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Oliver, Anders, Becerra capture Quincy checkers

By Jack Walbring QUINCY, Ill. (May 4) – John Oliver Jr., Bobby Anders Jr. and Austen Becerra all picked up feature event wins in the Casey’s General Stores Racing Series at Quincy Raceways on Sunday. The Powder Coat Plus IMCA Stock Cars were racing for $500 to Win with Oliver taking home the big check. Oliver battled with Jim Lynch the entire 25 laps and held on to take the win over Lynch in second and Abe Huls in third. Anders held off a hard-charging Tony Dunker to score the feature event win in the Summy Tire and Auto Center IMCA Northern SportMod main event. Anders grabbed the lead from Tanner Klingele on the seventh lap and kept Dunker at bay over the last few laps to score the feature event win. Becerra continued his hot streak in the Mach-1 Sport Compact division as he survived the war with Pat Dunker in the feature event. Becerra and Dunker traded paint over the final laps as both took turns leading but Becerra managed to take the [Read More]

Late pass puts Foulger back on podium at Antioch

ANTIOCH, Calif. (May 3) – Troy Foulger is the driver to beat at Antioch Speedway and Aaron Crowell almost did that in Saturday’s thrilling IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified main event. Crowell, who built a large lead in the 20-lapper, saw that advantage disappear in seconds when he encountered traffic with three laps to go. In a daring second-turn move, Foulger dove underneath Crowell and the driver he was about to lap. “All of a sudden, there he was,” Crowell said of Foulger after the race. “My car was awesome tonight. We made some changes that made the world of difference. I thought we had it won.” Never count Foulger out. “That is why we call him ‘Tricky’ Troy,” Crowell continued. “Sometimes, that is the way it goes in racing. It takes one move. I’m actually happy with second. If I’m going to be beaten by anyone, I’d rather it be Troy.” Crowell didn’t let Foulger take the win easily. He got back along side him and passed him on the white-flag lap. Foulger came [Read More]

Thompson tops nailbiter in Dawson County opener

By Kelly Ninas LEXINGTON, Neb. (May 4) – Getting their 2014 season at Dawson County Raceway started off right with Sunday trips to the winner’s circle were Colton Osborn, Jamey Kennicutt, Mike Nichols and Dillon Thompson. In the closest finish of the night, Thompson was the victor by the slimmest of margins over Kyle Bond in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature. Thompson led the first 13 laps and then led the lap that matters the most by less than the width of a fender. Bond led the white flag lap and for many laps prior had turned circuits with Thompson in his crosshairs. Osborn led the final ten laps of the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature to cruise to the victory. Osborn started in the inside of row four and showed great patience and prospered with a car that handled quite well from the top to the bottom of the track. In a very competitive race, Kennicutt was able to stay near the front throughout the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main and led [Read More]

Tubbs, Gottschalk repeat at Wakeeney Speedway

By Mike Hughes WaKEENEY, Kan. (May 4) – Daniel Gottschalk and Jeff Tubbs made repeat appearances in the Jason Oil Winner’s Circle at WaKeeney Speedway Sunday evening, May 4. Gottschalk only led one lap to win his second straight Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature but it was the one that counted. Brian Conness took the early lead, followed by C.J. Pfannenstiel and Dakota Sproul. The caution-plagued race kept the field close but each time Conness was up to the challenge.Gottschalk worked his way to second on the last caution on lap 13, then on the last lap, got under Conness in turn three and held on to the Crawford Supply flagstand for the win. Tubbs won his third IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature in a row at the 3/8-mile oval but it was anything but easy. After a multi-car crash on the opening lap, Jason Davis took the top spot on the opening lap before Tubbs took over the top spot. Tubbs continued to lead at the halfway mark of the 20-lap event with Davis [Read More]

Wray makes memorable Thunderhill debut

By Bill Grit MAYETTA, Kan. (May 3) – Cory Wray made his debut at Thunder Hill Speedway a memorable one Saturday night, as he used his front row outside starting position for all it was worth to win the BSB Manufacturing IMCA Modified main event. Defending champion Tom Charles started middle of the field while Allen Halderman started deep in the field in the 10th row inside. A caution restacked the field, where Wray used that same line to his advantage and again commanded the lead. When the checkered flag flew it was Wray standing in the Pit Pass Liquor Victory Lane with Justin Becker, Charles, Mat Stallbaumer and Halderman finishing out the top five. Twenty-five Belleville Motor Sports IMCA Northern SportMods took the green flag. The father and son duo of Rick Dreasher and Curtis Dreasher proved to be a force to be reckoned with, as they raced nose to tail throughout the entire race. A couple cautions bunch the field back together as Curtis Dreasher tried to outrace his father into first place. [Read More]

IMCA Late Models make first Southern Iowa Speedway stop on May 7

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – IMCA Late Models make their first appearance of the season at Southern Iowa Speedway on Wednesday, May 7. Mach-1 Sport Compacts make their 2014 debut at Oskaloosa on the same program. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks complete the program. Wednesday’s show is sponsored by Van Wal Equipment, Bank Iowa and Vital Men. Bank Iowa will give all kids ages 10 and under a prize at intermission and two drivers have a chance to win a free pit pass. Drivers of the night this Wednesday Brett Lowry and Todd Cooney this Wednesday and next Wednesday will be Danny Thrasher and A.J. Johnson. “There’s no rain in the forecast and temperatures are predicted to reach almost 90 degrees,” promoter Mike Van Genderen said. “Fans can put away their raincoats and come out and watch some great racing at Southern Iowa Speedway.” Other Late Model dates at Osky this season are May 14, May 21, July 15, July 16, July 30 and [Read More]

Czarneski collects $1,000 in first Red, White & Blue race at 141

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (May 3) – Tim Czarneski stepped up to win round one of the Red, White and Blue Series and $1,000 Saturday night at 141 Speedway. The victory in the first of three RW & B specials for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds at 141 this season put Czarneski on the ballot for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. It also gave him an early leg up in the race to win a 604 crate engine from series sponsor Gandrud Chevrolet. Traveler Darin Duffy found himself the early leader of a race that saw cautions slow the early going. Duffy put distance on the field through the first five laps. Czarneski then found the high line and started to reel in the frontrunner. “I wanted to pass him off of turn two when I caught him but he pushed in (corners) three and four, so that’s when I dove inside for the lead,” Czarneski said of what proved to be his race-winning pass on lap eight. Czarneski then moved back [Read More]

Carter pulls off second straight at Salina

SALINA, Kan. (May 2) – After a strong opening night last week, everyone was waiting to see if Salina Speedway could follow up on the magic from week one. Yes, they could. One driver in particular, Austin Carter, is enjoying the 2014 season. After Friday night at Salina Speedway Carter remains undefeated on the season in the M&H Motors IMCA Northern SportMod division as he won his second straight feature. It wasn’t an easy win for Carter. He started 10th on the grid and there were some tough competitors in the 20-car main. Tyler Post looked to have the win all but locked up. Post started eighth in but by virtue of picking drivers off one at a time he found himself at the front of the pack. Post, unfortunately, had to deal with a late-race yellow. As the restart got underway Carter found a way to take over the lead and go on to the win. A good old fashioned barn burner had the fans on their feet for the Budweiser IMCA Hobby Stock [Read More]

New winners in week two at Riviera Raceway

By Randy Pospishil sports@norfolkdailynews.com NORFOLK, Neb. (May 3) – Four different drivers made it to victory lane at Riviera Raceway in week two … in fact, none of the four had been in the top three the week before. Ramsey Meyer of Pierce won the feature for the Mach-1 Sport Compacts, while three Norfolk drivers took home trophies in the other divisions, including Jim Kimmel in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks race, Nelson Vollbrecht in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod, and Robert Osborne in Grand Nationals. For Meyer, last year’s national champion, this season’s first win at Riviera is his sixth first-place finish so far in 2014, well ahead of last season’s pace when, at this same time, he had no wins. “We’ve won races in three different states so far,” Meyer said. “We won specials in Kansas and South Dakota. At one time we were the points leader in three different states. We’re ahead of schedule so far, we just need to keep it up. We did well in the specials, so we’re just [Read More]

Lawson hauls home Sprint series checkers from Shenandoah

By Jim Haines SHENANDOAH, Va. (May 3) – Long haul trucker Brian Lawson knows about hauling fast freight and showing up on time and Saturday night he showed up at the finish line on time and first in the Virginia Sprint Series feature at Shenandoah Speedway. The third different winner in as many IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car tour events this season, Lawson led the last 10 circuits. Charlie Ware and Chris Ware brought the field to green and Chris Ware led the first lap before Anthony Linkenhoker took over and began making good time. Laps on the pavement clicked off quickly. Tony Harris broke a logjam at the front and got by for the lead. Lawson was right there with them, got around Linkenhoker a couple laps later and was challenging the leader right away. With 10 laps to go, Lawson got around Tony Harris as Jerald Harris, French Grimes and Tom Humphries tried to stay in contention. Lawson stayed in front, Jerald got by to second and Humphries made his move to [Read More]