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BSB contingency awards program headlined by Northern SportMod RoC title sponsorship

WELLINGTON, Kan. – One of the broadest-based contingency programs benefitting IMCA drivers is in place again this season, with renewal of the awards pact with BSB Manufacturing. BSB gives more than $10,000 worth of product certificates to drivers in six divisions and a special series. The Wellington, Kan., high performance parts manufacturer and retailer also returns as title sponsor of the Northern SportMod Race of Champions during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. In its eighth season as an IMCA marketing partner, BSB will award $50 product certificates at 30 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified, 18 IMCA Late Model, 15 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, 15 IMCA SportMod and 12 IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock specials. Product certificates valued at $300, $200 and $100 go to top three eligible drivers in each Modified, Stock Car and Hobby Stock region, and in national standings for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods. In addition to competing with four BSB-manufactured shocks, drivers in those five divisions are required to display two BSB decals [Read More]

Mid-season championship wins at CJ go to Bell, Benischek

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (June 24) – Adam Bell and Jake Benischek were feature winners on Friday, mid-season championship night at CJ Speedway. Travis Finke and Jordan Gerling led the Kauffman Electric IMCA Stock Car field to green but it was fifth starting Rod Staats in the lead when lap one was scored. Staats then had to work at holding off Bell over the next five laps. Bell slipped under Staats on lap six to take over the top spot, leaving Staats to battle Sky Griffith, who started ninth, Tad Payne, who started 13th, and Kirk Kinsley, who started eighth. As the battle for second heated up, Bell pulled away over the final nine laps to pick up his third win of the season at the track. Kinsley made a last-lap pass to finish second, Staats was third, Payne was fourth and Griffith came home fifth. Bryerson Tharp and John Whalen led the field to green in the 12-lap Louisa Communications IMCA Sport Compact feature. Whalen took the early lead over Wayne Noble, who started sixth, and [Read More]

Foster is first on Fan Appreciation Night at Banks

By Ben Deatherage BANKS, Ore. (June 25) – Sunset Speedway Park had a full house in the stands and in the pits for Fan Appreciation Night presented by Rockstar on Saturday. In the Budweiser IMCA Modifieds, Bubba Foster was the man to beat. Once he got to the front there was nothing holding him back as Foster captured his first local win of the 2016 season. Michael Melton found the winner’s circle for the second time in the current Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod campaign.

Nelson battles Braaten for Southern Oregon checkers

By Don Martin II WHITE CITY, Ore. (June 25) – Bob Nelson won a late-race duel with Jorddon Braaten to score the victory in the 20 lap Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature Saturday at Southern Oregon Speedway. Nelson grabbed the lead early on while Braaten battled his way from the last row to provide the pressure. Braaten made a late pass on Nelson but the determined Nelson moved back by for the lead and victory. Braaten settled for second as Nelson became the fourth different winner in the competitive division. Glen Severson and Tony Bartell shared the front row with Nelson starting seventh and Braaten 10th in the main event. Bartell led one lap before Severson used an inside pass on the front stretch to grab the lead. Nelson made a low pass to get by Bartell and made a similar move on lap four to take the lead from Severson. Braaten followed closely into second. The red flag flew after six laps when Jarrme Horn hit the back wall. Nelson led Braaten and Severson on the restart [Read More]

$1,000 top prize for IMCA Stock Cars Friday at Denison

DENISON, Iowa – IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars race for $1,000 to win on Adams Motors Night this Friday, July 1 at Crawford County Speedway in Denison. There is no entry fee or number fee for first time drivers at Denison. The Stock Car portion of the program is draw/redraw. Completing the card are Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. All applicable points, including local track, will be awarded. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $9 for adults, $5 for seniors 65 and over, military with ID and students in grades K-12, and free for six and under. Pit passes are $25. Dotz’s DJ plays in the pits until 1 a.m. after the races. Both the beer stand and the pit concession will be open late. Veterans can stop at Adams Motors to receive a free T-shirt and pass to attend Friday’s race program at [Read More]

Hancock County salutes IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour winner Dripps

BRITT, Iowa (June 28) – After they saluted the men and women who served our country, fans at Hancock County Speedway saluted Corey Dripps. Dripps won the Tuesday night Salute to Veterans Hawkeye Dirt Tour main event, earning $3,500 for his Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified victory. The pits were packed with 140 entries in five sanctioned divisions, including 44 Modifieds for the fifth of a dozen HDT events on the 2016 schedule. Dripps’ victory was his tour career first and put him on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. “It was a very gratifying win for us tonight,” he said. I felt like we had been in position to win some of these races and I’ve let them get away. It’s nice to be able to put it all together.” Coming off back-to-back wins in weekly shows at Buena Vista Raceway and Benton County Speedway, the eighth starting Dripps was already up to second when pole starter Ricky Thornton Jr. broke early and pulled into the infield. He set sail from that [Read More]

Dubuque Speedway to host Tri-Track IMCA Late Model Special

By Jerry Mackey DUBUQUE, Iowa – This Sunday, July 3, Dubuque Speedway will host a special racing event featuring the Out-Pace Racing Products IMCA Late Models. The Ideal Ready Mix Tri-Track Challenge will be held with the Late Models battling for 50 laps on the high banks of Dubuque Speedway with a first place $2,000 prize awaiting the winner. In addition to the Late Models, IMCA-sanctioned Modifieds, Northern SportMods and Stock Cars will all be in action. Sunday night’s special event will get underway with hot laps at 6 p.m. and the first race of the night at 6:30 p.m.

Rookie of the year applications due by Friday

VINTON, Iowa – Friday, July 1 is the deadline for submitting rookie of the year applications to IMCA. That form has been published in the point section of the Inside IMCA newsletter and can be faxed (319 472-2218) to the home office or emailed to Director of Membership and Points Virginia Lindsey (vlindsey@imca.com). Rookie applicants can also call Lindsey (319 472-2201) to sign up. Applications sent through the mail must be postmarked by July 1.

Josh Pruitt repeats Stock Car Shootout checkers at Stuart

By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (June 26) – If the script from Sunday’s Stew Hansen Dodge Stock Car Shootout at Stuart Speedway sounded familiar, it’s because you saw it played out last season, too. Josh Pruitt borrowed his father Terry’s IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, won the main event and took home $1,000 for the second straight year. Mike Harris and Pruitt pulled the first two chips out of the bucket and led the field to green. Pruitt held the top spot early over Harris and Damon Murty. Murty moved to second on lap five and set his sights on the lead, but a flat tire on lap 10 ended his night and turned over second to Marcus Fagan. Fagan stayed zeroed in on Pruitt until the yellow flew on lap 19. The cars bunched up for the final restart of the night, and while everyone was doing the chasing, Pruitt set sail to take his second straight Shootout by nearly half a straightaway. Terry Klocke finished second with Jay Schmidt third, Fagan fourth and Todd [Read More]

Northern SportMod checkers fly for Albrecht at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Minn. (June 25) – John Albrecht led the entire Unhinged Pizza IMCA Northern SportMod feature Saturday at Arlington Raceway. A first lap caution was thrown but that was the only thing to slow Albrecht in the drive to his first checkers of the season. Tim Bergerson passed Jeremy Brown to take second and Tony Rialson was fourth. Ryan Bryant won his first feature of the year in the Coors Light IMCA Sport Compacts. He led from start to finish in the caution-free race with Jed Trebelhorn following and Alan Lahr a close third. Mike Vogt was the early leader in the Premier Logistics IMCA Hobby feature but two caution flags in the first two laps gave Cory Probst extra leverage to get to the front of the pack. By lap three, he was leading the race with Brad Becker moving forward to take second. Third went to Vogt. Brandon Allen started on pole of the 95.7 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car race and that is where he stayed for the distance. Completing the top three [Read More]