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BOONE, Iowa (June 4) – John Logue put his ride back in victory lane following the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature for the second time in a row Saturday at Boone Speedway while Jay Schmidt scored another victory in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car ranks. Logue started seventh and had his familiar number 69 in the lead by lap eight of the 20-lap Modi­fied feature. He never relinquished that lead on his way to the checkers and the win.  He had big time company behind him fighting it out tooth and nail for position. It was Jimmy Gustin, the 11th place starter, winning the battle to take the runner-up spot.  Point leader Mike VanGenderen finished third from his 12th place starting spot.  Russ Dickerson came from 18th to finish fourth and Kyle Brown rounded out the top five. Schmidt captured his second win of the season in the Stock Car class. He wasted no time in get­ting to the front, grabbing the lead by lap two from his sixth starting spot. He stretched his lead, looking comfortable [Read More]

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (June 3)– Two drivers, Ricky Thornton Jr. in the Xtreme Motor Sports Modified division and Jeff Wollam in IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, scored first wins of the 2016 sea­son at the Marshalltown Speedway on Friday night. Thornton, the Chandler, Ariz., driver who is calling Iowa home for the summer, made his pres­ence known in the 20-lap Modified feature. He started 13th and grabbed the lead away from last week’s winner Eric Elliott on lap nine. From there on, Thornton took his ride to the top side and never looked back on his way to the check­ers. Jake Murray finished second from starting ninth, and third went to 11th starting Jimmy Gustin with a late race charge. Kyle Brown finished fourth and Ronn Lauritzen came from 10th to round out the top five. Wollam, who had run in the top three all night long, made the last-lap pass on the back stretch, slipping under Donavon Smith and beating him to the checkers for the Stock Car win. Smith had to settle for the runner-up [Read More]

AUBURN, Mich. (June 3) – After a week away, A.J. Ward returned to victory lane following Fri­day’s Main Street Seed and Supply IMCA Modified feature at Tri-City Motor Speedway. The co-point leader with Todd Matheson, Ward started alongside Matheson in row five for the 20-lap feature. Matt Szecsodi and Rusty Zeigler brought the field to the green flag. Szecsodi beat the field to lap one before spinning in turn two and restarting at the rear of the field. Zeigler led the next two laps before Ward grabbed the lead on lap four.  He was unchallenged the re­maining 16 laps for his fifth local feature win of the year. Heath Grizzle, Myron DeYoung, Chaz Pray and ‘B’ winner Craig Vance were the rest of the top five finishers.

By Dusty Wiegert SALINA, Kan. (June 3) – After a three week lull in the action at Salina Speedway due to unfavora­ble weather the 3/8-mile oval came back to life on June 3. Michael Pepper rallied late to pick up his second feature win in the Coors Light IMCA Stock Car division in as many visits. A late caution allowed Pepper to catch up and work past Tanner Porten­ier for the win. Tanner Thiel picked off the runner-up spot with Portenier third and Scott Mil­ler fourth. Coming from the furthest back of all the divisions to win was Daniel Gottschalk in the M & H Mo­tors IMCA Northern SportMods. Gottschalk came from 11th to slip past Dakota Sproul for another triumph. Sproul finished second, Tyler Watts third, and Brian Davidson fourth. Eighth starting Mike Traskowsky held off Tommy Fose to win the feature for the Budweiser IMCA Hobby Stock division. Shay Simoneau came in third with Tony Slothower fourth. Tyler Frye continues to impress in his rookie season and picked up another feature win in [Read More]

MANDAN, N.D. (June 3) – Despite late-race contact with another car, Mark Dahl led the last nine times around the track in winning Friday’s Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature at Dacotah Speedway. Scott Bintz was the early leader. Trying to gain ground on points leader Spencer Wilson, who missed the feature, second place in points Shawn Strand was sent to the tail following a lap two caution. Dahl clearly had the fastest and once he caught Bintz was all over his rear bumper. As Dahl looked for away around Bintz, 12th starting Jason Grimes passed Steven Pfeifer around the high side for third. Dahl took the lead with nine laps to go while Grimes was quickly catching Bintz for second. Lapped traffic wreaked havoc for Dahl as he made contact with Ryan Wolla, allowing second place Grimes to quickly close. Dahl held on for his first IMCA Modified victory at Mandan since 2014. Grimes had to settle for second ahead of Bintz. Pfeifer finished fourth while Aaron Turnbull, who started 19th, rounded out the top [Read More]

By Randy Pospishil NORKOLK, Neb. (June 4) – Tiffany Bittner’s win in Saturday’s IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature at Off Road Speedway involved a change of strategy that paid off when she got to the front midway through the 15-lap race. “I started fourth row outside, and I knew the hole in turn three was on the bottom line where I like to run, so I ran the high side and tried to be smooth and keep the car under me,” Bittner said. “I just ran away with it at the end.” Bittner passed leader Tracy Buck on the inside while Brent Jochum attempted to pass on the outside. After a period of three-wide racing, Bittner sprinted to the finish line ahead of Buck and TeJay Mielke, who finished third after moving inside when Jochum slid wide in turn two with three laps remaining. Bittner, who during her 10-year racing career has earned national recognition by winning the Lady Eagle award four straight years, indicated that her goals have changed. “I didn’t win it last [Read More]