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Nezworski, Diercks top rich Davenport IMCA features

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (April 23, 2021) – Friday was Koehler Electric Season Opener at the Davenport Speedway. With extra money on the line in two divisions, the competition was intense. The IMCA Sunoco Late Models provided the closest finish of the evening. Their 25-lap feature started with Andy Nezworski grabbing the early lead from the pole. Nezworski built up a lead until the caution flags started to fly on lap eight. Chuck Hanna used the race’s final restart to propel himself up to second and then used the high side to reel in Nezworski. As the leaders encountered lapped traffic, Hanna drew alongside the leader. At the checkers, it was Nezworski by mere inches over Hanna. Justin Kay fended off Matt Ryan for a third place finish. Fred Remley was a distant fifth. Spencer Diercks led flag-to-flag in the IMCA Modified main. Diercks started on the outside pole and went directly to the top of the racetrack. The only thing to slow Spencer down was the four caution flags. Five different drivers took [Read More]

Staats breaks through with hometown feature win

By Jerry Mackey COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (April 23) – Night number two of the racing season at the CJ Speedway was held Friday with another great field of competitors on hand for an exciting night of racing which featured several close finishes. The headliner of the night was the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. The 20-lap feature was paced early by pole sitter John Hemsted, who was hounded by several of the best in the division. Hometowner Rod Staats broke out of the pack and took over the top spot as the race passed the midway point. Staats went on to score the hard fought victory ahead of ninth starting David Brandies. Opening night winner Jason See advanced from 12th to take third ahead of the hard charger of the race Nathan Wood who battled to a fourth place finish after starting 21st. Staats was elated to finally score a win at his hometown track as the win broke a dry spell of at least five years. Derrick Stewart scored his second consecutive feature win in [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through April 22

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 930; 2. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 676; 3. Bricen James, Albany, Ore., 563; 4. Tanner Black, Otis, Kan., 557; 5. William Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 541; 6. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 529; 7. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 524; 8. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 520; 9. Kellen Chadwick, Oakley, Calif., 473; 10. Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D., 435; 11. Jerry Flippo, Bakersfield, Calif., 413; 12. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 411; 13. Chris Morris, Taylor, Texas, 407; 14. Kelly Johnson, Peoria, Ariz., 392; 15. Michael Thing Jr., Campo, Calif., 386; 16. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 371; 17. Russell Allen, Brawley, Calif., 370; 18. Ryan Roath, Peoria, Ariz., 364; 19. Zachary Madrid, Phoenix, Ariz., 358; 20. Jim Pettit, Prunedale, Calif., 350. IMCA Sunoco Late Models – 1. Kyle Prauner, Norfolk, Neb., 114; 2. Ben Sukup, Norfolk, Neb., 103; 3. Alex Banks, Newman Grove, Neb., 100; 4. Robert Osborne, Norfolk, Neb., 78; 5. Travis Dickes, Madison, Neb., and Chase Osborne, Norfolk, Neb., both 72; 7. Denton Duncan, Ravenna, Neb., and Jacob Kubicka, Juniata, Neb., both [Read More]

Oil Capital Caney Valley race postponed

By John Rittenoure CANEY, Kan. (April 23) – Due to a forecast of strong to severe weather this evening, Friday night’s AmeriFlex/Oil Capital Racing Series IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car event at Caney Valley Speedway has been postponed. The event will be rescheduled for later this summer. Next up for the series is the Saturday, May 8 show at Salina Highbanks.

Bilstein renews STARS Mod Lite support as part of 23rd IMCA sponsorship season

POWAY, Calif. – Long-time sponsor Bilstein returns to familiar roles backing drivers in six IMCA divisions in 2021. The Poway, Calif., manufacturer is title and presenting sponsor for the newly-sanctioned Mod Lite division, continuing its association with STARS for a 10th year. Product certificate awards with a total value of $8,500 will be awarded to IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod, Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod and STARS Mod Lite competitors based on national or regional point standings. This season is Bilstein’s 23rd consecutive as an IMCA sponsor. Top eligible drivers in each of the five Modified regions receive $350 certificates while runners-up get $250 and third-place finishers $200; top three eligible drivers in both Stock Car regions receive certificates valued at $350, $250 and $150, respectively. And top three drivers in both Hobby Stock regions and in national Northern SportMod, Southern SportMod and Mod Lite point standings receive product certificates valued at $300, $200 and $100. Drivers in all five divisions must compete with four Bilstein shocks, display [Read More]

Colorado Alliance Tour comes to Calhan for El Paso County Raceway opener

CALHAN, Colo. – Five IMCA divisions are on the Saturday, April 24 race night card, when the Colorado Alliance Tour comes to town for the season opening show at El Paso County Raceway. The second CAT weekend of the season brings IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts to Calhan. Pit gates open at 1 p.m., the grandstand opens at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 5 p.m.

New IMCA sponsor Out-Pace helping special events drivers set winning pace

FREEPORT, Ill. – Out-Pace Racing Products helps drivers in three IMCA divisions set the pace this season. The Freeport, Ill., suspension and chassis components manufacturer gives $50 gift certificates at 55 designated special events for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Late Models, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods. “Partnering with IMCA is one of the best ways we can support the racers who support us,” said Marketing Specialist Daniel Sanchez. “The Modifieds, Late Models and SportMods are the main IMCA divisions we make parts for and this is the program we came up with after talking with Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. We look forward to building and developing our relationship with IMCA.” Product certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office within a week after official race results are received. Out-Pace also gives a pair of tie rod tubes to the Modified and Northern SportMod champion, and a pair of bearing ‘A’ frames to the Late Model champion crowned at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “We manufacture [Read More]

Frostbuster champ, middle schooler Mallicoat takes Boone foes to class in first SportMod win

BOONE, Iowa – Izac Mallicoat’s first Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod championship preceded his first win in the IMCA division by not quite two weeks. The top driver in point standings for the four-race Frostbuster, Mallicoat won his first feature at hometown Boone Speedway on April 17, holding off Johnathon Logue. The magnitude of the accomplishment didn’t escape the 14-year-old, a baby in the stands when his father Jason was crowned SportMod champion at the 2006 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “It was pretty exciting. It was cool to get my first win at Boone, which I think is one of the hardest tracks to win at,” said Mallicoat, an eighth grader at Boone Middle School. “I never thought I’d get my first win so soon.” Mallicoat was a grade schooler when he started racing go karts on dirt and asphalt, progressing to winged carts before getting his feet wet in a SportMod. His feature win came in his ninth start of the season. Lonnie Hodges led early on before Mallicoat slipped into [Read More]

IMCA STARS Mod Lites join opening night show at Salina

SALINA, Kan. (April 22) – IMCA STARS Mod Lites join the lineup just in time for opening night at Salina Speedway. The newly-sanctioned division joins IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts on the Friday, April 23 card at America’s Fast Track To Fun. “We’ve run Mod Lites for 10 years. The fans really like them and the drivers asked for the sanction,” promoter Tommy Hendrickson said. “They’re a good group that’s willing to travel. We get drivers from Iowa and the Kansas City area who come here.” STARS Mod Lites, he adds, are a good complement to the IMCA five divisions already running at Salina. A track champion will be crowned after April 23, May 28, June 11, July 2 and 30, Aug. 13, and Sept. 3 and 17 dates for the newly-sanctioned class.

Bethany Speedway starts 2021 season on May 22

By Myron Proudfoot BETHANY, Mo. – Bethany Speedway will open the gates for the fourth straight year in 2021. The same regular divisions will race for the fans, including IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods. The United Rebel Sprint Series will also make two appearances. After the May 22 race, there will be two races each month in June (5 and 26), two in July (10 and 24), two in August (7 and 21), then September will have races during the Northwest Missouri State Fair on the 5th and 6th and championship night on the 25th. Bethany Speedway reopened in 2018 after 17 years of only having two races in 2010 and Labor Day weekend fair races for that period of time. Each year crowd numbers continue to grow as new fans come into the sport and old fans return. The same can be said for drivers. New, young drivers continue to write their names in the list of drivers at Bethany, while veterans who raced there in the 1990’s also continue to throw the dirt [Read More]