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Stien sprints to Arlington checkers

ARLINGTON, Minn. (June 18) – Michael Stien was the second and final leader in Saturday’s 95.7 the Rock IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature. Justin Allen was the early frontrunner until a yellow came out on lap five. On the restart, the seventh starting Stien got by for the lead. Allen stayed right on his tail throughout the race to take second and Jesse Cripe was third. A late caution gave Clint Hatlestad the chance he was waiting for as he passed Tyler Limoges on the last lap to win the MN 93 IMCA Modified main. Limoges was the runner-up while Tyler Mecl of Arizona took third from his 12th place start. Dan Mackenthun edged past Jeff McCollum on lap 11 to take the B & B Racing Chassis IMCA Stock Car lead with Ken Tietz alongside. In the end, Mackenthun won with Tietz taking second ahead of McCollum. The Premier Logistics IMCA Hobby Stocks saw a repeat winner as Cory Probst worked his way to the front from 10th starting. Matt Olson and Brian Loscheider rounded out [Read More]

Fast Friday coming up at Cottage Grove

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – The second Fast Friday of the season is Friday, June 24 at Cottage Grove Speedway. General admission for fans ages 13 and up will be $5. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds are on both Fast Friday and the Saturday, June 25 Loggers’ Cup cards. The IMCA Modifieds are coming off of a very busy schedule with the recent conclusion of the Wild West Shoot Out. Cottage Grove Speedway has already had 10 IMCA Modified events with an already impressive win list. Mark Wauge is still the driver with the most triumphs, at three, including one of the Wild West Modified Shoot Out races. Single race winners include Craig Hanson, Jake Mayden, Curtis Towns, Collen Winebarger, Kinzer Cox, Jesse Williamson, and 2016 Wild West Shoot Out champion Kellen Chadwick. Tickets for Saturday are adults $13, juniors and seniors both $10 and youth ages 6-12 $5. A family pass is $30 and children five and under are free. As is the case all season long in honor of the track’s [Read More]

Henry scores in SportMods at Sunset

By Ben Deatherage BANKS, Ore. (June 18) – John Henry hammered out a win in Saturday’s Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature at Sunset Speedway. Henry took the coveted front spot on the opening lap and led all 20 laps. It was Henry’s second win of the year, making him the first repeat winner of the 2016 campaign. Michael Melton was second and Archie Somers was third.

10 are already qualified for IMCA Modified $10,000 to win Clash at the Creek

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (June 22) – Sixty-seven of the best Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified drivers from 10 states converged on 141 Speedway for opening night of qualifying for the $10,000 to win Clash at the Creek main event. When passing points were figured after 16 heat races, 10 of those drivers … Benji LaCrosse, Mike Mullen, Kyle Brown, Jay Matthias, Hunter Marriott, Shawn Kilgore, Jordan Grabouski, Jeremy Jacobs, Todd Dart and Marcus Yarie … were locked into Thursday’s starting grid at Francis Creek. The remainder of the field will be set by the “B” features and a Final Four race. Racing starts at 6 p.m. tonight. Brandon Czarapata and Jeff Schmuhl raced to $500 paydays on Wednesday, in IMCA Sunoco Stock Car and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod features, respectively. Kyle Frederick started on the pole of the Stock Car feature. He was looking for his fourth win of the season but the rest of the field had other ideas. Frederick took to the lead immediately and set a quick pace. Czarapata [Read More]

Official decal company Chase marks fifth season as marketing partner with IMCA

AMES, Iowa – Chase Signs & Graphics of Ames continues its role as the official decal company of IMCA, in its fifth season as a marketing partner with the sanctioning body. The Ames, Iowa, company will again give race car wraps to Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified, IMCA Late Model and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod national champions. Champions of the other four IMCA Modified regions receive certificates good for 50 percent off a new wrap. Chase will also furnish presentation checks for a number of IMCA events throughout 2016, notably the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, Deery Brothers Summer Series and Hawkeye Dirt Tour. Information about Chase vehicle and trailer wraps, decals, lettering and banners is available at the www.chasedecals.com website, by calling 515 292-6466 or on Facebook. “When we need some special items for victory lane or to get some vinyl graphics, we turn to Chase,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “Their work is high quality and they are great to work with, even on short notice. The team at Chase are [Read More]

$100,000 up for grabs for United Rebel Sprint Series during “Month of Money”

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Through the month of July and the first week of August, the IMCA RaceSaver United Rebel Sprint Series will compete for an estimated $100,000 in total purse money during a 13-race stretch that begins July 1 in Dodge City, Kan., and ends Aug 6 at the famed Belleville High Banks in Belleville, Kan. This will be the largest combined payout for the “Month of Money” in the 11-year history of the URSS. This will also be the start of the 13-race URSS national championship battle, all of which pay a minimum $1,000 to win and $200 to start. These races will also award IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points. “I am excited to be able to bring this month of high paying races to our drivers and invite drivers from other organizations to also come run with us,” said URSS founder and promoter Rick Salem. “305 Sprint Cars have come a long way and people would have laughed at me several years ago if I had [Read More]

Victory for Van Ooyen Sunday at Seymour

By Dave Panske SEYMOUR, Wis. (June 19) – Charles Van Ooyen took the final checkers of the night Sunday at Seymour Raceway Park. Brandon Gagnon set the pace early for the Coors Light IMCA Stock Cars with Trent Nolan moving into the top spot on lap three. The pack stayed tight and Travis Springstroh moved up to challenge and took the lead on lap 10. Defending national champion Travis Van Straten, Van Ooyen, Bob Czarapata and Kyle Frederick were moving up through traffic. There were several cautions in the first half of the race but the final restart came on lap 15 and the last half of the race stayed green. Van Ooyen and Frederick challenged Springstroh after the restart and Van Ooyen made the move to the inside to take charge on lap 16. Frederick followed into second one lap later and the pair took off from the field. By the time Van Straten took third, the leaders had a several car length advantage. With a clear track ahead of him, Van Straten quickly closed the gap and for the final [Read More]

10 Ironman Series race dates for IMCA Modifieds in Nevada

TONOPAH, Nev. – Ten $1,000 to win race dates at five Nevada tracks make up the 2016 Evenson Law Office Ironman Challenge Series for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. All 10 features are qualifying events for the upcoming Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot and pay a minimum of $100 to start. The series opens with Saturday and Sunday, June 25 and 26 shows at Tonopah Speedway then moves on to Hawthorne Speedway on Monday and Tuesday, June 27 and 28. Lovelock Speedway hosts Wednesday and Thursday, June 29 and 30 programs. It’s off to Fernley 95A Speedway for Friday and Saturday, July 1 and 2 races. The series concludes Sunday and Monday, July 3 and 4, at Rattlesnake Raceway in Fallon. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western Region, Allstar Performance State, special series and local track points are to be awarded. Point fund amounts are to be announced. Car and driver is $100 and pit passes are $30 each night. Transponders are required and can be rented for $25 a night. [Read More]

Meyer wins 100th on ‘big night’ of racing at Off Road Speedway

By Randy Pospishil NORFOLK, Neb. (June 18) – Multiple drivers experienced a ‘big night’ of racing at Off Road Speedway Saturday night but none more so than Ramsey Meyer. Meyer, the IMCA Mach-1 Sport Compact national points leader, won for the second straight week at Norfolk but this win was even more special as the Pierce driver recorded his 100th career victory in the division. “I’ve been fighting for that for the last, I don’t know how many, races,” Meyer said. “To finally get that, hopefully we can get some momentum going now.” Starting on the inside of the third row, Meyer immediately squeezed through the midst of the four cars in front of him to get the lead early, then maintained it during two cautions for his fifth win in seven starts this season at Off Road. With a second-place showing, Kandie Smidt managed her first top five finish while Brooke Fluckiger’s race-long progress through the 12-car field ended with a didn’t-quite-get-there effort at the finish line as Dustin Jackson, in a borrowed car, [Read More]

IMCA Modified tour dates tote $1,000 to win checks in Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota

BILLINGS, Mont. – Two upcoming tours traveling in three states will give Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified drivers nine opportunities to win $1,000 over the course of just 10 days. All feature races in the June 25-29 Interstate IMCA Modified Challenge Series and the July 1-4 Warriors Rendezvous in Montana series are qualifying events for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Pit gates open at noon and racing starts at 7 p.m. for each event in the Interstate Challenge, which opens Saturday, June 25 at Billings Motorsports Park in Montana. The tour is at Sheridan, Wyo., Speedway on Sunday, June 26; at Casper, Wyo., Speedway on Monday, June 27; and at Gillette, Wyo., Thunder Speedway on Tuesday, June 28 before concluding Wednesday, June 29 at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D. More information about Interstate Challenge events is available from Ed Kirchoff at 307 682-8866. After a day off, Billings hosts the first two events in the Warriors Rendezvous on Friday and Saturday, July 1 and 2, which double as the track’s traditional [Read More]