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Droste delivers memorable win at Independence Motor Speedway

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (June 13) – It was a storybook night for Budweiser IMCA Late Model driver Tyler Droste at Independence Motor Speedway. Not only did Droste celebrate his 19th birthday in victory lane, but he did it with Late Model legends Gary Crawford, Ed Sanger and Curt Hansen on-hand to present the trophy in victory lane. The three former drivers, who competed against Droste’s grandfather Red in the 1960s and 1970s, were in attendance to honor the memory of the speedway’s first promoter, Vern Weber, who passed away last winter. Jerry King took the lead at the drop of the green and was pestered by Luke Pestka while Droste worked through the pack from a fifth row start. Droste made his way into the top five on the 11th of 25 laps and powered into second before caution slowed action on the 20th circuit. Droste made his way beneath King to steal the lead two laps later en route to his first Late Model win in Independence. King ran second ahead of Rick Wendling. J. [Read More]

Donnelly, Yeager win openers at Sweetwater

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (June 5-6) – Jake Donnelly and Justen Yeager were Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature winners in season-opening features June 5 and 6 at Sweetwater Speedway. Donnelly outran Michael Hale and Chris Clark for the Friday checkers. Yeager started deep in the pack and collected the Saturday victory ahead of Casey Delp and Donnelly. Bert Beech ran second most of the way after having to change his motor and transmission but ended in fourth following a late spin. Kevin Wright won Friday’s IMCA SportMod main event ahead of sons Justin and Jason. After running 12th in the opener, Chuck Delp scored Saturday SportMod honors in front of Dave Pitt and Todd Alonzo. Drivers from Idaho and Utah as well as Wyoming vied in the lidlifter at Rock Springs. What was to have been the season opener on May 22 and 23 was rained out.

Rose, Diaz win Merced Fair features

By Don Martin II MERCED, Calf. (June 10) – Karl Rose won the 20-lap Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event Wednesday at Merced Speedway. The race was part of the annual Merced County Fair and produced the first win of the season for Rose, who had to hold off Kyle Wilson down the stretch. Ricky Thatcher had the outside front row for the start and charged into the lead ahead of Rose and Bob Williamson. Kyle Wilson took third from Williamson on lap three. An infield excursion off the back stretch cost Thatcher the lead to Rose, and Wilson took second from Thatcher moments before the caution flew. Despite pressure from Wilson late, Rose kept his cool and collected his first win of the season. Thatcher was third. Rick Diaz grabbed the lead from Bruce Nelson on lap 14 and went on to win his third Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature of the season. Nelson ended in the runner-up spot and third was Jeremy Hoff. Feature Results Modifieds – 1. Karl Rose; 2. Alex Wilson; 3. [Read More]

Pettitt guesses right for Stock Car win at Off Road

By Randy Pospishil NORFOLK, Neb. (June 6) – Setting up a car to race on a dirt track is “a guessing game” according to Ron Pettitt, who won the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature at Off Road Speedway Saturday night. Pettitt took advantage of his front row starting position and basically sped away from the field to lead each and every lap for his first win at the new track, leaving the other drivers, primarily Kyle Prauner, Zach Zietner and Jason Wilkinson, to fight it out for second place. “We had an awesome night. We had a good car. The track played into our favor because it was a fast track,” Pettitt said. “We just had the right setup. It’s a guessing game, and we picked it perfectly. It was heavy, so when it’s heavy you can usually drive into the corner harder than you would a dry, slick track.” Ultimately, Zietner was able to hold on to second place, while Prauner was able to pass Wilkinson in turn three of the final lap to [Read More]

Kocks is first, final leader at Cottage Grove

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (June 6) – Jason Kocks was the first and final leader in Saturday’s Xtreme Motors Sports IMCA Modified main event at Cottage Grove Speedway. In the first four laps there were four different leaders. Kocks seemed to have the field covered but multiple cautions made it difficult to establish and maintain a sizable lead. Kocks lost the coveted position to Kinzer Cox on lap 19. Unfortunately, a few moments later the two got together at the start/finish line and Cox sustained too much damage to continue. Kocks led the rest of the way to score his first win of the 2015 campaign. Scott Lenz was the runner-up and Gus Cooper ended his evening in third.

Shank tops Strawberry Cup feature

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. (June 6) – Jeremy Shank won for the first time this season at Lebanon, in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature on Willamette Speedway’s Strawberry Cup card. Shank and Collen Winebarger battled before Winebarger was knocked out of the race by a flat tire. Shank led the rest of the distance. John Campos was second while third went to Mark Wauge.

Ryland prevails again at Chowchilla

CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (June 6) – Fred Ryland won for the fifth time in six starts Saturday night at Chowchilla Speedway. The national Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod point leader grabbed the lead from Josh Hensley on the third lap and survived a challenge from Rick Diaz on a mid-race restart to capture the victory. As Ryland won, Diaz had his hands full holding off Jeremy Hoff for second. The battle was cut short four laps from the finish of the scheduled 20-lap event when two cars crashed in turn two. Diaz ended up second ahead of Hoff, Nastasia Dodd and last starter Chase Thomas.

Kay takes Deery win, series point lead at Jackson County

MAQUOKETA, Iowa (June 9) – Justin Kay’s third Deery Brothers Summer Series feature win of the season put him in a familiar place: Back on top of point standings for the IMCA Late Model tour. Kay passed Tyler Droste and pole starter Dan Shelliam for the lead midway through Tuesday’s 40-lap main event at Jackson County Speedway. Two late cautions kept lapped traffic from becoming an issue and Kay motored to the $3,000 victory, his tour career 12th. Shelliam gained second back from Droste following the final restart, with three laps left. The runner-up finish was his career best. Droste was third, Joe Zrostlik a career best in fourth and Jeff Aikey completed the top five. Andy Nezworski came into the night with the point lead, started 17th after running third in his “B” feature and finished sixth. Ryan Dolan started last in the field of 24 and ended in ninth. The defending Deery champion, Kay is now tied with Jay Johnson of West Burlington for 10th on the all-time series wins list. He also ran third [Read More]

Hurst inches by Maitland for Jackson County Hawkeye Dirt Tour win

MAQUOKETA, Iowa (June 9) – The margin of Jeremiah Hurst’s career first Hawkeye Dirt Tour feature win was measured in inches. And not very many of them. Hurst caught Ryan Maitland coming out of the final turn Tuesday at Jackson County Speedway and won the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event by not much more than a bumper. The $1,000 victory landed him on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Hurst had started ninth, ran second much of the way in a caution-free 25-lapper and went to a higher line to get around Maitland and get the win. Justin Kay raced from 16th starting to third in his HDT debut. Ben Chapman was fourth while defending series champion Mike Van Genderen moved atop the point standings with his fifth place showing. Maitland had led 24-plus laps after starting from the pole and withstanding early pressure from Chapman. The second Hawkeye Dirt Tour event of the week is Thursday, June 11 at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. Feature results – 1. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque; 2. [Read More]

DeYoung motors to 99th career IMCA checkers

AUBURN, Mich. (June 5) – Myron DeYoung pulled into the pits Friday at Tri-City Motor Speedway in search of his 99th career win in the Main Street Seed and Supply IMCA Modifieds. Rookie Gavin Hunyady had a strong start, leading the first three laps before Craig Vance took control. By lap 13, DeYoung caught and passed Vance, then led the final seven laps for his first TCMS victory of the season. Vance held on for second with A.J. Ward second.