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Davenport hosts $2,000 to win SportMod Challenge this Friday

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods take the spotlight in a $2,000 to win main event this Friday, June 13 at Davenport Speedway. The IMCA SportMod Challenge will use a draw/redraw format and all racing will be on the 1/4-mile dirt oval. Pit gates will open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand will open at 5 p.m., with hot laps at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m. Also on the card that evening will be IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Late Models, street stocks and 4-stocks. For additional information, visit the new website at DavenportSpeedway.com or call 563 652-5302. Race day weather information is available by calling 563 326-5338. Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street.

Defending champ scores at Salina

By Larry Lowrey Jr. SALINA, Kan. (June 6) – Joe Cleveland has always been a strong force in the Belleville Motor Sports IMCA Modified division at Salina Speedway. Cleveland is the reigning champ in the class and Friday night he showed just why. Out of the gate it was Jesse Richter with the early lead from the pole position. At the midpoint of the feature things started to heat up as new leader Corey Burch took over the top spot and was looking to secure his first win. Someone forgot to relay the message to Cleveland, however. Cleveland caught up to Burch and worked to get around the leader. It was a good battle for the top position. The two attacked and countered lap after lap. On lap 18 it was Cleveland’s time to move into the lead and he hung on for his second win of the season. Burch finished in the runner-up spot, third went to Mike Petersilie, another former champ, Corey Lagroon, finished fourth and the early leader Richter, finished in the [Read More]

Taycher teaches Northern SportMod lesson at Seymour

By Dave Panske SEYMOUR, Wis. (June 8) – Joey Taycher assumed the lead in the Karl Chevrolet Northern Sport Mod main at the start and after a lone caution on lap three, took control and ran away from the field the rest of the distance Sunday at Seymour Speedway. Dennis Meisler, Lucas Lamberies, Jordan Barkholtz and Jordan Tuyls bunched behind running two- and three-wide chasing the leader. Tycher picked up his first feature win of the season with Lamberies taking the runner-up finish. Jordan Barkholtz, Meisler and Jessi Ness rounded out the top five. The Budweiser IMCA Modifieds put 23 cars on the feature grid with T.J. Smith grabbing the lead at the start and Tyler Wilson, Tony Wedelstadt, Travis Spaulding and Brad Lautenbach behind. Smith hooked up on the outer groove and maintain a couple length lead as the battle was tight right behind for position. Lautenbach moved into the runner-up spot on lap 10 and set out to close in on the leader. A lone caution on lap 13 bunched the field on [Read More]

Repeat winners at Algona Raceway

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (June 7) – Each of the winners at the Algona Raceway on Saturday had previously won a feature at the track in 2014. In the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature, polesitter Rob Hughes took the early lead and the race came to sudden halt as point leader Mike Jergens rolled his car going into turn number one but walked away from the incident. Off the restart on lap number six, Jeremy Mills went up on the high side and wrestled the lead away from Hughes. Once out in clean air, the Garner driver cruised to his second victory of the year with Hughes taking second. Eric Dailey was third with Austin Wolf placing fourth and Dustin Smith was fifth. David Wickman grabbed the early lead with a wild six-IMCA Sunoco Stock Car battle behind him battling for the first six laps. A few laps later, Chad Palmer and Wickman briefly touched going into turn number three and Kevin Opheim took advantage of the paint-trading by the two cars to [Read More]

Ken Schrader returns to RPM, Murray is Modified winner

By Mike Hughes HAYS, Kan. (June 7) – NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader returned to RPM Speedway Saturday night, June 7 to compete in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified division. Twenty-four cars started the 20-lap S & W Supply main event with outside polesitter Tim Watts jumping out to an early lead, trailed by Jesse Richter, Corey Lagroon, Brian Calhoon and Kevin Gray. Lagroon took over the top spot on lap three and held on to that position through lap 12. Then David Murray Jr. got under Lagroon in turns three and four on lap 13 and assumed command. The man on the move, however, was Kyle Rohleder. Rohleder reeled in Murray and was about to make a pass when the final caution waved on lap 18. Murray was able to hold on after the restart for his third feature win at Hays this season. Rohleder finished second, followed by Lagroon, Dylan Sherfick and Watts. Schrader finished sixth. After his hometown track Lincoln County Raceway rained out, Casey Werkmeister made the long haul to Hays [Read More]

Cole, Bryant repeat at Hancock County

By Greg Grabianowski BRITT, Iowa (June 6) – Blake Cole in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Ryan Bryant in the Mach-1 Sport Compacts Friday at Hancock County Speedway. Cole was the best for a second straight week in the always-competitive Stock Car class after starting on the outside of row two and holding off a serious challenge from the hard-charging David Smith. Bryant topped the Sport Compacts for a fourth straight week. The runner-up spot went to Megan Lappegard with Jacob Kofoot earning the third spot; Devin Jones was fourth and Taylor Earles finished fifth. Ned Kalis was third, Calvin Lange took fourth and Craig Berhow placed fifth. Jesse Hoeft used his front row outside starting position to full advantage in grabbing his first career IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature win, holding off a hard-charging Jeremy Mills, who started 11th. Levi Nielsen finished third with Tad Reutzel ending up fourth and Mark Elliott was fifth. Greg Elliott improved from 25th to take sixth. Clay Evans grabbed his second Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod victory [Read More]

Durbin nearly pulls off the racing hat trick

By Brad Hines EAST MOLINE, Ill. (June 8) – It had been an up and down start to the 2014 season for Quad City Speedway regular Brandon Durbin. He made the switch to the IMCA Xtreme Motoro Sports Modified divisionduring the off-season and there had been a bit of a learning curve and some bad luck to start the season. Two weeks ago at Davenport Speedway Durbin finally got it figured out and took home the checkered flag. Then on Sunday night, Durbin nearly pulled off a racing hat trick. In the Toppert Services IMCA Modified make-up feature, Durbin held off a fierce challenge from Matt Werner, who was all over Durbin for majority of the 20-lap feature, to win the first race of the evening. Werner took second followed by Ray Cox Jr., Doug Crampton, who came charging through the field after an early caution sent him to the back of pack, and Brian Bushong. Durbin went on to win his heat race and the stage was set for the nearly impossible racing hat [Read More]

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]