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More IMCA state champions in North Central region receive awards from Performance Auto

FARGO, N.D. – The growing number of state champions to be crowned in the IMCA North Central Region results in a corresponding growth in Performance Auto’s awards program for 2021. IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Late Model, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod, Mach-1 Sport Compact and now IMCA STARS Mod Lite drivers in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin all receive $50 gift certificates from the Fargo, N.D., high performance parts retailer. Sprint Cars are newly sanctioned in North Dakota this season while Mod Lites are new in Illinois and Iowa. Hobby Stocks debuted in Illinois and returned to race programs in Wisconsin last year. All awards given by the four-year sponsor will be presented during the national banquet or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. Information about the Performance Auto product line is available by calling 800 373-4641, at the www.shopperformanceauto.com website and on Facebook. “We have enjoyed working with Jake Bitker not only through his Performance Auto sponsorship, [Read More]

PASS entries total 46, red hot Bard wins at Port Royal

By Frank Buhrman PORT ROYAL, PA. (Aug. 7) – Garrett Bard won his fifth Pennsylvania Sprint Series race in his last sixth starts Saturday night, taking advantage of his second straight front-row starting position draw and fighting off stout challenges from Kenny Heffner and Tyler Snook to top the 20-lap feature at Port Royal Speedway. The defending national champion Bard received his final and most serious challenge on a late restart with six laps to go. Rookie Snook dove to the inside and briefly claimed the lead, but Bard’s outside power was enough to return him to the top spot and the win. Kenny Heffner also challenged earlier in the race and re-took second place from Snook in the waning laps. Ken Duke and Dom Melair rounded out the top five. Forty-six IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars contended. Kassidy Kreitz earned the night’s hard charger award, coming from the 21st starting position to 12th after winning her “B” main. This week PASS has two scheduled races. On Friday the Sprinters are part of the Night of Power [Read More]

Bethany Speedway back to racing

By Myron Proudfoot BETHANY, Mo. (Aug. 7) – Bethany Speedway got back to racing action Saturday night. A good car count signed in to provide fans with some much anticipated racing action after two months. The racers were ready also, as they were throwing slide jobs from the first heat race to four wide racing through the features. As the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod car count has increased, so has the excitement. Three of the top four cars started ninth or further back in the field. Trevor Dunn took the lead and looked like he would pick up his first win but with a handful of laps left he slipped high and over the bank. At that point, Bryan Morris inherited the lead as he had been right on Dunn’s tail the entire race. Only a couple laps after that, Randy Smith Jr. had worked his way up from his ninth place starting spot and drove inside Morris to the lead and checkered flag for the first time in a couple years. Morris held on [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. Practice on Friday, Aug. 20 runs from 4 p.m. to dusk.

Mullins flies to first Virginia Sprint Series checkers

By Jim Haines NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (Aug. 7) – Matt Mullins joined the Virginia Sprint Series four years ago after having raced other divisions. But being from Iowa, he always wanted to race a Sprint Car and Saturday night fulfilled a life-long dream of not just racing Sprinters but winning in one. Mullins and Chris Ware paced the IMCA RaceSaver field to green with Mullins out first, Ware right behind and Mike Leraas and Daren Bolac racing for third. Mullins was really rolling out in clean air while Ware tryied to stay in touch. Bolac made it to third with Leraas fourth. Mullins was still out front flying as Bolac and Leraas advanced. Brandon McLain made his way to fourth as Bolac was closing in on Mullins, but laps ran out as the leader flashed under the waving checkered flag for his first feature win. Next week it’s off to The Greater Cumberland Raceway in Cumberland, Md., with the Laurel Highlands Sprint Series on Saturday night Aug. 14. Feature results – 1. Matt Mullins; 2. Daren [Read More]

NY-Penn IMCA Modified Series returns to Penn Can for Sunday show

SUSQUEHANNA, Pa. – Round five of the NY-Penn Series takes touring IMCA Modifieds back to Penn Can Speedway this Sunday for a $1,000 to win, minimum $100 to start main event. Brad Sites brings both a two-race winning streak and the series points lead to Susquehanna for the Aug. 15 event, which makes the winner eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational during the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region and KMJ Performance State points, as well as special series points, will be awarded. Gates open at noon for series competitors. Registration runs from 12:30-2 p.m. and will be followed by the drivers’ meeting and hot laps. Racing is at 3 p.m. Pit passes are $35. IMCA registration is $20. Another $1,000 top prize is at stake when the NY-Penn IMCA Modified Series travels to Bloomsburg, Pa., Fair Raceway on Sunday, Aug. 22. NY-Penn IMCA Modified Series top 10 standings – 1. Brad Sites, Monroeton, 155; 2. Keith Jack Lamphere, Monroeton, [Read More]

Towns tops Sunday field at Willamette for first Wild West IMCA Modified Shootout win

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. (Aug. 8) – The third night at Willamette Speedway was the Sunday night charm for Curtis Towns. Towns topped the third event in as many nights to start the Wild West IMCA Modified Shootout, earning $1,000 and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility. He’d taken advantage of his inside front row starting position in the 40-lap feature, hoping to bounce back after failing to make the feature on Friday night. Towns set a rapid pace but was eventually caught once he entered traffic. Collen Winebarger put the pass on Towns on lap 14. Dominant the previous evening and looking to make it two victories in a row, the new leader had no real issues whether on an open race track or in traffic. Unfortunately, Winebarger suffered a flat right rear tire with two laps to go. Towns was there to retake the lead and powered his way to his first career Wild West Modified Shootout checkered flag. Mark Carrell was second while Danny Lauer placed third. Eston Whisler and [Read More]

After checking out tires at halfway, Hibdon checks out for IMCA Modified win at Hancock Co. Night of 10,000 Stars

BRITT, Iowa (Aug. 7) – After checking out his tires, Kollin Hibdon checked out for a $4,000 Saturday afternoon payday at Hancock County Speedway. Hibdon led all 40 laps of the Night of 10,000 Stars IMCA Modified main event at Britt in the finale for IMCA Speedweek. “I got a good jump on the start and kept the car straight the first 20 laps to conserve my tires,” said Hibdon, who promptly checker out his Hoosiers during the mandatory pitstop at midway. “After looking at my tires I knew we’d be pretty good. I just made sure to keep the car straight and cruised.” The young Nevada driver now owns seven Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying victories, six of them coming this season. Mentor Jeff Aikey was promoted to second following the post-race disqualification of Richie Gustin for an illegal battery. Jeremy Mills, Jake Pike and Kelly Shryock completed the top five. Mills had started 11th, Shryock 15th. “It means a lot for me to be able to win this race,” said Hibdon, the Friday [Read More]

IMCA Modified national champion earns Bert Second Generation Transmission

ST. CONSTANT, Quebec. – Competition at race tracks across the United States and Canada intensifies in August, as does competition for the IMCA Modified national championship and the Bert Transmission product award that accompanies the coveted title. The St. Constant, Quebec, manufacturer gives a Bert Second Generation Transmission to the top driver in the national points race for a 12th consecutive season. That transmission will be presented during the IMCA awards banquet this fall. Bert also gives an aluminum bumper jack to the Modified top non-qualifier at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Information about Bert-manufactured transmissions and dealers is available by calling 450 638-2960, on Facebook and at the www.berttransmission.com website. “The Bert products are big ticket items and something that bring great value to both our national champion and a top non-qualifier at the upcoming Super Nationals,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder observed. “It is always a pleasure to present these awards and we are very grateful to be able to do it again in 2021.”

Wilson on top of Challenge Series, again

MURFREESBORO, Ark (Aug. 7) – Blake Wilson and what has become The 18 Show held off a strong Lone Star State contingent to lay victory to his second IMCA STARS Mod Lite Challenge Series presented by Super Clean feature Saturday at Diamond Park Speedway. Wilson was the night’s top qualifier in passing points, going from ninth to second in his heat, and that landed him front row with his father Jeromy. The elder Wilson turned fast time of the night at a blistering 16.176 on the red clay speed plant better known as ‘The Park’. A strong field of competitors including national STARS Mod Lite contender Kaden Cochrun, Texas’ own Willie Veach, Jr., Dawson Fisher, Aubrey Taylor, Jason Reavis and the lone entry from the Volunteer state was Cookeville, TN driver Ronnie Choate. The 25-lap main event paid $1,000 to the winner and a possible $400 additional bounty if they could beat Wilson or track regular James ‘Big Daddy’ Rollins. At the drop of the green, Blake Wilson took a commanding lead and never really looked back. [Read More]