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RPM hosts Hughes Memorial Sunflower Classic June 13, 14

HAYS, Kan. – IMCA Modifieds and touring IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars chase $1,000 top checks both nights of RPM Speedway’s June 13-14 Mike Hughes Memorial Sunflower Classic. A minimum of $125 will be paid to start each Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying feature for the Modifieds. Both Sprint Car features are United Rebel Sprint Series Tour events. Saturday and Sunday features for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars pay $400 to win. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods both race for $300 to win, Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $200 to win. Both shows are draw/redraw and racing starts at 5 p.m. each day. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, state and track points will be awarded. Entry fee for Modifieds only is $25 each night. Reserved pit parking will be honored and all Sprint Cars will pit in the north extended area to the west of the pit trailer. Make-up features for Modifieds and Hobby Stocks rained out on May 24 will be first on the opening night program. Pit passes are $30 [Read More]

Aikey takes two at Indee

By Jerry Mackey INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (June 6) – The Independence Motor Speedway held racing action on Saturday with fans in the stands for the first time in 2020. With the Governor of Iowa easing the Covid-19 restrictions, a great crowd turned out to see 130 race car drivers put on an excellent show on a beautiful night for racing. The IMCA Sunoco Late Model feature saw veterans Curt Martin and Jeff Aikey occupy the front row and battle early before Aikey was able to move out to the race lead. A caution with 10 laps to go brought Martin back to Aikey’s rear bumper, setting up another battle. Aikey was again able to hold back Martin on the restart as Darren Ackerman was able to hold the bottom line and race under Martin into second. At the checkers it was Aikey, Ackerman and the youngster Logan Duffy. The IMCA Modifieds saw several drivers take their turns at holding the lead. Early it was Chris Snyder before Josh Foster took over the point, meanwhile Aikey [Read More]

Green flag flies for Dacotah Speedway’s 30th anniversary season

MANDAN, N.D. (June 5) – Shawn Strand was the IMCA Modified winner and Braydee Hanson led the way to the Mach-1 Sport Compact checkers on the 30th annual opening night Friday at Dacotah Speedway. After a complete restart, Travis Olheiser and Strand raced side-by-side for the lead in the Modified feature as Jeremy Keller lurked in third. An early race caution reset the field and on the restart Strand found speed along the high side. He passed Olheiser for the lead and quickly pulled away. As the laps wound down, Jason Wolla passed Keller for third place and started to chase down Olheiser. However, Wolla ran out of time as Strand cruised to victory. After winning the last two Sport Compact season openers, Andy Reed started on the pole. A couple of complete restarts regrouped the field before he pulled away. Brayden Urlacher and Hanson battled hard for second place before Hanson cleared Urlacher and chased down Reed for the lead. They race side-by-side briefly before Hanson took the lead with five laps to go. Hanson [Read More]

Shatzer sails in opener for Virginia Sprint Series

By Jim Haines ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (June 5) – Dylan Shatzer’s first trip to the tidewater area ended up being smooth sailing but much faster all the way to the Friday night Virginia Sprint Series win at Dixieland Speedway. The IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car season-opening feature was lined up with Jake McLain and Shatzer on the front row. With the green flag waving Shatzer was out first with McLain and Bronzie Lawson fighting for second right away. The track was fast with Shatzer showing smooth was the way to go as he kept pulling away lap after lap with Lawson getting to second and setting his sights on the front. Tom Humphries made his way to third by lap 15. After a quick yellow to push a stalled car from the track, Shatzer took off and the laps ran out, leaving Lawson in second and Humphries third. The next Virginia Sprint Series race will be June 13 at Natural Bridge in Virginia or June 20 at Hagerstown Speedway. Feature results – 1. Dylan Shatzer; 2. Bronzie Lawson; 3. [Read More]

Logan Duffy is IMCA Late Model winner in Marshalltown opener

By Joyce Eisele MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (June 5) – Marshalltown Speedway held its long-awaited season opener Friday with 143 drivers on hand for racing action. Logan Duffy found himself in the winner’s circle in taking the 15-lap IMCA Sunoco Late Model main event. Duffy led all laps on his way to the victory ahead of Curtis Glover. Tom Berry Jr. made it look easy in the IMCA Modified headliner, taking command early, and pulling away from the field to take the checkered flag. Jeff Aikey and rookie Jake McBirnie battled it out for position, but it was Aikey making it a runner-up finish. In the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature, it was Damon Murty at the front of the field. Jeff Mueller was up to challenge quickly and then the two swapped the top spot back and forth several times. Meanwhile, Steve Meyer had set his ride on the topside and was coming fast. The final circuits saw all eyes on Meyers as he worked the rim, inching closer to leader Murty. His timing was perfect, [Read More]

CJ checkers fly for Cook, Struck

By Jerry Mackey COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (June 5) – The IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars provided the fans with door to door racing the entire 20 laps of their main event Friday at CJ Speedway. Early in the race, a four-car pack raced for the lead before Jason Cook was able to break out of the pack and secure the top spot. Cook held off several challenges by Adam Bell to score the hard-fought win. Kirk Kinsley ran up front the entire 20 laps before settling for third. Steve Struck shot into the lead from his outside front row start in the Mach-1 Sport Compact feature and went on to record the win. Struck led the caution-free race flag-to-flag in taking the win over Darin Smith. Due to the Iowa Governor easing Covid-19 restrictions on Speedway’s the CJ Speedway hosted fans for the first time in 2020 on Friday and racing action was outstanding on a perfectly prepared smooth race track. Racing will continue on June 12 with hot laps slated to [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through June 11

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 750; 2. Zachary Madrid, Phoenix, Ariz., 643; 3. Alex Stanford, Chowchilla, Calif., 641; 4. Jon White Jr., Red Oak, Texas, 613; 5. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 611; 6. Lance Mari, Imperial, Calif., 527; 7. Ricky Thornton Jr., Adel, Iowa, 472; 8. Josh McGaha, Abilene, Texas, 423; 9. Ryan Roath, Peoria, Ariz., 414; 10. Braxton Yeager, Green River, Wy., 403; 11. John Parmeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 402; 12. Regan Tafoya, Farmington, N.M., 396; 13. Michael Thing, Campo, Calif., 394; 14. Austin Kuehl, Cave Creek, Ariz., 390; 15. Jeff Taylor, Cave City, Ark., 387; 16. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 377; 17. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 374; 18. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 369; 19. Chad Melton, Mineral Wells, Texas, 365; 20. Ethan Braaksma, Newton, Iowa, 360. IMCA Sunoco Late Models – 1. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 296; 2. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 265; 3. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, 240; 4. Dalton Simonsen, Fairfax, Iowa, 238; 5. Jacob Waterman, Colona, Ill., 225; 6. Logan Duffy, Independence, Iowa, 211; 7. Jeff Tharp, Sherrill, Iowa, [Read More]