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Batesville primed for March 24-26 Arkansas Spring Nationals

BATESVILLE, Ark. (March 22, 2022) – IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars both run for $1,500 to win each night of Arkansas Spring Nationals at Batesville Motor Speedway. The Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 24-25-26 special is presented by the Skyway Auto Group. Each runner-up earns $1,000 and the minimum paid to start a 24-car field is $200. Modified feature winners earn Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility while Stock Car feature winners become eligible to qualify for the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Jet Racing Central and EQ Cylinder Heads Southern regional and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded. There is a $50 entry fee each day, payable at the gate. Pill draw will be at the same location. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. Thursday and at 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m., hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing is at 7:30 p.m. Pit passes are $35 while spectator admission is $10 for adults, $5 for [Read More]

US 36 Raceway opens for practice this Sunday

OSBORN, Mo. (March 22, 2022) – The roar of the engines can be heard this Sunday, March 27 at US 36 Raceway as the Missouri speedplant kicks off 2022 with the first of two open practice days. Pit passes are $25 for adults and $10 for kids 12 and under; grandstand admission is free. The second of two practice days will be April 2, also from 1-5 p.m. with pit admission the same as for the first practice session.

Quick times add to Texas 305 RaceSaver Sprint Nationals pay

MESQUITE, Texas (March 22, 2022) – Being quick pays off even more during the upcoming Texas 305 RaceSaver Sprint Nationals. The Friday, March 25 main event for IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite pays $1,000 to win and a minimum of $200 to start while the Saturday, March 26 headliner pays $2,000 to win and a minimum of $500 to start. Gates open Thursday at 3 p.m. and tech starts at 4 p.m. with an open practice to follow from 6-9 p.m. Newly announced Smiley’s quick time awards of $1,000, $500 and $250 will be paid that evening. Pit passes are $15 while grandstand admission is free. Non-qualifier pay is $50 on Friday and $100 on Saturday. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded both nights. Pit gates open at noon, the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors ages 60 and over, military with ID and students ages 12-15, and [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds, Northern SportMods Brawl this weekend at Davenport

DAVENPORT, Iowa (March 22, 2022) – IMCA Modifieds race for a cool $1,000 to win on night two of Davenport Speedway’s March 25 and 26 Thaw Brawl. Modifieds and IMCA Northern SportMods are on both cards, with Friday and Saturday SportMod features paying $500 to win. The Saturday Modified winner also becomes Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligible. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Razor Chassis North Central Region and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded each night. There is no entry fee and pit passes are $40. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps start at approximately 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $30 on Friday and $35 on Saturday. Kids 5-12 are $5 and four and under are free. More information is available by calling 563 349-5044 and on Facebook.

James’ patience rewarded with first Spring Nationals IMCA Modified win

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 20, 2022) – Fifteen years and 21 laps of patience paid off for Jeff James. James finally chased down Tim Watts, then led the last four times around the track for the much anticipated Spring Nationals IMCA Modified feature win Sunday at Beatrice Speedway. “I followed him and I followed him and I followed him, and I was finally able to sneak up underneath him,” said James, $2,500 richer and newly eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. “We’ve been coming to Beatrice for the better part of 15 years and have never won one before. We’ve been trying and doing a lot of different things for a lot of years. It’s a relief to finally win one.” James had started outside Watts on the front row. Jacob Hobscheidt, Todd Shute and Johnny Saathoff, a seven-time Spring Nationals winner, completed the top five. James’ victory came in his sixth start in a second-hand 2020 Rage by Precision Performance. He’d posted second- and third-place finishes in the same ride last fall [Read More]

Maupin prevails in IMCA Modified opener at I-37

By J.M. Hallas PLEASANTON, Texas (March 19, 2022) – Spring has (almost) sprung, with the new season only hours away before the green flag waved for the I-37 Speedway season opener on the ¼-mile, semi-banked dirt oval, just south of San Antonio. As the IMCA Modified 20-lap main fired off it was Jared Maupin off turn two with the lead trailed by Chris Morris, Cameron Starry, Robert Liese and Ryan Doyon in top five. After a quick spin and caution, Morris began his challenge on Maupin for the lead, throwing everything but the kitchen sink at him. Morris tried diving in low and got alongside Maupin, but Maupin held him off. Another quick spin-caution set up a repeat of Morris trying to stick the nose inside Maupin on the restart, to no avail. After a lap 16 restart, the top three broke away quickly back under green with Morris still trying to dive in under Maupin. Morris got his best chance on lap 18 getting door to door with Maupin on the back stretch, but [Read More]

Chadwick, Robles, Ryland share Antioch Speedway spotlight

By Don Martin II ANTIOCH, Calif. (March 19, 2022) – Kellen Chadwick picked up the win in the 20-lap IMCA Modified main event victory Saturday at Antioch Speedway. Threatening skies gave way and allowed racing to take place. Chadwick proved to be the class of the field with a dominant feature performance and a win in his heat race. Bobby Motts Jr had a front row start and charged into the lead from the get-go. Chadwick moved into second on lap two and made a turn four pass to take the lead on the seventh circuit. Previous winner Nick DeCarlo settled into third on lap 13. Chadwick stretched his advantage to a straightaway in victory. DeCarlo made an outside pass attempt in the final turn but Motts held him off for second. Jason Robles won the 20 lap IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. This race was destined to go without a yellow flag. Robles bolted into the lead at the start ahead of Dave Hill. Previous winner Fred Ryland started back in the fourth row [Read More]

Saturday night special again for Grabouski with IMCA Modified and Stock Car Spring Nationals wins

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 19, 2022) – Opening night of the 2022 Spring Nationals looked a lot like opening night of the 2021 special. Just like he did last March, Jordan Grabouski won both IMCA Sunoco Stock Car and IMCA Sunoco Modified features at hometown Beatrice Speedway Saturday night. The two sets of checkers upped his Spring Nationals career record total to 14, a dozen of them in a Modified and dating to 2008. “It was fun. It’s kind of crazy to think about,” said Grabouski, who motored to B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility with the $2,000 Stock Car win before taking the $2,500 Modified victory. “Every year you ask, ‘How can I do it again?’ but we had some luck and it all played out. It was awesome.” Grabouski raced from ninth starting to battle Tyler Frye and take over the lead with five laps to go in the Stock Car headliner. Frye, the Saturday winner at Beatrice Octoberfest last fall, stayed right behind to the finish. Kyle Vanover, Scott Brown [Read More]

Edwards off to fast 2022 start, wins Oil Capital main at Creek County

By John Rittenoure KELLYVILLE, Okla. (March 19, 2022) – Blake Edwards came close to winning his first AmeriFlex/Oil Capital Racing Series IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car main event two weeks ago with a second place finish at Red Dirt Raceway. Saturday at Creek County Speedway, Edwards got the win, taking the lead after a lap 14 restart and pacing the field to the checkers for his first OCRS career victory. “We have been fast the first three races, almost won the second night at Meeker and finally won tonight,” said the smiling Edwards. Two-time 2021 Creek County OCRS winner Noah Harris jumped into the early lead from the outside front row and was chased by pole sitter Alex Sewell in second and Edwards in third after two lap one restarts. Edwards passed Sewell for second on lap 12. On lap 14, the yellow waved for a mishap that saw Edwards and Harris make contact. Harris left the race and Edwards was able to continue and took over the lead. “We made a little contact there,” Edwards [Read More]

Abilene Race Rads rewards special events drivers in five IMCA divisions

ABILENE, Texas (March 21, 2022) – Special events competitors in five IMCA divisions are in the running for $50 gift certificates given by Abilene Race Rads. The third-year sponsor awards those certificates, good toward the purchase of a racing radiator or fan blade, to a top five finisher at each of 80 designated specials for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods and IMCA Northern SportMods. Certificates will be mailed after official race results are received at the IMCA home office. In addition, the Modified champion at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s receives a single pass racing radiator and Stock Car, Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod champions all get Super Sucker 4-blade fans. Abilene Race Rads owner Kyle Wisdom is a former Southern SportMod track champion at Abilene Speedway. He now races a Modified and hopes to compete at Super Nationals for the first time this September. “We like that this program with IMCA helps promote our products in multiple regions and not just close [Read More]