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Ward wins in completion of rain-interrupted Empire State Series race at I-88

AFTON, N.Y. (Aug. 7) – Not quite two months after taking the initial green flag, Will Ward took the checkers at I-88 Speedway’s rescheduled Empire State Series show. He’d started sixth when action resumed from the June 12 event halted with eight laps in the book. The Friday night feature was Ward’s Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified tour career first and came on his home track, as well as two days before his birthday. “I’d run second in the series race here the Friday before so I knew we were close,” said Ward said. “I got elected to the Fast Shafts All-Star invitational, then we got our first win at Afton. How much better could it possibly get?” Ward used the lower line in getting to second, then ran side-by-side with Tyler Stoddard for a couple circuits before taking over in front. The final caution came out with two laps to go but Ward pulled ahead to beat Stoddard, Matt Cole, point leader Eddie Sites and previous race winner James Cornell across the stripe. Feature [Read More]

Kilgore dominates 141’s Red, White and Blue Series

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS Creek, Wis. (Aug. 8) – Shawn Kilgore has earned accolades in his racing career and as of Saturday he can add Red, White and Blue Series champion to the list. Kilgore picked up the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified win in the finale of the series. He earned two victories and a second place finish in the three-race swing. Kilgore receives a crate motor from Gandrud Chevrolet for his efforts. He also won $1,210 for his Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying victory. What proved to be the race-winning move was at the drop of the green flag. Kilgore made quick work of the field as he jetted from his outside front row starting spot and into the lead. Kilgore built up a straightaway advantage in just three laps. Johnny Whitman made his way from fifth to second in those same three laps but had a straightaway deficit to overcome. Whitman searched the whole speedway trying to catch the leader as Kilgore entered lapped traffic on lap nine. Kilgore had to [Read More]

Reeves is super in Tri-State Modified main

Rob Nugent POCOLA, Okla. (Aug. 8) – Anthony Reeves took home the trophy following his first Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified win of the season Saturday at Tri-State Speedway. Van Gemmill finished second for the second week in a row, ahead of Jason Payton. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature saw Brent Grover capture his first win of the season in front of Keith Heaslet and Joshua Vaughn. In the IMCA SportMod main event, Cody Rongey took home his second win of the season ahead of youngster Kayden Menasco as Alan Goforth crossed the line in third.

Shryock scores abbreviated All Star Night win at Britt

BRITT, Iowa (Aug. 8) – The rainbow stretching over the backstretch at Hancock County Speedway led Kelly Shryock to an $8,800 jackpot. After starting deep in the field in Thursday and Friday features at Britt, Shryock led every lap of Saturday’s Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified All Star Night feature shortened from 50 to 36 circuits because of rain and slick track conditions. Mark Elliott started ninth and found the fastest line up top. He had closed on Shryock before the sudden checkers flew. Kyle Brown, Benji LaCrosse and Hunter Marriott followed the front pair across the stripe. Shryock earned $4,000 for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying win, plus $2,800 in lap money and a $2,000 bonus for having raced at least eight times previously this season at Hancock County. “We’ve been trying to win here all year and finally got it done on a big night,” said Shryock, who agreed with the decision by track officials to call the race early. “It was a handful out there. Whether I was running first, [Read More]

Ruter reels in LaCrosse for Night of 10,000 Stars honors

BRITT, Iowa (Aug. 7) – The stars aligned Friday night at Hancock County Speedway for Ryan Ruter. Ruter passed Benji LaCrosse with 10 laps left in the Night of 10,000 Stars main event for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, then stayed in front to the finish for a $9,000 payday. LaCrosse, the 2013 race winner and last year’s runner-up, led most of the 50-lapper before getting caught behind a lapped car in the second set of turns. Ruter shot to the lower line for the lead, then pulled away in traffic. “Benji had about a half a straightaway lead when I saw him move up. I followed him to the higher line and started making up ground,” said Ruter, who’d run second to another Wisconsin hotshoe, Mike Mullen, in Thursday’s Night of 1,000 Stars at Britt. “It wasn’t that Benji made a mistake. He was just in the wrong lane at the wrong time,” Ruter continued. “I had an opportunity and I capitalized on it.” Forty cars representing nine states started the feature, which saw [Read More]

Mullen cashes in at Night of 1,000 Stars

BRITT, Iowa (Aug. 6) – Another big Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified event ended with Mike Mullen’s name on the Pay To The Order Of line of another big check. Mullen worked his way up from 15th starting and took the lead from Jesse Hoeft following the mandatory pit stop at midway, then led the last 25 laps of Hancock County Speedway’s Night of 1,000 Stars special. Including lap money, the victory was worth $4,750 to Mullen. He’d recently cashed in to the tune of $10,000 at 141 Speedway’s Clash at the Creek. “I laid back the first 10 laps or so and thought the bottom would be the place to be,” said Mullen, new to the ballot for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. “About 20 laps in I decided the high side was where I needed to be with my car.” Ryan Ruter raced from 21st starting to second, pulling to Mullen’s back bumper before finishing three car lengths off the pace. Kyle Strickler started 10th and finished third and giving up the runner-up position to Ruter with [Read More]

Abelson heads second group of 14 elected to Fast Shafts All-Star field

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 6) – Another former race winner and nine first-timers are among the second group of 14 IMCA Modified drivers elected to start the upcoming Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Chris Abelson of Sioux City, the current national point leader, won the event in 2011 and will take the green flag again on Friday, Sept. 11 during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone Speedway. Elected to the All-Star field, in voting that ran from July 29-Aug. 5, were Bobby Hogge IV of Salinas, Calif., and Randy McDaniel of Olivehurst, Calif., from the Larry Shaw Racing Western Region; Abelson and Corey Dripps of Waterloo from the Belleville Motorsports North Central Region; Johnny Saathoff of Beatrice, Neb., and Jesse Richter of Great Bend, Kan., from the Jet Racing Central Region; Dean Abbey of Roanoke, Texas, and Josh McGaha of Abilene, Texas, from the Razor Chassis South Central Region; and Will Ward of Cobleskill, N.Y., and Mitchell Hunt of Greenville, Mich., from the Dirt Works Eastern Region. At-large candidates making the grid [Read More]

August 7 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings

Aug. 7 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 1,189; 2. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 1,179; 3. Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn., 1,152; 4. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 1,146; 5. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 1,144; 6. J.D. Auringer, Waterloo, Iowa, and Jimmy Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, both 1,137; 8. Michael Densberger, Lincoln, Neb., 1,124; 9. Justin Jones, Bemidji, Minn., 1,123; 10. Nick Roberts, Des Moines, Iowa, 1,122; 11. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb., 1,119; 12. Troy Cordes, Dunkerton, Iowa, 1,116; 13. Kyle Brown, State Center, Iowa, 1,113; 14. Keith Jack Lamphere, Monroeton, Pa., 1,109; 15. Scott Hogan, Vinton, Iowa, 1,105; 16. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 1,104; 17. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, 1,103; 18. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1,096; 19. Alexander Wilson, Salinas, Calif., 1,095; 20. Van Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla., 1,089. IMCA Late Models – 1. Justin L. Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 795; 2. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 784; 3. Ryan Griffith, Webster City, Iowa, 753; 4. Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa, 750; 5. [Read More]

$1,000 to win IMCA Modified feature headlines rich Murray County Fair show

SLAYTON, Minn. – More money is on the line for all four IMCA divisions running next Friday, Aug. 14 at Murray County Speedway. The county fair program pays the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified winner $1,000 and is a 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying event. Bonuses of $500 for the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod winner and $250 for the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock winner will be given by Sturdevant’s Auto Supply of Slayton. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car winner also earns a $250 bonus. Top four finishers in the Hobby Stock feature also will be entered in a drawing for an additional $500. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded. The Modified portion of the program is draw/redraw. Completing the card are the MCRA compacts and pickups. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 7:15 p.m. with racing to follow. Grandstand admission is $13 for adults, $8 for kids 11-15 and free for 10 and under. Pit passes are $26. There is no [Read More]

Deery Series, Hawkeye Dirt Tour travel to Tipton next Tuesday

TIPTON, Iowa – What’s developed into a traditional doubleheader for two IMCA special series plays out again next Tuesday at Cedar County Raceway. Both the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models and Hawkeye Dirt Tour for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds are on the Aug. 11 card at Tipton. The Deery feature pays $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start while the Dirt Tour feature pays $1,000 to win and a minimum of $150. The two series have shared a Cedar County date each of the last three seasons. Deery winners over that span have been Kevin Kile, Brian Harris and defending champion and current point leader Justin Kay. Milo Veloz Jr., Darin Duffy and Jesse Sobbing own the HDT victories. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. The drivers’ meeting is at 6:30 p.m. and hot laps are at 6:45 p.m., with racing to follow. Grandstand admission is $17 for adults, $15 for seniors 62 and over, $10 for students and [Read More]