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Victory Chassis Challenge awards 2015 sponsorships to top performers

DES MOINES, Iowa – An exciting season-long competition for IMCA drivers wrapped up Sept. 28 and gave four drivers a head start for the 2015 season. The Victory Chassis Challenge, a new opportunity in 2014, was open to all Victory Chassis drivers in the Modified, SportMod, Hobby Stock, and Stock Car divisions. The Modified and SportMod drivers with the most IMCA sanctioned feature wins each earned a new 2015 Victory Chassis, and the Hobby Stock and Stock Car drivers with the most wins earned a new 2015 Victory Chassis roll cage and floor pan. In the Modified division, Chris Fleming of Union Springs, N.Y., ran away from the field, amassing 28 feature wins. Fleming captured a second straight Eastern Region crown in addition to the 2015 Victory Chassis sponsorship. Shane Swanson of Forest City, Iowa narrowly edged out Doug Smith by virtue of a tiebreaker in the SportMod division. Both drivers tallied 12 wins this season, but it was Swanson, with more national championship points (1,182-1,162) who earned the sponsorship for 2015. A familiar name [Read More]

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10 win decals = $50 gift card

DES MOINES, Iowa – Drivers in all IMCA divisions displaying 10 Karl Performance heat win decals are eligible to receive a $50 gift certificate from the Des Moines high performance parts supplier. Drivers should send a photo of their car proving placement of those decals to Marketing Director Kevin Yoder at the IMCA home office. Yoder’s email address is kyoder@imca.com. Gift certificates will be presented during the national awards banquet next month.

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Harris Auto Racing continues title sponsorship of Super Nationals Modified Race of Champions

BOONE, Iowa – Harris Auto Racing continues title sponsorship of one of the premier events for Modifieds, during the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. For the eighth consecutive year, the Boone, Iowa, chassis manufacturer and high performance parts retailer will provide a portion of the point fund for the Race of Champions, to be held Saturday, Sept. 6 at Boone Speedway. Qualifying for the 12-car, 12-lap $1,000 to win race is open top drivers in local track standings competing at Super Nationals, former national, regional and Super Nationals champions, and to previous race winners. Harris is in its 19th season as an IMCA partner. Owner John Logue is a 10-time qualifier for the Race of Champions and won the event in 2001. The defending race winner is Dustin Smith. “The Harris Auto Racing Modified Race of Champions remains one of the marquee events of any Super Nationals and we get a high volume of calls leading up to it to check on the eligibility status of drivers from across the country,” [Read More]

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Mach-1 signs five-year pact to sponsor IMCA Sport Compacts

ABBOTT, Texas – The company synonymous with IMCA’s Sport Compact division has cemented its title sponsorship status through 2018. Mach-1 Racing of Abbott, Texas, will provide a portion of $1,000 point funds to be paid to top 10 drivers in final national standings for the 4-cylinder class for the next five years. “Owner Gary Mach and Mach-1 have supported this division since the beginning of their sponsorship role with IMCA in 2009 and even more so since becoming title sponsor in 2011,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “That support has been instrumental in the growth of the division.” Sport Compact champions will be crowned at more than 40 tracks in nine states this season. More information about Mach-1 support and consulting services is available by calling 254 826-5848. All drivers in the division are required to display two Mach-1 decals on their race car to be eligible for point fund shares.

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IMCA drivers in five divisions get Flow Design awards

WELLINGTON, Kan. – National point standings for five IMCA divisions determine recipient of product or certificate awards from Flow Design. The Wellington, Kan., manufacturer gives carburetor spacers to first through fifth place finishers in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified, IMCA Late Model, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod divisions. Sixth through 10th place drivers in national standings for the same divisions get certificates good for 50 percent off the purchase of a carb spacer. Flow Design is in its seventh season as a marketing partner with IMCA. Information about Flow Design-made products is avail­able by calling 620 326-3537. “The carb spacers Flow Design makes continue to be a key component to the rules packages in a variety of divisions. We certainly appreciate their continued support,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “Their quality craftsmanship is one reason we ensure their use in our Late Model division and encourage their use in others.”

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Stephenville Starter starts new role as title sponsor of Hobby Stock Race of Champions

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Stephenville Starter has a new role this September on dirt track racing’s biggest stage. The Stephenville, Texas, manufacturer is the new title sponsor of the Hobby Stock Race of Champions, to be held Sept. 6 during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone Speedway. Ten drivers qualify for that race. Stephenville Starter provides a portion of the purse. This is the sixth year Stephenville Starter has been a marketing partner with IMCA. The manufacturer of high performance, as well as industrial and agricultural products, had previously been title sponsor of Northern and Southern Hobby Stock regions. “Stephenville Starter continues their endorsement of the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock division through title sponsorship of this event and it’s a great commitment of support,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder noted. “They have been tremendously involved with this division for a number of years and promoting them on our grandest stage is certainly something we’re excited to be able to do.” Information about Stephenville Starter-made products is available by calling 254 965-7890.

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Day Motor Sports returns as sponsor for IMCA specials in all eight divisions

TYLER, Texas – A company known for the quality of its products as well as its Texas hospitality is returning as a marketing partner with IMCA. Day Motor Sports will give $50 gift cards to a top five finisher at as many as 80 special events in 2014 and again in 2015. Those gift cards will be given at specials for all eight divisions sanctioned by IMCA. “As we look at it, this program is one way we can spread the wealth. We try to cater to drivers out there banging fenders every Friday and Saturday,” said Joe Francis, president of the Tyler, Texas high performance parts retailer and wholesaler. “We want to help everyone from the driver just getting started to the driver who’s been racing for years.” The company has had a single location since being founded by Bill Day in 1971. Purchased by Dan Hamilton in 2000 and by an ownership group in 2011, Day had previously been an IMCA sponsor and gave awards to Stock Car drivers as recently as 2005. [Read More]

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Nitro Bee gives special events, Super Nationals awards

SANTA MARIA, Calif. ­ – Second-year sponsor Nitro Bee gives product awards to 10 special events winners and at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s again this season. Nitro Bee had been named the official one-way radio race receiver of IMCA last spring. The Santa Maria, Calif., company gives a total of 25 race receiver units and ear pieces to special events and Super Nationals drivers. Suggested retail price is $99. The Nitro Bee device is available from a network of dealers that includes Speedway Motors, Allstar Performance, Belleville Motorsports, Carolina Racing Supply, Dakota Track Side, Harris Auto Racing, Jet Racing, Karl Performance, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Performance Bodies, Precise Racing Products, Redline Racing Parts, Smiley’s Racing Products, Summit Racing Equipment and Xtreme Motor Sports. More information is available by calling 805 714-8538. IMCA rules require that no two-way radios be used in any division. “Nitro Bee has a brand new unit available in 2014 that is much easier to program than the initial unit of a year ago,” IMCA Marketing Director [Read More]

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IMCA Modified, Late Model, Northern SportMod national champions will be wrapped by Chase

AMES, Iowa – The chase for three national IMCA championships ends with free wraps courtesy of Chase Signs & Graphics. The Ames company gives free wraps again in 2014 to national IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified, IMCA Late Model and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod national champions. Champions of the other four IMCA Modified regions each receive certificates good for 50 percent off a new wrap. Information about Chase vehicle and trailer wraps, decals, lettering and banners is available at the www.chasedecals.com website or by calling 515 292-6466. “Chase does a great deal for IMCA and providing outstanding wraps for IMCA racers is something they take great pride in,” said Kevin Yoder, IMCA marketing director. “Hopefully our champions will be able to take advantage of this great incentive program.”

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HJC Motorsports continues awards for IMCA national champions

CERRITOS, Calif. – Awards for national champions in all eight IMCA divisions were renewed this season by HJC Motor­sports. The Cerritos, Calif., helmet and accessories manufacturer and retailer will give SA2010 AR-10 helmets to national champions in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified, IMCA Late Model, IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod and Mach-1 Sport Compact divisions. Designated place finishers at a total of 30 Modified special events also receive $50 product certificates from the fifth-year sponsor. Helmets will be presented during the national awards banquet in November. Special event certificates are mailed from the IMCA home office after official race results are received from the track. Information about helmets and other products available from HJC is available by calling 562 802-7706 and at the www.hjc-motorsports.com website. “We’re preparing for a new SA certification for helmets in 2015 and will have a percentage of our membership that will be in the market for a helmet upgrade,” IMCA Marketing [Read More]