Newswire

Beau knows to be the best, you have to race with the best

SAVOY, Texas – The much-traveled Beau Collins will travel back to Boone Speedway in September with a goal he knows is easier set than accomplished: Making the Saturday night main event at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. From Savoy, Texas, and the defending IMCA Modified track champion at Grayson County Speedway, Collins has spent much of the 2021 season racing around the Razor Chassis South Central Region, complementing Southern Oklahoma Speedway starts with outings at Bells, Abilene Speedway, Boyd Raceway, Heart O’ Texas Speedway and Kennedale Speedway Park. “We like to travel around and not stay tied down to one track It’s fun to race at different tracks further away from home and we race with William Gould a lot,” Collins said. “If you want to be the best, you’ve got to race with the best and a lot of the best drivers are in Modifieds.” Collins got his start in go karts at the age of six. He ran mini sprints, junior limiteds – similar to a Southern SportMod with [Read More]

New bleachers, water balloons, Sprint Cars all part of IMCA RaceSaver Nationals

EAGLE, Neb. – New bleachers and water balloons lead up to the ninth annual IMCA RaceSaver Nationals. One hundred and eight drivers from 16 states have already signed on to compete at the Sept. 2-5 Sprint Car spectacular at Eagle Raceway, to be broadcast by IMCA.TV. Twenty-seven cars will start the Sunday, Sept. 5 main event, with the winner earning $3,000 plus a $1,500 bonus from IMCA if they have made at least one sanctioned start coming into the weekend. The finale pays a minimum of $1,500 to start. New bleacher seating, designated as ‘The Party Section’, for another 2,500 fans will be in place at the top of turn four. That timely addition boosts capacity at America’s Home Track to 9,000. “It’s something we’ve wanted to do for a while and decided to get done a couple months ago,” explained promoter Roger Hadan. “That was a good decision given the number of pre-event ticket sales so far.” “We have a good combination now of pre-registered drivers who have been regulars at RaceSaver Nationals and first-timers,” he [Read More]

$5K possible for 16 different IMCA Modified drivers Friday at Lee County

By Brian Neal DONNELLSON, Iowa – The inaugural Hinkle Auto Sales Drive For 5 finale for IMCA Modifieds is set for this Friday, Aug. 20 at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson. A $5,000 payday is up for grabs for 16 drivers but $2,000 is guaranteed to any other driver who isn’t qualified. In 2020, promoters Brian and Marcie Gaylord decided to try a Drive For 5 mini-series for IMCA Sunoco Late Models. With the success it generated, they decided to do the same mini-series for IMCA Modifieds for the 2021 season. How it worked was there were seven qualifying nights scheduled and a driver had to race in all but two of those events to be eligible for a $5,000 payout in the finale. Mother Nature claimed one of the qualifying nights, leaving only six race events being run. Which meant any driver who ran at least four of those nights is still eligible for a shot at $5,000. Sixteen drivers emerged from the group that has a chance at 5K on Friday and those drivers are Michael Long, Cayden Carter, Dennis [Read More]

Super Nationals Stock Car champion earns Midstate Machine built engine

BOONE, Iowa – Midstate Machine builds the engine that goes home with the Stock Car champion crowned at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. IMCA and event sponsors will contribute parts. Midstate Machine of Des Moines again donates the labor to award to the winner of the Sept. 11 main event at Boone Speedway. “It’s cool that they get an engine,” said Midstate’s John Davis. “We’re glad to be part of this.” Contributing parts are Speedway Motors, EQ Cylinder Heads, Edelbrock, Kevko, JE Pistons, Champ Pans, Summit, Comp Cams, Manley and PBM. Midstate Machine furnishes the rest of the parts. “We have been working with John and his team at Midstate Machine for the past few weeks to ensure this was something we could present to the Stock Car champion,” said IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “Our IMCA sponsors always step up with great product support and Midstate gets all the credit for graciously willing to assemble and complete the build to make sure the Stock Car champion leaves Boone with a [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds, Northern SportMods join Weekend Bash card at Davenport

DAVENPORT, Iowa – A pair of $1,000 to win features for IMCA Modifieds are on Thursday, Aug. 26 and Friday, Aug. 27 Weekend Bash race programs at Davenport Speedway. Winners of both events become eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational, with a minimum of $100 paid to start and $75 tow. Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods also race both nights, for $750 to win, a minimum of $75 to start and $50 tow. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Side Biter Chassis North Central Region and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded both nights. Pit gates open at 2 p.m. and the grandstand at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 p.m. and racing to follow. Pit passes are $35 on Thursday and $40 on Friday. Adult grandstand admission is $30 on Thursday and $35 on Friday. Kids ages 12 and under get in free.

IMCA Stock Cars chase $750 payday Friday at Boyd

BOYD, Texas – IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $750 to win and B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility this Friday at Boyd Raceway. IMCA Modifieds, Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts round out the Aug. 20 card. Gates open at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 8 p.m. Pit passes are $35 and adult grandstand admission is $18.

Missouri transplant Cochrun eyes STARS Mod Lite debut at IMCA Super Nationals

RIDGEWAY, Mo. – As a spectator at Boone Speedway last September, Kaden Cochrun watched other drivers compete on IMCA’s biggest stage. As a first-time competitor this year, he hopes to be standing on the stage at the 39th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The California native and now Ridgeway, Mo., transplant will be among the contenders for the first-ever IMCA STARS Mod Lite championship at Super Nationals. “I already know how big this race is. There are going to be a lot of good drivers there and any one of them could win it,” said Cochrun, who turned 18 in early August. “It would be pretty cool if I could be the first Mod Lite Super Nationals champion. That would definitely be a trophy that would stay on display in the house for a while.” Cochrun started racing in a mini-dwarf class, moving up to the Mod Lite and racing out of the shop of Zac Forster for five years, then spending most of the 2020 season racing in the Midwest. “Last [Read More]

Hooker Harness adds Mod Lites to IMCA awards program

FREEPORT, Ill. (Aug. 20) – The newest IMCA division is the latest addition to the Hooker Harness special events awards program. The Freeport, Ill., custom seatbelt and shoulder harness manufacturer gives $50 certificates to designated top five finishers at a total of 80 special events for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Late Models, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods, Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods, Mach-1 Sport Compacts and now STARS Mod Lites. Certificates are mailed from the IMCA home office within a week after official results from designated specials are received. Hooker made seat belts and harnesses for aviation applications before expanding to the racing industry; Hooker seat belts and harnesses are manufactured to individual customer specifications, so they are not manufactured until actually ordered. Any necessary alterations are made at no additional cost. The seven-year sponsor also gives a ratcheting latch and link belt system to the fifth place finisher in Modified, Late Model, Stock Car, Hobby Stock, Northern SportMod, Sport Compact and Mod Lite [Read More]

$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]