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Southern United Sprints run for $2,000 to win Saturday night

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – There’s a $2,000 top check waiting for the winner of the South Texas Nationals when the Southern United Sprint Series heads to Corpus Christi on Saturday, March 12. The South Texas Speedway show pays a minimum of $350 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State, as well as special series points will be awarded for the IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car event. Pit gates will be open all day and hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. Pit passes are $40. Adult grandstand admission is $15. More information is available from Tour Director Randy Waller at 936 537-5265, at the www.southernunitedsprints.net website and on Facebook.

Hogge gets LVMS Dirt Track monkey off his back with Friday feature win

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March 4) – For all his Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified career accomplishments, Friday’s victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was a first for Bobby Hogge IV. The Salinas, Calif., veteran raced from 13th starting to win the main event at the half-mile Dirt Track. The victory was his first in the class at LVMS since he started racing at the Duel In The Desert in the 1990s. “It was a good race for us all night. Obviously, racing from 13th was exciting,” said Hogge. “I’ve missed maybe three Duels In the Desert and this was my first win here in a Modified. It’s pretty neat to get that monkey off my back.” The checkers were good for $750 and came in a borrowed ride. A night after sweeping the top three positions, Bill Henderson-owned cars finished 1-2 as Cody Laney repeated as runner-up. Hogge and Laney swapped slide jobs before Hogge took the lead with five circuits left in the 25-lapper. His margin of victory was close to five car lengths. “Once I [Read More]

National championship awards highlight Wilwood Engineering partnership with IMCA

CAMARILLO, Calif. – Top drivers in national standings for five IMCA divisions earn product awards again in 2016 from Wilwood Engineering. The Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod national champions all receive front brake rotors from the Camarillo, Calif., manufacturer. The IMCA Late Model national champion receives a set of front and rear wide hubs. Second through fifth place finishers in all five divisions get $100 product certificates. All awards will be given during the national IMCA banquet in November, or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. “As one of the leading sanctioning bodies in the United States, it’s easy to see why Wilwood partners with IMCA,” said Jim “Spike” Logue, race sales engineer at Wilwood. “The IMCA brand has enjoyed continued growth over the years and we look forward to supporting and educating drivers on the best braking solutions for their race car.” This is the sixth season for the Wilwood partnership. “We pride ourselves on partnering [Read More]

It’s tradition: Whitwell tops Thursday IMCA Modified main at Dirt Track

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March 3) – R.C. Whitwell continued one Las Vegas Motor Speedway tradition Thursday night. He’ll look to improve on another Friday. For the third straight year, Whitwell was Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified winner on opening night of the midweek special at the half-mile Dirt Track. He was the night two runner-up there in 2014 and 2015, a trend he hopes to reverse with another $750 checkers. The victory was his first in 10 starts this season. “I’d already won five or six features by this time last year so it felt pretty good to finally get this one,” said Whitwell, who started on the pole and led all 25 laps. “We got into lapped traffic but I was able to zip through without any problems.” Cody Laney and Bobby Hogge IV also drove Bill Henderson-owned cars and finished second and third, respectively. Laney ran out of time to reel in Whitwell and ended some seven car lengths off the pace. Colt Mather and Ethan Dotson completed the top five. Thirty-nine drivers [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through March 2

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 506; 2. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 469; 3. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 458; 4. Lance Mari, Imperial, Calif., 436; 5. Ryan Gaylord, Lakewood, Colo., 385; 6. Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz., 375; 7. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 368; 8. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 364; 9. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 344; 10. R.C. Whitwell, Tucson, Ariz., 309; 11. Michael Jergens, Plover, Iowa, 306; 12. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif., 297; 13. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., and Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., both 259; 15. Brent Schlafmann, Bismarck, N.D., 240; 16. Shawn Strand, Mandan, N.D., 200; 17. Justin Zeitner, LaVista, Neb., 188; 18. Marlyn Seidler, Underwood, N.D., 187; 19. Steve Simpson Jr., Kingman, Ariz., 172; 20. Russell Allen, Brawley, Calif., 165. IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 75; 2. Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, 74; 3. Bryan Debrick, Irving, Texas, 64; 4. Robert Vetter, Wolfe City, Texas, 62; 5. Tucker Doughty, Heath, Texas, 52; 6. Kyle Jones, Kennedale, Texas, and Mark Klis, Waxahachie, [Read More]

TiLUBE awards new for Deery Series pole starters, Hawkeye Dirt Tour main event winners

MOUNT AYR, Iowa – A company that introduced itself to many IMCA drivers last September has a new sponsorship role with the sanctioning body this season. TiLUBE, the manufacturer and distributor of high performance lubricants headquartered in Mount Ayr, Iowa, will award cases of racing oil to pole starters at main events in the Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models and feature winners in the Hawkeye Dirt Tour for Modifieds. The company gave product awards to champions and qualifying feature winners at the 2015 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “The majority of our customers are local dirt track drivers. Getting involved with these two series helps us get our footprint out to more than just three or four tracks,” explained Coty Mallicoat, TiLUBE vice president of sales and marketing operations. “The program we did with Super Nationals upped our brand recognition so we’ll definitely do it again this year.” TiLUBE was founded in 2004 and focused primarily on motocross and ATV markets. The product line has since expanded toward agricultural, commercial, [Read More]

Hooker Harness doubles IMCA special events awards

FREEPORT, Ill. – Hooker Harness doubles its financial commitment to special events competitors in its second year as an IMCA marketing partner. The custom-made seatbelt and shoulder harness manufacturer will give $50 product certificates to fifth-place finishers at 80 special events beginning this season. All eight sanctioned divisions are included in the newest agreement with the Freeport, Ill., company. Certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office the week after official results from designated specials are received. All Hooker seat belts and harnesses are manufactured to individual customer specifications, so they are not manufactured until actually ordered. Any necessary alterations are made at no additional cost. Hooker’s pull-up, pull-down, adjustable and rotary harness systems all have IMCA applications. Information about Hooker Harness products is available at the www.hookerharness.com website, on Facebook or by calling 815 233-5479. “With Hooker Harness’ background in aviation and space exploration, it is easy to see why manufacturing quality restraints for race cars comes with the highest degree of expertise in the industry,” noted IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “I was able [Read More]

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Ricketts kicks off season with Sprint Car checkers on opening night at Kennedale

KENNEDALE, Texas (Feb. 27-28) – John Ricketts was the winged winner while Jay Bransom made two trips to victory lane on opening night of Kennedale Speedway Park’s Spring Kick-Off. Ricketts used the fast lower line to pass George White for the lead in Saturday’s IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car headliner. Logan Payne eked ahead briefly before Ricketts fought back for the $1,000 victory. Bransom was a perfect 4-for-4 on the night, winning both his heat races and the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car features. The fifth-starting Ricketts worked his way to the front just after midway in the Sprint Car 20-lapper. Payne chased him to the checkers, followed by Kyle Jones, White and Marcus Thomas. “I couldn’t have asked for any better start to the season than this,” Ricketts said. “I found good bite on the low side and was able to drive past him (White). Lapped traffic also helped.” “There was an issue later going into three when I got held up by another car and Logan got ahead [Read More]

Drivers in all eight IMCA divisions race for Summit Racing Equipment awards

TALLMADGE, Ohio – Summit Racing Equipment rewards drivers in all eight divisions sanctioned by IMCA again this season, giving gift cards with a total value of $14,000 based on final regional or national standings. Gift cards valued at $100 will be awarded to top 10 finishers in each of the five Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified regions, both IMCA Sunoco Stock Car regions and both IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock regions. The Tallmadge, Ohio, high performance parts retailer also gives $100 gift cards to top 10 drivers in national standings for IMCA Late Models, IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. Gift cards will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed from the IMCA home office beginning the following week. Now in its seventh season as an IMCA marketing partner, Summit also returns to the national decal program for Modifieds. Drivers in that division are required to display two Summit decals on their race car and send a picture of their [Read More]