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IMCA Modified, Late Model champions, top rookies earn Robert & Sons awards

NEWNAN, Ga. – National champions and rookies of the year in both IMCA Modified and IMCA Sunoco Late Model divisions receive Robert & Sons Aluminum awards again in 2021. All four drivers receive 10 sheets of aluminum from the Newnan, Ga., manufacturer and distributor. Family owned and operated for three generations, Robert & Sons begins its seventh year of IMCA sponsorship; Robert & Sons product certificates will be presented during the national IMCA awards banquet this fall. “We look forward to continuing our support of IMCA and its participants. IMCA’s reach and reputation make the organization a natural fit for RSA’s business and our vision to be a trusted and loyal supplier to the racing community,” noted Steve Hinely. “We are accelerating our focus on innovation and will continue to develop new colors and finishes, providing drivers with a growing list of options. Additionally, we have expanded our processing capabilities to include the ability to make custom parts and panels with our CNC. The RSA crew is looking forward to a return to normal and we are [Read More]

Ward rewarded for IMCA Modified efforts with $3,000 Southern Stampede checkers

ARDMORE, Okla. (March 11) – The race Tim Ward has watched on TV is the race he won Thursday at Southern Oklahoma Speedway. Ward charged all the way from 12th starting to win the IMCA Modified main event and $3,000 on opening night of the Southern Stampede. The victory was the first in Oklahoma for the much-traveled Ward and the second of the season for the Arizona native. Already on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot, he was one of 53 Modified and 120 IMCA entries for the season-opening special. “We guessed right on the car,” he said following a 30-lapper interrupted by a single caution. “We had watched this show the last couple years and it looked fun. I’m glad we’re here.” Into the top three before midway, he’d passed the ninth starting Ethan Braaksma for the lead with 13 laps to go. That pair got into lapped traffic with five circuits left; early leader Jared Baird took third from Jimmy Day late in the contest. Tommy Fain won a second straight IMCA Sunoco Stock [Read More]

By popular request, Missouri’s Doe Run to add IMCA STARS Mod Lites on Fridays

DOE RUN, Mo. – IMCA STARS Mod Lites are new to Friday night race programs this season at small but lightning quick Doe Run Raceway. The 1/6-mile, high-banked clay oval some 70 miles south of downtown St. Louis opens with the April 2-3 Small Tire Shootout. The IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season continues through Sept. 24. “These cars are fast and the fans love ‘em. They’re like Modifieds on a smaller scale and they put on a great show,” promoter Tommy Harris said. “The drivers are a great bunch. They came to me and asked to sanction. They can run here for national and state points, and have the extra insurance that comes with IMCA membership.” Built in the mid-1990s, Mod Lites ran their first full season at Doe Run after Harris purchased, then re-opened the track last year. Berms were taken out and 30 loads of clay added to the racing surface last fall. Final touches on a new concession stand and restroom facilities are being made before the season-opening special. Night [Read More]

Landrum adds STARS Mod Lite awards, continues IMCA track champion recognition

MENTONE, Ind. – Landrum Performance Springs adds awards for STARS Mod Lites while renewing post-season prizes in six other IMCA divisions in 2021. More than 500 drivers will be recognized by the Mentone, Ind., manufacturer in its 17th year of IMCA sponsorship. Landrum gives a set of four springs to the Mod Lite national champion, certificates to buy one spring and get a second of equal value at no cost to top five finishers in state standings and top three finishers at each Mod Lite track. “We are very excited to be a part of the STARS Mod Lite division with IMCA. It’s always great to see a sanctioning body like IMCA move deeper into grassroots racing by adding diverse divisions like the STARS Mod Lites,” said Sales and Marketing Director Curtis Caldwell. “We at Landrum already build and have in stock a great spring that has been very successful for this style of race car. We look forward to helping IMCA and STARS Mod Lites grow this new division.” The same buy one, get one [Read More]

Brown wheels borrowed car to big IMCA Hobby Stock payday

SOMERTON, Ariz. – Expectations were more than exceeded when Brian Brown made his first-ever IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock start March 6 at Cocopah Speedway. With a $1,600 check on the line, Brown proved to be a fast learner in the full-bodied class, getting a break from a timely yellow and parking friend and fellow Ramona, Calif., resident Brian Fitzgibbons’ car in victory lane. Fitzgibbons, off the track while undergoing chemotherapy, had suggested Brown try his luck in the 2020 Charger Chassis wheeled last season by former national champion Jeff Ware. Friends and sponsors had helped Fitzgibbon’s wife Amanda buy the car with the ultimate goal of getting him racing again. It was parked in their garage before Brown put the final race-ready touches on at his house and booked hotel rooms for the trip to Cocopah. “Our fathers were best friends in high school and we live like 20 houses away,” said Brown, who also races a Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod. “We’d seen the to-win (amount at Cocopah) bumping up and were sitting around and [Read More]

MSD ignites race for awards in six IMCA divisions

EL PASO, Texas – MSD awards totaling more than $4,000 go to drivers in six IMCA divisions again this season. The El Paso, Texas, manufacturer and 18-year sponsor continues awards based on regional standings for IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, and on national standings for IMCA Sunoco Late Models, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods. “MSD Performance is dedicated to grassroots motorsports and by supporting IMCA through sponsorships, it helps to provide racers a place to compete and gives MSD the opportunity to reward the competitor’s achievements,” said Circle Track Sales Manager Graham Fordyce. “Working with sanctioning bodies, tech officials and race teams gives MSD the ability to improve the products we offer to the circle track industry and provide the necessary support where needed.” Top three drivers in each of the five Modified regions and both Stock Car regions, and in national Late Model, Sprint Car and Northern and Southern SportMod standings receive product credit certificates valued at $200, $100 and $100, respectively. MSD [Read More]

Corral Sales is new title sponsor for IMCA Dakota Classic Tour

MANDAN, N.D. – The IMCA Dakota Classic Modified Tour has new title sponsorship from long-standing tour supporter Corral Sales of Mandan. Thirty-two years ago when the tour was in its infancy, Corral Sales and Simes Graphic Designs were the first sponsors of this dream to bring the best to the wilds of North Dakota. Simes is still with the event all these years later and Corral now takes its name. “Corral Sales is proud to continue its long-standing support of the tour as the event’s title sponsor, as it’s right in our back yard,” said Tim Helbling of Corral Sales. The Mandan-based business has been open since 1968 and specializes in recreational vehicles, parts and service. “The tour wishes to thank Bob Kupper for his long-time title sponsorship of the series. His leadership and constant support of the event was instrumental to our growth,” tour owner and director John Gartner said. “The tour has relied on local and national support and with Corral stepping up to take the lead, the event can extend its long [Read More]

81 Speedway building toward future with IMCA STARS Mod Lite sanction

PARK CITY, Kan. – 81 Speedway builds toward the future with IMCA STARS Mod Lites added to select Saturday race programs in 2021. Ten race dates have been announced for this season at the 3/8-mile dirt oval in Park City, a suburb of Wichita, with opening night on April 17. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing shows to follow are April 24, May 8, June 12, June 26, July 10, July 24, July 31, Aug. 21 and Sept. 11. “We ran this class non-sanctioned last year. I think the IMCA sanction will make the program stronger, give it structure and allow our drivers to race for national and state points,” promoter John Allen said. “We’re working with other tracks in scheduling races. That’s going to benefit all our drivers.” Response from Mod Lite drivers to the sanctioning announcement has been understandably positive. “They’re excited. I think they’ve been looking forward to something like this,” said Allen. “There have been other guys thinking about building cars but were waiting until they found out something for sure. With [Read More]

Southern Oklahoma adjusts Stampede schedule

ARDMORE, Okla. – With wet weather moving into the area Saturday, Southern Oklahoma Speedway will host Southern Stampede shows Thursday and Friday, March 11 and 12. Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying features now see IMCA Modifieds run for $3,000 to win and $300 to start on Thursday and $1,000 to win and $100 to start on Friday. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods both run for $1,750 to win and $175 to start on Thursday and $750 to win and $75 to start on Friday. With a 70-plus chance of an inch of rain in the forecast, Saturday’s program has been canceled. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and KMJ Performance Oklahoma State points will be awarded in all three divisions both nights. Modifieds also chase Razor Chassis South Central Region points and Stock Cars earn EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Region points. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 6:30 p.m. both days. Pit passes are $35. Spectator admission is $20 for adults. General admission for [Read More]

Drought ends for Lee with Sunday Oil Capital RaceSaver win at Meeker

By John Rittenoure MEEKER, Okla. (March 7) – It has been a long time in coming for Joe Bob Lee. One of the most loyal followers of the AmeriFlex/Oil Capital Racing Series for IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, Lee has spent the past four years traveling to each race on the OCRS schedule from his home in the far southwest Oklahoma town of Cache hoping to pick up a main event win. Sunday, it finally happened. Lee took over the lead just a few laps before the halfway point in the 30-lap feature of Spring Nationals at Red Dirt Raceway and raced unchallenged for his first career series victory. “It is going on four years straight I have been running with the series,” Lee said, thinking back to when he started running with OCRS. “It is finally good to get the monkey off my shoulders.“ Lee credited the work of his family, crew and sponsors for his success. “We have had a lot of top 5 and top 10’s. A lot of good runs,” Lee recalled. [Read More]