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Final four rookie winners get Speedway Motors gift cards

LINCOLN, Neb. – The final four IMCA rookies winning career-first features during the 2013 point season have received $100 gift cards from Speedway Motors. Tom Quint won the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main event at I-76 Speedway on Sept. 21. First-time Mach-1 Sport Compact winners were Taylor Kuper, at Hancock County Speedway on June 7; Kyren Porter, at Arlington Raceway on Sept. 21; and Richard Sides, at Summit Raceway on Sept. 27. In all, 87 rookie drivers received gift cards from Speedway Motors this season.

Four regional champions new to Fast Shafts All-Star ballot

VINTON, Iowa – Four of the five IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified regional champions crowned this season are additions to the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. National and BillsBuilt South Central Region king William Gould, Larry Shaw Racing Western Region champion Zane DeVilbiss, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region champion Jesse Sobbing and Dirt Works Eastern Region champion Chris Fleming are now vote-eligible for 2014. Jet Racing Central Region titleist Jeremy Frenier was already qualified. DeVilbiss had won both Castle Country Clash features at Desert Thunder Raceway and Frenier won a Flatlander feature at Sherman County Speedway before the point season ended; Gould paced the Showdown main event at Kennedale Speedway Park afterwards. Winner of the Turbo Blue Pistol Chassis 40 at Skyline Raceway was Matt Roberts. Johnny Saathoff swept September Fest features at Beatrice Speedway. Cody Gearhart was also a winner during the Flatlander and Vince Ogle topped the Blake Raulston Memorial at Cardinal Speedway. Kelly Shryock scored the Jackson Nationals checkers at Jackson Speedway. Jordan Grabouski was the Mid-America Clash winner at Salina Speedway [Read More]

Corneliusen captures October prize for non-fendered contest

DICKINSON, N.D. – Rusty Corneliusen ended his ninth IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified season with October honors in the Sybesma Graphics Facebook Fan Favorite contest for the non-fendered classes. A regular at his hometown Southwest Speedway this season, he’ll receive a mini-mod door from contest sponsor Sybesma Graphics. “I always liked Modifieds and always wanted to get into one,” said Corneliusen, who ran a WISSOTA street stock and a non-sanctioned hobby stock before getting into the open wheeled division. “I really like the competition. There are a lot of good drivers in this class and when you can race with them, it makes you feel pretty good.” “The cars are a lot of fun when they’re working right,” he added. Corneliusen also got a couple nights in at Dacotah Speedway and followed the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour. Along with his wife Sarah and father Stewart, Corneliusen’s crew includes Clint Pavlicek, Rob Schneider and Mike Staiger. Sponsors are Industrial Electric, Basin Tubing Testing and Sure Sign, all of Dickinson, and Kuntz Sandblasting of South Heart.

Shipman sails to fendered first in October Fan Favorite contest

MASON CITY, Iowa – The good news just keeps coming for Travis Shipman. The winner of a career-best 12 features and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car titles at I-35 Speedway and Chateau Raceway this season, the Mason City, Iowa, driver topped voting for October’s Sybesma Graphics Facebook Fan Favorite contest. He’ll get a mini-hood from contest sponsor Sybesma Graphics to display along with those track championship plaques. “It was a pretty good season. Everything worked out for us,” said Shipman, who wrapped up the I-35 crown by winning on season championship night. “To get 12 wins this year was really, really good.” 2013 was his eighth year racing and his eighth year in the class. My dad and uncle had raced hobby stocks. We bought a car race-ready from a guy we knew who was retiring,” Shipman said. “We kind of jumped right in and got smoked, but I learned a lot the first few years.” Along with his dad Todd, wife Teresa and daughters Natalie, Rachel and Olivia, his crew includes Mark Ruehlow, Andrew Inman, [Read More]

26 IMCA marketing partners honored during national awards banquet

LINCOLN, Neb. – Twenty-six IMCA marketing partners will be recognized for their dedicated support at the upcoming IMCA national awards banquet. The banquet is Saturday, Nov. 30 at the Cornhusker Hotel in downtown Lincoln, Neb. AFCO will be honored for supporting IMCA racing for 20 consecutive seasons. They are the seventh-longest tenured IMCA sponsor and the latest to achieve a two-decade milestone. A host of organizations have reached 15 consecutive years of partnership, and they include Bilstein of Poway, Calif.; Design 500 Racewear of Tukwila, Wash.; Dirt Works Race Cars of Oronogo, Mo.; Holley of Bowling Green, Ky.; JC Dubil of Bettendorf, Iowa; Karl Performance of Des Moines, Iowa; QA1 of Lakeville, Minn.; Schoenfeld Headers of Van Buren, Ark.; and Speedway Engineering of Sylmar, Calif. A trio of organizations will be recognized and given decade partnership awards at the banquet for their support and include Moser Engineering of Portland, Ind.; MSD of El Paso, Texas; and The Joie of Seating of Kannapolis, N.C. Thirteen companies have now partnered with IMCA for five seasons and include [Read More]

111 IMCA drivers already entered for Duel In The Desert

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Oct. 21) – One hundred and eleven IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified and IMCA SportMod drivers are nowpre-entered for the 16th annual Duel In The Desert special at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Nov. 6-9. Early entries are in hand from 91 Modified drivers from 20 states and three Canadian provinces. SportMod entries number 20 and were postmarked from 10 states and one province. Modifieds race for $7,777 to win and a minimum of $777 to start their Saturday, Nov. 9 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Preliminary features on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 7 and 8 both pay $777 to win. Both Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods will compete in the same races with the existing rules for each division. Their features pay $500 to win on Friday and $777 to win on Saturday. Modified entries are six ahead of last year’s pace and are now in hand from: Richard Anderson, Shelley, Idaho; Shawn Anderson, Minot N.D.; Joe Antonetti, Santa Cruz Calif.; Paris Archie, Sparks; Sherman Barnett, [Read More]

Dodge City Raceway Park banquet Information announced

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. – With the 2013 racing season at Dodge City Raceway Park coming to a conclusion with the inaugural Jerry Soderberg Memorial on Sept. 28, all that remains is to distribute the hardware and point fund money to the track’s top competitors. The Dodge City Raceway Park awards banquet is set for Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Knights of Columbus building at 800 West Frontview Street in Dodge City, Kan. Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner served at 7 p.m. and the awards ceremony to follow. Tickets to the event are $25 per person and must be ordered no later than Oct. 28 to determine an accurate headcount. Tickets may be ordered by calling the Dodge City Raceway Park office at 620 225-3277, Gina Wilson at 620 339-9873 or Tommie Estes Jr. at 405 238-8485. The top 10 in points in all five divisions (IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, United Wireless IMCA SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Poor Boy Kustomz Thunder Cars and Hornets) will all receive trophies, with [Read More]

Chassis decision pays off again for Melton

By Neal Palmer BOYD, Texas (Oct. 12) – Chad Melton decision to change chassis paid off again Saturday at Boyd Raceway. Melton won another October special, pocketing $2,000 for winning the Grand Nationals main event for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds in his new CAM Chassis. The new Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier picked the line he liked and set sail, leading the entire 25-lap feature distance. Glen Hibbard, Tommy Fain, Darryl Campbell and Charles Brewer rounded out the top five. 2013 track champions Dean Abbey and Gabe Tucker defender their Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car turf, respectively. Abbey had to pass Chris Cogburn and then Brad Shirley for the lead. He was working his way through lapped traffic on the final circuit when something let go in the motor, but he was able to keep the pedal to the metal long enough to get to victory lane. Tucker went to the front early on and left the rest of the field fighting for second. Matt Guillaume put up [Read More]

Hansen completes Fall Nationals mission at RPM with $5,000 IMCA Modified payday

By Mike Hughes HAYS, Kan. (Oct. 10-12) – John Hansen earned the biggest share of the weekend’s $60,000-plus purse when more than 230 race teams, representing 11 states and Canada, converged on RPM Speedway for the seventh annual Fall Nationals Oct. 10-12. Pole starter Hansen was a man on a mission in Saturday’s 40-lap IMCA Xtreme Modified feature, which included four former national champions in the star-studded lineup. Scott Drake and Dominic Ursetta swapped the lead early. Hansen took the lead on lap 14 and never looked back as he lapped half of the 24-car field en route to the win and a $5,000 check. The new Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier was followed by Ursetta, Eddie Belec, Drake and Jeremy Frenier. Mike Nichols led all 30 laps of the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature to capture a $3,000 paycheck. Several cautions gave the field a chance but Nichols was dialed in and held off a stellar field for the victory. Jason Rogers chased Nichols most of the distance but had to settle for [Read More]

Thunder On The Hill special rumbles this weekend at Mayetta

MAYETTA, Kan. – Feature events for five IMCA divisions are on the schedule for both nights of Thunder Hill Speedway’s Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18-19 Thunder On The Hill Special. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified features pay $2,000 to win, a minimum of $150 to start, and are qualifying events for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods both run for $700 to win and a minimum of $100 to start. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks run for $400 to win and $50 to start, Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $150 to win and $25 to start. Purses are based on minimum 20-car fields. Modifieds will start three-wide. An open practice will be held from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. Pit passes are $10. Gates at Mayetta open at 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Drivers’ meetings are at 6:30 p.m. both nights with hot laps at 7 p.m. and racing to follow. Grandstand admission each night is $15 for adults and free for 12 and under. Pit passes [Read More]