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Brendon Gemmill takes Modified Stampede by the horns

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. (July 19) – Brendon Gemmill picked off his second Dodge City Raceway Park triumph of the year by posting a $1,200 victory in Saturday night’s second annual IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified Stampede. Gemmill raced past his father Troy 13 rounds into the 30-lapper before holding off Eddie Belec over the closing circuits for his second consecutive DCRP score. “I really didn’t feel comfortable out there, it was the first time we’ve had this car out this year,” Gemmill commented from victory lane following the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. “Sometimes the fastest car doesn’t win. This is one of those times.” Troy Gemmill gunned into the lead at the outset of the main event from his front row outside starting position with Brendon Gemmill chasing from the third starting position. Brendon moved in to challenge after eight laps before finally slipping underneath Troy for the lead entering turn one on the 13th lap. With the father-son Gemmill duo out front, 11th-starter Belec and 10th-starter Scott Drake [Read More]

Carrell captures Wild West Speedweek Night 2 at Banks

By Ben Deatherage BANKS, Ore. (July 20) – His first Wild West Modified Speedweek paid $1,000 to Mark Carrell. Travis Peery had looked to make it two IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified tour wins in a row at Sunset Speedway Park. He started on the front row and was dominant for much of the race. In the first 15 laps, five cautions would take place resulting in Peery having to deal with an open race track. Peery set a rapid pace and as the lap count dwindled he showed no signs of slowing down. But he used up too much of his tires and briefly got out of shape on lap 27, allowing Carrell to make the pass for the lead. Carrell led the remaining distance for the win and accompanying 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berth. Rounding out the top five were Peery, Jesse Williamson, Cory Sample and Alex Stanford. Twenty-eight entries from five states returned for the second of six Wild West Speedweek installments. Next up are Tuesday, July 22 and Wednesday, [Read More]

Peery paces Wild West Modified Speedweek opener

By Ben Deatherage BANKS, Ore. (July 19) – A $1,000 check accompanied opening night honors for Travis Peery, winner of Saturday’s Wild West Modified Speedweek event at Sunset Speedway Park. Thirty IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified entries were on hand from Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, and North Dakota for the first round of the fourth annual tour. Leading the entire distance of the 40-lap Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying feature was Peery, coming all the way from North Dakota, but originally from California. Collen Winebarger put his machine in the runner-up position while “B” winner Alex Stanford was third. Braedon Hand was fourth and defending Speedweek champion Jesse Williamson was fifth. Speedweek continues at Sunset Speedway Park on Sunday, July 20 with racing action scheduled to get underway right around 5:00 PM. Feature results – 1. Travis Peery; 2. Collen Winebarger; 3. Alex Stanford; 4. Braedon Hand; 5. Jesse Williamson; 6. Mark Carrell; 7. Doug Lockwood; 8. Cory Sample; 9. Monte Bischoff; 10. Rob Ireland; 11. Jerry Schram; 12. Matt Jenner; 13. Chris Quinn; [Read More]

Deery Brothers Summer Series top 20 point standings

1. Justin Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 382; 2. Andy Eckrich, Oxford, Iowa, 370; 3. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 347; 4. Ryan Dolan, Lisbon, Iowa, 329; 5. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, Iowa, 325; 6. Jason Rauen, Farley, Iowa, 299; 7. Brian Harris, Davenport, Iowa, 287; 8. Scott Fitzpatrick, Urbandale, Iowa, 285; 9. Tyler Bruening, Decorah, Iowa, 282; 10. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill., 278; 11. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 267; 12. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 264; 13. Jeremy Grady, Story City, Iowa, 209; 14. Tommy Elston, Keokuk, Iowa, 200; 15. Nate Beuseling, Silvis, Ill., 189; 16. Rob Moss, Iowa City, Iowa, 181; 17. Colby Springsteen, Wapello, Iowa, 172; 18. Spencer Diercks, Davenport, Iowa, 164; 19. Denny Eckrich, Tiffin, Iowa, 161; 20. Jay Johnson, West Burlington, Iowa, 140.

McGaha, Batt, Upchurch, Oliver are Texas Lone Star Series champions

WACO, Texas (July 15) – Four IMCA drivers won championships and three of them will receive pro-rated bonus points for their Texas Lone Star Series titles. The series ended with July 4 and 5 shows at Heart O’ Texas Speedway; the July 3 event at Cotton Bowl Speedway was rained out and will not be rescheduled. Josh McGaha’s two feature wins over the course of the Modified series gave him the tie-breaking edge over Keith White. Jason Batt topped point standings for the Wild Child Race Cars-sponsored series Stock Car series and Jake Upchurch paced points for the Southwest Racing Specialties-sponsored Southern SportMod Series. A minimum of eight events must be scheduled and held for full bonus points to be awarded and applied to national and regional standings. McGaha, Batt and Upchurch will each receive pro-rated bonus points (87.5 percent of the average car count up to 20) in addition to their shares of series point funds. Jeremy Oliver is champion of the Hobby Stock series. No bonus points will be awarded or point fund [Read More]

Harris sprints to fourth Virginia Series feature win

By Jim Haines SHENANDOAH, Va. (July 12) – Jerald Harris turned a good run in to a great finish as storms danced all around Shenandoah Speedway Saturday night. Harris won his fourth Virginia Sprint Series feature of the season. Three of those IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car victories have now come on the Shenandoah asphalt oval. Chris Ware and Charlie Ware paced the field to the green before Charlie Ware took off and brought Tony Harris along. Harris got by on lap four and did his best to run away from the rest of the field but Tom Humphries, Harris and French Grimes were on a march to the front. The battle for second between Humphries and Harris ended right after halfway when Humphries rolled into the infield. With five to go, Harris had a great run go bad as his right rear tire was wearing out and starting to vibrate. With just four to go he had to slow to make it to the end. Harris and Grimes drove by, with Anthony Linkenhoker [Read More]

Auringer earns second Hogan Memorial win at Benton County Speedway

By Ryan Clark VINTON, Iowa (July 13) – The last time J.D. Auringer won the Hogan Memorial, he led every lap except one. He did himself one better Sunday night at Benton County Speedway. Auringer, who first won the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified special in 2007, led all 40 laps Sunday night to earn his second victory in the event’s 20-year history. Auringer earned $1,250 for winning the race, plus $2,250 in lap money and the halfway leader bonus and additional bonus money to bring his total share of the purse to $3,850. He also receives a free wrap from Tenacity Graphics, plus a new Hoosier tire from IMCA. The win also put him on the ballot for the upcoming Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Forty-five Modified drivers from six states signed in to compete Sunday at Vinton. From his outside front row starting spot, Auringer pulled away from pole-sitter Jeremy Mills when the green flag waved. Running the high groove, Auringer built a straightaway lead and encountered lapped traffic while Hunter Marriott and Dan [Read More]

Benson stands tallest at SportMod Nationals

BRITT, Iowa (July 4) – Aaron Benson finished first on The Fourth. As a result, he drove out of the pit area at Hancock County Speedway with a check for $3,500 and a trophy taller than himself. Benson led all 25 laps from the pole in the twice-rescheduled, MaxYield Seed-sponsored Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod Nationals. The victory was good for $2,500; Benson also got $500 bonuses for having won previously this season at Britt and for racing at least three times there previously in 2014. “I’ve been second at big-money races before. We finally got a big win here,” said Benson, at 5-8 four inches shorter than the hardware he took home. ”There were a lot of good cars lined up behind me. It was good to win in front of friends, family, my car owner and sponsors at my home track.” Shane Swanson, George Nordman, Greg Sidles and Matt Lettow completed the top five. Benson built a straightaway lead by the 10th circuit and the first 17 laps clicked off caution-free. Cautions late in [Read More]

Lagroon is tops at Salina’s Topless Challenge

By Larry Lowrey Jr. SALINA, Kan. (July 4) – By his standards, Corey Lagroon was struggling coming into Friday night’s Topless Challenge at Salina Speedway. Lagroon has finished consistently near the front almost every single night. But the former IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified track champion is out to win and victory lane had avoided him all season long. Until Friday evening, that is. Lagroon took the lead away from Danny Morrison Jr. on the fifth lap and led to the finish, earning $1,000 and a spot of the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Morrison and Josh Blumer led the topless field to the green flag. Morrison got the jump at the start but Lagroon made all the right moves as he got by Morrison. As he completed the pass, it was evident this was going to be Lagroon’s night. He checked out once in the lead while the crowded tussle for second continued behind him. Morrison held on for second while Mike Petersilie finished third. Point leader Joe Cleveland and Jesse Richter rounded out [Read More]

Phillips tops Stock Car headliner at Cardinal’s Kelly Sheen Memorial

EUNICE, N.M (July 5) – David Phillips was a runner-up at last year’s Kelly Sheen Memorial Topless Shootout at Cardinal Speedway. He was a winner at this year’s event, taking the $3,000 checkers in Saturday’s headliner for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. “This was a pretty cool race to win,” he said, after watching the video. “It’s an honor to win it, based on what this show is.” Phillips started fifth and needed seven laps to get the lead. He pulled away from the field following two restarts later in the 30-lapper. Second in the 2013 Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod main event at Eunice, Phillips is running a very part-time schedule in the Stock Car this season. Now the winner of three of five starts, he and wife Caitlin are expecting their first child in September. Cary White, two-time defending race winner Michael Therwanger, Brandon Hopper and Dustin White completed the top five. Other Sheen Memorial winners were Phillip Houston, who earned $2,000 along with a spot on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star [Read More]