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Casey’s helps fuel IMCA Super Nationals, Deery Series

ANKENY, Iowa (March 31) – The official convenience store of IMCA returns to two of the highest profile awards programs in all of dirt track racing. Second-year marketing partner Casey’s General Store will be presenting sponsor for the Sept. 1-6 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals, and title sponsor for the redraw at all Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models main events. Casey’s gives a hat and $20 gift cards to eligible heat winners in all divisions during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Both Casey’s and IMCA will donate $10 to Hope for the Warriors on behalf of each heat winner. Drivers drawing the pole start for each Deery feature receive $50 gift cards. Drivers with perfect attendance for the entire season also receive $100 gift cards. All gift cards are redeemable at any of the 1,783 Casey’s stores located in 14 states. Super Nationals and Deery competitors are required to display two Casey’s decals on their race car to be eligible. “After a very successful first year of partnership [Read More]

Chevrolet Performance boosts IMCA crate bonuses

GRAND BLANC, Mich. (March 27) – Drivers in two more IMCA divisions winning track championships while competing exclusively with crate engines will receive post-season cash bonuses from Chevrolet Performance. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks join Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods as part of a three-year pact. Crate engine-powered drivers in all four divisions earn $250 cash bonuses for each local track championship they win during the 2014, 2015 and 2016 race seasons. “Chevrolet Performance is starting their 10th year as a sponsor. This is a huge and much-appreciated commitment for them to enhance this program for three more years,” said IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “It’s the most significant change since the bonus program started in 2005.” “We are committed to local short-track racing and our long relationship with IMCA and the extended racing community is evidence of that. We will continue to offer a durable product at a very competitive price in hopes that we will keep the present racing veterans in the seat [Read More]

Modified

Manning Charges From Seventh for First Santa Maria Win of 2026

By Stephanie Odom SANTA MARIA, Calif. (June 6, 2026) — Tyler Bannister appeared poised to continue his dominance in Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified competition Saturday night at Santa Maria Speedway. The Bakersfield driver entered the evening a perfect two-for-two at the Central Coast facility in 2026 and added another heat race victory to his résumé. Brandon Jennings also earned a heat race win earlier in the evening. Jennings and Rob Sanders led the field to green for the 25-lap feature, with Jennings quickly establishing himself at the front while fending off intense pressure from Sanders during the opening circuits. Starting seventh, fellow Bakersfield racer Gavyn Manning methodically worked his way through the field and into contention. As Jennings continued to pace the field, Manning steadily closed the gap before taking over the lead with five laps remaining. Bannister also charged forward in the closing stages, but Manning proved untouchable over the final circuits, racing away to secure his first Santa Maria Speedway victory of the season. The win was Manning’s fourth of 2026 in the DeVilbiss [Read More]

Divisions

Mark Martini: 100 Wins in Homebuilt Equipment

By Ben Deatherage AVON, Minn. (June 10, 2026) — The grandstands at North Central Speedway had seen a lot over the years. Championships. Heartbreak. Future stars. Veteran racers. And thousands upon thousands of laps turned around the Brainerd-area clay. On May 23, 2026, the Brainerd-area track witnessed something it had never seen before. Mark “Bud” Martini parked his No. 4Q2 IMCA Northern SportMod in Victory Lane for the 100th time in his career, becoming the first Minnesota driver to reach the century mark in the division and just the 13th member of the SportMod Century Club. The moment carried extra significance. The victory came on the final night of Cliff Sasker’s tenure as promoter before retirement, ending an era at a racetrack Martini had called home for decades. “That was pretty special,” Martini said. “I’m probably one of the longest racing guys there at Brainerd. Cliff is a super, super guy. I don’t know anyone in the racing industry better than him. He is a good man, and it was an honor to race at his [Read More]

Feature

Scott Cook Memorial One-Eye Nationals SportMod Special Set for June 11 at Kossuth County Speedway

By Ben Deatherage ALGONA, Iowa (June 9, 2026) — Kossuth County Speedway will honor the memory of Scott Cook with the Scott Cook Memorial One-Eye Nationals SportMod Special on Thursday, June 11. The Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods will headline the evening with a lucrative $1,000-to-win feature. An additional $100 bonus will be awarded to the winner if 24 SportMods are entered, pushing the top prize to $1,100. The special-event purse pays $800 for second, $700 for third, $500 for fourth, $400 for fifth, $300 for sixth, and $200 for seventh. Positions eighth through 24th will each receive $100. In addition to the featured SportMod special, Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds, Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, and Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks will also be in action as part of a full night of Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing competition. Hot laps are scheduled to begin at 6:50 p.m., with racing to follow. Fans unable to attend can watch every lap live on IMCA TV, where America comes to watch racing. For additional event information and updates, follow Kossuth [Read More]