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County Fair show takes IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour to Dubuque

DUBUQUE, Iowa – The seventh Hawkeye Dirt Tour event of the season takes touring Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds to Dubuque Speedway for the first time Tuesday night. The July 26 feature pays $1,200 to win, a minimum of $150 to start and is a qualifying event for the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Spectator admission is free with paid admission ($10 for adults) to the Dubuque County Fair. The grandstand is open all day and pit gates open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Pit passes are $30. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, BMS North Central Region, Allstar Performance State and special series points, but no local track points will be awarded. Also running are Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for national and state points only. Chris Abelson’s runner-up finish in last Thursday’s series feature at Knoxville put him back on top of the tour point standings. Two-time feature winner Joel Rust is second. More information about the HDT show at Dubuque is available by [Read More]

Wolfgram becomes first-time Modified winner at Boone

BOONE, Iowa (July 23) – Al Wolfgram grabbed his first career win in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified division Saturday at Boone Speedway. Veteran Robert Avery held the lead on lap one but by lap two, it was Wolfgram snatching it away. He soon had Jimmy Gustin coming at him on the top side fast and furiously. After several laps of side-by-side racing, Gustin momentarily took the top spot, only to have Wolfgram retake the lead by the time the next lap was scored. The chase continued with Gustin giving it his all in the attempt to get around the leader. Hitting a rut in corner one with just a couple of laps remaining, sent Gustin backwards and gave Wolfgram breathing room on his road to the checkers. Point leader Mike Van Genderen came from the 12th starting spot and worked his way to a second-place finish. Chris Webb finished in third, fourth was Tony Cox, and Russ Dickerson came from 10th to round out the top five. Wayne Gifford won by a comfortable [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through July 21

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., 1,194; 2. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 1,172; 3. Cory Sample, Winnemucca, Nev., 1,162; 4. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 1,146; 5. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb., 1,138; 6. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 1,125; 7. Jason Wolla, Ray, N.D., 1,117; 8. Dustin Smith, Lake City, Iowa, 1,108; 9. Kyle Brown, State Center, Iowa, 1,099; 10. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, 1,097; 11. Tyler Frye, Belleville, Kan., 1,089; 12. Ricky Thornton Jr., Harcourt, Iowa, and Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan., both 1,076; 14. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 1,071; 15. Jacob Murray, Hartford, Iowa, 1,070; 16. Rob VanMil, Barnesville, Minn., 1,068; 17. Jesse Hoeft, Forest City, Iowa, 1,052; 18. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 1,048; 19. Clay Money, Penokee, Kan., 1,042; 20. Dennis LaVeine, West Burlington, Iowa, 1,041. IMCA Late Models – 1. Rob Toland, Davenport, Iowa, 779; 2. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 769; 3. Luke Goedert, Guttenberg, Iowa, 764; 4. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, 743; 5. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 733; 6. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, Iowa, 707; 7. Joel [Read More]

Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational voting starts on Monday

VINTON, Iowa – The first round of voting for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational begins Monday afternoon. Two drivers from each of the five regions for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified regions will be voted onto the starting grid in electronic balloting that runs from July 25 through Friday, July 29. Eighteen more starters will be elected at large between Monday, Aug. 1 and Friday, Aug. 5. Completing the Friday, Sept. 9 All-Star field at Boone Speedway will be candidates with the highest national point total and the most 40-point feature wins competing at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. By home region, All-Star candidates now include: Larry Shaw Racing Western Region – Randy Artz, Chaz Baca Jr., Hank Berry, Cody Burke, Kellen Chadwick, Zane DeVilbiss, Jake Donnelly, Ethan Dotson, Justin Elmer, Troy Foulger, Kyle Heckman, Bobby Hogge IV, Jake Holland, Eddie Kirchoff, Cody Laney, Ryan McDaniel, Lance Mari, Jeremy Meirhofer, Kenny Miller, Robert Miller, Matt Murphy, Jason Noll, Jeff Olschowka, Reed Payne, Jason Pike, Brad Pounds, Joey Price, Dusty Safley, Cory Sample, [Read More]

Kay gets first IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour win at Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 21) – Justin Kay has got his Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified figured out. Just ask the rest of the main event field in Thursday’s Hawkeye Dirt Tour at Knoxville Raceway. Kay, best known for his Late Model success, led all but one lap in winning the Dynamic Drivelines Dirt Duel special. The victory was Kay’s tour career first and third in the sanctioned division this season, and paid $1,500. “It was fun. We unloaded the car and it was great, and that track is so big and fast,” said Kay, who’d had limited success in three previous Late Model starts at Knoxville. “It was really cool to win there, especially since it was my first Hawkeye Dirt Tour win and because of the relationship we have with Dynamic Drivelines. We were one of their very first customers.” Forty-four Modifieds and 52 Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods saw action on a muggy night at Knoxville. Curtis VanDerWal topped the $1,000 to win SportMod feature. Kay started from the pole and had the field [Read More]

Davenport, Lee County cancel races

DAVENPORT, Iowa (July 21) – Citing concern for drivers, crews and fans, DRT TRAK Racing Inc. had canceled the racing program scheduled for tonight (Friday) at the Davenport Speedway. The following was posted on the track’s Facebook page: “Racing for Friday, July 22 has been canceled due to extreme weather conditions. We are concerned for the safety of our race fans, drivers, crews and staff, as temperatures reach excessive highs. Dangerous high temps and humidity are expected. The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning. We encourage everyone stay safe and please watch for any signs of heat stroke/exhaustion in yourself and others.” The next race at Davenport Speedway will on Friday, Aug. 12. All IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing divisions will be in action. Officials at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson also cited extreme heat in cancelling their Friday race program.

Cottage Grove readies for Mark Howard Memorial

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – The pit area at Cottage Grove Speedway will be filled with Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds for the 2016 edition of the Mark Howard Memorial Nationals. The event will cover two nights of action beginning Friday, July 22 and concluding Saturday, June 23. The main event winner on Saturday will receive $2,600 along with a spot on the ballot for the 2017 fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Tickets each night are adults $13, juniors and seniors $10, kids ages 6-12 $5 and five and under free. Family passes are $30. In honor of the track’s 60th anniversary the 60th fan through the front gate gets in free. A two-day adult pass will be $20. Pit gates open at 2 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4 p.m. and racing starts at approximately 6:30 p.m. both nights. Howard was a successful racer in the Pacific Northwest before opening his own race shop in Eugene, Wash., Pro Auto Racing, and spending countless time helping drivers stay on the race track. He [Read More]

Lead changes in Modified feature are fast, furious at Arlington’s Josh Wren Memorial

ARLINGTON, Minn. (July 16) – Kelly Shryock was the winner after five lead changes in Saturday’s Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified Josh Wren Memorial main event at Arlington Raceway. Already on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational, Shryock earned $1,000 for a victory that was illuminated by a lightning display that eventually brought an early conclusion to the race program. The first race leader was Dan Menk, who took what became a commanding lead before a lap yellow was thrown for Adam Hensel, who slipped off the track and went into the work area. Three restarts followed before Brandon Beckendorf was scored the leader for one lap, then went too high and off the track, causing another yellow. Menk returned to the front spot for the ensuing restart. Shryock had moved through the field from his eighth place start, got around Menk to take the lead and stayed in front to the checkers. Nick Helmbrecht passed Menk for second with five laps left. Beckendorf raced back to fourth and Tim Pessek rounded out [Read More]

Another trip to New York yields second IMCA Empire State Series win for Ward

CORTLAND, N.Y. (July 17) – Another long haul from Michigan paid off for A.J. Ward. Ward won for the ninth time this season Friday at Tri-City Motor Speedway then ran fourth in the Saturday Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified show at Crystal Motor Speedway. After making some minor setup changes, he grabbed a nap, then hit the pavement for an 11-hour plus tow to Skyline Raceway Park for Sunday night’s Atomicwraps.com Empire State Series event. Repeating the results of his trip to New York last season, when he topped the Northeast Shootout at Weedsport, Ward raced to the $1,000 to win checkers in the fifth installment of the 2016 series. “I’d never been to Skyline but had bounced some ideas off Will Ward,” he said. “He had a spot in the pits saved for us, which was good because the place was packed. We probably would have had to park on the road.” After running second in his heat and drawing the ninth starting spot for the 25-lap main event, Ward started making his way toward the [Read More]

Deery checkers fly for Eckrich in midweek show at Maquoketa

MAQUOKETA, Iowa (July 20) – After running three-wide for the lead, Denny Eckrich ran away with Wednesday’s Deery Brothers Summer Series feature win at Maquoketa Speedway. Eckrich battled Dan Shelliam and Luke Goedert for the lead before getting the front spot of the IMCA Late Model main event on the sixth of 40 circuits. He’d be challenged up to midway. The last half of the race ran caution-free and Goedert was unable to catch Eckrich before the $2,000 checkers flew. Point leader Jeff Aikey qualified out of the “B” feature, started 16th and finished third. Matt Ryan was fourth while Andy Nezworski, the “B” winner, completed the top five. Eckrich drew the pole but it was outside front row starter Shelliam scored first across the line on each of the first five laps. Shelliam brought out the first caution of the night after hitting an infield tire on lap 15. Three more yellows came out before midway but after that the green light stayed on and Eckrich motored away from the rest of the field. He [Read More]