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Bruening takes Independence Late Model win

By Bucky Doren INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (Aug. 23) – A strong field of 119 cars battled each other and Mother Nature at the Independence Motor Speedway Saturday night. Rain started to move in as the final two features hit the track but all main events were completed before the rain came in for good. Bobby Hansen took the early lead in the Budweiser IMCA Late Model feature and was able to build a commanding lead. Tyler Bruening started 10th and worked through the field until he found himself second as lap nine was completed. Bruening worked to chip away at the straightaway lead Hansen had built. By lap 15, Bruening caught Hansen and took the lead the very next lap. Bruening raced off to the win. Hansen finished second. Curt Martin, Tyler Droste, and Curt Martin closed out the top five. Rod McDonald led the Performance Bodies IMCA Modifieds to green and led the first nine laps. Brennen Chipp ran side-by-side with McDonald before J.D. Auringer joined in the battle. Auringer wrestled the lead away on [Read More]

Gustin repeats Late Model heroics at Marshalltown

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (Aug. 21) – Richie Gustin repeated as the Rumours Sports Bar & Grill IMCA Late Model feature winner Friday at Marshalltown Speedway. Gustin gained the lead from Jason Hahne following an early restart. Todd Cooney outdueled crowd favorite Darrel DeFrance for second. Hahne fell back to fourth and Chris Snyder was fifth. Tom Berry made the long trip from Oregon and grabbed the lead early in the Coors Light IMCA Modified feature. The red flag came out on lap four after Tyler Gross rolled off the top of turn two. Chris Abelson worked his way from 10th starting to the lead by lap five. After the caution come out for the final time on lap 15, Abelson sped to his second local win. Jake Strayer, Ronn Lauritzen. Josh Gilman and Scott Simatovich completed the top five. Damon Murty was the Miller Lite IMCA Stock Car winner and Austin Luellen got the best of the Toby K’s Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stocks. Jake McBirnie was a first-time winner this season in the Karl [Read More]

Guss rushes to IMCA Late Model win at Davenport

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (Aug. 21) – With the racing season winding down, the Davenport Speedway saw a pair of first-time local IMCA winners for 2015 Friday night. Ray Guss Jr. wasted no time in taking the win in the Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model feature. Guss started seventh and took the lead on lap four. Guss led the remainder of a 25-lap main that went green to checkered. The victory was his first at Davenport in more than two years. Andy Nezworski started ninth and finished second. Justin Kay came from 15th to third. Brunson Behning and Travis Denning rounded out the top five. Mitch Morris finally collected his first local feature win of the season in the Milan Heating &Air IMCA Modifieds. Morris used a lap four restart to take the lead and never looked back. Bob Dominacki had a strong run in second, while Matt Werner came from a seventh row start to finish third. Rich Smith and Bruce Hanford finished fourth and fifth respectively. It was victory number [Read More]

2015 IMCA point season ends on Sept. 27

VINTON, Iowa – The 2015 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season for seven sanctioned divisions ends on Sunday, Sept. 27. Final races are scheduled that day for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. Bonus points for applicable track and/or special series championships will be figured and national champions and rookies of the year announced as soon as possible. Local track officials will have until noon Central Standard Time on Monday, Oct. 26 to notify IMCA of corrections that affect their top 15 point standings before all standings for those divisions become official. Final weekly events for the 2015 IMCA Late Model point season will be Sunday, Aug. 30. The national champion and unofficial state and local track champions will be announced as soon as all race reports from that weekend are received and tabulated. Late Model point standings become official at noon CST on Monday, Sept. 28. Any questions [Read More]

20-year partner Harris Auto Racing continues sponsorship of Modified Race of Champions

BOONE, Iowa – A long-time supporter continues its financial support of a premier event for Modifieds during the 33rd annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Harris Auto Racing provides a portion of the purse for the Race of Champions, to be held Saturday, Sept. 12 at Boone Speedway. Now owned by Modified driver Kyle Brown, the Boone chassis manufacturer and high performance parts retailer is in its 20th season as a marketing partner with IMCA and has been title sponsor of the Race of Champions since 2007. Qualifying for the 12-car, 12-lap $1,000 to win race is open to top drivers in local track standings competing at Super Nationals, former national, regional and Super Nationals champions, and to previous race winners. Keith White of Little River Academy, Texas, is the defending race winner. Qualifying for the 27th annual ROC is Thursday, Sept. 10. “The support Harris has shown for this event remains a key part of their partnership with IMCA and something Kyle and I discussed last winter through the change in ownership,” IMCA [Read More]

New sponsor Motorsports Warehouse has prime location for Super Nationals customers

BOONE, Iowa – Recipients of contingency awards from the newest IMCA marketing partner won’t have to walk very far to redeem them. Motorsports Warehouse Distributors is currently relocating from Ames to the former JR Motorsports building just off Highway 30 and adjacent to the Boone Speedway grounds. Manufacturers’ Row at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will literally be in the company’s parking lot. “IMCA has a very large customer base. It makes sense to cater to that market in our backyard,” said Brent Antill of Motorsports Warehouse. “We have a lot to offer IMCA drivers.” Motorsports Warehouse will award $50 gift certificates to all last-chance qualifiers at Super Nationals. Those certificates will be good toward purchases from a complete line of racing products and safety equipment. Gift certificates with the same value will be awarded to a top five driver at each event in the Deery Brothers Summer Series and the Hawkeye Dirt Tour beginning next season. Antill’s grandfather started Hap’s Auto Supply in the mid-1960’s and built engines for [Read More]

All roads lead to Boone for Sept. 7-12 Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – Boone Speedway becomes the center of the dirt track racing universe for the Sept. 7-12 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Drivers from more than 20 states and Canada are already registered for IMCA’s centennial season Super Nationals. They’ll chase shares of a purse that exceeds $275,000 and more than $60,000 in contingency awards at the 33rd annual version of America’s Racin’ Vacation. “We continue to pride ourselves on the total purse paid out and contingencies awarded to drivers at Super Nationals and rightfully so,” IMCA President Brett Root said. “We’re looking forward to celebrating our 100th year at Boone Speedway during the biggest and the best race of the season.” A very driver and fan-friendly format will be continued as racing begins at 2 p.m. each day of Super Nationals. The first champion of 2015 will be crowned on Monday, Sept. 7, Labor Day. The Late Model feature is part of the Deery Brothers Summer Series. The entire Sport Compact program is on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod qualifying [Read More]

Aug. 21 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 1,196; 2. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 1,191; 3. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 1,158; 4. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 1,157; 5. Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn., 1,154; 6. J.D. Auringer, Waterloo, Iowa, 1,152; 7. Nick Roberts, Des Moines, Iowa, 1,149; 8. Justin Jones, Bemidji, Minn., 1,148; 9. Jimmy Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, 1,142; 10. Michael Densberger, Lincoln, Neb., 1,136; 11. Keith Jack Lamphere, Monroeton, Pa., 1,132; 12. Clint Hatlestad, Glencoe, Minn., 1,131; 13. Troy Cordes, Dunkerton, Iowa, and Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb., both 1,127; 15. Rob VanMil, Barnesville, Minn., 1,118; 16. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., and Alexander Wilson, Salinas, Calif., both 1,116; 18. Jason R. Benjamin, Towanda, Pa., and Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, both 1,114; 20. Van Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla., 1,113. IMCA Late Models – 1. Justin L. Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 796; 2. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 787; 3. Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa, 779; 4. Ryan Griffith, Webster City, Iowa, 757; 5. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, 750; 6. Jeremy Grady, Story City, [Read More]

$250 Added to IMCA Stock Car purse at 141

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. – Eric Mahlik and Advocare have chipped in $250 for the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars this Saturday, Aug. 22. Racing gets underway with the six divisions in action beginning at 6 p.m. The Stock Car feature winner will pull five pills. Each pill is worth $50 to that finishing position. One pill will be drawn from the 1-4 finishing positions. The other four pills will be drawn from the 5-20 finishing positions. “Advocare is a proud sponsor of the IMCA Stock Car Chase division. We see they are an exciting division just like we offer exciting products like Spark. We will be on hand offering free Spark to anyone who would like to try it. This will be on a first come, first served basis, so I suggest fans arrive early,” said Eric Mahlik, Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified driver and Advocare representative. At intermission, the top five drivers who calculated the most fans on driver/fan appreciation night will be announced.

Early entries for IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car Nationals soar past 100

EAGLE, Neb. – Early entries for the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car Nationals have already soared past 100. Drivers from 13 states and Canada will converge on Eagle Raceway Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 3-6 for the third annual event. The Sunday finale sees the winner take home $2,000 and all other main event qualifiers earn a minimum of $1,000. The field of 27 will start three wide. Pre-tech runs from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and will be followed by an open practice on Thursday, The front three rows qualify and Jake Ita Memorial heats are on Friday. Rows four, five and six qualify on Saturday, rows seven, eight and nine on Sunday. Friday and Saturday qualifiers pay $700 to win while the top prize in Saturday’s Ita Memorial is $1,000. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., the grandstand opens at 6 p.m., hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The pits open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Saturday. Hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. and racing [Read More]