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By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (May 2) – Braedon Hand was first to the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified finish in front of a full grandstand for Cottage Grove Speedway’s Fan Appreciation Night on Saturday. Different drivers led each of the first three laps as Ryan Baker, Briley Pompe and then Hand took turns at the point. Hand tried to distance himself from the rest of the field but lapped traffic came into play and al­lowed challengers to close in. One of those challengers was Jesse Williamson but he ran out of laps and had to settle for second. Curtis Towns, Mark Wauge and Steven Sturdevant completed the top five.

MAYETTA, Kan. (May 2) – Opening night at Thunder Hill Speedway saw a BSB Manufacturing IMCA Modified driver return to find glory at a track he learned how to race on. Steven Bowers Jr. started his career in the street stock class at Thunder Hill but spent the last few years away from Mayetta chasing the outlaw tracks. He is returning to race full-time in 2015 and got the season started on a good note. Bowers quickly worked his way to the front with former national champion Jordan Grabouski close be­hind. The two hit lapped traffic before a late-race yellow set up a dash to the finish. The front two headed into the final turn with a vengeance. Grabouski made a dive from the top of the turn to the bottom hoping to use the momentum to his advantage coming out of four. The maneuver didn’t work as Bowers held his line on the top of the track and was able outrace Grabouski to the finish by half a car length. Sophomore speedster Brandon Conkwright [Read More]

CRYSTAL, Mich. (May 2) – Thirty-five Allstar Performance IMCA Modifieds saw action Saturday at Crystal Motor Speedway and the fastest of them was driven by Chad Wernette. Wernette outdueled Myron DeYoung in front of a full grandstand. John DeYoung Jr. wasn’t far back in third, followed by Brody Bowser and A.J. Ward.

By Dave Panske SEYMOUR, Wis. (May 3) – Mike Wedelstadt pulled away from the pack en route to Budweiser IMCA Modified career win number 110 Sunday at Seymour Speedway. Jerry Wilinski had taken charge and set the pace for the first six laps before Wedelstadt  powered by on the outside. A pair of cautions on lap eight bunched the field but Wedelstadt stayed in con­trol and pulled away from the second place battle to collect his first feature win of the season. Wilinski, Jamie Schmidt, Mark Joski and Chad Bartel ran together in a tight battle for the runner-up spot, which Joski was able to secure at the finish. Mike Schmidt ran the inside line to perfection and collected his first career Seymour Coors Light IMCA Stock Car win. Rod Snellenberger made a hard run over the final two laps for second. Lucas Lamberies also made the most of the inside groove and won the O’Reilly Auto Parts IMCA Northern SportMod headliner. Second was J.J. Anderson.

ANTIOCH, Calif.  (May 2) – Scott Busby, one of the most winning drivers in California history, scored his second victory of the 2015 season in Saturday’s IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified main event at Antioch Speedway. Busby fought off challenges from Troy Foulger on the last two laps of the race. The feature saw Grand Theft Auto game developer Jeff Thomas driving his car like he stole it. Thomas jumped into a commanding lead early in the event, separating from the pack of cars. When second running Carl Berendsen spun with just four laps to go, the resulting restart put Busby and Alex Wilson behind Thomas. At the drop of the green, Thomas looked like he was go­ing for the win but suddenly pulled off with engine problems. Busby and Wilson charged forward. Foulger quickly moved alongside Wilson, with cars racing three wide around the track. “Everybody was fast tonight,” Busby said from victory lane. “I just shot to the front. One of us had to get out there.” Foulger then chased Busby, as the cars in the [Read More]

By Jack Walbring QUINCY, Ill. (May 3) – Jim Lynch, Joey Gower and Kimberly Abbott all scored IMCA feature wins at Quincy Raceway during action on Sunday May 3. The Powder Coat Plus IMCA Stock Car main event went to Lynch, who took his second feature win of the season over Abe Huls, Beau Taylor, Andrew Hustead and Jerry Jansen. The Summy Tire and Auto Center IMCA Northern SportMod was a wild and wooly affair as it looked like Austin Becerra would pick up his first local feature win of the season before a last lap tangle with Tony Dunker in turn two changed all that. Gower took the lead on the restart and held off Brandon Lennox to take the feature win followed by Nathan Bringer, Jim Gillenwater and Brandon Dale. The IMCA Mach-1 Sport Compact feature event was a three-way battle between Jeffery DeLonjay, Seith Woodruff and Kimberly Abbott with each taking turns at the lead. Abbott won out at the end with Woodruff in second and DeLonjay in third. The fourth spot [Read More]