By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – With the upcoming season a little over a month away, Cottage Grove Speedway will host a special racers’ swap meet at the Western Oregon Exposition Fairgrounds, located adjacent to the race track, on Saturday, March 15. This will be a chance for race teams to sell off some of their excess or unused inventory or purchase some extra equipment for the upcoming campaign. The swap meet is scheduled to last from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and spaces are $35 each. Space is limited so hurry and get your spot reserved today. Not only will race car parts and components be up for sale but the event is also a chance for drivers to get their registration forms filled out and turned in so they can get their 2014 track license. All drivers turning their registration forms in at the swap meet will be entered into a drawing to win an extra special prize. Anyone interested can contact CGS General Manager Heather Boyce at 541 729-8666.

KENNEDALE, Texas (Feb. 25) – Four IMCA divisions are on the program for Kennedale Speedway Park’s season-opening Spring Kick-Off special this Saturday and Sunday, March 1-2. IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars run for $800 to win on Saturday. Texas Lone Star Series shows are slated both nights for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods. Stock Cars run as part of Wild Child Race Cars and Southern SportMods as part of Southwest Racing Specialties-sponsored series shows. Modifieds race for $600 to win, Stocks and SportMods both for $500 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing national, regional and Allstar Performance state points will be awarded. An open practice begins at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Saturday; gates open at noon and racing starts at 2 p.m. on Sunday. There is no entry fee and pit passes are $25. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and military personnel with ID, $5 for [Read More]

VINTON, Iowa – Their success in early season specials have landed three more IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified drivers on the ballot for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Spencer Wilson won both Snowbird Classic features at Arizona Speedway while Jason Noll captured opening night honors in the Winter Challenge Series at Canyon Speedway Park. Chris Dawson became the most recent addition to the ballot by winning the second Modified feature at Lubbock Speedway’s Winter Classic. Four other drivers already vote eligible won qualifying events, Ricky Thornton Jr. and Dylan Smith both doing so in especially impressive fasion. Thornton won four straight Winter Challenge Series features at Canyon. Smith matched that streak with four consecutive wins of his own in Cocopah Speedway’s Winter Nationals. Jesse Sobbing was also a winner at Canyon and Neal Flowers was first to the checkers on opening night at Lubbock. By home region, the 78 drivers on the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot now include: Larry Shaw Racing Western Region – Ricky Alvarado, Mark Carrell, Brian Cass, Zane DeVilbiss, [Read More]

GREAT BEND, Kan. (Feb. 24) – Building on a successful first season in the coveted role, Xtreme Motor Sports returns in 2014 as title sponsor of the IMCA Modified division. Manufacturer of the 1st Class Chassis, the Great Bend, Kan., builder again provides a portion of the $25,500 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in final national standings for the division. Xtreme is owned by Brenden Damon, managed by veteran Modified driver Mike Petersilie and has been in business since 2011. “2013 was an excellent year for us. We probably doubled our sales,” said Petersilie. “We had a lot of repeat buyers and sold quite a few cars to new customers, too. The emphasis on tech support really works for us.” Xtreme house cars will run at Salina Speedway and at RPM Speedway. Xtreme will also be represented on track at area specials, the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s and the Duel In The Desert at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “The Xtreme team has combined a quality built race [Read More]

BURLESON, Texas (Feb. 26) – Wild Child Race Cars is back in the saddle as title sponsor of the Texas Lone Star Series for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. The Burleson, Texas, chassis builder provides a portion of the $1,000 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in standings for the fourth annual series. The champion earns $250. Other point fund shares are $175 for second, $125 for third, $100 for fourth, $75 for fifth, $75 for sixth and $50 for eighth through 10th. Point fund checks will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. Winners of series features last weekend at Abilene Speedway were Matt Guillaume of Haslet, J.C. Howell of Mabank and Jason Batt of Harker Heights. The series continues March 1 and 2 at Kennedale Speed­way Park; May 25 at Heart O’ Texas Speedway; July 3 at Cotton Bowl Speedway; and July 4 and 5 at HO’T. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Arnold Motor Supply Southern Region [Read More]

HERON LAKE, Minn. (Feb. 24) – The Redline Racing Parts North Star Series returns for a third season, with 10 dates at five different tracks in Minnesota. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts are in action each night of the tour. Series events will be Saturdays, April 26 and Sept. 27 at Jackson Speedway; Fridays, May 9 and July 4 at Fairmont Raceway; Sundays, June 1 and July 20 at Redwood Speedway in Redwood Falls; Fridays, June 13 and Aug. 1 at Murray County Speedway in Slayton; and Saturdays, June 14 and Aug. 9 at Arlington Raceway. Series title sponsor Redline Racing Parts provides the $6,500 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in point standings for each division. The Modified champion gets $600 of that division’s $2,500 fund, the Stock Car champion $500 of a $1,500 fund, Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod champions both $400 of $1,000 funds and the Sport Compact champion $150 of a $500 [Read More]