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Benton County XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour race postponed

VINTON, Iowa (May 13) – Blame all that rain on Monday and this morning’s unseasonably cool temperatures for postponement of tonight’s XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour event at Benton County Speedway. The fifth annual tour for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds was to have opened Tuesday at Vinton. That race will now be rescheduled on a date to be determined. First night for the series will now be on Memorial Day Monday, May 26 at I-35 Speedway in Mason City. The feature pays $1,000 to win, a minimum of $150 to start and is a qualifier for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. with racing to follow. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts are also on the holiday card.

Dailey delivers with late pass in Fairmont North Star show

FAIRMONT, Minn. (May 9) – Tenth starting Eric Dailey was first following a green, white, checkered finish to the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature in Friday’s Redline Racing Parts North Star Series feature at Fairmont Raceway. After running third much of the way, Dailey had slipped into second before getting caught in a multi-car tangle on the 25th and final circuit. He went low and caught leader Josh Meyer on the final turn for the victory, his series career and division-leading fifth. Meyer, Jay Noteboom, Roger Nielsen and Tad Reutzel completed the top five. Nielsen also advanced nine positions while Reutzel was a plus seven spots. Derek Green started on the pole and led all 15 times around the track in topping the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main event. Devin Smith chased Green before ending a couple car lengths off the pace. Jim Larson advanced eight places to finish third. Trent Schroeder was fourth and Andy Altenburg fifth. In control from the initial start, Jared Boumeester took the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod checkers ahead [Read More]

Kay’s Deery Series tires pass lab test

VINTON, Iowa (May 8) – The tires that took Justin Kay to the checkers in Sunday’s Deery Brothers Summer Series feature at Quad City Speedway passed testing at an independent laboratory with flying colors. Tire samples were sent for chemical testing. “We have results from the lab, which verified the tires were legal,” Tour Director Kevin Yoder said. “Race results have been declared official and Justin has been paid the $3,000 for his win.” Random tire sampling will continue throughout the IMCA Late Model tour as well as at events for other sanctioned divisions this season.

Benton County Speedway hosts May 13 XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour opener

VINTON, Iowa – Opening night brings the XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour back to the first track the IMCA Modified division called home. The Tuesday, May 13 IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature at Benton County Speedway pays $1,000 to win, a minimum of $150 to start, and is a qualifying event for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Previous tour winners at Vinton include Vern Jackson of Waterloo in 2011, Jeff Waterman of Quincy, Ill., in 2012 and Cayden Carter of Oskaloosa last May. All three will be back in town for opening night, as part of a strong contingent of local competitors and drivers from Iowa and Illinois chasing series points. Defending series champion Ronn Lauritzen of Jesup said he’d be at Vinton to begin his quest for back-to-back crowns. Among the many other drivers also confirmed for the opener are 2013 runner-up Mike Van Genderen of Newton, third in points and 2011 series champion Mark Elliott of Webster City, defending track champion Joe Docekal of Dysart, and former track champions Scott Hogan [Read More]

Friesen Chevrolet Empire State Series is Brewerton bound on May 9

BREWERTON, N.Y. (May 7) – The Empire State Series runs for the first time under the Friesen Chevrolet banner this Friday, when touring IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds travel to Brewerton Speedway. The May 9 feature pays $400 to win, a minimum of $75 to start and doubles as the Dean Hubbs Memorial. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded. Pit gates and the grandstand both open at 5:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. Spectator admission is $12 for adults and free for fans ages 18 and under. Pit passes are $27. Sponsor of the IMCA Modified portion of the season-opening program Friday evening is Nationwide Insurance. More information is available by calling 315 668-6906 and at the www.brewertonspeedway.com website. Central Square’s Dale Caswell won four of the first seven series events held at Brewerton, including three straight from 2008-2010. James Cornell of Port Crane topped the April 13 series opener at Five Mile Point Speedway. The third of 10 events on the current tour schedule is [Read More]

Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models top 20 point standings (through May 4)

1. Justin Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 190; 2. Andy Eckrich, Oxford, Iowa, 181; 3. Tyler Bruening, Decorah, Iowa, 170; 4. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, Iowa, 168; 5. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 166; 6. Tommy Elston, Keokuk, Iowa, 165; 7. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 160; 8. Ryan Dolan, Lisbon, Iowa, 159; 9. Jason Rauen, Farley, Iowa, 155; 10. Scott Fitzpatrick, Long Grove, Iowa, 138; 11. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 136; 12. Colby Springsteen, Wapello, Iowa, 129; 13. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill., 125; 14. Brian Harris, Davenport, Iowa, and Nate Beuseling, Silvis, Ill., both 118; 16. Ron Klein, Sherrill, Iowa, 97; 17. Jay Johnson, West Burlington, Iowa, 96; 18. Mike Zemo, Davenport, Iowa, 94; 19. Rob Moss, Iowa City, Iowa, 92; 20. Terry Neal, Ely, Iowa, 88.

Donnelly wins 1st, Yeager wins 15th in EQ Wild West Tour opening twinbill

DELTA, Utah (May 2-3) – A first-time winner and a regular visitor to victory lane prevailed when the EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West Tour opened at Millard County Raceway. Jake Donnelly regained the lead from Justen Yeager and took the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified checkers for his career first tour triumph on Friday. Yeager, a three-time series champion, battled Casey Delp and Randy Artz en route to the front, then captured his 15th career WWMT win ahead of Michael Hale on Saturday. Both 30-lap features paid $1,000 to win. Donnelly is new to the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot while Yeager was already vote eligible. The high line took Donnelly to the front twice. He used the top to pass Bryan Wordelman for the lead on the first lap, then built up a big lead before becoming mired in lapped traffic. Yeager caught up and passed Donnelly before the pair came up on a lapped car late in the race. Yeager went low while Donnelly found better grip higher up on the oval and [Read More]

Kay challenged, but not caught in Quad City’s Roberts Memorial Deery

EAST MOLINE, Ill. (May 4) – Justin Kay was challenged but never caught in Sunday’s Hershel Roberts Memorial Deery Brothers Summer Series feature at Quad City Speedway. Kay started on the pole and led all 58 laps of the IMCA Late Model tour event, held in memory of the popular East Moline driver and car owner. Sticking to the lower line all around the oval, the tour point leader took the $3,000 checkers in front of a very full grandstand and ahead of Jeff Aikey, hard charger Joel Callahan, Mike Murphy Jr. and defending series champion Brian Harris. Jason Rauen nipped at Kay’s heels before falling back. Aikey came from 12th starting and Callahan from 17th to join Murphy and Harris in their pursuit of the leader. Restarts gave each the opportunity to challenge Kay but none could catch up after the green flag came back out. Tyler Bruening took a provisional and also advanced 14 spots, to eighth. Aikey won the $250 Sunoco Race Fuels feature qualifier drawing. Random tire samples were taken following [Read More]

EQ Wild West Tour opens with doubleheader at Delta

DELTA, Utah (April 29) – The eighth annual EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West Tour opens this weekend at Millard County Raceway, with a pair of $1,000 to win features for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds. Pit gates at Delta open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3. Hot laps are at 5:45 p.m. with racing to follow. Both features are qualifying events for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot and all applicable IMCA points will be awarded. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors 60 and over, $5 for students ages 13-17 and free for kids 12 and under. Pit passes are $30 for drivers and $20 for crew members. More information is available by calling 801 414-8137 and at the www.millardcountyraceway.com website. Series winners last season at Delta were Ricky Alvarado of Delta, Colo., and Dustin Hansen of Myton. Alvarado became a three-time tour champion in 2013 and now leads all drivers with 31 WWMT career checkers. Half a dozen doubleheaders [Read More]

Quad City hosts May 4 Hershel Roberts Memorial Deery

EAST MOLINE, Ill. (April 29) – The Hershel Roberts Memorial has known no other winner than Ray Guss Jr. Guss, from Milan, will try to win the Deery Brothers Summer Series event held to honor his late friend, car owner and fellow driver for the fourth straight time this Sunday, May 4 at Quad City Speedway. The IMCA Late Model tour feature pays $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Pit gates at East Moline will open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 5:15 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $16 for adults, $8 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $30. More information is available at the www.qcspeedwayracing.com website or by calling 309-792-5030. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, street stocks and midget lites are also on the card. Tentative rain date is Sunday, May 11. A dozen series events had been held at East Moline with just a single repeat winner – Rob Toland of [Read More]