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IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through July 26

IMCA Modifieds – 1. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 1,165; 2. Jason Wolla, Ray, N.D., 1,161; 3. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 1,159; 4. Cory Sample, Winnemucca, Nev., 1,155; 5. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 1,130; 6. Clinton Luellen, Minburn, Iowa, 1,107; 7. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb., 1,102; 8. Bryce Garnhart, Shannon, Ill., 1,088; 9. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 1,076; 10. Dean Abbey, Roanoke, Texas, 1,062; 11. Jesse Rogotzke, Sanborn, Minn., 1,049; 12. Regan Tafoya, Farmington, N.M., and Scott R. Smith, Davenport, Neb., both 1,042; 14. Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan., 1,041; 15. Brandon Hood, McGregor, Texas, 1,039; 16. Tom Berry Jr., Medford, Ore., 1,037; 17. Ryan Canon, Clearwater, Minn., 1,020; 18. Joel Rust, Grundy Center, Iowa, and Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., both 1,014; 20. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 1,011. IMCA Late Models – 1. Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa, 789; 2. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 780; 3. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, Iowa, 775; 4. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 767; 5. Rob Toland, Colona, Ill., 766; 6. Justin Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 758; 7. Joe Zrostlik, Long Grove, Iowa, [Read More]

Kansas Thunder Series returns to Osborne

By Mike Hughes OSBORNE, Kan. (July 26-27) – The Kansas Thunder Series returned to Osborne Speedway during the Osborne County Fair on Wednesday and Thursday, July 26-27. It was a big night for the Watts family as father Tim and son Tyler of Beloit both raced their way to victory lane. In Wednesday IMCA Modified main event, Tim Watts took advantage of his pole starting position to lead all 12 laps for the win. David Murray Jr. chased Watts most of the race and looked to have a chance to make a pass before the caution flew on lap 10. Watts led the field back to green and held on for the win. Murray settled for second, followed by Tanner Black. Tyler Watts also led all 12 laps in the Karl Chevrolet Northern Sport Mod main event. Tracy Holloway closed in on Watts late in the race but had to settle for the runner-up spot. Dakota Sproul was third. Casey Woken led from green to checkered in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. A couple [Read More]

All-Star drivers add to lengthy list of IMCA accomplishments

BOONE, Iowa (July 28) – The first 15 IMCA Modified drivers elected to start the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational bring an already lengthy list of accomplishments to the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Two-time defending race winner Jimmy Gustin, 2012 winner Jordan Grabouski and 2014 winner Kyle Strickler are among that elite group, announced this afternoon. Defending Super Nationals champion Ricky Thornton Jr. was the top vote getter. He’ll be joined in representing the Larry Shaw Racing Western Region by Ethan Dotson and Ricky Alvarado. Current national points leader William Gould, Dean Abbey and Matt Guillaume make the trip to Boone Speedway for the Sept. 8 event from the Razor Chassis South Central Region. Grabouski, the two-time and defending national champion, is joined by back-to-back Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour champion Hunter Marriott and tour runner-up Johnny Scott out of the Jet Racing Central Region. Jimmy Gustin, current Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour point leader Kelly Shryock and Richie Gustin all advance from the Side Biter Chassis North Central Region. [Read More]

Lawn seating available for Driver Appreciation Night at Dodge City

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. – All of southwest Kansas and beyond is abuzz about this Friday’s “Driver Appreciation Night” event at Dodge City Raceway Park. With drivers doling out tickets to the event to enhance their chances at landing the bigger prizes that will be awarded during the evening, a capacity crowd is expected to fill the grandstands and possibly then some. To accommodate the crowd, the grassy area to the north of the grandstand seating area will be available to use for lawn chair seating on Friday night. Fans are encouraged to arrive early to ensure a good seat in the grandstands or to bring a lawn chair to set up a comfortable vantage point to take in the night’s racing action that includes the Precise Racing Products DCRP Sprint Cars, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Racing will get underway at 7:30 p.m. Competitors have been distributing tickets to family, friends and sponsors since the track’s last event on July 15. Tickets that are returned [Read More]

Dubuque checkers make Kay first to repeat in IMCA Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour

DUBUQUE, Iowa (July 25) – Justin Kay’s drive to victory lane following the Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour feature at Dubuque Speedway started back home in the shop. Kay led the last 11 of 30 laps in winning the Tuesday IMCA Modified main event, on opening night of the county fair. The $1,200 tour victory was Kay’s career fourth, his second of the season and put him on the ballot for the 2018 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. “We made a bunch of changes in the shop. I didn’t feel I was very good at Oskaloosa or Knoxville,” said Kay, who had finished seventh and then fifth in the previous two tour events. “The car got a lot better. That was a big part of it. I could do more with the car.” Pole starter Kenny Kostenbader ran in front past midway, with the eighth starting Kay close behind much of that distance. “I chased him for what seemed like forever. He ran on not quite the bottom while I ran top, bottom, middle, pretty [Read More]

IMCA rookies in three divisions racing for Renner Wraps awards

NORFOLK, Neb. (July 26) – Renner Wraps switches gears in its second season as an IMCA sponsor, giving product awards to rookies of the year in three divisions. IMCA Modified, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod rookies of the year all receive complete race car wraps from the Norfolk, Neb., graphics and promotional products supplier. New to the Renner Wraps program are $300 gift certificates, good toward the purchase of a wrap, for each of the other four Modified regional rookies of the year, and $500 in cash to be paid to the lap leader(s) in the upcoming BSB Manufacturing-sponsored Northern SportMod race of champions at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. More information is available at the www.rennerwrapsandgraphics.com website or by calling 402 860-1147. “Renner Wraps has been a very steadfast supporter over the past few years and they are always looking for an opportunity to serve IMCA racers,” said Kevin Yoder, director of marketing for IMCA. “That passion is contagious and I believe our racers contacting them will [Read More]

Schrader leads who’s who IMCA Modified field to Ed Jordan Memorial checkers at I-30

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 22) – Ken Schrader still displays the victory lane check he received after winning the feature in his first visit to I-30 Speedway nine years ago. Now he’ll be able to show off a second such memento. Schrader topped a who’s who field of IMCA Modifieds in winning Saturday night’s Ed Jordan Memorial and $2,500 at Little Rock. He led all 30 laps after starting from the pole and took the checkers ahead of a fast-closing Jeff Taylor. “I looked around and there were a lot of cars I knew,” the 2018 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier said. “I was concerned when we drew last in our heat but it was one of those nights when things worked out.” “The track was good,” he added. “You could run all over it.” Schrader had caught up to the back of the field but a couple cautions late in the contest kept lapped traffic from becoming an issue. Taylor had started ninth. Tyler Stevens, defending race winner Curtis Cook and Drew Armstrong [Read More]

IMCA focused on best event in Super Nationals history

BOONE, Iowa – Drivers and fans won’t see a lot of changes in the facility or the format when they pull into Boone Speedway for the Sept. 4-9 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. And IMCA President Brett Root believes that’s a good thing. “There are no race night changes. There were no major changes to the speedway since last year’s Super Nationals. This year we can focus on logistics and putting on the best event possible,” he said. “We are positioned to putting on the best event in the 35-year history of Super Nationals.” Southern SportMods joined the opening night card when they were added to the program last year and the Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models moved to Thursday. The pit area and hot pit viewing area have been expanded, with new spectator seating added on both sides of the track in recent seasons. With those improvements in place, Root and all of the IMCA Racing nation are next hoping for a more weather-friendly event this September. “Weather is always [Read More]

Long trip to Arlington pays off for Sprint winner Smith

ARLINGTON, Minn. (July 22) – Trevor Smith made the 2-1/2 hour trek to Arlington Raceway pay off, leading all 15 laps of Saturday’s 95.7 the Rock IMCA RaceSaver Sprint car feature for his career-first win in the division. It was a proud moment for his father Jim, who was track champion in 1988 at Arlington, where he motored his no. 33s sprint car around the ½-mile and picked up his own first feature win 29 years ago. Brian Loscheider picked up an extra bounty of $50 by ending Cory Probst’s streak of 10 Premier Logistics IMCA Hobby Stock wins in as many events. Dave Moriarty ran three-wide with Brad Lange and Matt Speckman before taking the B & B Racing Chassis IMCA Stock Car win by a margin measured in inches. Jeff Lloyd topped the Unhinged Pizza IMCA Northern SportMod main. Tyler Limoges led every lap of the Minnesota 93 IMCA Modified feature while Ryan Bryant was the third and final Coors Light IMCA Sport Compact leader.

IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Nationals has early entries from 11 states

EAGLE, Neb. – Entries for the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Nationals are already in hand from 11 states. More than 100 drivers are anticipated to compete at the fifth annual event Aug. 31-Sept. 3 at Eagle Raceway. Sprint Nationals begins with an open house and practice on Thursday, Aug. 31. The starting field of 27 will be determined through qualifying on Sept. 1 and 2 and in last-chance qualifying on Sept. 3. Sunday’s main event pays $2,500 to win and a minimum $1,250 to start, plus a generous number of contingency awards. Friday and Saturday qualifying features both pay $700 to win while Saturday’s Jake Ita Memorial pays $1,000 to win and a minimum of $100 to start. The “B” feature purse sponsored by IMCATV is $1,000 for the first non-qualifier (10th place finisher) and $500 to start. All other non-qualifiers receive a minimum of $250 for Sunday with added non-qualifier sponsorship money. Therefore, non-qualifiers are guaranteed at least $450 for the entire weekend as long as they take a green flag each night. New this [Read More]