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America’s Home Track Eagle Raceway ready for Sept. 2-5 RaceSaver Nationals

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. – It’s the time of year when all fans of the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars start looking forward to the Big Dance. Just a month and a half from now, the ninth annual IMCA RaceSaver Nationals presented by Sunbelt Rentals will be run at its birthplace, Eagle Raceway. The brainchild of Roger Hadan, who wanted to give drivers in the division a place to show their mettle on a national scale, began in 2013 with 55 drivers competing and has grown ever since. So far this year there are 65 teams pre-entered with many more to come. Can we break our record of 117 this year? This year’s action begins on Thursday, Sept. 2 with a practice night to allow those who don’t usually have the opportunity to run the high banks of America’s Home Track to familiarize themselves with the racing surface. Pre-tech begins at 9 a.m. with breakfast available to the teams from 9:30-11 a.m. Practice will run from 6-8:40 p.m. followed by qualifying for the Precise Racing Products Race of [Read More]

All-Star qualifying format announced for IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – Two rounds of group time trials will fill starting fields for both Modified and Stock Car All-Star Invitationals at the Sept. 6-11 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Qualifying for the inaugural B & B Chassis Stock Car All-Star Invitational will be Wednesday, Sept. 8 at Boone Speedway. Five drivers from the Northern Region and five drivers from the Southern Region advance from the first round; with winners of sanctioned events paying $5,000 or more guaranteed starting spots, the number of at-large qualifiers from round two that evening is yet to be determined. Qualifying for the 18th annual Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational is scheduled for 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. “This will give us a similar qualifying format for both divisions this year and one that we can tweak in the future,” explained IMCA President Brett Root. “It’s important to understand that this is group qualifying to make it [Read More]

Gallatin Speedway promoter’s daughter Ali Weisz shooting for Olympic gold

BELGRADE, Mont. – Ali Weisz was 17 years old when she told interviewers her goal was to compete at the Olympics. The daughter of Gallatin Speedway promoter Dave Weisz will do just that this week as a member of the U.S. Shooting Team. She’ll go for the gold in 10 meter women’s air rifle competition, the first event following the opening ceremony on Friday. “She was in elementary when she brought home a flyer about a BB gun safety program one day and decided it was something she wanted to do,” Weisz said. “Ali started with a BB gun in the basement of a gun shop and did that two nights a week.” It was quickly obvious that Ali was a natural and she began competitive shooting and setting records across Montana. A three-time qualifier for the national BB gun championships, she fast-forwarded to precision air rifle and earned an athletic scholarship to Ole Miss, where she was a four-time NCAA qualifier. The two-time All-American has since traveled across the globe, winning gold at the [Read More]

Zamp Racing awards adding to bounty for IMCA national, regional champions

BOISE, Idaho – IMCA drivers in eight divisions receive post-season awards from Zamp Racing again in 2021. The Boise, Idaho, manufacturer of helmets and head and neck restraint systems gives $100 product certificates good toward the purchase of Z-Tech Series head and neck restraints to IMCA Sunoco Late Model, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod, Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod and Mach-1 Sport Compact national champions, and to all IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock regional champion. The third-year IMCA sponsor also gives Z-Tech Series SFI-approved head and neck restraint systems with complete helmet kits to both the Junior National Champion and the Lady Eagle winner. And Modified, Late Model, Stock Car, Hobby Stock, Northern SportMod, Sport Compact and Mod Lite champions crowned during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s receive Zamp RZ-36 Dirt SA 2020 helmets. All Zamp awards will be presented during the IMCA national banquet in November. “We are super excited to continue our relationship with IMCA,” said Dave Zampierin. “At Zamp, [Read More]

IMCA RaceSaver Sprints run at Front Row Challenge

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars make their annual visit to Southern Iowa Speedway for the Front Row Challenge special on Aug. 9, running for $1,000 to win. A minimum of $100 will be paid to start the Monday night main event and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and KMJ Performance Iowa State points will be awarded for the Badger Steel USA-sponsored event. There is no entry fee; pit passes are $40. Admission is $30 for adults and $15 for ages 12 and under. Tickets may be purchased through the Front Row Challenge website. Reserved seats and infield party passes are available by calling 515 957-0020. Outlaw 410 Sprint Cars run in the One Night Stand for Twenty Grand at Oskaloosa that evening and must run with the Schoenfeld/Knoxville muffler. The 26th annual Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge is presented by the Searsboro Telephone Company.

Barona Speedway hosts July 24 Summer Shootout special

LAKESIDE, Calif. – The inaugural IMCA Summer Shootout brings IMCA Modifieds to Barona Speedway for a Saturday, July 24 $2,000 to win Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods race for $1,600 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $1,500 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $500 to win that evening. Drivers in all four divisions can pre-register at www.imcasummershootout.com. Pit gates open at noon and racing starts at 5 p.m. Car and driver is $75 and pit passes are $30. Spectator admission is $20 for adults, $10 for seniors, military and emergency services personnel, $10 for students ages 7-17 and free for six and under. A family pack (two adults and two kids) is $50. An open practice runs from 4-8 p.m. Friday, July 23. More information is available on Facebook and the track website.

LaCrosse, Snellenberger, Rass make history with Eric Van Iten Memorial wins

By Joe Orsini LUXEMBURG, Wis. (July 18) – More than 200 cars from five states checked in to battle for a total combined purse that exceeded $63,000 by night’s end at the historic Eric Van Iten Memorial Race at The ‘Burg Speedway. Benji LaCrosse entered the night looking for his third consecutive win at The ‘Burg in the IMCA Modified division but would face the stiffest competition of the year as 50 total cars signed to duke it out for the $7,000 top prize. Brandon Schmitt rolled out of the lineup chute on the pole and jumped to the lead. LaCrosse capitalized on an early restart to shoot into third behind Schmitt and Josh Long. By lap six, Shawn Kilgore worked into the fourth position and gave chase to the top three. LaCrosse worked the low side past Long on lap 18 and set his 54 machine to stalking Schmitt. By lap 21, Kilgore worked past Long. At the same time LaCrosse caught Schmitt and went to work trying to wrestle away the lead with two laps remaining. The [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds race for bragging rights and $2,500 at Grays Harbor Shipwreck Bead Nationals

ELMA, Wash. – Bragging rights are at stake on opening night of Grays Harbor Raceway’s July 23 and 24 Shipwreck Beads IMCA Modified Nationals. Bragging rights, $2,500 and a berth on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational are on the line on night two. Previous Nationals winners and track champions comprise Friday’s $500 to win race of champions field. They’ll be among the contenders for Saturday’s big check at Elma’s 22nd annual special. “We hope to pull drivers from as far away as California and Arizona,” said promoter Bert Johnson. “There are a lot of bragging rights involved but this is really a fun event. We went back to the original two-day race format in 2015 and it’s worked very well for us.” The sanctioned special is the first held in Washington State since Grays Harbor returned to IMCA sanctioning this season. All drivers will run two qualifying heats on Friday, with the starting order reversed for the second heat. Last-chance races precede Saturday’s main event. Entry fee is $80 and pit passes are $35. Pit gates [Read More]

Meyer, Albrant among winners at Boone Speedway

By Joyce Eisele BOONE, Iowa (July 17) – You couldn’t have asked for better racing than the fans saw at the Boone Speedway on Saturday night. The 167 cars that checked into the track put on some of the best racing of the year with close finishes and exciting action throughout all classes. Nick Meyer in the IMCA Modifieds was a first-time winner at Boone, as was Nate Albrant in the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and Dillon Raffurty in the IMCA STARS Mod Lites. Eric Stanton returned to victory lane in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Devin Smith picked up his fourth regular season victory in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car division. It was also a night where drivers and fans paid their respects to longtime worker at the track, Tammy Stevens who recently lost her fight to cancer. She was the gal who got the command to “send them Tammy” as the cars pulled onto the track. There was an increased purse in all classes thanks to donations from drivers and sponsors, with many [Read More]

Towns tops Cottage Grove IMCA Modified main

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 16) – Curtis Towns raced to IMCA Modified win number two of the season at Cottage Grove Speedway Friday night. Paul Rea was the early race leader in the main event. The veteran chauffeur set a fast pace until his driveline spat out, on lap five, sidelining him for the rest of the race. Inheriting the lead position was Towns. Towns stayed in the coveted position for the balance of the distance despite feeling brief periods of pressure. Towns scored his second win of 2021 in Cottage Grove competition. Eston Whisler was a strong second, followed by Ryan Baker. The rest of the top five was made up of Steven Sturdevant and Paul Culp. For the Mach-1 Sport Compacts, young Madilyn Ashley set the tone in the early goings of that feature. The young lady from Jasper maintained first place until being overtaken on lap 10. Burnie Bryant was the one to claim the top spot for his own. Bryant dominated the rest of the main event to [Read More]