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AMES, Iowa – Troy Foulger and Tyler Frye won drawings to attend upcoming Bob Harris En­terprises Race Tech Info dirt chassis schools. Winners of 30 designated Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified specials and 15 Karl Chevro­let Northern SportMod specials in 2015 were eligible for those drawings. Foulger, from Martinez, Calif., won the Jan. 2 Modified season opener at Antioch Speedway. Frye is from Belleville, Kan., and won the Northern SportMod main event during the Duel In The Desert as Las Vegas Motor Speedway in November.

VINTON, Iowa ­– A word to the wise if you’re even thinking about using an altered rev limiter or competing with chemically treated tires in IMCA this season: Don’t. Penalties for either infraction have been upped to $1,000, plus a 30-day suspension and the loss of all IMCA points. That change is the biggest in 2016 general rules and procedures announced and posted on the IMCA website this month. “These are significant penalties, on par with an engine claim refusal,” IMCA President Brett Root said. “Both would have resulted in $250 fines and suspensions last year so this is obviously some­thing we are taking very seriously.” Rev limiters are used in the Modified, Late Model, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and Northern and South­ern SportMod divisions. The penalty for using chemically treated tires apply in those classes as well as the Sprint Cars and Sport Compacts. While the rev limiter penalty can be imposed following discovery at a local track, the tire penalty would only be assessed after samples are tested at the laboratory contracted by [Read More]

LUBBOCK, Texas – Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center maintains a very visible role while backing both IMCA SportMod divisions this year. In addition to returning as title sponsor for the Southern SportMod class for a fourth consecutive season, the Lubbock, Texas, GM part retailer, Chevrolet engine dealer and certified engine rebuilder is part of the national decal program for Southern and Northern SportMods. SDPC will provide a portion of the $9,500 point fund to be paid to top 15 drivers in na­tional stand­ings for Southern SportMods; this is the company’s third year of partnership in regard to the na­tional decal program. Point fund checks will be presented during the national awards banquet in Novem­ber or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. Southern and Northern SportMod driv­ers are required to display two Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center decals on their race car to be eligible for point fund shares. “What we like best about our partnership with IMCA, number one, is that we sell a lot of sealed engines to a lot of the same customers [Read More]