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Eibach Springs adds awards for Late Model, Deery Series drivers

CORONA, Calif. – Post-season awards for IMCA Late Model and Deery Brothers Summer Series drivers are new in 2014, courtesy of Eibach Springs. Top three finishers in national point standings for the Late Models and the three lowest-finishing drivers with perfect attendance in the Late Model tour receive a set of four springs, two springs and one spring, respectively. Adding IMCA Late Models to the Eibach program is really great, especially in the way in which we’re doing it,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder emphasized. “Targeting drivers with perfect Deery series attendance but maybe not experiencing the same success as those competing for the championship demonstrates Eibach’s commitment to their dedication.” The Corona, Calif., manufacturer and sixth-year IMCA marketing partner also continues contingencies for five other divisions. Top eligible drivers in each of the five regions for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified regions, both IMCA Sunoco Stock Car regions and both IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock regions, and in national standings for Karl Chevrolet North­ern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods each get four springs. [Read More]

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New transmission part of Brinn awards program for Modifieds

BAY CITY, Mich. – A new transmission is the top prize in the IMCA awards program renewed for 2014 by Brinn. The Bay City, Mich., manufacturer gives $50 product certificates to designated place finishers at 30 special events this season. Those drivers will be entered in a post-season drawing, with the winner receiving the new Brinn transmission. Product certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office after official results from specials are received. Recipient of the transmission for 2013 was Ryan McDaniel of Olivehurst, Calif., runner-up at Ocean Speedway’s Pat Pettit Memorial. Informa­tion about the complete line of Brinn products is available by calling 989 686-8920 and at the www.brinninc.com website. 2014 is Brinn’s 12th season as an IMCA sponsor. “It is hard to believe that we’ve partnered with Brinn for a dozen years now,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said, “but they make a great product for IMCA Modified drivers and we will gladly award another free one at the conclusion of the season.”

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Deery, IMCA Modified, Stock Car, SportMod drivers chase Dominator prizes

LYONS, Ohio – Deery Brothers Summer Series competitors and competitors in four weekly IMCA divisions earn post-season prizes from Dominator Race Products. Eleventh through 20th place finishers in final Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models point standings receive nosepiece kits from the Lyons, Ohio, manufacturer. The same awards go to ninth and 10th-place finishers in each of the five regions for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, to 11th and 12th place finishers in both IMCA Sunoco Stock Car regions, and to ninth and 10th place drivers in national point standings for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and for Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods. Dominator is in its sixth year as an IMCA marketing partner; Stock Car awards are new to the awards program. “With the addition of the Stock Car nosepieces, Dominator Race Products is now a great supporter of another IMCA division,” said Kevin Yoder, marketing director for IMCA. “The centerpiece remains the awards for IMCA Late Models supporting the Deery Brothers Summer Series and we’re extremely proud to work with them.” Information [Read More]

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Circle Racing Wheels rewards top rookies in IMCA Modified, Stock, SportMod divisions

FRESNO, Calif. – The most successful rookie drivers in four IMCA divisions earn post-season awards again in 2014 from Circle Racing Wheels. The Fresno, Calif., manufacturer gives a set of four wheels to national IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod rookies of the year. The highest finishing rookies in state point standings in the same four divisions, excluding the national rookies of the year, each receive $100 product certificates. Drivers must fill out and send a rookie of the year application form to IMCA by Aug. 1 to be eligible. Awards will be presented during the national banquet in November or mailed the following week from the IMCA home office. This is Circle’s ninth year as a marketing partner with IMCA. Information about Circle Racing Wheels is available at the www.circleracing.com web­site or by calling 559 251-1127. “Not only will we be awarding four sets of wheels to rookies at the end of the season, but we’ll also have the opportunity to [Read More]

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AFCO starts third decade of partnership with IMCA

BOONVILLE, Ind. – AFCO begins its third decade as a marketing partner with IMCA by giving contingency awards to drivers in five divisions. Top three eligible drivers in each of the five IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified regions earn product certificates worth $250, $150 and $50, respectively, while the top three in both IMCA Sunoco Stock Car regions receive $200, $100 and $50 certificates. The Boonville, Ind., manufacturer also gives certificates good for $125, $75 and $50 based on national point standings for the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and for Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods. Drivers in those four divisions must compete with AFCO-manufactured shocks and springs, display two AFCO decals on their race car and return a completed sign-up sheet to the IMCA home office by Aug. 1 to be eligible. Fourth, sixth and 11th place finishers in national Late Model point standings and the national Late Model rookie of the year all receive $100 product certificates. Information about AFCO products is available by calling 800 632-2320 and at the new www.afcoracing.com website. “The [Read More]

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Design 500 renews Lady Eagle awards, Deery Series and Modified specials prizes

TUKWILA, Wash. – Design 500’s 16th season as a partner with IMCA also marks the eighth year for the Tukwila, Wash., driver suit and ap­parel manufacturer’s popular Lady Eagle award. Female drivers in all sanctioned divisions are automatically in the running. The top finisher in combined point standings earns a complete set of custom No Fly Zone Pro-Tek CarbonX underwear, which includes a long-sleeved mock turtleneck, long pants, headsock and socks. The runner-up receives a No Fly Zone Pro-Tek CarbonX tank and shorts while the third place driver earns a $100 product cer­tificate and CarbonX socks. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock driver Tiffany Bittner from Norfolk, Neb., is the three-time and defending Lady Eagle champion. “Tiffany has dominated our Lady Eagle competition over the past few seasons but we have so many great female competitors this is always a hotly contested race,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “April Phillips is continuing an outstanding start to the 2014 season and we’ll see if she or someone else will be crowned our newest Lady Eagle Champion.” Design [Read More]

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Drivers in Deery Series, four IMCA divisions earn R2C Performance Products awards

FOREST PARK, Ill. – A popular awards program benefitting drivers in the Deery Brothers Summer Series and four IMCA divisions has been renewed for 2014 by R2C Performance Products. The Forest Park, Ill., manufacturer and sixth-year IMCA sponsor will give R10522 air filters to both the IMCA Late Model tour champion and rookie of the year and a 4-barrel air filter base to second through fifth place finishers in final Deery standings. Champions in each of the five regions for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds and the national Modified rookie of the year also receive 4-barrel air filter bases. The highest finishing driver in IMCA Sunoco Stock Car national point standings who competes with a limited cubic engine and top finishing Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod drivers competing with claim engines all receive 4412 air filter bases. And designated place finishers at 30 Modified specials and at all Deery events receive $50 product certificates, which will be mailed after official race results are received at the IMCA home office. All [Read More]

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Dakota Track Side returns as sponsor for IMCA special events

MINOT, N.D. – Dakota Track Side returns for a second season as a contingency award sponsor for IMCA special events. Located in Minot, N.D., the high performance parts retailer, fuel supplier and chassis builder will give $50 product certifi­cates at 30 specials for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds and at 15 specials for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. Those certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office within a week after official race results are re­ceived. Information about Dakota Track Side products and services is available by calling the seven-year IMCA sponsor at 701 852-7223 and at the www.dakotatrackside.com website. “We’ve added some outstanding new special events to our contingency roster in 2014 and look forward to recognizing racers at upcoming races in Montana and Wisconsin,” noted IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “Dakota Track Side helps make that possible and we appreciate their support of IMCA events in those areas.”

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“Speedy” Bill Smith crosses the Finish Line

LINCOLN, Neb. – Victory Lane fell silent this weekend as the performance automotive community lost a pioneering racer, hot rodder and entrepreneur. “Speedy” Bill Smith, founder and owner of Speedway Motors, died May 30 at his home in Lincoln, Neb., just weeks before his 85th birthday. He is survived by four sons, their wives, ten grandchildren and an extended family of Speedway Motors employees and thousands of loyal customers. A Lincoln, Neb., native, Smith got hooked on cars early in life and began buying, fixing, and selling Model T’s for profit as a teen. Soon he was racing, first motorcycles, then cars, while attending classes at Nebraska Wesleyan University. After earning a degree in education, Smith followed his automotive passion and opened Speedway Motors in 1952, aided by a $300 loan from his wife Joyce. A combination of passion, tenacity and innovation allowed Smith to grow a small 20×20 storefront into a flourishing mail-order business and manufacturing empire. During its 62 years in business, Speedway Motors has grown to become one of the largest manufacturers, [Read More]

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Seals-it returns as IMCA sponsor with awards in Deery Series, all eight sanctioned divisions

ELLINGTON, Conn. – A company already familiar to many IMCA drivers returns as a sponsor for special events in all sanctioned divisions this season. Seals-it gives $50 product certificates to designated place finishers at 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 specials. Deery Brothers Summer Series competitors will be among the award recipients. Certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office after official race results are received and can be applied toward purchases of seals, seal kits and a wide variety of high performance products from the Ellington, Conn., manufacturer. Seals-it had previously been a national sponsor for the Modified, Stock Car and Hobby Stock divisions from 2000-2002. “We’ve always had an interest in IMCA and have recognized what they’re doing to keep racing affordable,” Seals-it owner and president Skip Matczak said. “We’re concerned about Saturday night racing becoming out of touch to the average working [Read More]