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Emotions flow at Mandan as Wolla scores Modified finale, Lund lands Stock Car prize

By Mike Spieker MANDAN, N.D. (July 12) – The defending national champion let his emotions show when the 29th annual Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour came to a close Thursday at Dacotah Speedway. Jason Wolla claimed a hard-fought Modified win after 30 laps, as Hunter Marriott successfully concluded his bid for a third straight title with a second-place finish. “Hell yeah! We won!” Wolla exclaimed from victory lane. “To every single one of the fans up in the stands, it means a hell of a lot for me to be able to win this race on our home track. All these guys from out of town can pack it up, we won tonight.” Outside front row starter Wolla grabbed the lead on the opening circuit as third row starters Ricky Thornton Jr. and Marriott made their way up to second and third, respectively. Thornton slid up briefly to take the lead on lap 12 but Wolla came back to retake the top spot on the other end of the speedway. The lead duo swapped the [Read More]

$1,500 is top IMCA Modified check Saturday at Perris

PERRIS, Calif. – IMCA Modifieds race for $1,500 to win and a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berth at Perris Auto Speedway this Saturday, July 21. The 30-lapper awards IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Race Cars Western Region, California State and track points. As well as the increased purse, numerous contingencies have been added to the night: Corona-based Eibach Springs will award a $125 gift certificate to the driver who finishes one position out of the redraw spot in each heat race. The certificates will allow the holder to get one Eibach platinum (premium) spring or two Eibach standard springs. “Eibach is really excited to be a partner with our favorite local dirt track once again,” Eibach Sales Manager David Cardey said. “Don Kazarian and crew have done a great job growing the car counts at Perris the past few years so it only makes sense for us to try and help their efforts. We wanted to support some of the teams that may not have a front running budget, so we will be giving [Read More]

RaceSaver Sprints run Wednesday at Jackson

JACKSON, Minn. – The Heartland Steel Racesaver Sprint Cars presented by Wyffels Hybrids will be added to the Jackson Motorplex program on Wednesday, July 18 with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the LMSS Touring Series. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars will be racing for $600 to win, plus IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and state points, plus a new Keizer wheel. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. for the draw/redraw show.

Harris wires the Bridge for Virginia Sprint Series win

By Jim Haines NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (July 14) – After numerous top five finishes this year, Tony Harris got the lead on lap one and wired the Virginia Sprint Series feature at Natural Bridge Speedway for his first win of the season. Bill Rice and Chris Ware paced the Saturday IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car field to green but Harris quickly swept low and to the front. Mike Leraas worked on Rice for second as Harris cruised up front. At halfway, Leraas made it to second but nobody could catch Harris. Rice ended in third. Feature results – 1. Tony Harris; 2. Mike Leraas; 3. Bill Rice; 4. Daren Bolac; 5. Chris Ware; 6. Ben McCall; 7. Tom Humphries.

Arneson treats himself to Shawano checkers

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (July 14) – Lance Arneson secured his first IMCA Modified win of the year with a last-lap pass of Wyatt Block when Shawano Speedway celebrated Halloween at the Half Mile on Saturday night. Ageless Jerry Muenster led lap one before his son Eddie made an outside pass to take the top spot. Block raced past Jerry for second by lap five and set his sights squarely on Eddie. Block got underneath Eddie on lap eight to take the lead. Arneson was moving quickly toward the front and as Block took the white flag, Arneson went to the high line and found an advantage. The pair raced door-to-door through turns three and four. Arneson pulled ahead as they approached the checkered flag to score his first win of the year. Eddie Muenster, Marcus Yarie and Jason Czarapata completed the top five. Trent Nolan raced to his fourth consecutive IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature win while Lucas Lamberies notched Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod win number five. Racing continues next Saturday night with the [Read More]

IMCA Sunoco Stock Car winner earns $5,000 at 141’s King of the Creek

FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. – The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car king, or queen, at 141 Speedway’s July 19-21 King of the Creek special banks $5,000. Qualifying begins on Friday, July 20; last chance races and the main event are on Saturday, July 21. Entry fee for the Stocks is $100. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods race for $500 to win both nights while Mach-1 Sport Compacts are on deck for a $250 to win show on Friday. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region and Wisconsin State points will be awarded. An open practice is planned for Thursday evening, July 19. Pit gates open at 2 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Pit passes are $25 on Thursday and $30 Friday and Saturday; a three-day pit pass is $75. Adult grandstand admission is $15 on Friday and $20 on Saturday. Kids ages 10 and under get in free both nights. More information is available by calling 515 231-5444.

Montgomery is Modified winner at Crystal

By Heather Mitchell CRYSTAL, Mich. (July 14) – The story of Saturday’s Lane Automotive IMCA Modified main event at Crystal Motor Speedway was all Milt Montgomery. The Sheridan speedster took advantage of his outside starting spot to take the win over Brenten DeYoung and Dan Wiggins.

Sweet victory for Berghahn at Bumblebee Nationals

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (July 12) – Denny Berghahn Jr. made a long trip from Nebraska $1,000 better as he topped a 19-car field to win the second annual Bumblebee Nationals at Kossuth County Speedway on Thursday, night. National point leader Bubba Brown and Stephanie Coopman led the field to green for the 25-lap feature with Berghahn, who started on the outside of the second row, taking the lead immediately. From that point, all that slowed Berghahn in the drive for the best payday of his career were a quintet of cautins. Hard charger Jerry Coopman advanced nine spots to end in second with Jake Benischek, Stephanie Coopman and Jarad Gross rounding out the to five. Tad Reutzel and Bryce Sommerfield picked up their third local feature wins of the season in the IMCA Modified and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock divisions, respectively, with Derek Green taking the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature for the second straight week and Doug Cook topping the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for the first time.

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through July 12

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Cory Sample, Winnemucca, Nev., 1,138; 2. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 1,128; 3. Jeffrey Abbey, Comanche, Texas, 1,096; 4. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 1,089; 5. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 1,073; 6. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 1,064; 7. Colin Deming, Hobbs, N.M., 1,036; 8. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., 1,019; 9. Rob Slott, New Waverly, Texas, 1,001; 10. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 970; 11. Scott R. Smith, Davenport, Neb., 968; 12. Drew Armstrong, Alexander, Arkansas, 965; 13. Bricen James, Albany, Oregon, 955; 14. Jay Noteboom, Hinton, Iowa, 947; 15. Bryce Garnhart, Shannon, Ill., 928; 16. Josh McGaha, Abilene, Texas, 923; 17. A.J. Ward, Ionia, Michigan, 912; 18. Josh May, Des Moines, Iowa, 911; 19. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 903; 20. Eric Barnes, Colona, Ill., 901. IMCA Late Models – 1. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, Iowa, 772; 2. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 771; 3. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, 762; 4. Todd Cooney, Pleasant Hill, Iowa, 751; 5. Rob Toland, Colona, Ill., 736; 6. Eric Sanders, Sherrard, Ill., 568; 7. Ryan Dolan, Lisbon, Iowa, 562; 8. Chuck [Read More]

Thornton wins Dakota Tour thriller at Dickinson, Zevenbergen cruises to another Stock Car win

By Mike Spieker DICKINSON, N.D. (July 11) – Winning streaks by both inclement weather and Hunter Marriott came to an end Wednesday night at Southwest Speedway. Ricky Thornton Jr. picked up the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic IMCA Modified Tour win at Dickinson, ending both the streak of two straight wins by two-time defending champion Marriott and then back-to-back rainouts. R.C. Whitwell and Shawn Strand made up the front row for the 30-lap main event. Whitwell grabbed the lead before Thornton got a run to go from fourth to second on lap two, getting by both Strand and Ethan Dotson. The top three distanced themselves from the rest of the field at the halfway point. With 14 to go, Whitwell found himself in lapped traffic and had to move away from the preferred bottom groove, which allowed Thornton to reel him in. Thornton dove to the inside with 10 to go to take the lead but Whitwell didn’t go down without a fight. The Arizona driver battled back to go three wide with Thornton along with a [Read More]