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Bell will take next best step to IMCA Northern SportMod

MARCOLA, Ore. – Roger Bell will put another checkmark on his bucket list when the green flag flies for his Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod rookie campaign. Bell ran a street stock at Willamette Speedway last year, earning top rookie honors and finishing sixth in points in his first-ever season on the track. “I just decided life was too short, I wanted to do this. It’s a bucket list thing,” said Bell, 56 and who now works for the Forest Service after serving 13 years in the Navy. “I pretty much live in the Speedway Motors catalog. It’s like Christmas when the parts get delivered.” He sold his street stock and bought an old Modified chassis, found under a tree covered with leaves and originally built in the early 2000s by friend Dick Wright and Larry Follett, both long-time Modified drivers in the Pacific Northwest. From last November to this February, Bell pored over the IMCA rules before building his own “old school” chassis in a 30×30 shop that’s understandably race-themed and the talk of the [Read More]

G-FORCE Racing Gear back on sponsorship board for special events in six IMCA divisions

ACWORTH, Ga. – G-FORCE Racing Gear is back on board as an IMCA sponsor this season, with awards for special events competitors in six divisions. A top five finisher at each of 80 specials for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Late Models, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods receives a $50 gift certificate. Under new ownership and management and now located in Acworth, Ga., G-FORCE Racing Gear manufactures racing suits, helmets, gloves, camlock harnesses, latch and link harnesses, nets and restraints, crew gear, junior racing gear, flame retardant underwear and accessories. “G-FORCE Racing Gear has always been quality driven for grassroots racers. Being involved with drivers in six divisions gives us a lot of visibility in IMCA,” said Account Manager Jeremy Speich. “Circle track and road racing are where we have our roots.” G-FORCE Racing Gear has more than 150 dealers nationwide and in Canada. Company officials joined Brent Antill of Motorsports Warehouse Distributors on Manufacturers’ Row at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds to be part of April 25 Open Wheel Nationals at Park Jefferson

(PETERSEN MEDIA)- Front Row Challenge Enterprises is excited to bring racing to Park Jefferson International Speedway on April 25th where fans will be greeted with Winged 410 Sprint Cars and IMCA Mods at the Open Wheel Nationals presented by Real-Geese Silhouette. “With everything sitting idle and much of the world in a day-to-day phase, we are excited to bring a little bit of normalcy back to the racing world,” FRC Ent, LLC’s Terry McCarl said. “While it won’t quite be a normal raceday, we have been watching South Dakota’s guidelines to ensure we are in line with their mandates and we are extremely excited about racing on April 25th.” On the Open Wheel Nationals card will be Winged 410 Sprint Cars which will race for $5000-to-win, as well as IMCA Modifieds who will be gunning for the $1000 top prize. In an effort to practice Social Distancing, both classes will be limited to just 32 cars per class with a $50 pre entry fee to ensure a spot, as well as a transponder. For those [Read More]

IMCA Dirt Knights Tour partners with Speed Shift TV

AVON, Ind. – The 11th annual IMCA Dirt Knights Tour for IMCA Modifieds will welcome Speed Shift TV as its title sponsor and official broadcast partner for the 2020 campaign. The Dirt Knights Tour features a 10-race schedule. Each event is a qualifier for 2020 or 2021 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballots. “The IMCA Dirt Knights Tour brings together some of the best Modified drivers in the country to battle it out,” Speed Shift TV Chief Executive Officer Darren Shanley said. “It is exciting competition we cannot wait to feature to the masses.” The partnership will provide broadcast income to each host track on the schedule while also adding to the drivers’ year-end $10,000 point fund. Opening night of the tour is Thursday, May 7 at Marshalltown Speedway in conjunction with the Dale DeFrance Memorial. Events follow on Wednesday, May 20 at Stuart Speedway; Monday, May 25 at Benton County Speedway in Vinton; Monday, July 20 at Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson, S.D.; Tuesday, July 21 at Jackson, Minn., Motorplex; Wednesday, July 22 at Buena Vista [Read More]

10-year sponsor Wilwood continues awards for national champions in five IMCA divisions

CAMARILLO, Calif. – Awards for national champions in five divisions highlight Wilwood Engineering’s 10th season of IMCA sponsorship. National champions for the IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod divisions will each receive a pair of front brake rotors, while the IMCA Sunoco Late Model national champion gets a set of front and rear Wide 5 hubs from the Camarillo, Calif., manufacturer. Final points positions 2-5 in all five divisions receive $100 product certificates. “Wilwood is proud to have partnered with IMCA for the past 10 years,” said Jim “Spike” Logue from Wilwood Disc Brakes. “Working directly with the different IMCA divisions allows us to educate the drivers on the importance of choosing the right braking components not only for their specific vehicle but driving style as well.” Wilwood Engineering awards will be presented during the national IMCA banquet in November or mailed the following week from the IMCA home office. Information about all Wilwood high-performance products is available at wilwood.com. Racing technical questions can be directed to [Read More]

500th Summer Series, IMCA Dirt Knights opener tentative for May 7 at Marshalltown Speedway

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – The Dale DeFrance Memorial is guaranteed to be one for the history book. Tentatively scheduled for Thursday, May 7 at Marshalltown Speedway, the DeFrance Memorial features the 500th and final event in IMCA Late Model Summer Series history and the first event of the 2020 Speed Shift TV Dirt Knights Tour for IMCA Modifieds IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods complete the season-opening, draw/redraw show on the famed high banks. “All the connections are there. This will be a great night to honor the entire DeFrance family,” IMCA President Brett Root said. “Darrel DeFrance will be honored for racing at his 500th Summer Series event at his home track in his hometown. Everything is good about this event.” “The Deery Brothers Automotive Group was title sponsor of the Summer Series for nearly 30 years and deserve much of the credit for its success,” continued Root. “The point fund money they contributed went directly to IMCA racers and we are grateful to the Deery family, particularly Brad, John [Read More]

IMCA settles federal trademark lawsuit against Brzezinski Racing Products

VINTON, Iowa – More than two years after catching and confirming Brzezinski Racing Products placing the IMCA trademark on non-approved cylinder heads and engaging in impermissible modifications to IMCA approved EQ cylinder heads, IMCA has settled its federal trademark lawsuit against Brzezinski Racing Products and its owner, Randall Brzezinski. As a result, balance and fairness has been restored through IMCA’s continued vigilance in monitoring and enforcing IMCA’s divisional rules. The Federal lawsuit was filed in November of 2018, and a State lawsuit suit was filed in August of 2019 in Benton County, Iowa, resulting from the discovery by IMCA of undercover porting work and unauthorized usage of the IMCA trademark on engine cylinder heads not authorized under IMCA’s rules. Under the terms of the settlement, Brzezinski Racing Products, based in Pewaukee, Wis., and Randall Brzezinski, agreed to cease performing any and all “undercover porting” work on EQ 350I engine heads sold to or serviced for IMCA participants, and certified that no such future work will be performed. Brzezinski Racing Products will also cease and desist [Read More]

RACEceiver rewards national runners-up in all divisions in fifth season as IMCA sponsor

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – RACEceiver marks its fifth year as manufacturer of the official one-way radio of IMCA in 2020, giving new post-season awards in all eight sanctioned divisions. The Gainesville, Ga., company gives Element custom driver packages to the runners-up in national point standings for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Late Models, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods, IMCA Southern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. Those awards will be presented during the national IMCA banquet in November. “Being a sponsor of IMCA is a big part of giving back to the community of drivers who have supported our business for so many years. A lot of the support we get from drivers is feedback that helps us to develop new products for the racing industry,” said RACEceiver’s Joe Vinson. “Because of that feedback, RACEceiver will be introducing some new technology this year that will further improve safety in racing. IMCA drivers and tracks will be some of the first to see and experience that new technology. RACEceiver is excited to continue our [Read More]

Casey’s offering delivery, carryout options to serve guests, communities

ANKENY, Iowa – In unprecedented times, Casey’s General Store continues to do their part to keep friends and family safe while looking forward to returning to the race track soon. The Official Convenience Store of IMCA and presenting sponsor of the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals, Casey’s is taking a number of steps to serve its guests and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Casey’s recently announced its partnership with Door Dash, which provides an additional delivery option for their famous pizza, grocery and household items to suburban and rural communities. By the end of April, dozens of grocery and household items will be added as Casey’s finds new ways to serve the many people sheltering in place. Casey’s already delivers from about 800 stores and this adds delivery service to nearly 350 stores where it wasn’t previously available. Delivery hours will match each Casey’s store kitchen hours from morning to night, seven days a week. Guests can see if their hometown location is offering Casey’s delivery through DoorDash by visiting DoorDash.com or downloading the app on iOS or [Read More]

Performance Bodies giving nearly $25K in post-season awards to IMCA drivers

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Performance Bodies’ 38th season of sponsorship will be another special one for IMCA competitors. The Cedar Falls, Iowa, high performance automotive parts distributor and race car body manufacturer gives nearly $25,000 in product certificate awards to competitors in seven divisions, while returning to national decal programs for IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and as primary sponsor for IMCA Sunoco Late Model and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car rookie of the year programs. “Performance Bodies is proud to be a sponsor of IMCA for over 38 years,” said Brian Gerst. “We are honored to be involved with a program that gives back to the racers. We look forward to many more years of partnership with IMCA and the racing community.” MD3 product certificates good for $169 go to second through seventh place drivers in point standings, as well as the second, third and fourth-place drivers in rookie of the year standings in each of the five regions for Modifieds. Certificates of the same value go to second through 10th place drivers in both [Read More]