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Carter, VanDerWal, Griffiths lead points at Great American Stock Car Shootout

By Jeremy Fox OSKALOOSA, Iowa (July 1) – Cayden Carter (IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars), Curtis VanDerWal (Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods) and Dustin Griffiths (IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks) were the top point getters, as all three won both their heat races on opening night of Southern Iowa Speedway’s 20th annual Budweiser Great American Stock Car Shootout. Back at it for night two on Thursday will be dashes for the top eight in points and last-chance qualifiers for all three divisions. The Stock Car main event pays $2,000 to win while Northern SportMod and Hobby Stock mains both pay $1,000. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing is at 7:30 p.m. In Wednesday’s Stock Car action, round one heats went to Derrick Agee, Damon Murty and Carter. Round two heats saw Mike Hughes, Carter and Cody Agee victorious. Top eight in points were Carter, Murty, Hughes, Daniel Hilsabeck, Cody Agee, Nathan Wood, Derrick Agee and Shane Paris. Colton Livezey and Curtis VanDerWal won round one heats in the Northern SportMods while Logan Anderson and VanDerWal won round two [Read More]

Special events, Super Nationals awards given by Nitro Bee

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Nitro Bee will give product awards to 10 special event winners and at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s for a third consecutive year. The Santa Maria, Calif., company again gives a total of 25 race receiver units and ear pieces to special events and Super Nationals drivers. Nitro Bee was named the official one-way radio race receiver of IMCA in 2013. The Nitro Bee device is available from a network of dealers that includes Speedway Motors, Performance Bodies, Allstar Performance, Karl Performance, Smiley’s Racing Products, Summit Racing Equipment Dakota Track Side, Jet Racing, Belleville Motorsports, Harris Auto Racing, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Precise Racing Products, Xtreme Motor Sports and Carolina Racing Supply. More information is available by calling 805 714-8538. IMCA rules require that no two-way radios be used in any division. “The new Nitro Bee units are pretty user friendly and are functional for all IMCA events where a one-way listening device is required,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “We thank them for giving [Read More]

IMCA Modified, Late Model, Northern SportMod national champions will be wrapped by Chase

AMES, Iowa – The official decal company of IMCA rewards three national champions with complimentary wraps again in 2015. Chase Signs & Graphics of Ames company gives race car wraps to top drivers in final national standings for the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified, IMCA Late Model and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod divisions. Champions of the other four IMCA Modified regions receive certificates good for 50 percent off a new wrap. Chase provides presentation checks for a number of IMCA events, notably the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, Deery Brothers Summer Series and Hawkeye Dirt Tour. Information about Chase vehicle and trailer wraps, decals, lettering and banners is available at the www.chasedecals.com website, by calling 515 292-6466 or on Facebook. “The team at Chase is excellent to work with and does some of the highest quality design and vinyl graphics work in the country.” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “We’re proud to partner with them once again in 2015 and wish our drivers the best of luck in their pursuit of a national [Read More]

First green flag is Sunday at Nodak for Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour

MANDAN, N.D. – The 26th annual Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour starts this Sunday, July 5 at Nodak Speedway. A record online pre-entry list has Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers coming from 15 US states and two Canadian provinces. Defending champions Jeff Taylor and Dalton Flory are among the early entries. An enhanced payout, courtesy of Industrial Electric of Dickinson, will now pay $2,100 to win, and $300 to start the Modified feature races at all six tracks in the series. Each Modified feature is a qualifying event for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars race for $800 to win and a minimum of $100 to start each evening Five new drivers have been selected to receive bonus money for the RacefeedX New Blood, Long Haul program to attract new drivers to the series. Kupper Chevrolet provides a $2,000 point fund for the top ten in series points in the Modified division and $1,000 for the top 10 in points for the Stock Cars. In addition, contingency [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds, Late Models chase $1,000 checks Saturday at Jackson County

MAQUOKETA, Iowa – Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Late Models both run for $1,000 to win this Saturday, July 4 at Jackson County Speedway. The Modified 25-lapper is a qualifying event for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Late Models run 30 laps; entry fee for both classes is $40 Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods run 15 laps for $500 to win with a $20 entry fee. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks are also on the card. All divisions will be draw/redraw and all applicable IMCA points will be awarded. Admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors and teenagers, $5 for kids ages 7-12 and free for ages six and under. Pit passes are $30 or $20 for Hobby Stock drivers. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 6:30 p.m. Fireworks follow the race program.

Strickler scores IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour honors at Hancock County

BRITT, Iowa (June 30) – Hancock County Speedway saluted veterans with a pre-Independence Day special event and the fans in the full grandstands saluted Kyle Strickler when the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature was complete. Strickler led the last 23 of 30 laps in Tuesday’s IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour main event. The win paid $3,300 plus a $500 bonus for leading the race at halfway. Kyle Brown ran in front the first seven circuits and finished a distant second, but still moved into the top spot in the series point standings. Arizona traveler Ricky Thornton Jr. qualified from his “B” feature and ended third in the main event. Ronn Lauritzen and Jimmy Gustin completed the top five. Forty-nine drivers, the most for a Dirt Tour event this season, from six states vied at Britt. Brown drew the outside pole start and set the fast pace before Strickler slipped by on the higher line and was scored first when the eighth lap was scored. The only caution of the contest came on lap 13 as [Read More]

IMCA North Star Touring Series finale is Friday at Fairmont

FAIRMONT, Minn. – Five champions will be crowned when the IMCA North Star Touring Series visits Fairmont Raceway for its Friday, July 3 finale. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts all see tour action for the sixth and final time this season. Pit gates and the grandstand open at 5:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. with racing to follow. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults and free for students ages 18 and under. Pit passes are $25. Through the first five North Star events, the Modifieds, Northern SportMods and Hobby Stocks have yet to see a repeat winner. Luke Sathoff won the last two Stock Car features. Nate Coopman topped four of the first five Sport Compact main events. More information about the Friday show is available at the www.fairmontraceway.com website and on Facebook. Top 10 North Star Touring Series Point Standings Modifieds – 1. Mathew Hollerich, Good Thunder, 172; 2. Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, 150; 3. Aaron Krohn, Slayton, 95; 4. [Read More]

Stock checkers fly at I-35 for Willier

By Greg Grabianowski MASON CITY, Iowa (June 28) – Joe Willier has been close for the past four starts at the I-35 Speedway and finally got his first feature win of the season on Sunday. Willier had finished in the top four three times his last four starts before piloting his number 96 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car rig into the winner’s circle by using the low. Travis Shipman took second with Kevin Opheim third. Tim Ward made a late pass of Ethan Dotson, then held off a fast-closing Kelly Shryock for the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified victory. It has been a while since Nick West crossed the finish line first as the hometown driver won his first Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature since July 14 of 2013 at I-35. Alex Zwanziger placed second with Nate Chodur third. Andrew Borchardt won the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature for the second straight week, sliding between a pair of cars down the backstretch. Chanse Hollatz was second, followed by Scott Dobel. Devin Jones’ success at I-35 in [Read More]

Larson is best in Modified main at Britt

By Greg Grabianowski BRITT, Iowa (June 27) – Adam Larson won the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature to highlight a big night of racing Saturday at Hancock County Speedway. Larson rocketed from the 11th starting spot to the front of the 19-car field for his first local feature win of the year. Dustin Smith finished second with Jesse Hoeft third. Ned Kalis won his second Hancock County IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature of the season after starting ninth. Chad Palmer was the runner-up, followed by David Smith. George Nordman bested the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod field at Britt for the third time in 2015. Greg Sidles took second with Nick Meyer third. Weston Koop earned his first IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock win of the year, coming from the outside of row four to get the job done. Cory Gansen finished second followed by Cody Nielsen. Jacob Kofoot took the Mach-1 Sport Compact checkers ahead of Devin Jones and Kaytee DeVries.

Czarapata cashes in again

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (June 27) – Jason Czarapata’s rich weekend continued with the $1,000 Saturday checkers at Shawano Speedway. Brian Joski started outside row one of the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature and put his machine in the lead on lap one with polesitter Jimmy Bartelt Sr. right behind. A lap four caution slowed the paced and bunched the field back up. Eddie Muenster raced around Bartelt to move to second on lap five and went to work trying to reel in Joski. By lap 10, Czarapata had raced to third and on lap 11 he used the inside line to pass Joski for the lead. Mechanical woes for Muenster on lap 12 brought out a caution and forced him to the pits. In the end it was Czarapata capturing his first win of the year at Shawano. Jerry Wilinski took second in front of Matt Oreskovich and Joski. Travis Van Straten won his sixth straight and seventh overall local IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature of the season, taking the lead on lap three [Read More]