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Race For Hope totes $50,000 IMCA Modified top prize

BATESVILLE, Ark. – IMCA Modified drivers will be racing for $50,000 to win when they hit the track for Race For Hope 71 at Batesville Motor Speedway this fall. The Saturday, Sept. 25 main event purse is more than $120,000 with a minimum of $1,500 paid to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Jet Racing Central Region and KMJ Performance Arkansas State points will be given for the Fast Shafts All-Star qualifier. Top nine drivers in qualifiers Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Sept. 22-24 advance to the main event grid. “B,” “C” and “D” features are also on the Saturday card, with the top two “B” finishers” transferring to the main event. Pre-entry fee is $250 if paid by Sept. 1 or $350 at the gate. A weekly pit pass is $130, with daily rates $20 on Tuesday, $30 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and $40 on Saturday. Grandstand admission is $15 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and $20 on Saturday. Gates open at 2 p.m. Wednesday and at 4:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. The grandstand [Read More]

Dirt Defender to continue IMCA special events awards

WAXAHACHIE, Texas – The Dirt Defender program expanded in 2020 rewards IMCA drivers in five divisions again this season. The Waxahachie, Texas, manufacturer of new age racing products is a six-year sponsor and gives assorted product awards to feature winners at designated special events for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods. “We would like to thank all of our loyal customers and sponsored drivers for the continued support of all of our products,” said Dirt Defender’s Billy Vest. “We are humbled to know that we designed the original universal wheel cover and have set the standard that most wheel cover companies are now using for their products as well.” Hobby Stock awards were new last season. Modified, Stock Car, Southern SportMod and Northern SportMod national champions also receive a pair of Dirt Defender vented mud covers. Information about the company product line is available at www.dirtdefender.com, by calling 469 556-4612 and on Facebook. “The new design of the mud cover graphics makes [Read More]

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Feature

Rust Dominates Modified Main at Spencer for First Salute To Vets Tour Triumph

By Ben Deatherage SPENCER, Iowa (Aug. 6, 2025) — Joel Rust showed the way in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature at Clay County Fair Speedway, collecting his first-ever Hunting With Heroes Salute To Veterans Tour presented by Performance Bodies and Parts victory. The win came during the third night of Iowa Speedweek and also served as the Clay County Clash. The 20-lap, $2,000-to-win contest marked Rust’s third triumph of the season in the Razor Chassis North Central Region, each at a different track. Rust, from Grundy Center, took the lead from the drop of the green and built a commanding advantage before a caution on lap 14 gave second-running Brandon Beckendorf one final shot. But Rust, a two-time Benton County Speedway champion and 2016 Harris Clash winner, was unfazed and pulled away on the restart for a dominant win. Beckendorf, the 2018 regional champion and five-time Minnesota State title holder, finished second while Nick Meyer, the 2018 Kossuth County and Hancock County Speedways champ, took third. Fisher Fends Off All Stock Car Challengers for First [Read More]

Events

$10,000-To-Win Legends of Dirt Modified Shootout Headlines at Southern Oregon Speedway

By Ben Deatherage WHITE CITY, Ore. (Aug. 5, 2025) — Southern Oregon Speedway will roar to life on August 15–16 with the Legends of Dirt Modified Shootout, a marquee event for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds that boasts a $10,000 top prize and an additional $10,000 in contingencies up for grabs. The weekend combines some of the track’s most storied traditions — the R. Charles Snyder Salute and the Rayburn Classic — into a single blockbuster program. This is the highest-paying IMCA Modified race in the state of Oregon and ranks among the richest events in the Shaw Race Cars Western Region. In addition to the five-figure payday, a special one-of-a-kind gift will be presented to the winner in victory lane. On Friday, the field will be split into two groups. Group A will contest heat races 1 through 3, while Group B runs heats 4 through 6. Qualifying — determined by pill draw — will set the heat race lineups, and results from those heats will shape the night’s feature lineups. The top seven finishers in [Read More]

Hobby Stock

Johnson Outduels Fletcher in Modifieds at Brainerd

By Chris Kolstad BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 2, 2025) — Friesen Performance IMCA Modified fans at North Central Speedway were treated to a thriller as Erick Thiesse took the early lead before Shawn Fletcher worked his way from the fifth starting spot to the point. A lap four caution reset the field and put Aaron Johnson into second, setting the stage for a 13-lap duel that had fans on the edge of their seats. The pair ran inches apart, door-to-door, swapping lines cleanly and showcasing elite driving. With three to go, Johnson threw a massive slider in turns one and two to briefly take the lead, but Fletcher crossed him back over and they stayed side-by-side down the backstretch. Johnson finally cleared him and powered away for the win — his eighth of the season in the Razor Chassis North Central Region, all earned at Brainerd. Fletcher finished a strong second, with A.J. Viehauser third. Johnston Rallies from 10th for Compact Victory Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact action saw Ritchie DeLeon take the early lead while a tight [Read More]