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$8,000 in cash bonuses, lap money added to purse for Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – Drivers competing at the 39th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s take home more than $8,000 in cash bonuses and lap money. Local businesses and IMCA sponsors have anted up bonuses and lap money to be paid during the Sept. 6-11 Super Nationals at Boone Speedway, guaranteed to be the biggest and richest dirt track event of the season. Quick Performance gives $100 bonuses to the winners of three qualifying features for Hobby Stocks, three qualifying features for Northern SportMods and six Stock Car qualifying features. Each of the six drivers winning Modified qualifying features receive $100 cash bonuses from VIP Medical Concierge and Dr. Robert Baker. The final qualifiers for both Modified and Northern SportMod main events get $250 cash bonuses from Saint’s Avenue Café. Final qualifiers for Stock Car and Hobby Stock mains receive $100 from Methanol Moonshine. Elmquist Towing pays $25 to the leader of each of the 30 laps in Thursday’s B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational for Stock Cars and Friday’s Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational [Read More]

Super Nationals Modified, Hobby, SportMod champions earn Karl Kustoms crate engines

BOONE, Iowa – Three of the champions crowned at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s celebrate their accomplishments with new crate engines. Karl Kustoms presents a new GM 604 crate engine to the Modified champion and new GM 602 crate engines to Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod champions on Saturday, Sept. 11 in the infield at Boone Speedway. Top three crate engine finishers in main events for those divisions also receive cash bonuses of $250, $150 and $100, respectively, from the Des Moines high performance parts manufacturer and distributor. The engines of Super Nationals Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and SportMod champions are claimed by IMCA, with proceeds from the auction Saturday evening divided equally among the other drivers qualifying for those respective events. “Karl’s has done this for a number of years now. It’s pretty neat that all drivers who win Saturday championships at our biggest event will go home with new engines,” said IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “It’s great to be able to present new crate engines to [Read More]

Merced Speedway primed for Aug. 20-21 Ed Parker Memorial

MERCED, Calif. – Three IMCA divisions are on the card this weekend for Merced Speedway’s Ed Parker Memorial. IMCA Modifieds, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars top Friday, Aug. 20 and Saturday, Aug. 21 programs. Regular weekly purse will be paid on Friday. Top prize in both Modified and Northern SportMod features on Saturday is $1,028 with the Modified winner becoming eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational during the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The Saturday Stock Car feature pays $528 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, KMJ Performance State and track points will be awarded. IMCA.TV broadcasts both nights. Pit gates open at 2 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. both nights. Pit passes are $40; spectator admission is $15 for adults and $13 for seniors and military on Friday and $20 for adults and $18 for seniors and military on Saturday. Kids twelve and younger get in free both nights. Both concession stands [Read More]

Willamette IMCA Stock Car special sports $5,000 top prize

LEBANON, Ore. – IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars race for $5,000 to win and a starting spot on the B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational grid Saturday, Aug. 21 at Willamette Speedway. The inaugural special is sponsored by AAMCO and the $80 entry fee includes the driver’s pit pass. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region, KMJ Performance Oregon State and track points will be awarded. Also on the card that evening is a $1,500 to win, Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying event for IMCA Modifieds. Pit gates and the grandstand open at 2 p.m. Hot laps are at 4:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Pit passes are $40. Spectator admission is $14 for adults, $10 for seniors and kids, and free for youngsters ages five and under. The event will be broadcast by SPEED SPORT.TV affiliate Dirt Oval TV. Practice on Friday, Aug. 20 runs from 4 p.m. to dusk.

Qualifying format announced for STARS Mod Lites

BOONE, Iowa – STARS Mod Lites will start 30 cars in their $2,000 to win main event at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The division makes its Super Nationals qualifying debut on opening night of the Prelude Sept. 4 at Boone Speedway and 10 cars will advance to the inside and to the middle rows through the planned two feature format on Saturday night. The outside row of 10 cars for the Sunday, Sept. 5 main event will be determined with a format based on car count. Both programs will be draw/redraw and drivers who are unable to compete at Boone Speedway on Saturday have the opportunity to qualify on Sunday.

NY-Penn IMCA Modified Series has Sunday date at Bloomsburg

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – Round six of the inaugural NY-Penn IMCA Modified Series is this Sunday at Bloomsburg Fair Raceway. Top prize for the traveling Modifieds is $1,000 with Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility at stake as well in the Aug. 22 show. IMCA Speedwaay Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region and KMJ Performance State points, plus series points are at stake. Gates open at 3 p.m. with practice at 5 p.m. and racing at 6 p.m. Pit passes are $35. Top 10 series point standings – 1. Brad Sites, Monroeton, 192; 2. Keith Jack Lamphere, Monroeton, 178; 3. Aaron Benjamin, Forksville, 177; 4. Rodney Morgan, Mainesburg, and Eddie Sites, Monroeton, both 161; 6. Shawn Bruce, Troy, 130; 7. Tyler Stoddard, Binghamton, N.Y., 129; 8. Lance Conley, Nelliston, N.Y., 127; 9. Oliver Gage, Montrose, 120; 10. Rick Watt, Columbia Cross Roads, 115.

Captain of the Creek winner sails to $10,000 Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod payday

FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. – The winner of 141 Speedway’s Thursday night Captain of the Creek feature for Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods sails away with $10,000. Drivers can pre-register for the Aug. 18-19 special at Francis Creek for $115 using the https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/3061/registrations/4354 link; entry fee is $120 on Wednesday. Top 10 drivers in points after qualifying on Wednesday will redraw for position on Thursday. Gates open at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. both Aug. 18 and 19. Pit passes are $30 both days. IMCA Modifieds race for $750 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $250 to win on Wednesday. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars race for $500 to win on Thursday. Grandstand admission on Wednesday is $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and students; Thursday admission is $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and students. Kids ages 10 and under get in free both days. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and an open practice starts at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pit passes are $20 and adult grandstand admission is $5. Transponders will [Read More]

Morgan breaks through for NY-Penn victory

By Evan Canfield SUSQUEHANNA, Pa. (Aug. 15) – In a season filled with highs and lows, Rodney Morgan finally found some redemption at Penn Can Speedway. After destroying his car in the season opener at the same facility, he was able to come back to the Susquehanna oval and capture his first NY-Penn IMCA Modified Series victory on Sunday, earning $1,000 and Fast Shafts All-Star qualifying eligibility. Aaron Benjamin and J.W. Lamphere set the pace for the 25-lap feature but the start was anything but smooth. A single car spin, a stack-up at the rear of the field and a multi-car pileup set the tone for the opening laps, with three consecutive cautions keeping the race from getting underway. Once under the green flag, Benjamin jumped out to an early lead. While trying to hold control of the race, multiple yellow flags would hurt his momentum. He led up to a lap 13 restart, where a bobble in the opening corners opened the door for Morgan to slip by and take the top spot. Benjamin [Read More]

Fan favorite Thing brings IMCA Modified, social media expertise to Super Nationals

CAMPO, Calif. – Michael Thing Jr. will make the long tow to the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s to do three of the things he enjoys most. He’ll race an IMCA Modified. He’ll keep thousands of social media followers up-to-date on travels to and from Boone Speedway, and his on- and off-the-track adventures during America’s Racin’ Vacation. And he’ll make a lot of new friends The 17-year-old from Campo, Calif., a senior at San Diego Virtual High School, has set the gold standard for sharing his racing experiences, interviews and interactions with his family and other drivers using a multi-platform social media approach that includes Instagram, Youtube and Facebook. “I’ve been racing a Modified since I was 14 and this is something we’ve done since then,” Thing explained. “People really enjoy the racing. We show fans more of what happens in the pits and do our best to engage with them, responding to comments, questions and suggestions. We do giveaways, like T-shirts, too. The fans are supporting us so we want to give [Read More]

Split draw planned for IMCA Super Nationals Modified, Stock, Hobby, SportMod heat races

BOONE, Iowa – Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod drivers will be guaranteed different starting spots in qualifying heats at the 39th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. A computerized split draw system will be used for Hobby Stock and SportMod qualifying Monday, Sept. 6 and Tuesday, Sept. 7 and Modifieds and Stock Cars Wednesday, Sept. 8, Thursday, Sept. 9 and Friday, Sept. 10. “With so many entries coming to Boone Speedway from so many parts of the country, the goal is to ensure that each driver has the opportunity to start a qualifying heat race, or races, from different spots on the grid,” explained IMCA President Brett Root. “With this split draw system, drivers are guaranteed a chance to start in the front half of a heat race. They are also guaranteed they will not start in the back half each night they attempt to qualify.” “This is the first time we have used a split draw at Super Nationals,” he added. “It will be managed by MyRacePass and MRP [Read More]