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Super Nationals engine auction adds $15,300 to Saturday’s main event purse

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 12) – The public auction of Saturday champions’ motors added $15,300 to the purse for the final night main events at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The engine of Modified champion Kyle Strickler brought the top bid of $5,500 during the auction, conducted in the infield at Boone Speedway following the evening’s race program. The other 32 starters in the Modified main each receive an equal share of those proceeds, $171.88. Stock Car champion Dustin Larson’s motor sold for $5,400, Northern SportMod champion Clint Luellen’s for $2,300 and Hobby Stock champion Jason Wilkinson’s for $2,100. Each of the other 29 starters on the Stock Car main will receive an additional $186.21, each additional Northern SportMod starter $79.31 and each additional Hobby Stock starter $72.41. Checks have been mailed from the IMCA home office. As part of generous contingency awards packages, Strickler, Luellen and Wilkinson all receive crate engines from Karl Chevrolet. Larson gets a new power plant courtesy of Karl Performance.

Farley’s Friday Yankee Dirt Track Classic program falls to rain

FARLEY, Iowa (Sept. 18) – Rain is the winner tonight at Farley Speedway. The evening’s Yankee Dirt Track Classic program, which was to have been headlined by the Deery Brothers Summer Series, has been canceled due to rain and wet track conditions. The complete Saturday program is still on as scheduled along with the addition of Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod qualifying. Hot laps are at 4:30 p.m. with racing to follow. Touring IMCA Late Models will chase checks of $7,500 to win and a minimum of $500 to start their 100-lap series finale tomorrow night while the Hawkeye Dirt Tour feature for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds pays $2,000 to win and a minimum of $175 to start. Justin Kay of Wheatland clinches a second consecutive Deery Series crown with tonight’s rainout. Just four points separate Kyle Brown of State Center and defending champion Mike Van Genderen in the race for the 2015 Hawkeye Dirt Tour title.

Strickler joins elite club with Super Nationals championship repeat

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 12) – Kyle Strickler wrote his name in the record book again Saturday night, at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Strickler became just the third Modified driver to win back-to-back Super Nationals titles, dicing his way back to the front following a couple late restarts to take the checkers ahead of 2013 champion Dylan Smith and 19th starting Ricky Thornton Jr. at Boone Speedway. “I looked at the scoreboard and saw who was behind me. I was pretty sure where they were going to go,” said Strickler, who earned $3,300. “My heart sunk when I got up on the cushion and I saw three cars go by me but I was going to drive as hard as I needed to get the lead back.” Jordan Grabouski and Adam Larson completed the top five. Thirteen states and two Canadian provinces were represented in the Modified main event. A record 876 drivers, from 25 states, Canada and Australia, competed at IMCA’s centennial season and 33rd annual Super Nationals. A purse of [Read More]

2015 Super Nationals Points

2015 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s Points Modifieds Non-Qualifiers Rank Car # Driver Name Points 1 2S Stormy Scott 2376 2 92T Tyler Droste 2353 3 23A Jim Thies 2340 4 71C Troy Cordes 2337 5 8M Jay Matthias 2334 6 74C Clint Hatlestad 2331 7 88 Josh Long 2325 8 930 Chase Allen 2324 9 9M Eric Mahlik 2324 10 44N Jason Noll 2323 11 25K Jeff Kohn 2315 12 50C Colton Osborn 2315 13 69L John Logue, Jr. 2314 14 162 Greg Cox 2313 15 128 Cory Davis 2313 16 14 Matthew Kiner 2307 17 81D Scott Davis 2306 18 17 Tyler Heetland 2306 19 01A Drew Armstrong 2305 20 98 Jason Snyder 2303 21 12E Mark Elliott 2299 22 222 Scott Drake 2297 23 12D Joe Docekal 2296 24 25P Mike Petersilie 2293 25 37J Sean Jerovetz 2292 26 21X Jesse Hoeft 2291 27 24.5 Terry Hurt 2291 28 25 Ricky Stephan 2291 29 26A Dean Abbey 2288 30 7 Eric Dailey 2266 31 10M Jeremy Mills 2258 32 [Read More]

Saturday Results

IMCA Modifieds Last Chance “A” 01 — 1. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif.; 2. Dustin Smith, Lake City; 3. Russ Dickerson, Boone; 4. Scott Davis, Madrid; 5. Stormy Scott, Arroyo Hondo, N.M; 6. Kyle Brown, State Center; 7. Colton Osborn, Lexington, Neb.; 8. Mark Elliott, Webster City; 9. Josh Long, Little Suamico, Wis; 10. Joe Docekal, Dysart; 11. Tyler Heetland, Bancroft; 12. Eric Mahlik, Green Bay, Wis; 13. Sean Jerovetz, Sobieski, Wis; 14. Greg Cox, Kellogg; 15. Mike Petersilie, Hoisington, Kan.. Last Chance “A” 02 — 1. Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.; 2. Josh Gilman, Earlham; 3. Jason Murray, Hartford; 4. Jay Matthias, Green Bay, Wis; 5. Tyler Droste, Waterloo; 6. Jason Snyder, Dunkerton; 7. Jim Thies, Mapleton; 8. Drew Armstrong, Alexander, Ark.; 9. Jeremy Mills, Garner; 10. Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo.; 11. Eric Dailey, Armstrong; 12. Jeff Kohn, Sheridan, Mich.; 13. Terry Hurt, Omaha, Neb.; 14. Matthew Kiner, Aurora, Neb.; 15. Jesse Hoeft, Forest City. Last Chance “A” 03 — 1. Todd Shute, Des Moines; 2. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo.; 3. David Brown, Kellogg; 4. Clint [Read More]

Championship Saturday starts at Boone Speedway

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 12) – Championship Saturday is underway at Boone Speedway. The record-setting 33rd annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s comes to a close today, with the crowning of champions in the Hobby Stock, Northern SportMod, Stock Car and ultimately the Modified division. Race of champion events are also slated for those four classes. First on the docket, however, are a last-chance feature to fill the Stock Car grid and last-chance heats and features to add the final nine cars to the Modified field. A record 876 cars, from 25 states and Canada, have competed at Super Nationals XXXIII. * Before the afternoon race session got underway, Nick Deal got the best of Cayden Carter in a game of Rochambeau at the Fan Zone to capture the outside front row starting spot in tonight’s main event. Lining up behind them will be Ryan Ruter, Ryan McDaniel, Jason Cummins, Adam Larson, Drew Christianson and Johnny Scott. And in the equally anticipated Rochambeau battle to decide the outside front row starter for the Stock [Read More]

Saturday Tentative Schedule

Saturday Tentative Schedule DRIVERS MEETING – 12:45 pm PRE-RACE CEREMONY – 1 pm (Modified and Stock Car Friday Qualifiers to fan zone, Modified and Stock Car ROC draw in fan zone) FIRST RACE – 2 pm HOBBY STOCK ROC HOT LAPS 5 – MODIFIED LAST CHANCE HEATS (10 laps) TRACK PREP SPORTMOD ROC HOT LAPS 5 – MODIFIED LAST CHANCE HEATS (10 laps) TRACK PREP STOCK CAR ROC HOT LAPS 5 – MODIFIED LAST CHANCE HEATS (10 laps) TRACK PREP MODIFIED ROC HOT LAPS STOCK CAR “A” (25 laps) 3 – MODIFIED “A’s” (12 laps) TRACK PREP HOBBY STOCK QUALIFIER HOT LAPS SPORTMOD “RACE OF CHAMPIONS” (10 laps) HOBBY STOCK “RACE OF CHAMPIONS” (10 laps) STOCK CAR “RACE OF CHAMPIONS” (10 laps) MODIFIED “RACE OF CHAMPIONS” (12 laps) TRACK PREP SPORTMOD QUALIFIER HOT LAPS HOBBY STOCK DANCE (30 laps) TRACK PREP STOCK CAR QUALIFIER HOT LAPS SPORTMOD DANCE (30 laps) TRACK PREP MODIFIED QUALIFIER HOT LAPS STOCK CAR DANCE (30 laps) TRACK PREP MODIFIED DANCE (40 laps)

Deal, Carter are first in Friday Modified qualifiers

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 11) – Nick Deal and Cayden Carter led geographically diverse groups of drivers in winning Friday night Modified qualifying features at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Deal topped the caution-free opener, leading start to finish and taking the checkers three lapped cars ahead of fellow front row starter Ryan McDaniel. Adam Larson was scored third all 25 circuits and Johnny Scott moved into the final transfer spot with six to go. Carter was the third and final different leader in the nightcap at Boone Speedway, running in front the last 15 laps. Ryan Ruter settled into second, 11th starting Jason Cummins was third and Drew Christianson completed the top four. Five different states are represented by the Friday qualifiers. They’ll meet in a Saturday afternoon Rochambeau session in the Fan Zone to determine the starting order on the outside row of the main event. The drivers who have secured starting spots in the big dance thus far hale from 10 different states and two Canadian provinces. Last-chance qualifying completes [Read More]

Brothers Dustin, Jeffrey Larson score in Stock Car qualifiers

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 11) – A Larson will start on the front of the outside row in Saturday’s IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s main event. Which one remains to be determined. Brothers Dustin Larson and Jeffrey Larson both won their respective qualifying features Friday night at Boone Speedway. They’ll square off in what will no doubt be a spirited game of Rochambeau Saturday afternoon to decide which gets the front row spot. Dustin Larson started fifth and took the lead after a series of early mishaps, one of which involved multiple cars in front of the flagstand and took 2001 champion Brian Blessington out of the running and sent leader Dave Wickman to the back. John Heinz took over from that point, leading past midway before Dustin Larson drove by on lap 15. Joe Fory ran third much of the distance and Stefan Sybesma raced from the 30th starting spot to fourth. Sybesma was disqualified for compression in post-race tech, promoting two-time Stock Car and one-time Hobby Stock champion Donavon Smith. Jeffrey [Read More]

Jimmy Gustin completes Super Nationals triple crown quest

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 11) – Jimmy Gustin has filled that empty space in his IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s trophy case. Gustin led all 30 laps of Friday’s Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational at Boone Speedway. “This is awesome,” said Gustin, also the 2010 Super Nationals champion and 2007 and 2011 Harris Auto Racing Race of Champions winner. “This is the only race I hadn’t won at Boone and I really wanted to win it I can’t say how much this means to me.” The victory paid $1,000, plus another $750 in lap money. Gustin started seventh and shot to the front his first time around the oval. Keith White headed the pursuit but was already half a straightaway behind the leader when the first caution came out on lap nine. 2012 All-Star winner Jordan Grabouski took over second on lap 13 and defending race winner Kyle Strickler moved into third on the next circuit. Neither was able to mount challenges to Gustin. Their last restart opportunity came on lap 17 and [Read More]