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Shute to defend Fast Shafts All-Star title

BOONE, Iowa (July 29) – The 2013 race winner will return to defend his Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational crown. Todd Shute prevailed in one of – if not the – most talked about Modified events of the season during last year’s IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. He was one of 15 All-Stars, three from each of IMCA’s five Modified regions, elected via Facebook to the 2014 starting field for the Friday, Sept. 5 race. Thirteen more starters will be elected, also through Facebook, from among the next top 50 vote recipients. That balloting runs from this afternoon (Tuesday) through the end of the business day next Tuesday, Aug. 5. Eleven different states are represented by the initial group of All-Stars. Tim Ward, Ricky Thornton Jr. and Brad Pounds were the top three vote-wise in the Larry Shaw Racing Western Region. William Gould, Keith White and Dean Abbey ran 1-2-3 in the Razor Chassis South Central Region. Jet Racing Central Region All-Stars were paced by Jeff Taylor, Cody Gearhart and Corey Lagroon. Jason [Read More]

Green takes extra lap, top check at Britt Stock special

BRITT, Iowa (July 25) – That wasn’t a victory lap Derek Green took after Friday’s IMCA Sunoco Stock Car special at Hancock County Speedway. He was just making sure. Green collected a career-best payday of $4,000 while leading all but the first three circuits of the 25-lap county fair special. He took the checkers close to a straightaway in front of defending race winner Dan Mackenthun. “It seemed like a long race after leading for 20-some laps,” he said. “I was so pumped up that I wasn’t sure about taking the checkers, so I took another lap to make sure.” Green took the initial green flag from fourth and used an early restart to get the lead. “Once I got in front I went to the bottom. I figured I’d do that until I saw pressure from the top. I never did so I stayed low,” he said. “This is the biggest win I’ve had so far. It means a lot to me when you can have almost 50 Stock Cars at a race and [Read More]

Stanford conquers finale at Willamette, rules Wild West Speedweek standings

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. (July 26) – Alex Stanford’s third Wild West Speedweek victory made him the first driver from outside the state of Oregon to win the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified tour title. The $2,000 victory came Saturday at Willamette Speedway. Travis Peery, who ran in front as late as lap 32 before Stanford got the lead back, ended in second. Jesse Williamson, Collen Winebarger and Dustin Cady were next across the stripe. Greg Walters led the opening lap before a caution quickly bunched the field back up. Winebarger took advantage of the ensuing restart to take over the front spot. Winebarger was quick for much of the first half of the race but was passed by Stanford on lap 14. The California visitor set sail and appeared uncatchable before a caution for debris on lap 25 resulted in what proved to be the final restart of the night. Stanford maintained a tenuous lead before Peery stepped up to challenge. Peery beat Stanford to the line on lap 32 but Stanford was [Read More]

Quad City Speedway hosts Aug. 3 Weedon Memorial

EAST MOLINE, Ill. – Quad City Speedway hosts its ninth annual Ronnie Weedon Memorial on Sunday, Aug. 3, with a $1,000 to win, minimum $150 to start feature for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds. Sponsored by J & J Camper Sales, the draw/redraw event is a qualifier for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. At stake are IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region and Allstar Performance State, but no local track points. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. The entry fee for Modifieds is $40 and pit passes are $30. Pit gates at East Moline open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3:30 p.m. The draw ends and the drivers’ meeting starts at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 5:15 p.m. with racing to follow. More information about the Reinhart Memorial is available at the www.qcspeedwayracing.com website by emailing qcspeedwayracing@yahoo.com.

IMCA Modifieds, Northern SportMods featured at Aug. 1,2 Frontier Days

LOVELOCK, Nev. – Both IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods will be featured during the second annual City Auto Parts/NAPA Know How 40 special Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1 and 2 at Lovelock Speedway. Modifieds run for $500 to win on opening night and for a top prize of $1,000 in their 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier on Saturday. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded each night. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, military personnel and students ages 11-15, and free for kids 10 and under. A family package (two adults and two children ages 11-15) is $30, with additional children admitted for half price. Pit passes are $25. Car and driver is $45. More information is available on the www.lovelockspeedway.com website or by calling promoter Barbara Macedo at 775 273-7922.

Taylor adds Governor’s Cup to North Dakota laurels

MANDAN, N.D. (July 26) – The champion of the Dakota Classic Tour is also the winner of Dacotah Speedway’s Governor’s Cup special for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds. Jeff Taylor earned $1,600 for his efforts at the 24th annual event. Aaron Turnbull was in front briefly on the final turn before Taylor ducked in low and won the sprint to the checkers. “Aaron passed me clean. He’s a heck of a racer,” said Taylor, who had drawn the pole start while Turnbull drove his way up from seventh. “He wanted to win it and I wanted to win it.” Hank Berry, Jerad Thelen and Jeremy Keller rounded out the top five. Taylor had damaged his own car during qualifying for the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour date at Mandan and wound up 14th, his lowest finish of the July 6-11 tour, in a borrowed ride. The Arkansas pilot was in Quentin Kinzley’s Modified for his Governor’s Cup quest. “I really like it up there. I’ve got a lot of customers up there,” said Taylor, already [Read More]

Stanford becomes first to repeat in Wild West Modified Speedweek

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. (July 25) – When the checkers flew Friday at Willamette Speedway, Alex Stanford was the first repeat winner in the Wild West Modified Speedweek. Stanford chased down Jesse Williamson on the 33rd circuit for the $1,000 IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified victory. He’d raced his way onto the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot with his July 22 Speedweek feature victory at Cottage Grove Speedway. Williamson had been fast out of the gate as he grabbed the lead on the initial start in and looked very dominant in the early goings. The entire field raced hard but clean, producing three- to four-wide action all over the track. It looked like the race would go caution free but a yellow came out on lap 26 due to debris. This caution bunched the field up just as the leaders were dealing with lapped traffic. On the ensuing restart Williamson was just nine laps away from the victory but was chased down by what seemed like a pack of wolves. At one point [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through July 24

IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds – 1. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 1,181; 2. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, Iowa, and Keith White, Little River Academy, Texas, both 1,169; 4. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 1,159; 5. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 1,148; 6. Cory Sample, Winnemucca, Nev., 1,132; 7. Troy Cordes, Dunkerton, Iowa, and Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, both 1,129; 9. Dean Abbey, Waco, Texas, 1,116; 10. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1,107; 11. Glen Hibbard, Euless, Texas, 1,106; 12. Mike Jergens, Plover, Iowa, 1,099; 13. Tim Ward, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,091; 14. Jimmy Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, and Dustin Smith, Lake City, Iowa, both 1,089; 16. Ronnie Welborn, Princeton, Texas, 1,081; 17. Adam Larson, Ankeny, Iowa, 1,073; 18. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb., 1,055; 19. Cody Burke, Salinas, Calif., 1,050; 20. Nick Roberts, Des Moines, Iowa, 1,047. IMCA Late Models – 1. Justin L. Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 799; 2. Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa, 791; 3. Ryan Griffith, Webster City, Iowa, 765; 4. Jason Hahne, Webster City, Iowa, 738; 5. Nick Marolf, Moscow, Iowa, 731; 6. Todd Malmstrom, Silvis, [Read More]

Trenchard triumphs In round four of Wild West Modified Speedweek

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 24) – The fourth night of the Wild West Modified Speedweek saw a fourth different driver in victory lane. Nick Trenchard got the best of early jockeying for the lead and drove to the $1,000 IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified victory Thursday at Cottage Grove Speedway. The checkers put Trenchard on the ballot for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. There were four lead changes in the first four circuits with Trenchard eventually securing the position. Driving for car owners Rich and Nicky Biehn, he established a decent advantage before running into heavy lapped trafdic during a long green flag run. Trenchard made several decisive moves as he cut through the slower traffic while trying to stay in front of the fast company behind immediately him. A lap 27 caution bunched the field up one final time. Trenchard mastered the restart and led the final eight circuits to cruise to his career first Wild West Modified Speedweek victory. Jesse Williamson, Alex Stanford, Cory Sample and Rob Ireland rounded [Read More]

Tech revelation puts Gaylord on right track for BST checkers

HOLYOKE, Colo. (July 21) – Ryan Gaylord’s journey to victory lane Monday night at Phillips County Raceway got its start two nights before in the tech area at Calhan. “I had been struggling and they found the left side wheelbase was way off at Calhan,” Gaylord explained after his $1,000 IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature win in the Precise Racing Products BST show at Holyoke. “That was a blessing in disguise because it really helped us turn the car around.” Gaylord ran seventh at El Paso County Speedway and worked out some kinks with a mid-pack finish Sunday at Thomas County Speedway. He wrapped up the four-night BST swing with his first feature win of the season. “We needed this one. It seems like we’ve been getting a lot of seconds,” Gaylord said. “My brother Tripp was crewing for Kenny Wallace, too, and made the changes to my car and told me just to worry about driving.” After drawing the outside row one start, Gaylord stayed on the higher line and eventually caught Ken [Read More]