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New sponsor Tire Demon gives IMCA special events awards

KELLEY, Iowa – New marketing partner Tire Demon by Love Tap gave its first award at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Modified champion Ricky Thornton Jr. received a tire prep stand from the Kelley manufacturer and retailer. Owned by Tim Love, Tire Demon will give $500 gift certificates at a total of 60 special events for IMCA Modifieds, Stock Cars and SportMods in 2017. Love originally designed the tire prep stand for a 70-something friend of his father’s. “The design essentially takes the work out of prepping a tire. The accuracy and torque make it easy to work with,” said Love, who raced a SportMod at Boone. “I built a couple and sold them, then I built a couple more and sold those. I’ve sold more than 70 so far. For a part-time gig in my garage, that’s pretty good.” “This machine is going to be very popular when we get the word out and partnering with IMCA can help us accomplish that,” he added. “I’ve even had people ask if [Read More]

Doubleheader this weekend for Sprint Series of Oklahoma

By David Smith Jr. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The inaugural season for the Sprint Series of Oklahoma IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car Series comes to a close in a huge way this weekend as it will be a double-header of races that will tell the tale of the point championship. It all kicks off this coming Friday night at Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore in a makeup event that was rained out the previous Friday night (Sept. 16). The tour will then travel to Oklahoma Sports Park in Ada on Saturday night and wrap up its 2016 point season. This will be the fourth and final event at Southern Oklahoma Speedway where John Carney II, Michelle Melton and Chad Wilson have visited victory lane during the track’s Fast 5 Friday events. The first event saw a 20-car field while the second garnered 26 cars pit side. The latest event saw a total of 34 drivers compete. Gates open at 5 p.m. with racing action slated for a special 8 p.m. start time. Grandstand admission is $20 for adults; kids [Read More]

Fall Round-Up feature wins at Sweetwater go to Yeager, Gaylord

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (Sept. 16-17) – Justen Yeager won another rare start and Ryan Gaylord won the race he started at Sweetwater Speedway’s Fall Round-Up. Yeager topped Friday’s opening feature for Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, racing from sixth starting to the front spot 10 circuits into the 30-lapper. Gaylord failed to answer the call when his car wouldn’t start in staging that evening, put posted a dominating flag-to-flag run at the front of the Saturday field. Both events paid $1,000 to win and were qualifiers for next year’s Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Numerous cautions slowed the start of the opening night feature. Yeager then held off Chase Hansen following a late yellow. Chris Delp, Michael Hale and Bert Beech rounded out the top five. “I only lost a couple of the races I ran at Sweetwater. I concentrated more on my son Braxton’s program this year,” said Yeager. “It’s hard to take care of two cars. You don’t realize that ‘til you try it and it’s like holy moly, but I think I enjoy [Read More]

Dirt Track work already underway for IMCA Duel In The Desert Nov. 9-12

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – One hundred and twenty trailer loads of new material have already been added to the half-mile Dirt Track and Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s Tim Richter says drivers can look forward to a smooth racing surface at the Nov. 9-12 Duel In The Desert. “We added a little before our spring race. We wanted to see what it would do and it blended in fine with the existing stuff,” said Richter, the short track race operations manager at LVMS. “We’ll have the packing truck and sheeps foot on the track one day, then water it the next,” he continued. “We’re going to work on the track every single day leading up to the Duel to give drivers a smooth track.” Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds race for $7,777 to win their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier on Saturday, Nov. 12. The runner-up earns $3,250, with $2,250 for third, $1,750 for fourth, $1,500 for fifth, $1,250 for sixth, $1,150 for seventh, $1,100 for eighth, $1,050 for ninth and $1,000 for 10th. A [Read More]

Ritchey races to Laurel Highlands checkers at Bedford

By George Horner BEDFORD, Pa. (Sept. 17) – Drew Ritchey led all 20 laps of Saturday’s Laurel Highlands Sprint Car Series feature at Bedford Speedway. The Fall Fest victory was Ritchey’s second IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car series victory of the season. Joe Zap was second and Reed Thompson finished third. Zap and Ritchey started on the front row with Ritchey out front from the get-go. The field swapped spots throughout the contest, with Scott Lutz and Roger Irvine completing the top five. The Saturday show was the third straight Laurel Highlands event to run caution free. Feature results – 1. Drew Ritchey; 2. Joe Zap; 3. Reed Thompson; 4. Scott Lutz; 5. Roger Irvine; 6. Ryan Lynn; 7. Brad Mellott; 8. Rob Bartchy; 9. Jim Kennedy; 10. Coltt Lepley; 11. Tim Lash; 12. Ron Aurand; 13. Dylan Shatzer.

URSS national finale is Saturday at Jerry Soderberg Memorial

DODGE CITY, Kan. – The final race in the 2016 Myers Racing Engines National Points has the United Rebel Sprint Series headed back to Dodge City Raceway Park for the fourth annual Jerry Soderberg Memorial this Saturday, Sept. 24. Taylor Velasquez will be going for his third Jerry Soderberg Memorial win in a row; Zach Blurton captured the inaugural event win in 2013. Racing action begins at 7 p.m. with Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks joining the Sprints. General admission is $20 with children 11 and under admitted free when accompanied by an adult. So far in the 10 races of the Myers Racing Engines National Championship there have been six different winners with Luke Cranston taking three feature victories. Blurton and Brian Herbert each garnered a pair of wins. Jason Martin, Steven Richardson and J.D. Johnson each picking up single wins this season.

Mr. Excitement 40 this Saturday at Canyon Speedway Park

By Lonnie Wheatley PEORIA, Ariz. – The regular season at Canyon Speedway Park wraps up in truly exciting fashion with the running of this Saturday night’s Mr. Excitement 40 Tribute to Terry Belcher atop the 1/3-mile clay oval near Phoenix. IMCA Modifieds will take center stage in Saturday’s Mr. Excitement 40. Saturday’s action goes green at 7 p.m. after an open practice session on Friday from 7-10 p.m. Mike Strobl is closing in on the CSP Modified track title while Bryson Curry and Jay Foster split the most recent Modified action. Tickets to Saturday’s “Mr. Excitement 40 Tribute to Terry Belcher” are $16 with a $3 discount for military, seniors and students. Children ages 7-12 are $6 with children six and under admitted free. VIP passes are available for $20.

Deery Series title to be decided at Liberty 100

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (Sept. 20) – Tyler Bruening and Jeff Aikey will decide one of the closest point races in the Deery Brothers Summer Series’ 30-year history during the Ideal Ready Mix Liberty 100 weekend at West Liberty Raceway. Bruening seeks his career first IMCA Late Model tour title and leads Aikey by a single point heading into the Saturday, Sept. 24 50-lap, $2,500 to win finale. Aikey already owns seven Deery championships and knows all about tour nailbiters: He was one point better than Rob Toland in 2006, in another series title chase that wasn’t decided until the final event. “I’m looking forward to it. We’re good friends with Tyler. I’m going to West Liberty to win it and I know he is, too,” said Aikey, also the Deery king in 1987, 1988, 1996, 1999, 2009 and 2012. “He’ll be on his game and we’ll be on ours. I’m sure it will come down to a car or two.” “I’m excited about the chance to win an eighth title and my whole team is [Read More]

$2,000 is top IMCA Modified prize at Jamestown’s Stock Car Stampede

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds return to the Stock Car Stampede at Jamestown Speedway this weekend, racing for $2,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Heat races begin at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23 with “B” features preceding the Saturday, Sept. 24 main event, a qualifier for the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. The runner-up earns $1,500 with $1,000 paid for third. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, BMS North Central Region and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. What’s new at the 45th annual Stampede is a $500 to win, minimum $120 to start race for the top 24 Modified non-qualifiers. Other non-qualifiers who finish their “B” race will be paid $50. Car end driver entry fee for the Modifieds is $90. Pit passes are $60 for Friday and Saturday or $35 for Saturday; no Friday only pit passes will be sold. Gates open at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $18 for adults and $45 for a family pass. Gates open [Read More]

Beckendorf races to Rucks Memorial win

ARLINGTON, Minn. (Sept. 17) – Four different drivers took turns at the front of the MN 93 IMCA Modified Jeff Rucks Memorial feature before Brandon Beckendorf took the Saturday night checkers at Arlington Raceway. Jerry Wren was scored first on the first circuit. Mark Noble made his way to the front before eighth starting Tyler Limoges drove by. Following a restart, Beckendorf caught Noble for second; another yellow gave Beckendorf the edge he needed to get by Limoges. Beckendorf led the last three laps. Clint Hatlestad caught Lomoges in the battle for second and Jesse Rogotzke was fourth. Nate Eakin held off Michael Stien in the race for the 95.7 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car checkers. Matt Looft was the Unhinged Pizza IMCA Northern SportMod winner. Dave Moriarty led the first 13 laps of the B&B Chassis IMCA Stock Car feature. Following a lap 14 restart, Dean Cornelius got his bumper ahead of Moriarty. On the last time around, Dan Mackenthun glided by Moriarty but with the cars three wide at the flag, Cornelius was the [Read More]