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Gustin repeats, Wroten also wins at Independence

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (July 2) – It was an exciting as well as history-making night Saturday at Independence Motor Speedway featuring 109 drivers racing two and three wide all night long. After scoring her career first Performance Bodies IMCA Modified win last week at Independence, Jenae Gustin backed it up with her second consecutive win. Ronn Lauritzen started ninth, but drove his way quickly towards the front. Lauritzen applied pressure just prior to the midway point but Gustin would eventually pull away for the win. Lauritzen finished second. JD Auringer crossed the finish line third. R.C. Whitwell made a charge forward in the closing laps to finish fourth. Jason Morehouse rounded out the top five. Leah Wroten worked her way into the lead on lap 11 of the Christie Door Company IMCA Hobby Stock feature. Wroten was able to hold on for the win as two female drivers were winners on the same night for the first time at Indee. Justin Hanson came from 16th to finish second. Benji Irvine, Shawn Kuennen, and Tyler Ollendieck completed [Read More]

Ken Schrader joins IMCA Modified field at Skyline Raceway Park July 9

CORTLAND, N.Y. – After reading an article about Skyline Raceway Park in Circle Track magazine, Ken Schrader decided he had to visit the Cortland, N.Y., speedplant. He’ll sign autographs, then join the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified regulars at Skyline on the track Saturday, July 9. Pit gates and the grandstand open at 4 p.m. Schrader will meet and greet with race fans during the track’s annual autograph session that precedes hot laps and racing. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Grandstand admission is $13 for adults, $11 for seniors and students, and free for kids eight and under. More information is available by calling 607 745-0275.

Dakota Classic Tour pre-entries now at 112

MANDAN, N.D. – One hundred and twelve drivers have completed pre-registration for the July 9-14 Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour. All Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified features over the course of the 27th annual tour pay $2,200 to win, a minimum of $300 to start and are qualifying events for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Car features pay $800 to win and a minimum of $125 to take the green. Pre-entries now represent a dozen states and the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. After opening night July 9 at Jamestown Speedway, the tour travels to Nodak Speedway in Minot on July 10, to Estevan, Sask., Motor Speedway on July 11, Williston Basin Speedway on July 12, Southwest Speedway in Dickinson on July 13 and to Dacotah Speedway in Mandan for the July 14 finale. Modified drivers who have pre-entered include: Ricky Alvarado, Grand Junction, Colo.; Shawn Anderson, Minot; Dylan Barnhardt, Washburn; Chris Barros, Bismarck; Terry Berg, Sioux City, Iowa; Hank Berry, Sidney, Mont.; Kevin Bliese, Bath, S.D.; Bland Bohannon, Williston; Pete Bradley, [Read More]

Pfeifer, Gottschalk repeat at Stockton

By Mike Hughes STOCKTON, Kan. (July 2)—Daniel Gottschalk and Colton Pfeifer made repeat appearances in victory lane in round two of the Kansas Thunder Series Saturday at Rooks County Speedway. Brady Bencken took the early lead in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature but a couple early cautions kept the field close. Pfeifer then took control on lap five and led the remaining distance to win his second series feature. Shay Simoneau chased Pfeifer most of the race but had to settle for second, followed by Jeromy Wagner, Wade Wagenblast and Jace Smith. Gottschalk passed Tyler Watts on lap three of the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main event and pulled away for his second series win in a caution-free race. Watts, Tracy Holloway, Pat Bedore and Logan Thomsen rounded out the top five. Kaid Calhoon scored his first-ever Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature win. Randy Wilson led the opening lap until a four-car tangle brought out a red flag. All drivers were okay but Larry Sutton and Brian Calhoon were done for the night. [Read More]

Nourse nabs Boone Hobby Stock win

BOONE, Iowa (July 2) – Boone Speedway saw a nice crowd on hand for its weekly show on Saturday night. Mike Van Genderen matched his win from last week in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, Donavon Smith returned to the winner’s circle in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Jake McBirnie got his second feature in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Korbin Nourse was a first-time IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock winner. Nourse grabbed the lead from his outside front row start as soon as the green flag dropped, and threw off the challenges of any competitors on his way to victory. Jordan Peters took second, Dustin Graham third and Eric Stanton was a close fourth. Last week’s winner, Daniel Tasler, led the troops in the opening laps of the Northern SportMod main event. However, it didn’t take long for the eighth starting McBirnie to run him down and take command at lap six. From there on, McBirnie kept hold of that top spot, all the way to the checkers and the win. Johnathon Logue [Read More]

Jacobs, Stolp, Bethke, Beattie victorious at 141

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (July 2) – Four IMCA drivers picked up their first 141 Speedway wins of the season Saturday evening. Jeremy Jacobs has been hooked up in his Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified racer the last few weeks. Top five finishes have been easy as pie to the former champion. A win had eluded him until Saturday night. Brandon Long ran up front for the first five laps. Jacobs tried multiple lines around the speedway until he figured it out down low. Jacobs passed Long and was never to be touched again. Long prevailed in a late-race battle over Troy Jerovetz to finish second. Eric Scribner finished fourth while R.M. VanPay rounded out the top five. Aaron Stolp has won numerous grand national features in his career. In 2016, he moved up into the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. He can now say he is a feature winner in the top fendered class. Jerry Leary led until the first caution flew on lap eight. Stolp restarted fifth and rocketed to the runner-up [Read More]

Brauns, Brown win at West Liberty

By Jerry Mackey WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (July 2) – Saturday night, the West Liberty Raceway hosted the IMCA Weekly Racing Series with the fourth annual Drivers’ Reunion, which featured several drivers from the past on hand as guests of the track. The headliner of the night saw up and comer Jonathan Brauns score his first ever iWireless IMCA Late Model feature win in very convincing fashion. Brauns shot out front from his outside front row start and went on to lead the caution free main event flag to flag. The win has been coming for quite sometime for the young Muscatine driver and Brauns stated in victory lane, “Winning at West Liberty is very special and we have been close on several occasions and it feels really great to get our first here.” Rob Moss ran second on Saturday night ahead of Chad Holladay and Ron Boyse. The Performance Concepts IMCA Modified feature saw Steve Stewart break a two-year winless streak at West Liberty with an impressive win in the 20-lap feature. Stewart took over [Read More]

Budweiser IMCA Stock Car Shootout shows at Southern Iowa, Lee County

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – The 21st annual Budweiser Stock Car Shootout takes the Class Too Tough To Tame to Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa and Lee County Speedway at Donnellson. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $2,000 to win on Wednesday, July 6 at Oskaloosa and for $1,000 to win on Thursday, July 7 at Donnellson. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. all three nights. Qualifying starts Tuesday, July 5 at Osky for the Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. Last-chance races and features are Wednesday with Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds running a complete program. A minimum of $250 will be paid to start the 24-car Stock Car main. Entry fee is $100 or $150 for Thursday only; tow money is also $150. SportMods and Hobby Stocks both chase $1,000 top checks and a minimum of $150 to start. Entry fee is $50 or $100 for Thursday only; tow is $100. Top prize for Sport Compacts is $700 with $50 to start. [Read More]

Droste scores Tri-Track win at Dubuque

By Jerry Mackey DUBUQUE, Iowa (July 3) – Sunday night’s racing action at Dubuque Speedway was highlighted by the running of the Ideal Ready Mix Tri-Track Challenge featuring the Out-Pace Racing Products IMCA Late Model 50-lap special event. When the checkered flag waved it was Tyler Droste from Waterloo topping a very exciting race. Droste made the bottom line of the 3/8 mile clay track come in as he was able to get by Dan Shelliam, who was riding the high side. The track was wide and fast on Sunday night as both the bottom and top were very fast making for plenty of wheel to wheel racing. Droste used both lines to make passes but was really good on the bottom in scoring an impressive win. Shelliam ran second and the next three positions were not decided until a late race caution set up a five-lap dash to the finish. Jeremiah Hurst crossed the line third ahead of Curt Martin and Joel Callahan. The Merfeld Brothers IMCA Modified feature win went to the “Good [Read More]

Richie Gustin outruns Shute for career second Hogan Memorial feature victory

VINTON, Iowa (July 3) – Richie Gustin didn’t recall a lot of drama while en route to winning the Hogan Memorial in 2012. The 2016 version of the Benton County Speedway special for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds had plenty of that, though, as Gustin outran Todd Shute and the 21st starting Hunter Marriott for the Sunday night victory at Vinton. “It turned into a heck of a race,” said Gustin, $3,100 richer after regaining the lead with 10 circuits left in the 50-lapper, which came to a green, white, checkered finish after a late caution. “I ran the top, middle, bottom … this was as much fun as I’ve had in a race this year for sure.” The 22nd annual event played out before a very full grandstand with a total car count of more than 130, including 47 Modifieds. Total purse for the holiday weekend event was more than $30,000. Other winners during the Hogan were Damon Murty and Ben Chapman, who pocketed $1,000 for IMCA Sunoco Stock Car and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod [Read More]