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Quest to race with the best brings Neu to IMCA Super Nationals

FAIRVIEW, Mont. (Aug. 30, 2022) – Ethan Neu aims to make history at the history-making 40th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The second-year driver has his sights set at becoming the first driver from Montana to make the Saturday night Hobby Stock Big Dance, and he will have a former Super Nationals champion in his corner as he makes that quest. “My main goal is to win a qualifying event. Just going to Boone and racing with the best of the best at Super Nationals is a goal but I want to go there, do my best and see if I can learn something,” said Neu, from Fairview, a town of 900 in the northeast corner of the state and located right on the border with North Dakota. Driving a 2018 Penetrator Chassis purchased out of Bismarck and built by three-time Hobby Stock qualifier and 2009 Super Nationals Northern SportMod champ Mike Pruitt, he’s got a couple runner-up finishes in 16 starts – at seven different tracks – so far this season. [Read More]

VIP Medical Concierge brings unique service back to Super Nationals

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Aug. 30, 2022) – The impression Dr. Robert Baker got, and the impression VIP Medical Concierge made at last year’s IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s bring them back to Boone Speedway for the 40th annual event. VIP Medical Concierge sets the gold standard for delivering intravenous vitamins and minerals directly to the bloodstream of drivers and fans alike and will be located in a mobile medical clinic outside turn two throughout the week of Super Nationals. Winners of Modified qualifying features all receive $100 from the Los Angeles medical services provider. “Super Nationals was awesome last year and that’s why we’re coming back,” said Dr. Baker, a primary sponsor for IMCA Modified driver Jerry Flippo. “We’re looking forward to bringing our mobile clinic, to help promote hydration and nutrition. Our mobile clinic is like a doctor’s office on wheels, so we’re equipped to help with non-emergency medical situations, and we’re looking forward to seeing Jerry take the title on Saturday night.” “We met a lot of people at Super Nationals last year. [Read More]

Boone tunes up for Prelude, Super Nationals

By Joyce Eisele BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 27, 2022) – The forecasters had been calling for a high probability of rain in the area for days but Saturday night, Boone Speedway had just a few sprinkles. The Tune Up for the Super Nationals, the P1 Promotions Modified Challenge and the D & E Outside Services Watermelon Classic were all completed before 9 p.m. All heat and feature winners also raced for the well-known watermelon. The eighth annual P1P Challenge race for Friesen Performance OMCA Modifieds saw the drivers qualify through time trials and heat races. The top 12 then raced 15 laps for $1,000 and a unique trophy Johnathon Logue grabbed the lead from the outside front row as the race went green. Logue was content to let some heavy hitters duke it out behind him as Tom Berry Jr., Bricen James and Richie Gustin sliced and diced for position. Logue, in his rookie season in the division, was never seriously challenged as he led all laps on his march to victory lane. Berry started sixth [Read More]

Schram takes East Moline season championship night win

By Rob Hinckley EAST MOLINE, Ill. (Aug. 28, 2022) – Dustin Schram drove turns three and four of East Moline Speedway a little differently Sunday evening. Working the steering wheel, he used the upper racing grooves and sped to the 25-lap IMCA Sunoco Late Model season championship feature win. “Wow, we really actually have struggled recently, but put a lot of work into this and here we are,” Schram said in victory lane. Unofficial track champion Jacob Waterman led from the pole until the Colona hotshoe lost control in turn four just a handful of laps from the checkered flag. He ended up fourth. “We had our ups and downs all year,” Waterman said. “We kept trying things on the car and it worked especially on the nights we won. I have a lot of people to thank to make this possible.” The race stayed green even after Waterman fell back and Schram held off a charging Mike Guldenpfennig at the end. Guldenpfennig, Joe Beal, Waterman and Gary Webb rounded out the top five. Travis [Read More]

Rookie rallies to US 36 Raceway checkers

By Rick Staley OSBORN, Mo. (Aug. 26, 2022) – After a race that saw a little bit of everything, fans at US 36 Raceway saw rookie Greg Marrant in victory lane, celebrating his Friday night Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact win. The 4-cylinder feature saw speed, wheels flying off, smoke and action from green to checkers. Heat winner Jason Teel took the front and battled Brad Mick and Marrant as the three broke away from the field. Teel continued to lead until his right front wheel came off on turn four, bringing his hopes of a win to an early end. Marrant and Mick made contact, bringing out the yellow and sending both drivers to the rear on the ensuing restart. Payton Teel then took the lead only to see Marrant charge back by taking the lead and the win. Marrant celebrated in Nextran Victory Lane as Mick finished second and Teel third. The IMCA RaceSaver Sprints Cars did not see the caution as Kenny Potter took the lead and never looked back, claiming his first [Read More]

Spahr grabs first IMCA RaceSaver win

By Frank Buhrman & Stephanie Dodson SELINSGROVE, Pa. (Aug. 27, 2022) – After a couple of close-but-not-quite finishes at Selinsgrove Speedway, Logan Spahr was due, and the second-year Pennsylvania Sprint Series driver collected that debt Saturday night by scoring his first IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car victory Saturday after a torrid duel with veteran Doug Dodson. Spahr took the lead from Tyler Snook on lap three after some side-by-side racing. Then, after a red flag for an incident involving Mike Melair, Austin Reed, and Justin Mills on the front stretch, Spahr lost the lead to Dodson, who had charged from eighth starting. Undaunted, Spahr went after Dodson and the two swapped the lead back and forth until Spahr adjusted his line to take away Dodson’s preferred line. With the race staying green for the last 17 circuits of the 20-lapper, traffic also became a factor, but Spahr handled that situation like a seasoned veteran. His victory margin over Dodson was about 10 car lengths. In victory lane, Spahr said he had not expected a win so [Read More]

Season championship night at Marshalltown

By Joyce Eisele MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (Aug. 26, 2022) – It was North 3rd Avenue Dairy Queen Larry Wollam Memorial and Season Championship night at the Marshalltown Speedway on Friday. Seven classes were in competition that provided a full night of racing action at the High Banks. There were out-of-car introductions of the drivers on the front stretch to allow the fans to show their appreciation to the drivers who entertained them all year long. The first eight in points in each class were locked in and they would start inverted for their feature. The rest of the field was filled in by their finishing order from heats. The first feature to hit the track was the IMCA STARS Mod Lites. Their feature went 15 laps and was led from start to finish by Cory Sonner. He started from the pole position and rocketed off immediately as he pulled away from the field. He finished well ahead of second place Ben George. Trailing a distant third was 10th place starter Jason Masengarb. Fourth place was Randy [Read More]

Schmidt scores big payday at Outagamie

By Edward Anschutz SEYMOUR, Wis. (Aug. 26, 2022) – Seven hundred dollars awaited the winner in Friday’s Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod feature at Outagamie Speedway and it was Jordan Jahnke jumping to the lead early on until Ryan Schmidt raced from row eight and to the lead on lap three. Schmidt never looked back, scoring the payday with his third win of the season. Cory Kemkes stayed in the title fight with second place finish, Janke took third, Matthew Radtke took fourth and Chris Kuchta rounded out the top five. It was heartbreak in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds as Jordan Bartz looked well on her way to victory lane until her racer began to run rough on lap 15. Bartz slowed and rolled to the infield, ending a bid for her first win of the season. Hunter Parson inherited the top spot and held off hard-charging JJ Andersen to score his first win of the year. Andersen had to settle for second, Jason Ebert placed third, Jayden Schmidt was fourth and Benji LaCrosse [Read More]

Corn looks to continue California success at IMCA Super Nationals

MERCED, Calif. (Aug. 29, 2022) – California drivers have enjoyed their share of success and then some at recent IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Fourth generation and third-year IMCA Sunoco Stock Car driver Garrett Corn travels to Boone in September, looking to be the next Golden State speedster to do so in the state where corn is king. The Merced pilot has enjoyed a breakout season in the division, with five wins and another nine top five finishes in 23 starts. “This is going to be quite the adventure,” said Corn, who will make the nearly 1,900 mile one-way trip for the 40th annual Super Nationals with crewman Tyler Irwin. “It feel like we’re on a bit of a roll, so this is a good time to go to Boone.” “Drivers from California have been doing pretty good at Super Nationals. Ethan Dotson and Cody Laney have both won the Modified championship,” he noted. “I would be stoked if I could make the Stock Car main event. If I could do that, it [Read More]

IMCA Stock Cars chase $10,000 top prize at Batesville’s Mid-America Championship

BATESVILLE, Ark. (Aug. 29, 2022) – The richest race of the season for The Class Too Tough to Tame in Arkansas is on tap Sept. 2-3, when Batesville Motor Speedway rolls out the red carpet for the Schoenfeld Headers Mid-America IMCA Stock Car Championship. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars race for $10,000 to win at the 27th annual event, along with an automatic starting spot in the upcoming B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational. The runner-up earns $5,000 with $2,500 paid for third, $1,250 for fourth and $1,000 for fifth. Minimum start money is $800 with 25 cars set to take the initial green flag in the 50-lap main event. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. both nights with a full show for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, hobby stocks and cruisers on the opening night card. Last-chance races fill the field for the Stock Car main event with the hobbies, cruisers and legend late models on Saturday. Entry fee of $150 can be paid at the gate. Pit passes are $35. Adult [Read More]