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Wojtek is Friday night IMCA Modified hero at Ice Breaker

ABILENE, Texas (Feb. 19-20) – Fred Wojtek broke the ice with his career first Ice Breaker win Friday at Abilene Speedway. Wojtek moved from eighth to fourth for an early restart, took the lead on the fifth circuit and led to the end of the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified 20-lapper. A single caution interrupted the second half of the race as he pulled away to win by half a straightaway. “Finally … it was a good start to the season,” said Wojtek, $700 richer for his efforts. “The last two years I’ve been second in points here. Hopefully, this year I can get the championship.” Cody Davis, Chris Bragg, Justin Cass and Justin Shaw completed the top five. Matt Guillaume became the Saturday Modified winner when the apparent first- and second-place cars were disqualified in post-race tech, both for illegal brake systems. “We’ve had a lot of luck at the Ice Breaker and won the Stock Car race (the Ryan Bard Memorial Southern Challenge) here last fall,” Guillaume said. “We were gifted this one.” [Read More]

New promotional era begins at Skyline Raceway Park

CORTLAND, N.Y. – One era has ended and another begun at Skyline Raceway Park. Former track champion Dean Catlin and his wife Donna have purchased the facility from Frank and Audrey Payne, who had operated the 3/8-mile clay oval for 28 years. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds return to Saturday night programs beginning April 23. The IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season at Cortland runs through Turbo Blue championship night on Sept. 17. The former Skyline Raceway has been IMCA sanctioned longer than any other track in New York and will crown a Modified champion for the 20th consecutive season in 2016. “This division is a lot different than most of the other cars around here,” Catlin noted. “They run on those narrow Hoosier tires and there’s a lot of talent needed to hook them up. The guys who can do that are doing a whale of a job.” Catlin raced at Skyline the third week after the Paynes began promoting. He was a weekly regular there for 15 years and won the local pure [Read More]

$5,000 is top IMCA Modified check at Canyon’s Desert Classic special

PEORIA, Ariz. – Canyon Speedway Park’s Desert Classic moves to an early-point season date in 2016, with a top prize of $5,000 for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds on the line at the Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26-27 special. The Desert Classic feature pays a minimum of $300 to start and is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying event. The entry fee of $100 will be payable at the gate. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps follow the 5 p.m. drivers’ meeting at racing starts at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $18 for adults, $6 for kids ages 7-13 and free for six and under. Pit passes are $30 for members or $35 for non-members. An open practice runs from 7-10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25. More information about the Desert Classic is available by calling 602 258-7223, on Facebook and at the www.canyonspeedwaypark.com website.

Details finalized for $10,001 to win Legendary event

MANDAN, N.D. – Details have been finalized for the largest paying IMCA-sanctioned Modified event in North Dakota racing history, Dacotah Speedway’s inaugural Legendary 50. The Friday, July 15 Legendary follows the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Modified Tour and will pay $10,001 to the winner of the 50-lap feature, a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying event. A mandatory mid-race pit stop will allow race fans to see their favorite driver and crew up close and personal as they work on their cars right in front of Dacotah Speedway’s huge grandstand. The five minute pit stop, with cars lined up in running order–will allow crews to do anything to their cars except change tires. “The Legendary race will take the tour to a new level as drivers will be able to race for great money during the Tour and reward them with one of the highest-paying races for IMCA Modifieds ever with the Legendary. This will be a best of the best event,” said Series Director John Gartner said, Only drivers who raced at least three [Read More]

Schoenfeld Headers is new to national decal program for IMCA Modifieds

VAN BUREN, Ark. – Long-time sponsor Schoenfeld Headers is new to the national decal program for IMCA’s biggest division. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified drivers will be required to display two Schoenfeld decals on their race cars to be eligible for shares of national and regional point fund money. The Van Buren, Ark., manufacturer and 18-year marketing partner will again give $50 product certificates to designated place finishers at special events for Modifieds, IMCA Late Models, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods. “The partnership with Schoenfeld is approaching two decades and they have been on an unofficial waiting list for an opening in our Modified required decal program for a few years now,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “The timing is right this season and we’re both excited about marketing them through this opportunity.” That list of specials includes all events in the Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models. Certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office within a week after official race results [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through Feb. 18

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 346; 2. Lance Mari, Imperial, Calif., 338; 3. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 335; 4. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 328; 5. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif., 297; 6. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 266; 7. Ryan Gaylord, Lakewood, Colo., 262; 8. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 259; 9. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 243; 10. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 242; 11. Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz., 237; 12. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 223; 13. Brent Schlafmann, Bismarck, N.D., 188; 14. Collen Winebarger, Corbett, Ore., 163; 15. R.C. Whitwell, Tucson, Ariz., 159; 16. Nick Deal, Walnut, Iowa, 157; 17. Brian Mullen, Seymour, Wis., 139; 18. Steve Simpson Jr., Kingman, Ariz., and Garth Dushanek, Red Deer, Alb., 137; 20. Russell Allen, Brawley, Calif., 130. IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, 40; 2. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 39; 3. Josh Hawkins, Whitehouse, Texas, 36; 4. Bryan Debrick, Irving, Texas, 34; 5. Tucker Doughty, Heath, Texas, 31; 6. Robert Vetter, Wolfe City, Texas, 29; 7. [Read More]

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Kathy Root honored with RPM achievement award

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 16) – The automotive racing world recognized one of its most accomplished members. Kathy Root, retired owner and president of IMCA and now chair of the sanctioning body’s executive committee received an achievement award, citing her dedication to short track auto racing, during the Racing Promotion Monthly workshops in Daytona Beach, Fla. “I enjoyed watching the growth of IMCA and knowing we were having a favorable impact on the racing industry,” said Root, the first full-time employee hired by Keith Knaack nearly 40 years ago. “I think Keith’s original goal when he developed the Modified was to keep racing an affordable hobby and we’ve always done our best to keep it that way.” “I’ve also enjoyed the friendships I’ve made and the people I’ve met,” she added. “There’s been a good bit of that.” Named president in 1990, Root guided IMCA through a sustained period of growth that continues into the organization’s 101st season. IMCA remains headquartered in Root’s hometown of Vinton and will see more than 9,000 drivers compete at sanctioned events in [Read More]

Motorsports Warehouse program gives new awards to Deery, Hawkeye Dirt Tour drivers

BOONE, Iowa – A company that made a big impression with awards at last year’s IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s recognizes the accomplishments of drivers in two special series in 2016. Motorsports Warehouse Distributors of Boone gives $50 gift certificates to a top five driver in each event in the Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models and in the Hawkeye Dirt Tour for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. Gift certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office the week after official race results are received. “Motorsports Warehouse signed on last summer as they moved into a new facility on the grounds at Boone Speedway and this year we’re excited to implement their entire program at the outset of the season,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder noted. “Late Model and Modified drivers in the Midwest will have the opportunity to get to know one of IMCA’s newest partners in 2016.” Motorsports Warehouse retails high performance parts, tools and safety equipment, and is owned by former IMCA driver Brent Antill. “We are [Read More]

Malvern Trust & Savings Bank Deery Series Dash for Cash generating plenty of interest

MALVERN, Iowa – The non-qualifiers race new to the upcoming Deery Brothers Summer Series is already drawing plenty of interest. Malvern Trust & Savings Bank provides $500 toward the purse to be paid for each of those 10-lap races. The Dash for Cash will be held at each IMCA Late Model tour event with at least 32 entries. “This gives drivers who don’t qualify for the main event laps in a pre A-type feature, for a good amount of money and a trophy,” said Bank President and former late model driver Jay Burdic. “It’s another way to get more drivers involved every night and give them another reason to get their car ready and maybe win a trophy.” “I like the idea of the Dash for Cash because I was one of the guys who struggled. I completely get what it was like to load up at the end of a tough night,” he continued. “The Dash for Cash will help get more cars to series events, especially on those 100 degree days in August.” [Read More]