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Brodix awards cylinder head sets to top IMCA Late Model, Deery Series, Sprint Car rookies

MENA, Ark. – Three IMCA drivers earning rookie of the year honors earn post-season awards as well from Brodix in 2019. The Mena, Ark., company gives cylinder head sets to national IMCA Late Model and IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car rookies of the year, and to the Deery Brother Summer Series rookie of the year. Those awards will be presented during the national banquet in November. Drivers in both divisions are required to display two Brodix decals on their race car and submit rookie applications to be eligible. National rookies of the year in 2018 were Shawn Cooney in the Late Models and Casey Burkham in the Sprint Cars, while Chad Coyne paced first-year competitors in the Deery Series. Manufacturer of the Official Cylinder Heads for IMCA Late Models, Brodix begins its 23rd season as a sponsor of the sanctioning body. “IMCA is committed to a competitive weekly Late Model program and Brodix has been an instrumental part of that plan for 23 seasons,” observed IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “We will continue to promote the IMCA Late [Read More]

Duke delivers opening night PASS feature win

SPRING RUN, Pa. (March 23) – 2016 Pennsylvania Sprint Series champion Ken Duke Jr. gave notice that he’ll be in the hunt for a second championship in 2019, winning the season-opening feature event Saturday at Path Valley Speedway. Duke made a low-side pass of Kyle Ganoe just past the halfway mark in the race and worked lapped traffic over the final circuits to grab the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car win. Ganoe held on for a runner-up finish, followed by hard-charging John Walp, Jeff Weaver and Devin Adams. Ganoe had grabbed the early lead from the pole, with outside front row starter Dave Grube spinning on the first lap. That moved Cale Reigle into second and that pair led the field for the first nine laps until a red flag for Kyle Keen’s tip-over after an incident with Austin Graby. On the restart, Duke passed Reigle, then chased down Ganoe. The race went under caution one last time when Reigle damaged his steering in an encounter with an infield marker tire. Duke pulled away when the [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds on Saturday card at Southern Raceway

MILTON, Fla. – Southern Raceway throws the green flag Saturday for the first race of the season in IMCA’s Dirt Works Eastern Region. IMCA Modifieds race for $500 to win the March 30 main event at Milton. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, E3 Spark Plugs Florida State and track points, as well as regional points will be awarded. Pit gates and the grandstand open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and military, $9 for students ages 13 to 17, $5 for kids ages six to 12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $30. Non-winged sprint cars and midgets complete the Gator Dirt Nationals card. More information is available by calling 850 390-6136.

McCrady takes charge at Dubuque Speedway, Sunday shows will feature five IMCA divisions

DUBUQUE, Iowa – New promoter Nick McCrady has a to-do list that starts with putting on an entertaining race program each and every Sunday this race season at Dubuque Speedway. “This is an awesome facility and we’re excited to work with the fair board here. We’ve already gotten a lot of support from drivers and fans,” said McCrady, who also returns to the promoter’s post at Saturday venue Maquoketa Speedway. “We want them to know they’re appreciated and we want to put on a good show while we’re building car counts back up.” Five sanctioned divisions will run weekly at the 3/8-mile oval in Dubuque, the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Late Models, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods. The same five divisions run at Maquoketa. “The Saturday-Sunday combination means drivers who live in the area won’t have to travel too far to race twice a week,” noted McCrady. “Plus, a two-track point fund is in the works for all shared divisions, with payouts that we’ll base on season-long point [Read More]

Swenson slides ahead for I-37 feature win

By J.M. Hallas PLEASANTON, Texas (March 23) – A back-and-forth battle finally went Chris Swenson’s way Saturday at I-37 Speedway. Swenson, Cody Leonard and Nebraska’s Chad Andersen had a good three-car battle going for the top spot in the 20-lap IMCA Modified Dirt Kings main event. A caution set up a slide job duel between Swenson and Anderson as they swapped the lead for the final five laps before Swenson edged Andersen at the line to score the $1,000 win and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berth. “That was crazy,” said Swenson. “Slide job city, really. We just kept going back and forth, back and forth. He’d slide me, I’d slide him. It was just who was the last to give one as the checkered flag flew.” “I was a little leery. I’m kind of old school back before we did slide jobs. It’s one of those things that you really have to trust the guy. It puts on a great show, but it is kind of scary,” he continued. “You’re just waiting the guy [Read More]

Chevrolet Performance pays cash bonuses to crate engine powered IMCA track champions

GRAND BLANC, Mich. – For a 15th consecutive season, IMCA drivers competing exclusively with crate engines and winning track championships will receive cash bonuses from Chevrolet Performance. Eligible IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod drivers winning track championships will earn bonuses of $250 while tracks sanctioning any combination of those divisions and displaying Chevrolet Performance banners become eligible for cash bonuses of their own. One hundred and seventy-four track championship-winning IMCA drivers earned shares of a record $43,500 in bonuses paid in 2018. Chevrolet Performance bonuses totaling more than $280,000 have been paid since the crate engine bonus program began with Northern SportMod cash awards in 2005. That program expanded to include Modified, Hobby Stock and Southern SportMod divisions, then began paying track championship bonuses in 2010. The 2019 season is the third in the current three-year agreement with Chevrolet Performance. Driver bonuses are paid after point standings become official while track bonus checks are mailed throughout the season. Information about the Chevrolet Performance bonus program [Read More]

Justice Brothers/Gillund Enterprises awards go to winners in Arnold Motor Supply Dirt Knights Tour

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – Justice Brothers and Gillund Enterprises awards go home with feature winners in the Arnold Motor Supply Dirt Knights Tour for IMCA Modifieds again this season. The Eden Prairie, Minn., company, a 23-year sponsor, gives car care packages at each event in the 10th annual tour, scheduled to open Tuesday, May 21 at Sports Park Raceway. Gillund Enterprises distributes Justice Brothers Car Care products manufactured for high-performance, commercial vehicles, agricultural and industrial applications. In addition to select Arnold Motor Supply stores, Justice Brothers products are sold at Theisen’s Home Farm Auto, Norby’s Farm Fleet, Bomgaars and Mills Fleet Farm throughout the Midwest and online. This is the third season Dirt Knights drivers have received JB/Gillund awards. Information about the JB brand is available at the www.justicebrothers.com website and on Facebook. “The Gillund Enterprises award packages are just another great way to sweeten the accomplishment of winning an Arnold Motor Supply Dirt Knights race,” said IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “The fact that you can stop in to Arnold Motor Supply, thank them for their support [Read More]

U.S. 36 Raceway schedules practice for Wednesday, March 27

OSBORN, Mo. – U.S. 36 Raceway is adding a practice to the schedule Wednesday, March 27 from 6-10 p.m. After cancelling practice on Saturday, track officials want to allow drivers the opportunity to make some laps around the 3/8th mile oval before opening night. Pit gates will open at 5 p.m. and pit passes are $25. Practice is open to all classes of cars for the four-hour session. Please continue to check social media as well as http://www.us36racewaydirttrack.com/ for updates on the March 29 Rumble in the Bullring. U.S. 36 is closely monitoring the forecast and will make a decision on the event Wednesday. The IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing season begins April 5 with IMCA Modifieds, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Kustom Northern SportMods on the program. Tickets are available for that event via MyRacePass at https://market.myracepass.com/store/tickets/?store=17636.

Seidler finds success at Arkansas Spring Nationals

BATESVILLE, Ark. (March 22) – Marlyn Seidler had mixed success in his early-season IMCA Modified foray to Arizona. He traveled to Arkansas and Batesville Motor Speedway to get his first feature win of the year, and the 88th of his career in the division on Friday night. Seidler started on the pole and led all 25 laps of the star-filled Arkansas Spring Nationals main event. Jeff Taylor, Tyler Stevens, Kelly Shryock and Ken Schrader rounded out the top five. “Winning a race like this is a big deal for an old, gray-haired dirt farmer,” said Seidler, who earned $2,000 and a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berth along with the checkers. “There were a lot of good cars here and I’m grateful that I’m still able to run with these guys.” The North Dakota long tow had to beat Taylor to the first turn. He was already into lapped traffic before a pair of cautions came out near midway. The race stayed green from that point and Seidler checked out, winning comfortably ahead of Taylor. “I’d [Read More]

RPM hosts IMCA Hughes Sunflower Classic this weekend

HAYS, Kan. – The first green flag of the new season flies when RPM Speedway opens with its Mike ‘Huey’ Hughes Sunflower Classic on Friday and Saturday, March 29 and 30. IMCA Modifieds run for $1,000 to win each night at Hays. Both features are qualifying events for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Also running both nights are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $750 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods both for $500 to win. Mach-1 Sport Compacts race for $200 to win on Saturday. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and E3 Spark Plugs Kansas State points will be awarded at the seventh annual event. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. on Friday. Gates open at noon and racing gets underway at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Gates open at 3 p.m. and the Thursday, March 28 open practice starts at 6 p.m. Pit passes are $25 on Thursday and $30 on Friday and Saturday. Entry fees each night are $40 for [Read More]