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Speedway Motors brings new look to latest season of IMCA support

LINCOLN, Neb. – The company synonymous with speed continues its support for IMCA and its 9,000-plus drivers in 2019. Speedway Motors is in the second year of its latest five-year marketing agreement with IMCA. The Lincoln, Neb., high performance parts manufacturer, retailer and distributor is the sanctioning body’s longest tenured sponsor, tracing its association with IMCA to the 1950s. “We’re proud of our long relationship with IMCA and we’re grateful for the support they’ve given us all these years,” Speedway Motors President Clay Smith said. “Our goal at Speedway Motors is to keep racing safe, affordable and fun, and our strong partnership with IMCA allows us to support today’s racers and for generations of racers to come.” Speedway Motors unveiled its new logo in January, in conjunction with its What Moves You social media campaign. Highlighting the current pact, Speedway Motors renews its title sponsorship role of IMCA Weekly Racing for an 12th consecutive season and returns as title sponsor of Super Nationals, to be held Sept. 2-7 at Boone Speedway, for the 24th consecutive year. Speedway Motors [Read More]

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PEM adds to IMCA program with new Deery, Arnold’s Dirt Knights, Modified regional awards

ST. CLAIR, Mo. – Performance Engineering & Manufacturing expands its IMCA awards program again this season. New in 2019 are $250 certificates for champions of the Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models, the Arnold Motor Supply Dirt Knights Tour for Modifieds and for champions of each of the five Modified regions; and $150 certificates for the Deery, Dirt Knights and Modified regional runners-up. These $250 and $150 certificates are to be used for the purchase of a PEM Quick Change Rear End and are redeemable through the company direct. The St. Clair, Mo., manufacturer, an eight-year sponsor, again gives a set of quick change gears to the winners of 30 designated Modified specials and to pole starters at each Deery Series and Dirt Knights tour event. PEM had tripled the number of Modified specials it gave these awards last season. Product certificates for series and special events will be mailed from the IMCA home office after official race results are received. These free quick change gear set certificates are redeemable through PEM dealers. Modified regional awards [Read More]

Texana adding IMCA Modifieds to Saturday shows

EDNA, Texas (Feb. 26) – Interest generated by a Modified race held at Edna last fall led to the IMCA division being sanctioned there this season. IMCA Modifieds join Saturday programs at Texana Raceway Park beginning with opening night on March 30. Another 13 events are scheduled at the 5/16-mile clay oval through season championship night on Sept. 28. “There was a lot of interest. We polled the drivers and it was unanimous that they wanted to go with IMCA,” said promoter Rachel Densman, who purchased the track two years ago with her husband Kenny, a former Modified driver. “IMCA is a well-known organization. We like the rules and we like that our drivers will be eligible for point funds.” Located approximately 100 miles southwest of Houston, Texana Raceway Park will field a strong group of local Modified drivers while getting cars from the San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Houston areas. Texana, which was sanctioned in 2005 and 2006, will be part of IMCA’s Razor Chassis South Central Region for Modifieds and will also host [Read More]

Abbey stars on final day of Lone Star Tour, clinches crown with IMCA Stock Car sweep

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (Feb. 23) – A career-first accomplishment led to a career payday for Jeffrey Abbey. Abbey won the final two events of the Sniper Speed Lone Star tour Saturday at 281 Speedway, earning $750 for each feature victory and $5,000 for the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car tour crown. “I’ve won two features in the same day before but not in the same division,” said Abbey. “It’s always fun when you have cars from all over. It’s fun to race with cars you haven’t raced before.” Both features were moved to Stephenville because of weather in Kennedale and Friday features wound up being postponed to Saturday. Abbey took his first $750 checkers of the day from the pole. Brother Dean pulled alongside before a late caution and Jeffrey held him off following the restart. Aaron Benedict was third and Kyle Falck fourth. Jason Rogers won his ‘B’ feature, started 15th and rounded out the top five in the main event. After starting sixth in the finale, Abbey ran third much of the way and hung [Read More]

IMCA Stocks, Hobbies, SportMods chase RAM Clutches contingencies

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Drivers in four IMCA divisions chase RAM Clutches contingency awards for a seventh consecutive season. IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod competitors all vie for $50 product certificates from the Columbia, S.C., manufacturer. Top five eligible drivers in EQ Cylinder Heads Northern and Southern regions for Stock Cars, Big Daddy Race Cars Northern and Southern regions for Hobby Stocks, and in both national Northern and Southern SportMod standings earn RAM certificates. Drivers in all four divisions must display two RAM decals on their race car, compete with a RAM manual transmission and return a completed sign-up form to the IMCA home office by Aug. 1 to be eligible for those contingencies. All certificates will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. Information about RAM products is available at the www.ramclutches.com website, by calling 803 788-6034 and on Facebook. “The RAM clutch is a very high quality piece, and one [Read More]

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Late Models become fifth IMCA division racing Saturdays at Off Road Speedway

NORFOLK, Neb. – IMCA Late Models will have another regular weekly home in the Cornhusker State. The newly sanctioned division joins four other IMCA classes on Saturday programs at Off Road Speedway. “We’ve been looking for an organization with solid motor and tire rules,” said promoter Jerry Pospisil, who met with IMCA President Brett Root and Vice President of Operations Jim Stannard before announcing his decision to sanction. “IMCA has a complete set of rules that are pretty well cut and dried.” The 1/3-mile dirt oval in Norfolk had been part of a Late Model series with other tracks in eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa. While Norfolk drivers fared well in that tour, Pospisil pointed out that they’ll now have the opportunity to race close to home, earning point fund shares while competing in national, state and local track levels. “There’s already a very strong field of Late Model drivers at Off Road Speedway,” noted Stannard, “and I expect those numbers to grow with the new sanctions at Norfolk as well as [Read More]

Former track champion Dolan takes promoter’s post at Dawson County

LEXINGTON, Neb. – Back when he was winning IMCA track championships at Dawson County Raceway, Chad Dolan didn’t give a thought to promoting. Now that he’s in charge of the 3/8-mile dirt oval at Lexington, he’s looking for ways to give fans and drivers their money’s worth and then some. “My vision is to give people the wow factor. If we can do that on opening night May 19, we won’t have anything to worry about,” he said. “I’m excited to give people in Central Nebraska something they haven’t seen at Dawson County Raceway before. There’s a real sense of excitement here.” Sanctioned since 1994, Dawson County has eight Sunday dates scheduled for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. All five divisions will also run at the Sept. 15 Connie Jewett Memorial. “These are the divisions we have to have to make it work in this area. Everything will work if this track is promoted and prepared well,” Dolan said. “I’ve met with [Read More]