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Siskiyou hosting Sept. 27 Restad Modified Memorial

YREKA, Calif. – Siskiyou Motor Speedway’s Sunday, Sept. 27 Rod Restad Memorial boasts a $4,000 check for the winner of the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event. The Restad Memorial is a qualifier for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. The $150 entry fee includes car and driver. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods are also on the program, chasing national and state points. Pit gates open at 1 p.m. and racing starts at 5 p.m. Pit passes are $35. More information is available on Facebook and at the www.siskiyoumotorspeedway.com website.

Cordes tops Hawkeye Dirt Tour finale, Brown earns IMCA Modified series title

FARLEY, Iowa (Sept. 19) – A season that’s seen its share of highs and lows saw another high spot Saturday for Troy Cordes. Cordes topped the 30-lap Hawkeye Dirt Tour feature for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds during the Yankee Dirt Track Classic at Farley Speedway. The win paid $2,000 and put him on the ballot for next September’s Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. “I’d started second but fell back to about fifth. The car was too tight at the beginning,” he said. “The track was slick, which was unbelievable for the amount of rain they’d had.” Cordes got back to third following a lap 18 restart, then passed Jason Schueller and Kyle Brown for the lead and eventual checkers. Brown hung on to the runner-up position and became the sixth different driver to win the tour title in as many years the series has been held. He’d started the night with a four-point advantage over defending champion Mike Van Genderen, who finished 11th. Schueller, Justin Kay and Matt Gansen rounded out the top five. “This [Read More]

2015 IMCA point season ends Sunday, Sept. 27

VINTON, Iowa – The 2015 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season for seven sanctioned divisions ends this Sunday, Sept. 27. Final races are scheduled that day for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. Bonus points for applicable track and/or special series championships will be figured and national champions and rookies of the year announced as soon as possible. Local track officials will have until noon Central Standard Time on Monday, Oct. 26 to notify IMCA of corrections that affect their top 15 point standings before all standings for those divisions become official. Late Model point standings become official at noon CST on Monday, Sept. 28. Any questions about IMCA point totals and standings should be directed to Virginia Lindsey, director of membership and points, at vlindsey@imca.com or by calling 319 472-2201, ext. 215.

IMCA Modifieds chase $1,000 check Sunday during 281 Speedfest

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – A $1,000 to win feature for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds highlights the Sunday half of 281 Speedway’s Speedfest special. Five sanctioned divisions – IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts, in addition to the Modifieds – run at Stephenville both Saturday, Sept. 26 and Sunday, Sept. 27. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded for both shows. The Sunday Modified feature is a qualifier for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Gates open at 11 a.m., the grandstand opens at 2 p.m. and racing starts at 3 p.m. on Sunday. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $30. More information is available at the www.281speedway.com website or by calling 817 721-5204.

Delta-Valley Classic Weekend on tap at Antioch, Merced

ANTIOCH, Calif. – The fourth annual Delta-Valley Classic will bring a close to the IMCA season at Antioch and Merced Speedways this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26 and 27. The event is expected to draw cars from throughout the region for the large purse money offered. “It’s part of my plan. I’ll be there,” said Bobby Hogge IV, after Saturday’s Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified win at Antioch. Hogge IV won both ends of the Delta-Valley Classic four years ago, collecting a bonus for winning at both tracks. He is the only driver to date to accomplish that feat. He’ll face stiff competition from a long list of drivers, including Paul Stone. Stone is the only Californian to make the Modified main event at the prestigious IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “It’s good to be back home, but there will be nothing easy about winning the Delta-Valley Classic,” Stone said after winning Sunday night’s feature at Merced. “It will be tough out the gate with Bobby being there.” Stone cited the difficulty of [Read More]

Four IMCA divisions featured at Sherman County’s Flatlander

GOODLAND, Kan. – A pair of $2,000 to win Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main events take top billing at Sherman County Speedway’s 26th annual Flatlander Fall Classic special on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25 and 26. Both features are qualifying races for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot and pay a minimum of $125 to start. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $500 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $400 to win and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $300 to win each night. Bonuses for the drivers with top two-day point totals are $500 for the Modifieds, $300 for the Stock Cars, $250 for the SportMods and $200 for the Hobby Stocks. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded both nights. Racing is at 5:30 p.m. Mountain Time both days and both shows are draw/redraw. More information about the Flatlander is available by at www.shermancountyspeedway.com or by calling 785 399-8041.

Aikey tops Yankee, Kay repeats as Deery Series champion

FARLEY, Iowa (Sept. 19) – Jeff Aikey and Justin Kay both posted second straight wins Saturday at Farley Speedway’s Yankee Dirt Track Classic. Aikey backed up his IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s victory with a convincing run to the $7,500 checkers ahead of Nick Marolf in the 100-lap Deery Brothers Summer Series main event. Kay finished third and cemented his second consecutive IMCA Late Model tour championship. Scott Fitzpatrick led the first 10 times around the oval before the fourth starting Aikey took charge. Marolf was able to make up ground as Aikey worked his way patiently through lapped traffic, but was never able to catch the leader. “I tried to keep the car as straight as I could and didn’t slide the tires. Some other guys had flats but my tires could have gone another 35 laps, easy,” Aikey said. “I’ve been to a lot of Yankees and I was impressed with the track. It didn’t rubber down and you could race all over it.” “The car was extremely balanced. My [Read More]

Melton gets first career, SST wins at Mountain Creek

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Sept. 18) – She’s racked up a lot of seconds and a lot of thirds in her three-plus IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car seasons. Michelle Melton now has her career first win in the class to brag about following the Friday night Sprint Series of Texas show at Mountain Creek Speedway. Melton passed Russell Shoulders for the lead coming out of turn two on the 19th of 20 laps. “It was awesome. I was ecstatic,” said Melton, who gave the trophy to her dad to put on display in their race shop. Making just her fourth SST start, Melton took the initial green flag from the 11th spot and steadily worked her way toward the front. She passed Kenny Elwood for second after a caution with three laps left. “I had to keep my line and stay on the bottom. I prayed I had enough laps to get to the front,” Melton said. “The car was set up perfect to get bite coming out of turns on the bottom.” Shoulders ended in second [Read More]

Feature winner Harris honors veterans on VFW Night

By Jim Haines WAYNESBORO, Va. (Sept. 19) – After taking the checkers on VFW Night at Eastside Speedway, Virginia Sprint Series feature winner Jerald Harris first thanked those who’d served the red, white and blue. Anthony Linkenhoker and Bill Rice had paced the IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car field to green for the feature with Linkenhoker out first and Rice right behind with Glenn Worrell third. On lap three, Worrell went low and into second with Harris working his way up as well. Worrell shadowed Linkenhoker until lap seven went he again used his low move and took the lead. Harris moved to second two laps later. Harris closed on Worrell with 10 laps to go and the two went at it for two circuits before Harris used the middle groove to go for the lead where he stayed for his fifth win of the year. Worrell was second and Rice third. Next it’s back to the pavement racing at Shenandoah Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 26. That’s the final tour event of the 2015 [Read More]

September Fest special ends season at Beatrice

BEATRICE, Neb. – The final checkers of 2015 fly at Beatrice Speedway this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25 and 26. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified features are on September Fest programs both nights in $1,500 to win, minimum $125 to start qualifying events for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods race for $500 to win and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $300 to win each night. The Saturday Mach-1 Sport Compact feature pays $200 to win. Tow money is $75 for Modifieds and $50 for Stocks, SportMods and Hobbies. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. An open practice runs from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24. Gates open at 4 p.m., hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. on Friday. Gates open at 3 p.m. on Saturday, with hot laps at 5:30 p.m. and racing at 6:30 p.m. More information about September Fest is available from promoter Toby Kruse at 515 [Read More]