutt was second and third went to Chad Dolan. In a race for the ages, Werkmeister grabbed the lead on the second lap and held off all chal­lenges to earn the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car checkers, despite [Read More]