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Prauner notes 100th Northern SportMod win with June 5 checkers at Boone Co. Raceway

NORFOLK, Neb. – The meticulous notes Kyle Prauner keeps about all his races will include a special footnote for his June 5th outing at Boone County Raceway. Prauner won for the 100th time in his Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod career Friday at Albion, becoming just the third driver in the 10-plus year history of the division to reach that mark. “Winning 100 times wasn’t something I set out to do when I started racing a SportMod. Success comes with hard work, dedication and passion by a lot of people,” Prauner said. “I never thought we’d get to 50 wins to be honest, but we’ve had good cars and a lot of good help.” Friday’s checkers were his fifth of the season. From Norfolk, Prauner was the national runner-up with 28 wins in 2012 and 27 in 2013. He was third nationally while winning a fifth straight Allstar Performance Nebraska State crown last season. “One hundred wins is a little more icing on the cake. It’s hard to compare to other accomplishments,” said Prauner, also a 12-time SportMod [Read More]

Kocks is first, final leader at Cottage Grove

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (June 6) – Jason Kocks was the first and final leader in Saturday’s Xtreme Motors Sports IMCA Modified main event at Cottage Grove Speedway. In the first four laps there were four different leaders. Kocks seemed to have the field covered but multiple cautions made it difficult to establish and maintain a sizable lead. Kocks lost the coveted position to Kinzer Cox on lap 19. Unfortunately, a few moments later the two got together at the start/finish line and Cox sustained too much damage to continue. Kocks led the rest of the way to score his first win of the 2015 campaign. Scott Lenz was the runner-up and Gus Cooper ended his evening in third.

Shank tops Strawberry Cup feature

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. (June 6) – Jeremy Shank won for the first time this season at Lebanon, in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature on Willamette Speedway’s Strawberry Cup card. Shank and Collen Winebarger battled before Winebarger was knocked out of the race by a flat tire. Shank led the rest of the distance. John Campos was second while third went to Mark Wauge.

Ryland prevails again at Chowchilla

CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (June 6) – Fred Ryland won for the fifth time in six starts Saturday night at Chowchilla Speedway. The national Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod point leader grabbed the lead from Josh Hensley on the third lap and survived a challenge from Rick Diaz on a mid-race restart to capture the victory. As Ryland won, Diaz had his hands full holding off Jeremy Hoff for second. The battle was cut short four laps from the finish of the scheduled 20-lap event when two cars crashed in turn two. Diaz ended up second ahead of Hoff, Nastasia Dodd and last starter Chase Thomas.

Kay takes Deery win, series point lead at Jackson County

MAQUOKETA, Iowa (June 9) – Justin Kay’s third Deery Brothers Summer Series feature win of the season put him in a familiar place: Back on top of point standings for the IMCA Late Model tour. Kay passed Tyler Droste and pole starter Dan Shelliam for the lead midway through Tuesday’s 40-lap main event at Jackson County Speedway. Two late cautions kept lapped traffic from becoming an issue and Kay motored to the $3,000 victory, his tour career 12th. Shelliam gained second back from Droste following the final restart, with three laps left. The runner-up finish was his career best. Droste was third, Joe Zrostlik a career best in fourth and Jeff Aikey completed the top five. Andy Nezworski came into the night with the point lead, started 17th after running third in his “B” feature and finished sixth. Ryan Dolan started last in the field of 24 and ended in ninth. The defending Deery champion, Kay is now tied with Jay Johnson of West Burlington for 10th on the all-time series wins list. He also ran third [Read More]

Hurst inches by Maitland for Jackson County Hawkeye Dirt Tour win

MAQUOKETA, Iowa (June 9) – The margin of Jeremiah Hurst’s career first Hawkeye Dirt Tour feature win was measured in inches. And not very many of them. Hurst caught Ryan Maitland coming out of the final turn Tuesday at Jackson County Speedway and won the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event by not much more than a bumper. The $1,000 victory landed him on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Hurst had started ninth, ran second much of the way in a caution-free 25-lapper and went to a higher line to get around Maitland and get the win. Justin Kay raced from 16th starting to third in his HDT debut. Ben Chapman was fourth while defending series champion Mike Van Genderen moved atop the point standings with his fifth place showing. Maitland had led 24-plus laps after starting from the pole and withstanding early pressure from Chapman. The second Hawkeye Dirt Tour event of the week is Thursday, June 11 at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. Feature results – 1. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque; 2. [Read More]

Seymour practices tonight

By Dave Panske SEYMOUR, Wis. – Seymour Speedway will host another open practice session tonight (Tuesday, June 9) from 5-8 p.m. The track will be open for anyone to take laps to test, tune or just get seat time. Pit pass is $15 for anyone entering the pit. Grandstand admission will be free. A full, five-division race program will return this Sunday evening sponsored by Ben’s Small Engine and Rooster’s Pub and Grub. The night will be topped with the Spectator Eliminators. Racing starts at 5:30 p.m.

DeYoung motors to 99th career IMCA checkers

AUBURN, Mich. (June 5) – Myron DeYoung pulled into the pits Friday at Tri-City Motor Speedway in search of his 99th career win in the Main Street Seed and Supply IMCA Modifieds. Rookie Gavin Hunyady had a strong start, leading the first three laps before Craig Vance took control. By lap 13, DeYoung caught and passed Vance, then led the final seven laps for his first TCMS victory of the season. Vance held on for second with A.J. Ward second.

Woken wins by inches at Dawson County

LEXINGTON, Neb. (June 7) – Casey Woken’s margin of victory was measured by inches over Mike Nichols in Sunday’s IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature at Dawson County Raceway. Woken had started in the fifth row and Nichols was right behind in the sixth row at the drop of the green flag. Nichols snared the lead on lap eight before the late showdown that saw the front pair run side-by-side the last three times around the track. Crossing the finish line in third was Casey Werkmeister. Kyle Rohleder took the lead on the eighth lap and never looked back in winning the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified headliner. Fifth row starter Josh Leonard made his way to the front with just two laps remaining to win the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature. Jacob Olmstead passed his brother Zach and led the final five laps to earn another IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock win.

Humphries’ luck changes at Shenandoah

By Jim Haines SHENANDOAH, Va. (June 6) – Tom Humphries made it two wins in three Virginia Sprint Series events at Shenandoah Speedway on Saturday night. Humphries took the IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car tour opener at Shenandoah on April 11, then was part of a three-car tangle in the May 9 show and ended in ninth. The third time was another charm on the fast asphalt oval as he took the checkers ahead of Jerald Harris and French Grimes. Charlie Ware and Bill Rice paced the field to green with Rice out first and Anthony Linkenhoker right on his bumper. Lap five had a new leader in Linkenhoker and Humphries in second. Linkenhoker was smooth in the middle grove but Humphries had to withstand pressure from Grimes and Harris. Humphries went low and into the lead and Harris took over second on the next lap. Humphries was leading with one to go when Harris got mixed up with traffic at the wrong time and was unable to mount a charge. Feature results – [Read More]