Monday, September 5, 2016 Archives

Smith scores big in Northern SportMod qualifier

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 5) – Doug Smith took the lead on the first lap and stayed in front all 30 times around Boone Speedway to win the Monday night IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s qualifier for Northern SportMods. Smith had started fourth and quickly showed he had the fastest car on the track. He’ll start on the pole in the Saturday main event. Finishing second through eighth and earning inside row spots behind Smith were Tyler Soppe, Daniel Drury, Curtis Veber, Prelude winner Dakota Sproul, Danny Dvorak, Adam Armstrong and Brandon Williams. Dvorak will start his career sixth big dance on Saturday, Smith his fifth and Soppe his second. Armstrong, Drury, Sproul, Veber and Williams are first-time SportMod qualifiers; Armstrong made the main event twice in a Hobby Stock. Qualifying for the middle and outside rows is Tuesday. Qualifying feature results – 1. Doug Smith, Lanesboro; 2. Tyler Soppe, Sherrill; 3. Daniel Drury, Eldora; 4. Curtis Veber, Polk City; 5. Dakota Sproul, Ellis, Kan.; 6. Danny Dvorak, Vinton; 7. Adam Armstrong, Carlisle; 8. Brandon [Read More]

Burg, Watson win Monday night Hobby Stock qualifiers at Boone

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 5) – Last year’s runner-up and another Hobby Stock big dance regular won opening night qualifying features Monday at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Andrew Burg raced his way from 10th starting to win the first qualifier and will start on the pole of Saturday’s main event at Boone Speedway. Watson led every circuit in winning the second 25-lapper and will start on the front of the middle row. Burg led Sal Hernandez, Jesse VanLaningham, Benji Irvine, three-time champion Shannon Anderson, Drew Barglof, Aaron Rudolph and Gary Pesicka across the stripe and they’ll line up in that order behind him in the Saturday headliner. Shay Simoneau, Dustin Graham, Malik Sampson, Tyson Overton, Leah Wroten, Corey Madden, Jeremy Oliver finished well off the torrid pace set by Watson. They’ll start from the second through eight spots on the middle row Saturday. Nathan Ballard and Justin Luinenburg were disqualified from their respective Monday qualifying finishes in post-race tech. Anderson will start his career eighth main event, Watson his seventh, Madden his [Read More]

Texas teen wins first Southern SportMod championship at IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 5) – He’s already won a lot of races in his brief career but none bigger than the one on opening night of the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Jeffrey Abbey, 18 years old and a senior at Comanche, Texas, High School, became the first champion crowned at the 34th annual event when the Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod division made its Super Nationals debut Monday evening at Boone Speedway. The victory was Abbey’s 22nd of the season and paid $2,225, an amount that included the Speedway Motors Weekly racing bonus. He also receives a standard weekly race engine from Centex Motorsports. “We knew coming in that we were fast. I was pretty sure we had a top five car and we won the deal,” Abbey said. “I can’t put into words what this means to me.” Thirty-three Southern SportMods made the trip to Boone from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico. James Skinner started outside the front row and led the first 11 of 30 laps, pursued first [Read More]

Monday Results

Unofficial Results IMCA Hobby Stocks A-Main 01 — 1. Andrew Burg, Adel; 2. Sal Hernandez, Columbus, Neb.; 3. Jesse VanLaningham, Beatrice, Neb.; 4. Benji Irvine, Oelwein; 5. Shannon Anderson, Des Moines; 6. Drew Barglof, Sioux Rapids; 7. Aaron Rudolph, Grand Junction; 8. Gary Pesicka, Burt; 9. Kevin Bruck, Dunlap; 10. Chanse Hollatz, Clear Lake; 11. Austin Brauner, Platte Center, Neb.; 12. Chuck Madden, Jr., Avoca; 13. Greg Gilbert, Osceola; 14. Daniel Ayers, Webster City; 15. Matt Brown, Dysart; 16. Kevin Lacy, Bixby, Okla.; 17. Jeremy Hoskinson, Norfolk, Neb.; 18. Wesley Warren, Fairfield, Texas; 19. Tejay Mielke, Norfolk, Neb.; 20. Bill Bonnett, Knoxville; 21. Zac Smith, Mason City; 22. Jason Kohl, Missouri Valley; 23. Ross Marshall, Johnston; 24. Tiffany Bittner, Hampton, Neb.; 25. Brett Vanous, Quasqueton; 26. Billy Rhoades, Maynard; 27. Eric Cross, Salina, Kan.; 28. Nathan Ballard, Marengo. A-Main 02 — 1. John Watson, Des Moines; 2. Shay Simoneau, Damar, Kan.; 3. Dustin Graham, Boone; 4. Malik Sampson, Worthington, Minn.; 5. Tyson Overton, Carlisle; 6. Leah Wroten, Independence; 7. Corey Madden, Avoca; 8. Jeremy Oliver, [Read More]

Monday Order of Events

SUBJECT TO CHANGE MONDAY HOBBY STOCK, NORTHERN SPORTMOD HOT LAPS – 1:00 pm TRACK PREP DRIVERS MEETING – 1:30 pm FIRST RACE – 2 pm MODIFIED HOT LAPS (0 to 20) 7 – HOBBY STOCK HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP MODIFIED HOT LAPS (21 to 40) 7 – HOBBY STOCK HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP MODIFIED HOT LAPS (41 to 60) 10 – NORTHERN SPORTMOD HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP SOUTHERN SPORTMOD HOT LAPS (ALL) MODIFIED HOT LAPS (61 to 80) 5 – NORTHERN SPORTMOD HEATS (8 laps) HOBBY STOCK “A1” (25 laps) TRACK PREP MODIFIED HOT LAPS (81 to 100) 4 – SOUTHERN SPORTMOD HEATS (8 laps) 5 – NORTHERN SPORTMOD HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP SPORT COMPACT HOT LAPS (ALL) MODIFIED HOT LAPS (101 & ABOVE) 2 – SOUTHERN SPORTMOD B’s (10 laps) 1 – NORTHERN SPORTMOD B QUALIFIER (15 laps) HOBBY STOCK “A2” (25 laps) TRACK PREP STOCK CAR HOT LAPS (0 to 50) 2 – HOBBY STOCK B’s (8 laps) SOUTHERN SPORTMOD [Read More]

Southern SportMods debut tonight at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Sep. 5) – Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods make their much anticipated debut Monday, opening night of the 34th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone Speedway. They’ll race for $750 to win and as much as $1,250 in bonus money. The first-ever Southern SportMod champion also goes home with a standard weekly race engine courtesy of Centex Motorsports. Qualifying races for IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods complete the card. * The 337 cars that see action Monday at Boone include 181 Northern SportMods, 123 Hobby Stocks and 33 Southern SportMods. * After IMCA made the announcement that Southern SportMods would join the Super Nationals race program, the only thing that could slow Kenneth and Vickie Graves from making the trip to Boone was a broken axle. The Tahoka, Texas couple saw their trip north slowed by six hours when the trailer axle broke late Saturday afternoon. They resumed their 950-mile trip north at about 10:30 p.m. that evening. Diagnosed earlier this year with Friedreich’s Ataxia, [Read More]

Southern SportMod rookie has high expectations for her first Super Nationals

KELLER, Texas – Her career first win in the division has been the season highlight thus far for Kamera McDonald. Qualifying for the main event when Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods join the opening night program for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will rank just as high. McDonald, 15 years old and from Keller, Texas, is currently the rookie points leader and is fourth in national standings for the Southern SportMods. The Timber Creek High School sophomore-to-be won for the first time on June 11 at Kennedale Speedway Park and later added June 17 and July 8 victories at Boyd Raceway. “My first win at Kennedale was very memorable and my season has gotten even better from there,” she said. “Going to Super Nationals is going to be a good experience for me. My main goal is to make the big race.” “I’ve talked to some of the guys around here who have been to Super Nationals to get an idea of what to expect,” McDonald added. “I’m sure it’s going [Read More]

Centex Motorsports awards weekly race engine to Southern SportMod champ at IMCA Super Nationals

TEMPLE, Texas – Centex Motorsports will make the tow north pay off for the Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod driver making history at Boone Speedway in September. The winner of the first-ever main event for the division, on Monday, Sept. 5, opening night of the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, earns a standard weekly race engine courtesy of the Temple, Texas, engine builder. “As soon as I saw that Southern SportMods would be running a one-day program at Boone, I wanted to throw my name in the hat,” Centex owner Carroll Estes said. “We build a lot of engines for drivers all over Texas, as well as New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Hopefully one of our customers will bring the engine back home.” “I think people will be pleasantly surprised with how many Southern SportMods are at Super Nationals,” he added, noting that veteran Sid Kiphen would compete at Boone with an engine provided by Centex. A contingency award sponsor for area tracks, including Heart O’ Texas Speedway, Centex Motorsports also pays [Read More]

Southern SportMods new on opening night at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – The first Southern SportMod champion will be crowned at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. A complete program for the class will be run on opening night Monday, Sept. 5 at Boone Speedway. Purse and entry fee amounts are to be determined. “We wanted to make this announcement now so drivers can make plans to attend,” IMCA President Brett Root said. “A lot of them will be traveling from two or three states away so we hope to get sponsorship involved to bump up the purse to help cover travel expenses.” The division won’t be part of the Sept. 3 Prelude to the Super Nationals show at Boone but drivers can hotlap that evening. Their qualifying format will be similar to the one used for Sport Compacts. The main event field will take the green flag three wide and 10 deep. “The problem we have had adding Southern SportMods at Super Nationals in the past has been the day,” Root said. “After the Late Models rained out on Monday, they [Read More]