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Cassell looks to defend IMCA Modified Oregon state title in 2015

By Ben Deatherage ALBANY, Ore. – Craig Cassell of Albany enters this season as the defending Allstar Performance Oregon State champion. In 2015 he will try his very best to defend that IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified crown. In two starts this season he managed a 15th place finish at Cottage Grove on April 4 but was very impressive last weekend at Sunset Speedway Park, ending the evening second in the feature. “Last weekend we were a little off but we learned some stuff with this car,” commented Cassell. “We were good toward the end so I’m not going to complain.” “We had to make a lot of small changes to the car this year, so the balance of the car is still a little off of where it needs to be,” he added. Cassell will visit Willamette Speedway in Lebanon this Saturday, April 25 in hopes of collecting his first triumph of the season. It is a venue where he has graced victory lane on five occasions while finishing runner-up in the points table [Read More]

Porter dominates Southern Iowa Chassis Hobby Stock Special

By Jeremy Fox OSKALOOSA, Iowa (April 22) – Dale Porter dominated Wednesday night’s headline event at Southern Iowa Speedway, the 20-lap Pepsi Cola IMCA Hobby Stock special presented by Southern Iowa Chassis. Porter grabbed the lead on lap one, just before the caution came out for several cars that got together in turn three. Porter did not let that get to him even though he had Nick Ulin and Dustin Griffiths right behind. Porter pulled away to win by a full straightaway over Ulin, who edged out Griffiths for second. Todd Shute was the Musco Lighting IMCA Modified main event winner. Damon Murty took the Budweiser IMCA Stock Car win despite a late race charge from Mike Hughes. Curtis VanDerWal was first to the KBOE Radio IMCA Northern SportMod checkers and Trent Orwig held off John Whalen to win the Mach-1 Sport Compact feature. Stock Cars and SportMods racing for extra cash thanks to Edel Lawn Care plus free front bumpers to Stock Car and Hobby Stock winners.

Season opener set for Friday at Davenport Speedway

DAVENPORT, Iowa – The battle for the Davenport Speedway track championships begins this Friday, April 24, with the Koehler Electric-sponsored season opener. All five weekly classes – the Milan Heating & Air IMCA Modifieds, Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models, Hawkeye Auto IMCA Northern SportMods, Koehler Electric Street Stocks and Roto-Rooter 4-Stocks, will be in action on the 1/4-mile dirt oval. Defending track champions are Doug Crampton, Modified; Justin Kay, Late Model; Bryce Garnhart, Northern SportMod; Donnie Louck, street stock; and Brandon Dahl, 4-stock. Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street in Davenport. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m. For additional information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit www.davenportspeedway.com or call 563 652-5302.

Night number two of season Saturday at Sunset Speedway Park

By Ben Deatherage BANKS, Ore. – Sunset Speedway Park is ready to go for its second race of the season on Saturday, April 25. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods will tackle the 1/4-mile clay oval for the first time in 2015. Along with the Northwest Extreme Late Model Series, other divisions making their way to the Banks Bullring include the street stocks, pure stocks and 4-bee’s. Pit gates open at 2 p.m., the front gates open at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 6:30 p.m.

Willamette practices Friday, races on Saturday

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. – Willamette Speedway will be a busy place this weekend with events scheduled for Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25. An open test and tune session runs from 4 p.m. to dusk on Friday. Grandstand admission is free. Pit passes are $15 and car and driver is $30. On Saturday, the historic 1/3-mile clay oval will be back to racing. Classes in action will include the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, super sports, sportsman and street stocks. The Modifieds were apart of the April 11th event that was rained out partway through the program so it will technically be their first race of the season. Pit gates open at 1 p.m., the drivers’ meeting is at 2:30 p.m., front gates open at 3:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m.

Thunderhill Raceway ready for opening night

By Edward Anschutz STURGEON BAY, Wis. – Thunderhill Raceway is ready for its first point night of the season this Saturday, April 25. Racing starts at 6 p.m. for Kelsey Racing IMCA Modifieds, Rouer’s Grand Slam IMCA Stock Cars, LaVine’s Ice IMCA Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Street stocks and thunder trucks will also be in action. Each class will host a solid base of veterans and newcomers as there are numerous rookies looking to make their mark in the sport while chasing shares of $40,500 in local contingencies. Last season saw Todd Dart capture another Modified title. Dart bested James Lee Tebon by 14 points. The Stock Car field will gain a former IMCA national and local track champion with the addition of Rod Snellenberger, fresh off his 200th career feature win. Add in three-time defending champion Dave Bouche, Shawn Havel, Charlie Kroll, Dylan Heilmann, Jamie Suchocki, Billy LeMieux and Tom Brumlic, among others, and this class will be worth the price of admission. A new champion was crowned in the Northern [Read More]

Eibach renews awards for six IMCA divisions, Deery Series

CORONA, Calif. – Drivers in six IMCA divisions and a special series share the wealth in contingency award prizes from Eibach Springs. Top eligible drivers in each of the five regions for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, both IMCA Sunoco Stock Car regions and both IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock regions, and in national standings for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods each receive four springs from the Corona, Calif., manufacturer. Runners-up get two springs and third-place finishers get one spring. Top three finishers in national point standings for Late Models and the three lowest-finishing drivers with perfect attendance in the Deery Brothers Summer Series receive a set of four springs, two springs and one spring, respectively. Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and SportMod drivers are required to compete with Eibach-manufactured springs, display two Eibach decals on their race car and return a completed sign-up form to the IMCA home office by Aug. 1. “Eibach is a great partner and continues to make a wonderful spring for all our divisions,” IMCA Marketing [Read More]

Sprint Series of Nebraska opens Friday at Eagle

EAGLE, Neb. – The first green now flies on Friday for the Sprint Series of Nebraska. IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars share the April 24 Rumble In The Bullring card at Eagle Raceway with USAC 410 wingless sprints. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6:30 p.m. Hot laps are at approximately 7:15 p.m. and racing is at 7:30 p.m. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $30. Series title sponsor is Precise Racing Products of Bennington. The original opening night was rained out along with the rest of the Ice Breaker Challenge program at Eagle last weekend.

Performance Bodies, Five Star Bodies offer MD3 award option

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – An award option is new this season in the Performance Bodies and Five Star Bodies program benefitting IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod drivers. Each of the five Modified regional champions and rookies of the year, and both SportMod national champions and the rookies of the year receive MD3 Modified nosepieces or four MD3 rocker panels. The rocker panels are new to that program. “Giving racers more options is certainly something that adds value to any contingency program and the addition of the rocker panels to this program accomplishes exactly that,” noted IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. More information is available by calling Performance Bodies at 800 722-4641.

IMCA Late Model point season starts April 24

VINTON, Iowa – The IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season for IMCA Late Models begins with weekend events April 24-26. Friday sanctions are at Davenport Speedway, Farley Speedway and the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway in Des Moines. Saturday venues include Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, Independence Motor Speedway, Jackson County Speedway in Maquoketa, Shelby County Speedway in Harlan and West Liberty Raceway. Running on Sundays are Dubuque Speedway and Quad City Speedway in East Moline, Ill. Sunday Series dates are scheduled at Benton County Speedway in Vinton and Stuart Speedway. The Late Model point season ends on Sunday, Aug. 30.