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Carload Special for round four at Sunset Speedway Park

By Ben Deatherage BANKS, Ore. – Sunset Speedway Park is excited to get back into action this Saturday, June 7 for the fourth race program of 2014. Also for this event is Carload Special, which gets a carload, truckload, RV-load, etc. of fans into the races for only $25. Classes in action include the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Street Stocks, Pure Stocks, Women’s and 4-Bee’s. Doug Lockwood and Bubba Foster are the only two drivers to have won in the IMCA Modifieds so far in 2014. John Ireland leads the table in victories in Street Stock competition with two over Earl Claypool Jr.’s one. Trevor LaBarge picked up a huge victory in the first Pure Stock race of the year last weekend. Travis Koch, Stan Asanovic, and John Gartner have all been 2014 victors in the 4-Bee ranks after three races and this Saturday will be the first race of the season for the Women’s division. Pit gates open at 2 p.m., the front gate opens at 3:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6 [Read More]

Autograph Night is June 7 at Thunderhill Raceway

By Edward Anschutz STURGEON BAY, Wis. – Race fans will be able to get autographs from their favorite drivers this Saturday, June 7 at Thunderhill Raceway. Dan Lewis Photography will have checkered flags for purchase to put those signatures on. The autograph session will take place at intermission. The night is sponsored by Jim Olson Motors of Sturgeon Bay. A brand new GM 602 crate engine will go to one lucky racer in the IMCA Northern SportMod or IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock division at the 2014 banquet courtesy of Jim Olson Motors. Pit gates open at 3:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Algoma Motors Night is Friday at Luxemburg Speedway

By Greg Aregoni LUXEMBURG, Wis. – Luxemburg Speedway is locked, cocked and ready to unload some great racing action this Friday, June 6. Algoma Motors will be sponsoring the event which kicks off at 7 p.m. This show will include our weekly divisions. Troy Jerovetz picked up his first IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature win of the season last week. It was only his second night of the season at Luxemburg. Jason Czarapata shows the way in the standings ahead of young guns Brad Lautenbach and Johnny Whitman by six and eight points, respectively. Brandon Czarapata got back to his winning ways last week after heavy pressure from Rob Waechter. Czarapata increased his point lead with the win and now owns a six point advantage over Rod Snellenberger in IMCA Sunoco Stock Car standings. Only one thing can be better than winning last week’s Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod showdown. That would be if you can grab the point lead while doing so. Ryan Lemieux did just that last week and holds the point lead [Read More]

Sample is double winner in I-80 Challenge Series

BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. (May 30-31) – Cory Sample couldn’t have asked for a better opening weekend for the inaugural I-80 Challenge Series. Sample won both IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified features, picking up $1,000 for Friday and Saturday, May 30 and 31 victories during Battle Mountain Raceway’s Frank Iturriaga NAPA Memorial special. “I had pretty good luck drawing all weekend so that helped,” said the new Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot candidate. “I’ve won $1,000 to win races before but never two of them back to back.” “The weekend before I’d broken the gas pedal at a $1,000 to win show in California,” he added, “so this was a whole lot better weekend.” Sample started on the Friday pole but fell back to third behind Ward Amberson and Randy Artz. He got second back from Artz in a couple laps and then snuck under Amberson for the lead following a lap 10 restart. Lee Bosch, Shawn LaRocque and Reece Artz rounded out the top five. After drawing the outside pole start on Saturday, Sample led [Read More]

Cooney is lightning fast in shortened Stuart show

By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (June 1) –Cody Cleghorn and Shannon Anderson won the make-up features from the Ron Little Memorial a week ago, and Todd Cooney won a shortened IMCA Late Model feature before the weather took over again Sunday at Stuart Speedway. Cleghorn led all the way to pick up the Mach-1 Sport win. Anderson took charge on lap six of the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock main and kept Austin Luellen at bay to the checkers. As the skies turned darker to the west and the heat races came to an end, the decision was made to move the IMCA Late Models up to the first feature with Randy Faux and Paul Conrad drawing the front row. Cooney flew into the lead on lap one with Faux and Conrad following in his tracks. Cooney led through two cautions, and as yet another one flew and lightning was in the western sky, the decision came to end the race, and the program, on lap 14. Cooney was declared the winner with Randy Foote second, [Read More]

Hand catches Ashley for Modified checkers at Cottage Grove

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (May 31) – Braedon Hand picked up his third local IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified victory of the season Saturday, in front of a packed house at Cottage Grove Speedway’s Marvin Smith Memorial Grove Classic. Ricky Ashley had the car to beat for much of the race until Hand finally caught up and led the rest of the distance. The win was also his second straight at Cottage Grove. Ashley was a respectable second followed by Tom Berry Jr. in third. Mark Wauge was fourth while fifth went to Troy McElroy.

Garst Memorial checkers fly for Grabouski

By Bill Grit MAYETTA, Kan. (May 31) – A regular visitor to victory lanes around the region took top honors at Thunder Hill Speedway’s 20th annual Don Garst Memorial Saturday night. Jordan Grabouski caught Justin Becker, then held off Clay Hale in lapped traffic to top a 20-lap feature for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds that ran without caution and paid $1,020 to win. Already on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot, Grabouski was followed across the stripe by Hale, Matt Stallbaumer, Cory Wray and Danny Holt. Garst was the first flagman at Thunder Hill and the Modified feature was flagged by his grandson Tyler, using Don’s flags. Lance Brogman withstood a couple late restarts to win the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature, ahead of Matt Haid and Brian LaBonte. After negotiating lapped traffic in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature, Adam Armstrong was the winner with Jesse VanLaningham second and early leader Brian Stich third. Dusty Leonard became the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod winner after disqualification of the initial first-place car in post-race tech. [Read More]

Brumlic is tough on Stock Car foes at Thunderhill

By Edward Anschutz STURGEON BAY, Wis. (May 31) – Tom “Tuffy” Brumlic outdueled Dylan Heilmann to score his first IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature win at Thunderhill Raceway Saturday night. Mike Wietor paced the opening laps of the headliner before Dylan Heilmann swept through using the low groove to take the lead. Heilmann distanced himself from the pack as Charlie Kroll and Brumlic worked through traffic. Brumlic worked to second using the high side to reel in the leader. With each driver running a different groove, the stage was set for a great battle. Brumlic pulled even with Heilmann as the duo raced door-to-door. Brumlic found a bit more speed running the cushion and grabbed the lead for good by the midway point. Brumlic set sail, going unchallenged the remainder of the caution-free contest. Heilmann edged out Kroll by a bumper for second while point leader Shawn Havel and Dave Bouche rallied late after starting deep in the field to finish in the top five. Other feature winners included Todd Dart in the IMCA Xtreme [Read More]

Wassenberg, Frederick, Yarie are winners at Shawano

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (May 31) – What had been a three-wide battle ended with Tracy Wassenberg standing alone in victory lane Saturday at Shawano Speedway. Lap 18 of the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature saw Joey Taycher, Wassenberg and Lucas Lamberies go side-by-side-by-side for the lead on the front stretch of the track. Entering turn three, Taycher got a bit too high and made contact with the wall, allowing Wassenberg and Lamberies to pass him in turn four. Wassenberg went on to hold off Lamberies for the win. Taycher recovered to finish third. Kyle Frederick stayed undefeated in four IMCA Sunoco Stock Car starts this season at Shawano, winning by an eyelash ahead of longtime leader Tom Riehl. Marcus Yarie was the third and final leader in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified main.

Lockwood scores Sunset feature win

By Ben Deatherage BANKS, Ore. (May 31) – Doug Lockwood was the driver no one could catch in Saturday’s IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature at Sunset Speedway Park. Diamonding the corners and developing a pretty good rhythm to build a respectable lead, Lockwood became the second different winner in as many events in the division this year at Banks. Jake Van Ortwick, Chris Quinn, Rob Ireland and Bubba Foster completed the top five.