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IMCA Deery Series, Hawkeye Dirt Tour twinbill next at Marshalltown

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – Two IMCA series, one with a new point leader and the other with the point leader racing in his hometown, are en route next to Marshalltown Speedway for a Tuesday, June 6 doubleheader. Both the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models and the Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Modifieds come to town for the midweek Miller Lite 50 special. Late Models race for $2,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Modifieds race for $1,000 to win and a minimum of $150 to start their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Rookie Jesse Sobbing won the most recent Deery event, at Boone on Memorial Day, and that victory launched him to the top of point standings for the 31st annual series. The next four drivers in the standings – Jake Neal, Chad Holladay, Cayden Carter and Matt Ryan – are within 20 points of the leader with the first seven of 13 events completed. Darrel DeFrance will extend his perfect attendance streak to 475 events when [Read More]

Modified win at Arlington goes to Limoges

ARLINGTON, Minn. (May 26) – Redwood Falls hotshoe Tyler Limoges was the third and final leader in Saturday’s MN 93 IMCA Modified main event at Arlington Raceway. Jesse Rogotzke was the early leader but after two laps Clint Hatlestad moved up six spots to take over the race. Limoges also moved up right behind Hatlestad and the two drivers jockeyed back and forth for several laps. In the end, it was Limoges who came out victorious. Birthday celebrant Dan Menk took third. The 95.7 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature saw a repeat winner in Neil Stevens. Shaun Bruns hit the gas coming out of the final turn to edge Dan Mackenthun in the race for the B&B Racing Chassis IMCA Stock Car checkers. There were four different leaders in the Unhinged Pizza IMCA SportMod feature, the last of them Eric Larson. Cory Probst started 10th, had the lead by lap two and went on to win the Premier Logistics IMCA Hobby Stock feature. Ryan Bryant started 12th in the Coors Light IMCA Sport Compact feature [Read More]

Max Papis Innovations steering new awards to top drivers in four IMCA divisions

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – The company with the motto Shaped By A Racer For The Best Racers presents awards to the best racers in four IMCA divisions beginning this season. Max Papis Innovations gives MPI steering wheels with custom stands to the IMCA Modified, IMCA Late Model, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car national champions. Second and third-place finishers in national standings for the same divisions all receive $50 gift certificates from the Mooresville, N.C., headquartered company. “We are racers and we produce the best products for other racers,” said owner Max Papis, whose extensive racing credentials include the NASCAR Cup Series, Indy Car, Champ Car, Formula 1 and Le Mans. “Whether it’s the Daytona 500 or a local dirt track, we want to support the sport. We want to support racers who compete at any level.” MPI has customers at all levels of racing and has already developed a niche with dirt Modified and dirt Late Model drivers. “We’ve been involved quite extensively with Modifieds and Late Models. It’s natural for us to create [Read More]

It was awesome and it was amazing: Sheen is IMCA Stock Car winner at Cardinal special

EUNICE, N.M. (May 27-28) – Michael Sheen had to give serious thought to describing his racing weekend at Cardinal Speedway. The winner of the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature at Cardinal’s eighth annual Kelly Sheen Memorial, held in honor of his father, eventually got around to using the words “awesome” – twice – and “amazing.” “I couldn’t have asked for a better weekend. We ended up getting lucky and pulled it off,” said Sheen, who won the Saturday qualifier to earn the Sunday pole start and then led all 25 laps of the main event. “There were a whole bunch of guys behind me who could have won this race.” The victory was good for $2,500 and Sheen, like a number of other drivers racing at Eunice over the holiday weekend donated his share of the purse to the scholarship fund established in his father’s name. Also the winner of the 2015 event, Sheen was catching up with the back of the field before a late restart. He led Colby Deming, Cary White, Jody [Read More]

West Liberty Raceway hosts Saturday IMCA Late Model special

By Jerry Mackey WEST LIBERTY, Iowa – Following two consecutive weeks of rainouts, West Liberty Raceway is set to host the Ideal Ready Mix Tri-Track Challenge. Winner of the Saturday, June 3 IMCA Late Model feature will walk away with a cool $2,000. The night’s racing action will also be the Jennifer Brauns Massey Memorial. Jennifer lost her battle with cancer this past December, Jennifer’s brother Jon Brauns and nephew Jonathan are dedicating this racing season to her memory and are racing to create awareness of ovarian cancer. In addition to the IMCA Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Mach-1 Sport Compacts will all be in action. During Intermission, kids in attendance will take part in the world’s largest candy scramble. The West Liberty Raceway half-mile clay track is located on the Muscatine County Fairgrounds. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. Saturday with racing at 7 p.m. For more information, log onto the official racing website at www.farleyspeedwaypromotions.com.

Farley, Dubuque set for IMCA Late Model specials

By Jerry Mackey FARLEY, Iowa – Officials of Farley Speedway Promotions have announced that both Farley Speedway and Dubuque Speedway will host IMCA Late Model specials this coming weekend, Friday, June 2 and Sunday, June 4. Tri-Track Late Model racing events sponsored by Ideal Ready Mix will highlight the racing action this weekend. Late Model drivers will battle for the winner’s prize money of $2,000. In addition to the high-powered Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars will race both Friday and Sunday. Farley Speedway will host racing on Friday, June 2 with hot laps taking to the Palace of Speed at 7 p.m. with racing to follow. On Sunday, June 4, the Dubuque Speedway will roar to life at 6 p.m. with warmups and racing is set to follow at 6:30 p.m. For more information, log onto the official website at www.farleyspeedwaypromotions.com.

Families battle for IMCA Modified crown at Perris

PERRIS, Calif. – When it comes to families in racing one must look no farther than the IMCA Modifieds when they return to Perris Auto Speedway this Saturday night, June 3. Four of the top five places in the championship standings are occupied by fathers and their racing children and all are expected to be in action Saturday, when spectator gates open at 5 p.m. and the first race will be at 7 p.m. Billy Wormsbecker is the IMCA point leader heading into round four at Perris. However, if he feels some families may stick together and gang up on him, it is perfectly understandable. Mike Kirby, who has two wins in the first three races, trails Wormsbecker by five points. Trailing Kirby by two points is defending track champion Chuck Becker. Becker’s son Brandon, a San Bernardino County sheriff, is currently fourth. Kirby’s daughter Brenda, a college student who turned 21 two weeks ago, is fifth. “When you watch these kids race, it is clear the apple did not fall far from the tree,” Perris Auto Speedway promoter [Read More]

IMCA rookie of the year awards new from Ricochet

BRUSH, Colo. – Awards from Ricochet Race Components are new this season for rookies of the year in two IMCA divisions. Top first-year drivers in each of the five regions for IMCA Modifieds and in national standings for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods all receive sets of three shock guard covers. The Brush, Colo., company, a four-year IMCA sponsor, again gives the same awards package to Modified regional champions, the national Northern SportMod champions, and to feature winners and champions in the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Modified Tour and the Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour. Ricochet is owned by long-time Modified driver John Hansen and information about the company’s shock guard covers is available on Facebook. Feature winner awards will be presented in victory lane while all other Ricochet awards will be presented during the national IMCA banquet in November. “We wanted to make sure a variety of deserving drivers receive the quality Ricochet shock guards, so adding a couple rookie awards to the program was a great step,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. [Read More]

Meyer wins fourth straight at Off Road

By Randy Pospishil sports@norfolkdailynews.com NORFOLK, Neb. (May 27) – With the biggest crowd ever at Off Road Speedway, an estimated 1,000 spectators, Ramsey Meyer extended his local victory string to four wins in four tries Saturday in the Mach-1 Sport Compact division. After taking the lead three laps into the 15-lap race, Nate DeSive won his first local IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature of the season. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature ended with its fourth different winner in four nights of racing as Jason Wilkinson edged Chad Bruns in a green, white, checkered finish for his first Norfolk win of the year. Colby Langenberg bounced back from a third-place finish last week to win the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature, getting to the front to lead the last eight laps of the 15-lap race.

Clay Sellard starts Dodge City streak

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. (May 28) – Clay Sellard started his own IMCA Modified winning streak Sunday at Dodge City Raceway Park. Sellard battled into the lead on the ninth of 20 rounds and led the rest of the way to put a stop to Cole Traugott’s recent run of domination. While Tracy Link paced the early rounds, Sellard worked forward from 12th on the heels of Mike Lunow, who started one row further up. The duo reached second and third, respectively, behind Link within a half dozen circuits before charging by on the ninth round with Sellard taking command. Meanwhile, Traugott was working his way through the field from 13th after winning the “B” Main as the driver of the No. 9 was searching for his ninth win in his last nine visits to DCRP. Traugott worked up to second by the 14th round, trailing Sellard by a dozen car-lengths. Traugott nibbled away at the advantage but could only cut in half by the time the checkered flag flew. Sellard enjoyed his [Read More]