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Pike, Whisler shine at Mohave Valley

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (May 22) – Jake Pike and A.J. Whisler raced their way to victory lane at Mohave Valley Raceway Saturday night. In the IMCA Modified main event, Sean Stewart put his mount in front of the pack before an early caution. On the restart, Stewart’s heavy pressure came from Pike, who was fast on the restart but could not get around Stewart for the lead. However, that would change when the second yellow flag flew several laps later. Stewart still paced the field when things returned to green but Pike rearranged his game plan and motored his way around Sean Stewart via the high side. Once in the lead, Pike cruised right along and a long green flag presented lapped traffic but had no effect on the quickness of the pacesetter. Pike was the first to the line when the checkered flag waved, earning his third win of 2021 and first since conquering the field at California’s Perris Auto Speedway on May 15. Carson Russell placed second while third went to Frank Russell Jr. Stewart [Read More]

Taylor quick to accomplish at Ardmore, tops All Star Shootout opener for IMCA Modifieds

ARDMORE, Okla. (May 26) – When he pulled out of the driveway, Jeff Taylor headed for Southern Oklahoma Speedway hoping he could “accomplish something” during the five-race All Star Shootout fueled by Fast Shafts. He accomplished a lot on opening night at Ardmore, racing from 16th starting to win the IMCA Modified feature and $1,000. One hundred and twenty-five cars, including 57 Modifieds, 38 Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods and 30 IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, saw action in the Wednesday show. “I knew I had a pretty good car by lap four or five,” said Taylor, who’d made the starting grid by winning his ‘B’ feature. “It was a lot of fun. As the race went on I could see I was gaining on the front pack.” Josh McGaha had led from the start, with Jeff Emerson in tow over the first half of the 25-lapper. Taylor had made his way into the top five by lap 11, was running second when the caution came out two laps later, then caught McGaha for the front on [Read More]

Sabin starts Stuart show with IMCA Sport Compact win

By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (May 26) – Wednesday night brought 100 race cars and drivers to Stuart Speedway for IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing and feature winners for the night were Kolby Sabin, Brayton Carter, Dallon Murty, Tim Ward and Brandon Cox. First up were the Mach-1 Sport Compacts with Owen Richards and Mark Smith on the front row. Smith led the majority of the race but it was Sabin taking the lead coming to the white flag and driving off to the win. Smith finished in second with Curtis Masterson third, Craig Furstenau fourth and Tyler Fiebelkorn fifth. Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods came to the track next with Tyler Heckart and Colton Nelson out front. Nelson took command early and looked to leave the field to take the easy win. Carter made it to his bumper with two to go and served up a [Read More]

All Star Shootout stays at Southern Oklahoma for Night 2

ARDMORE, Okla. (May 27) – After hosting opening night for the All Star Shootout, Southern Oklahoma Speedway will host night two, too. Grayson County Speedway was scheduled as site of the Thursday show but rain was the early winner at Bells. IMCA Modifieds, Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars are back on the track at Ardmore tonight. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 6:30 p.m. The All Star Shootout is broadcast by IMCA.TV.

Drake repeats in Sunday show at Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (May 23) – Trevor Drake came charging from his seventh starting spot Sunday night, and after some great three-wide racing captured the IMCA Modified feature to score his second straight win at The Quick Quarter of Springfield Raceway. Jackie Dalton set the early two- and three-wide racing action early as former track champion James Thompson was hanging tight up front along with Jimmy Greenway, Chris Tonoli and others. The pace slowed as Tonoli looped his car, forcing a yellow. On the restart, Drake went away from the top groove and found the bottom side of the track to his liking. After opening up a five car length advantage, a late-race caution placed Thompson on Drake’s back bumper with Dalton, a fast moving Michael Foster and a quick moving Tonoli closing ground. Thompson tried the top lane on the restart but Drake took his no. 12d to the bottom side and never gave up. Following Drake to the finish were Thompson, Dalton, Foster and Tonoli. The race program was postponed to Sunday due to inclement weather [Read More]

$250 Sunoco bonus moves to 34 Raceway this Saturday night

WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa – A big payday is on the line for the winner of Saturday’s main event for IMCA Sunoco Late Models at 34 Raceway. The third $250 Sunoco Race Fuels bonus of the season will be paid to the May 29 Late Model winner in West Burlington, added to an already impressive $1,000 to win, making the top check a cool $1,250. Sunoco bonuses will be presented at Late Model sanctioned tracks again this year. Drivers are eligible for one bonus during the 2021 racing season. Matt Ryan was the first winner at 300 Raceway in Farley, followed by Sean Johnson last Saturday night at Independence Motor Speedway. IMCA will announce mid-week before the dates bonuses are to be awarded at each track. The grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and general admission is $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors, & 10 and under getting in free. Racing is set to get underway following 6:30 p.m. hot laps.

Defending champ scores first 2021 PASS win at Selinsgrove

By Frank Buhrman and Stephanie Dodson SELINSGROVE, Pa. (May 22) – If the story of 2020 in the Pennsylvania Sprint Series was the dominance of Garrett Bard, the story in early 2021 has been the lack of that dominance. But Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway, the current story line may have changed. Bard, who won IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car national and PASS championships last year, grabbed the lead from Kenny Heffner on the feature’s final restart and collected his first PASS win of 2021 (he has won in other RaceSaver series). Heffner, looking for his first career PASS win, led most of the race for the second time this season and settled for a career-best second place finish. He battled Bard for nearly a full circuit after the lap 18 restart and was still fighting for the lead at the checkered flag. Hometown favorite Ken Duke, the 2019 national and PASS champion, charged from 10th starting to finish third, followed by Austin Reed and George Riden. Heffner took the early lead after he and polesitter [Read More]

Cottage Grove fans applaud Mayden, Schmidt, Martin

By Stephanie Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (May 22) – Fans had the IMCA winning efforts of Jake Mayden, David Schmidt and Brad Martin to appreciate on Fan Appreciation Night Saturday at Cottage Grove Speedway. The IMCA Modifieds had an action-packed, 25-lap feature. Jeffrey Hudson stormed to the front at the drop of the initial green flag and remained out in front for quite a bit of time until Mayden overtook him on lap 19. Mayden fended off a hard-charging Bricen James to earn his second consecutive win in the class. Curtis Towns ended the night third, Matthew Drager came to the line in fourth with fifth going to Chad Groves. Jordan Henry was the initial leader in the 20-lap Royalty Core Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod main event. Henry stayed there for most of the first half of the race but eventually was overtaken after a restart. Schmidt was the one to perform the pass after starting 14th and secured the top place position on lap nine. Schmidt wasn’t entirely out of the woods yet as he had to deal with [Read More]

Wilson gets confidence booster with Greenville Mod Lites of Arkansas win

GREENVILLE, Miss. (May 22) – Blake Wilson was fast from the opening lap and never looked back as he led every lap en route to his first Mod Lites of Arkansas feature win of 2021 at Greenville Speedway presented by Elite Glass. Wilson, from Mabelvale, Ark., started on the outside of the front row along with pole sitter James Rollins and work the high groove for the duration of the 20-lap IMCA STARS Mod Lite feature. While Wilson was out front, Rollins was challenged late by Bryce Vowan until an engine failure knocked Vowan back to fourth coming to the checkered flag. Rollins went on to record his best Mod Lites of Arkansas finish of second. Chris Tucker was second, Vowan and Chad Kirkpatrick rounded out the top five. “We’ve never won a national event before so it really boosted our confidence to carry over to the rest of the season,” Wilson said following the much-needed win. “It wouldn’t have been possible without the guys in the shop, they gave me a great car. “ The [Read More]

Bethany Speedway opening night to be rescheduled

BETHANY, Mo. – Mother Nature made it clear for several days that she had no intention of letting Bethany Speedway start the season on May 22. After off and on rain nearly all week, it was impossible to get vehicles in and out of the pit area. But this year, if there are rainouts, all efforts will be put into making that race up at some point during the season. So opening night will now be June 5. That will be the first of three appearances by Sprint Cars. The United Rebel Sprint Series and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods will be racing in the second race of a two day swing in Northwest Missouri as they will be at US 36 Raceway the night before. Look for a date to be added to the schedule as soon as Bethany Speedway gets that scheduled. Sprint Cars always put on a great show at Bethany Speedway. There’s plenty of room to pass and run high on the cushion or work the bottom. With more racing the last [Read More]