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IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through May 6

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 951; 2. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 939; 3. Bricen James, Albany, Ore., 728; 4. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 700; 5. Kellen Chadwick, Oakley, Calif., 686; 6. Jerry Flippo, Bakersfield, Calif., 649; 7. William Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 611; 8. Jim Pettit, Prunedale, Calif., 600; 9. Tanner Black, Otis, Kan., 557; 10. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 529; 11. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 520; 12. Michael Thing Jr., Campo, Calif., 461; 13. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 451; 14. Jake Pike, Pahrump, Nev., 450; 15. Troy Foulger, Oakley, Calif., 448; 16. Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D., 435; 17. Kelly Johnson, Peoria, Ariz., 430; 18. Russell Allen, Brawley, Calif., 409; 19. Collen Winebarger, Corbett, Ore., 408; 20. Chris Morris, Taylor, Texas, 407. IMCA Sunoco Late Models – 1. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 266; 2. Logan Duffy, Independence, Iowa, 219; 3. Justin Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 193; 4. Kyle Prauner, Norfolk, Neb., 191; 5. Bryan Moreland, Durango, Iowa, 188; 6. Eric Pollard, Peosta, Iowa, 187; 7. Ben Sukup, Norfolk, Neb., 177; 8. Alex Banks, Newman Grove, Neb., [Read More]

Petaluma California IMCA Speedweek feature wins to Morris, Tyler Bannister

By Stephanie Deatherage PETALUMA, Calif. (May 6) – Troy Morris III raced to his first California IMCA Speedweek presented by Hoppes Motorsports feature victory while Tyler Bannister won for the second time in as many nights Thursday at Petaluma Speedway. Morris topped the $1,000 to win, Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier for IMCA Modifieds while Bannister followed his Wednesday checkers at Antioch with the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod main event win. “I was speechless when it happened,” said Morris, acknowledging the caliber of the competition he beat for his first win in the division. “I feel like I’m on top of the world. It was a stacked field of cars on a technical track and it was fun. I had a blast.” Buddy Kniss was on a rail at the drop of the green in the 25-lap Modified main, pulling away from the pack before what proved to be a fateful lap four caution. Kniss had an incredible start when things returned to green but briefly lost control in on the sixth circuit and [Read More]

Defending champion Hogge, rookie Bannister pick up IMCA Speedweek victories at Antioch

By Stephanie Deatherage ANTIOCH, Calif. (May 5) – A defending champion and a rookie were feature winners in the fifth round of the California IMCA Speedweek presented by Hoppes Motorsports. 2020 Speedweek king Bobby Hogge was the $1,000 IMCA Modified winner Wednesday at Antioch Speedway while Tyler Bannister won his career-first Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod feature. Hogge stormed to the point pulling away from the rest of the Modified field following two early restarts. Speedweek point leader Ethan Dotson challenged following a lap 10 caution but couldn’t complete the pass. A lap 21 caution set up a late-race restart with an open racetrack for the leaders to deal with. Hogge, already a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot candidate, hit all his marks perfectly and was the first to the finish line, ahead of Dotson in a close second, Troy Morris III, Kellen Chadwick and Nick DeCarlo. For the Northern SportMod feature, Bannister put his mount in the prime position on the first lap. The Bakersfield teenager was slowed by three consecutive cautions but once a good green [Read More]

Kay collects career 100th IMCA Late Model win at Dale DeFrance Memorial

By Joyce Eisele MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (May 6) – Justin Kay stole the spotlight Thursday night, in one of the biggest IMCA Sunoco Late Model events of the season. Kay complemented his career 100th win in the division with a check for $1,925 at Marshalltown Speedway’s fourth annual Dale DeFrance Memorial. The headline event of the evening, held in honor of the patriarch of the well-known racing family, was 44 laps. Veteran Greg Kastli started on the outside of the front row and immediately took the lead over Joe Zrostlik By lap 10, the seventh starting Kay had made his way to second place and began reeling in the leader. Kay took the lead with a move to the outside of Kastli as they came out of corner four as lap 19 went into the books. From there on, Kay had little trouble in keeping his run at the front of the field, pulling away and taking the victory. He finished well ahead of second place Zrostlik while Todd Cooney made a late-race pass around Kastli as [Read More]

Roberts dominates Bill Davis Memorial at Stuart

By Josh Reynolds STUART, IA (May 5) – The Bill Davis Memorial and a pair of make-up features highlighted Wednesday night action at Stuart Speedway. Nick Roberts and Scott Bash started on the front row of the IMCA Modified feature. Roberts led early with Josh Gilman powering into second on lap three. Gilman worked high and low but it was not to be as Roberts took the dominating win. Gilman tangled with a lapped car on the final lap giving second place to Bash. Third was Kyle Brown with Shane DeVolder fourth and David Brown fifth. Dallon and Damon Murty led the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars to the green flag with Dallon taking the lead on lap one. Dallon would work the bottom side of the track with Damon up top. A few cautions bunched the field and Dallon would hold off the challengers to take the win. Damon finished second with Todd VanEaton third, Jeremy Gettler fourth and Johnathon Logue fifth. Cam Reimers and Cole Fenske brought the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods out with [Read More]

Speedway Engineering rewards IMCA Modified national, regional champions

SYLMAR, Calif. – Speedway Engineering, an IMCA Modified sponsorship fixture for more than two decades, continues awards for top drivers in the division for a 23rd season. The Sylmar, Calif., driveline and suspension components manufacturer gives a $1,000 product certificate, applicable toward the purchase of a complete Ford 9” floater rear end housing or full-size 10” quick change rear end, to the national champion. The other four regional champions all receive $300 product certificates. Speedway Engineering awards will be presented during the IMCA national banquet in November. Information about Speedway Engineering high performance products and dealers is available at the www.1speedway.com website or by calling 818 362-5865. “With a new national champion in Tom Berry and a couple of first-time regional champions last year, the Speedway Engineering awards continue to recognize the accomplishments of some of IMCA’s best racers,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder observed. “As we get back to a full season of IMCA racing it will be exciting to see who captures those awards in 2021.”

Time is right to add Stock Cars to IMCA Manufacturer’s Cup contest

VINTON, Iowa – Call it a case of perfect timing as growth in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car division results in an expanded Manufacturer’s Cup contest this season. While 17 chassis builders vie for national and regional honors in the 13th annual Manufacturer’s Cup contest for Modifieds, a dozen builders are in the running for similar accolades in the inaugural Cup competition for Stock Cars. Standings will be based on makes of chassis driven by top 10 drivers in each of the five Modified regions and both Stock Car regions. Builders with the highest overall point total will be named IMCA Modified and Stock Car national Manufacturers of the Year. “There has always been an interest in a Manufacturer’s Cup program for Stock Cars and this season the timing was right,” explained IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “The number of Stock Car drivers and sanctioned tracks continues to grow and that has helped get more builders to become part of, or return to the Cup program.” Builders entered in both Modified and Stock Car Cup contests [Read More]

Selinsgrove hosts second PASS show of season on Saturday

By Frank Buhrman SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The historic and challenging Selinsgrove Speedway will hosts its second Pennsylvania Sprint Series appearance of 2021 this Saturday night, May 8. New Yorker Justin Mills topped a field of 40 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars on April 10 when PASS made the first of eight scheduled stops at Selinsgrove this year. Mills is set to return Saturday, along with defending national, series and track champion Garrett Bard. Bard was a three-time winner at the Snyder County oval in 2020. Hometown favorite Ken Duke Jr., who finished second in Selinsgrove points last year but was the national, PASS and Selinsgrove champ in 2019, also is expected. Duke has a win and a second in the last two PASS races. Dave Grube II, who won last Saturday’s PASS feature at Port Royal Speedway, also is preregistered for the race, as is Kassidy Kreitz, who was third in Selinsgrove’s 2020 points and finished second to Duke two weeks ago at Port Royal, barely missing her first career RaceSaver win. With another large field [Read More]

Salina Highbanks to host Oil Capital IMCA RaceSaver Sprints on Saturday

By John Rittenoure PRYOR CREEK, Okla. (May 4, 2021) – After two rainouts the AmeriFlex /Oil Capital Racing Series IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars will resume points competition Saturday at Salina Highbanks Speedway. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. Grandstand gates at 5. Drivers draw from 4:45-5:45 p.m. and the drivers’ meeting is at 6 p.m.. Hot are at laps 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m. Feature winners through the first five series events of the season include Johnny Kent, Joe Bob Lee, Noah Harris, Alex Sewell and Steven Shebester.

New promotional team sets the bar high at Southern Oregon

WHITE CITY, Ore. – The bar will be set high at Southern Oregon Speedway. Idle for all of 2020, the 3/8-mile dirt oval at White City re-opens with a new promotional team in place and both IMCA Modifieds and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods on race night programs. Just seven weeks will separate Travis Hoppes and the Southern Oregon Motorsports team from being having been selected to operate the track to opening night on May 29. IMCA Modifieds and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods will run on select Friday and regular Saturday race programs through Sept. 18. “We want this to be the number one facility on the West Coast,” Hoppes said, in the midst of extensive facility-wide improvements. “We want to make everything here look good and we want to show our drivers and fans that we care.” Built as a 3/8-mile oval, the track has been extended and reshaped to its original configuration. Renovations, largely focused on safety, include additional lighting, replacement of concrete walls and upgrading of catch fences. Pitside grandstands have been moved [Read More]