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New season is second for Sweet Manufacturing in IMCA Modified national decal program

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The new race season is the second for Sweet Manufacturing as part of the national decal program for IMCA Modifieds. The Kalamazoo, Mich., company is manufacturer of the official steering box of IMCA and gives contingency awards to Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified and IMCA Late Model drivers again in 2016. Champions in each of the five Modified regions and the top driver in national Late Model point standings all earn steering boxes. Second through fifth place finishers in each Modified region receive $50 gift certificates. Recipients of steering boxes awarded at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will include Modified and Late Model champions, plus Modified front row starters, longest tow qualifier, top non-qualifier in points, the Harris Auto Racing Race of Champions and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational winners, and best appearing car contest winner. The final steering box to be awarded as part of the 2016 Sweet program will go to the winner of the Duel In the Desert at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Information about steering [Read More]

Special event, Super Nationals awards in TomCat’s IMCA contingency plans for 2016

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Special event and Super Nationals awards comprise the TomCat Performance IMCA contingency program again this season. Feature winners at 80 designated specials, covering all eight sanctioned divisions, and Modified heat winners at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will receive quick disconnect throttle rod assemblies. Certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office after special results are received, and beginning the week after the Sept. 5-10 Super Nationals. A six-year IMCA marketing partner, TomCat Performance is the wholesale division and inhouse brand of Carolina Racing Supply in Mooresville, N.C. “TomCat has been a big proponent of providing racers with quality products and we’ll help facilitate that again this year with their throttle linkages,” promised IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “Winning a big race is a great accomplishment and the TomCat program helps recognize that.” More information is available by calling Carolina Racing Supply at 704 662-8299, on Facebook and at the www.carolinaracingsupply.com website.

Sunoco returns as divisional title sponsor for IMCA Stock, Hobby divisions

LINWOOD, Pa. – Drivers in both the IMCA Stock Car and IMCA Hobby Stock divisions benefit from Sunoco Race Fuels divisional sponsorship again this season. Sunoco, manufacturer of the official fuel of IMCA, provides a major portion of both the $5,000 point fund to be paid to top 15 drivers in national Stock Car standings and the $3,000 point fund for top 15 drivers in national Hobby Stock points. Based in Linwood, Pa., Sunoco is in its 24th season as an IMCA marketing partner, its 18th as Stock Car title sponsor and 11th as Hobby Stock title sponsor. Sunoco again provides the $2,000 purse to be paid for the Stock Car Race of Champions to be held during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. No change has been made in eligibility for the Race of Champions, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10 at Boone Speedway: 2016 track champions or point leaders in attendance, and former national champions, Super Nationals champions and race winners are eligible to qualify for the 16th annual event. “Sunoco is a great partner [Read More]

Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center continues title sponsorship for IMCA Southern SportMods

LUBBOCK, Texas – Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center maintains a very visible role while backing both IMCA SportMod divisions this year. In addition to returning as title sponsor for the Southern SportMod class for a fourth consecutive season, the Lubbock, Texas, GM part retailer, Chevrolet engine dealer and certified engine rebuilder is part of the national decal program for Southern and Northern SportMods. SDPC will provide a portion of the $9,500 point fund to be paid to top 15 drivers in national standings for Southern SportMods; this is the company’s third year of partnership in regard to the national decal program. Point fund checks will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. Southern and Northern SportMod drivers are required to display two Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center decals on their race car to be eligible for point fund shares. “What we like best about our partnership with IMCA, number one, is that we sell a lot of sealed engines to a lot of the same customers [Read More]

IMCA crate engine competitors chase track title bonuses from Chevrolet Performance

GRAND BLANC, Mich. – IMCA drivers competing with crate engines chase local track championship bonuses from Chevrolet Performance again this season. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Southern SportMod drivers all earn $250 bonuses for each track championship earned exclusively with a crate under the hood. This is the 11th year for the crate engine bonus program, which originated with GM Performance Parts and the Northern SportMod division. “We are extremely proud to start our second decade as a partner with IMCA racing and all of its members,” said Bill Martens, special programs manager for Chevrolet Performance. “Our mission to provide racers with an economical, durable racing engine has never changed in that time and we don’t intend to mess with success.” “The championship bonus program is about rewarding loyal users of our products that have excellent results,” he added. “We want to extend our thanks for their past support and wish everyone a safe and winning campaign in 2016.” Checks will be presented during the national [Read More]

Speedway Motors renews support for IMCA Weekly Racing, Super Nationals

LINCOLN, Neb. – Speedway Motors banners will fly at a record number of sanctioned tracks in the United States and Canada in 2016, as America’s Oldest Speed Shop continues its support of drivers in all IMCA divisions. The Lincoln, Neb., high performance parts manufacturer, retailer and distributor has been associated with the International Motor Contest Association since the 1950’s and returns as title sponsor of IMCA Weekly Racing for a ninth consecutive season. Speedway Motors also continues its title sponsorship of the biggest dirt track racing event in the world. Boone, Iowa, Speedway is the site of the 34th annual Super Nationals Sept. 5-10, hosting an anticipated 880-plus cars and 30,000 fans. “It’s a great honor for Speedway Motors to continue its sponsorship of IMCA Weekly Racing and the spectacular Super Nationals,” said Speedway Motors President Clay Smith. “IMCA has stayed true to its mission of providing affordable, competitive and exciting racing opportunities for racers across the country, and it’s exciting for the Speedway Motors team to support that tradition. We look forward to serving [Read More]

10-year sponsor Performance Distributors gives contingencies in five IMCA divisions

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Performance Distributors marks its 10th year as an IMCA marketing partner with contingency awards for drivers in five sanctioned divisions. IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod and Mach-1 Sport Compact competitors all benefit from the renewed sponsorship agreement with the Memphis, Tenn., high performance parts manufacturer. Top eligible drivers in each of the two Stock Car and Hobby Stock regions, and in national standings for the Northern and Southern SportMods receive DUI distributors. Second-place drivers each get $100 product certificates, with $75 given for third, $50 for fourth and $25 for fifth. The Sport Compact national champion and national rookie of the year both receive Dyna-Batt batteries. Second through fifth place finishers in national standings for the 4-cylinder class all get $50 product certificates. Sport Compact state champions receive Screamin’ Demon ignition coils Along with required distributor usage, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and SportMod drivers must also fill out and return a sign-up sheet to the IMCA home office by Aug. [Read More]

Florida IMCA Modified driver wins Brinn transmission drawing

BAY CITY, Mich. – Jimmy McDaniel was the winner of the annual drawing for a new transmission courtesy of Brinn. The Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified driver from Milton, Fla., became eligible for that drawing through the Bay Area Emerald Coast Tour. He finished fourth in final point standings for the inaugural series. Brinn, of Bay City, Mich., will give $50 product certificates to top five place finishers at 30 IMCA special events again in 2016. Those drivers will be entered in a post-point season drawing, with the winner also receiving a new Brinn transmission. Champions of IMCA Modified series, including the Kupper Chevrolet Hawkeye Dirt Tour, Hawkeye Dirt Tour and Empire State Series, receive transmission rebuilds from Brinn. Product certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office after official results from specials are received; certificates for rebuilds will be presented during the national awards banquet in November. The pole starter in the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s Saturday night main event leaves Boone Speedway with a new transmission. All 33 [Read More]

Early season addition planned by IMCA Modified title sponsor Xtreme Motor Sports

GREAT BEND, Kan. – Business is booming for the title sponsor of IMCA’s Modified division. So much so, in fact, that Xtreme Motor Sports will add a 50×100-foot addition to its Great Bend, Kan., shop next month. The builder of 1st Class Modified and Northern SportMod chassis, Xtreme acquired both Chubby Chassis, which manufactures Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks, and Belleville Motorsports, which builds Modifieds and Northern SportMods, in 2015. “We had a great year last year and it’s going to be even better this year,” predicted Xtreme manager and long-time Modified driver Mike Petersilie. “We’re so swamped it’s ridiculous. Between the three lines, we have between 38 and 40 cars on order now.” This is the fourth year Xtreme Motor Sports provides a portion of the $25,500 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in official national Modified standings. Xtreme will also give $100 product certificates to each of the top 10 drivers in national points and $50 product certificates to each qualifier in the Modified main event at the IMCA Speedway [Read More]

Drivers in eight IMCA divisions earn shares of rich Jaz Products contingency awards program

SANTA PAULA, Calif. – With its latest partnership milestone in the rearview mirror, Jaz Products returns for a 21st season of IMCA sponsorship in 2016. Drivers in all eight sanctioned divisions again benefit from Jaz support as the Santa Paula, Calif., company gives a total of $14,100 in product certificates based on national or regional point standings. Part of the national decal program for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, Jaz awards certificates valued at $500, $300, $200, $100 and $75 to the top five drivers in points for each of that division’s five regions. Product certificates in the same increments will be given to top five drivers based on national point standings for IMCA Late Models, EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. Modified drivers must display two Jaz decals in designated locations on their door panels to be eligible for awards; certificates will be presented during the national banquet in November or mailed from the IMCA [Read More]