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By Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 20, 2026) — Getting to the front will pay in more ways than one during the Race of Champions events at the 2026 Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Lap sponsorships will be up for grabs across the five Race of Champions events during America’s Racin’ Vacation at Boone Speedway, with the driver leading each lap earning the bonus posted for that circuit. The 12-lap Rage Chassis Modified Race of Champions will feature $100 on every lap, putting $1,200 in lap-leader bonuses on the line. Weather or Naught Food Services sponsors five of those circuits, with additional lap support coming from MyRacePass, Harris Auto Racing, Toby K’s Hideaway, and Moffitt’s Ford. Another $900 will be available during the 12-lap Sunoco Stock Car Race of Champions, with each lap worth $75 to its leader. Weather or Naught Food Services again sponsors five laps, joined by MyRacePass, Harris Auto Racing, Toby K’s Hideaway, Baymont Inn, Push Master, and Total Seal. The Dirt Defender/Pulse Racing Innovations SportMod Race of Champions and [Read More]

By Ben Deatherage VINTON, Iowa (Aug. 20, 2026) — IMCA racers looking to upgrade their shop or pit equipment can save on products from Freedom Race Lifts through a special discount available to the IMCA community. Freedom Race Lifts, the Official Race Car Lift of IMCA, is offering 5% off purchases when customers use the promo code IMCA. Owned by engineer and former racer Josh Rodewald, Freedom Race Lifts has developed a line of portable, battery-operated vehicle lifts and jacks designed with racers and mechanics in mind. Its products utilize the company’s proprietary automatic safety locking systems and are designed to provide teams with portable lifting options both at the shop and at the race track. Freedom Race Lifts became the Official Race Car Lift of IMCA earlier this year as the company continued to expand its involvement in grassroots motorsports. Race teams will also have an opportunity to see the company’s products firsthand during the 2026 Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Freedom Race Lifts will be on site during America’s Racin’ Vacation with [Read More]

By Ben Deatherage THREE FORKS, Mont. (Aug. 13, 2026) — Three rivers wind through the broad valleys of southwest Montana, cutting across a landscape framed by mountains and seemingly endless stretches of open country. Here, the Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin converge to form the Missouri River. The same country has been home to Indigenous peoples for generations, witnessed the passage of Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea, and provided the setting for the legendary escape of fur trapper John Colter. More than two centuries later, the country surrounding Three Forks still carries much of the rugged character of the American West. For Jordan Tocci, it is simply home. “The area is so historic with the whole Lewis and Clark history and everything where the rivers come together to make the Missouri,” Tocci said. “It’s cool historically, and you dive deeper in the history of the tribes that lived here and Sacagawea. It’s a really cool part of the world.” It’s also where another history has been unfolding for three generations. Tocci’s grandfather Ray returned from service with [Read More]

By Ben Deatherage ROSEBURG, Ore. (Aug. 19, 2026) — The Douglas County Dirtrack championship will be decided for the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds this weekend, with two nights of competition on tap Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21-22, while the Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods will also be in action both nights. Both divisions will compete for their regular purses Friday before the stakes increase Saturday. Modifieds will race for $1,000 to win Saturday night, with $600 going to the runner-up and $450 for third. The 24-car starting field will pay $100 to start. Saturday’s Modified winner will also earn eligibility to attempt to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational during the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The Douglas County Doubledown will increase the payday for the SportMods on Saturday, with the regular purse doubled. The winner will collect $800, while second pays $400 and third $350. While the Modified track championship will be decided this weekend, the SportMod championship chase will have their championship night on Friday, Aug. 28. In addition [Read More]

By Jerry Mackey MAQUOKETA, Iowa (Aug. 19, 2026) — Maquoketa Speedway’s scheduled season championship races fell victim to wet weather Saturday, Aug. 15, bringing the 2026 track point season to a close for four IMCA divisions. With the event unable to be rescheduled, track champions have been crowned in the Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods, Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks and Sunoco IMCA Late Models. Jordan Miles earned the Stock Car championship, while Jarrett Franzen topped the SportMod standings. Jared Miles secured the Hobby Stock title, and Ron Klein was crowned the Late Model champion. The Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified championship remains to be decided. Modifieds will compete for track points Saturday, Aug. 22, with the division’s 2026 Maquoketa Speedway track champion to be crowned following the night’s racing. Track operators Kevin Yarolem, Jake Montoya and Matt Montoya thanked the drivers, crews, officials and fans for their support throughout the 2026 season at the quarter-mile dirt track located on the Jackson County Fairgrounds.

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (Aug. 19, 2026) — Season Championship night at Davenport Speedway has been rescheduled for Monday, Aug. 24, after rain forced the postponement of the originally scheduled Aug. 17 program. The program will feature Sunoco IMCA Late Models, Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds, Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods, Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, and Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks. Track, Iowa State and Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing National points will be awarded in all IMCA divisions competing during the season finale, with track champions to be crowned in five weekly IMCA classes. Modifieds will also compete for Razor Chassis North Central Region points, Stock Cars for EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region points, and Hobby Stocks for B&B Racing Chassis Northern Region points. Monday racing is nothing new at the historic Davenport facility. Since the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds was constructed in 1920, racing has been held on a Monday 62 times, including earlier this season. For more information, follow us on Facebook, at “Race Davenport – SR Promotions”.

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (Aug. 13, 2026) — Jeremy Mills and Troy Swearingen each earned $2,000 feature victories at the Gene Schattschneider Memorial Race held Thursday night at Kossuth County Speedway. Mills won the 25-lap Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature and moved one victory away from his 100th career win at Kossuth County Speedway. The Clear Lake driver jumped out front at the start of the 17-car feature before the first yellow flag appeared on lap four when Todd Stinehart spun. Mills remained in command following the restart and built a comfortable advantage. At the halfway point, Mills led Kyle Brown, Izac Mallicoat, Colby Fett and Chaz Baca. A second and final caution came on lap 13 when Nick Meyer suffered a flat tire, but that did little to slow Mills’ trip to victory lane and the $2,000 payday. It was Mills’ 10th victory of the season, with nine coming in the Razor Chassis North Central Region and five at Kossuth County Speedway. The triumph was also career win No. 99 at the Algona oval. [Read More]

By Jane Burd SPENCER, Iowa (Aug. 17, 2026) — Austin Brands withstood a charge from Kelly Shryock to capture Monday night’s 25-lap Sunoco IMCA Stock Car feature at Clay County Fair Speedway. Brands, of Alta, started on the pole and led all 25 circuits, but Shryock made sure the trip to victory lane was anything but comfortable. Shryock worked forward seven positions and eventually reached second, where he applied heavy pressure to Brands in the battle for the lead. Brands refused to give way and held off the veteran at the checkers for his third EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region victory of 2026 and first at Clay County. Shryock settled for second, with Dayton Ullrich third, Mike Albertsen fourth and Mike Vondrak fifth. Beckendorf Goes Flag to Flag in Modifieds Brandon Beckendorf controlled the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature from the outset, starting on the pole and leading the distance for his 15th victory of the season. The Danube, Minn., driver recorded his 14th Razor Chassis North Central Region triumph of 2026 and third at the [Read More]

By Brandon Beeter MINOT, N.D. (Aug. 16, 2026) — Caden Appelt overcame a flat tire and a trip to the hot pits to capture his second career $2,000-to-win Bonnie Beeter Memorial for Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks Sunday night at Nodak Speedway. The 40-lap event honoring the late Bonnie Beeter, featured multiple lead changes and plenty of drama over the closing laps. Diezel Raynard and Alan Bertsch led the field to green, with Bertsch taking the early advantage. Raynard and Appelt soon moved into contention, both getting around Bertsch before exchanging sliders for several laps. Appelt eventually secured the top spot and appeared in control until a right rear tire went flat on lap 26, forcing the Minot driver to the hot pits. Raynard inherited the lead for the restart with 14 laps remaining, while Appelt began working his way back into contention. The complexion of the race changed again with five laps to go when Raynard spun, handing the lead back to Appelt. Given a second opportunity, Appelt made it count. He controlled the final five [Read More]

By Jane Burd BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 15, 2026) — Jake McBirnie charged from 12th starting and emerged from a slider-filled battle with Owen Barnhill to capture the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature Saturday night at Boone Speedway. Griffin Taylor grabbed the early advantage before losing power on lap four as a caution waved for a separate incident. Owen Barnhill inherited the lead for the restart and remained strong out front following another yellow. McBirnie, meanwhile, was steadily working his way through the field from the sixth row. The Boone driver eventually caught Barnhill, and the two went side-by-side while exchanging sliders for the top spot. Their battle continued until lap 17, when Barnhill got loose exiting turn two and McBirnie powered ahead. McBirnie completed his 11-position charge by taking the checkers for his fourth Razor Chassis North Central Region victory of the season and third at Boone Speedway. Barnhill advanced six positions for second, Corey Sauerman gained seven spots for third, Todd Shute moved forward seven positions for fourth, and Jay Noteboom charged 15 positions to [Read More]

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (Aug. 15, 2026) — Shawn Harker came from the sixth row to score his fifth Jet Racing Central Region victory of the season during Junior Fan Club Night at Eagle Raceway. Harker started 12th in the 22-car Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature and steadily worked his way forward during an event that saw the lead change hands several times. Clint Homan paced the opening circuits before Dustin Andersen moved past Adam Vrbka following a lap five restart and then took the lead one lap later. Homan regained command on lap 10 before Andersen spun on the backstretch the following circuit, bringing out another caution. Harker had worked his way into contention by then and drove underneath Homan with eight laps remaining to take the lead. Bob Zoubek followed Harker into second two laps later. Another caution gave Zoubek a final opportunity, but Harker controlled the restart and pulled away to win by just over three seconds. The victory was Nebraska City racer’s fifth of the season in the Jet Racing Central [Read More]

By Ben Deatherage WHITE CITY, Ore. (Aug. 15, 2026) — Matt Sanders of Brookings survived a furious last-lap challenge from Bricen James to win the $10,000-to-win Legends of Dirt Modified Shootout presented by Best Homes Storage for Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds Saturday night at Southern Oregon Speedway. The 40-lap main event, which paid $1,000 to start, came down to a drag race out of the final corner, with Sanders beating James to the checkered flag by just 0.051 seconds. Former California State and multi-time Central California Clash series champion Troy Foulger put the Bill Bowers-owned No. 49 out front on the opening lap before a caution slowed the field on lap two. Once racing resumed, Foulger began to build an advantage while defending Southern Oregon Speedway champion and 2025 National Rookie of the Year Ethan Killingsworth became locked in a fierce battle with Sanders for second. Killingsworth eventually secured the position and quickly erased Foulger’s advantage, reaching the leader by lap eight. He tried several times to find a way around Foulger, but each move was [Read More]

Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds – 1. Spencer Diercks, Davenport, Iowa, and William Gould, Calera, Okla., both 988; 3. Todd Shute, Norwalk, Iowa, 971; 4. Jed Freiburger, Dubuque, Iowa, 959; 5. Chaz Baca, Jewell, Iowa, 957; 6. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 954; 7. Ty Clemens, Belgrade, Montana, 944; 8. Kevin Williamson, Harrisburg, Oregon, 939; 9. Matthew Sanders, Brookings, Oregon, 938; 10. Matthew Looft, Swea City, Iowa, 931; 11. Jace Eckrich, Oxford, Iowa, 929; 12. Cole Czarneski, Denmark, Wisconsin, 924; 13. Trevor Fitz, Bondurant, Iowa, 921; 14. Jake McBirnie, Boone, Iowa, 917; 15. Marcus Tomlinson, Turtle Lake, N.D., 907; 16. Johnny Whitman, Suamico, Wisconsin, 906; 17. Colby Fett, Algona, Iowa, 896; 18. Donald Proctor, Ionia, Michigan, 894; 19. Kyle Anton, Gillette, Wyoming, 889; 20. Nick Meyer, Whittemore, Iowa, 885. Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars – 1. John Oliver Jr., West Burlington, Iowa, 986; 2. Blake Clark, Joshua, Texas, 979; 3. Cameron Starry, Robstown, Texas, 976; 4. Jason Batt, Harker Heights, Texas, 971; 5. Dan Mackenthun, Hamburg, Minn., 967; 6. Jordan Miles, Bernard, Iowa, 956; 7. Kelly Shryock, [Read More]

By Jack Mitchell BANKS, Ore. (Aug. 8, 2026) — Bricen James added another chapter to his Whisler Construction Banks Modified Nationals legacy Saturday night at Sunset Speedway Park, leading all 40 laps of the $2,000-to-win Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature to earn his third career victory of the event and second straight. The Albany driver also collected his third DeVilbiss Racing Chassis Western Region victory of the 2026 season, with each of those wins coming at a different track. The Banks Mod Nationals was also a Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational qualifying event, but James was already on the eligibility list for the event, which will be held during the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s in September. Seventeen cars took the green for the 40-lap feature, which was slowed by just one caution. James wasted little time taking command and spent the evening fending off challenges from Craig Cassell, 2023 winner Grey Ferrando, and Zane Miner. Despite the pressure, James never surrendered the lead and methodically worked through traffic to secure another prestigious [Read More]

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (Aug. 6, 2026) — The Koppen/Harken/Hovinga Memorial Fair Race highlighted Thursday night’s program at Kossuth County Speedway, with each feature winner receiving a six-foot trophy. The evening also included the Kossuth County Hall of Fame induction, honoring Bruce Wickman, John Pletcher, Timmy Sidles, Stacy Mills, the Algona Fire Department and Algona EMS. The Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars produced the night’s most entertaining feature as season point leader Kelly Shryock and Mike Albertsen waged a classic battle over the final 10 laps. Shryock grabbed the lead at the drop of the green while veteran racers Albertsen and Kevin Opheim kept the pressure on. Cautions on laps five and nine slowed the pace, but Shryock remained in command at halfway with Albertsen, Opheim and McCain Jennings in pursuit. Albertsen spent the closing laps glued to Shryock’s rear bumper but came up just half a car length short at the checkers. Jennings completed the podium ahead of Opheim and Zayn Feaster. Chris Palsrok and Carson Reinig each advanced six positions to share Hard Charger [Read More]