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Hobby checkers fly for Hoffman at Park Jeff

JEFFERSON, S.D. (June 10) – The saying goes if you aren’t good, be lucky. Andy Hoffman has been both at Park Jefferson Speedway in 2017. The now three-time winner has been rising up the point standings and in doing so, has been able to pass cars. This past Saturday, Hoffman was also lucky as he drew the pole for the biggest IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock race of the regular season in the Road to the Iron Cup for Hobby Stocks. With a purse bolstered by Motor Parts Central and Stephan Welding, Hoffman cruised from his front row starting spot to take the $450 check. Paul Menard and Craig Clift were in hot pursuit and rounded out the top three. In the IMCA RaceSaver division’s second night ever at Park Jefferson, it was veteran John Lambertz picking up the win over Shane Fick and Colin Smith. Lambertz, who has more experience than Fick has age, was able to take the jump from the first row and cruise to his first win at the facility. Fick and Smith put on [Read More]

Addison storms to Off Road feature win

By Randy Pospishil sports@norfolkdailynews.com NORFOLK, Neb. (June 10) – Justin Addison picked up his second Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod win at Off Road Speedway this season, when the Summer Storm Dirt Series made its return to Norfolk. The victory came in wire-to-wire fashion ahead of Nelson Vollbrecht and Jeremy Gnat. Ramsey Meyer extended his consecutive Mach-1 Sport Compact win streak at Off Road Speedway to six victories in six features by again moving quickly through traffic to attain the lead two laps into the 12-lap feature and staying there. In the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Cameron Wilkinson used his front row-outside position to his advantage to get to the front, then overcame two cautions to hold off Saul Hernandez for his first local checkers of 2017. Misfortune in the form of a flat tire with two laps remaining cost Jason Wilkinson a win in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature but benefited Chad Bruns, who picked up his third win of the season at Off Road Speedway in a green, white, checkered finish.

Becker is best in Arlington Sprints

ARLINGTON, Minn. (June 10) – Dave Becker won his first feature of the season in Saturday’s 95.7 the Rock IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature at Arlington Raceway. Becker and his daughter Karlee Block both started on the front row but after the first lap Karlee pulled into the pit with mechanical problems. Mike Stien was then in contention with Becker but soon Neil Stevens rocketed by to take over second place. Becker went on to win with Stevens the runner-up and Trevor Serbus taking third ahead of Stien. Dan Menk led the entire MN 93 IMCA Modified feature, also capturing his first win of the season. There were three different leaders in the B & B Racing Chassis IMCA Stock Car feature, the last of them Matt Speckman. Tony Rialson notched win number one on the season in the Unhinged Pizza IMCA Northern SportMods and Dylan Braunworth won his first feature of the year in the Coors Light IMCA Sport Compacts. Cory Probst won again in the Premier Logistics IMCA Hobby Stocks.

Friday feature for IMCA Modifieds at Hancock County pays $1,000 to win

BRITT, Iowa – Friday’s Dash at the Clash qualifier at Hancock County Speedway totes a $1,000 IMCA Modified top paycheck. The June 16 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier pays a minimum of $100 to start. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts are also on the program. All points will be awarded in each sanctioned division. Pit gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. Racing follows 7 p.m. hot laps. Spectator admission is $10 for adults and $5 for seniors, veterans and students. Kids 12 and under get in free. More information is available by calling 641 843-0214.

Madigan makes late charge to score Dubuque win

By Jerry Mackey DUBUQUE, Iowa (June 11) – Driver/Fan Appreciation night at Dubuque Speedway on Sunday featured free grandstand admission for race fans who were treated to a Merfeld Brothers IMCA Modified feature that brought the night to a close in spectacular fashion. Jed Freiburger led late in the race and was working the extreme high side of the multi-grooved oval. Tyler Madigan made a late-race charge on the bottom of the track and came into turn four on the final lap dead even with Freiburger. Madigan found a little extra coming off turn four and took the thrilling win over Freiburger by all of half a car length. Mark Schulte advanced from a fifth row start to take third ahead of Dakota Hayden. The Out-Pace Racing Products IMCA Late Model 25-lap feature win went to Dan Shelliam. Shelliam went to the very top side and sailed to the win over Joel Callahan and Jeremiah Hurst. Tyler Soppe continued his recent hot streak in the GSI Collision Specialists IMCA Northern SportMods in scoring his eighth [Read More]

IMCA Modified special events drivers chase Strange Oval product certificates and cash

MORTON GROVE, Ill. – Strange Oval gives a product certificate and cash to a top five finisher at 30 specials for IMCA Modifieds again this season. The Morton Grove, Ill., manufacturer of axles and drive plates is a third-year IMCA sponsor and awards both a $50 product certificate and $50 in cash at designated events. All awards are mailed from the IMCA home office the week after official race results are received and product certificates are redeemable through Performance Bodies. Strange Oval is a division of Strange Engineering and expanded its product line to the oval track market in 2013. “IMCA is the only sanctioning group we are actively involved with,” Company President Jim Kontje said. “They presented us with the ability to give back to the racer and there’s such a far reach with their car counts and quality of the drivers and teams participating. We’ll be doing more in the future.” Information about Strange Oval products is available at the www.strangeoval.com website, by calling 800 653-1099 and on Facebook. “The combination of both [Read More]

VanDeest makes late pass for Urbana 5 checkers at Benton County

By Ryan Clark VINTON, Iowa (June 11) – Two last-lap passes and a photo finish provided for arguably the best night of racing so far this season at Benton County Speedway. A field of 105 race teams assembled for Sunday’s third annual Urbana 5 Memorial/Iowa Donor Network event, which celebrated the memory of five area youth killed in a car accident in Benton County. The Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, paying $1,500 to the winner, headlined the event. An extra $350 was also up for grabs for anyone who could beat Tony Olson, the winner of the race each of the last two seasons. It was pole sitter Sam Wieben surging to the early lead of the 20-lapper. He built a sizable advantage while Jared VanDeest and Joey Schaefer worked through traffic from mid-pack starts. Cautions on laps five and 14 kept the field bunched, however Wieben maintained the point throughout. VanDeest kept pace with the leader following the lap 14 restart and ran the high side while Wieben remained committed to the low groove. VanDeest surged ahead as the white flag waved and [Read More]

Allen leads every lap for first IMCA win at Crystal’s Optima Modified Challenge

CRYSTAL, Mich. (June 10) – Chance Allen made the most of his opportunities in scoring his career-first IMCA Modified feature win Saturday at Crystal Motor Speedway. Allen drew the pole and led all 20 laps, holding off Gary VanderMark and earning $1,052, along with a berth on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot, for the Optima Batteries Modified Challenge victory. “It was a good night of racing. I definitely had to be at the top of my game,” said Allen. “The bottom was definitely the place to be. I had to hug the tires and Gary was right behind me.” Cautions came out on lap two and again after midway. VanderMark was faster in the turns but Allen hung on to win by a car length. Nick Stormzand, Jerry Hunt and 10th starting Myron DeYoung were next across the stripe. Feature results – 1. Chance Allen; 2. Gary VanderMark; 3. Nick Stormzand; 4. Jerry Hunt; 5. Myron DeYoung; 6. John DeYoung Jr.; 7. Chad Wernette; 8. Brenten DeYoung; 9. A.J. Ward; 10. Austin Wonch; 11. Casey Tasker; [Read More]

Daniels tops Stock Car feature at Stuart

By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (June 9) – Josh Daniels proved up to the task in a six-lap shootout in scoring Friday’s IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature win at Stuart Speedway. Daniels took over at the front following a pair of early restarts and set sail until a lap 14 yellow bunched the cars up for a six lap shootout. Daniels was up to the task and went on to his first win of the season. Brandon Pruitt finished second with Cory Bushnell third. Nick Roberts led from lap 10 to the finish in the IMCA Modified main and Brandon Cox checked out on the rest of the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock field after getting to the front on the third circuit. Austin Luellen prevailed in a hotly contested Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature with John Watson a close second and Chase Rudolf not far behind in third. John Gill scored local Mach-1 Sport Compact feature win number three on the season.

Wolla is super at Dacotah’s Super Show

MANDAN, N.D. (June 9) – Jason Wolla was super at Dacotah Speedway’s first-ever Super Show on Friday night. Wolla won the IMCA Modified main event in front of a packed grandstand on the history making night, outrunning Tracy Domagala in the race to the checkers. Hank Berry grabbed the lead when the initial green flag waved and started to pull away from the field while Brent Schlafmann had his hands full with Wolla in the battle for second. Wolla passed Schlafmann for second before Schlafmann got loose and spun. A caution was the last thing Berry wanted to see as Wolla took the lead on the restart. Wolla started to distance himself from the field as third running Myles Tomlinson was pressured by Domagala. Late-race cautions erased Wolla’s large lead and on the final restart with five laps to go, Domagala passed Tomlinson for third. Berry, giving it all he had, got too high coming out of turn four, allowing Domagala to slip by for second. Wolla’s victory was his second this season at Mandan.