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Done just in time, new bridge is a big deal for Smiley’s Southern SportMod Super Nationals

KENNEDALE, Texas (July 24, 2023) – Being able to host hall of fame night in conjunction with the second annual IMCA Southern SportMod Super Nationals powered by Smiley’s Racing Products, says promoter James Lopez, is a pretty big deal. Not having to take the detour from town to get to Kennedale Speedway Park will be a pretty big deal, too. The new, wider bridge on New Hope Road that takes traffic over Kennedale Creek, to and past the track opened late last week. Traffic of all shapes and sizes had been rerouted since last year, with the entrance to the pit area at KSP tantalizingly close but on the wrong side of the orange and black detour signs. “If you knew how long you had to drive around to get to the track …” Lopez began. “It’s a long ways, especially if you’re coming from the north or the west and you’re hauling a trailer. The detour was probably 10 miles. Smiley’s isn’t that far from here and you had to take the detour to [Read More]

Murty reigns at King of the Katwalks, Boone win is IMCA Stock Car career 300th

BOONE, Iowa (July 22, 2023) – They unrolled and then they showed off his 300 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car Career Wins banner on Saturday. And as far as Damon Murty is concerned, there couldn’t have been a better night to do it, or at a better track. Murty’s latest milestone win came in the main event of the King of the Katwalks show at Boone Speedway. The Chelsea Charger led the last 22 of 25 laps and simply ran away from the rest of the field after both restarts, taking the $2,500 checkers ahead of son Dallon. “To do this at Boone is very special. This place is IMCA. This is where the Super Nationals are,” said Murty, second on the all-time wins list for the division and now the fifth IMCA driver with 300 career wins. “My 300th win is something I wanted to get this season and I’m glad I was able to do it at a race with 59 cars,” he added. “And I love being able to do it racing with Dallon. It’s the [Read More]

Nielsen wins Weishaar Memorial race

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (July 20, 2023) – Brandon Nielsen was the big winner of the $1,000 Jess Weishaar IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock Memorial race held Thursday at Kossuth County Speedway. Aaron Rudolph and Josh Sidles brought the 22-car field to flag stand to take the green flag in the final race of the night as they raced for the $1,000 first place check in honor resident and race fan Jess Weishaar, slain in a 2019 bank robbery. Rudolph edged ahead after the first trip around the Algona oval as Josh Sidles and Rudolph went door-to-door the first five laps for the lead in the feature. The caution flag appeared on six and Mike Smith grabbed the lead off the restart, but that only lasted three laps as Nielsen became the new leader at the halfway point of the 20-lap feature race. The yellow flag reappeared on 11 and came out again one lap later as Tyler Beckler and Brianna Osterson got tangled up in turn two. Once the green flag came back out, [Read More]

McBirnie takes Highbanks after the Creek Stock Car win

By Joyce Eisele MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (July 21, 2023) – It was Vessco Inc. Night at the Races Friday and Jake McBirnie raced to the $2,000 Highbanks After the Creek IMCA Sunoco Stock Car win on at Marshalltown Speedway. Jake McBirnie led the field to green for the contest and that was all she wrote, as he paced all 30 laps on his way to victory lane and B & B Racing Chassis All-Star qualifying eligibility. McBirnie was chased most of the distance by Chelsea Charger Damon Murty, but on this night Murty had to be satisfied with the runner-up spot. Kaden Reynolds ripped the lip of the track in the latter portion of the race in an attempt to gain ground but had to be content with third. Fourth went to Jim Horejsi of Marshall, Minn., who advanced 17 spots to take the hard charger award and Garrett Corn completed the top five. The IMCA Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature went to Joel Rust while Jenae Gustin returned to the winner’s circle in the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through July 20, 2023

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 993; 2. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 969; 3. Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas, 965; 4. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 960; 5. Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif., 952; 6. Jeff Larson, Freeport, Ill., 939; 7. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 934; 8. Myron DeYoung, Stanton, Mich., 926; 9. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 923; 10. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 913; 11. Joel Rust, Grundy Center, Iowa, 910; 12. Kaleb Emerson, Weatherford, Texas, 900; 13. Andrew Pearce, Oakley, Calif., 899; 14. Charlie Mohr, Bettendorf, Iowa, 891; 15. Todd Shute, Norwalk, Iowa, 888; 16. Dyllan Ricks, Boyden, Iowa, 885; 17. Nick Meyer, Whittemore, Iowa, 870; 18. Brenten DeYoung, Carson City, Mich., 858; 19. Ryan Heskett, Muskegon, Mich., 856; 20. Jed Freiburger, Dubuque, Iowa, 854. IMCA Sunoco Late Models – 1. Cory Dumpert, Newman Grove, Neb., 790; 2. Andy Nezworski, Blue Grass, Iowa, 753; 3. Alex Banks, Newman Grove, Neb., 735; 4. Kale Kosiski, Omaha, Neb., 734; 5. Chase Osborne, Norfolk, Neb., 725; 6. Christopher “C.J.” Horn, Auburn, Ind., 658; 7. Beau Johnson, [Read More]

‘A bunch of people working together’ get free fuel for RaceSaver Nationals drivers

EAGLE, Neb. (July 21, 2023) – What promoter Roger Hadan summed up as the efforts of “a bunch of people working together” will help fuel competitors at the upcoming RaceSaver Nationals. RaceSaver and distributor Leiting Motorsports will give each driver 40 gallons of VP Race Fuel after they pass pre-race tech, essentially adding $25,000 or so to the purse for the 11th annual IMCA Sprint Car extravaganza at Eagle Raceway. “Drivers must show up with no fuel and pass tech and they’ll get 40 gallons of VP fuel, the spec fuel for the weekend, along with a fuel jug donated by Precise Racing,” explained Hadan. “I can’t think of any other event I’ve heard of where drivers get to race with free fuel.” “It’s pretty unique.” Pre-entries are already in hand from 50 drivers. “I have always wanted to have a spec fuel for RaceSaver Nationals and we talked to a lot of different companies,” Hadan said. “It’s a lot of fuel – this is a pretty big undertaking. Because of a bunch of people working [Read More]

Mach-1 adds to Super Nationals purse for Sport Compacts

BOONE, Iowa (July 20, 2023) – Drivers in the division that staged one of the best main feature races of the 40th IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will be racing for more money at the 41st annual event. Owner Gary Mach and division title sponsor Mach-1 Racing Solutions of Abbott, Texas, will add an additional $1,500 to the purse when Sport Compacts take to the track Tuesday, Sept. 5 at Boone Speedway. The champion earns another $250 and will take home $1,250 plus the lion’s share of contingencies awarded to 4-cylinder competitors, while $100 goes to both the fifth place finisher and the top non-qualifier. ‘B’ feature winners, heat winners and the Sport Compact driver making the longest tow to race at Super Nationals each get $50. A record 91 Sport Compacts from 16 states competed at Super Nationals last year and their feature proved to be one of the most exciting of the week, with Jake Benischek passing Kimberly Abbott with two laps left to win his career first crown. “Racing has always [Read More]

Mullen reigns at 141’s IMCA King of the Creek

FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (July 19, 2023) – Mike Mullen kept his focus on what was happening on the track and not on the leader board late in 141 Speedway’s King of the Creek finale. As a result, the two-time race runner-up became a second-time winner of the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car special at Francis Creek, earning $10,000 for his start to finish run at the front of the 50-lapper at Francis Creek. 2021 and 2022 King of the Creek winner Benji LaCrosse was close behind, racing from 15th starting to just half a second off the pace at the checkers. “I don’t think we had the car as good as it could have been but we did our best all 50 laps,” said Mullen, who had finished third and then second in his Tuesday night heats and started pole in the main event. “We had some early yellows, then a long green flag run, and I didn’t look at the board the last five laps.” “I didn’t want to get snuckered up on again. I’m glad [Read More]

PA Game Commission kicks off PASS 25th FANiversary

By Frank Buhrman SPRING RUN, Pa. (July 19, 2023) – The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Race to Hunting Season with the River Valley Builders PA Sprint Series has grown into the “FANiversary” celebrating PASS’s 25th season and acknowledging the fans who have supported IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car racing for that period and it all starts this weekend at Path Valley Speedway. The PASS sprinters will be joined by the Laurel Highlands sprints for all five events on the expanded Race to Hunting Season FANiversary tour. Because Laurel Highland officials were among the founders of PASS, Laurel Highland sprints will join the PASS sprinters at all five events on the expanded Race to Hunting Season FANiversary tour. The expanded format will include the July 21 and 22 races at Path Valley, also two events at Port Royal and the biggest event, the “Race to Hunting Season” at Selinsgrove. Friday night’s Path Valley program is the annual Dr. Crouse’s Night of Power, sponsored by Dr. Zachery Crouse, Path Valley co-promoter and veterinarian in Mercersburg and St. Thomas. Dr. Crouse has [Read More]

Next Sunoco Race Fuels bonuses awarded at US 30, East Moline

COLUMBUS, Neb. (July 19, 2023) – Division title sponsor Sunoco Race Fuels awards $250 bonuses at two upcoming IMCA Late Model race nights, Thursday at US 30 Speedway and Sunday at East Moline Speedway. The July 20 show at Columbus, Neb., was postponed following a rainout last week. Drivers can receive the bonus one time in a season so the $250 would be given to the top finishing non-winning driver any night the winner has already earned the bonus at another track. Gates open at 5 p.m. at Columbus, where hot laps are at 7:15 p.m. and racing follows. At East Moline, Ill., on July 23, pit gates open at 2:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3:30 p.m. Hot laps at 4:30 p.m. precede the first green flag. Pit passes are $30 both nights and $15 for kids 12 and under at East Moline. Late Models will be joined each evening by IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars have a $2,000 to win Governor’s Cup show [Read More]