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New regional title sponsor B & B adds to point funds for IMCA Hobby Stocks

BELLE PLAINE, Minn. (Jan. 24, 2024) – An expanded sponsorship role with IMCA takes B & B Racing Chassis and owner Paul Burger back to the division where they got their start in dirt track racing. The Belle Plaine, Minn., chassis builder becomes title sponsor of both Northern and Southern regions for IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and will provide increased point funds of $1,500 for each. “I got my first two wins, in a Hobby Stock, at Arlington Raceway in 1989 or 1990. We built our own cars and after this business was incorporated, the first cars we built were Hobby Stocks,” Burger said. “That’s kind of the reason why this sponsorship appeals to me. Hobby Stocks are really the place where it all starts for a lot of drivers, myself included.” B & B Racing Chassis Northern Region tracks are in eastern Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming while tracks in the B & B Racing Chassis Southern Region are located in Arizona, [Read More]

New Clayhill sanction builds racing bridge for IMCA STARS Mod Lites

ATWOOD, Tenn. (Jan. 23, 2024) – A new sanction in western Tennessee will build a bridge between two hotbeds for Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lite drivers. Clayhill Motorsports Park at Atwood hosts eight events for the class in 2024, seven of them co-sanctioned with the Tennessee Mod Lite Racing Association and three of them during what promises to be a rich July Fourth holiday. “We are in the perfect position to be a bridge, or conduit for what Eddie Campbell has done with the TMLRA and what Bryce Vowan has done with the Mod Lites of Arkansas to the west,” explained Clayhill promoter Justin Newman. “When you look at the number of licensed drivers already living in Arkansas and Tennessee, you can see this region has real potential for the STARS Mod Lite division.” “We’re trying to expand the footprint of the division,” he continued, “and felt that geographically, this is an opportunity to put them in front of a lot of fans and help grow the class.” STARS Mod Lites and the TMLRA [Read More]

Perfect opportunity brings Sunday racing back to Redwood Speedway

REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. (Jan. 23, 2024) – What Velvet Dostal called “a perfect opportunity” brings Sunday night IMCA racing back to Minnesota’s Redwood Speedway. The upcoming 2024 Speedway Motors Weekly Racing season for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts runs from June 2 through Sept. 29. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars are also on the June 23 card and a $750 to win B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying eligible special is scheduled on July 14. “When Princeton Speedway changed hands last fall, promoting Redwood was a perfect opportunity for us to jump on,” said Dostal, who had worked with husband Ricky at Princeton and at North Central Speedway the past 10-plus years. “When we saw the Facebook post that they were looking for a new promoter at Redwood, it’s like one door closed and another one opened.” Redwood named its first IMCA champions in 1991 and held its most recent sanctioned events three years ago. The big half-mile [Read More]

IMCA regional title sponsor season rates a 10 for EngineQuest

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Jan. 23, 2024) – With another sponsorship milestone around the next turn, EngineQuest renews its title sponsorship support of IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for a 10th consecutive season. The Las Vegas, Nev., cylinder head and engine component manufacturer backs both Northern and Southern regions for The Class Too Tough To Tame in 2024, providing a portion of $4,000 point funds to be paid in each. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod drivers will also receive awards from the 19-year sponsor. EQ decal placement is required in all four divisions. “From the very beginning of our relationship between IMCA and EngineQuest, it has been extremely important to reward the drivers who believe in the EngineQuest brand to get them to the checkered flag,” said EngineQuest President Scott Stolberg. EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region tracks are located in eastern Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming. EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Region tracks are in Arizona, Arkansas, California, western Colorado, [Read More]

Flat tire can’t keep Partain from Casa Grande repeat

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Jan. 20, 2024) – Both his Friday and Saturday night finishes ended with Bo Partin in victory lane. The routes he took to get there, however, couldn’t have been more different. Partain won Friday’s Ernie Mincy Early Thaw feature for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars from the pole, withstanding challenges from Aaron Olson and then Scott Sluka as four restarts slowed the finish of the 20-lapper at Central Arizona Raceway. After starting outside row one the next night, a flat tire sent the hometown driver to the infield hot pit. He’d get a new right front, restart at the rear and race all the way back to the front swapping the lead with Olson before taking the $750 checkers by a fraction of a second over the runner-up. “You always want to win,” said Partain. “When you can go to the back and still win, you know you’ve got a good race car.” Olson and Jason Rogers were running 1-2 at midway, before Rogers lost the handle. Partain was already in third by lap [Read More]

Berry finds preferred line for Early Thaw IMCA win

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Jan. 19, 2024) – Tom Berry had to hustle to get a couple late post-season wins in Arizona last year. He found victory lane much sooner this year, winning Friday’s night two Ernie Mincy Early Thaw feature for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds. “I fell back to fourth (from third starting) and was thinking that’s where I would finish,” said Berry, a DNF after running up front in the Thursday opener. “The high line was the preferred line and it took me three or four laps to get the lead once I found it.” The $1,000 checkers were the first of the season and career 72nd in the class for Berry, who piloted a Mike Wedelstadt owned car at Casa Grande. IMCA’s 2020 national champion was already eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. “We raced in Arizona in 2015 and won twice at Cocopah in the Turkey Classic Harvest Hustle last Thanksgiving,” he said. “We got started early this year, getting the win in our second start.” Opening night winner Chaz [Read More]

Baca maintains momentum with Early Thaw IMCA Modified win

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Jan. 18, 2024) – Chaz Baca loaded up the momentum he found at Cocopah Speedway and raced to the opening night Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature win at Central Arizona Raceway’s Ernie Mincy Early Thaw. A two-time winner during the second week of the season-opening IMCA.TV Winter Nationals, the series and defending national champion got the best of a star-filled field Thursday at Casa Grande. Baca was side-by-side battling for the lead at midway with 2020 national champ Tom Berry before taking the $1,000 checkers ahead of 2021 national king Jeff Larson. “It was definitely a tough one,” said Baca, who nonetheless stretched his lead to six car lengths before Larson cut into that advantage. “Right now everything is just going very well for us and we’re hoping we can keep up the momentum for the rest of the season.” The 20-lapper can caution-free following a yellow on the initial start and the third-starting Baca ran at or near the front every circuit, working the lower line in the first set of [Read More]

Dates announced for inaugural South Texas IMCA Modified Series

HUFFMAN, Texas (Jan. 19, 2024) – The idea of a traveling series deep in the Lone Star State becomes a reality this year, with the inaugural South Texas IMCA Modified Series. Twenty-one race dates, 18 of them during the IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season, have been announced for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds at Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, I-37 Speedway in Pleasanton, South Texas Race Ranch in Corpus Christi and Texana Raceway Park in Edna. “What we want to accomplish with this series is develop an average car count of 15 to 20 cars a night along with a good fan following,” explained Jacob Hortch, a Modified driver who helped put the pieces in place for the first annual tour. “It’s cool to have the tracks working together and focusing on building Modified racing.” “Everyone is excited for the possibilities that this series can bring and we hope to put on some awesome shows for the fans” IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing national, GRT Race Cars South Central Region and IMCA state points will be [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through Jan. 16, 2024

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 298; 2. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 296; 3. Ethan Braaksma, Des Moines, Iowa, 290; 4. Eddie Belec, Arvada, Colo., 267; 5. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 265; 6. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 257; 7. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 249; 8. Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif., 221; 9. Jerry Flippo, Osage, Iowa, 209; 10. Chris Zogg, New Liberty, Iowa, 207; 11. Austin Kuehl, Cave Creek, Ariz., 206; 12. Greg Gustus, Hudson, Colo., 183; 13. Chris Morris, Thorndale, Texas, and Matt Crafton, Mooresville, N.C., both 179; 15. Braxton Yeager, Green River, Wy., 174; 16. Lawrence O’Connor, Port Hardy, B.C., 172; 17. Andrew Pearce, Oakley, Calif., 170; 18. Dominic Ursetta, Arvada, Colo., 169; 19. Tyson Blood, Tumwater, Wash., 162; 20. Brady Bjella, Williston, N.D., 159. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars – 1. Rob VanMil, Barnesville, Minn., 268; 2. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 262; 3. Justen Yeager, Green River, Wy., 257; 4. Bo Partain, Casa Grande, Ariz., and Chase Berkeley, Kettle Falls, Wash., both 254; 6. Shelby Williams, Bonham, Texas, 250; 7. [Read More]

Winter Nationals wins add four to B & B All-Star list

VINTON, Iowa (Jan. 16, 2024) – Another four IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers earned B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility, with wins over the course of Cocopah Speedway’s IMCA.TV Winter Nationals. Zane DeVilbiss won three of those series events in Arizona, Cole Czarneski, Cameron Starry and Justen Yeager one each. Defending IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s champion Dylan Thornton, meanwhile, was a double winner. B & B All-Star Invitational contenders now include Tom Berry Jr., Austin Brands, Troy Burkhart, Cole Czarneski, Zane DeVilbiss, Levi Feltman, Jordan Grabouski, T.J. Herndon, McCain Jennings, Jake Masters, Angel Munoz, Dallon Murty, Damon Murty, John Oliver Jr., Jake Sachau, Buck Schafroth, David Smith, Cameron Starry, Shawn Strand, Dylan Thornton, Shelby Williams, Justen Yeager and Elijah Zevenbergen.