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Potential payday now $5,000-plus for Hogan Memorial IMCA Modified winner

VINTON, Iowa – A potential payday of more than $5,000 awaits the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature winner at Benton County Speedway’s Sunday, July 12 Hogan Memorial. The 21st annual event is 50 laps and now pays $1,950 to win, including a $500 bonus from RACEFEEDX and IMCA.TV. Lap money is $50 for every circuit, plus $250 to the leader at midway. Hard charger cash awards add up to $600. Minimum start money has been increased to $250 and Modified heat race winners also earn $100. If not already vote eligible, the winner will be added to the ballot for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing national, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded at the draw/redraw show. A mandatory caution will be thrown for a five-minute break midway through the feature, with all cars stopping on the front stretch. Two former race winners and the top two drivers in local track points who do not qualify will receive provisional starts. Previous Hogan Memorial [Read More]

Howard Memorial this weekend at Cottage Grove

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – One of the crown jewel events of Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified racing in the Pacific Northwest will take place on Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11. The Cottage Grove Speedway Modified Nationals will be run in honor of Mark Howard, who was a very inspirational person to many people in the pit area and a driving mentor to several CGS drivers. Many of the best IMCA Modified drivers in the region will be in town for the two nights of action. Saturday’s main event is a fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier, paying $2,600 to win and a minimum of $100 to start. The driver entry fee is $100. Pit passes are the regular $30.00 each. Returning for the third straight year will be the Race Of Champions, which will be held on Friday and feature past champions and 2015 Modified feature winners. Drivers must call CGS General Manager Heather Boyce at 541 729-8666 and pay a $20 entry fee. The 2015 Howard Memorial format will [Read More]

Eakin, Smith are Sprint winners at I-90

By Steve Zwemke HARTFORD, S.D. (July 4) – Nate Eakin lead 35 laps of Coffee Cup IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature racing Saturday at I-90 Speedway. The first 20 were in the makeup feature, which was postponed due to rain a week ago. Eakin dominated the field as the race went without caution. Eakin won the night’s heat before going on a tear in the regularly scheduled feature. He led the first 15 laps but Colin Smith began to catch him and on the 16th lap Smith made an incredible pass in the second turn to become the first driver overtake Eakin on Saturday.

Dripps, Murty, Swanson top thrilling three-wide finishes at Benton County Speedway

VINTON, Iowa (July 5) – Fans were seeing triple Sunday night at Benton County Speedway as three divisions came down to three-wide finishes in exciting action on the quarter-mile. In the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, David Brown led throughout the 20-lap feature while Corey Dripps gave chase. Brown was dialed in on the preferred high groove while Dripps pestered him from the low side. Meanwhile, Zach Less was working through traffic and into contention following a lap five miscue that sent him to the tail of the field. Following a caution on the 18th circuit, Brown led the field back to green while Dripps and Less pressured from the low side. The three approached the checkers three-wide with Dripps inching ahead to steal his first win of the season. Brown was scored second ahead of Less. After being mired in traffic throughout the first half of the 16-lap IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main event, Damon Murty made his way into the top four just prior to the midway point. While Murty raced through the [Read More]

Ruter rules record-setting opener at Nodak for Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour

MINOT, N.D. (July 5) – Ryan Ruter was the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified winner on a record-setting opening night for the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour at Nodak Speedway. The $2,100 checkers flew for Ruter as a series record 93 Modifieds were checked in for the Sunday show. That eclipsed by one the mark set last year at Dacotah Speedway. Ten states and Canada were represented in the main event. Jordan Grabouski, Hunter Marriott, Ricky Thornton Jr. and Robert Hellebust completed the top five. “We drew well but this was a win we had to earn,” said Ruter, who started the 30-lapper from outside row one. “The track was good and we had a good race with Hunter for a majority of the night.” Cautions throughout the contest kept lapped traffic from becoming a factor. The last yellow set up a green, white, checkered finish. “Jordan came in and challenged a couple times but we were able to hold him off there at the end,” Ruter said. “Everything was good.” Grabouski and Thorton both [Read More]

Off Road Speedway provides Fourth of July action

By Randy Pospishil NORFOLK, Neb. (July 4) – Troy Bruns won his second Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature at Off Road Speedway on Saturday night, ending Kyle Prauner’s streak of six straight victories. Bruns needed 12 laps to get the lead, only to see his work temporarily negated by the race’s only caution, which returned him to second behind Eric Haase. On the restart Bruns made his move and passed Haase on the outside. Meanwhile, Prauner, was passed Justin Addison on the inside and then slipped past Haase with five laps remaining. Prauner was able to switch cars quickly enough to pick up a win in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature, edging ahead of Shawn Primrose coming out of turn four with a narrow lead at the finish line. Jeremy Hoskinson took his second IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock checkers and forced Tracy Buck to continue his quest for a first-ever win at Off Road Speedway. Buck had taken advantage of his front-row starting position to lead 12 laps, holding on to the lead in [Read More]

Hanford celebrates the Fourth at 34 with $1,000 IMCA Modified win

By Dana Royer WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (July 4) – Bruce Hanford took the lead from Brandon Rothzen following a caution on lap 13 and went on to win the Roberts Tire Center-sponsored $1,000 to win IMCA Modified feature Saturday at 34 Raceway. The victory landed Hanford on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. John Oliver ran at the front of the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature field before mechanical issues sidelined him halfway through the 20-lapper. Jason Cook took charge on the 13th circuit and drove to the win. Austen Becerra led from start to finish for his second local Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature victory, holding off Joey Gower at the end.

Carrell captures Cottage Grove checkers

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 3) – Mark Carrell was the fastest in a 20-car field of Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds Friday at Cottage Grove Speedway. Monte Bischoff grabbed the early lead and ran in front until Collen Winebarger made his way around on lap nine. Winebarger seemed to be on rails and on his way to his first local victory of the season but Carrell had other plans in mind. Using the bottom of the oval, Carrell worked his way underneath Winebarger on lap 18 and started to distance himself from the pack. Winebarger started to reel Carrell back in but ran out of laps and ended in second. Curtis Towns, Kreg Britton and Jake Mayden completed the top five.

Lunow leads to SportMod finish at Dodge City

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. (July 3) – Hometown shoe Jason Lunow led all the way to become the seventh different winner in as many IMCA SportMod events this season at Dodge City Raceway Park. Lunow weathered three cautions in the opening half of Friday’s 20-lapper, then fended off Bart Baker over the closing rounds to secure the win. Josh Appel chased the lead duo to the stripe in third with Jeff Kaup and Brian May rounding out the top five.

Irvine, Stofer, Hilmer take first Marshalltown wins of season

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (July 3) – Brian Irvine, Robert Stofer and Curt Hilmer all won for the first time at Marshalltown Speedway this season on Friday night. Irvine got a great restart and took the Coors Light IMCA Modified lead on lap three. He built up a large advantage and went on to take the easy win over Jimmy Gustin, Scott Simatovich, Josh Gilman and Ronn Lauritzen. Stofer started on the pole of the Miller Lite IMCA Stock Cars 18 lap feature and not even caution flags could slow him down or deny him the victory. Stofer had several challenges from Tyler Pickett and Steve Meyer. He took the win ahead of Meyer, Trent Murphy, Dave Atcher and Michael Jaennette. Hilmer nosed to the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod lead on lap 13. He took the win with Jared Van Deest second. Brandon Williams worked his way back up to finish third. Travis Peterson and Follett round out the top five. Eric Stanton worked his way through the field and into the front by [Read More]