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IMCA Modified, SportMod drivers chasing Bob Harris Enterprises special event awards

AMES, Iowa – Special events drivers in three IMCA divisions are in the running again this season for awards from Bob Harris Enterprises. Harris, of Ames, Iowa, will give two free shock rebuilds to a top five finisher at each of 30 IMCA Modified specials, and at 15 Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod specials.  A drawing will be held following the regular point season to award Race Tech Info Dirt Chassis School packages to one Modified driver and one SportMod driver. Drawing winners last year were Kody Scholpp and Josh Appel.  Certificates for the shock rebuilds are mailed after special events results are re­ceived at the IMCA home office. Race Tech Info seminar certificates will be mailed in December.  BHE begins its seventh season as an IMCA sponsor. Owner Bob Harris has been associated with the sanctioning body since the early days of the Modified division and also promotes the Harris Clash.  “This will mark my 37th year being involved with IMCA and the competitive teams that participate in weekly races [Read More]

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Fast start key for three-time Deery champion Kay

WHEATLAND, Iowa – His fast start and a typically consistent string of top five finishes the rest of the way took Justin Kay to his career third Deery Brothers Summer Series championship. Kay opened the IMCA Late Model tour with victories at Cedar County Raceway, Maquoketa Speedway and Quad City Speedway. He collected half a dozen top five’s, clinching the title by starting the Sept. 21 finale at Davenport Speedway. “We got off to a really good start and just kept trying to do our best the rest of the way,” said the Wheatland, Iowa, driver, also champion of the 2014 and 2015 series. Also the winner of the last Deery event in 2017, he matched the series record of four straight victories shared by Gary Webb, Rob Toland and Brian Harris with the May 6 checkers at East Moline. “We had to pass a lot of cars that night. It didn’t look good for us at the beginning of the race but we kept at it and won.” said Kay, who had started 24th after [Read More]

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Good program, good competition make Newlin Pennsylvania Sprint Series king

MILLERSTOWN, Pa. – Seven runner-up finishes paved the way for Zach Newlin’s first Pennsylvania Sprint Series championship in 2015.  An IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car career-best seven feature wins did the trick for him this year.  From Millerstown, Pa., Newlin registered 19 top five finishes in 26 PASS starts. He recorded three win at BAPS Motor Speedway and two each at Port Royal Speedway and Path Valley Speedway.  Third in the national point standings, he also collected another Pennsylvania State crown.  “I like all the tracks we run at. You can run a big half mile one night, then run a bullring the next,” Newlin said. “I’ve always been consistent at BAPS. We won twice this season at Port Royal, where I’d never won before, so that was special.”  “We’ve got a real good program going. We’re using both our experience and time in the shop to our advantage,” added the six-year veteran of the division. “We’ve got really good car counts in this series (better than 28 cars a night). We had the most wins [Read More]

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604 Chevy Performance engine option new for Late Models in 2019 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly point season

VINTON, Iowa – A 604 Chevrolet Performance engine option will be new for Late Model drivers in the 2019 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season. “The Chevy Performance engine is the biggest issue addressed in Late Model rules for next season and will be the same as enforced in our Modified division,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “Drivers who choose to run the 604 Chevy Performance engine can use gasoline or E85 to reduce fuel costs.” Drivers with spec engines must use maximum 8,000 rpm rev limiters, those with 604 Chevy Performance engines maximum 6,800 rpm rev limiters. All cars must weigh a minimum of 2,300 pounds with the driver when they roll across the scales after racing. Bump stops and progressive springs will again be legal for use in the division and a maximum 16 inch free standing height for all springs will be enforced, with a half-inch tolerance. Door plates will also be required, which Root notes is in line with industry standards for the division. “These rules will be enforced at [Read More]