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Time is right to add Stock Cars to IMCA Manufacturer’s Cup contest

VINTON, Iowa – Call it a case of perfect timing as growth in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car division results in an expanded Manufacturer’s Cup contest this season. While 17 chassis builders vie for national and regional honors in the 13th annual Manufacturer’s Cup contest for Modifieds, a dozen builders are in the running for similar accolades in the inaugural Cup competition for Stock Cars. Standings will be based on makes of chassis driven by top 10 drivers in each of the five Modified regions and both Stock Car regions. Builders with the highest overall point total will be named IMCA Modified and Stock Car national Manufacturers of the Year. “There has always been an interest in a Manufacturer’s Cup program for Stock Cars and this season the timing was right,” explained IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “The number of Stock Car drivers and sanctioned tracks continues to grow and that has helped get more builders to become part of, or return to the Cup program.” Builders entered in both Modified and Stock Car Cup contests [Read More]

Selinsgrove hosts second PASS show of season on Saturday

By Frank Buhrman SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The historic and challenging Selinsgrove Speedway will hosts its second Pennsylvania Sprint Series appearance of 2021 this Saturday night, May 8. New Yorker Justin Mills topped a field of 40 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars on April 10 when PASS made the first of eight scheduled stops at Selinsgrove this year. Mills is set to return Saturday, along with defending national, series and track champion Garrett Bard. Bard was a three-time winner at the Snyder County oval in 2020. Hometown favorite Ken Duke Jr., who finished second in Selinsgrove points last year but was the national, PASS and Selinsgrove champ in 2019, also is expected. Duke has a win and a second in the last two PASS races. Dave Grube II, who won last Saturday’s PASS feature at Port Royal Speedway, also is preregistered for the race, as is Kassidy Kreitz, who was third in Selinsgrove’s 2020 points and finished second to Duke two weeks ago at Port Royal, barely missing her first career RaceSaver win. With another large field [Read More]

Salina Highbanks to host Oil Capital IMCA RaceSaver Sprints on Saturday

By John Rittenoure PRYOR CREEK, Okla. (May 4, 2021) – After two rainouts the AmeriFlex /Oil Capital Racing Series IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars will resume points competition Saturday at Salina Highbanks Speedway. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. Grandstand gates at 5. Drivers draw from 4:45-5:45 p.m. and the drivers’ meeting is at 6 p.m.. Hot are at laps 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m. Feature winners through the first five series events of the season include Johnny Kent, Joe Bob Lee, Noah Harris, Alex Sewell and Steven Shebester.

New promotional team sets the bar high at Southern Oregon

WHITE CITY, Ore. – The bar will be set high at Southern Oregon Speedway. Idle for all of 2020, the 3/8-mile dirt oval at White City re-opens with a new promotional team in place and both IMCA Modifieds and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods on race night programs. Just seven weeks will separate Travis Hoppes and the Southern Oregon Motorsports team from being having been selected to operate the track to opening night on May 29. IMCA Modifieds and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods will run on select Friday and regular Saturday race programs through Sept. 18. “We want this to be the number one facility on the West Coast,” Hoppes said, in the midst of extensive facility-wide improvements. “We want to make everything here look good and we want to show our drivers and fans that we care.” Built as a 3/8-mile oval, the track has been extended and reshaped to its original configuration. Renovations, largely focused on safety, include additional lighting, replacement of concrete walls and upgrading of catch fences. Pitside grandstands have been moved [Read More]

Richards quick to find 2021 IMCA Stock Car success

By Greg Soukup LINCOLN, Neb. – Cade Richards, the 2019 IMCA national Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod rookie of the year, spent most of 2020 competing in his SportMod and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car. To say that he’s starting off the 2021 season well in the Stock Car would be an understatement. He kicked off the year with a pair of third-place finishes, then brought it home in the top spot twice. On Friday, April 23 Richards made the trip to Salina Speedway. Starting his heat from the inside of the third row, he took the checkers. Then, in the main event he started fourth row inside and in a few laps got the lead and checked out for the clean sweep. “At first I was just trying to move up in there. I think it was lap six when I got up to fourth,” he said. “Eventually I got up to second and I and the leader had a real battle going on. I finally got around him and just took off from there for [Read More]

Raucci victorious at Mohave Valley Raceway

By Stephanie Deatherage MOHAVE VALLEY, Ariz. (May 1) – After several weeks off, Mohave Valley Raceway roared back to life on Saturday and Vinny Raucci Jr. raced to the IMCA Modified feature win. Raucci wasted no time in getting out front on the initial start of the 25-lap main event. He had to deal with several restarts and some pressure from Frank Russell Jr. Raucci mastered what proved to be the final restart and went on to win his first race at Mohave Valley this year. He is the sixth different driver to win in seven races in the IMCA Modifieds in 2021 at MVR. Russell held onto second while Ryan Cotrell took third. Rick Durica and Ronnie Meyer Jr., completed the top five.

Madrid, Clower triumph at Arizona Speedway

By Stephanie Deatherage SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (May 1) – Arizona Speedway was back in action on Saturday, with Zachary Madrid and Andy Clower earning IMCA feature wins. Brody Center had the initial jump in the 20-lap IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main event but before the completion of the first lap he would be overtaken by Madrid. Madrid took full control and checked out from the rest of the field. The only thing to slow down his dominance was three stoppages. Larry Brigner recovered from an early flat to end the night in second. Brody Center was third while Dennis Losing posted a fourth-place result. The top five was completed by Raymond Doyle. In Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMod action, the 20-lap main event began with Robert Holmes setting the tone early. Holmes lost the coveted top place position on the second circuit to Clower. Clower put on a clinic the rest of the distance. The only yellow flag incident was a lap 12 stoppage but Clower mastered the restart. John Morris ended the race the runner-up with third going [Read More]

2021 season has BSB Manufacturing seeing STARS Mod Lites in IMCA awards program

WELLINGTON, Kan. – BSB Manufacturing sees STARS Mod Lites in its latest awards program with IMCA. In its 13th season of sponsorship, the Wellington, Kan., high performance parts manufacturer will give more than $11,000 to drivers in seven divisions with awards based on special series results and national or regional point standings. Designated place finishers at 30 IMCA Modified, 10 IMCA Sunoco Late Model, 15 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, 15 Karl Kustoms Northern and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod, 10 IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock and 10 IMCA STARS Mod Lite specials all receive $50 product certificates, to be mailed after race results are received at the IMCA home office. Product certificates good for $300, $200 and $100, respectively, go to top three eligible drivers in Modified, Stock Car and Hobby Stock regions, and in national standings for Northern and Southern SportMods. Drivers in those divisions must compete with four BSB shocks, display two BSB logos on their race car and return a completed signup form to the IMCA home office. Top three drivers in national Late [Read More]

Ferrando does it again at Grays Harbor

By Stephanie Deatherage ELMA, Wash. (May 1) – Grey Ferrando collected his second feature win in as many 2021 starts at Grays Harbor Raceway, topping the 24-car field of IMCA Modifieds Saturday night. Tom Sweatman was the first car to lead the field at the start-finish line. Sweatman held onto the position until lap five when Brenton Schnitzer made the pass. Schnitzer set a rapid pace but had an unfortunate stroke of bad luck when he had a flat left front tire and came to a halt on lap nine. This gave the first place position back to Sweatman. Sweatman was challenged by Ferrando and Blair Shoemaker before slowing and then coming to a halt on lap 12. New leader Ferrando was not out of the woods yet as he had to deal with several restarts and cautions. With all the stop-and-go action, Shoemaker tried to challenge Grey but was unable to overtake him. Ferrando, who started in twelfth, held on to win his second straight main event at GHR and in KMJ Performance Washington State competition. Shoemaker was [Read More]

Show-Me Showdown ends as career best payday for Crigler

WEST PLAINS, Mo. (May 1) – The longest race of Sawyer Crigler’s IMCA Modified career ended as his career-best payday. Crigler topped Saturday’s 40-lap Show-Me Showdown at Legit Speedway Park, earning $2,000 along with a spot on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. “There’s a lot of history at this place,” said Crigler, owner of a paving business and already a two-time winner this season on the dirt at West Plains. “I know there were a lot of good cars here and it feels good to have been able to win this race.” Crigler had started fourth and passed Matt Barry for the lead on the seventh circuit. A handful of cautions kept lapped traffic to a minimum before the last 10 laps ran green. The Alton driver built up a straightaway advantage over second running Powers on his way to taking the checkers. “The track was slick and smooth,” he said. “I like to drive the car straight and that’s the way you’ve got to do it there.” Tony Anglin, Drake Findley and Roger [Read More]