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Strange Oval awards cash, certificates at 30 special events for IMCA Modifieds

MORTON GROVE, Ill. – A top five finisher at 30 special events for IMCA Modifieds gets both a $50 product certificate and $50 in cash from Strange Oval again this season. All awards are mailed from the IMCA home office the week after official race results are received. Product certificates are redeemable through Performance Bodies. Located in Morton Grove, Ill., Strange Oval manufactures axles and drive plates and is a division of Strange Engineering. “We are now in our second year of involvement with IMCA and it’s the only sanctioning that we are partnered with,” Strange Oval president Jim Kontje said. “IMCA does an excellent job with giving back to the racers and providing our company’s exposure directly to these racers, who are our existing or potential customers. Our plan is to be involved with the IMCA for many years to come” Strange Engineering entered the drag racing market in the mid-1960s. Strange Oval began manufacturing for oval track customers in 2013. Information about Strange Oval products is available at the www.strangeoval.com website, by calling 800 653-1099 and on [Read More]

Edelbrock renews awards program for five IMCA divisions

TORRANCE, Calif. – Claim engine competitors in general and Stock Car regional champions in particular are beneficiaries of Edelbrock’s 2016 contingency awards program with IMCA. Highest finishing claim drivers in point standings for each of the five Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified regions receive 2975 Victor Jr. intakes from the Torrance, Calif., company. The highest finishing claim engine drivers in both IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock regions and in national Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod points have a choice between 2701 Chevrolet, 7121 Ford and 2176 Chrysler intakes. Second through fifth place claim engine drivers in each Modified, Stock Car and Hobby Stock region, and in national Northern and Southern SportMod standings all receive $50 product certificates. Modified and Stock Car regional rookies of the year receive $25 product certificates. And for a second consecutive year, top drivers in Northern and Southern Stock Car regions receive Edelbrock- 2701, 7121 or 2176 intakes. All awards will be presented during the national banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the [Read More]

Dominator Race Products expands IMCA program with new awards for Hobby Stocks

LYONS, Ohio – Drivers in a sixth sanctioned division are in line for awards from Dominator Race Products this season. The Lyons, Ohio, manufacturer gives nosepiece kits to 11th and 12th place drivers in both Northern and Southern regions for IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Nosepiece kits again go to 11th through 20th place finishers in the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models, ninth and 10th place finishers in each of the five regions for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and in national point standings for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods, and to 11th and 12th place finishers in both IMCA Sunoco Stock Car regions. “As we enter our eighth season as an IMCA sponsor, it is our pleasure at Dominator Race Products to be able to award nosepiece kits to the addition of the Hobby Stock division. This is a great way to let racers from all over know that we appreciate all their work and dedication to the sport,” said Bentley Shaw. “Thank you to IMCA for the continuing work and thank you to [Read More]

IMCA Modified, Late Model, Sprint drivers all chase awards from Diversified Machine Inc.

LANCASTER, Pa. – The Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified driver racking up the most 40-point feature wins this season will also be the big winner in Diversified Machine Inc.’s contingency award program. The second-year IMCA marketing partner gives a Bulldog CT-1 quick change rear end to the top driver in Modified wins in 2016. Ricky Thornton Jr. collected 31 checkers to win the rear end last year. Diversified Machine, of Lancaster, Pa., also gives $100 product certificates to sixth through 10th place drivers in national Modified, Late Model and EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car point standings. “We’re very pleased to not only be involved in the staple divisions of the IMCA brand but to watch the continued growth of the RaceSaver Sprints across the country,” said Diversified Machine’s Dave Ely. “Our IMCA involvement allows us to continue to build our brand as the choice among passionate racers everywhere.” Awards will be presented during the national banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. More information about DMI-made rear ends is available [Read More]

Bilstein renews awards for drivers in 5 IMCA divisions

POWAY, Calif. – Drivers in five IMCA divisions contend for contingency awards from Bilstein Shocks again in 2016. The Poway, Calif., manufacturer and 18-year marketing partner gives shares of nearly $8,000 in product certificates to Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod drivers. Top eligible drivers in each of the five Modified regions receive $350 product certificates, with $250 for second and $200 for third. Certificates to the top three eligible drivers in both Stock Car regions will be given in increments of $350, $250 and $150. The top three in both Hobby Stock regions and in national Northern SportMod and Southern SportMod point standings receive product certificates valued at $300, $200 and $100, respectively. “With the recent introduction of several new shock lines for the IMCA market, Bilstein is expanding our long standing commitment to IMCA and all its competitors,” said Scott MacDonald, the company’s director of motorsports – North America. “We look forward to supporting and rewarding [Read More]

New IMCA sponsor BrakeOMeter giving awards to national champions and special events drivers

CHICAGO, Ill. – A company that can rightfully boast of having reinvented the wheel is a new marketing partner this season for six IMCA divisions. BrakeOMeter of Chicago, Ill., gives brake bias adjustment kits to national Modified, Late Model, Sprint Car, Stock Car, Northern SportMod and Southern SportMod national champions. Gift certificates worth $100 will be given to competitors at nearly 80 special events for Modifieds, Late Models – including all Deery Brothers Summer Series races – Stock Cars and SportMods. The BrakeOMeter brake bias uses a patented dial design and cable system that collects information to helps drivers and crew members make adjustments to enhance speed and handling. “We debuted it at the PRI show last December in Indianapolis and the reception was great. Everybody loved it,” Sales Engineer Glen Johnson said. “No other brake bias on the market has the same capabilities. We’ve improved the wheel.” Development of early knob designs, then the cable system and cable housing that complete the BrakeOMeter A16 kit, began three years ago. “It’s been well received in [Read More]

Nitro Bee gives special events, Super Nationals awards

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Nitro Bee will give product awards to 10 special event winners and at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s again this season. The Santa Maria, Calif., company again gives a total of 25 race receiver units and ear pieces to special events and Super Nationals drivers. Nitro Bee was named the official one-way radio race receiver of IMCA in 2013. IMCA rules continue to prohibit two-way radios in any division. “The Nitro Bee is a tremendous safety device and very important for events to run efficiently,” said company representative Chris Kearns. “We are very proud that the largest sanction body in the country, IMCA, recognizes the durability and user ease that the Nitro Bee offers.” The Nitro Bee device is available from a network of dealers that includes Speedway Motors, Smiley’s Racing Products and Precise Racing Products. More information is available by calling 805 714-8538. “We continue to have more tracks going to a mandatory listening device and the Nitro Bee is the most cost effective unit on [Read More]

Emphasis stays on safety in Joie of Seating IMCA awards

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Safety remains the cornerstone of the contingency award program Randy LaJoie and The Joie of Seating continue for a 13th season with IMCA. Drivers in any sanctioned division submitting photos of their crashed race car to the home office receive $200 certificates, which are applicable toward the purchase of a seat from the Kannapolis, N.C., manufacturer. Each month, one driver will be featured in The Joie of Seating Safety Spotlight, published in Inside IMCA, and receives a $250 product certificate. Damage to race cars must have occurred at a sanctioned weekly, series or special event. Photos should be sent to IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. National rookies of the year also receive $250 product certificates again this season courtesy of The Joie of Seating. “We came up with the Safety Spotlight to illustrate that on-track mishaps can happen to anyone,” LaJoie said. “We’ve seen a substantial increase in the number of drivers competing at Super Nationals with updated safety systems in place and we’ll continue to helping more drivers upgrade. We want to wish [Read More]

KRC backing drivers in all divisions in 19th season as IMCA marketing partner

LOCKWOOD, Mo. – Drivers in all divisions sanctioned by IMCA enjoy the support of Kluhsman Racing Components again this season. Most notably, the Lockwood, Mo., manufacturer returns to national decal programs for both Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods and gives $75 product certificates to top 10 drivers in final point standings for both divisions. In its 19th season as an IMCA marketing partner, KRC also gives $75 product certificates to top three drivers in each of the five regions for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, and to top three drivers in national standings for IMCA Late Models, IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. “We appreciate all the marketing opportunities that IMCA has helped us in promoting the KRC brand,” owner Mel Kluhsman said. “I personally would like to thank IMCA racers in all divisions who have helped us develop and test all our products. Without them, it would not have been possible!” All SportMod drivers are required to display two KRC [Read More]

PRO Shocks awards in post-season plans for drivers in five IMCA divisions

BOONVILLE, Ind. – Post-season contingency awards from PRO Shocks go to drivers in five IMCA divisions again in 2016. The Boonville, Ind., company gives a set of four PRO shocks to the IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car national champion and product certificates to IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod competitors. Product certificates valued at $300, $200 and $100 go to top three eligible drivers in the two regions for Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks, and in final national standings for Northern SportMods and Southern SportMods. Product certificates will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. “PRO Shocks is thrilled to be able to participate as an IMCA marketing partner again this year by giving back to the racers,” said Kerri Hart, marketing director for the AFCO Performance Group LLC. “We look forward to presenting awards to the outstanding racers in their classes. This is going to be an exciting season of [Read More]