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Championship night wraps up season at Lincoln County

By Kelly Ninas NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (Sept. 19) – Looking to secure their positions in the final point standings, many racers were able to enhance their positions by their performance during Championship Night at Lincoln County Raceway on Saturday. Finishing their season with a trip to the winner’s circle were Dave Pederson, Chad Dolan, Casey Werkmeister, Jacob Olmstead and Jordan Biere. Leading from the drop of the green flag was Pederson tin the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature. Pederson jumped to the point from his front row start and never looked back. Runner-up was Jeremy Herbst and Cole Hodges was third. Working his way through traffic, Dolan snared the lead on the ninth lap and cruised to the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod victory. Looking to work his way into contention for the lead behind Dolan was Jamey Kennicutt, who came from deep in the field to earn runner-up honors. Third was Gary Long. The racing action was very competitive throughout the feature event for the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature with Werkmeister being the [Read More]

Karlnoski repeats Black Rock success with second Empire State Series win

DUNDEE, N.Y. (Sept. 18) – There were mechanical issues before and after the Empire State Series event at Black Rock Speedway, but nothing happened in between to prevent Rich Karlnoski from leading all 30 laps of the feature for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. Karlnoski discovered a broken electrical wire that prevented him from even starting his car before the race started. He pulled into victory lane with a broken shifter and had to be towed across the post-race scales. “The stars were aligned for us. It was quite a night. To win made it worthwhile,” said Karlnoski, who earned $500. “It was a good clean race and the car had the right balance. The old girl wants to pull the left front and it’s hooked up. Boy does it work when that left front is up, I’m telling you.” Gary Roberts, point leader Eddie Sites, Keith Lamphere and Harry Ely rounded out the top five. Karlnoski started third and took a lead he’d never relinquish coming out of the final turn on the first [Read More]

September 18 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 1,200; 2. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 1,199; 3. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 1,182; 4. J.D. Auringer, Waterloo, Iowa, 1,164; 5. Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn., 1,162; 6. Nick Roberts, Des Moines, Iowa, and Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, both 1,160; 8. Keith Jack Lamphere, Monroeton, Pa., 1,154; 9. Justin Jones, Bemidji, Minn., and Clint Hatlestad, Glencoe, Minn., both 1,150; 11. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, Iowa, and Jimmy Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, both 1,148; 13. Keith White, Little River Academy, Texas, 1,147; 14. Troy Cordes, Dunkerton, Iowa, 1,140; 15. Michael Densberger, Lincoln, Neb., and Rob VanMil, Barnesville, Minn., both 1,138; 17. Jason R. Benjamin, Towanda, Pa., 1,135; 18. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, 1,133; 19. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb., 1,130; 20. Jeffrey Larson, Lakefield, Minn., 1,128. IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, 785; 2. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 759; 3. Clint Benson, Papillion, Neb., 752; 4. Logan Scherb, Paradise, Texas, 741; 5. Kyle Jones, Kennedale, Texas, 730; 6. Brandon Allen, [Read More]

Season championships are Sunday at Benton County

VINTON, Iowa – The 2015 campaign comes to a close this Sunday, Sept. 20 with season championship night at Benton County Speedway. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks are on the Iowa’s Bravest Salute to Soldiers program at Vinton, along with BCS micro modifieds. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and racing follows 6 p.m. hot laps. Rain date for the season championship show is Sunday, Sept. 27.

Super Nationals engine auction adds $15,300 to Saturday’s main event purse

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 12) – The public auction of Saturday champions’ motors added $15,300 to the purse for the final night main events at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The engine of Modified champion Kyle Strickler brought the top bid of $5,500 during the auction, conducted in the infield at Boone Speedway following the evening’s race program. The other 32 starters in the Modified main each receive an equal share of those proceeds, $171.88. Stock Car champion Dustin Larson’s motor sold for $5,400, Northern SportMod champion Clint Luellen’s for $2,300 and Hobby Stock champion Jason Wilkinson’s for $2,100. Each of the other 29 starters on the Stock Car main will receive an additional $186.21, each additional Northern SportMod starter $79.31 and each additional Hobby Stock starter $72.41. Checks have been mailed from the IMCA home office. As part of generous contingency awards packages, Strickler, Luellen and Wilkinson all receive crate engines from Karl Chevrolet. Larson gets a new power plant courtesy of Karl Performance.

Farley’s Friday Yankee Dirt Track Classic program falls to rain

FARLEY, Iowa (Sept. 18) – Rain is the winner tonight at Farley Speedway. The evening’s Yankee Dirt Track Classic program, which was to have been headlined by the Deery Brothers Summer Series, has been canceled due to rain and wet track conditions. The complete Saturday program is still on as scheduled along with the addition of Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod qualifying. Hot laps are at 4:30 p.m. with racing to follow. Touring IMCA Late Models will chase checks of $7,500 to win and a minimum of $500 to start their 100-lap series finale tomorrow night while the Hawkeye Dirt Tour feature for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds pays $2,000 to win and a minimum of $175 to start. Justin Kay of Wheatland clinches a second consecutive Deery Series crown with tonight’s rainout. Just four points separate Kyle Brown of State Center and defending champion Mike Van Genderen in the race for the 2015 Hawkeye Dirt Tour title.

Strickler joins elite club with Super Nationals championship repeat

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 12) – Kyle Strickler wrote his name in the record book again Saturday night, at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Strickler became just the third Modified driver to win back-to-back Super Nationals titles, dicing his way back to the front following a couple late restarts to take the checkers ahead of 2013 champion Dylan Smith and 19th starting Ricky Thornton Jr. at Boone Speedway. “I looked at the scoreboard and saw who was behind me. I was pretty sure where they were going to go,” said Strickler, who earned $3,300. “My heart sunk when I got up on the cushion and I saw three cars go by me but I was going to drive as hard as I needed to get the lead back.” Jordan Grabouski and Adam Larson completed the top five. Thirteen states and two Canadian provinces were represented in the Modified main event. A record 876 drivers, from 25 states, Canada and Australia, competed at IMCA’s centennial season and 33rd annual Super Nationals. A purse of [Read More]

2015 Super Nationals Points

2015 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s Points Modifieds Non-Qualifiers Rank Car # Driver Name Points 1 2S Stormy Scott 2376 2 92T Tyler Droste 2353 3 23A Jim Thies 2340 4 71C Troy Cordes 2337 5 8M Jay Matthias 2334 6 74C Clint Hatlestad 2331 7 88 Josh Long 2325 8 930 Chase Allen 2324 9 9M Eric Mahlik 2324 10 44N Jason Noll 2323 11 25K Jeff Kohn 2315 12 50C Colton Osborn 2315 13 69L John Logue, Jr. 2314 14 162 Greg Cox 2313 15 128 Cory Davis 2313 16 14 Matthew Kiner 2307 17 81D Scott Davis 2306 18 17 Tyler Heetland 2306 19 01A Drew Armstrong 2305 20 98 Jason Snyder 2303 21 12E Mark Elliott 2299 22 222 Scott Drake 2297 23 12D Joe Docekal 2296 24 25P Mike Petersilie 2293 25 37J Sean Jerovetz 2292 26 21X Jesse Hoeft 2291 27 24.5 Terry Hurt 2291 28 25 Ricky Stephan 2291 29 26A Dean Abbey 2288 30 7 Eric Dailey 2266 31 10M Jeremy Mills 2258 32 [Read More]

Saturday Results

IMCA Modifieds Last Chance “A” 01 — 1. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif.; 2. Dustin Smith, Lake City; 3. Russ Dickerson, Boone; 4. Scott Davis, Madrid; 5. Stormy Scott, Arroyo Hondo, N.M; 6. Kyle Brown, State Center; 7. Colton Osborn, Lexington, Neb.; 8. Mark Elliott, Webster City; 9. Josh Long, Little Suamico, Wis; 10. Joe Docekal, Dysart; 11. Tyler Heetland, Bancroft; 12. Eric Mahlik, Green Bay, Wis; 13. Sean Jerovetz, Sobieski, Wis; 14. Greg Cox, Kellogg; 15. Mike Petersilie, Hoisington, Kan.. Last Chance “A” 02 — 1. Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.; 2. Josh Gilman, Earlham; 3. Jason Murray, Hartford; 4. Jay Matthias, Green Bay, Wis; 5. Tyler Droste, Waterloo; 6. Jason Snyder, Dunkerton; 7. Jim Thies, Mapleton; 8. Drew Armstrong, Alexander, Ark.; 9. Jeremy Mills, Garner; 10. Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo.; 11. Eric Dailey, Armstrong; 12. Jeff Kohn, Sheridan, Mich.; 13. Terry Hurt, Omaha, Neb.; 14. Matthew Kiner, Aurora, Neb.; 15. Jesse Hoeft, Forest City. Last Chance “A” 03 — 1. Todd Shute, Des Moines; 2. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo.; 3. David Brown, Kellogg; 4. Clint [Read More]

Championship Saturday starts at Boone Speedway

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 12) – Championship Saturday is underway at Boone Speedway. The record-setting 33rd annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s comes to a close today, with the crowning of champions in the Hobby Stock, Northern SportMod, Stock Car and ultimately the Modified division. Race of champion events are also slated for those four classes. First on the docket, however, are a last-chance feature to fill the Stock Car grid and last-chance heats and features to add the final nine cars to the Modified field. A record 876 cars, from 25 states and Canada, have competed at Super Nationals XXXIII. * Before the afternoon race session got underway, Nick Deal got the best of Cayden Carter in a game of Rochambeau at the Fan Zone to capture the outside front row starting spot in tonight’s main event. Lining up behind them will be Ryan Ruter, Ryan McDaniel, Jason Cummins, Adam Larson, Drew Christianson and Johnny Scott. And in the equally anticipated Rochambeau battle to decide the outside front row starter for the Stock [Read More]