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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]

Callahan’s Quad City Deery win is official

EAST MOLINE, Ill. – Joel Callahan’s Deery Brothers Summer Series victory Sunday at Quad City Speedway is now official. Tire samples taken and tested following the Late Model tour event at East Moline were determined to be conforming with all IMCA benchmarks. Callahan’s $2,000 check went in the mail on Wednesday. Callahan became the fourth different winner in as many Deery Series events this season, joining Denny Eckrich, Curt Martin and Scott Fitzpatrick in the accomplishment. Jeff Aikey has yet to add to his Deery career-leading total of 66 victories but counts a pair of runner-up finishes and no showing worse than eighth so far this year. The seven-time series champion takes the point lead to Boone Speedway for the Memorial Day event on May 30. That feature also pays $2,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Deery Brothers Summer Series top 20 point standings – 1. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, 187; 2. Tyler Bruening, Decorah, 172; 3. John Emerson, Waterloo, 171; 4. Richie Gustin, Gilman, 165; 5. Ryan Dolan, Lisbon, 164; 6. [Read More]

Nitro Bee gives special events, Super Nationals awards

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Nitro Bee will give product awards to 10 special event winners and at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s again this season. The Santa Maria, Calif., company again gives a total of 25 race receiver units and ear pieces to special events and Super Nationals drivers. Nitro Bee was named the official one-way radio race receiver of IMCA in 2013. IMCA rules continue to prohibit two-way radios in any division. “The Nitro Bee is a tremendous safety device and very important for events to run efficiently,” said company representative Chris Kearns. “We are very proud that the largest sanction body in the country, IMCA, recognizes the durability and user ease that the Nitro Bee offers.” The Nitro Bee device is available from a network of dealers that includes Speedway Motors, Smiley’s Racing Products and Precise Racing Products. More information is available by calling 805 714-8538. “We continue to have more tracks going to a mandatory listening device and the Nitro Bee is the most cost effective unit on [Read More]

IMCA Modified tour dates tote $1,000 to win checks in Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota

BILLINGS, Mont. – Two upcoming tours traveling in three states will give Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified drivers nine opportunities to win $1,000 over the course of just 10 days. All feature races in the June 25-29 Interstate IMCA Modified Challenge Series and the July 1-4 Warriors Rendezvous in Montana series are qualifying events for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot and will pay a minimum of $100 to start. Pit gates open at noon and racing starts at 7 p.m. for each event in the Interstate Challenge, which opens Saturday, June 25 at Billings Motorsports Park in Montana. The tour is at Cloud Peak Raceway in Sheridan, Wyo., on Sunday, June 26; at Casper, Wyo., Speedway on Monday, June 27; and at Gillette, Wyo., Thunder Speedway on Tuesday, June 28 before concluding Wednesday, June 29 at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D. More information about Interstate Challenge events is available from Ed Kirchoff at 307 682-8866. After a day off, Billings hosts the first two events in the Warriors Rendezvous on Friday [Read More]

Lion’s share of Hobby Stock Spring Nationals purse stays close to home with win by Nielsen

SPENCER, Iowa (May 17) – The Tuesday night crowd at Clay County Fairgrounds got to cheer on one of their own as the evening’s IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock Spring Nationals main event wound down. Cody Nielsen started fourth and led every time around the oval in the 20-lap, $2,000 to win headliner. “I went up to the top side. Up top was the faster line for me,” he said. “It was fun to win a big show like that in front of the hometown crowd.” “It was good to keep the money local,” added Nielsen, who counts events sponsors Spencer Office Supplies and H & N Chevrolet Buick – also his employer – among the sponsors for his own race program. Jason Kohl had his hands full before solidifying his second-place spot but ran out of laps in his bid to catch up with Nielsen. Cory Probst, Malik Sampson and Rusty Montagne completed the top five. Nielsen’s win was his fifth this season and first at Spencer. Matt Morrow won for the first time [Read More]