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Coopman exorcizes Super Nationals demons with Sport Compact crown

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8) – Those September demons got put to rest Tuesday evening. Nate Coopman shook off the bad luck that had ridden with him in previous visits to Boone Speedway, winning the Sport Compact main event and becoming the first champion crowned at the 33rd annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “I’ve been trying to win this race for four years and had nothing but bad luck,” said Coopman, who broke while leading late in last year’s event and had to be wondering if he’d be snakebit again after making early contact with the front stretch wall. “This has to be my biggest win, for sure.” His latest of nearly 200 sanctioned victories paid $250, plus a $230 Speedway Motors Weekly Racing bonus based on 46 starts this season coming into the night. He’d started 12th and passed pole starter Nathan Chandler for the lead on just the seventh of 25 circuits. Coopman was already pulling away from the back when the first caution of the contest waved three laps later. Chandler, [Read More]

No stranger to Boone

Tom Charles is no stranger to Boone Speedway but this is the first year he’s brought a teammate to Super Nationals. The Modified hotshoe from Basehor, Kan., is accompanied by 18-year-old grandson Austin, who made his Super Nationals debut in a SportMod on Monday. “Austin has been wanting to come to Boone all year,” said Charles, who owns 90-plus Modified wins in his IMCA career and doubles as his grandson’s crew chief. “The kid is in heaven.” Third in the points this season at Thunder Hill Speedway, Austin was born deaf and has a cochlear implant. He said his other senses kick in to make up for his inability to hear on the track. Having Tom Charles as a crew chief/grandfather doesn’t hurt, either. “I’ve learned a lot from him. He’s got 40 years experience in racing,” Austin said. “All I have to do is tell him what the car is doing and he knows how to improve it. Both race for car owner Bill Butrick of Wichita, Kan. Austin’s ride is a 2008 Larry [Read More]

Tuesday Results

IMCA Sport Compact A-Main 01 — 1. Nate Coopman, Mankato, Minn.; 2. Josh Barnes, Keokuk; 3. Matt Brehmer, Sobieski, Wis; 4. Ryan Walker, Wilton; 5. Ramsey Meyer, Pierce, Neb.; 6. Brandon Setser, Davenport; 7. Branson Lambert, Carthage, Ill.; 8. Scott Spellmeier, Beatrice, Neb.; 9. Cory Peters, Spencer; 10. Tyler Thompson, Sioux City; 11. Terry Blowers, Waseca, Minn.; 12. Danny Sims, Decatur, Texas; 13. Adam Gates, Marion; 14. Jake Benischek, Durant; 15. Jay DeVries, Spencer; 16. David Dembowski, Grand Island, Neb.; 17. Nathan Chandler, Norway; 18. Cody Thompson, Sioux City; 19. Lance Mielke, Norfolk, Neb.; 20. Tyler Whalen, Bellevue, Neb.; 21. Alec Stapleton, Denison; 22. Drew Johnson, Sioux City; 23. Trent Orwig, Eldon; 24. Brandon Reu, Donnellson; 25. Corey Stapleton, Denison; 26. John Gill, Marshalltown; 27. Ron Kibbe, Danville; 28. Chuck Fullencamp, West Point; 29. Tyler Fralin, Beatrice, Neb.; 30. Stephanie Forsberg, Slayton, Minn.. B-Main 01 — 1. Tyler Whalen, Bellevue, Neb.; 2. Ron Kibbe, Danville; 3. Jay DeVries, Spencer; 4. Cody Thompson, Sioux City; 5. Ryan Westmann, Saint James, Minn.; 6. Dalton Lewis, Cylinder; 7. [Read More]

Rick Ringgenberg is going out on top at the 2015 Super Nationals.

While he plans to get a street rod or cruiser to keep his foot in the racing door, the veteran from Kelley calls it a career this September. He’ll take the green flag in the 15th of 20 Northern SportMod heats this evening. “I’ve got all the wrenches, I might as well keep wrenching,” Ringgenberg said. “It’s been a long haul, 25 years. I’ve never been outside the top 10 in points and I want to go out on the high side.” He made the big dance for times in a Hobby Stock, finishing third in 1997, and twice in a SportMod, also with a best finish of third, in 2005. “It would be a good sendoff if I can make the Saturday show,” he said. * Top two finishers from each of five Tuesday heats earned starting spots in the Stephenville Starter Race of Champions for Hobby Stocks and BSB Manufacturing Race of Champions for Northern SportMods on Saturday. Those drivers drew cards to determine starting positions in their respective events. Myles Michehl has the [Read More]

Record 64 Sport Compacts contend on day two of Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8) – The first car count record of the 33rd annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s comes courtesy of the Sport Compact division. Sixty-four Sport Compacts see action Tuesday at Boone Speedway. That’s one more than the previous record set two years ago. Sport Compact entries come from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas and Wisconsin. * Also on the schedule for day two of Super Nationals is race of champions qualifying for Northern SportMods and Hobby Stocks, two SportMod qualifying features and a single Hobby Stock qualifier. With the addition of a late SportMod entry on Monday, the overall car count for the first two days of Super Nationals is at 372. *

Prauner paces Super Nationals SportMod qualifier

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 7) – Kyle Prauner will start from the pole in Saturday’s main event for Northern SportMods at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Prauner drove high around defending champion Johnathon Logue on the 20th of 25 laps in winning the coveted starting position in Monday’s opening night qualifying feature at Boone Speedway. Tony Olson passed Logue for second; a late caution erased Logue’s bid to regain the lead and he chased Prauner and Olson the last three times around the oval. Completing the top eight finishers and the rest of the inside row were Matthew Looft, Jared VanDeest, Nelson Vollbrecht, Jacob Krone and Sam Wieben. Logue restarted inside row one following a caution on the initial start. The race was red-flagged after Brandon Williams got into the wall and rolled on the backstretch on lap 21. VanDeest raced his way into a qualifying spot from 25th starting; Vollbrecht and Wieben started side-by-side in the 14th row. Olson will make his career fifth Saturday night start at Super Nationals. Logue and Vollbrecht are [Read More]

Pruitt, Watson are opening night Hobby Stock heroes at Boone

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 7) – Mike Pruitt and John Watson punched their tickets to front row starting spots in Saturday’s Hobby Stock main event, with qualifying feature wins on opening night of the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Pruitt, the 2009 Northern SportMods champion, raced from 12th starting to win the first qualifier and earn the pole start in the big dance at Boone Speedway. He caught race-long leader Adam Armstrong on the 21st of 25 laps and took the checkers ahead of Myles Michehl. Watson took over the front spot just before midway in the second qualifier and held off Eric Stanton the last half of the contest. He’ll start in the middle of the front row on Saturday. Last year’s runner-up, Pruitt started sixth and reined in Nathan Ballard before catching Armstrong, who rolled in the first set of turn to bring a stop to the first qualifier with three laps to go. Ballard fell off the pace and Michehl took up the chase but didn’t have enough time to catch Pruitt. [Read More]

Monday Points & Qualifiers

Hobby Stocks Hobby Stocks Qualified Rank Car # Driver Name 1 92P Michael Prutt 2 4W John Watson 4 21X Myles Michehl 5 7B Eric Stanton 7 48 Brock Beeter 8 17L Luke Ramsey 10 14C Leah Wroten 11 72 Matthew McAtee 13 79 Benji Irvine 14 T8 Brandon Nielsen 16 55 Jason Fusselman 17 13G Craig Graham 19 T56 Tim Barber 20 17H Trevor Holm 22 48J Bryant Johnson 23 4 Jeremy Purdy Hobby Stocks Non Qualified Rank Car # Driver Name Points 1. 22 Steve Larson 591 2. 47 Brandon Beeter 590 3. 9D Dana Brandt 590 4. 78B Andrew Burg 589 5. 68Z Zachary Ankrum 588 6. 27X Jason Wilkinson 588 7. 52 A.J. Dancer 587 8. 52X Kevin Fee 587 9. 52W Weston Koop 587 10. 29 Nathan Ballard 586 11. 04 Sal Hernandez 586 12. 11R Rod Manthey 586 13. 0 Kyle Bond 585 14. 42T Tyson Overton 585 15. 27F Tommy Fose 584 16. 5 Dustin Lynch 584 17. 20N Justin Nehring 584 18. 6A Adam Armstrong 583 19. [Read More]

Living a Dream

Riley Raynard doesn’t let Duchenne Muscular Dystophy slow him down. He’s living a dream racing at his first Super Nationals. Just a couple weeks removed from his 18th birthday, the Lampman, Sask., hotshoe and family loaded up the trailer for the 15-hour trip to Boone. “It’s amazing,” he said, just prior to starting the second Hobby Stock heat. “I know from hot laps there are long straightaways and sharp corners here.” “The other guys I’ve talked to about racing here told me to go out and do my best. Racing at Super Nationals is something I’ve always wanted to do,” he added. Recipient of the prestigious Ken Schrader Real Racer Award, Raynard is runner-up in points at Estevan Motor Speedway and will also be among the drivers attempting to qualify for the Stephenville Starter Race of Champions.

Monday Super Nationals Results

Monday, September 7, 2015 Results IMCA SportMods Heat 01 — 1. Brandon Williams, Des Moines; 2. Tyler Watts, Beloit, Kan.; 3. Bryan Rigsby, Topeka, Kan.; 4. Colby Langenberg, Norfolk, Neb.; 5. Brandon Toftee, Webster City; 6. Shawn Harker, Nebraska City, Neb.; 7. Jerry Hinton, Adel; 8. Dustin Enabnit, Rockford; 9. David Hoover, Ankeny. Heat 02 — 1. Kyle Prauner, Norfolk, Neb.; 2. Greg Metz, Washington, Kan.; 3. Cody Brill, Harrisonville, Mo.; 4. Lukas Onstot, Norwalk; 5. Josh Sink, Red Oak; 6. Chase Rudolf, Norwalk; 7. Daniel Gottschalk, Ellis, Kan.; 8. Kayden Menasco, Muldrow, Okla.; 9. Kurtis Pihl, Falun, Kan.. Heat 03 — 1. Josh Pfeifer, Spencer, Neb.; 2. Alex Zwanzinger, Nashua; 3. Andy Tiernan, Madrid; 4. Cory Rose, Boone; 5. Darin Rothfus, Jefferson; 6. Kyle Bentley, Independence; 7. Dusty Masolini, Des Moines; 8. Brian Konz, Le Mars; 9. Austin Price, Alton. Heat 04 — 1. Tara Longnecker, Woodward; 2. Miles (Adam) Shelman, Ames; 3. Brenden Damon, Great Bend, Kan.; 4. Eric Knutsen, Cedar Rapids; 5. Taylor Metz, Washington, Kan.; 6. Brian Miller, Grand Junction; 7. James Kleinheskel, Columbus, [Read More]