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Snyder takes first checkers of season at Marshalltown

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (July 31) – Jon Snyder took the lead early in Friday’s Coors Light IMCA Modified 20-lap feature and stayed in front to the checkers, despite the best of efforts of Jake Strayer and then Brian Irvine. The local win was the first of the season for Snyder. Irvine ran second the last 11 circuits and Strayer ended in third. Donavon Smith took charge just before a couple mid-race cautions and drove to his sixth Miller Lite IMCA Stock Car victory at Marshalltown this season. Garrett Eilander worked his way through lapped traffic and held off hard-charging Austin Luellen for Toby K’s Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stock honors. Jared VanDeest caught Sam Wieben for the lead and eventual win, his fourth locally in 2015, in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main event.

Cook wins second straight at Kossuth County

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (July 30) – After not picking up a feature win in more that a year, Doug Cook did not wait long to make it two in a row as the hometown driver topped the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod Thursday at Kossuth County Speedway. Cook raced from the fifth starting spot to the lead on the first circuit. The only thing that slowed his trip to the winner’s circle was a yellow flag on lap 10. Jeramie Faber had his best run of the summer by placing second with Jake Simpson third. Rob Hughes captured his first local Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature of the season, leading the whole way despite being unable to shake off challenges from Tad Reutzel and Jesse Hoeft. Hoeft passed Reutzel with one lap to go to place second. Heath Tulp led the distance in recording his first IMCA Sunoco Stock Car victory this season at Algona. Bruce Wickman had his best finish of the season with a second place showing followed by Derek Green. [Read More]

Hamilton County Speedway brings back Harris Clash

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa – Promoter Bob Harris is feeling a bit nostalgic these days, with the return next week of the Harris Clash to Hamilton County Speedway. The special for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds was held at Webster City during its inaugural and second seasons in 1992 and 1993. After stops at Boone and Harlan, the event found a more permanent home at Knoxville Raceway. When the July 16 event was rained out, however, Harris had to make the decision to cancel altogether or find a different venue with an open date. That’s where Hamilton County Speedway and the new race date of Tuesday, Aug. 4 come in. “It’s a neat deal. We had plenty of offers to host a rescheduled event and one of them came from Webster City,” Harris said. “I thought ‘What the heck, that’s where it all started.’” “Back in the day (the late 1970s and early 1980s) I raced a Late Model there,” he continued. “I’m pretty excited about this. It’s going to be a lot of fun. The [Read More]

Buena Vista Raceway’s Aug. 5 IMCA Modified feature pays $1,300 to win

ALTA, Iowa – Winning the Wednesday, Aug. 5 Marv Rueter Memorial for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds at Buena Vista Raceway will be good for $1,300 and a spot on the ballot for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. The Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod winner earns $500 and the Mach-1 Sport Compact winner earns $300. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and BVR Bombers complete the weekly race program. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded. Modified, Northern SportMod and Sport Compact portions of the show will be draw/redraw. Entry fees are $50 for the Modifieds, $35 for the Northern SportMods and $25 for the Sport Compacts. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:45 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and veterans with ID, and free for kids 12 and under. Pit passes are $25. More information is available by calling promoter Lee Meyer at 712 299-5147 or the track at 712 284-2561. The [Read More]

Southern Iowa Speedway hosts IMCA Late Models on Aug. 5

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – IMCA Late Models return to Southern Iowa Speedway on Wednesday, Aug. 5, with a top prize of $750 at stake. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. Also on the weekly card will be Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Mach-1 Sport Compacts and the Iowa Sportsman Series. Sponsors for the evening are Supreme Lawn & Landscape, Van Wall Equipment, Farmers Support America, KBOE and Mahaska Bottling. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $6 for students and free for 12 and under. Pit passes are $25. Kids’ Club is at 6:30 p.m., hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m.

Grossenbacher wins Gage County Fair Sprint show at Beatrice

BEATRICE, Neb. (July 26) – The first time Trevor Grossenbacher raced at Beatrice Speedway, he ended up upside down in a borrowed car. His second visit had a happier ending. Grossenbacher won Sunday’s Sprint Series of Nebraska feature during the Gage County Fair. He led all 20 circuits after starting outside row three, taking the top line to the front on the first turn and then running the bottom groove. Adam Guillion, Jason Danley, Joey Danley and Shon Pointer completed the top five. The victory was Grossenbacher’s IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car tour second this year. He’d also topped the opening night event at Eagle Raceway. Feature results – 1. Trevor Grossenbacher; 2. Adam Guillion; 3. Jason Danley; 4. Joey Danley; 5. Shon Pointer; 6. Terry Richards; 7. Jason Martin; 8. Tyler Drueke; 9. Jake Bubak; 10. Clint Benson; 11. Ethan Fleetwood; 12. Shayle Bade; 13. Keith Dragoo; 14. Gene Ackland; 15. Mark Pace; 16. Tim Hilfiker; 17. Chase Weiter; 18. Blain Petersen; 19. Kyle Flodman.

Hasty Hammock tops 281 Sprint Series of Texas main

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (July 25) – Jerry Hammock didn’t waste much time getting to the front Saturday night at 281 Speedway. The sixth starting Hammock drove to the lead half a lap into the Sprint Series of Texas main event at 281 Speedway. He stayed in front ‘til the end of a 20-lapper that ran caution-free. “The two cars in front of me went to the cushion and I went to the middle,” Hammock summarized after the win, his IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car tour second of the season. Mike Herring was second and Reagan Reed was third. Completing the top five were Gary Kelley and Trevor Reed. Feature results – 1. Jerry Hammock; 2. Mike Herring; 3. Reagan Reed; 4. Gary Kelley; 5. Trevor Reed; 6. Adam Barr; 7. Dustin Woods; 8. Matt Etzelmiller; 9. Mark Klis; 10. David Garland; 11. Craig Woods; 12. Jason Howell; 13. Josh Hanna; 14. David Munden; 15. Bud Hanna; 16. Drew Wright; 17. Matt Holt; 18. Bob Odom; 19. Ed Keaton; 20. Danny Merrell.

Yarie, Loberger race to Sun Drop Shootout wins

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (July 28) – Marcus Yarie and Dustin Loberger both brought home the hard fought victories from Shawano Speedway’s Sun Drop Shootout. Yarie started on the pole of the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature field but it was no cakewalk as Brad Lautenbach was scored first on each of the first six laps. Yarie took the lead from Lautenbach with Brian Mullen following on the next circuit. Mullen and Johnny Whitman began to pressure Yarie on lap 10. Yarie fought off numerous charges by Mullen and Whitman over the remaining 10 laps on his way to victory lane. Matt Oreskovich passed Whitman late in the race to take third. Loberger started outside one in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature and took the lead with brother-in-law Scott Stewart and nephew Steven Stewart close behind. Behind them, Mike Schmidt, Travis Van Straten, and John Heinz battled for the next three positions. By lap seven it was Loberger still in the lead with Steven Stewart and Van Straten running second and third. Lap [Read More]

Three IMCA divisions LaSalle-bound for Aug. 1 One Night Stand

LaSALLE, Ill. – IMCA Late Models race for $2,000 to win and Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds for $1,000 to win at LaSalle Speedway’s inaugural One Night Stand special Saturday, Aug. 1. The Modified feature is a qualifying event for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Completing the card are Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods chasing a $400 top check. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded in all three divisions. Modifieds also vie for Belleville Motorsports North Central Region points. Minimum start money is $250 for the Late Models, $150 for the Modifieds and $75 for the SportMods. There is no entry fee for any division; SportMods will use passing points. Spectator admission is $20 for adults and free for kids 11 and under. Pit passes are $35. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. with one-lap time trials for Late Models and Modifieds at 6:30 p.m. and racing to follow on the quarter-mile dirt [Read More]

Green matches top payday with repeat run to Hancock County Fair Stock Car checkers

BRITT, Iowa (July 24) – Winning the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car headliner at Hancock County Speedway’s fair the first time was special. Winning that event, and another $4,000, a second time was even better for Derek Green. Green repeated the big payday at Britt on Friday night. He had the fastest car among 55 entries from six states, including Texas, and beat Kyle Vanover to the line by a couple car lengths. Kevin Opheim, who’d pocketed $2,000 just the night before at Kossuth County Speedway, 17th starting Randy Brands and Dan Mackenthun, completed the top five. Green had started fourth and was running at the front of the 26-car field by the third of 25 laps. He built a straightaway lead that disappeared with a rash of late cautions. Opheim tried inside on two restarts and Vanover tried outside the next two. Neither could make their way past the leader, however, in a race that ended green, white, checkered. “Last year I pretty much checked out,” said Green, who led the last 22 laps of the [Read More]