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GREAT BEND, Kan. (Feb. 24) – Building on a successful first season in the coveted role, Xtreme Motor Sports returns in 2014 as title sponsor of the IMCA Modified division. Manufacturer of the 1st Class Chassis, the Great Bend, Kan., builder again provides a portion of the $25,500 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in final national standings for the division. Xtreme is owned by Brenden Damon, managed by veteran Modified driver Mike Petersilie and has been in business since 2011. “2013 was an excellent year for us. We probably doubled our sales,” said Petersilie. “We had a lot of repeat buyers and sold quite a few cars to new customers, too. The emphasis on tech support really works for us.” Xtreme house cars will run at Salina Speedway and at RPM Speedway. Xtreme will also be represented on track at area specials, the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s and the Duel In The Desert at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “The Xtreme team has combined a quality built race [Read More]

BURLESON, Texas (Feb. 26) – Wild Child Race Cars is back in the saddle as title sponsor of the Texas Lone Star Series for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. The Burleson, Texas, chassis builder provides a portion of the $1,000 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in standings for the fourth annual series. The champion earns $250. Other point fund shares are $175 for second, $125 for third, $100 for fourth, $75 for fifth, $75 for sixth and $50 for eighth through 10th. Point fund checks will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. Winners of series features last weekend at Abilene Speedway were Matt Guillaume of Haslet, J.C. Howell of Mabank and Jason Batt of Harker Heights. The series continues March 1 and 2 at Kennedale Speed­way Park; May 25 at Heart O’ Texas Speedway; July 3 at Cotton Bowl Speedway; and July 4 and 5 at HO’T. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Arnold Motor Supply Southern Region [Read More]

HERON LAKE, Minn. (Feb. 24) – The Redline Racing Parts North Star Series returns for a third season, with 10 dates at five different tracks in Minnesota. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts are in action each night of the tour. Series events will be Saturdays, April 26 and Sept. 27 at Jackson Speedway; Fridays, May 9 and July 4 at Fairmont Raceway; Sundays, June 1 and July 20 at Redwood Speedway in Redwood Falls; Fridays, June 13 and Aug. 1 at Murray County Speedway in Slayton; and Saturdays, June 14 and Aug. 9 at Arlington Raceway. Series title sponsor Redline Racing Parts provides the $6,500 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in point standings for each division. The Modified champion gets $600 of that division’s $2,500 fund, the Stock Car champion $500 of a $1,500 fund, Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod champions both $400 of $1,000 funds and the Sport Compact champion $150 of a $500 [Read More]

KENNEDALE, Texas – Darryl Campbell’s 15th season at Kennedale Speedway Park will be his first as promoter of the quarter-mile dirt track. Four IMCA divisions are in action for the first time in 2014 during KSP’s March 1-2 Spring Kick-Off. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods vie for local track points beginning March 8 . “I helped build this track. I raced there the first night and got second to Mike Richardson,” said Campbell, the Modified track champion at Kennedale in 1999, 2000 and 2004. “I’ve had a lot of fun racing here and have a lot of great memories of this track.” “I want other people to be able to do the same thing. I want them to come race here, or come watch the races, and have fun,” he continued. “We’ve got to put the fun back in this sport and get more people involved in it. One thing all tracks need to do is get more young drivers [Read More]