Deery Bros Late Model Summer Series

Kay becomes first to repeat with Deery checkers at Boone

BOONE, Iowa (May 25) – Justin Kay became the first repeat winner this season in the Deery Brothers Summer Series, on the night Richie Gustin nearly raced to his first IMCA Late Model tour victory. Gustin caught the defending series champ on the white flag lap Monday at Boone Speedway and had the edge as the front pair charged down the backstretch. The yellow flag was thrown for a spun car in the upcoming set of turns, however, and Kay got the front spot back for the restart as the leader of the last scored lap. Jeff Aikey caught Gustin for second but couldn’t challenge Kay, who topped the green, white, checkered finish by two car lengths. The $3,000 win was the series career 11th for Kay, who also banked the $250 Sunoco Race Fuels feature qualifier drawing prize. Tyler Droste and Ray Guss Jr. completed the top five and point leader Andy Nezworski ended in sixth. Scott Fitzpatrick started on the pole and led the first 10 of 40 circuits in the Memorial Day event. [Read More]

Results

Ashley collects Cottage Grove Speedway checkers

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (May 23) – Jimmy Owen made him work for it but Gene Ashley picked up his third Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature win of the season Saturday at Cottage Grove Speedway. The front pair battled hard, swapping the lead several times before Ashley secure the spot in the late stages of the race.

Feature

Sites wins, Fleming is second after early Empire State Series spin at Black Rock

By Steven Ovens DUNDEE, N.Y. (May 22) – With increased pay on the line, Eddie Sites made the most of his run Friday night to pick up the Empire State Series checkers at Black Rock Speedway. The two-time IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified tour champion led the last 11 of 25 circuits in earning $500, plus lap money, and his career seventh series victory. Chris Fleming, another former Empire State Series champion, set the fast pace the first three laps, restarted at the back of the field and charged through the field to finish second. Fleming and rookie Sparky Hills brought the field to the green flag. Fleming led before very uncharacteristically spinning in turn three but heads-up driving allowed the 23-car field to avoid him. Fleming went to the tail of the field and Harry Ely took the lead from Hills on the ensuing restart. Ely led through lap 14 but the man on a mission was Sites. He drove up on Ely, made the pass for the lead on lap 15 and never looked [Read More]

Results

McGee notches first 34 Raceway win of 2015 

By Dana Royer WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (May 23) – Dean McGee scored his first local IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature win Saturday at 34 Raceway. McGee took the lead from his front row start and held onto the front spot despite serious chal­lenges from Brandon Rothzen. Two cautions were thrown during the 20-lap feature but McGee was able to survive the restarts and get his first win this year at 34 ahead of Rothzen and Dustin Smith. John Oliver Jr. picked up his second straight win in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. Oliver took the lead on a track to his liking on lap three of the 20-lap race. Three yellow flags were thrown over the last seven circuits, giving Shane Watts as many shots at the leader on restarts but Oliver held on to take the win by three car lengths. Austen Becerra picked up his first-ever Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature win, taking the lead from Dustin Fenton on the sixth of 20 laps and pulling away from the field. Ninety-seven cars saw [Read More]

Results

Muenster, Jach win first features of season Saturday at Shawano

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (May 23) – Eddie Muenster and Jason Jach both won for the first time this season Saturday at Shawano Speedway. Muenster passed Kevin Feck following a lap seven restart and then held off Jason Czarapata for the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified checkers, his sanctioned career 65th in the division. Jach also made his move to the front on the seventh circuit, passing Tracy Wassenberg for the front in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main event. Travis Van Straten needed 13 circuits to catch Brandon Czarapata and Shawn Wagner for the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car lead and stayed in front to the checkers.

Results

Snellenberger holds on for Bouche Memorial checkers

By Tom Wagner STURGEON BAY, Wis. (May 23) – Rod Snellenberger held off Dave Bouche at the wire to cap­ture the $1,000 top prize in the seventh annual Nathan Bouche Memorial IMCA Sunoco Stock Car fea­ture Saturday at Thunderhill Raceway. The only caution of the contest came on lap five. The front pair made it a two-car race the last 18 times around the oval with Bouche no more than a car length behind at any time. Behind the lead duo, Shawn Havel advanced to third and, for a time, was making up ground. But the advance stalled in the late stages and he settled for third. Derek Moede and John Anschutz ran together for the duration, finishing fourth and fifth, respec­tively. Dan Sell completed the top six, piloting the Nathan Bouche tribute car. Moede had led the 22-car feature field to the green. Rick Dix was shuffled back on the lap five restart as Snellenberger and Bouche raced to the front. Snellenberger established the low groove, going to work on Moede for the lead, with Anschutz keeping [Read More]

Results

Lambert earns career first win at 141

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (May 23) – Josh Lambert bested a 23-car field to earn his first career Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature victory Saturday at 141 Speedway. Lambert put his racer up top and grabbed the lead from Race Van Pay on lap four. Lambert put on a dominant performance that saw him with a full straightaway lead mid-race but a caution with eight laps remaining brought everyone back together. Doug Maurer used a veteran restart to move around Lambert and into the lead with seven laps to go. Lambert stayed true to his line and didn’t falter as he moved back around Maurer with laps left. Other winners on Memorial Weekend included Jeremy Jacobs in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, John Heinz in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Brandon Kay in the Mach-1 Sport Com­pacts.

Results

Oshkosh wins are first for Bartel, Wichman 

By Dave Panske OSHKOSH, Wis. (May 22) – Chad Bartel and Greg Wichman both won at Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway for the first time in their respective IMCA careers Friday night. Bartel bested the Automotive Supply Company IMCA Modified main after running side-by-side with eventual runner-up T.J. Smith. Wichman hugged the inside line and held off persistent Travis Van Straten in the Total Power Sales IMCA Stock Car headliner. Ryan Besaw took the lead on lap seven and was still in first when the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main was checkered due to the time limit. The win was his first locally this season. All race winners received trophies from the Kim Parsons Memorial Trophy Tour for Organ and Tissue donation.

Results

Larson leads the way at Marshalltown

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (May 22) – Adam Larson won at Marshalltown for the first time this sea­son in Friday’s Coors Light IMCA Modified main event. Scott Simatovich was the early leader while Larson, Joel Rust and Jimmy Gustin went two- and three-wide behind him. Rust grabbed the lead away on lap nine, then gave way to Gustin on lap 12. Gustin, in turn, saw Larson take the lead away on lap 13 and drive to the checkers. Rust took se­cond, Josh Gilman came from ninth to third and Gustin was fourth and Simatovich. Donavon Smith was the winner by a bumper over Trent Murphy in the Miller Lite IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. Colby Heishman won his career first Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature on Tuesday and won his second Friday at Marshalltown. Austin Luellen won another Toby K’s Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stock main event, by a car length over Andy Hick.

Feature

Droste takes IMCA Modified Madness cash at Davenport

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (May 22) – The IMCA Modified Madness 50 was the big show Friday night at Dav­enport Speedway. When the checkered flag fell, the spotlight was on Tyler Droste. Making his first visit to Davenport with an IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified, Droste topped the $2,000 to win feature after swapping the lead and a little paint with Milo Veloz. “There were a lot of good cars here and a lot of very good drivers in the feature,” said Droste. “It helped having been here once before this year (in a Late Model) because every track is just a little bit different.” The main event started with 2012 race winner Veloz on the pole. Veloz jumped out to the early race lead but was in and out of first before Droste took over for good on the 46th of 50 circuits. Wisconsin’s Todd Dart, running the high side, took the lead briefly on lap seven but Veloz re­gained the top spot in the next corner. Lap 30 saw Jeremiah Hurst take his [Read More]