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Ken Schrader, Kenny Wallace join IMCA Modifieds for July 18-21 BST events

LAMAR, Colo. (July 15) – Two of motorsports most popular drivers join the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified field for four Precise Racing Products BST Series dates. Ken Schrader suits up for the Friday, July 18 show at Lamar Speedway. He’ll be joined by Kenny Wallace for NASCAR Drivers Night at the Fair at El Paso County Speedway in Calhan on Saturday, July 19; at Thomas County Speedway in Colby, Kan., on Sunday, July 20; and at Phillips County Raceway in Holyoke on Monday, July 21. All four features pay $1,000 to win and are qualifying events for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Racing starts at 7 p.m. at Lamar and at Calhan. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and military personnel, $10 for kids and free for ages three and under. Thomas County opens the pit gates at 3 p.m. and the grandstand at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing begins at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 [Read More]

Van Genderen gets first XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour win at Lee County

DONNELLSON, Iowa (July 14) – Mike Van Genderen was consistent in finishing second in 2013 point standings for the XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour. His IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified series-first victory will go a long way toward winning the 2014 tour championship. Van Genderen emerged as the new point leader Monday night following a back-and-forth battle at Lee County Speedway with Jesse Sobbing. The two swapped the front spot as the 30-lapper wound down and were virtually side-by-side coming to the white flag. Sobbing scraped the frontstretch wall before Van Genderen surged ahead to take the $1,000 checkers by a car length. Pole starter Hunter Marriott led the first nine laps before giving way to Sobbing. The only caution of the night waved on lap 18; Van Genderen was scored first across the stripe on lap 20 but Sobbing was back in front the next time around. Richie Gustin, Marriott and Jeff Waterman completed the top five. Hard charger Jeremy Mills advanced nine spots to sixth. Tim Ward went into the night tied with Van [Read More]

Dodge City Raceway Park Stampede pays $1,200 to IMCA Modified winner

DODGE CITY, Kan. – The IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified driver winning Dodge City Raceway Park’s Saturday, July 19 Stampede special earns $1,200 and one of the first berths on the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. The feature pays a minimum of $150 to start and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Jet Racing Central Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:45 p.m. and racing begins at 7:30 p.m. There is no entry fee; pit passes are $30. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults and free for kids 11 and under when accompanying a paying adult. Other sanctioned divisions on the card are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA SportMods. More information is available on the www.dodgecityraceway.com website.

Bell awards program on center stage at IMCA Super Nationals

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Bell Racing continues an awards program that enjoys on-stage exposure at the biggest event in all of dirt track racing. In its ninth season as an IMCA marketing partner, the Champaign, Ill.,-based manufacturer and retailer gives SA2010 approved K-1 helmets to Modified, Late Model, Stock Car, Hobby Stock, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Mach-1 Sport Compact champions at the Sept. 1-6 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Bell also provides the replica helmets for trophies to be awarded to top four main event finishers in each of those divisions and Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod qualifying feature winners. Information about Bell helmets and accessories is available by calling 217 239-5355 and at the www.bellracing.com website. “This year, through the cooperation of RH2, we are installing speakers in the new Bell helmets that our Super Nationals champions receive to make that awards package even more lucrative,” said IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “The Bell program is one that really gets me excited about the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors [Read More]

O’Brien is the best of the best in Jamestown IMCA Modified Dakota Classic Tour finale

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (July 11) – Two first-time feature winners took their turns in victory lane following the sixth and final night for the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour. With a track record 80 IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds at Jamestown Speedway Friday, Justin O’Brien took the lead from Steven Pfeifer late in the 30-lapper and outran Justen Yeager for the $2,000 checkers. “This was absolutely the biggest win of my career,” said O’Brien, newly qualified for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. “The best of the best in IMCA were here.” Jeff Taylor clinched the series title with his third-place finish, still in a borrowed car. Pfeifer and Ryan Ruter completed the top five. Point runner-up Jordan Grabouski started last in the field of 26 and finished 12th. Perry Misner almost didn’t capitalize on a rare start near the front of the field, falling back to ninth before rallying to win the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car tour feature and $800. “I had a pretty good car so once I got rolling I was able to [Read More]

Werkmeister sweeps Lincoln County Stock Car features

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (July 12) – Picking up a pair of Saturday feature victories in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car division at Lincoln County Raceway was Casey Werkmeister. He was joined in the winner’s circle by Zach Schultz, Kyle Bond and Charlie Blowers. On top of his game, Werkmeister swept top honors in the Stock Car features as two were run this evening. Werkmeister took the lead in the initial feature near the halfway point and never looked back. In the finale, Werkmeister droved to the lead on lap 10 from his fifth row starting position to capture the checkered flag. Schultz started on the pole and led from green to checkered in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature. Finding the right groove on the high side in the late laps powered Bond to the winner’s circle in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock division. Bond snared the lead on the sixth lap. Leading the final two laps, Blowers piloted his way to the Mach-1 Sport Compact victory. Blowers started in the second row and was [Read More]

Thornton stays hot at Canyon’s Mid-Summer Classic

By Lonnie Wheatley PEORIA, Ariz. (July 12) – Ricky Thornton, Jr., continues to hold the hottest of Canyon Speedway Park hands as he raced to yet another IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature victory in Saturday’s Mid-Summer Classic atop the 1/3-mile clay oval. Thornton raced from the front row outside to his ninth win in 11 CSP events thus far in 2014, taking the checkered flag ahead of Jason Noll with Brian Schultz, Steve Stultz and Chaz Baca, Jr., in the top five. Joe Wampole advanced the most positions in the main event by racing from 19th to seventh.

Atcher repeats at Marshalltown during Central Iowa Fair

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (July 11) – Dave Atcher raced to a second straight IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature win Friday, during the Central Iowa Fair show at Marshalltown Speedway. Robbie Merkle led the first lap but Atcher was the story the next 17 times around the track. Donavon Smith worked his way to second while Steve Meyer, Michael Jaennette and Damon Murty rounded out a very formidable top five. Jon Snyder got the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified lead with five laps left and held off Ronn Lauritzen in the race to the checkers. Jared Van Deest led the last two circuits in the Big Eight Tyre Center IMCA Northern SportMod main Jenae Gustin got the lead on lap seven but just after taking the white flag her car shut off and Gustin spun, collecting second and third runners Clint Luellen and Ryan King. Austin Luellen won his fifth local IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature of the season.

Kay wins a wild one in Dubuque Deery

DUBUQUE, Iowa (July 13) – He’s won six straight races at Dubuque Speedway this season and eight in a row dating back to last year. But Justin Kay has never won a race anywhere like he did at Dubuque on Sunday night. Kay inherited the lead in the Deery Brothers Summer Series main event when Mike Murphy Jr. broke with seven circuits left in the IMCA Late Model tour 50-lapper. Brian Harris then came from deep in the field to challenge before getting into the wall with two to go. Five lead changes, eight cautions and plenty of excitement preceded Kay’s $3,000 payday, the third this season and second straight for the top driver in the series point standings. “It was a wild night, that’s for sure. Apparently, being the leader wasn’t the place to be,” Kay said. “Murph had the car to beat and would have won if he hadn’t broke. I was right next to Harris when he hit the wall. He was going for it all.” Murphy, Dan Shelliam and Kay split [Read More]

Auringer earns second Hogan Memorial win at Benton County Speedway

By Ryan Clark VINTON, Iowa (July 13) – The last time J.D. Auringer won the Hogan Memorial, he led every lap except one. He did himself one better Sunday night at Benton County Speedway. Auringer, who first won the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified special in 2007, led all 40 laps Sunday night to earn his second victory in the event’s 20-year history. Auringer earned $1,250 for winning the race, plus $2,250 in lap money and the halfway leader bonus and additional bonus money to bring his total share of the purse to $3,850. He also receives a free wrap from Tenacity Graphics, plus a new Hoosier tire from IMCA. The win also put him on the ballot for the upcoming Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Forty-five Modified drivers from six states signed in to compete Sunday at Vinton. From his outside front row starting spot, Auringer pulled away from pole-sitter Jeremy Mills when the green flag waved. Running the high groove, Auringer built a straightaway lead and encountered lapped traffic while Hunter Marriott and Dan [Read More]