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Belec proves up to Challenge at Lincoln County

By Kelly Ninas NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (June 22) – Eddie Belec led the lap that counted the most in winning Monday evening’s Wild West Challenge headline event at Lincoln County Raceway. Belec started on the pole and chased Jay Steffens for most of the 20-lap Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event. He slid under Steffens out of the final corner and captured both the $1,000 checkers and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berth. Steffens, John Hansen, Jeremy Frenier and Anthony Roth completed the top five in the NebraskaLand Days show. Jason Rogers and Shawn Harker took home $750 checks for IMCA Sunoco Stock Car and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod victories, respectively. Jake Olmstead was the $500 IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock winner and Ramsey Meyer’s Mach-1 Sport Compact win paid $400. Rogers was promoted to the top spot after the apparent winner was disqualified in post-race tech. The rest of the Stock Car top five included Lloyd Meeske, Kyle Werkmeister, Casey Werkmeister and Kyle Clough. Harker started on the outside of the first row and [Read More]

Hoefelman hoists hardware at Eagle

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (June 20) – Eight-year veteran Jared Hoefelman won for the first time at Eagle Raceway Saturday night. The Kaplan University IMCA Modified checkers came ahead of Justin Wulf, Shane Hiatt and Johnny Saathoff. “This is such an exciting place to win!” Hoefelman exclaimed. “There is so much good equipment here, and such great racers” Shayle Bade was a straightaway faster than her closest RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car challenger. The winged win was her first of the season at Eagle. Benji Legg found the right setup and found himself in victory lane for the first time this season following the NAPA IMCA Northern SportMod feature. Adam Armstrong started in the eighth row after winning his “B” feature, then outran the rest of the Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock field for the main event victory. Kevin Fearing got the kinks worked out in his new car and won the Sam’s Club IMCA Sport Compact main event.

Traugott takes IMCA Modified Honors at Dodge City

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. (June 20) – Cole Traugott turned his Dodge City Raceway Park luck around by wiring the field to win Saturday night’s 20-lap Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature. After suffering DNF’s in his previous pair of local starts this year, Traugott started from the pole position and led all the way to take his first Dodge City win since August of 2013. Traugott weathered three cautions along the way to secure the win, the latest with just seven laps to go. “Patience is the name of the game,” he explained afterward. With Traugott out front, Dylan Sherfick worked his way from 10th to third by the 12th round, then moved into the runner-up slot when Nick Link suffered front end damage and collected Clay Sellard in the process. Sherfick was on Traugott’s decklid on the final restart with seven laps to go but was never able to mount a challenge. Making his first Dodge City start of the year, former track champ Brendon Gemmill climbed from 12th to capture the [Read More]

Elmwood Park finally gets in season opener

By Mike Hughes NORTON, Kan. (June 20) – After the first two scheduled races this season were rained out, Elmwood Park Speedway finally got in its season opener Saturday evening, June 20. David Murray won the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature but Jesse Richter made him work for it. Murray led the first five laps before Richter got by briefly. Murray regained the lead, then held Richter in check following a lap nine restart. Casey Werkmeister led from green to checkered in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. Mikey Dancer chased Werkmeister all 15 laps but had to settle for second. Jason Davis was third. In the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature, Jake Krone led all 15 laps in the caution-free race. Dakota Sproul and Troy Attwood completed the top three. Roger Garrison, Garrett Hager and Rhett Kingsbury each led a lap at the start of the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature. Hager got back by Kingsbury following a lap four restart to take a lead he would not relinquish. Jacob Olmstead finished in [Read More]

Stock Car checkers fly at Shawano for Van Straten

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (June 20) – Travis Van Straten passed Brandon Czarapata with two laps remaining to win the Saturday IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature, and $750 top prize, at Shawano Speedway. Josh Mroczkowski and Mike Schmidt took turns in the lead before Czarapata went by both on lap four. Two circuits later it was Rod Snellenberger and Van Straten heading the pursuit. A caution on lap 13 bunched the field up but Czarapata got a good restart and held the lead. Snellenberger pulled into the pits on lap 17 and Schmidt joined Czarapata and Van Straten in the top three. Van Straten moved to the inside of Czarapata on lap 18 and the pair raced side-by-side the next two times around the oval with Czarapata holding the lead each lap by a fender. On lap 24, Van Straten again went under Czarapata and this time nudged ahead by inches as the pair took the white flag. Entering turn one, Van Straten drove in deeper than Czarapata and slid up the track into the high [Read More]

Shryock wins third I-35 feature

By Greg Grabianowski MASON CITY, Iowa (June 21) – Kelly Shryock won his third Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature of the year Sunday at I-35 Speedway. Shryock slid past leader Rich Lewerke to take the lead and eventual victory. Lewerke finished second while last week’s winner Levi Nielsen placed third. Jesse Brown did not have the fastest IMCA Sunoco Stock Car on the track but he was in the right place when it mattered most. Blake Cole and Travis Shipman both pulled into the infield with mechanical troubles, giving Brown the lead. He had to hold off a late challenge from runner-up Kevin Opheim. Joe Willier took third. George Nordman held off four-time feature winner Nick Meyer to grab his first Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod win of the summer at Mason City. Nate Chodur was third. Andrew Borchardt was the winner of the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature. Point leader Scott Dobel placed second with third going to Cory Gansen. Oliver Monson was the winner of the Mach-1 Sport Compact feature, holding off Jay [Read More]

Porter, Nelson win Merced IMCA features

MERCED, Calif. (June 20) – Ryan Porter won the 20-lap Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modfied feature Saturday at Merced Speedway. Michael Shearer and Bob Williamson shared the front row for the feature, and Shearer set the early pace. Bill Egleston and last-starting Porter were soon in the lead battle. The third generation in his family to race at Merced, Porter soon grabbed the lead and sped home to his second win of the season. Egleston got his title hopes back on track with a second ahead of the steady Shearer. After coming as close as second this year, hard charger and two time hobby stock champion Bruce Nelson bested a 14 car Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod field for his first win of the season at Merced. Nelson had his hands full early with Jared Tickel jumping out to an early lead through a myriad of early yellows. However, Nelson made the low groove work well enough to take the lead by lap six of the 20-lap event. Once in front, Nelson led the rest of the way and brought [Read More]

Van Pay, Frederick, Hayes gain momentum heading into Clash

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (June 20) – Battle lines were drawn. Everyone knows what everyone else has in their cars and the hottest three drivers the week before the Clash at the Creek at 141 Speedway are R.M. Van Pay, Kyle Frederick and Kelsy Hayes. Van Pay cruised to his second straight Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified victory at Francis Creek on Saturday, after walking the tight rope on top and powering past James Tebon for the lead on the seventh circuit. Frederick moved from sixth to the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car lead on lap five after a move down low. Frederick pulled away from the field, leaving the battle for second. Troy Muench started 14th on the field and quickly found his way to second. Muench got the break he needed when a final caution flew on lap 15. Frederick stayed true up on top of the track and pulled away yet again for his second win of the season. Muench finished second. Hayes used an early restart to her advantage and [Read More]

Bakersfield hosts June 27 McGowan Memorial for IMCA Modifieds

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Top prize is $1,000 when Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds square off at Bakersfield Speedway for the Saturday, June 27 Richie McGowan Memorial. A spot on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational and all applicable IMCA points are at stake as well. Also on the card are Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, hobby stocks and American stocks. A fireworks extravaganza follows the action on the track. Pit gates open at 2 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. General admission is $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and military, $8 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $35 for members and $45 for non-members; there is no entry fee.

Abelson scores Sunday win at Raceway Park

By Bob Coney JEFFERSON, S.D. (June 21) – Chris Abelson worked his way to the front of the Total Motors IMCA Modified feature field to take the victory and the point lead Sunday at Raceway Park. Ricky Stephan moved into second in the final laps and held off Dan Loggins for the position. The Casey’s General Stores IMCA Stock Car feature had plenty of action throughout the field but out front Chris Mills pulled away for a 20-car length victory over Aaron Cain and Bo Lundquist. The Skyline Casino IMCA Northern SportMod feature had Karl Brewer take the win over Todd Boulware and Kaleb Kennedy. In MOPAR IMCA Hobby Stock action, Jake McClure powered to the front in the early laps and held off a race-long challenge from Dave Riley and John Cain to take the victory. The KISS 107 FM Sport Compact division saw a big swing in the standings as second place point man Cody Thompson picked up the feature win over Andrew Vogt and Cody Boulware, while his nearest competitors in the [Read More]