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Kyle Suter Memorial headlines BVR Wednesday show

ALTA, Iowa – One thousand dollars is the top prize for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars at Buena Vista Raceway’s Wednesday, July 15 Kyle Suter Memorial, presented by North Central Line Service. Completing the midweek card are IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods, racing for $1,000 to win as well, and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $300 to win. All classes are draw/redraw. The Modified feature is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Entry fee for Modifieds and Stock Cars is $25. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors, veterans and students ages 13-18, and $2 or free with donation of a non-perishable food item for kids ages 12 and under. Pit passes are $25 for adults and $15 for kids ages 6-10. Gates and the grandstand open at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. with racing to follow.

Williams wins night one at Wheatshocker Nationals

HAYS, Kan. (July 11) – The United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing took on night one of the Wheatshocker Nationals at RPM Speedway Saturday night. A stacked 20-car field was in attendance and Ty Williams was the front-runner. Shane Sundquist and J.D. Johnson lined up on the front row of the 25-lap IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature. Shane Sundquist took off with the early lead, but not without Koby Walters eager to grab the top position. Walters took the top spot and Ty Williams was next to challenge Sundquist for second place. A rim-riding Williams and Walters battled for the lead until lap 15 when Williams claimed the top spot. Walters hung on to the second position until the last lap when hard-charger Jason Martin nipped him at the line to take the runner-up position with Walters settling for third. Feature results – 1. Ty Williams; 2. Jason Martin; 3. Koby Walters; 4. Shane Sundquist; 5. Jeremy Huish; 6. Taylor Velasquez; 7. Todd Plemons; 8. Nate Berry; 9. Zach Blurton; 10. [Read More]

Sluka stars Saturday at Eagle

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (July 11) – Roger Sluka led start to finish in winning a fast-paced Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod main event Saturday at Eagle Raceway. Sluka brought the 5S back to the flag stand first with Rich Flock, James Hines and Bobby Draper rounding out the top four. Lap three saw Braydon Latture race into second with Mike Scheinost taking third and Draper holding onto fourth. Derek Hall passed Draper on lap nine and Scheinost got past Latture for second two laps later, but Latture got the spot back after another two circuits with Shawn Harker jumping up to third. Harker got past Latture after two more rounds as Arie Schouten moved into fourth. Harker dropped out with just three to go making the final top four Sluka, Schouten, Latture and Brian Baker. Clint Homan topped the IMCA Modified feature and Jeff Ware continued his IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock winning streak. Another great night of racing at Eagle Raceway Saturday night as Demon Decals and Budweiser presented Bad Fast Fever. A great [Read More]

Lubbock Wrecker Service DCRP Sprint Car Nationals shaping up quickly

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. – Just six weeks away, the fourth annual Lubbock Wrecker Service DCRP Sprint Car Nationals are rapidly taking shape. Taking shape in a wide variety of special award sponsors and lap sponsors, the event is set for Aug. 20-22 atop the 3/8-mile Dodge City Raceway Park clay oval. The three-day tilt pitting the Hambelton Racing DCRP versus the United Rebel Sprint Series with a number of other invaders from throughout gets under way with two full nights of heat races and features on Thursday and Friday that will set the stage for Saturday’s $3,000-to-win, $400-to-start 30-lap finale. The top six in combined points from Thursday and Friday’s preliminary lock into Saturday’s Mel Hambelton Racing Dash for Cash that will set the front three rows of Saturday’s championship event. The balance of the field will contest another set of heat races based upon points from the first two nights with more points on the line to set the balance of Saturday’s feature lineups. Once the Friday night portion is completed, [Read More]

Masoner scores first IMCA Stock Car win

By Jacob Blair OSBORN, Mo. (July 10) – A strong field of race cars checked in to race at U.S. 36 Raceway on July 10. A mix of new and return winners in 2020 made for an entertaining night. With a dominating performance, Carson Masoner picked up his first career win in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. One week after letting one slip away late, Masoner drove away from the field to pick up the win and celebrate in victory lane. Brad Derry moved up to finish second after starting 10th. The IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars saw a new face in victory lane as Kenny Potter earned his first win of the season. Early on, Potter and Tyler Drueke battled for the lead before Drueke broke and went pitside. Chris Couch finished second with Austin Couch in third. In the IMCA Modifieds, Chad Clancy got out front on lap one and cruised to his second trip to Westfall GMC Victory Lane in 2020. Steven Bowers Jr. charged up to a second place finish, his [Read More]

Block bags $1,000 IMCA Modified payday at Outagamie

By Edward Anschutz SEYMOUR, Wis. (July 10) – Forty-eight IMCA Modifieds were in the house Friday at Outagamie Speedway and it was Wyatt Block bagging the $1,000 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying win. Block jumped to the lead from his outside front row starting spot while Jason Ebert and Josh Long waged a hefty battle for the runner-up position. Ebert was finally able to dispose of Long on lap 12 and set his sights on Block. As the laps clicked by, Ebert began to close but the lead Block had built up was too much. Block cruised to his first feature win of the season to score the rich payday. With 31 IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars in action, it was a pair of former IMCA national champions starting on the front row of the $700 to-win contest as Rod Snellenberger and Benji LaCrosse brought the field to the green. LaCrosse got the jump and quickly pulled away from the field. The caution flew with nine laps remaining but LaCrosse was unstoppable and dominated the event for his first win of [Read More]

Rust, Reynolds among Marshalltown winners

By Joyce Eisele MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (July 10) – Joel Rust was the $1,000 IMCA Modified winner Friday at Marshalltown Speedway. Tim Ward wasted no time in getting to the front from his second row starting position, sweeping to the lead by lap three after going topside. Ward continued his run at the front of the pack and stretched his lead. However, a caution at lap 10 tightened the field and by this time the 12th starting Rust had made his way into second. When the race restarted, it was a close fought battle between the two until Rust, the defending Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational winner, took command at lap 15. From there on it was Rust out in front the rest of the way to the checkers and the win. Ward had to be content with the runner-up spot. Tom Berry Jr. came from 17th to finish third, fourth was Kollin Hibdon and Ethan Braaksma hard-charged from starting 22nd to complete the top five. Brayton Carter won going away in the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod feature. [Read More]

Richardson tops CJ Speedway Stock feature

By Jerry Mackey COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (July 10) – A great field of drivers packed the infield at CJ Speedway on a beautiful Friday night for racing on July 10. The racing action was excellent all night on a perfectly prepared race track thanks to Larry Richardson. Twenty-one drivers took the green in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature and the Stock Cars lived up to their nickname of The Class Too Tough To Tame as fans were treated to three- and four-wide racing throughout the feature. Howard Gordon Jr. led early before Shane Richardson was able to break out of a pack of contenders to take the lead. Richardson held off the constant challenges by David Brandies in the late going to score the win by a slim margin. Brandies took second ahead of Jason Cook. Cody Staley led the caution-free Mach-1 Sport Compact feature flag to flag. Staley held off one of Eastern Iowa’s strongest 4-cylinder drivers in Jake Benischek for the win. Alex Hayes came under the checkers in third. Racing will continue on [Read More]

IMCA extends offset nose compliance deadline to 2021

VINTON, Iowa – IMCA has extended the deadline for Modified and Northern SportMod drivers with offset nosepieces to comply with divisional rules from Aug. 14 to opening night of the 2021 race season. “With the shortened racing season and unanticipated volume of Modifieds and Northern SportMods this impacts, we feel it is in the best interest of our members in these divisions to extend the deadline,” stated IMCA President Brett Root. “These repairs are time consuming and can be costly. Because we do not believe it is a performance enhancing issue, we will extend the deadline and focus on notifying drivers we see competing with these cars.” “We will add wording to the 2021 rules for both divisions so there will be no confusion or doubt where the nosepiece must be and that will be centered on the race car,” he added. Questions can be directed to Executive Director of Competition Dave Brenn.

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through July 9

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 776; 2. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 748; 3. Jon White Jr., Red Oak, Texas, 714; 4. Jesse Rogotzke, Sanborn, Minn., 700; 5. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 699; 6. Josh McGaha, Abilene, Texas, 694; 7. Alex Stanford, Chowchilla, Calif., 690; 8. Zachary Madrid, Phoenix, Ariz., 688; 9. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 681; 10. Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn., 665; 11. Ethan Braaksma, Newton, Iowa, 663; 12. Bart Taylor, Sheridan, Wy., 659; 13. Dakota Sproul, Hays, Kan., 650; 14. Braxton Yeager, Green River, Wy., 638; 15. Tony Leiker, Gillette, Wy., and Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., both 637; 17. Jeff Larson (B1), Freeport, Ill., 630; 18. Jim Thies, Mapleton, Iowa, 626; 19. Tom Berry, Newburg, N.D., 604; 20. Nick Meyer, Whittemore, Iowa, 602. IMCA Sunoco Late Models – 1. Logan Duffy, Independence, Iowa, 653; 2. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 633; 3. Dalton Simonsen, Fairfax, Iowa, 522; 4. Colton Leal, Dubuque, Iowa, 439; 5. Mitch Manternach, Dyersville, Iowa, 436; 6. Eric Pollard, Peosta, Iowa, and Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, both 430; 8. Jeff A. [Read More]