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East Moline Speedway honors Webb’s 50-year career with rescheduled tribute race Sept. 19

By Rob Hinckley EAST MOLINE, Ill. – As well as he is running right now, he may even win it. At age 72, Hall of Famer Gary Webb’s dirt track racing career is still at high speed. Webb is in his 50th season of speeding around tracks locally and beyond. The 50 years will be celebrated with The Salute to Gary Webb Eriksen Chevrolet IMCA Sunoco Late Model race on Sunday, Sept. 19 at East Moline Speedway. The event was rescheduled from June 20 due to rain. “Fifty years at anything is a milestone, but racing at the level Gary has for five decades means more,” EMS General Manager and Race Director Bret Sievertsen said. “We knew East Moline Speedway wanted to honor Gary, especially since he considers this track ‘home’ and won a lot here.” The feature race will be 56 laps, in honor of Webb’s car number and pay $2,000 to the winner. Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and KMJ Performance State points will be disbursed and line ups will be determined via draw/redraw. [Read More]

Mulligan draw adds pre-race excitement to Prelude

BOONE, Iowa – A mulligan draw sponsored by IMCA.TV will add pre-race excitement and money to purses paid for Modifieds, Stock Cars, Northern SportMods, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts at the Sept. 4 and 5 Prelude at Boone Speedway. There is no entry fee for those divisions. If they wish, drivers can pay $20 before drawing their first pill; if they’re not happy with that number they can draw a second time and must keep that pill. All of the money generated by the Mulligan pill draw will be added to that division’s purse for the night. IMCA.TV then matches the proceeds generated in each division. Complete shows for Modifieds and Stock Cars are on Saturday, complete shows for SportMods, Hobbies and Sport Compacts on Sunday. The mulligan draw option won’t be available to STARS Mod Lite drivers, who run a two-day Super Nationals qualifying format during the Prelude.

One night isn’t enough for Prelude at Boone

BOONE, Iowa – It’s become an event so big that one night isn’t enough. Boone Speedway’s Prelude special leading into the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s splits into two days, Saturday, Sept. 4 and Sunday, Sept. 5. Complete shows for Modifieds and Stock Cars, along with qualifying for the STARS Mod Lites are on the Saturday card. Northern SportMods, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts run complete shows on Sunday, along with the race of champions, qualifying races and main event for Mod Lites. Non-competing divisions will be allowed to hot lap both nights. “As a one-day event, the Prelude had one of the single largest daily car counts of the week simply because of the number of divisions on the race night card,” explained IMCA President Brett Root, noting the 412 cars that competed in the 2020 event. “Making the Prelude two days and getting shows done earlier each night just makes it easier for everyone involved.” The Mod Lite main event pays $2,000 to win; purses for the other five divisions [Read More]

Champions featured in every RoC event

BOONE, Iowa – Champions in five divisions fill the starting grids for Race of Champion events at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The inaugural RoC for STARS Mod Lites is on the Sunday, Sept. 5 Prelude card and will start 10 cars running 10 laps. The Harris Auto Racing Race of Champions for Modifieds, Sunoco Race Fuels Race of Champions for Stock Cars, BSB Manufacturing Race of Champions for Northern SportMods and Stephenville Starter Race of Champions for Hobby Stocks are all on the Saturday, Sept. 11 program. Each of the Saturday events start 12 cars for 12 laps. Modifieds race for $1,000 to win with another $100 paid to the leader of each lap. Stock Cars race for $500 to win and $75 per lap led, Northern SportMods and Hobby Stocks both for $300 to win and $50 per lap to the leader. Drivers eligible to qualify for their respective events include 2021 track champions or point leaders and former national, regional and Super Nationals champions and race of champions [Read More]

Time trial qualifying to set starting field for 18th annual Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational

BOONE, Iowa – Two rounds of group time trial qualifying will determine 28 of the 30 Modifieds to start the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. On Thursday, Sept. 9, two drivers from each of the five Modified regions advance from round one with another 18 drivers earning at-large berths in round two. Groups will be separated by regions in round one and staggered into groups by round one qualifying times for round two. The top driver in national points and the driver with the most 40-point feature wins competing at Super Nationals and not already qualified complete the field for the $1,000 to win All-Star Invitational on Friday, Sept. 10 Twenty-five dollars will be paid for each lap led courtesy of Elmquist Towing of Ames. The All-Star lineup will be determined by draw. Drivers must be on the All-Star list at the registration tent to be eligible to qualify; that list will be updated through Sept. 4. Omissions should be corrected by contacting Media & Public [Read More]

B & B Chassis Stock Car All-Star Invitational guaranteed to be a Super Nationals highlight

BOONE, Iowa – A division that’s seen record car counts at recent IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s crowns its first All-Star Invitational winner in 2021. Eighty drivers are now eligible to qualify for the B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational. Along with a check for $1,000, the winner of the inaugural event on Thursday, Sept. 9 at Boone Speedway receives a bare powder coated chassis valued at $4,800 from title sponsor B & B Chassis of Belle Plaine, Minn. In addition, $25 will be paid to the leader of each lap courtesy of Elmquist Towing of Ames. Drivers who have won sanctioned events paying $5,000 or more – those who have pre-registered include Zane DeVilbiss, Dallon Murty, Devin Snellenberger, Jesse Sobbing and Collen Winebarger – are guaranteed starting spots with two rounds of Wednesday, Sept. 8 time trials completing the starting field of 30 cars. Five drivers from the Northern Region and five drivers from the Southern Region advance from the first round; drivers will be staggered into groups by round one [Read More]

Carter banks $5K in Drive For 5 finale for IMCA Modifieds at Lee County Speedway

By Brian Neal DONNELLSON, Iowa (Aug. 20) – Cayden Carter drove to the $5,000 IMCA Modified win at Lee County Speedway’s Friday night Drive For 5 finale. After two rounds of passing point heat races, Steve Picou and Chris Zogg earned the most points to start the 50-lap Hinkle Auto Sales Drive For 5 main event from the front row. Zogg took advantage of his starting spot to jump out into the lead on lap one over Picou and Carter. On lap three, Carter overtook Picou to move into the runner-up spot and then went to work on Zogg for the lead. Action was slowed on laps four and five for spinning cars and Zogg shot to the front on the ensuing restarts with Carter and Picou close behind. Carter made the move into the top spot on lap eight as fifth-place starter Austin Howes moved in to challenge Zogg for second. The side-by-side battle between Zogg and Howes allowed Carter to begin to pull away. The next thing to slow down Carter was the caution after lap 25 was [Read More]

Cordes, Grady sweep championship night honors at Benton County Speedway

VINTON, Iowa (Aug. 22) – A number of close points battles were finally settled as champions were crowned on the final night of racing for the 2021 season at Benton County Speedway. Troy Cordes and Cristian Grady made the most of the finale by locking up track titles with season championship feature wins on the fast, smooth, multi-grooved, quarter-mile Bullring. Features were lined straight-up based on season point totals, allowing those in contention for track titles to settle things from the front row. And in four of those divisions, margins of four points or fewer separated the top contenders entering the final night. From his pole position start, Cordes quickly made his move to the top side while fellow front row starter and championship contender Dylan Thornton gave chase in the KISS Country 96.5 IMCA Modifieds. Cordes extended his advantage while Thornton tried both high and low to reel in the front-runner. He distanced himself in lapped traffic and built over a straight-away lead to secure the win and track title ahead of a hard-charging [Read More]

VIP Medical Concierge new to Manufacturers’ Row

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – IMCA Modified drivers winning qualifying features during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s can head over to Manufacturers’ Row to thank Dr. Robert Baker for their $100 bonuses. The Los Angeles, Calif., nurse practitioner is owner of VIP Medical Concierge, a sponsor of IMCA Modified driver Jerry Flippo and first-time vendor at America’s Racin’ Vacation. Visitors to Manufacturers’ row will have the opportunity to check out the IV nutrient infusion and vitamins at his booth. “We’re super excited to be part of this event,” added Dr. Baker, who will use the opportunity to promote both proper and adequate hydration. “It’s going to be the first trip for both of us to Boone Speedway.” “Most people don’t drink enough water on a daily basis,” he noted in explaining the benefits of pre- and post-race IV hydration. “This goes on at all levels of the racing industry. We saw the need to educate drivers about how it works. While adding water and nutrition to the blood cells they provide proper support to the [Read More]

United States Motorsports Association builds new bridges at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – The United State Motorsports Association will bring its bridge building efforts to Boone Speedway and the 39th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The Mooresville, N.C.-based USMA will survey drivers and fans alike as part of a project to measure the economic impact the event has on the city, area and state. They’ll have tents set up near the FanZone and will cover the grandstands and pit area on foot as well. “We’re excited to come out. This is the first time we’ve been to Boone,” said Executive Director Shawn Stewart. “We promote motorsports in general and will focus on the teams and fans there and the economics of Super Nationals.” “We’ll ask key questions, like where do drivers and fans come to Boone from and what do they spend, take the data to our researchers who will use different formulas to figure out what the economic impact is,” he explained. “We help build bridges between government and racing.” That information will be shared with politicians from local and county [Read More]