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IMCA Hobby Stock Showdown set for Friday at Hancock County

BRITT, Iowa – Hancock County Speedway hosts the $1,000 to win Friday, July 7 IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock Showdown. A minimum of $100 will be paid to start and all other regular weekly divisions will be on the program. The Showdown will be broadcast on IMCATV. Pit gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. Racing follows 7 p.m. hot laps. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students, seniors and veterans, and free for kids 12 and under. Pit passes are $25. More information is posted at the www.hancockcountyspeedway.com website.

KSE begins third decade of IMCA sponsorship

WHITE HOUSE, Tenn. – KSE Racing Products has begun its third decade of IMCA sponsorship with an awards program benefitting drivers in three divisions. The high-performance parts manufacturer out of White House, Tenn., has renewed the awards based on national point standings and results of special events for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Late Models and IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars. The national Modified champion receives a KSE TandemX power steering/fuel pump. Second through fifth place finishers in the national standings each get $200 product certificates while sixth through 10th place drivers receive $100 product certificates. Rookies of the year in each of the five Modified regions receive a 700 series steering box. A Gen2 power steering gear goes to the national Sprint Car champion. Second through 10th place drivers in national standings for that division receive $100 product certificates. And designated place finishers at 50 special events for Modifieds, Late Models and Sprint Cars earn $100 product certificates. Certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office or presented during the national awards banquet. More product information is available [Read More]

Taylor becomes first Nevada driver to win Wild West IMCA Modified Shootout feature

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. (June 30) – Round seven of the Wild West IMCA Modified Shootout saw a sixth different feature winner. Wade Taylor became the first Nevada driver to win a series event and put his name on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot as well Friday at Willamette Speedway. Taylor drew the pole and had the field covered from the start of the 35-lap main event. He took the $1,000 checkers ahead of Jesse Williamson and Bricen James. Cory Sample and John Campos rounded out the top five. Taylor is the 19th different driver to win a tour feature and the sixth different winner in series history at Willamette. Feature results – 1. 8-Wade Taylor; 2. Jesse Williamson; 3. Bricen James; 4. Cory Sample; 5. John Campos; 6. Ethan Dotson; 7. Alex Stanford; 8. Collen Winebarger; 9. Brian Thompson; 10. Kellen Chadwick; 11. Lawrence O’Connor; 12. Nick Trenchard; 13. Grey Ferrando; 14. Brad Martin; 15. Shaun Mayea; 16. Mark Wauge; 17. D.J. Shannon; 18. Preston Luckman; 19. Dustin Cady; 20. Brett James.

Hurst, Merfeld are big winners at Dubuque

By Jerry Mackey DUBUQUE, Iowa (July 2) – A large crowd turned out for the Sunday night racing action as the Independence Day Holiday kicked into gear with plenty of exciting wheel to wheel action. The final race of the night featured the Out-Pace Racing Products IMCA Late Models and Jeremiah Hurst proved to be a man on a mission as he quickly worked to the front from his eighth starting position. Hurst broke out to an early lead and was well ahead of the pack when a caution on lap 17 brought the field to his rear bumper. Justin Kay was looking to repeat last week’s heroics with a late-race run to the win but Hurst proved to be up to the challenge taking a two car length win over Kay. Dan Shelliam ran third ahead of Joel Callahan. Luke Merfeld had flirted with a win in the very tough Merfeld Brothers Automotive IMCA Modifieds and it all came together for him Sunday night as he earned a hard fought win over fellow Dubuquer [Read More]

Free grandstand admission Friday at Farley

By Jerry Mackey FARLEY, Iowa – Farley Speedway will host Driver/Fan Appreciation night on Friday, July 7. A full program of IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing action will be held and all fans will be free to the grandstand. The 3/8-mile oval will see action heat up with hot laps at 7 p.m. with racing to follow. For more information or to view the remaining 2017 Farley Speedway schedule, please log on to the official website at www.farleyspeedwaypromotions.com.

Marriott gets confidence boost, top check at Hogan Memorial

VINTON, Iowa (July 2) – It sounds hard to believe, but even Hunter Marriott needs a confidence booster once in a while. He got that, and a check for $3,433 Sunday night at Benton County Speedway. The 15th starting Marriott took the lead 29 laps into the 50-lap Hogan Memorial main event for IMCA Modifieds, then went to the higher line and held off fellow hard charger Tyler Droste for the victory. “I never count myself out. You always have the chance to win. You’ve just got to keep your head up and keep digging,” said Marriott, who had qualified through his ‘B’ feature. “I went out there, hit my marks and when I had a chance to get the lead, I took it.” Droste had started 13th. Defending race winner Richie Gustin was third, 11th starting Joel Rust was fourth and Cayden Carter completed his march from 21st starting to round out the top five. Corey Dripps was looking to add a bookend trophy to the Hogan hardware he took home in 1997 and led the first [Read More]

Dominant Dotson becomes first to repeat in Wild West IMCA Modified Shootout

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. (June 29) – Ethan Dotson became the first two-time feature winner when the Wild West IMCA Modified Shootout rolled into town Thursday for the first of three events at Willamette Speedway. Dotson enjoyed a smooth drive to the $1,000 checkers as the Bakersfield, Calif., hotshoe took full advantage of his front row starting position to seize the lead from the start. Already a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational candidate, Dotson dominated the race in its entirety as the cautions came out just at the right time before lapped traffic would play a factor. Jesse Williamson, winner of the Sunset Speedway park event on Wednesday, was second with Brian Thompson, winner of his Thursday “B” qualifier, an impressive third. The rest of the top five consisted of defending series champion Kellen Chadwick and Cory Sample, who had to come from the back after getting caught up in a lap one incident. Feature results – 1. Ethan Dotson; 2. Jesse Williamson; 3. Brian Thompson; 4. Kellen Chadwick; 5. Cory Sample; 6. Dustin Cady; [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through June 28

IMCA Modifieds – 1. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 1,129; 2. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 1,095; 3. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 1,056; 4. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 980; 5. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb., 961; 6. Jason Wolla, Ray, N.D., 955; 7. Brandon Hood, McGregor, Texas, 946; 8. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 941; 9. Scott R. Smith, Davenport, Neb., 917; 10. Dean Abbey, Roanoke, Texas, 909; 11. Cory Sample, Winnemucca, Nev., 907; 12. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 891; 13. Tom Berry Jr., Medford, Ore., 866; 14. Bryce Garnhart, Shannon, Ill., 847; 15. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 841; 16. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 837; 17. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 831; 18. Josh McGaha, Abilene, Texas, 829; 19. Clinton Luellen, Minburn, Iowa, 804; 20. Tyler Hall, Fertile, Minn., 792. IMCA Late Models – 1. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 767; 2. Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa, 761; 3. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, Iowa, 757; 4. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 722; 5. Rob Toland, Colona, Ill., 695; 6. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, Iowa, 584; 7. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, 576; 8. Joe [Read More]

Diversified Machine Inc. makes checkers pay off even more for IMCA Modified wins leader

LANCASTER, Pa. – The IMCA Modified driver racing to the most 40-point feature wins this season won’t just be the envy of all their friends and competitors. They’ll be the recipient of a Bulldog CT-1 quick change rear end from Diversified Machine Inc. of Lancaster, Pa. Jordan Grabouski won 33 times in earning the award, and national championship, last year. Diversified Machine is in its third season as an IMCA sponsor and also gives $100 product certificates to sixth through 10th place drivers in national Modified, Late Model and EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car point standings. Awards will be presented during the national banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. More information about DMI-made rear ends is available by calling 717 397-5347 and at the www.diversifiedracing.com website. “Last season our Modified national champion won the most races en route to the championship, but it didn’t work out that way two years ago,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder observed. “In their third sponsorship season, we’ll see if our Modified champion ends up with [Read More]

Defending champions among early entries for Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – Defending champions Hunter Marriott and Elijah Zevenbergen are among the nearly 100 drivers, from 16 states and Canada, who have already pre-registered for the upcoming Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour. Early entries are already in hand from 63 Modified and 35 Stock Car drivers for the 28th annual tour, which travels to five tracks in North Dakota and another in Saskatchewan. Opening night is Saturday, July 8 at Jamestown Speedway. The tour travels to Nodak Speedway in Minot, on July 9, Estevan, Sask., Motor Speedway on July 10, Williston Basin Speedway on July 11, Southwest Speedway in Dickinson on July 12 and Dacotah Speedway in Mandan on July 13. Modified features pay $2,300 to win, a minimum of $300 to start, and are qualifying events for the upcoming Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Stock Cars race for $800 to win and a minimum of $125 to start each night. Modified pre-entries have been received from: Randy Artz, Battle Mountain, Nev.; Reese Artz, Battle Mountain, Nev.; Cody Bauman, Eureka, Ill.; Hank Berry, Sidney, Mont.; [Read More]