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Nielsen wins fourth feature at Hancock County

By Greg Grabianowski BRITT, Iowa (June 4) – So far this season, Cody Nielsen has been the most dominant driver in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock division at Hancock County Speedway. That trend continued on Saturday as the Spencer driver won for the fourth time in seven nights of racing at the track. Starting in the 10th position was the place to be at the start of the feature that evening as three of the five winners started in that spot and another winner started on the outside of the fourth row. Nielsen started the Hobby Stock feature in the lucky fifth row outside spot before weaving his way through cars to take yet another victory. Chanse Hollatz was the runner-up with Andrew Borchardt third. The Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature saw Ryan Ruter came from the outside of row number five to capture his second win of the season at Britt with Troy Swearington second and Cody Knecht third. Dan Hanselman and David Wickman led the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature to the green [Read More]

Henderson wins at North Platte in borrowed car

By Kelly Ninas NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (June 4) – Saying that the racing was action packed would be an understatement when describing the Saturday Night Thunder created by the competitors at Lincoln County Raceway. Standing in the winner’s circle at the end of the evening were Colton Osborn, Henry Henderson, Jeff Whiting, Zach Olmstead and Andrew Baumgardner. One week late it seemed, but it was better later than never for Henderson in winning the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature. It seemed that one week ago Henderson was cruising to the win only to get caught in a lapped traffic accident. Fast forward to this week and Henderson was up to the task in a car borrowed from Brandon Clough as he grabbed the lead on the third lap and never looked back to win from his third row starting position. Gary Long was second and Bryan Herrick third. It took five laps for Osborn of Cozad to work through the traffic from his fourth row starting position to grab the lead, as he held that [Read More]

Billmeier aces Arlington Hobby Stocks

ARLINGTON, Minn. (June 4) – Frank Billmeier was the hot shoe in the Premier Logistics IMCA Hobby Stock feature Saturday at Arlington Raceway as he started sixth and by the end of the first lap was leading the race. Billmeier held onto the lead for the remaining 12 laps to win the event. Charlie Rustman moved through the field to challenge but had to settle for second ahead of Shawn Harms. Newcomer Jason Reinke drove to the front of the Coors Light IMCA Sport Compact field from his 10th place start and dominated to win his first feature of the year. Changes in the lead came fast and furious in the Unhinged Pizza IMCA Northern SportMod feature but it was Eric Larson scored first at the finish. The 95.7 IMCA Sprint Car feature only saw one yellow flag but it was a devastating one for Justin Allen. He had led the first 12 laps of the race and was quite a distance ahead when he got loose and spun. That gave Jeremy Schultz the lead and [Read More]

IMCA Modified regional, series champs and special events winners earn Ricochet awards

BRUSH, Colo. – Drivers winning Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified regional and special series championships are among recipients of contingency awards from Ricochet Race Components again this season. The Brush, Colo., company, in its third year as an IMCA marketing partner, gives sets of three shock guard covers to the top drivers in standings for each of the five Modified regions and in 10 special series for the open wheeled division. Shock guard cover sets also go to feature winners at each event in the Hawkeye Dirt Tour and the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour; to the winner of 10 other Modified specials; and to the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod national champion. Ricochet is owned by Modified veteran John Hansen and information about the company’s shock guard covers is available on Facebook. “We know how valuable shocks are to a racer’s weekly program,” Hansen said. “ Our goal at Ricochet is to help teams protect their investments.” “The Ricochet covers are a great way to protect your shocks from the wear and tear of a [Read More]

JE Pistons awards renewed for four IMCA divisions

IRVINE, Calif. – Nine sets of pistons and more than $9,000 worth of product certificates will be awarded to IMCA drivers racing built engines again this season by JE Pistons. Champions in each of the five Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified regions and both IMCA Sunoco Stock Car regions, as well as national IMCA Late Model and IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car champions all receive pistons from the Irvine, Calif., manufacturer. Product certificates valued at $400, $300, $200 and $150, respectively, will be awarded to eligible second through fifth place drivers in regional Modified and Stock Car, and national Late Model and Sprint Car standings. “Everyone at JE is a proud supporter of the IMCA and circle track racing,” said Director of Marketing Sean Crawford. “We’re happy to support the racers and help keep their engines running strong and on the race track.” Awards will be presented during the national IMCA banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. JE Pistons returned to the IMCA marketing partner ranks last [Read More]

Orsburn tops IMCA Modifieds at Southern Oregon

WHITE CITY, Ore. (June 4) – Duane Orsburn collected the checkers in Saturday’s 25-lap Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event at Southern Oregon Speedway. It was the first win of the season for Orsburn, a two-time street stock champion at White City. After his heat and trophy dash wins, rookie James Welshonse led seven laps of the feature. Rookie Daniel Herrera hit the turn four wall hard to end his race on lap six. Welshonse led the restart but one lap later, Orsburn made a turn four pass to grab the lead. Orsburn went on to victory as Welshonse settled for second ahead of Bo Shields. June 11 is the opening round of the Wild West IMCA Modified Speedweek. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods will also be on the program.

Schirm, Murray take Stuart checkers

By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (June 5) – Jamie Schirm and Jacob Murray were among the IMCA winners Sunday at Stuart Speedway. Matt Tiernan and Jamie Flugge-Smith started on the front row for the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature. Tiernan led lap one with the yellow coming out just before lap two was scored. Schirm moved to the front with another caution on lap three. Schirm got the green flag and showed the way over Jason Day and John Watson until Watson took over second on lap 11. Watson threw the book at him, but Schirm was too tough and went on to take the win. Watson finished second with Day third. Todd Cooney led early in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event over Dylan Book and Jacob Murray. Murray moved to the high side, passed Book for second on lap three and Cooney for the lead on lap four. Murray got out to a dominating lead and looked to cruise to the easy win, but a spin by Josh Gilman on lap [Read More]

Sprint Cars invade RPM Speedway

By Mike Hughes HAYS, Kan. (June 5)—The United Rebel Sprint Series made their first appearance of the year at RPM Speedway on Steve King Foundation Night Sunday evening. Kade Hagens took the early lead in the 25-lap feature for IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars, followed by Nate Berry and Luke Cranston. After a caution on lap two, the leaders quickly got into lapped traffic on lap six. Berry got high in turn two on lap eight, allowing Cranston and Jake Bubak to move to second and third, respectively. As the field came out of turn four to the halfway mark, Cranston took the lead. Berry drove off turn two on lap 19 to bring out the final caution and give the field a chance at Cranston. Cranston, however, was up to the challenge and drove on to victory lane. Bubak finished second, followed by Steven Richardson, Ty Williams and Tracy Hill. In the 20-lap Golden Plains Trucking IMCA Hobby Stock feature Duane Wahrman jumped out to the early lead but Brady Bencken took over the [Read More]

Droste nips Goedert for win at Dubuque

By Jerry Mackey DUBUQUE, Iowa (June 5) – The Out Pace Racing Products IMCA Late Model feature thrilled the fans with plenty of exciting wheel to wheel action Sunday at Dubuque Speedway. Luke Goedert took the lead from early race leader Jerry King and appeared to be on his way to his first local win of 2016 but Tyler Droste had other ideas. Droste took the green in the 10th position and steadily worked his way to the front in the 25-lap feature that ran caution-free. Droste used both the high line and the extreme low side on his way to the front. Droste led the field under the white flag and then lapped traffic was a factor on the last circuit. Goedert ran the high line in turn four and Droste dove low and was able to get to the checkers taking the win by a mere couple of feet. Luke Merfeld came from the fifth row to take third ahead of Dan Shelliam. Ryan DeShaw scored his first feature win of the season [Read More]

Hurlbut takes Sport Compact top prize at CJ Speedway

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (June 3) – Richard Hurlbut was the $250 Mach-1 Sport Compact feature winner on CJ Speedway’s Economart $5 Fan Appreciation Night at the races. Josh Mosier and Hurlbut drew front row spots for the evening’s 14-lap finale. Hurlbut grabbed the over Mosier and Cody VanDusen, who started sixth. While Hurlbut set the pace out front, Mosier and VanDusen swapped the runner-up spot back and forth over the entire 14 laps. As Hurlbut held on to capture his first win of the season at the track, VanDusen took the second spot for good. Mosier was third. Travis Finke and Blaine Dopler led the field to the drop of the green flag in the 16-lap Kauffman Electric IMCA Stock Car feature, with Dopler out front over Finke and Billy Faler. While Dopler set the pace out front, Kirk Kinsley, who started ninth, and Adam Bell, who started seventh, were slowly working their way toward the front. Kinsley worked himself into the runner-up spot on lap six and then went to work on Dopler for the [Read More]