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Kid With a Cause Aiden Wagner races to promote suicide awareness, anti-bullying

MINOT, N.D. – While he’s racing to win, Aiden Wagner is also racing toward an even more important goal. The IMCA Mach-1 Sport Compact driver captains the Kid With A Cause team, donating his race winnings and sponsorship funds to the Sources of Strength suicide awareness and anti-bullying peer leader group at his hometown Minot High School. “I wanted to do something that would help some of my friends and classmates,” said the soon to be 16-year-old, noting the extra impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on teenagers. “A lot of people have come down to the pits to thank me. It impacts a lot of people.” He started Kid With a Cause during his short rookie season and raised $700. The $1,000 he’s already donated this year includes the $310 bounty he took home for snapping Ken Sandberg’s 10-race winning streak during the Ironman special at Dacotah Speedway. “I wanted to try and double what I raised last year and we’re well on the way to doing that,” said Wagner, noting that any monetary [Read More]

Keller conquers IMCA Modified feature at Dacotah

By Rebecca Rattei MANDAN, N.D. (June 18) – What began as three-car battle ended with a fourth driver back in victory lane Friday at Dacotah Speedway. Scott Gartner, Zach Frederick and Mark Dahl tussled early. Frederick shuffled into the lead as Jeremy Keller quickly worked his way into the top five and then passed Dahl for second. Using the high line around the track, Keller reeled in Frederick and they briefly raced for the lead. Keller took the lead on lap five and pulled away from the field. Frederick then lost positions to Quentin Kinzley, Dahl and Spencer Wilson. When the checkered flag waved, Keller picked up the feature win. Dahl held off Wilson for second place. Kinzley finished fourth while Frederick finished fifth. Shad Pederson and Lane Doll started on the front row of the Mach-1 Sport Compact feature. They raced door-to-door for the lead, allowing Stan Thompson and Ken Sandberg to make it a four-car battle. Contact among the leaders allowed Sandberg to slip by and pull away from the field. Stan [Read More]

Jerovetz Shock Service rewards IMCA Modified, Northern SportMod special events drivers

SUAMICO, Wis. – Jerovetz Motorsports Shock Service rewards IMCA Modified and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod drivers for their special events accomplishments again in 2021. Top five finishers at 30 designated specials for the Modifieds and at 15 designated specials for the Northern SportMods receive gift certificates good for two free shock rebuilds from the eight-year IMCA sponsor. Located in Suamico, Wis., the company Shocking the Competition, Absorbing the Wins is owned by IMCA Modified veteran Sean Jerovetz and Ryan Rosenow. “We are thrilled to again be part of all these special events while partnered with IMCA,” said Jerovetz, “and also look forward to get back to business as normal.” JMSS specializes in rebuilding and custom revalving of AFCO, Fox, Penske and QA1 shocks, carries complete lines of AFCO and QA1 products and is also a Wehrs Machine and Racing Products dealer. Information about JMSS shocks, shock services and high performance products is available by calling 920 265-2068 or 920 615-2508, at the www.jmshocks.com website and on Facebook. “The number of special events will increase with a return to a [Read More]

Next Drive For Five qualifier is Friday at Lee County

DONNELLSON, Iowa – IMCA Sunoco Late Models and IMCA Modifieds both race for $1,000 to win in their next Drive For Five qualifier this Friday at Lee County Speedway. The June 25 feature is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier for the Modifieds. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts are also on the card. Pit gates open at 5:30 p.m. and hot laps are at 7 p.m. with racing to follow. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors 60 and over, $5 for students ages 11-17 and veterans, and free for kids 10 and under. Pit passes are $30, or $20 for kids ages 7-13, $10 for kids ages 4-6 and $5 for three and under. The Friday show at Donnellson will be broadcast by DoneRight.TV. The track website is www.leecountyspeedway.com.

Young is latest IMCA Modified winner at Cottage Grove

By Stephanie Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (June 18) – The first of two straight nights of action at Cottage Grove Speedway kicked off with IMCA Modifieds on the Friday card. Paul Rea pounced to the lead on the opening start. The Eugene veteran inhabited the position until lap three, when Derick Young made his way into first place. Young received some pressure just after the halfway mark. Jeffrey Hudson got around Derick Young on lap 14. Young kept his composure however and regained the coveted top spot on the 16th circuit. He remained there the balance of the distance to earn the victory. It is Young’s first win at Cottage Grove since April 27 of 2019. He is the sixth winner in nine shows and the newest name on the win chart in KMJ Performance Oregon State and Shaw Race Cars Western Region competition. Curtis Towns and Aaron Sheelar were second and third, respectively. Bricen James got fourth followed by Matthew Drager in fifth.

Mather Takes B & B Chassis All-Star Qualifier on Crawford Farms Night at Indee

By Jeremy Fox INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (June 19) – Cole Mather was the big IMCA Sunoco Stock Car winner on Crawford Farms Hall of Fame Night at Independence Motor Speedway. Adam Johnson led the opening lap of the 20-lap B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifier, which featured a top prize of $750 courtesy of J&V NAPA Auto Parts. Mather took the top spot away on lap two, fending off Johnson and Dustin Vis. Mather pulled away only to have Vis reel him back in, Vis then seem to have mechanical issues coming down the front stretch forcing him to pull off. The caution came out on lap 18 when Kevin Rose spun in turn four forcing a two lap shootout. Mather held off Philip Holtz to take his third win of the season at Indee. Holtz was second, Jarod Weepie moved up seven spots to finish third. Jay Schmidt was fourth and Tom Schmitt was fifth. Troy Cordes held off Brennen Chipp to become the eighth different IMCA Modified feature winner this season in Indee. The win [Read More]

Strange Oval cash, product certificate awards go to top five drivers at IMCA Modified specials

MORTON GROVE, Ill. – Strange Oval continues a unique awards program that’s become both familiar and a favorite of IMCA Modified special events drivers. The Morton Grove, Ill., manufacturer of axles and drive plate gives $50 in cash and a $50 product certificate to a top five finisher at 30 designated specials this season. Awards will be mailed from the IMCA home office the week after official race results are received; product certificates are redeemable through Performance Bodies. Front row starters in the Modified main event at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s receive a pair of Strange Oval axles. “The IMCA provides a direct link to the competitors for us as company,” said Strange Oval President Jim Kontje. “We’ve found no other sanctioning body that includes the end user with rewards to the degree that our sponsorship does with IMCA. It’s simply a perfect fit for us.” Strange Oval is in its seventh year of IMCA sponsorship. Information about Strange Oval products is available at the www.strangeoval.com website, by calling 800 653-1099 and on [Read More]

Raffurty joins Mod Lites of Arkansas for second win of weekend in second state

HARRISBURG, Ark. (June 19) – Dillon Raffurty of Kansas City, Mo., continued his winning streak in IMCA STARS Mod Lite competition as he topped the 34-car field at Old No. 1 Speedway in Harrisburg Saturday night. Raffurty took the point from early leader Blake Wilson and never looked back in the 25-lap Mod Lites of Arkansas feature, which saw only one caution. He was rewarded with $500 for his efforts after winning the previous night at Marshalltown Speedway in Iowa. Wilson went on to finish second, Bryce Vowan was third, while Gage Raines and Robert Caleb McCollett rounded out the top five. Jeromy Wilson was the hard charger as he passed nine cars on his way to an 11th place finish after recovering from an early night flip in heat race action. The Mod Lites of Arkansas will return to action on July 10 at I-30 Speedway for a regular night of racing.

Dotson takes first win, Reynolds goes back-to-back at Marshalltown

By Joyce Eisele MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (June 18) – It was a full night of racing at the Marshalltown Speedway on Friday where it was RBF Electric Night. In IMCA STARS Mod Lite feature racing, Dillon Raffurty of Kansas City, Mo., raced for the first time this year at the track, led lap one, and never gave it up the rest of the way to the checkers. He finished far ahead of second place Josh May and third place Kaden Cochrun who battled back and forth for position from lap five on. Garrett Stonum started well back in the starting field and finished fourth and Cory Sonner finished fifth. This wasn’t Raffurty’s first trip to victory Lane at Marshalltown. He won back on Sept. 17, 2020 at the 500th Summer Series Show and Dale DeFrance Memorial. Kaylin Lopez led the opening laps of the 18-lap Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod feature only to have it snatched away by high-flying Brayton Carter on lap four. Carter never gave up that top spot and took the checkers for the [Read More]

Hansen, Tafoya rock Sweetwater foes for IMCA Modified Wild West Tour wins

ROCK SPRINGS, Wy. (June 18-19) – Chase Hansen found the secret to a good draw and Regan Tafoya finally found his way to victory lane when the IMCA Pitt Stop Motorsports Wild West Tour made its annual visit to Sweetwater Speedway. Hansen simply opted to take the last pill left and won Friday’s IMCA Modified feature after being rewarded with the pole start. Tafoya, whose recent Rock Springs luck has been sketchy at best, got the lead back following a restart with six laps to go in winning the Saturday feature. Both wins paid $1,200 and both drivers were already Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot candidates. The tour ironman, Hansen’s fifth career checkers came in his 120th consecutive start. He led start to finish in a feature that started with a lap one caution and ended green, white, checkered. “I didn’t know how close they were behind me at the end,” said Hansen, 1.157 seconds faster than Cory Sample in the race to the checkers. “The car has been really good the last few weeks. Rock [Read More]