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Krogmeier, Roberts and Hill get first wins of the season at 34 Raceway

By Dana Royer BURLINGTON, Iowa (Aug. 2) – The 34 Raceway pits were packed Saturday for the night’s competition on the 3/8-mile oval. Three racers got their first wins this year when Chad Krogmeier, got his first career IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature win, Kyle Hill raced to his first Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod win of the year and Bill Roberts Jr. got his first win of the year in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature. Krogmeier scored the win in the flag-to-flag 20-lap Stock Car feature. Krogmeier took the lead from his front row start and had to work to hold off Dane Fenton, Jake Wenig, John Oliver, Ray Raker, Tom Bowling and Shane Watts. Krogmeier, in his second year in the division, scored the victory ahead of Fenton, Wenig, Oliver and Bowling. Kyle Hill picked up his first Casebine Credit Union IMCA Northern SportMod feature win by holding off Bobby Anders in an exciting finish. Hill took the lead from Dave Cloke on lap three of the 15-lap race and continued to [Read More]

New faces visit winner’s circle at Thunder Hill Speedway

By Larry Lowrey Jr. MZAYETTA, Kan. (Aug. 2) – Everyone loves to see a new winner every now and then and fans of Thunder Hill Speedway almost got to see a new winner in every division Saturday night. In the Bad Boyz Bail Bonds IMCA Hobby Stock feature it looked as if Patrick Thyfault was going to run away with the win. Thyfault took the upper hand early, but as the laps wore down it was evident that lapped traffic was going to play a role in the finish. While Thyfault was out front, Tyler Garst was working his way forward after starting eighth. Lap after lap, Garst ate into Thyfault’s lead and made up some time with the aid of lapped traffic. Once past the lapped cars, the leaders went side-by-side until Garst took the lead heading into turn three on the last lap. Garst sprinted to his first victory of the year becoming the fifth different Hobby Stock winner this season. Thyfault ran second ahead of Jalen Wettengel, Dominic Thyfault and Dalton Ronnebaum. [Read More]

Menk, Porter among new winners at Arlington Raceway

ARLINGTON, Minn. (Aug. 2) – There were new winners in victory lane for the UFC Sibley County Fair races Saturday night at Arlington Raceway. Dan Menk won his first feature of the year in the MN 93 IMCA Modified class by taking over the lead on the 13th lap from Billy Johnson. Johnson led at the start, but settled for third at the stripe. Tyler Limoges was closing the gap late on Menk, but ran out of time and took second. Kyren Porter won her first feature of the year in the Coors Light IMCA Sport Compact division by leading the entire distance in that event. Eric Ladner worked from an eighth place start but was unable to reel in Porter and settled for second. Nate Coopman rallied from an early spin to finish third. Newcomer Justin Luinenburg started 12th in the 22-car field in the Eckblad Trucking IMCA Hobby Stocks and took the lead lap seven. Another newcomer, Cory Probst, was also in the mix as he moved up from his 12th place start [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds top Tonopah Jim Marsh Classic program

TONOPAH, Nev. – A pair of $1,000 to win features for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds top the Friday and Saturday, Aug. 8 and 9 program for Tonopah Speedway’s Jim Marsh Classic. Both events are qualifiers for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western Region, Allstar Performance State and local tracks will be awarded both nights. Early entry fee for both shows is $150 or $175 at the gate; entry fee for one night is $100. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. both days. Racing starts at 7 p.m. Friday and at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors, military personnel with ID and teenagers, and free for six and under. Pit passes are $20. Also racing are West Coast Super Stocks, dwarf cars, bombers and mini stocks. More information is available at the www.tonopahspeedway.com website or by calling 775 293-0435.

Cooney adds to history at Stuart Speedway with 200th win of IMCA Late Model career

STUART, Iowa (Aug. 3) – Thirty-odd years ago, Todd Cooney was one on the kids hanging on the fence and reveling in the races at Stuart Speedway. On Sunday, Cooney got to celebrate another of his own on-track accomplishments at the same storied venue. The Des Moines driver won his career division-best 200th IMCA Late Model feature in the rescheduled event, then got number 201 in the scheduled race. “Stuart was the best place in the world for me to get my 200th win and it’s where I wanted to do it. This is the track where it really all began for me,” Cooney said. “I remember being six, seven, eight years old and watching my dad and best friend Doug Davis race. It was awesome.” “I love everything about Stuart, the way it’s promoted and how much fun it is to race here,” he added. “I wish we could race here every week.” His 200th career win is the latest Late Model milestone for Cooney, IMCA’s national champion in 1997 and 2002 and the [Read More]

Wren is latest Modified winner at Hancock County

By Greg Grabianowski BRITT, Iowa (Aug. 1) – Minnesotan Jerry Wren became the 13th different IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified driver to win a feature at Hancock County Speedway this season. Wren started outside of the second row before moving to the front of the pack to take the double checkered flags. Levi Nielsen was the runner-up with Kevin Stoa third. Kyle Schmauss was the 10th different IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock driver to find victory lane at Britt in 2014. Cody Frerichs and Jeremy Olson started on the front row of the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature field but when the dust settled Calvin Lange captured his second local win of the season from the eighth staring spot. Ryan Hiscocks earned his second local Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod victory of the year. Megan Lappegard won the Mach-1 Sport Compact feature at Hancock County for the fourth time this season.

Cordes, Zwanziger win thrillers at Independence

By Ryan Clark INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (Aug. 2) – Troy Cordes and Alex Zwanziger both stood in victory lane Saturday night at Independence Motor Speedway – and they got there in different, yet equally thrilling ways. Cordes, who earned his third win of the year in the Performance Bodies IMCA Modified feature, chased down leader Adam Johnson for a late pass on his way to victory. Zwanziger took advantage of a late restart and topped a three-car battle to earn his first win of the season in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods. Brennen Chipp held the early lead in the 20-lapper for the Modifieds while Johnson challenged to his outside. Johnson took the lead following the race’s only caution on lap three and quickly extended his advantage. Meanwhile, Cordes was working from a sixth row start and sat in the top five shortly after the restart. He chased Chipp and Kaleb Bentley until making his way into the runner-up spot at the midway point. By the time Cordes motored into second with 10 laps to go, [Read More]

24 states, Canada represented in Super Nationals pre-entries

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 3) – Twenty-four states and our neighbors to the north are already represented in pre-entries for the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Super Nationals is Sept. 1-6 at Boone Speedway. The latest lists of drivers registered and confirmed to compete at the 32nd annual event, by division, now include: Modified Pre-Entries Dean Abbey, Waco, Texas; Ricky Alvarado, Delta, Colo.; Jamie Anderson, Mason City; Jacob Anson, Albion, Neb.; Drew Armstrong, Alexander, Ark.; Bob Aspenleiter, North Platte, Neb.; Trevor Baker, Beatrice, Neb.; Shawn Bearce, Sioux City; Brandon Blochlinger, Concordia, Kan.; and Joren Boyce, Minot, N.D.; Brian Calhoon, Beloit, Kan.; Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa; Eric Center, Mesa, Ariz.; Sam Cox, Flower Mound, Texas; Kent Croskey, Polk City; Eric Dailey, Armstrong; Russ Dickerson, Boone; Randy Dolberg, Mills, Wyo.; Jeff Dolphin, Britt; and J.P. Dowell, Killeen, Texas; Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo.; Tyler Droste, Waterloo; Brian Efkamp, Ankeny; Greg Elliott, Webster City; Shannon Farrar, Downsville, La.; Cole Ferguson, Dexter; Chris Fleming, Union Springs, N.Y.; Jeremy Frenier, Fort Morgan, Colo.; and Jerry Frydrych, Austin, Texas; Josh [Read More]

Long stays perfect on the weekend

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (Aug. 2) – The 141 Speedway track rookie of the year title is locked up for Josh Long. The only things left are to start knocking off feature wins and a possible championship run. Long earned his second feature win of the weekend with Saturday’s IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified victory at Francis Creek. Randy Markwardt opened as the leader. Jay Matthias jumped all over the leader and up front on lap two and set the pace over the next four laps until point leader Johnny Whitman encountered problems and brought out the only caution of the race. Long jumped up to the front of the field along with Shawn Kilgore who had started deep in the field. Long emerged as the man to beat as he grabbed the lead on Matthias on lap 12 down-low. Long went unchallenged the rest of the way and picked up his second win of the weekend after he also won at Luxemburg Speedway. Kilgore won the late-race battle with Matthias for second. [Read More]

QA1 founder & chairman James Jordan passes away

LAKEVILLE, Minn. – James “Jim” Jordan, founder and chairman of QA1, passed away Wednesday, July 30 after a long battle with cancer. He was 67. “Jim was a great mentor and very well respected,” said QA1 Product Manager Jeff Diaz, who worked with Jordan for 26 years. “I was lucky to be able to learn from him. He will be greatly missed.” “He had a way of making everyone around him feel important and willing to give him 110 percent effort,” said Karl Hacken, QA1 vice president of engineering. “I always looked up to him as a role model and mentor in business and life.” Dan Voight, QA1 sales manager, agreed, saying “Jim didn’t raise the bar for you, he motivated you to raise it yourself, higher than you thought you could.” Jordan started working in the power transmission industry in the early 1970s and quickly worked his way around related industries, eventually becoming an expert on rod ends. He became known as an innovator of numerous industry-changing products that are now standards across a [Read More]