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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]

Performance Bodies, MD3 to reward top IMCA Modified, SportMod drivers

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Post-season awards await drivers in three IMCA divisions again in 2020, courtesy of Performance Bodies and MD3. Each of the five IMCA Modified regional champions and rookies of the year, and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod national champions and rookies of the year receive $169 MD3 product certificates. Those certificates will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. More information is available by calling Performance Bodies at 800 722-4641.

Frank goes retro for 2020 Mach-1 Sport Compact campaign

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Race fans with an appreciation for the local history of the sport will enjoy seeing Floyd Frank on track again in 2020. Frank’s Mach-1 Sport Compact has the retro look of the 1955 Chevrolet his father A.J. wrenched on as a crew member for a neighbor in the late 1960s and early 1970s. “We were at the track every Saturday night,” said Floyd, from Colorado Springs, Colo. “This car is a 2000 Acura Integra and it’s the first car I built myself. It took three months, which is longer than I thought it would. The only thing I stole from my old car was the roll bar.” His “old car” put Floyd in victory lane following six of his 21 starts last season. Coming off an eight-win campaign the year before, 2019 was arguably a better year when his El Paso County Raceway track and E3 Spark Plugs State championships are figured in. “We had a lot of opportunities to win last season,” said Floyd, who can laugh – now – [Read More]

Hooker Harness joins fight against COVID-19

FREEPORT, Ill. – A company that’s in the safety business every day has diversified its product line to support emergency personnel on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hooker Harness has begun manufacturing fabric masks for the Stephenson County Health Department, for use by local Emergency Management Services. “We’re happy to contribute to this any way its needed. We’re in the safety business every day,” noted company owner Scott McPhillips. “Everyone has to do what they can. People bring in extra material and we used several hundred yards of elastic that we had on hand.” In its sixth season of IMCA sponsorship, the Freeport, Ill., custom seatbelt and shoulder harness manufacturer has already completed several hundred masks. They are cleaned and sanitized at another location, then packaged and shipped to EMS departments. “This has been a big change for us because most of what we do is heavy duty sewing,” McPhillips said. “Most of our staff brought in their personal sewing machines to work with the lighter materials.” With shortages of Personal Protective Equipment [Read More]

New promoter will keep building on solid IMCA foundation at Buena Vista Raceway

ALTA, Iowa – With a firm midweek foundation in place, new promoter Trent Chinn plans to keep building on to the IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing program at Buena Vista Raceway. Chinn takes over the Wednesday night speedplant at Alta, sanctioned by IMCA for 30-plus seasons. “This track really started to come back to its glory days under (previous promoter) Joey Ciechanowski,” said Chinn, who saw much of the country while crewing for Tim Ward and Ricky Thornton Jr. “This is already a very nice facility. One of the main things is that the racing surface has been so smooth from top to bottom every night and we’re going to do everything we can to continue that.” Both the IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars will run at BVR for a 31st season in 2020. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks are sanctioned for the 28th consecutive season, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods for the 14th and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for the 13th. “What I enjoy about the IMCA Modifieds is how weekly racers can go to specials and be [Read More]

Tire Demon adding to IMCA special events awards

KELLEY, Iowa – Tire Demon by Love Tap adds to an already impressive IMCA special events program with new post-season awards in 2020. A drawing will determine three winners of right rear tire saver tools given by the Kelley, Iowa, manufacturer to IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod drivers. Tire Demon, owned by former SportMod driver Tim Love, begins its fifth season of sponsorship and latest two-year pact with IMCA, and again gives $500 certificates to designated place finishers at 30 specials for Modifieds and at 15 designated specials for Stock Cars and for SportMods. Those certificates are to be applied toward the purchase of a tire prep stand and will be mailed after official race results are received at the IMCA home office. Also new to the Tire Demon program in 2020 is a base machine, wash tub and brush to be presented to the Late Model champion at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The Modified champion again receives a [Read More]

Carolina Racing Supply makes award winners of Modified drivers in IMCA’s Eastern Region

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Carolina Racing Supply takes a new approach in 2020 to make award winners of a host of drivers in IMCA’s Dirt Works Eastern Region for Modifieds. Product certificates good for $50 off online purchases of $100 or more go to every registered rookie in the region and to the lowest driver in final point standings with perfect attendance at every track in the region. Rookie certificates will be issued on July 1; perfect attendance certificates will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. “We’re excited to partner with IMCA to help them grow the divisions in the Eastern Region,” said Carolina Racing Supply’s Tom Sandal. “It will be an awesome opportunity for us to showcase our racer-friendly website and quick shipping that goes along with it.” Also beginning this season, the Mooresville, N.C., company gives a set of TomCat Performance deluxe toe plates to the first Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod non-qualifier in points at the [Read More]