Sponsors

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Performance Bodies expands its already substantial IMCA program this season, with additional awards for Modified, Stock Car and Hobby Stock drivers. The Cedar Falls, Iowa, high performance au­tomotive parts distributor and race car body manufacturer gives more than $25,000 in product awards and gift cards to drivers in seven sanctioned divisions in its 36th year as an IMCA sponsor. “Performance Bodies is proud to be a sponsor of IMCA for over 36 years. We are honored to be involved with a program that gives back to the drivers,” Performance Bodies owner Scott Braun said. “We look forward to many more years of partnership with IMCA and the racing community.” A MD3 Mod valance and rocker panel kit or spruce-up special now goes to second through seventh place drivers in point standings and second, third and fourth place finishers in rookie standings in each of the five Modified regions; and second through sixth place finishers in national points and runners-up in rookie of the year standings for Karl Chevrolet Northern and Smiley’s [Read More]

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – A popular option to the Performance Bodies and Five Star Bodies awards program for IMCA Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods has been renewed for 2018. Each of the five Modified regional champions and rookies of the year, and both Northern and Southern SportMod national champions and the rookies of the year receive MD3 Modified nosepieces or MD3 Modified valance and rocker panel kits. Certificates will be presented during the national awards banquet or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. More information is available by calling Performance Bodies at 800 722-4641.

AMES, Iowa – Bob Harris Enterprises has renewed a special events awards package for three IMCA divisions. The Ames, Iowa, company gives two free shock rebuilds to top 10 finishers at each of 30 IMCA Modified specials, and at 15 Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod specials. A random drawing will be held following the regular point season to award Race Tech Info Dirt Chassis School packages to a driver in each division. Drawing winners last year were Austin Wonch and Lucas Lamberies. Certificates for the shock rebuilds are mailed after special events results are re­ceived at the IMCA home office. Race Tech Info seminar certificates will be mailed in December. The 2018 season is BHE’s sixth as an IMCA sponsor. Owner Bob Harris has been associated with the sanctioning body since the early days of the Modified division and also promotes the Harris Clash. Information about the Race Tech Info chassis schools, set-up DVDs and shock rebuilds is availa­ble by calling 515 292-9200 and at the www.bobharrisent.com website. “The BHE [Read More]

NORFOLK, Neb. – Big Daddy Race Cars does double duty in support of the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock division again this season, returning as title sponsor for both Northern and Southern regions. 2018 will be the fifth year of title sponsorship by Big Daddy in the North and its second in the South. The Norfolk, Neb., chassis builder provides a portion of the point fund to be paid to the top five drivers in each region. Point fund checks will be presented during the national awards banquet in November. All Hobby Stock drivers must display two Big Daddy Race Cars decals to be eligible for point fund shares; those decals will be included in packets mailed beginning in March. Information about Big Daddy-built chassis is available by calling 402 371-1927 or 402 841-4119. The first car Big Daddy built in 2005 was actually a Stock Car. Big Daddy-manufactured Hobby Stocks have since raced to national, regional, state and special series titles in addition to numerous track championships and hundreds of feature wins. Northern Region tracks [Read More]

BATESVILLE, Ark. – Defending Manufacturers’ Cup champion Larry Shaw Race Cars returns this sea­son as title sponsor of IMCA’s Western Region for Modifieds. The Batesville, Ark., chassis builder again provides a portion of the $6,000 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in official standings for that region, which includes tracks in Arizona, California, western Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, northern New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming. The champion earns $2,500, with $1,250 for second, $625 for third, $325 for fourth and $300 for fifth. Sixth through 10th place finishers each receive $200. Drivers in the Western Region are re­quired to display two Larry Shaw Racing decals on their race car to be eligible for point fund shares. Shaw has been an IMCA sponsor for 11 seasons and title sponsor of the Western Region since 2012. “We have to thank all our customers,” said owner Larry Shaw. “They’ve been great to us for a lot of years.” In addition to the national IMCA Manufacturers’ Cup crown, Shaw also had the high point total among [Read More]

ABBOTT, Texas – The Texas company synonymous with IMCA’s Sport Compact division returns in 2018 for an eighth consecutive season as title sponsor of the 4-cylinder class. Mach-1 Racing Solutions, owned by Gary Mach and located in Abbott, provides a portion of the $1,000 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in final national standings for the Sport Compacts again this season. Mach-1 began giving Sport Compact contingencies in 2009 and became the division’s first title sponsor in 2011. “IMCA provides an entry level racing experience at an affordable price,” said Mach. “The IMCA Sport Compacts allow a racing experience to be birthed for a future racing vision.” Sport Compact champions were crowned at 47 tracks, in two special series and in 10 states last season. Dil­lon Richards of Beatrice, Neb., won the national championship while Dakota Dees of Weatherford battled the heavy hitters in Texas en route to earning national rookie of the year honors. All drivers in the division are required to display two Mach-1 decals on their race car to [Read More]