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Eight IMCA Wild West Modified Shootout dates set at five California, Oregon tracks

By Ben Deatherage WHITE CITY, Ore. – Building on last summer’s record-setting series, the IMCA Wild West Modified Shootout returns in 2017 with eight dates at five different tracks in California and Oregon. Each main event for the IMCA Modifieds over the course of the June 23-July 1 tour pays $1,000 to win, a minimum of $100 to start and is a qualifier for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. The seventh annual Shootout will feature drivers from across the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere in the United States and Canada. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Race Cars Western Region, Allstar Performance State and special series points will be awarded. The series kicks off with its only non-Oregon event at Yreka, Calif.’s Siskiyou Motor Speedway on Friday, June 23. Stops at Southern Oregon Speedway and Cottage Grove Speedway precede the June 27 travel day; The Wild West Shootout is at Sunset Speedway Park before concluding with three shows at Willamette Speedway. The top two finishers in each ‘B’ feature during the series will [Read More]

Dynatech delivers IMCA Modified, Sprint Car awards

BOONVILLE, Ind. – Post-season awards for IMCA Modified and IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car drivers are in the works again in 2017, courtesy of Dynatech. The Boonville, Ind., exhaust systems and related components manufacturer gives a $500 product certificate to the national Modified champion. The runner-up receives $350, with $250 for third and $100 for seventh. The national Sprint Car champion receives a set of All Pro headers. “Dynatech is looking forward to partnering with IMCA once again to bring awards to deserving racers,” said Kerri Hart, marketing director for the Afco Performance Group, LLC. “It is a longstanding tradition to be involved with the IMCA program and it means a lot to the team at Dynatech to be involved with a racing program of this caliber.” All awards will be presented during the IMCA national banquet in November. Dynatech is in its 13th season as an IMCA sponsor. “Dynatech has been steady in their 13 years of partnership and adding the set of headers for our Sprint Car champion last year was a great addition,” IMCA [Read More]

Tri-City Motor Speedway announces blood drive partnership

AUBURN, Mich. – Tri-City Motor Speedway is partnering with area businesses and non-profit groups that are hosting blood drives with the American Red Cross or Michigan Blood to help increase donor participation during the summer months. Tri-City is seeking local blood drives held during May, June or July throughout the surrounding communities including, but not limited to: Auburn, Bay City, Beaverton, Gladwin, Midland, Mt. Pleasant, Pinconning and Saginaw. Each participating blood drive will receive one adult grandstand race ticket valued at $14 to give out to all donors who attempt to give blood. The race tickets will be valid for one of three different race nights following the date of the blood drive. In addition to partnering with area blood drives, Tri-City will host a blood drive on June 2. “We want to give back to our community. Partnering with blood drives helps raise awareness of a need that is easy to overlook and it’s something that any of us could be the recipient of at any time,” said Erika Puvalowski, Tri-City marketing and business [Read More]

Park Jefferson has high hopes for Saturday shows with IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars

JEFFERSON, S.D. – Track owner Adam Adamson believes the new IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car sanction at Park Jefferson Speedway will do more than fill a Saturday night void. The winged division becomes the sixth sanctioned class running at Park Jefferson this season, joining the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. “This is a good opportunity for us. There is a real void in the South Dakota Sprint Car scene with the closing of Badlands Motor Speedway and this is an opportunity for us to open the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car division in the Sioux City area, a traditionally strong area for IMCA,” Adamson said. “South Dakota has long been a Sprint Car hot bed, producing drivers like Larson, Dawley and Wolfgang,” he continued. “We hope that Park Jefferson can continue the tradition of South Dakota drivers while cultivating the next generation of Sprint Car stars right here in Sioux City.” IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Allstar Performance State and local track points [Read More]

Kruse renews promotional contract at Marshalltown Speedway for 10 years

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – The Central Iowa Fair Board and race promoter Toby Kruse have signed an agreement to continue their relationship for another 10 years. Kruse has been promoter of the Marshalltown Speedway since 2006. Central Iowa Fair President Tyler Wollam indicated that the new agreement will be beneficial for everyone. “Toby has long been one of the most sought-after race promoters in the entire country. We have been thrilled with the work he has done over the last decade as well as the improvement projects we have been able to collaborate on,” he said. “I am confident that under his continued leadership, Marshalltown Speedway will remain a destination location for race teams and spectators from all over the country for many years to come.” The new contract became effective on Jan. 1 of this year, and will run through the 2026 racing season. Fans of the speedway will be happy to know that there will be more improvements on the horizon for the historic dirt track. “Both Toby and the fair board have been [Read More]

Four IMCA divisions featured at Cocopah’s Cactus Clash this weekend

YUMA, Ariz. – IMCA Modifieds are in the running for $1,000 to win both nights of Cocopah Speedway’s Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3 and 4 Cactus Clash. Both main events are Fast Shafts All-Star ballot qualifiers. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks vie for $600, $500 and $400, respectively, to win each night of the draw/redraw special. Start money is $100 for Modifieds, $50 for the SportMods and Stocks, and $40 for the Hobbies. Tow is $30 in each division. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, All-Star Performance State and local track points will be awarded. RACEceivers are required as are transponders, which can be rented at the track. Pit gates open at 2 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and military, and free for kids 12 and under. Family passes and sky box tickets both are $25. Pit passes are $35. More information is available at the www.cocopahspeedway.com website or by calling [Read More]

Sunoco continues in IMCA divisional title roles for silver anniversary sponsorship season

LINWOOD, Pa. – Sunoco Race Fuels continues title sponsorship of both the IMCA Stock Car and IMCA Hobby Stock divisions in its 25th season of support for the sanctioning body and its drivers. Manufacturer of the official fuel of IMCA and based in Linwood, Pa., Sunoco provides the point funds to be paid to top 15 drivers in point standings for each division. Those checks will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed beginning the next week from the IMCA home office. “As we begin our 25th year working with IMCA we are proud to be able to say that we have supported one of the most solid grassroots racing organizations with a home office in the heartland of the United States and we have been onboard for a quarter of a century,” noted Sunoco Senior Sales Manager Terry Thompson. “IMCA has thrived because they provide outstanding and thrilling racing for racers and fans alike, week after week and decade after decade. It has been an honor to support this organization and the many [Read More]

Wolla completes Canyon Winter Challenge sweep

By Tony Steele PEORIA, Ariz. (Jan 29) – North Dakota driver Jason Wolla, known by fans as “The Big Show,” put on an impressive show as he swept the weekend Winter Challenge IMCA Modified features at Canyon Speedway Park. Wolla’s second win of the weekend on Sunday came with 33 IMCA Modifieds checked in. He drew the outside front row and once the green flag dropped he never looked back for the $1,000 victory. The battle for second and third heated up for most of the race between local drivers Brian Schultz, Jason Noll and Garrett Funk. As Wolla approached lapped traffic, a late caution closed the almost straightaway lead he had built and Schultz took advantage. Wolla slipped up in turns one and two on the final lap where Schultz peeked to the inside, but in the end the move proved futile as Wolla sped away into the last turn, eventually taking the checkered flag and sweeping the weekend. Schultz was second with Funk, Noll and Garth Dushanek rounding out the top five. J.C. Parmeley [Read More]

QuickCar Racing Products fast to renew awards for IMCA national champions

LEBANON, Tenn. – All eight national champions crowned this season by IMCA earn awards courtesy of QuickCar Racing Products. The Lebanon, Tenn., manufacturer gives 3-gauge panels to top drivers in final national standings for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods. The national Late Model champion gets a 4-gauge panel set while both the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car and Mach-1 Sport Compact national champions receive 2-gauge panel sets. “QuickCar is pleased to extend our relationship with IMCA and all the racers who race under the IMCA banner,” stated company General Manager Danny Knowles. “IMCA does a great job with their many classes and tracks, and we are honored to be able to be a part of it.” QuickCar manufactures a wide variety of high performance products that also includes volt meters, water pressure kits, tachometers and switch panels, and introduced its awards program for IMCA’s national champions in 2015. Modified, Late Model, Stock Car, Hobby Stock, SportMod and Sport Compact champions crowned [Read More]

Wolla takes Winter Challenge opener at Canyon

By Tony Steele PEORIA, Ariz. (Jan 28) – Round One of the 2017 edition of the Winter Challenge at Canyon Speedway Park is now in the books. North Dakota’s Jason Wolla put in a dominating effort as he took home the checkered flag in the IMCA Modified portion of the event. “The Big Show” Wolla was quick to take the lead from his sixth starting position, but staying there proved to be no easy task. Constant challenges from John Parmeley made Wolla earn every penny of his $1,000 payday, including a crossover move to re-take the lead after Parmeley briefly got by him. Already a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot candidate, Wolla bested the 35 IMCA Modifieds checked in for the 25-lap afternoon show while Cody Laney brought his car home in second. Tim Ward, Parmeley and Brian Schultz rounded out the top five. Schultz had the most impressive run of the evening as he started 23rd in the field. Jason George held off numerous challengers to keep his Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod winning ways going while [Read More]