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Willamette to host $5,000 to win IMCA Stock Car event on Aug. 21

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. – Willamette Speedway will be the place to be on Saturday, Aug. 21. The historic 1/3-mile clay oval will be hosting a $5,000 to win IMCA Sunoco Stock Car event along with a 100-lap, $1,500 to win IMCA Modified show. Both events will no doubt attract some top-tier talent to the Lebanon facility. The IMCA Modified 100-lapper was originally slated for July 24 but was pushed back to the August date. The winner of the Stock Car event becomes an automatic qualifier for the B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational while the Modified winner becomes eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone Speedway in September. More details regarding the payout structure and format of the Willamette show will be released as soon as possible. This is an event you surely do not want to miss out on. For more information, log on to the track website or Facebook pages.

Jones Racing Products backs five IMCA divisions

OTTSVILLE, Pa. – The Jones Racing Products awards program for five IMCA divisions has been renewed for a third season. The Ottsville, Pa., manufacturer again gives $50 product certificates to top five finishers in each of the five regions for IMCA Modifieds, and to the top five drivers in national point standings for IMCA Sunoco Late Models, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods. Those awards will be presented during the IMCA national awards banquet in November, or mailed from the IMCA home office beginning the next week. The Modified champion at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s is a Jones Racing Products award recipient as well. That driver receives a 604 crate engine drive system if competing with a crate engine or a standard complete SBC belt drive system if competing with a built engine. Information about the complete line of advanced pulley and belt drive systems, as well as an extensive line of bolt-on components, available from Jones Racing Products is available by [Read More]

Reimers takes second Boone checkers of season

By Joyce Eisele BOONE, Iowa (July 24) – It was Christmas in July at the Boone Speedway on Saturday night and Santa himself was there to greet the youngsters. Christmas music filled the air and decorations were around every corner. However, the 90 degree temperatures didn’t feel like the holiday season!The IMCA STARS Mod Lites kicked off feature racing. At the end of the 15-lap race, it was Mike Kennedy standing in victory lane for the third time this season. Kennedy started 10th and ran down leader Cory Sonner by lap eight, but it wasn’t until that final lap that he was able to make the pass in turn two and go home to secure the win. Sonner had to be content with the runner up spot. Third went to fifteenth place starter Joe Glick, who was hard charger of the race. The Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods were up next for their main event. Bryan Johnson led the field to green and took command. Brett Vanderheiden came calling and took over the number one spot [Read More]

Densberger scores Eagle IMCA Modified win

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (July 24) – Although the heat index cleared 100 Saturday night, a good-sized crowd showed up to brave the temperatures at Eagle Raceway as Modern Real Estate and Empire Fencing and Netting presented Fan With A Can night. Double features were run since the previous week’s were interrupted by rain. A restart with two laps left opened the door for Mike Densberger in the scheduled IMCA Modified main event. “It’s been too long coming. The final race of 2019 was my last win out here,” said Densberger, the winner ahead of Bob Zoubek and Chad Andersen. “We had a lot of seconds and thirds, top fours but we just couldn’t seem to pick up the win until tonight.” “I think I got to fourth with about 10 laps to go and then got up to second with six to go. I knew that I had a pretty good car and it was going to be a great race with Shane (Hiatt),” he continued. “We were running two different lines so [Read More]

Halstead, Howes, Mather become new winners at Lee County

By Brian Neal DONNELLSON, Iowa (July 23) – After having a week off for the fair and another week off thanks to mother nature, Lee County Speedway was able to get back to racing action on Friday. Conn Communications provided all fans going into the grandstands a chance to take in the night’s racing action for only $3, with many fans taking advantage of the discounted prices. At the end of the night the great crowd on hand got to witness three drivers earn their first win of the season at the track, while two others continued their winning ways. Up first on the night was the Mach-1 Sport Compact feature, with Justin Stevenson and Patrick McKasson leading the field to green. Fourth place starter Kaycee McGregor grabbed the lead over Stevenson and Luke Fraise. The race was slowed for the first and only time by a yellow on lap three. On the restart, McGregor jumped back out front, but now had Kimberly Abbott, who started eighth, and Brandon Reu, who started ninth, following her. Reu [Read More]

Independence races to save lives with Iowa Donor Network Night show

By Jeremy Fox INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (July 24) – Independence Motor Speedway raced to save lives on Saturday, hosting the Iowa Donor Network Night. Iowa Donor Network was on hand with info and for people to sign up as an organ donor. Drivers Prizes, Donation Honorees, Raffles, Prizes and Apparel for Sale plus the first 300 adults got a gift from Longhorn Steakhouse. A helmet and door signed by drivers auctioned off at Intermission along with a pass the helmet with all donations going to the Iowa Donor Network. The first feature of the night was the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods. Kyle Olson and Nebraska’s Cameron Meyer led the field to the green flag with Olson taking the top spot early. Olson held off Brandon Tharp and Shane Paris until lap seven. Paris took the top spot away from Olson but Olson did not go away and took back the lead just before the caution on lap 10. Olson held off Paris and Brandon Tharp on the restart to go on take his first win of [Read More]

Close racing the rule at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Minn. (July 24) – Hot racing action on the track made for some very close tight racing in all the divisions for the Mankato Motorsports and Northland Drying Night Saturday at Arlington Raceway. There was a lot of slicing and dicing in the IMCA Modified feature with three different leaders. Rick Nelson led the first three laps from the pole until Trent Loverude invaded his territory coming from eighth place to battle him. Alongside Loverude was Chad Porter. Loverude took over the lead but only for two laps as Porter led the next three laps. Then the two were driving around lapped traffic and a yellow came out for a spinning car in turn one. On the restart, Dan Menk got the jump on Porter and was now in second behind Loverude … but that didn’t last long as Porter rejoined the two driving from the top of the track to the bottom to gain positions. With two laps to go, Clint Hatlestad was also in the mix and another caution came out. With [Read More]

Mid-Summer Classic brings two nights of action to Shawano

SHAWANO, Wis. (July 23-24) – Fans were given two opportunities to watch racing action at Shawano Speedway as the Mid-Summer Classic kicked off on Friday. Mike Mullen was the story on opening night, picking up All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility wins in both the IMCA Modified and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car divisions in very impressive fashion while Jayden Schmidt paced the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods. Saturday would provide just as much action as Marcus Yarie, Jeffery Teske and Chucky Forstner found victory lane. The Northern SportMods kicked action off with what looked to be another great run by Max Oreskovich jumping to the early lead. Oreskovich led the early part of the race with Schmidt giving him astiff challenge for the top spot. Jeff Schmuhl and Teske joined the battle up front. As the leaders entered turn one, Oreskovich’s engine expired, taking him to the outside wall and collecting Schmidt, who was able to continue after a trip to pit lane. Schmuhl also suffered mechanical issues during the caution and retired his car for the night. Meanwhile, Teske [Read More]

Jesse Williamson Wins 2021 Shipwreck Beads Northwest Modified Nationals

By Aaron Reed ELMA, Wash. (July 24) – He was “OK” in finishing fifth in Friday’s race of champions. Jesse Williamson was better than that in the Saturday Shipwreck Beads IMCA Modified Nationals main event at Grays Harbor Raceway. Williamson worked his way up from ninth starting and led the last 15 circuits of the 40-lapper headliner at Elma, earning $2,500 and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility. “I started working the top line to the middle and kind of passed everybody on top,” said Williamson, also the 2009 Shipwreck Beads winner. “It feels pretty good to have this kind of success with a new car (a recently built SDMF Chassis). Every time we go out we keep making adjustments and the car gets even better.” Race of Champions winner Collen Winebarger, Grey Ferrando, John Campos and Brad Martin rounded out the top five finishers. Campos and Winebarger had set the front row of the main event. Campos took the early lead with Winebarger losing a few positions after going three wide with Ferrando and [Read More]

No ‘June Swoon’ for Cade Richards

By Greg Svoboda LINCOLN, Neb. – After some bad luck back in May, including when the rear end housing on his Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod broke sidelining that part of his racing program, things turned around for Cade Richards as soon as the calendar page turned to June. His series of good IMCA Sunoco Stock Car runs began on June 3 when he brought home a clean sweep of the card at US 30 Speedway, winning his heat from the third row and getting the win in the main event after taking off in fourth. “It was a good night. It seems like we’re getting a good cushion there now,” he said. “We think we’ve pretty much got it figured out what the track is going to do, and we’ve been really fast there lately.” The following night the team towed to Beatrice Speedway. He again won his heat on a tricky track. Richards took off from the pole position and managed to grab the victory from second place Jordan Grabouski and Kyle Vanover in [Read More]