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IMCA’s best are at Beatrice for March 19-20 Spring Nationals

BEATRICE, Neb. – IMCA’s best will be at Beatrice Speedway on March 19 and 20, for the 28th annual Spring Nationals special. IMCA Modifieds run for $2,500 to win, a minimum of $250 to start and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berths in their Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20 features. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods vie for $1,000 top checks each night while IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks duel in $500 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts in $200 to win main events. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and KMJ Performance Nebraska State points will be awarded in all divisions; Modifieds earn Jet Racing Central Region points while Stock Cars chase EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region points and Hobby Stocks earn Big Daddy Race Cars Northern Region points. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Gates open at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and racing starts at 4 p.m. Social distancing guidelines will be in effect in the pit area, grandstands and catwalk. Pit stalls [Read More]

California IMCA Speedweek expands to eight spring dates

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – West Coast fans who called for an encore after the inaugural California IMCA Speedweek can mark April 30-May 8 on their race calendar. The second annual tour, presented by Hoppes Motorsports, expands to feature eight dates at as many different tracks for IMCA Modifieds and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods. Modified main events pay $1,000 to win and a minimum of $100 to start and are qualifying races for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot; SportMod mains pay $750 to win and a minimum of $75 to take the green. Opening night is Friday, April 30 at Bakersfield Speedway. Speedweek travels to Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare on Saturday, May 1; Kings Speedway in Hanford on Sunday, May 2; and Merced Speedway on Monday, May 3 before a travel day. The second half of the tour sees dates Wednesday, May 5 at Antioch Speedway; Thursday, May 6 at Petaluma Speedway; and Friday, May 7 at Placerville Speedway, with the Saturday, May 8 finale at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. Point funds will be paid to [Read More]

Ramey adds to IMCA RaceSaver resume with victory at Texas 305 Sprint Nationals

By Ben Deatherage MESQUITE, Texas (March 12-13) – Kevin Ramey added to an already impressive IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car resume Saturday night. Ramey led all 30 laps of the Texas 305 RaceSaver Sprint Nationals main event, earning the $2,000 victory at home track Devil’s Bowl Speedway. “Being’s as this was the first one and on my home turf, this was pretty special. There were tons of really good racers from all over here this weekend,” he said. “This is my home track so it was special to win here.” The Fort Worth flyer, IMCA’s national, RaceSaver Nationals and Devil’s Bowl champion in 2018, started outside Friday winner Martin Edwards on the front row. He took the lead coming out of the final turn on lap one and began to take off from the rest of the pack The second and final caution of the contest came on lap nine, with the race ending with a long green flag run. Zach Blurton stayed close to midway, then fell a couple lapped cars off the pace and [Read More]

CPT continues growth, special events awards for IMCA Modified, Northern SportMod drivers

SONOMA, Calif. – A California company that’s “growing crazy fast” continues an awards program benefitting IMCA Modified and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods for a fourth season in 2021. CPT Racing Manufacturing of Sonoma, owned by long-time IMCA Modified driver Chris Compton, gives $50 gift certificates to a top five finisher at 45 designated specials for the two divisions. “We have doubled our shop space and bought another CNC lathe to help with production,” said Compton, noting the recent addition of OD spring cups and GM rear bushings to CPT’s product line. “I’m grateful to IMCA for helping me grow. They’ve supported me and I am supporting them.” “We are growing crazy fast,” Compton continued. “Without IMCA, I wouldn’t be where I am today.” CPT manufactures birdcages and an extensive line of other dirt track specialty products, including pullbars and polyurethane biscuits. Product certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office the week after official race results are received. Information about CPT products is available by calling 707 515-0226, on Facebook and at the cptracingmfg.com [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through March 10

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 716; 2. Tanner Black, Otis, Kan., 557; 3. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 520; 4. Bricen James, Albany, Ore., 487; 5. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 486; 6. Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D., 435; 7. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 428; 8. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 371; 9. Russell Allen, Brawley, Calif., 370; 10. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 344; 11. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 318; 12. William Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 310; 13. Jerry Flippo, Bakersfield, Calif., 304; 14. Casey Skyberg, Rapid City, S.D., 299; 15. Zachary Madrid, Phoenix, Ariz., 276; 16. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 255; 17. Braxton Yeager, Green River, Wy., and Kellen Chadwick, Oakley, Calif., both 253; 19. Jake Pike, Pahrump, Nev., 245; 20. Brandon Schmitt, Sun Prairie, Wis., 236. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Tyler Drueke, Eagle, Neb., 72; 2. Austin Saunders, Haslet, Texas, 62; 3. Chris Kelly, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Alison Slaton, Edmond, Okla., both 54; 5. Joe Bob Lee, Cache, Okla., 51; 6. Tanner Conn, Oklahoma City, Okla., 50; 7. Rees Moran, Tulsa, Okla., 41; 8. [Read More]

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]