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Rookie races to IMCA Modified win at Electric City

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (May 23) – It was a night for rookies Saturday at Electric City Speedway. Kory Wermling had his work cut out for him after starting ninth but raced to the front and won the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature. After racing side-by-side with Joey Price for several laps, Wermling held off Paul Leach to secure the checkers. Tommy Bush looked strong until a run-in with some iron bent a trailing arm. He still finished fifth behind rookie Zack Olson.

Wolla, Berg are IMCA winners on record setting night at Dacotah Speedway

MANDAN, N.D. (May 22) – Records are meant to be broken. That was the case Friday as 137 drivers checked in for a regular night of racing at Dacotah Speedway. It was a new track record for the track that boasts the highest number of IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds in North Dakota. Jason Wolla picked up his second straight Modified victory, leading from the second lap to the checkers. Aaron Turnbull reeled in Shawn Strand for second as the frontrunners caught the tail end of the field. Lapped traffic slowed Strand as Turnbull drove by with three laps to go. Turnbull ran out of time, however, and had to settle for second. Jason Berg led the final two circuits in winning the Mach-1 Sport Compact main event. Chase Schlafmann was second and Nic West was third. Despite the record car count, the final checkered flag waved shortly 10:10 p.m., meaning just three hours and 10 minutes were needed to complete the entire show.

New sponsor Magnus Racing Products gives awards in seven IMCA divisions

DANIELSON, Conn.– The business Mike Sangermano started in a two bay garage on the side of his house just six years ago is a new marketing partner with IMCA. Magnus Racing Products now remanufactures transmissions and rear ends, and makes drive train components and internal transmission parts in a 4,000 square foot shop. The Danielson, Conn., company will give product awards in three IMCA divisions and product certificates in four other classes this season. “A lot of IMCA drivers are already our customers but we want to continue expanding in new market areas,” explained Sangermano. “We want to get more into dirt and work with an organization like IMCA that we can grow and expand our market with.” Drivers in each of the five Modified regions, as well as Late Model and Sprint Car drivers with the most 40-point feature wins, receive sets of quick change gears. Top three eligible drivers in the two Stock Car regions, both Hobby Stock regions, and in national Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod standings [Read More]

Smith leads Sprints green to checkered at I-90

By Steve Zwemke HARTFORD, S.D. (May 23) – Colin Smith led every lap in winning his career first Coffee Cup IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature Saturday at I-90 Speedway. Smith had the field covered for all 20 laps of the nightcap in just his third I-90 Speedway start. Jeff Edgington held off Casey Abbas for a second place finish.

Kay becomes first to repeat with Deery checkers at Boone

BOONE, Iowa (May 25) – Justin Kay became the first repeat winner this season in the Deery Brothers Summer Series, on the night Richie Gustin nearly raced to his first IMCA Late Model tour victory. Gustin caught the defending series champ on the white flag lap Monday at Boone Speedway and had the edge as the front pair charged down the backstretch. The yellow flag was thrown for a spun car in the upcoming set of turns, however, and Kay got the front spot back for the restart as the leader of the last scored lap. Jeff Aikey caught Gustin for second but couldn’t challenge Kay, who topped the green, white, checkered finish by two car lengths. The $3,000 win was the series career 11th for Kay, who also banked the $250 Sunoco Race Fuels feature qualifier drawing prize. Tyler Droste and Ray Guss Jr. completed the top five and point leader Andy Nezworski ended in sixth. Scott Fitzpatrick started on the pole and led the first 10 of 40 circuits in the Memorial Day event. [Read More]

Razor Chassis in second season as title sponsor for IMCA South Central Region

PLATTE CENTER, Neb. – Drivers in IMCA’s South Central Region for Modifieds enjoy title sponsorship from a chassis builder on the cutting edge again in 2015. Razor Chassis provides a portion of the $6,000 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in the region, which includes tracks in Texas and southern New Mexico, for a second consecutive year. Owned by Travis Roth, Razor manufactures both Modified and Northern SportMod chassis and also retails high performance parts. The Platte Center, Neb., company won North Central Region honors in IMCA’s 2013 Manufacturer’s Cup contest. Razor shared that title and finished third in the overall cup standings last season. “The Razor brand has been a force in IMCA Modified racing each of the past two seasons and their drivers have helped them capture at least a share of regional Manufacturers’ Cup championships,” noted IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “They are off to a strong start again in 2015 and I anticipate seeing a number of Razor cars at the top of regional and national points again [Read More]

Memorial Day Hawkeye Dirt Tour show canceled

MASON CITY, Iowa (May 25) – The Memorial Day IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour event at I-35 Speedway has been canceled due to the weekend of wet weather. Up next in the series for touring IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds is the Tuesday, June 9 show at Jackson County Speedway. The Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models is also at Maquoketa that evening.

Diamond Mountain hosts May 29, 30 Racing For a Reason

VERNAL, Utah – The inaugural Racing for a Reason Rumble at Diamond Mountain Speedway boasts a pair of $1,000 to win features for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds this Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30. Racing for a Reason Rumble is designed to be an annual event and help various recipients in need. The 2015 recipient is six-year-old Kaden McCormick of Roosevelt, Utah, who is in need of another kidney transplant. Both Modified features are 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifiers and pay a minimum of $125 to start. Twenty Modifieds will take the green flag in each 20-lap main event. IMCA SportMods will race for $500 to win and $75 to start each night. The Buy a Lap Challenge will also be held. It will be $20 a lap and half the earnings will go toward the Kaden McCormick’s kidney transplant fund; the other half will go to the driver who leads that lap. Racing starts at 7 p.m. both nights set at Vernal. Regular grandstand admission is $8 for adults. Hill parking [Read More]

Ashley collects Cottage Grove Speedway checkers

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (May 23) – Jimmy Owen made him work for it but Gene Ashley picked up his third Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature win of the season Saturday at Cottage Grove Speedway. The front pair battled hard, swapping the lead several times before Ashley secure the spot in the late stages of the race.

Sites wins, Fleming is second after early Empire State Series spin at Black Rock

By Steven Ovens DUNDEE, N.Y. (May 22) – With increased pay on the line, Eddie Sites made the most of his run Friday night to pick up the Empire State Series checkers at Black Rock Speedway. The two-time IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified tour champion led the last 11 of 25 circuits in earning $500, plus lap money, and his career seventh series victory. Chris Fleming, another former Empire State Series champion, set the fast pace the first three laps, restarted at the back of the field and charged through the field to finish second. Fleming and rookie Sparky Hills brought the field to the green flag. Fleming led before very uncharacteristically spinning in turn three but heads-up driving allowed the 23-car field to avoid him. Fleming went to the tail of the field and Harry Ely took the lead from Hills on the ensuing restart. Ely led through lap 14 but the man on a mission was Sites. He drove up on Ely, made the pass for the lead on lap 15 and never looked [Read More]