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Fleming scores Friesen Chevrolet Empire State win at Skyline

CORTLAND, N.Y. (May 25) – Sunday’s Friesen Chevrolet Empire State Series feature saw Chris Fleming complete a holiday weekend sweep of at Skyline Raceway. Already the winner of Saturday’s IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature at Cortland, Fleming held off Gary Roberts and hard-charging Bumps Scutt for the tour victory, his career third. Gary Smith and James Cornell completed the top five. The early stages of the feature saw Fleming work his way forward from deep in the field. A series of cautions kept the field bunched up and by the time the 10th lap went up on the board, Fleming had made his way to the lead. Most of the race was run off a few laps at a time as a series of minor spins and mishaps led to numerous cautions. The final yellow came with four laps remaining and set up a four-lap dash to the finish between Fleming and Roberts. Fleming controlled the restart and held off Roberts over the final laps to score the win. Scutt drove from his 18th [Read More]

Guss outruns Rauen for Boone Deery Series checkers

BOONE, Iowa (May 26) – After enjoying a long run at the front early on, Ray Guss Jr. needed to pass Jason Rauen twice in the last two laps to win the Memorial Day Deery Brothers Summer Series feature at Boone Speedway. Guss started on the pole and led the first 30 of 40 laps in the IMCA Late Model tour main event Monday evening. Rauen caught up in traffic however and made his move to the front when Guss was slowed by a lapped car on the lower line on the 31st circuit. The yellow light came on as the Rauen and Guss were coming to the white flag. They’d swap the lead after the restart before a slight bobble by Rauen opened the door again for Guss on the final lap. Once in front, Guss went to the higher line and sped to the $3,000 checkers. Four of his 30 career series wins have now come at Boone. The fifth different winner in as many Deery events this season, Guss was chased across [Read More]

Harris repeats Virginia Sprint Series success at Shenandoah

By Jim Haines SHENANDOAH, Va. (May 24) – Jerald Harris got to the front to be the fastest when it counted, taking his second Virginia Sprint Series win of the year Saturday at Shenandoah Speedway. The first repeat winner in the series for IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars – he also topped the April 12 opener at Shenandoah – Harris passed Brian Lawson for the lead with seven laps left. The feature line had Chris and Charlie Ware on the front row when the green waved. Chris Ware rocketed out to the lead with Anthony Linkenhoker and Lawson in tow. Lawson made his way to the front on lap five with Harris stalking him on every lap. Tom Humphries and French Grimes were working their way up as well as the non-stop feature went by fast. Lawson seemed to be struggling after halfway and the field was closing in. Harris was on him with seven laps to go and powered by with Humphries getting to second two laps later. Harris was smooth out front [Read More]

Great Plains Series Stock Cars return to WaKeeney on Memorial Day

WAKEENEY, Kan. – The seventh installment of the Dirt Track Central Jax Sports Grille Great Plains Series takes touring IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars back to WaKeeney Speedway on Memorial Day. The Monday, May 26 main event pays $750 to win. WaKeeney opens the pit gates at 3:30 p.m. and the grandstand at 4:30 p.m. Hot laps follow the 5 p.m. drivers’ meeting with racing at 6:30 p.m. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $25. Completing the holiday card are IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Mach-1 Sport Compacts and 305 sprint cars. More information is available by calling 785 650-1551 and at the www.wakeeneyspeedway.com website. Point leader Mike Nichols has won four of the first seven series events, including the March 30 race at WaKeeney. Final tour dates are Aug. 3 at Dawson County Raceway and Sept. 19 at Thunder Hill Speedway. Great Plains Series Top 20 point standings – 1. Mike Nichols, Harlan, [Read More]

Skyline hosts Sunday Friesen Chevrolet Empire State Series show

CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Friesen Chevrolet Empire State Series returns to one of its favorite venues for a Sunday, May 25 show. Skyline Raceway has hosted touring IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds on 13 previous occasions. The upcoming holiday weekend feature at Cortland pays $400 to win and a minimum of $75 to start, Pit gates and the grandstand both open at 4:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6:30 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors 65 and over and students ages 10-14, and free for kids nine and under. Pit passes are $35 or $30 with a Saturday wristband. There is no entry fee. Sean Lias of Westfield, Pa., is a four-time series winner at Skyline. Kevan Cook of Constantia has won three Empire State Series features at Cortland. More information is available by calling 607 657-8222 or 607 849-6600 on race day. The champion of the Friesen Chevrolet Empire State Series earns a $600 share of the increased $3,000 point fund. Friesen Chevrolet Empire [Read More]

Kupper Chevrolet offers bonus for Dakota Classic Modified Tour winners

MANDAN, N.D. – Kupper Chevrolet has again solidified its support of a IMCA tour for which is the title sponsor, the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Modified Tour. Located in Mandan and the largest Chevrolet dealer in North Dakota, Kupper has agreed to pay a $250 bonus to the winner at any of the July 6-11 Modified feature events if they purchased a crate engine from Kupper. The winner of each feature event already receives a record $1,700 to win, so a Kupper-powered Modified will make a win worth $1,950 noted series founder and director John Gartner, who will then pay another $50 to make a win worth $2,000. Online entries for both touring IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars will be open starting June 1 at the www.dakotaclassicmodtour.com website. There is no charge to pre-register and those that fill out the simple online forms get through the gates quickly at the first race in Minot, N.D on Sunday, July 6.

I-35 preps for Skip Rose Memorial, XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour opener

MASON CITY, Iowa – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified drivers will have two opportunities to take home $1,000 checks during the Memorial holiday at I-35 Speedway. Both the Sunday, May 25 Skip Rose Memorial and Monday, May 26 XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour features at Mason City pay $1,000 to win and are qualifying events for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars also race for $1,000 to win each night. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts are also on Sunday and Monday programs. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be given both nights. Special series points for the Modifieds are also at stake on Monday. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m., the draw closes at 5:45 p.m. and racing follows 6 p.m. hot laps Sunday and Monday. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Family passes are $40. Pit passes [Read More]

Deery Series bound for Boone on Memorial Day

BOONE, Iowa – The Deery Brothers Summer Series returns to Boone Speedway for its traditional Memorial Day show next Monday, May 26. Touring IMCA Late Models race for $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start the holiday feature. They’ll be joined on the card by IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and mod lites. Pit gates and the grandstand at Boone both open at 2 p.m. Hot laps are at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 5 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $7 for teenagers ages 13-17 and free for kids 12 and under. Pit passes are $30. A dozen of the 40 previous Deery Series events held at Boone have been on Memorial Day. The only repeat winner has been Terry Neal of Ely, in 2005 and 2006. Neal is also one of the four drivers with tour victories in as many Deery events so far this season. Andy Eckrich of Oxford, Colby Springsteen of Wapello and most recently series point leader Justin [Read More]

McDaniel tops round 2 of Nor-Cal Challenge Series

ANTIOCH, Calif. (May 10) – It wasn’t a pretty win but Randy McDaniel’s run to the $1,000 Saturday checkers at Antioch Speedway put him on the ballot for the upcoming Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. McDaniel survived a crash-filled IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified main event in the latest installment of the Nor-Cal Challenge Series. He made a pit stop to repair damage early in the race, managed to re-enter the track without losing a lap and found himself in the lead on the final restart, with Troy Foulger chasing him in a very battered car. Third place finisher Tom Purcell was the happiest of the drivers afterwards. A full-time engineering student at the University of Nevada, Reno, had never raced at Antioch Speedway before. It was just the third time out for his new car. “I tried to stay out of the trouble. I came from all the way in the back to third place,” he said. “I’m very happy with my third place finish, even though the car is damaged. I’ll take third place [Read More]

Woods makes most of late race restart in SST feature at Abilene

ABILENE, Texas (May 10) – A restart with five laps left proved to be the opportunity Dustin Woods needed Saturday night at Abilene Speedway. Woods went all the way to the top of the oval after the Sprint Series of Texas main event went back to green, passed Sean Mayfield for the lead and stayed in front to the finish of the 20-lapper. The victory was his IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car tour first and second of the season. He’s in the same Triple X Chassis as last year while armed with a new Russell Shoulders Racing Engines package. “I finally got it figured out,” Woods said following the win. He’d started fifth and stayed near the front from the first circuit on. Jason Howell, Rodney Henderson, Mayfield and Danny Merrell completed the top five. “Sean drove a heck of a race,” Woods said. “He and (sixth place finishing) Gary Kelley both did.” Feature results – 1. Dustin Woods; 2. Jason Howell; 3. Rodney Henderson; 4. Sean Mayfield; 5. Danny Merrell; 6. Gary Kelley; [Read More]