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Notice of Counterfeit SFI Labels on Driver Restraints Sold by SLAPCO through Ebay.com

Please note that SFI has found harnesses sold by Slapco which bear counterfeit SFI labels stating that the manufacturer certifies that their products meet the applicable SFI Specs. Slapco harnesses have not been submitted for testing by SFI, and Slapco is not enrolled in any SFI program. It should be noted that for any spec program, certification that products meet the minimum standards is made by the submitting manufacturer. Products are NOT certified, endorsed or approved by SFI. Necessary measures should be taken to ensure that items purchased from this source are not allowed to be used where compliance with the relevant SFI Specifications are required. Please contact SFI with any concerns or inquiries about questionable product. Counterfeit products may appear with or without brand names. Genuine SFI conformance labels contain hidden security features and slightly different fonts and materials, but the following illustrations should assist in visually identifying the affected parts:

Notice of Products Falsely Represented as Certified to SFI Specification 3.2A by “Stanj International” of Sialkot, Pakistan

Please note that SFI has found Driver Suits manufactured by STANJ International which are falsely represented as certified to SFI Specification 3.2A, some of which bear counterfeit SFI labels. STANJ International is not now and has never been enrolled in the SFI 3.2A (Driver Suits) program. It should be noted that for any spec program, certification that products meet the minimum standards is made by the submitting manufacturer. Products are NOT certified, endorsed or approved by SFI. Retailers and other entities looking for suppliers to market products certified by their manufacturers to SFI specifications under private label agreements should check the list of participating manufacturers list on SFI’s website: https://sfifoundation.com/specifications-participating-manufacturers/ Also, SFI Specifications require that the certifying manufacturer’s name or logo appear on or in the product, even when another name or logo also appears on the product due private branding. Please contact SFI with any concerns or inquiries about questionable product or manufacturer.

IMCA Modifieds run for $1,000 to win at Park Jeff’s Monday Night Mayhem

JEFFERSON, S.D. – A Monday Night Mayhem event comes to Park Jefferson Speedway on July 26 as the race track hosts an IMCA Modified Fast Shafts All-Star eligibility qualifying event paying $1,000 to win. Drivers will be coming from around the area to tackle some of the best competition to make themselves eligible for qualifying during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. A number of local IMCA Modified drivers will be gunning for the top spot, with a handful of drivers who have previously qualified. Drivers such as Chris Abelson, Ricky ‘Racer’ Stephan and more have put their names forward in previous years by winning $1,000 to win events across the Upper Midwest. Local Sioux City hot shoe Cody Thompson is already eligible to qualify but would love to take home more money and points as he contends for rookie of the year titles. Joining the card on Monday are the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. All divisions run a full night of racing [Read More]

LaCrosse repeats at 141 King of the Creek, IMCA Stock Car checkers good for $10,000

FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (July 22) – He’s won a lot of big races, but the finish to Thursday’s King of the Creek 50-lap main event for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars impressed even Benji LaCrosse. After making his way from ninth starting in the Thursday finale at 141 Speedway, the defending race winner worked his way into the mix for the front spot on the last lap, beating Mike Mullen to the $10,000 checkers by less than a car length and with Dallon Murty right behind as well. “I totally did not expect it to come out like this,” said LaCrosse, who already owns big dollar wins this season in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes 10K at North Central Speedway and in an IMCA Modified at The ‘Burg Speedway’s Eric Van Iten Memorial. “This is at the top of the list for sure.” Murty caught Jay Schmidt for the lead early and led through lap 19 when he gave way to the 10th starting Mullen. Mullen, winner of the 2019 King of the Creek, began to [Read More]

Norman County, Red River Valley host $800 to win Sanders IMCA Stock Car Challenge features

ADA, Minn. – Sanders Stock Car Challenge winners will be living high on the hog July 29 at Norman County Raceway and July 30 at Red River Valley Speedway. IMCA Sunoco Stock Car features Thursday at Ada, Minn., and Friday at West Fargo, N.D., both pay $800 to win and a minimum of $120 to start. The winners of both become eligible to qualify for the B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational and the driver winning both nights earns a $200 Clean Sweep bonus. Entry fee is $30. Pit passes are $30 and $10 for kids ages six and under both nights. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods run both nights; IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars are also on the Friday program, as is a meet and greet with Stock Car contestants. Pit gates open at 3:30 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. at Norman County, where spectator admission is $15 for adults, $10 for veterans and active military with ID and free for kids 12 and [Read More]

United Rebel Sprint Series hosts Missouri doubleheader

OSBORN, Mo. – The POWRi Drive to Zero United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing has two Missouri events on the schedule Friday, July 23 and Saturday, July 24. Both races will pay $1,000 to win with $200 to start the “A” features. On Friday, July 23, competition will take place atop the 3/8-mile high banked resurfaced facility of US 36 Raceway in Osborn. The enhancements on the track have given fans and drivers excitement, with close, action-packed racing. Hot laps are slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. with racing at 8 p.m. The United Rebel Sprint Series last visited US 36 Raceway in June for its first appearance in URSS history. Kansas native Jay Russell, walked away with the victory but it wasn’t without a fierce battle from Stu Snyder, Kenny Potter, Mike Houseman, Jr. and Ty Williams. On Saturday, July 24, drivers and their teams will head 45 minutes northwest to the 3/8-mile semi-banked facility of Bethany Speedway for the second night of competition of the weekend. The debut of the United Rebel [Read More]

Rust roars to Rage Chassis 40 IMCA win at Fayette County Speedway

By Zakary Kriener WEST UNION, Iowa (July 21) – With ferris wheel and carnival lights providing a picture-perfect backdrop at Fayette County Speedway Wednesday night, IMCA Modifieds headlined the annual fair races provided plenty of action and a thrilling conclusion. Joel Rust was the $2,000 feature winner at the inaugural Rage Chassis 40, leading the last two times around the West Union oval. “It was pretty cool. It was fair night and the grandstand was packed,” said Rust, already Fast Shafts All-Star qualifying eligible. “It was fun to put on a show and the track was really racy.” “I tried to find a quicker way around and was able to do that,” he added. “It was good to be able to get up on the wheel and put on a show.” Mike Burbidge had set the pace early before Cody Laney took over the top spot less than a fourth of the way through the race. Laney maintained a solid lead over the rest of the pack for the majority of the race but the second-running [Read More]

Cochrun wins Clint Walrod Memorial

By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (July 21) – One hundred and twenty-nine race cars came to the Clint Walrod Memorial at Stuart Speedway. Feature winners for the night were Kaden Cochrun, Lucas Daniels, Izac Mallicoat, Jeremy Gettler, Dylan Nelson, Tim Ward and Braxton Wallace. IMCA STARS Mod Lites were first up with Mike Zemo Jr. and Nathan Wolfe on the front row. Kaden Cochrun shot into the lead on lap one and through a couple of cautions it was all the 23K as he took the feature win. Josh May made it interesting but came up second with Zemo third, Dillon Raffurty fourth and Jon Padilla fifth. Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods came out with Shane Paris and Izac Mallicoat leading the field to green. Mallicoat powered into the lead until the caution flew on lap six. Brayton Carter used the restart to move into second but that was as close as he’d come as Mallicoat went on to the feature win. Carter finished second with Jake Sachau third, Paris fourth and Jerod Weston fifth. Jeremy [Read More]

B & B Chassis All-Star eligible list adds 19 drivers

VINTON, Iowa – Another 19 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers are in the running for B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational honors. Dalton Flory, Jake Nelson and Jordan Zillmer won on the Dakota Classic Tour while Midwest Madness Tour winners included Derek Green, Ryan Harris and Devin Smith. Dillion Lawrence won on the Wild West Tour. Erik Mahlik won at Clash at the Creek, Chad Clancy topped the Doyle Lance Remembrance special and Tathan Burkhart was best at the Wheatshocker Nationals. Winning qualifying weekly events were Brian Blessington, Jerrett Bransom, Justin Luinenburg, Cole Mather, Ryan Powers and Luke Sathoff. Earning starting berths in the inaugural B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational were Land of Ten Thousand Lakes 10K winners Jordan Grabouski and Benji LaCrosse – Dallon Murty had already done so – Firecracker 100 winner Collen Winebarger, Tanner Pelster Memorial winner Jesse Sobbing and Eric Van Iten Memorial winner Devin Snellenberger. B & B Chassis All-Star drivers now include: Jeffrey Abbey, Travis Barker, Jason Batt, J.J. Baumli, Ryan Bjerkeset, Brian Blessington, Jeramey Bradley, David Brandies, [Read More]

16 more IMCA Modified drivers are All-Star eligible

VINTON, Iowa – Another 16 IMCA Modified drivers are newly eligible for Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying. Hank Berry and Travis Hagen were Can-Am Shootout winners at Williston Basin Speedway. Zane DeVilbiss swept the Wild West Tour weekend at Desert Thunder Raceway and Jesse Glenz topped the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes 10K at Princeton Speedway. Bricen James was first to the checkers in the Dakota Classic Tour finale at Dacotah Speedway while Benji LaCrosse landed the big win at The ‘Burg Speedway’s Eric Van Iten Memorial. Rayce McCord and Joey Price were Mountain States Modified Tour winners. Brad Pounds paced Bakersfield Speedway’s McGowan Memorial. Brad Sites was best in the Billy Maynard Memorial at The Hill Speedway and Brandon Smith scored Batesville’s Auto King honors. Winners of qualifying weekly events were Jared Baird, Travis Denning, Justin Dunn, Clay Money and Bill Roberts Jr. Fast Shafts All-Star drivers now include: Chris Abelson, Jeff Aikey, Austin Arneson, Casey Arneson, Chaz Baca, Jared Baird, Eric Barnes, Brandon Beckendorf, Eddie Belec, Chad Bennett, Hank Berry, Tom Berry Jr., [Read More]