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281 switches Spring Fling to April 25, 26

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – The Spring Fling originally planned for this weekend at 281 Speedway has been rescheduled for Saturday and Sunday, April 25-26. Inclement weather, wet track conditions and a wet and windy forecast prompted the change of dates. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts will race both days at Stephenville. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. On Sunday, gates open at 1 p.m., the grandstand opens and hot laps start at 3 p.m. and racing is at 4 p.m. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded. There is no registration fee and pit passes are $30. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12 and free for youngsters five and under. More information is available at the www.281speedway.com website and on Facebook. The Spring Fling is sponsored by Sawblade.com of Houston.

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Deery, Hawkeye Dirt Tour, Dakota Classic drivers chase CPD product certificate awards

FORT DODGE, Iowa– CPD Racing Tools rewards drivers in four of IMCA’s most prestigious special series again this season. Fifty dollar product certifi­cates, good toward shock services from the Fort Dodge, Iowa, manufac­turer, will be awarded to top 10 finishers in official point standings for the Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models, the Haw­keye Dirt Tour for Modifieds and the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour for Modifieds and Stock Cars. Drivers who lead the most main event laps over the course of those series each receive $200 product certificates for a complete electric tire station. Eighteen dates are on the schedule for the Deery Series, with opening night April 4 at Crawford County Speedway in Denison. The first of 10 Hawkeye Dirt Tour events is May 12 at Benton County Speedway in Vinton and the first of six consecutive nights of Dakota Tour action is July 5 at Nodak Speedway in Minot, N.D. “It is great to have programs that target specific series events and these four will be among the best in IMCA [Read More]

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Schrader joining IMCA Modified fields for April 1-4 Frostbusters at Oskaloosa, Vinton, Marshalltown, Boone

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds will race for a top prize of $1,000 and a spot on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational at each of four Frostbuster specials April 1-4. Ken Schrader joins the Modified entrants beginning with opening night on Wednesday, April 1 at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. Benton County Speedway at Vinton hosts the Thursday, April 2 show. The Friday, April 3 Frostbuster is at Marshalltown Speedway and Boone Speedway hosts the Saturday, April 4 finale. The popular NASCAR driver last followed the Frostbusters in 2012, winning once and finishing no worse than sixth in five feature events. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars also run for $500 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $400 and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $250 each night. Top five drivers in each division will earn shares of $1,000 point funds and IMCA Speedway Mo­tors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded at all four shows. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens [Read More]

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Moroso marks decade as marketing partner with IMCA

GUILFORD, Conn. (March 24) – Moroso gives product awards to drivers in seven divisions this season, its 10th as an IMCA marketing partner. The Guilford, Conn., manufacturer has renewed awards based on regional standings for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, and on national IMCA Late Model, IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod standings. “Moroso has had a couple of different stints of partnership to achieve this anniversary milestone and we are thrilled to celebrate it with them,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “They are well-respected within the industry and their support is important for IMCA racers.” First-place drivers in standings for each of the five Modified regions, both Stock Car and both Hobby Stock regions, and national Late Model, Sprint Car, Northern SportMod and Southern SportMod standings all receive Ultra 40 spark plug wire sets. Runners-up and third place finishers in the same standings get Blue Max spark plug wire sets. Certificates to redeem Moroso [Read More]

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Central Region for IMCA Modifieds runs under Jet Racing banner again in 2015

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 23) – Jet Racing returns to the title sponsorship role for IMCA’s Central Region for Modifieds for a fourth consecutive season in 2015. The region includes sanctioned tracks in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and eastern Colorado. Jet, located in Beatrice, Neb., provides a portion of the $6,000 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in official point standings. The champion’s share is $2,500. The runner-up earns $1,250, with $625 for third, $325 for fourth, $300 for fifth and $200 for sixth through 10th place. Owned by four-time national and now six-time regional champion Johnny Saathoff, Jet Racing is in its 18th year as an IMCA marketing partner and retails high performance parts and automotive accesso­ries in addition to building chassis. Drivers must display two Jet Racing decals on their race car to be eligible for any point fund money. “Jet Racing is one of our longest-tenured chassis partners and with the addition of newly sanctioned tracks in Oklahoma, it should do nothing but enhance an already ultra-competitive Jet Racing [Read More]

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Sheridan Speedway writes new racing chapter with IMCA Modified sanction

SHERIDAN, Wyo. – After nine years, new numbers will be written on the lineup board at Sheridan Speedway. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds will headline Friday shows at Sheridan this season. The 3/8-mile dirt oval had been idle since 2006 and car numbers were still visible on the infield whiteboard when cleanup and renovation work got underway. “I had raced there myself and it always sparked my interest to own my own track,” said Craig Draper, who purchased the speedway last December. “We’re revamping the entire facility. We have built all-new concessions and grandstand seating. This is an outstanding track.” Spectator parking will be expanded and an overflow area for the pits is in the works. Also planned is a static camera system that will allow drivers to watch the races on Youtube just minutes after they take the checkers. Opening night is May 8. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point races for the Modifieds continue through Aug. 28. “We’ve had an amazing group of volunteers here. It would have been so much more difficult [Read More]

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Chevrolet Performance builds on IMCA crate engine bonus success

GRAND BLANC, Mich. – Top-performing crate engine competitors in four IMCA divisions are in the running for bonuses from Chevrolet Performance again in 2015. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock drivers powered by crate engines receive $250 bonuses for each local track championship won this season. Chevrolet Performance paid bonuses totaling $33,500 to winners of 134 track titles in 2014, the first year of a three-year pact. Modified drivers earned $13,250 for 53 crate engine track crowns. SportMod drivers pocketed $13,000 for 52 local titles while Hobby Stock drivers netted $7,250 for 29 championships. The bonus program for SportMods began in 2005 and expanded last year to include the Modifieds and Hobby Stocks. “As we embark on a second decade of partnership with Chevrolet Performance, we continue to see growth in the breadth of the program,” observed IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “Every year we have increased the cash paid out to IMCA racers and tracks from the year before, and 2015 [Read More]