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20-plus IMCA sponsors giving STARS Mod Lite awards

VINTON, Iowa – More than 20 sponsors have now added STARS Mod Lite awards to their respective programs of contingency support for drivers in the newest division sanctioned by IMCA. Awards based on special events results will be mailed after results of those race are received at the home office and eligibility is verified; those based on national or state point standings will be presented during the IMCA banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week. Sponsors adding Mod Lite awards to their IMCA programs this season now include: •AERO Race Wheels gives a product certificate for $40 off the purchase of two wheels at all Mod Lite special events, and a $25 product certificate to each Mod Lite state champion. •Allstar Performance is the Official Heat Race Winner sponsor of IMCA and will award a $250 gift card to the driver with the most heat wins across all divisions. Each driver who wins 10 or more heat races during the season and provides a photo of their race car displaying heat win decal placement receives a $100 gift [Read More]

Bullish on STARS Mod Lites, Pit Bull Lifts signs as sponsor for new IMCA division

SPRINGVILLE, Tenn. – Marty Allison built his first race car lift for himself. He’s been building them for his friends and competitors ever since. Allison owns Pit Bull Lifts, the newest sponsor for the IMCA STARS Mod Lites. The Springville, Tenn., manufacturer awards $100 product certificates at designated specials this season, and a Mod Lite lift to a driver chosen at random from among those competing at 10 or more sanctioned events in 2021. The STARS Mod Lite champion crowned at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals also receives a Pit Bull lift. “I’ve raced just about everything, on two wheels and on four for 45 years,” said Allison, who bought his own Mod Lite over the winter. “I saw a need and built one for my mini sprint, and after other drivers saw it at the track, I started building lifts for them.” The mobile steel lifts are budget friendly and weigh 50 pounds. Waterproof, they can be run off the same battery that’s in the race car, eliminating the need for hydraulic hoses, [Read More]

Top line takes Larson to $2,000 Frostbuster checkers, first IMCA Modified win at Bullring

VINTON, Iowa (April 4) – The third time was a charm Sunday night for Jeff Larson. The Freeport, Ill., driver made the third visit of his IMCA Modified career to the Benton County Speedway and won for the first time at Vinton, taking the $2,000 checkers on Michael & Dowd Night at The Bullring. Larson stayed on the higher groove throughout the 25-lapper after passing pole starter Lucas Lamberies on the second circuit. He outran Cayden Carter following restarts on laps seven and 18. Carter, Richie Gustin, Ethan Braaksma and Joel Rust completed the top five. “I don’t like running inside so drawing the outside front row (start) helped,” said Larson, already on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. “It means a lot for me to be able to win tonight – I don’t usually beat these guys. I usually finish top five.” Larson was already pulling away from the rest of the field when the first caution flew and was a lapped car ahead of Carter when the second yellow came out. Carter tried [Read More]

Braaksma best at Boone in IMCA Modified Frostbuster

By Joyce Eisele BOONE, Iowa (April 3) – Boone Speedway opened its doors for the 2021 season with the running of the Frostbuster special and 178 race cars put on a show for the crowd on hand. Already on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot, Ethan Braaksma put $1,000 in his pocket as he dominated the IMCA Modified feature, leading all laps on his way to victory. Todd Shute finished in the runner-up spot, Kyle Brown came from 10th to finish third, Tim Ward was fourth, and veteran racer Kelly Shryock was fifth. Johnathon Logue took home the trophy in the 25-lap Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod feature, capturing his first-ever Frostbuster win at Iowa’s Action Track. Logue started fifth and quickly was battling early leader Dustin Lynch. The two raced side-by-side for several laps before Logue was able to establish the lead for good on lap nine. Polesitter Cam Reimers took the runner-up spot and Dustin Lynch, Cole Fenske and Austin Schrage rounded out the top five. Luke Ramsey looked to be on his way to taking [Read More]

It’s Carter in a breeze in IMCA Modified main event at Marshalltown Frostbuster

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (April 2) – Cayden Carter collected a second IMCA Modified win in as many Frostbuster starts on a brisk Friday evening at Marshalltown Speedway. One hundred and ninety-four cars, 53 Modifieds among them, saw action on the Highbanks. The 25-lap main event ran green after a caution on the initial start and Carter led all but the first circuits, leading Kyle Brown into and through lapped traffic before taking the $1,000 checkers. “The draw helped a lot and we had a good, smooth track to run on,” said Carter, also the Frostbuster winner at Stuart and already a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational candidate. “We had a good car again tonight. It worked really good for us.” Rookie Cody Thompson, Troy Cordes and 2020 national champion Tom Berry completed the top five. Defending track champion Dallon Murty dominated the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature, Kaden Reynolds led the distance in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock main and Alec Fett found his way to the front on the last lap in winning the Karl Kustoms [Read More]

IMCA Stock Cars chase $5,000 King of the Highbanks check at Marshalltown

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – The fabled highbanks of Marshalltown Speedway are the setting for the $5,000 to win King of the Highbanks special for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars Thursday and Friday, April 8 and 9. Stock Cars will run two sets of heats on Thursday with the top 10 in points locked into Friday’s main event. Entry fee for the weekend is $100. IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifiers with a $20 entry fee each night. Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks both race for $500 each night and IMCA Stars Mod Lites complete the Friday card. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 7:15 p.m. both nights. Grandstand admission on Thursday is $15 for adults and $12 for seniors, and $20 for adults and $15 for seniors on Friday. Kids 10 and under get in free to the grandstand and pit passes are $30 each night. Pits open at 5 p.m. and an open practice is from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Pit [Read More]

Havoc on the Hi-Plains starts season at Thomas County Speedway

COLBY, Kan. – Thomas County Speedway opens the new season with five IMCA divisions running both nights of the Friday and Saturday, April 9 and 10 Havoc on the Hi-Plains. IMCA Modifieds run for $500 to win on Friday and for $1,000, plus a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berth, on Saturday. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars race for $400 to win on Friday and $750 on Saturday; Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks both for $300 on Friday and $500 on Saturday; and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $125 on Friday and $200 on Saturday. Both shows will be draw/redraw. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing, KMJ Performance State and track points will be awarded in all five divisions with Modifieds earning Jet Racing Central Region points, Stock Cars EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region points and Hobby Stocks Big Daddy Race Cars Northern Region points. Hot laps are at 7:30 p.m. and racing starts at 8 p.m. on Friday. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Grandstand admission [Read More]

Shelby County Speedway opens with April 10 Dale Swanson Memorial

HARLAN, Iowa – Shares of a $30,000 purse are at stake at Shelby County Speedway’s season-opening Dale Swanson Memorial. IMCA Modifieds chase a $2,500 top check and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berth in their Saturday, April 10 main event. IMCA Sunoco Late Models run for $2,000 to win, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods both for $1,500 to win and IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars for $700. Minimum start money is $200 for the Sprints, $150 for the Modifieds and Late Models, and $125 for the Stock Cars and SportMods. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Side Biter Chassis North Central, EQ Cylinder Heads Northern and Big Daddy Race Cars Northern regional, and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded. More information is available on Facebook and drivers can enter through the MyRacePass link. Entry fees paid by April 5 are $50 for Modifieds and Late Models and $35 for Stock Cars and SportMods. Entry fees paid after April 5 are $80 for Modifieds and Late Models, $50 for Stock Cars and [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through April 1

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 832; 2. Tanner Black, Otis, Kan., 557; 3. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 525; 4. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 520; 5. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 490; 6. Bricen James, Albany, Ore., 487; 7. Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D., 435; 8. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 398; 9. William Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 395; 10. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 371; 11. Russell Allen, Brawley, Calif., 370; 12. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 344; 13. Kellen Chadwick, Oakley, Calif., 331; 14. Jerry Flippo, Bakersfield, Calif., 304; 15. Chris Morris, Taylor, Texas, 302; 16. Casey Skyberg, Rapid City, S.D., 299; 17. Zachary Madrid, Phoenix, Ariz., 297; 18. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 295; 19. Ryan Roath, Peoria, Ariz., 288; 20. Kelly Johnson, Peoria, Ariz., 287. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 267; 2. Ryan Delisle, Fresno, Calif., 194; 3. Colby Stubblefield, Seagoville, Texas, 193; 4. Ryan Rocha, Hanford, Calif., 184; 5. Austin Saunders, Haslet, Texas, 178; 6. Chris Kelly, Oklahoma City, Okla., 171; 7. Richard Weddle, Visalia, Calif., 166; 8. Tyler Gray, Templeton, Calif., [Read More]

Too cold, too windy at Indee: Next Frostbuster is Friday at Marshalltown

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa – Cold and wind get the blame for cancellation of Thursday’s Frostbuster at Independence Motor Speedway. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods now see their next Frostbuster action Friday, April 2 at Marshalltown Speedway. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. The draw closes at 6:15 p.m. with hot laps at 7 p.m. and racing to follow. Frostbusters follow Saturday at Boone Speedway and Sunday at Benton County Speedway.