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Winebarger tops finale, Williamson is Wild West Modified Shootout champion

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. (June 20) – After catching Jon DeBenedetti, Collen Winebarger raced to a $1,000 payday in the final event of the Wild West Modified Shootout at Willamette Speedway. Once in front, Winebarger cruised to the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified victory and a spot on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Jesse Williamson clinched his third career tour title in four years with a 10th place showing. DeBenedetti began building what appeared to be a comfortable lead before Winebarger drove by coming to the stripe on lap eight. Winebarger took off from the main pack from that point. A long green flag run that lasted 29 circuits put traffic into the mix but Winebarger would handle the traffic with ease. A caution on lap 30 bunched up the field one last time with no lapped traffic between the frontrunners. Winebarger maintained his lead following the ensuing restart and ran in front the rest of the way for his career first Wild West Modified Shootout victory and fourth win at Willamette in [Read More]

Eakin breezes to IMCA Sprint win at I-90

By Steve Zwemke HARTFORD, S.D. (June 20) – Six weeks have produced six different winners in the Coffee Cup IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car division at I-90 Speedway. Nate Eakin dusted the field by leading all 20 laps of this week’s feature. “You had to adapt to the track and we did,” said Eakin, who started from the pole. It didn’t take him long to form a rather large lead and it stayed that way until Jeff Edgington spun on the final lap. Eakin again showed his dominance over the final two laps for his first win at I-90 Speedway. Point leader Colin Smith was second.

Pruitt picks up first Stock Car win at Stuart

By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (June 21) – Brandon Pruitt became a first-time IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature winner Sunday at Stuart Speedway. Pruitt wasted little time in taking charge from his front row start. Marcus Fagan got up to second before a lap four caution but there was no catching Pruitt once the race was re-started. Fagan ended as the runner-up and Josh Daniels took third. Josh Gilman held on following a late caution to take the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified victory in green, white, checkered fashion. Nick Roberts made it a contest but settled for second. Completing the top three was Luke Wanninger. Shannon Anderson scored his second straight Father’s Day win at Stuart. Kody Havens prevailed in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main event and Jacob Reiter swept heat and feature wins in the Mach-1 Sport Compacts.

Early registration, pit parking applications are recommended for 33rd Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – The IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s continues to be the biggest and best event in all of dirt track racing. So does the need to pre-register and make arrangements for pit parking if you’re planning to be part of the 33rd annual event Sept. 7-12 at Boone Speedway “We highly recommend that drivers do both as soon as possible,” IMCA President Brett Root emphasized. “Car numbers are assigned on a first come, first served basis and drivers will save money by pre-registering.” “Pit area parking is probably the biggest issue we get into this far ahead of Super Nationals,” he continued. “We are working on a schedule for when haulers will be allowed in the pits. That’s especially important for drivers coming from out of state and we’ll announce it fairly soon.” Registration and pit stall application forms are posted on both the www.imca.com and www.raceboone.com websites; a form for reserving camping spots will be added to the track site. Drivers from a dozen states have already pre-registered for IMCA Centennial Season Super Nationals. [Read More]

Photo finish Wild West Shootout win for Stanford at Willamette

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. (June 19) – The outcome was decided by all of .017 of a second Friday night as defending Wild West Modified Shootout champion Alex Stanford continued his tour success at Willamette Speedway. Ryan Gaylord led most of the way in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event before Stanford moved from the middle to the higher line. The front pair came out of the final turn door handle to door handle. Stanford eked just inches ahead to take the $1,000 victory, The Shootout victory was his first this season, Stanford’s tour career sixth and fourth straight win at Willamette during Speedweek competition in a streak dating from 2013. Jesse Williamson, hard charger Jeremy Shank and Collen Winebarger completed the top five. Stanford was already on the ballot for the upcoming Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Winebarger raced his way back through the field after spinning out of the lead on lap four. Gaylord inherited the point and stayed in front through two restarts, for debris on laps seven and 28, [Read More]

Greater Grand Forks Fair has two dates for IMCA Modifieds

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Two events for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds are on Greater Grand Forks Fair race programs. Both Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27 features at River Cities Speedway pay $500 to win and a minimum of $70 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded each night. Tow money is $25. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Racing on the 1/3-mile clay oval starts at 7 p.m. Grandstand admission during the fair is $5. Pit passes are $25. Sanctioned Modified also return for Friday shows Aug. 14 and Sept. 18 at Grand Forks. National, regional and state points will also be awarded at those events. More information is available at the www.rivercitiesspeedway.com website and on Facebook.

Hogan nabs IMCA Modified checkers at Benton County Speedway

VINTON, Iowa (June 21) – Although the 21st annual Hogan Memorial isn’t scheduled until July 12, Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified driver Scott Hogan served up his own version of the event Sunday night at Benton County Speedway. While the July 12 event is held in honor of the memory of his parents, Hogan delivered his first win of the season on Father’s Day, which also would have been his mother’s 78th birthday. Mike Burbridge built a big early lead in the 20-lap feature while Jerry Dedrick pursued and Hogan raced from a fourth row start. Hogan settled into the top three in time for a pair of restarts on laps eight and nine, however Burbridge powered away from the field each time racing resumed. After action was slowed for caution a final time with three laps to go, Hogan went to work on the top groove and was able to pull even with the leader down the back stretch. He led the final two circuits to race to the memorable win ahead of Burbridge [Read More]

IMCA Modified special events drivers chase Outerwears Performance Products awards

SCHOOLCRAFT, Mich. – A company already familiar to many IMCA drivers shares the wealth with Modified special events competitors. New sponsor Outerwears Performance Products gives $25 gift certificates good toward the purchase of a radiator screen to a top five finisher at 25 Modified specials this season. “A lot of racers are very familiar with our pre-filters as a large number of Modified teams are already running them,” explained Nick Schero with Outerwears. “It is our new goal to help all teams protect their radiators with the Outerwears radiator screens.” “I’ve been to Super Nationals each of the last five years and attended a lot of IMCA events,” he continued. “We realized this partnership would be a good fit and asked ourselves why we weren’t already working with IMCA.” Product awards will be given at both the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s and Sprint Car Super Nationals. Outerwears gift certificates are mailed from the IMCA home office within a week after official race results are received. “We have been around a lot [Read More]

Five IMCA divisions run at Wild West Challenge special

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (June 18) – A $1,000 to win feature for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds takes top billing at Lincoln County Raceway’s Monday, June 22 Colton & Conner Memorial Wild West Challenge. The Modified feature is a qualifying event for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot and pays a minimum of $150 to start. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods both race for $750 to win and $100 to start. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks vie for $500 to win and $100 to start, Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $400 to win and $50 to start, plus a $200 cash dash. Tow money is $75 for Modifieds, $50 for Stock Cars and Northern SportMods, $40 for Hobby Stocks and $30 for Sport Compacts. All applicable points, including track points, will be awarded in each division. There is no entry fee. Pit gates at North Platte open at 4 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m., hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Grandstand admission is $15 [Read More]

Weekly winners added to expanded All-Star voting

BOONE, Iowa – Race fans will now have more candidates to choose from in the second round of voting for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational field. Fourteen Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified drivers – winners of events paying $1,000 or more held through July 16, plus state and regional champions – will be elected in balloting that runs from July 20 to July 27. Fourteen more All-Stars, chosen from all winners of sanctioned Modified events held between June 19 and July 16, advance from the second round of voting July 29 to Aug. 5. The 12th annual invitational will be held Friday, Sept. 11 during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals at Boone Speedway. The race pays $1,000 to win and $200 to start. Two drivers from each of the five regions and four at-large drivers make the grade in each round. Whether voting is done through the IMCA website and/or Facebook page is yet to be determined. Winners will be notified and their names announced as soon as possible after each round of voting. [Read More]