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Dart hits milestone with 50th IMCA Modified win at Thunderhill

By Edward Anschutz STURGEON BAY, Wis. (June 14) – Todd Dart reigned supreme with his third IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature win of the season Saturday at Thunderhill Raceway. One of Thunderhill’s most decorated racers added another milestone to his storied career. Early on it was Tyler Hackett pacing the field from his front row starting spot. Hackett battled mechanical gremlins the first month of the season and traced the problem to a crushed float in the carburetor. Now running up to snuff, he worked the low groove with Dart and James Tebon giving chase. Dart enjoyed the virtue of another great racing surface has he hammered the cushion, reeling in and passing Hackett before midway. Tebon worked to the runner-up spot but was never able to challenge.Dart cruised to his 50th IMCA Modified victory at Thunderhill in front of a roaring crowd. Dart now sits tied with Charlie Kroll for most all-time wins. Tebon was second, followed by Hackett, Greg Gretz and Chuck Carmin. Veteran driver Tony Bouche led the opening laps of [Read More]

Jerovetz finds IMCA Modified redemption at 141

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (June 14) – On Friday night, Troy Jerovetz led at the white flag and spun. Saturday night he redeemed himself by earning the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature win. Mike Joski and Troy Jerovetz started on the front row and for the majority of the race they stayed the top two. Joski led the opening four laps before it was General time. Jerovetz rode around the top of the track and into the lead on lap five. He built up a straightaway lead by halfway. Shawn Kilgore had forward bite all night as he worked his way to the front after starting 11th. Unfortunately for Kilgore the race went caution-free and Jerovetz had already checked out from the field. Jerovetz won his first feature of the season at 141 while atoning for Friday’s late-race spin at Luxemburg. Kilgore finished second. Tony Wedelstadt raced up front all feature long and finished third. Other winners included John Heinz in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Mike Dauphinais in the Karl [Read More]

Lauritzen, Irvine, Gustin get fourth wins of season at Independence

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (June 14) – A trio of drivers each earned their fourth wins of the season during the seventh night of weekly points racing Saturday at Independence Motor Speedway. Another pair of drivers became the first to repeat in their respective divisions. Ronn Lauritzen, Benji Irvine and Jenae Gustin made their fourth trips to the winner’s circle while Darren Ackerman and Paul Shepherd were the first to repeat in IMCA Late Model and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car action. Ed Thomas held the lead at the drop of the green in the 20-lap Performance Bodies IMCA Modified main. Thomas pulled away from traffic while Lauritzen ran the high groove from a fourth row starting spot. Lauritzen settled into third place behind J.D. Auringer just before the caution flag waved on lap six. On the restart, Lauritzen wasted little time working past the front-runners as he assumed command by the completion of lap seven. He and Auringer proceeded to pull away from traffic over the final half of the event. Lauritzen fought off pressure from Auringer [Read More]

Knoell earns second straight Salina checkers

By Larry Lowrey Jr. SALINA, Kan. (June 13) – It has been a few races since Brian Knoell ripped off two straight wins in the Belleville Motor Sports IMCA Modified ranks at Salina Speedway. After Friday night it appears that Knoell is back up on his “A” game. Joe Caldwell and Randy Wilson brought the field to green but it wasn’t long before a battle that started in an early heat race between Knoell and Corey Lagroon carried over into the feature. Both Knoell and Lagroon worked their way up to the front where Knoell reversed the finish from the heat race and took the top spot in the feature for his third win of the season. It’s the most wins by one driver in the division this year. Mike Petersilie gave the fans a show by finishing third after starting 16th. Danny Morrison Jr. finished fourth and coming in fifth was Van Gemmill. In the M&H Motors IMCA Northern SportMod feature, there was a ton of passing. As a matter of fact, Friday’s feature [Read More]

Mahlik is in right place at right time at Luxemburg Speedway

By Greg Aregoni LUXEMBURG, Wis. (June 13) – A win is a win anyway a driver can capture it. Eric Mahlik said that Friday night following the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature at Luxemburg Speedway. Mahlik won after the leader spun out on the white flag lap. Kyle Kudick used the top of the track to fend off the competition early. Mahlik grabbed the lead only to see the caution make it a no-go. When racing resumed and after a couple more cautions, Mahlik and Troy Jerovetz split Kudick for the lead. Mahlik used the top of the track to lead at the line with Jerovetz charging in second. Jerovetz fell back for a few laps until his momentum came back and he took the lead with three laps remaining. Jerovetz lead with Mahlik outside as he took the white flag. Jerovetz went into turn one fine but then spun to the infield. Mahlik was left alone in the lead and captured his first feature win of the season. James Tebon wound up second. [Read More]

Wild West Challenge special is June 17 at Lincoln County Raceway

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – The inaugural Conner and Colten Gentry Memorial for Mach-1 Sport Compacts tops the program for Lincoln County Raceway’s second annual Buffalo Bill Wild West Challenge on Tuesday, June 17. The winner’s share is $200 of the $2,000 Sport Compact purse. That feature pays $50 to start. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods both race for $700 to win and a minimum of $100 to start. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks chase a top prize of $425 with a minimum of $90 paid to take the initial green flag. An $11,000 purse will be paid regardless of car count and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. There are no entry fees. Pit gates at North Platte open at 4 p.m., hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $5 for kids and free for youngsters five and under. Pit passes are $30. Questions about the second annual Buffalo Bill [Read More]

Smith races to first Modified win at Oshkosh

By Dave Panske OSHKOSH, Wis. (June 13) – T.J. Smith will argue any inference of full moon racing couple with a Friday the 13th after winning his career first Automotive Supply Company IMCA Modified feature at Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway. Smith grabbed the lead at the start with Jim Rhode Ed Lemay, Eric Arneson, Jeremy Christians and Travis Spaulding close behind. Several early cautions kept the field bunched but Smith was able to maintain to lead through a green flag run from laps four to 10. Christains moved into the runner-up spot on lap six with Mike Wedelstadt and Eddie Muenter moving into the top five by lap seven. With the field right behind for the restart, Smith again set the pace and opened a car length lead over Christians as Muenster, Rhode and Wedelstadt moved up to challenge for second. A final caution on lap 17 set up a three-lap dash, with Smith drawing on his past experience to just run his race and drove off with his first career division feature win. Muenster wrestled [Read More]

Yates County Sunday show next for Friesen Chevrolet Empire State Series

DUNDEE, N.Y. – Yates County Speedway is next on the Friesen Chevrolet Challenge Series schedule, with a Sunday, June 15 show for traveling IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds. The feature will be 25 laps and pay $400 to win and a minimum of $75 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region, Allstar Performance State, special series and local track points will be awarded. Pit gates at Dundee open at 2:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3 p.m. Hot laps are at 4:15 p.m. and racing starts at 5 p.m. There is no entry fee. Pit passes are $27 for members or $32 for non-members. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $8 for students and free for kids 12 and under when accompanying a paying adult. More information is available on Facebook and the www.yatescountyspeedway.com website. Six previous series events have been held at Yates County with a different driver standing in victory lane after each of them. Winners there last season were Mike Smith of Arkport [Read More]

Special events drivers in five IMCA divisions receive Schoenfeld Headers certificate awards

VAN BUREN, Ark. – Special events competitors in five IMCA divisions earn contingency awards again this season from Schoenfeld Headers. Designated place finishers at specials for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Late Models, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods all receive $50 product certificates. Those recipients include drivers at all Deery Brothers Summer Series events. All certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office the week after official race results are received. In its 16th season as a marketing partner, Schoenfeld is located in Van Buren, Ark., and manufactures IMCA’s official 609, 903 and 935 mufflers. When required to run a noise reduction system of 98 decibels or more, drivers in all five divisions that are part of the Schoenfeld program must compete with one of those three mufflers to be eligible. Schoenfeld also manufactures headers and related exhaust components. Information about those products is available by calling 479 474-7529 and at the www.schoenfeldheaders.com website. “Schoenfeld has been making headers and mufflers for a long [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through June 11

IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds – 1. Keith White, Little River Academy, Texas, 1,094; 2. Glen Hibbard, Euless, Texas, 1,012; 3. Dean Abbey, Waco, Texas, 993; 4. Ryan Roath, Phoenix, Ariz., 987; 5. Ronnie Welborn, Princeton, Texas, 977; 6. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 962; 7. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 954; 8. Tim Ward, Gilbert, Ariz., 933; 9. Kyle Wilson, Monterey, Calif., 925; 10. Alexander Wilson, Salinas, Calif., 910; 11. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, Iowa, 906; 12. Ben Ketteman, Pflugerville, Texas, 867; 13. Mike Jergens, Plover, Iowa, 862; 14. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 854; 15. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 850; 16. Joe Spillman, Marble Falls, Texas, 832; 17. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, and Tommy Fain, Abilene, Texas, both 826; 19. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 796; 20. Clay Sellard, Ellis, Kan., 795. IMCA Late Models – 1. Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa, 734; 2. Curt Schroeder, Ames, Iowa, 595; 3. Curtis Glover, Des Moines, Iowa, 566; 4. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 533; 5. Jason Hahne, Webster City, Iowa, 515; 6. Ryan Griffith, Webster City, Iowa, 485; [Read More]