Wednesday, September 6, 2017 Archives

Final front row spot goes to Irvine

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 5) – Benji Irvine will start his career fifth IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals Hobby Stock championship night start from the outside of the front row Saturday night. Irvine, from Oelwein, advanced to the outside pole position after Dustin Gulbrandson failed crate engine inspection following Tuesday’s qualifying feature. Avoca’s Corey Madden, another Super Nationals veteran, will make his seventh Saturday night start and line up behind Irvine. Also lining up on the outside row will be Jeff Ware of Columbus, Neb., Dustin Lynch of Boone, Shawn Slezak of Milligan, Neb., 24th starting Jamie Songer of Ankeny, 25th starting Tory Harazin of Redwood Falls, Minn., and Bryce Sommerfeld of Fort Dodge. Sommerfeld moved up a spot and into the show when Adam Armstrong was disqualified for illegal valve springs. Slezak and Songer are now four-time Super Nationals qualifiers. Ware and Lynch are in for the second time, Harazin and Sommerfeld both for the first. Feature results – 1. Benji Irvine, Oelwein; 2. Corey Madden, Avoca; 3. Jeff Ware, Columbus, Neb.; 4. Dustin Lynch, [Read More]

Wednesday Schedule of Events

SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS NEEDED MODIFIED, STOCK CAR HOT LAPS – 1 pm DRIVERS MEETING – 1:30 pm TRACK PREP FIRST RACE – 2 pm 10 – STOCK CAR HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP HOBBY STOCK “A” (25 laps) TRACK PREP 10 – STOCK CAR HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP 2 – STOCK CAR B’s (8 laps) SPORTMOD “A” (25 laps) TRACK PREP 10 – MODIFIED HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP (Tuesday Hobby Stock/SportMod winners to Fan Zone) 2 – STOCK CAR B’s (8 laps) STOCK CAR “A1” (25 laps) STOCK CAR “A2” (25 laps) TRACK PREP 10 – MODIFIED HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP 10 – MODIFIED HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP 2 – MODIFIED B’s (8 laps) MODIFIED “A1” (25 laps) MODIFIED “A2” (25 laps) 4 – MODIFIED B’s (8 laps)

Casey’s wristbands can be redeemed for fountain drink

BOONE, Iowa – Both week-long and Saturday-only Casey’s General Store pit admission wristbands can be redeemed for a 32 ounce fountain drink on the way home from the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The offer is good at any participating Casey’s between Sept. 10-16. Casey’s is the official convenience store of IMCA and presenting sponsor of Super Nationals.

IMCA focused on best event in Super Nationals history

BOONE, Iowa – Drivers and fans won’t see a lot of changes in the facility or the format when they pull into Boone Speedway for the Sept. 4-9 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. And IMCA President Brett Root believes that’s a good thing. “There are no race night changes. There were no major changes to the speedway since last year’s Super Nationals. This year we can focus on logistics and putting on the best event possible,” he said. “We are positioned to putting on the best event in the 35-year history of Super Nationals.” Southern SportMods joined the opening night card when they were added to the program last year and the Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models moved to Thursday. The pit area and hot pit viewing area have been expanded, with new spectator seating added on both sides of the track in recent seasons. With those improvements in place, Root and all of the IMCA Racing nation are next hoping for a more weather-friendly event this September. “Weather is always [Read More]