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LaCrosse is King of the Ring at Oshkosh

OSHKOSH, Wis. (May 20) – The fact that Benji LaCrosse couldn’t qualify for the main event out of his heat race gave no consolation to his Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified opponents Friday at Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway. LaCrosse ran second in his “B” feature, lined up 18th on the main event grid and promptly raced to the $1,000 King of the Ring checkers. The win put him on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Mike Wedelstadt set the opening lap pace before R.C. Whitwell took over and started to open a lead. Many eyes were on the rear of the field, however, as transfers Brian Drexler, Todd Dart, LaCrosse and Brian Mullen began working through the tight field. A lone caution appeared on lap 11 and Whitwell again pulled away from the field on the restart, opening a quarter-lap lead as the battle for second saw Marcus Yarie, Steve Schneider and LaCrosse mix it up with Kevin Baldry and Wedelstadt. Yarie was the first to break out of the group, taking second on lap 16. [Read More]

Murray, Murphy and Stanton repeat at Marshalltown

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (May 20) – After a week off due to weather, Marshalltown Speedway sprang back into action Friday evening and three drivers took home back-to-back wins. Jake Murray repeated his win in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified division, earning $1,000 and a spot on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Trent Murphy repeated in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car class and Eric Stanton made it two in a row by winning the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature. Murray wasted little time in getting to the front of the field in the 25-lap Modified feature, snatching the lead from Jon Snyder on lap three. Eleventh place starter, Tom Berry from Medford, Ore., hustled through the field to grab the runner-up spot. Murphy gained the lead with a handful of laps remaining and then took the Stock Car win by a comfortable margin over Donavon Smith. Jay Schmidt started 12th and came away with third place. Stanton had to run down Gary Pfantz and Nathan Ballard, taking command on lap eight and holding off the field [Read More]

Luxemburg win is career first for Schroeder

By Greg Aregoni LUXEMBURG, Wis. (May 20) – Cody Schroeder wrestled the lead away from Ryan Lemieux for good on lap six and put his racer on checkout mode in winning for the first time in his Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod career Friday at Luxemburg Speedway. Schroeder left the field in the dust while Chris Budzban, Scott Boyea and J.J. Anderson worked from the back of the field. Time ran out on all three to take a crack at Schroeder. Budzban started 17th and finished in the second spot as he was right on the leader’s bumper at the checkered flag. Randy Lemieux Jr. moved up from his eighth starting spot to finish third. Boyea finished fourth after starting 18th. Anderson finished fifth after starting 19th. Other winners included: Shawn Kilgore in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and Brian Ambrosius in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. One hundred and fifty-two cars saw action Friday on the 1/3 mile.

Kyle Brown collects IMCA Modified Madness cash

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (May 20) – Kyle Brown topped a stellar field of Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds to capture Modified Madness 50 win Friday at Davenport Speedway. Brown started on the outside pole and finally passed pole sitter Joe Beal on lap 12. Brown led the rest of the way to the checkers, but was not able to put any distance between himself and the rest of the field until the final 10 laps. For his efforts, Kyle took home the $2,000 first place prize in he Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. The remainder of the top five was an intense battle that saw a lot of three and four-wide racing. Mitch Morris slowly advanced from eighth starting spot to finish second. Kelly Shryock got as high as second before finishing third. Jeffrey Larson spent the entire race in the top five and wound up in fourth. Darin Duffy completed the top five. Forty-nine Modifieds were on hand for the event, which has yet to see a repeat winner. Justin Kay [Read More]

New IMCA sponsor BrakeOMeter giving awards to national champions and special events drivers

CHICAGO, Ill. – A company that can rightfully boast of having reinvented the wheel is a new marketing partner this season for six IMCA divisions. BrakeOMeter of Chicago, Ill., gives brake bias adjustment kits to national Modified, Late Model, Sprint Car, Stock Car, Northern SportMod and Southern SportMod national champions. Gift certificates worth $100 will be given to competitors at nearly 80 special events for Modifieds, Late Models – including all Deery Brothers Summer Series races – Stock Cars and SportMods. The BrakeOMeter brake bias uses a patented dial design and cable system that collects information to helps drivers and crew members make adjustments to enhance speed and handling. “We debuted it at the PRI show last December in Indianapolis and the reception was great. Everybody loved it,” Sales Engineer Glen Johnson said. “No other brake bias on the market has the same capabilities. We’ve improved the wheel.” Development of early knob designs, then the cable system and cable housing that complete the BrakeOMeter A16 kit, began three years ago. “It’s been well received in [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through May 19

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Lance Mari, Imperial, Calif., 825; 2. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 804; 3. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 743; 4. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 714; 5. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., and Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., both 711; 7. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 678; 8. John P. Gober, Poolville, Texas, 651; 9. Tyler Frye, Belleville, Kan., 620; 10. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 598; 11. Cody Shoemaker, Paradise, Texas, 584; 12. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 582; 13. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif., 567; 14. Kyle Brown, State Center, Iowa, 562; 15. Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz., 510; 16. Darryl Campbell, Everman, Texas, 509; 17. Ricky Thornton Jr., Harcourt, Iowa, 506; 18. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 501; 19. Mike Petersilie, Hoisington, Kan., 497; 20. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 482. IMCA Late Models – 1. Rob Toland, Davenport, Iowa, 255; 2. John Emerson, Waterloo, Iowa, 220; 3. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, 199; 4. Ben Seemann, Waterloo, Iowa, 192; 5. Jason Hahne, Webster City, Iowa, 191; 6. Luke Goedert, Guttenberg, Iowa, 190; 7. Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa, [Read More]

Hawthorne Speedway grand reopening is Saturday

HAWTHORNE, Nev. – The grand reopening for Hawthorne Speedway is Saturday, May 21, as Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds take to the quarter-mile oval for their first of six 2016 events at the Nevada speedplant. Racing starts at 5 p.m. Saturday. The Iron Man Challenge Series comes to town on June 27 and 28. Other sanctioned dates are July 9 and Sept. 3 and 4. Hawthorne is part of IMCA’s Larry Shaw Racing Western Region.

Davenport Speedway hosts May 20 Modified Madness 50

DAVENPORT, Iowa – The winner of the headline event earns $2,000 at Davenport Speedway’s Modified Madness 50 on Friday, May 20. The 50-lap feature for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds is a qualifying event for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, BMS North Central Region and Allstar Performance State, but no local track points will be awarded for the draw/redraw show. The $50 entry fee can be paid at the gate. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m., the drivers’ meeting is at 6 p.m. and hot laps are at 6:15 p.m. Racing on the quarter-mile oval starts at 6:45 p.m. Pit passes are $30. All other weekly divisions, including the IMCA Late Models and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, are on the evening’s card and race for all applicable points. Spectator admission will be $15 for adults and $14 for seniors and students, with kids ages 12 and under free when accompanying a paid adult. More information is available from promoter Bob Wagener [Read More]

Outlaw hosts Atomicwraps.com IMCA Empire State Series Friday show

DUNDEE, N.Y. – Outlaw Speedway plays host to the IMCA Atomicwraps.com Empire State Series Friday night, with a $500 to win feature for the touring Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded at the May 20 show. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults and $10 for seniors; kids 12 and under get in free while pit passes are $30. More information is available at the www.outlawspeedwayllc.com website or by calling 607 228-7038. Outlaw has been site of 10 previous IMCA tour events since 2006 and hometown driver Rich Karlnoski became the first repeat winner by taking the checkers last September. Round three takes the Empire State Series to Skyline Raceway on Memorial Day Monday, May 30. Atomicwraps.com IMCA Empire State Series top 20 point standings – 1. Matt Cole, Vestal, 40; 2. Drue Perrault, Locke, 39; 3. Eddie Sites, Towanda, Pa., 38; 4. Gary Roberts, Afton, 37; 5. James Cornell, Port Crane, 36; 6. Brad Sites, Monroeton, 35; [Read More]

Shryock prevails at Southern Iowa Speedway

By Jeremy Fox OSKALOOSA, Iowa (May 18) – Kelly Shryock was the driver in victory lane following the green, white, checkered finish that brought Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event to its conclusion Wednesday at Southern Iowa Speedway. Jason Hall grabbed the initial lead in the 20-lapper ahead of Dennis LaVeine. Josh Foster made it a three-car battle for the top spot before causing a seventh circuit caution. Hall had LaVeine and Shryock right behind him on the ensuing restart. Shryock took second from LaVeine and then passed Hall for the lead on lap nine. Cayden Carter worked his way into the runner-up spot at midway. Shryock and Carter were running a close 1-2 before the caution that came out just after the completion of lap 18 that forced the green, white, checkered finish. Shryock held off Carter to take the win. Colt Mather edged Zack Vander Beek out for third and LaVeine came home fifth. Other winners were Carter in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Dustin Griffiths in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Colton [Read More]