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Van Gemmill saddles up to win another state championship in Oklahoma

PONCA CITY, Okla. – A driver who won an Allstar Performance state championship last season has already saddled up to win another state title this year. Van Gemmill became the oldest Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified driver to win a state crown at the age of 70, when he came out on top of the 2015 Oklahoma standings. Gemmill and Mo, a 19-year-old mare with press clippings of her own, were half of the team that topped the masters’ class at the Jan. 16-17 Ranch Sorting National Championship State Finals in Tulsa, Okla. Ranch sorting features two riders separating cattle in a designated numerical order from two pens and in a time period determined by the riders’ skill levels. Gemmill helped found the RSNC, the sport’s governing body, 10 years ago and made comparisons to IMCA. “I tell everybody all the time that racing would be non-existent if it wasn’t for IMCA. They make it possible for average guys to be able to afford to race,” he said. “I tried to take that same philosophy [Read More]

Speedway Motors renews support for IMCA Weekly Racing, Super Nationals

LINCOLN, Neb. – Speedway Motors banners will fly at a record number of sanctioned tracks in the United States and Canada in 2016, as America’s Oldest Speed Shop continues its support of drivers in all IMCA divisions. The Lincoln, Neb., high performance parts manufacturer, retailer and distributor has been associated with the International Motor Contest Association since the 1950’s and returns as title sponsor of IMCA Weekly Racing for a ninth consecutive season. Speedway Motors also continues its title sponsorship of the biggest dirt track racing event in the world. Boone, Iowa, Speedway is the site of the 34th annual Super Nationals Sept. 5-10, hosting an anticipated 880-plus cars and 30,000 fans. “It’s a great honor for Speedway Motors to continue its sponsorship of IMCA Weekly Racing and the spectacular Super Nationals,” said Speedway Motors President Clay Smith. “IMCA has stayed true to its mission of providing affordable, competitive and exciting racing opportunities for racers across the country, and it’s exciting for the Speedway Motors team to support that tradition. We look forward to serving [Read More]

10-year sponsor Performance Distributors gives contingencies in five IMCA divisions

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Performance Distributors marks its 10th year as an IMCA marketing partner with contingency awards for drivers in five sanctioned divisions. IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod and Mach-1 Sport Compact competitors all benefit from the renewed sponsorship agreement with the Memphis, Tenn., high performance parts manufacturer. Top eligible drivers in each of the two Stock Car and Hobby Stock regions, and in national standings for the Northern and Southern SportMods receive DUI distributors. Second-place drivers each get $100 product certificates, with $75 given for third, $50 for fourth and $25 for fifth. The Sport Compact national champion and national rookie of the year both receive Dyna-Batt batteries. Second through fifth place finishers in national standings for the 4-cylinder class all get $50 product certificates. Sport Compact state champions receive Screamin’ Demon ignition coils Along with required distributor usage, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and SportMod drivers must also fill out and return a sign-up sheet to the IMCA home office by Aug. [Read More]

Florida IMCA Modified driver wins Brinn transmission drawing

BAY CITY, Mich. – Jimmy McDaniel was the winner of the annual drawing for a new transmission courtesy of Brinn. The Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified driver from Milton, Fla., became eligible for that drawing through the Bay Area Emerald Coast Tour. He finished fourth in final point standings for the inaugural series. Brinn, of Bay City, Mich., will give $50 product certificates to top five place finishers at 30 IMCA special events again in 2016. Those drivers will be entered in a post-point season drawing, with the winner also receiving a new Brinn transmission. Champions of IMCA Modified series, including the Kupper Chevrolet Hawkeye Dirt Tour, Hawkeye Dirt Tour and Empire State Series, receive transmission rebuilds from Brinn. Product certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office after official results from specials are received; certificates for rebuilds will be presented during the national awards banquet in November. The pole starter in the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s Saturday night main event leaves Boone Speedway with a new transmission. All 33 [Read More]

Early season addition planned by IMCA Modified title sponsor Xtreme Motor Sports

GREAT BEND, Kan. – Business is booming for the title sponsor of IMCA’s Modified division. So much so, in fact, that Xtreme Motor Sports will add a 50×100-foot addition to its Great Bend, Kan., shop next month. The builder of 1st Class Modified and Northern SportMod chassis, Xtreme acquired both Chubby Chassis, which manufactures Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks, and Belleville Motorsports, which builds Modifieds and Northern SportMods, in 2015. “We had a great year last year and it’s going to be even better this year,” predicted Xtreme manager and long-time Modified driver Mike Petersilie. “We’re so swamped it’s ridiculous. Between the three lines, we have between 38 and 40 cars on order now.” This is the fourth year Xtreme Motor Sports provides a portion of the $25,500 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in official national Modified standings. Xtreme will also give $100 product certificates to each of the top 10 drivers in national points and $50 product certificates to each qualifier in the Modified main event at the IMCA Speedway [Read More]

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Speedway Motors announces fourth annual Racer Appreciation Day

By Damon Lee LINCOLN, Neb. – Speedway Motors is helping racers get a head start on the 2016 season with its fourth annual Racer Appreciation Day on Saturday, Feb. 6, from 1-6 p.m. In just four years, Speedway Motors’ Racer Appreciation Day has become a must-attend event for racers of all types from around the Midwest. The annual event combines a festive, open-house atmosphere with special discounted pricing that draws thousands to Speedway’s Lincoln, Neb., corporate campus. More than just a sale, Racer Appreciation Day transforms a portion of the massive Speedway Motors warehouse into a showroom where hundreds of new and exclusive parts are on display for racers to see, with knowledgeable tech staff available to answer questions. There’s also a wide selection of helmets and safety gear on hand, plus dressing rooms so racers can try on new suits to find the best fit. Speedway’s suspension services department is offering four free dyno sessions for shocks, springs or torsion bars, and there will be an expanded garage sale area with a great selection [Read More]

Park Jefferson sanction gives 1-2 weekend punch for drivers in South Dakota IMCA hub

JEFFERSON, S.D. – A one-two weekend combination is the result of the new IMCA sanction at Park Jefferson Speedway. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts will run Saturday nights this season on the 4/10-mile dirt oval. The same five divisions will run Sundays at neighboring Raceway Park. Both venues are on an IMCA hub in eastern South Dakota and western Iowa that also links tracks in Nebraska and Minnesota, said Adam Adamson, president of A to Z Promotions, which has promoted events at Park Jefferson since 2014. “We already have a huge base of local drivers in each of the IMCA divisions plus more in the area,” Adamson said. “We had pursued sanctioning last year but the fit just wasn’t right due to scheduling.” “It (the Saturday and Sunday sanctions) will really benefit everyone in the Sioux City area,” he continued. “We feel that with where we’re located, we’re at a great crossroads to put on big events like the [Read More]

Drivers in eight IMCA divisions earn shares of rich Jaz Products contingency awards program

SANTA PAULA, Calif. – With its latest partnership milestone in the rearview mirror, Jaz Products returns for a 21st season of IMCA sponsorship in 2016. Drivers in all eight sanctioned divisions again benefit from Jaz support as the Santa Paula, Calif., company gives a total of $14,100 in product certificates based on national or regional point standings. Part of the national decal program for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, Jaz awards certificates valued at $500, $300, $200, $100 and $75 to the top five drivers in points for each of that division’s five regions. Product certificates in the same increments will be given to top five drivers based on national point standings for IMCA Late Models, EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. Modified drivers must display two Jaz decals in designated locations on their door panels to be eligible for awards; certificates will be presented during the national banquet in November or mailed from the IMCA [Read More]

United Rebel Sprint Series signs with IMCA, RaceSaver

OBERLIN, Kan. (Jan. 7) – The Sprint Car series that boasts its drivers are Having More Fun Than The Law Should Allow is newly IMCA RaceSaver sanctioned. The United Rebel Sprint Series will have approximately 30 race dates in 2016, at tracks in Kansas, western Nebraska, Colorado and Oklahoma. “RaceSaver has really caught on and we want to be part of it. We want Sprint Cars to be affordable so everybody can race,” said series founder and director Rick Salem. “IMCA has been good to work with. We’re happy to work with them so our drivers can race for URSS points as well as national and state IMCA points.” Opening night for the 11th annual series is April 10 at WaKeeney Speedway. The final points night is Sept. 24 at Dodge City Raceway Park. More than 70 different drivers competed over the course of the series last year. The core group of URSS veterans was joined by a healthy class of eight rookies and transplants to the 305 division from neighboring 360 classes. Fifteen drivers [Read More]