By Rob Nugent POCOLA, Okla. (June 6) – Aaron Scroggins raced to his fourth local feature win of the season Saturday in the IMCA SportMod main event at Tri-State Speedway. Ken McCarty challenged but settled for second. Third was Garry Vaughn. Van Gemmill took his first Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified checkers at Pocola this season. Kent Bright finished in second while Anthony Reeves crossed the line in third.
CRYSTAL, Mich. (June 6) – Gary VanderMark’s late-race heroics put him in victory lane Saturday at Crystal Motor Speedway. Milt Montgomery held the early lead in the All-Star Performance IMCA Modified event with Dan Wiggins, Tim Sooy and Myron DeYoung in tow. DeYoung made a furious charge and pulled even with Montgomery. DeYoung made the pass for the lead with three to go but lost an engine coming to the white flag. VanderMark jumped up from second and went on to win the feature over Chad Wernette and Joe Fowler.
By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (June 7) – Regaining the lead coming out of the final turn, John Emerson was the IMCA Late Model feature winner by all of half a car length Sunday at Stuart Speedway. Emerson led fellow front row starter Nagle as Todd Cooney moved into second on lap four. Emerson, Cooney and Nagle ran 1-2-3 until Cooney made his pass for the lead on lap 14. Emerson stayed in Cooney’s tracks until the white flag flew, driving low and up beside Cooney on the backstretch. The two were side-by-side coming out of turn four with Emerson pulling ahead by a half car length at the line. Cooney settled for second with Nagle third, Curtis Glover fourth and Daulton Maassen fifth. Jimmy Gustin stayed true to the top side and was rewarded with the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified win. Nick Roberts made it a race but ran out of laps and had to settle for second. Josh Gilman finished third and Luke Wanninger drove from 16th to fourth with Josh Most [Read More]
ARLINGTON, Minn. (June 6) – Saturday’s 95.7 The Rock IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature at Arlington Raceway saw Dustin Sargent lead every lap. Trevor Serbus gained ground but had to settle for second. Jesse Cripe was third. Dan Menk was the third and final leader in the MN 93 IMCA Modified main event, taking over up front with three to go and beating Chad Porter and Jerry Wren across the line. Ninth starting Eric Larson picked up the win in the Unhinged Pizza IMCA SportMod feature. Larson gained a commanding lead and in first is where he stayed with Chet Ragan taking second and Chris Isaacson taking third. The Eckblad Trucking IMCA Hobby Stock feature was fast-paced with no yellow flags. Cory Probst took the lead on the sixth lap and won ahead of Shane Honl and Dakota Robinson. Nate Coopman won again in the Coors Light IMCA Sport Compacts, this time ahead of Jed Trebelhorn and Alan Lahr. The B&B Chassis IMCA Stock Car feature was cut a couple laps short after Mother Nature [Read More]
By Dave Panske SEYMOUR, Wis. (June 7) – Rookie Andy Kleczka took the lead on lap three and stayed ahead of T.J. Smith throughout a race-long duel to win his Budweiser IMCA Modified career first feature Sunday at Seymour Speedway. Smith remained relentless on the higher line but couldn’t shake Kleczka. Benji LaCrosse took over third after halfway. Chas Van Ooyen notched his first local Coors Light IMCA Stock Car win of 2015, two car lengths ahead of Rod Snellenberger. Third was Travis Van Straten. As the white flag was displayed in the O’Reilly Auto Parts IMCA Northern SportMod main event, Chris Budzban moved inside leader Lucas Lamberies and the pair made contact in turn two, with Lamberies getting sideway and spinning. In the mix up, point leader Cota almost slipped by both, but Budzban collected the car to continue as the caution flew to end the race. The race went to the last lap, Lamberies was credited with the win, his third of the season with Budzban being called for the caution. Cota took second with Vince [Read More]
By Lonnie Wheatley PEORIA, Ariz. (June 6) – The Summer Sizzle lived up to its moniker Saturday night at Canyon Speedway Park with Ricky Thornton, Jr., coming away with a hard-fought win in 9th World Vapor IMCA Modified action. Thornton rallied from the 11th starting position as pole starter Joey Moriarty led the way. Moriarty fought off Thornton for more than half the race before surrendering the point. Thornton went on to the checkered flag ahead of Moriarty with Garrett Funk, George Fronsman and John Parmeley rounding out the top five.
MAQUOKETA, Iowa – Two of IMCA’s premier series are in action next Tuesday at Jackson County Speedway. Both the Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models and the Hawkeye Dirt Tour for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds travel to Maquoketa on June 9. Deery drivers make their seventh start of the season. Their main event pays $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. The second installment of the Hawkeye Dirt Tour totes a $1,000 top prize, is a 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier and pays a minimum of $150 to start. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:45 p.m. with racing to follow. Grandstand admission is $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and students ages 13-17, $10 for kids ages 7-12 and free for six and under when accompanying a paid adult. Pit passes are $30. Nine previous Deery events have been held at Maquoketa and Ely’s Terry Neal counts the 2014 checkers among his four career tour checkers [Read More]
VINTON, Iowa – A $1,250 top prize and a spot on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot are at stake when Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds headline the Sunday, June 14 Iowa Donor Network and Urbana 5 Memorial Night at Benton County Speedway. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks race for $750 and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods both for $700. Increased payouts are in place throughout each feature field. All applicable points will be awarded. Hard charger and contingency awards will be given in all divisions. Contributing to the divisional purses are Cassill Motors, Albert Auto, Fleck Sales, Sperry Engines, Dominator Chassis, Klein Auto Service, Bob Harris Enterprises, Performance Concepts, RPM Auto, Supreme Lawn and Landscape and Automotive Fuel Systems. Gates open at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $4 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $25. The Iowa Donor Network will have a booth where potential tissue donors can sign up. The program doubles as a [Read More]
STUART, Iowa – Drivers in two IMCA divisions chase $1,000 top checks this Sunday, June 14 at Stuart Speedway. The 15th annual Ron Little/Bones Memorial for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds is a qualifying event for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars also vie for $1,000 to win in the Stu Hansen Dodge Stock Car Shootout. Hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts are also on the card. More information is available by calling 515 238-6945 and at the www.stuartspeedway.net website.
FAIRMONT, Minn. – The Friday, June 12 feature for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds at Fairmont Raceway pays $1,000 and is a qualifying event for the upcoming Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Racing starts at 7 p.m. ADS Hancor of Fairmont is sponsor of the evening’s program.
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