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Moore finds new inspiration in drive to IMCA Sport Compact championships

CALHAN, Colo. (Dec. 6, 2024) – Bryan Moore dedicated his first championship winning season to his dad. This year, everything was for mom. Moore raced to 17 Mach-1 Sport Compact feature wins this season, then walked across the stage during the IMCA national banquet to accept congratulations and awards for Honor Speedway and Phillips County Raceway track, BST South Series and Colorado State championships. “It felt great, to be honest. We were just going to race at our home track, but I looked at schedules for some of the other tracks and figured we could make a run at the state championship. That’s kind of how this season happened. I was just able to make it work,” he said. “If I had to put everything about the banquet into a single word, it was an honor.” “We dedicated countless hours working on the car and trying to get that little bit of an edge,” he continued. “To be recognized at a banquet of that magnitude, there’s no greater honor. You see how all the work pays [Read More]

Visitation is Saturday for STARS tech inspector Mark Parker

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Nov. 30, 2024) – Mark Steven Parker, aged 65, died on Nov. 30 surrounded by his family. From Memphis, Tenn., Parker was a motorsports enthusiast in the Mid-South and could be found at the race track every weekend. From his beginnings racing micros to becoming the tech inspector for the Mod Lites of Arkansas and later an official and tech inspector for the Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lites when that division was first sanctioned by IMCA in 2021. He was the first Mod Lite tech inspector from Arkansas when the division debuted at the 2021 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Visitation will be this Saturday, Dec. 7, from 3-5 p.m. at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis Ark. There will be a celebration of life in the spring of 2025 at Riverside International Raceway. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to a Celebration of Life Race, details of which are to be announced. Parker is survived by his wife Dee; daughter Stephanie (Melody) Parker of Springfield, Mo.; [Read More]

Hibdon dominates finale for IMCA Modifieds at Showdown

By Ben Deatherage CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Nov. 24, 2024) – In a year chock full of notable wins, Kollin Hibdon decided to add another marquee event to that list. The Pahrump, Nev., transplant, now calling Fargo, N.D., his residence, led the entire $3,000 to win finale for the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified finale at Central Arizona Raceway’s Showdown presented by Toste Construction. Unlike the previous two nights, several restarts played a pivotal role in the race. They proved to be a relief for the leader as he could catch his breath during the cautions. On one occasion, Hibdon faced heavy congestion from lapped traffic when he approached the tail end of the lead lap field around the halfway mark, but the caution came out before he risked any chance of giving up any of his already established advantage to the next car in line. Two-time defending national champion Chaz Baca held onto second while North Dakota veteran Shawn Strand crossed the line in third. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods, IMCA [Read More]

Johnson starts with seat time goal, gets IMCA Northern SportMod rookie of the year award too

LAVEEN, Ariz. (Nov. 26, 2024) – Getting seat time was goal number one of Tyler Johnson’s first Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod season. The 15-year-old speedster from Laveen, Ariz., turned that quest into two feature wins, plenty of consistency and a long run atop the national point standings, accomplishments that culminated in his earning rookie of the year honors. “January was a pretty stacked schedule. It seemed like we were always asking ourselves how many races we already had in,” stated Johnson, who spent much of the month on the track or in the shop. “With that many races, you definitely can’t lack on your maintenance program.” “We didn’t plan to run that many races that early,” he added. “We just saw more races scheduled and told ourselves ‘Let’s go run those and get more experience under our belt.’ I knew that another Arizona driver (Clay Erickson in 2020) had been rookie of the year, that we had a lot of races and that we could do it, too.” The Deuce of Clubs Thunder Raceway [Read More]

Hibdon hustles, Czarneski triumphs on Showdown night two

By Ben Deatherage CASA GRANDE, Arizona (Nov 23, 2024) – In a thrilling bout of action on night two of The Showdown, presented by Toste Construction, Kollin Hibdon made a decisive late-race move to win the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified main event after starting sixth in the stoppage-free 25-lap feature at Central Arizona Raceway. Bryson Yeager held the marshal’s baton when the race began after grabbing the lead in the early going. Trying to pull away from the rest of the competition, he receive immense pressure from Robby Sawyer around the halfway point. Sawyer was as the young man from the Cowboy State of Wyoming held on to the top spot in a nail-biting battle. While the two drivers in the front waltzed on the top side of the track, Hibdon began to gain on both drivers via the inside portion of the racing surface. The Pahrump, Nev., native and Fargo, N.D., transplant powered his way to the point on lap 18 and effectively negotiated slower traffic to earn the victory. Yeager held on to [Read More]

Baca visits victory lane twice during Showdown opener

By Ben Deatherage CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Nov. 22, 2024) – Chaz Baca, reigning national champion of the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds and the Shaw Race Cars Western Region, showcased his dominance at Central Arizona Raceway to score a big win on the first night of The Showdown presented by Toste Construction. The Mesa maestro obtained the lead just before the midway point of the 25-lap feature at Casa Grande. Montana standout Joey Price paced the field early. He would receive a strong challenge from Baca around lap six but kept him at bay. The two-time national champion would pressure again and get the necessary run-off of turn four on lap nine to become the new pacesetter. From there, Baca handled the rest of the distance without issue despite some congested lapped traffic. North Dakota traveler Shawn Strand ended the race second with Price in third. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lites were also on hand. Baca, Taylor Kuehl, Zack Tate and [Read More]

Hit and miss race plans change as Wilson wins rookie award in IMCA Eastern Region

MILTON, Fla. (Nov. 24, 2024) – Already considerably accomplished on dirt tracks in and around the Sunshine State, J.C. Wilson saw his interest in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified division piqued by the inaugural Clash on the Coast. The following season, he was following the second annual tour and motoring toward rookie of the year honors in the DeVilbiss Racing Chassis Eastern Region. “I was beyond proud of myself for what we accomplished this season,” said the seven-time feature winner, also the Northwest Florida Speedway track and Florida State champion. “We were able to do really well and I am beyond proud and happy with what we accomplished.” “We were just going to run hit and miss, then it got to where we were running the Modified every week,” added Wilson, who celebrated his 22nd birthday the week before the IMCA national awards banquet. From Milton, Fla., he started racing street stocks in 2015, then moved into the crate late models. Along with 15 feature wins, Wilson earned track titles at Baker and at Tri-County Speedway [Read More]

Confident Spalding scores rookie award in Southern Region for IMCA Stock Cars

ANDREWS, Texas (Nov. 22, 2024) – After racing to national rookie of the year honors in a Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod last season, one of the first questions Cutter Spalding heard was ‘Think you can race a Stock Car, too?’ His answer was a confident “Shoot, yes!” and the 19-year-old from Andrews, Texas, was quick to back up that bravado with another rookie of the year award, this one in the EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Region. “We were blessed with a lot of good luck and a good team,” said Spalding, after driving a Kerry Fryar Motorsports-owned 2024 Sniper Speed ride built by Jeffrey Abbey to six feature wins, the Texas State championship and a runner-up finish in the regional points race. “I love everything about this sport, no matter what. I’ve been blessed to be able to do it.” Second in points at Abilene Speedway and fourth at Heart O’ Texas Speedway, Spalding had a lot of blessings to count after making a combined 67 starts between the Stock Car and SportMod [Read More]

Whitt expands horizons and races to IMCA North Central Region rookie prize

HAMILTON, Mo. (Nov. 22, 2024) – Looking to expand his racing horizons, Jace Whitt figured a Friesen Performance IMCA Modified just made sense. He’d travel to 13 tracks in four states before the sun set on the 2024 point season, winning four features and earning rookie of the year honors in the Razor Chassis North Central Region. “Rookie of the year wasn’t a goal at the start of the season. After the first couple nights I was toward the top of the standings so I told myself this was something I could probably do and tried for it,” said Whitt, from Hamilton, Mo. “I went pretty hard the rest of the season and came up a little short for national rookie but won the region.” He made 41 North Central region starts, at eight tracks in Iowa, two in South Dakota and one in Minnesota, bookending May 9 and Aug. 8 checkers at Park Jefferson Speedway around July wins at Worthington Speedway and Crawford County Speedway. “Everything just kind of worked out perfect that first [Read More]

Few changes in 2025 rules for other IMCA divisions

VINTON, Iowa (Nov. 21, 2024) – As promised, few changes have been made in rules for seven other IMCA divisions. “We had announced this summer that the 1978-87 General Motors OEM replacement frame manufactured by Speedway Motors would be legal for use in the Stock Car, Hobby Stocks and Southern SportMod divisions, and that Stock Car drivers could compete using the MD3 Camaro kit,” stated IMCA President Brett Root. “No other changes were made in rules for any of those three divisions.” New to 2025 rules are: •A one piece rear spoiler is allowed the Northern SportMods, a maximum of five inches for crate engines and a maximum of three inches for claim engines. •STARS Mod Lite fuel cell vents must have check valves. One spring rubber is allowed per wheel and a minimum 2” x .083” steel drive shaft must be used from the transmission adapter to the automotive rear end. •Skirting is allowed between the tires only on Sport Compacts and while belt driven accessories may be removed, the crank balancer must remain [Read More]