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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]

Tri-City announces Student Recognition Program

AUBURN, Mich. (Feb. 29) – Tri-City Motor Speedway is partnering with area schools to celebrate their students’ accomplishments by rewarding them with an exciting night at the races. Schools located within a 50-mile radius of Auburn, Mich., with an active Student of the Week/Month or similar recognition program are eligible. Tri-City Motor Speedway is providing one complimentary grandstand race ticket for each recognized student at no cost to the school. Each student recognition ticket is good for one student and one parent into the grandstands for one race during the upcoming season (a $28 value). “We want to give back to our community while making a difference in people’s lives. I loved redeeming the free offers I received as the Student of the Week in school,” said Erika Puvalowski, TCMS marketing and business development director. “I worked hard and it made me feel good when I received them. I wanted to take it a step further by having a parent celebrate their child’s accomplishments together.” Area school officials can learn more about this program by downloading the [Read More]

Sprint Series of Oklahoma opens at Red River Roundup

By Darin Short WICHITA FALLS, Texas – This Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5, Red River Speedway near Wichita Falls will kick off the 2016 racing season with two days of open wheel racing at the Red River Roundup. The Red River Roundup will feature IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars sanctioned through the newly-formed Sprint Series of Oklahoma. The main event pays $700 to win and a minimum of $250 to start on Friday and $1,000 to win and a minimum of $250 to start on Saturday. Non-qualifier pay each night is $100. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Allstar Performance State, special series and local track points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. each day with the grandstands open at 6 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday. Races are set to start at 8 p.m. on Friday and at 6 p.m. on Saturday. There is no entry fee and pit passes are $30. Drivers can pre-register at the track website, www.rrspeedway.com. Mufflers and RACEceivers are required. Grandstand admission is $15 [Read More]

Thornton captures Desert Classic loot

By Lonnie Wheatley PEORIA, Ariz. (Feb. 27) – Another Arizona Differential Desert Classic victory put another $5,000 in Ricky Thornton Jr.’s travel account Saturday night. Thornton was first when all 40 laps of the main event for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds were scored at Canyon Speedway Park. Ryan Ruter was briefly in front following a lap 29 restart but Thornton regained the lead, worked his way through heavy lapped traffic and beat Ruter to the checkers by most of eight car lengths. “I didn’t get a good restart but luckily I was able to drive by him out of (turn) two,” Thornton said. “I knew he wouldn’t be able to keep momentum going down the back straightaway.” Also the winner of Friday’s second Twin Twenty qualifying feature, jumped into the lead at the outset of the Saturday show. The first of just two yellows in that contest came on lap 22 and Thornton answered with his fastest lap time on the following circuit. Tim Ward, Ryan Gaylord and Cody Laney, winner of the first [Read More]