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2015 season is second in five-year pact with Mach-1 as title sponsor for IMCA Sport Compacts

ABBOTT, Texas (Feb. 4) – The 2015 race season is the second in a five-year agreement making Mach-1 of Abbott, Texas, title sponsor of IMCA’s Sport Compact division. Mach-1 will provide a portion of the $1,000 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in final national standings for the 4-cylinder class in 2015. The Gary Mach-owned company began giving Sport Compact contingencies in 2009, first put its name on the division in 2011 and inked the new five-year contract in 2014. Sport Compact champions were crowned at 41 tracks in 10 states in last year. One hundred and nineteen different drivers have now won one or more of the 200 track or special series titles awarded since IMCA began sanctioning the division in 2006. More information about Mach-1 support and consulting services is available by calling 254 826-5848. All drivers in the division are required to display two Mach-1 decals on their race car to be eligible. “The Mach-1 program is crucial for our Sport Compact members because it puts cash in their [Read More]

Deery Series dates added at Maquoketa, Tipton

VINTON, Iowa (Feb. 3) – Two more dates have been added to the 2015 Deery Brothers Summer Series schedule. The IMCA Late Model tour will be at Jackson County Speedway in Maquoketa on Tuesday, June 9 and at Cedar County Raceway in Tipton on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Both main events will pay $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. “We wanted to release the schedule in January, knowing full well that we were still awaiting confirmation on a couple additional dates,” Series Director Kevin Yoder said. “The city council met recently and approved a mid-week show in Maquoketa, and following Cedar County’s decision to not race weekly, we were able to secure a special event in Tipton as well. These two events were always a part of the 2015 plan. We just needed to make sure everything was in order prior to releasing the dates.” “We are still pursuing a date at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, but right now the Iowa State Fair Association has decided to suspend all [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through Jan. 29

IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds – 1. Tim Ward, Gilbert, Ariz., 182; 2. John Parmeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 151; 3. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif., 144; 4. Collen Winebarger, Corbett, Ore., 143; 5. Scott Sluka, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., both 119; 7. Marlyn Seidler, Underwood, N.D., and Ryan McDaniel, Olivehurst, Calif., both 114; 9. Shawn Strand, Mandan, N.D., 105; 10. Alexander Wilson, Salinas, Calif., 104; 11. Kellen Chadwick, Oakley, Calif., 100; 12. Eric Center, Mesa, Ariz., and Troy Foulger, Martinez, Calif., both 97; 14. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 92; 15. George Fronsman, Surprise, Ariz., 89; 16. Tom Berry Jr., Medford, Ore., 86; 17. Mike Jergens, Plover, Iowa, 84; 18. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 81; 19. Shawn DeForest, Livermore, Calif., 74; 20. Don Earven, Globe, Ariz., 66. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods – 1. Fred Ryland, Brentwood, Calif., 119; 2. Wayne Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 103; 3. Richard Mueller Jr., Jackson, Wyo., 101; 4. Megan Ponciano, Oakley, Calif., 72; 5. Josh Hensley, Atwater, Calif., 70; 6. Jeremy Hoff, Copperopolis, Calif., and Al Johnson, Antioch, Calif., both [Read More]

RAM Clutches renews awards for IMCA Modified, Stock Car, SportMod drivers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Feb. 3) – RAM Clutches recognizes the on-track accomplishments of IMCA drivers in four divisions again in 2015. Top five eligible finishers in each of the five IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified regions and both IMCA Sunoco Stock Car regions, plus top five drivers in national Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod standings all receive $50 product certificates from the third-year IMCA marketing partner. Drivers must display two RAM decals on their race car, compete with a RAM product and return a completed sign-up form to the IMCA home office by Aug. 1 to be eligible for those contingencies. Other products with IMCA applications manufactured by the Columbia, S.C., company include fly wheels, hydraulic bearings and repair parts. “RAM makes some great clutches and other products for IMCA racers and should be the first choice for drivers in search of those items,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder stated. “It is great to have them on board again in 2015.” More information is available by calling 803 788-6034, on Facebook [Read More]

Alaska rookie planning next racing trip following first IMCA starts in Arizona

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The first Alaska driver to race with IMCA in 14 seasons is already looking forward to his next racing trip to the continental U.S. Scott Sluka totaled 119 points in five January IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified outings at Arizona Speedway and Canyon Speedway Park. He was fifth in both IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Larry Shaw Racing Western Region standings before it was time to head home to Fairbanks. “We qualified for all five features. We didn’t always have the best of luck in those races but we had a great time at both tracks. We loved it,” Sluka said. “We got rained out at USA Raceway in Tucson and I was bummed out. We went to the desert and it rained, but what do you do?” Sluka had traveled more than 3,500 miles to start his rookie season with IMCA. Driving a car purchased from Bill Brack in Colorado for the first time, he finished 13th and 15th in Snowbird Classic features at Arizona Speedway. He was 17th, [Read More]

20-year sponsor Jaz Products renews awards for all IMCA divisions

SANTA PAULA, Calif. (Feb. 2) – Jaz Products has renewed a contingency award program rewarding drivers in all IMCA divisions during a milestone sponsorship season. The Santa Paula, Calif., high performance parts manufacturer and retailer celebrates its 20th season as a marketing partner with the sanctioning body. A total of $14,100 in product certificates will be given to drivers based on national or regional point standings. Champions earn $500 certificates, with $300 for second, $200 for third, $100 for fourth and $75 for fifth place finishers in national point races for IMCA Late Models, IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. Jaz also returns to the national decal program for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, with the same $500-$300-$200-$100-$75 payout structure in place for each of the five regions for that division. Modified drivers must display two Jaz decals in designated locations on their race car to be eligible for point fund shares. Jaz Products [Read More]

Princeton and North Central Speedways to race under IMCA banner in 2015

VINTON, Iowa – IMCA will administer all six of the current divisions running at Minnesota race tracks Princeton Speedway in Princeton and North Central Speedway in Brainerd this season. IMCA will tabulate points and pay out point funds, and all classes will use IMCA procedures at regular weekly programs. “We want all of the racers at these two historic Minnesota tracks to know that they will be competing with a national sanctioning body behind them in the upcoming season,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “We are excited about working with owner Cliff Sasker and general managers K.T. Torbart and Mary Beth Cripe in 2015,” continued Root. “They have shown that they are committed to the racers and fans in the region and we are honored to play a role in their long term plans.” Princeton runs on Fridays and North Central on Saturdays.

IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars are new at Cocopah’s Winter Nationals

SOMERTON, Ariz. – A fourth IMCA division joins the programs each night of Cocopah Speedway’s fourth annual Winter Nationals. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, along with IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, vie at Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6 and 7 and Feb. 13 and 14 shows. The Somerton speedplant becomes the first track in Arizona to sanction IMCA Stock Cars in 2015. Feb. 6, 7 and 13 Modified features pay $1,000 to win and a minimum of $200 to start while the Valentine’s Day main event pays $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300. All four races are Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events. Stock Cars race for $500 to win and a minimum of $100 to start, Northern SportMods for $400 to win and a minimum of $60, and Hobby Stocks for $350 to win and a minimum of $50. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points, but no track points, will be awarded. There is no entry fee [Read More]

Design 500 continues Lady Eagle, plus Deery Series and IMCA Modified awards

TUKWILA, Wash. – Design 500 has renewed the popular Lady Eagle award for a ninth consecutive year, its 17th season as an IMCA marketing partner. Female drivers in all sanctioned divisions are automatically in the running for the award from the Tukwila, Wash., driver suit and apparel manufacturer. The top finisher in combined point standings for those divisions earns a complete set of custom No Fly Zone Pro-Tek CarbonX underwear, which includes a long-sleeved mock turtleneck, long pants, headsock and socks. The runner-up receives a No Fly Zone Pro-Tek CarbonX tank and shorts while the third place driver earns a $100 product certificate and CarbonX socks. More than 160 drivers contended for the Lady Eagle in 2014. Hobby Stock competitor Tiffany Bittner won the award for the fourth time. “The Lady Eagle program is unique in motorsports and we are proud to partner with Design 500 to recognize the accomplishments of our talented female drivers,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “It is fitting to highlight track champions like Erica Buhr and Stephanie Forsberg in [Read More]

Wild West IMCA Modified Speedweek is June 13-20

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – Seven $1,000 to win features are on the schedule for the June 13-20 Wild West IMCA Modified Speedweek. The fifth annual tour travels to six tracks in the Pacific Northwest for seven races in eight nights, pitting many of North America’s best IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified chauffeurs against one another at some of the nation’s best facilities. Drivers with perfect attendance throughout the tour will be eligible for shares of a $3,000 point fund. Opening night is Saturday, June 13 at Southern Oregon Speedway in White City with the Monday, June 14 event at Yreka, Calif.’s Siskiyou Motor Speedway. Coos Bay, Ore., Speedway hosts the Monday, June 15 show with Cottage Grove, Ore., Speedway the site of Tuesday, June 16 action. The tour is at Sunset Speedway Park in Banks, Ore., on Wednesday, June 17 before a day designated for travel. Two consecutive nights of racing close things out at Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Ore., on Friday and Saturday, June 19 and 20. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly [Read More]