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July 1 is deadline for rookie application

VINTON, Iowa – Eligible IMCA drivers who have yet to do so have until this Saturday, July 1 to complete and submit their rookie of the year application. First-year competitors can call Director of Membership and Points Virginia Lindsey at the home office (319 472-2201) to sign up. Rookie application forms are also published in the Inside IMCA newsletter and can be mailed to IMCA at 1800 West D Street in Vinton, Iowa, 52349. Those applications must be postmarked on or before July 1.

Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour travels to Hancock County for June 27 salute to veterans

BRITT, Iowa (June 22) – Hancock County Speedway salutes those who have served our country when the Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour comes to Britt next Tuesday, June 27. IMCA Modifieds race for $3,000 to win in the fourth installment of the 2017 tour. The Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier is sponsored by Mike and Barb Schroeder. Completing the busy race night program are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars running for $2,500 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $2,000 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $1,800 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $400 to win. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. The draw ends at 6:30 p.m. and racing follows 7 p.m. hot laps. Spectator admission is $15 for adults and $5 for seniors and students. Veterans and their spouses get into the grandstand for free. Pit passes are $25. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State, but no local track points will be awarded for the draw/redraw show. Salute [Read More]

Rice gets IMCA RaceSaver pavement win at Shenandoah Speedway

By Jim Haines SHENANDOAH, Va. (June 24) – ‘Bullet’ Bill Rice would tell anybody who would listen he didn’t know if he could put it all together and win a pavement race. But after Saturday’s Virginia Sprint Series main event at Shenandoah Speedway, Rice could tell about getting the lead early and then holding off all challengers for his first big IMCA RaceSaver win. Rice and Mike Keeton paced the field to green and they stayed virtually side-by-side for five laps until Rice inched ahead. The battle was on up front as Rice and Keeton were joined by Ryan Price and Jerald Harris. The leader made sure he hit his marks and kept the car where it was happy as the cars behind were moving all over to find a way by. With one to go, Rice was still using his same line as they came to traffic. Keeton tried a low line pass around the traffic but it cost him momentum. Price got by on the outside and went after Rice in turn three [Read More]

Dotson collects Sunday checkers at Cottage Grove

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (June 25) – Another first-time tour winner made his way to victory lane following Sunday’s Wild West Modified Shootout main event at Cottage Grove Speedway. Ethan Dotson took the $1,000 checkers at an event contested by 45 drivers from Oregon, California, Nevada, Montana and Colorado, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia. Collen Winebarger paced the field early. Several cautions kept the race close and Winebarger was challenged past midway. The leader had a close call late in the race. While navigating lapped traffic, he made contact with a slower car and nearly lost the lead before the yellow flag came out for separate incident. Not too long after the restart, he was passed on the inside by Dotson. The California charger made the maneuver on lap 31 and took off after that. He built a sizable advantage and won his first career Wild West Modified Shootout feature in only three starts. Dotson became the 17th different driver to have won with the series and the fifth Californian to [Read More]

Luellen takes first Stuart Modified checkers

By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (June 23) – Clint Luellen scored his first Stuart Speedway IMCA Modified feature win of the season Friday night. Luellen made an early charge to the front from the fourth row and won handily ahead of Josh Gilman and Randy Havlik. Marcus Fagan paced the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Jamie Schirm prevailed in an IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock main event that ended green, white, checkers following a late caution. Chase Rudolf ran out of laps in his pursuit of frontrunner Austin Luellen in the Karl Chevrolet Nortern SportMod main and John Gill led from lap eight to the finish of the Mach-1 Sport Compact feature.

Armstrong aces Tri-State Modified field

By Rob Nugent POCOLA, Okla. (June 24) – Drew Armstrong made the trip from Alexandria, Ark., to Tri-State Speedway pay off with his second IMCA Modified feature win this season at Pocola. Kayden Menasco was the runner-up and H. Palmer crossed the line in third.

Clear sailing for Day in Sprint Series of Oklahoma at Ardmore

By David Smith Jr. ARDMORE, Okla. (June 23) – Michael Day took the lead at the start and never looked back in topping the Sprint Series of Oklahoma feature Friday night at South Oklahoma Speedway. Day started on the pole for the 20-lap feature IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car main event, presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, and led wire-to-wire to capture his first career SSO victory. Third-starting Michelle Melton, who picked up her one and only series victory in Ardmore last year, held off repeated challenges from defending national and series champion Andy Shouse to finish second. Jake Martens and Gary Owens rounded out the top five. Feature results – 1. Michael Day; 2. Michelle Melton; 3. Andy Shouse; 4. Jake Martens; 5. Gary Owens; 6. Tristan Oakes; 7. Joe Wood Jr.; 8. Sterling Hoff; 9. Blake Dacus; 10. Cody Whitworth; 11. Loyd Clevenger; 12. Michael Scott; 13. Justin Melton; 14. Chad Koch; 15. Tanner Conn; 16. Dillon Laden; 17. Chris Kelly; 18. Josh Toho; 19. Warren Fields; 20. Chase Parsons.

Lauer conquers Southern Oregon Wild West Shootout feature

By Ben Deatherage WHITE CITY, Ore. (June 24) – Danny Lauer scorched the Wild West Modified Shootout field on a scorching Saturday night at Southern Oregon Speedway. Lauer’s $1,000 IMCA Modified win came on a day when the mercury hit 100 and then some. The new Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier won his career-first Shootout feature after a disappointing 17th place outing in the opener the night before at Yreka. Ethan Dotson took control right off the bat at White City but was overtaken on the fifth circuit by fellow Californian Lauer. Lauer built comfortable leads that were erased by cautions. Despite the restarts, Lauer held on the rest of the distance to become the 16th different main event winner in the history of the Wild West Modified Shootout. John Campos found some redemption for his post-race disqualification from the opening night feature and finished second, followed by Collen Winebarger, Mark Wauge and Friday winner Nick Trenchard. Trenchard made his way into the Saturday show by winning the “B” feature Feature results – 1. Danny Lauer; 2. [Read More]

Trenchard wins Wild One at Yreka

By Ben Deatherage YREKA, Calif. (June 23) – Siskiyou Motor Speedway hosted opening night of the Wild West Modified Shootout for the first time and Nick Trenchard was on top of his game from start to finish of the Friday night feature. Trenchard was the $1,000 IMCA Modified feature winner in a lidlifter contested by 33 entries from California, Oregon, Nevada and Colorado. He grabbed the initial lead after the first two attempts to start the race resulted in cautions. The Klamath Falls, Ore., chauffeur stayed sharp and stayed in front of his challengers following every restart. Kellen Chadwick mounted a late race-charge toward the front. Chadwick got close to the leader in traffic only for another yellow to come out. On the ensuing restart Chadwick went off the top of the backstretch and flipped. He was not injured but the incident would take too much time to clean up against a strict curfew and resulted in the race being called. Trenchard got the win in the Rich and Nikki Beihn-owned ride. It marked the second occasion, and [Read More]

Mather scores $1,000 win at West Liberty

By Jerry Mackey WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (June 23) – Colt Mather was the $1,000 winner when a strong field of 23 Performance Concepts IMCA Modifieds took to the track Friday at West Liberty Raceway. Defending track champion Chris Zogg took off from the pole to a comfortable lead. As the laps wound down, the sixth starting Mather was able to reel in Zogg. A late-race caution set up a three-lap dash to the finish and Mather overtook Zogg as the leaders completed lap 18. “The race track was perfect tonight, slick and smooth and racy top to bottom,” the new Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier said. “It is really great to win tonight in front of the huge crowd.” Zogg was second while 10th starting Kurt Kile ran third ahead of 12th starting Larry Herring. The next event at West Liberty Raceway will be Saturday, July 1. A full program of IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing will be held along with the annual West Liberty Raceway Drivers Reunion. Drivers who raced at West Liberty Raceway [Read More]