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15 first-time IMCA rookie feature winners receive Speedway Motors award packages

LINCOLN, Neb. – Fifteen IMCA drivers have already won career-first feature events in their respective divisions and have received $100 gift cards and prize packages from Speedway Motors. By division, those drivers include: IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified – Clay Sellard at Dodge City Raceway Park on April 19; and Chris Zogg at Davenport Speedway on May 9. IMCA Late Model – John Emerson at Independence Motor Speedway on May 10. IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car – Marcus Thomas at Mountain Creek Speedway on April 11; George White at Kennedale Speedway Park on April 12; and Kyle Jones at Kennedale Speedway Park on April 26. IMCA Sunoco Stock Car – Colin Deming at Cardinal Speedway on March 29; Colby Deming at Lubbock Speedway on May 2; and Devin Smith at Buena Vista Raceway on May 7. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock – J.R. Patman at Lubbock Speedway on April 11; TeJay Mielke at US 30 Speedway on May 8; and Andrew Sebastian at Devil’s Lake Speedway on May 9. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod – Robert [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through May 22

IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds – 1. Ryan Roath, Phoenix, Ariz., 900; 2. Keith White, Little River Academy, Texas, 899; 3. Ronnie Welborn, Princeton, Texas, 800; 4. Dean Abbey, Waco, Texas, 787; 5. Glen Hibbard, Euless, Texas, 785; 6. Alexander Wilson, Salinas, Calif., 764; 7. Kyle Wilson, Monterey, Calif., 760; 8. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 749; 9. Ben Ketteman, Pflugerville, Texas, 745; 10. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 733; 11. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 730; 12. Joe Spillman, Marble Falls, Texas, 707; 13. Jeff Streeter, Madera, Calif., 680; 14. Larry Hood, Bakersfield, Calif., 669; 15. Tommy Fain, Abilene, Texas, 653; 16. Josh Vogt, Santa Maria, Calif., 641; 17. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 628; 18. Cody Burke, Salinas, Calif., 624; 19. Steve Streeter, Madera, Calif., 613; 20. Mike Jergens, Plover, Iowa, 608. IMCA Late Models – 1. Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa, 419; 2. Curt Schroeder, Ames, Iowa, 358; 3. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 325; 4. Nick Marolf, Moscow, Iowa, 302; 5. Colby Springsteen, Wapello, Iowa, 295; 6. Curtis Glover, Des Moines, Iowa, 289; 7. [Read More]

Reinhart Memorial is Sunday at Quad City Speedway

EAST MOLINE, Ill. – First place in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature pays $1,000 at Quad City Speedway’s Sunday, May 25 Gary Reinhart Memorial. The 21st annual special is a 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier and pays a minimum of $150 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region and Allstar Performance State, but no local track points will be awarded for the draw/redraw show. Pit gates at East Moline open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3:30 p.m. The draw ends and the drivers’ meeting starts at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 5:15 p.m. with racing to follow. Entry fee is $40 and pit passes are $30. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Also on the program are IMCA Late Models, 4-cylinders and mod lites, racing for all applicable points. More information about the Reinhart Memorial is available at the www.qcspeedwayracing.com website by emailing qcspeedwayracing@yahoo.com.

Deery Series and Super Nationals champion, top tour rookie primed for Petersen prizes

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. – Two IMCA champions and a special series rookie of the year receive product awards again this season from Petersen Aluminum. Both the champion and rookie of the year in the Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models, as well as the winner of the tour’s Sept. 1 main event during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s receive 10 sheets of aluminum. Drivers must display two Petersen Aluminum decals on their race car to be eligible. Petersen manufactures and sells painted aluminum and mill finish aluminum sheets, extrusions and stainless steel. The Elk Grove Village, Ill., company is in its 13th season as a marketing partner with IMCA. Certificate awards will be mailed from the IMCA home office the week after Super Nationals and after the series concludes Oct. 3-4 at West Liberty Raceway. “Petersen representatives are at a number of Deery series events through the course of the season and they pay close attention to how the point battles play out,” said IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. [Read More]

Great Plains Series Stock Cars return to WaKeeney on Memorial Day

WAKEENEY, Kan. – The seventh installment of the Dirt Track Central Jax Sports Grille Great Plains Series takes touring IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars back to WaKeeney Speedway on Memorial Day. The Monday, May 26 main event pays $750 to win. WaKeeney opens the pit gates at 3:30 p.m. and the grandstand at 4:30 p.m. Hot laps follow the 5 p.m. drivers’ meeting with racing at 6:30 p.m. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $25. Completing the holiday card are IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Mach-1 Sport Compacts and 305 sprint cars. More information is available by calling 785 650-1551 and at the www.wakeeneyspeedway.com website. Point leader Mike Nichols has won four of the first seven series events, including the March 30 race at WaKeeney. Final tour dates are Aug. 3 at Dawson County Raceway and Sept. 19 at Thunder Hill Speedway. Great Plains Series Top 20 point standings – 1. Mike Nichols, Harlan, [Read More]

Skyline hosts Sunday Friesen Chevrolet Empire State Series show

CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Friesen Chevrolet Empire State Series returns to one of its favorite venues for a Sunday, May 25 show. Skyline Raceway has hosted touring IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds on 13 previous occasions. The upcoming holiday weekend feature at Cortland pays $400 to win and a minimum of $75 to start, Pit gates and the grandstand both open at 4:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6:30 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors 65 and over and students ages 10-14, and free for kids nine and under. Pit passes are $35 or $30 with a Saturday wristband. There is no entry fee. Sean Lias of Westfield, Pa., is a four-time series winner at Skyline. Kevan Cook of Constantia has won three Empire State Series features at Cortland. More information is available by calling 607 657-8222 or 607 849-6600 on race day. The champion of the Friesen Chevrolet Empire State Series earns a $600 share of the increased $3,000 point fund. Friesen Chevrolet Empire [Read More]

20th annual Garst Memorial is Saturday at Thunder Hill

MAYETTA, Kan. – Thunder Hill Speedway is preparing for Saturday night, May 24, when the 20th annual Don Garst Memorial Race is held at the Clash on the Hill. The Garst Memorial is Thunder Hill’s longest running special event, held in memory of the track’s first-ever flagman. The memorial race is one of the ways Don is remembered by the Garst family, and helps keep Don’s memory alive as one of the best short-track flagmen in the Midwest. In previous years, the Garst family has given Modified drivers a chance at a much larger win. This year, the family has taken the event to a whole new level giving everyone a chance at prize monies and contingencies. They have added money to the purses in four of the five divisions being raced. The BSB Manufacturing IMCA Modifieds will race for $1,020 to win, with the winner becoming a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Pat Fagen of Fast Shafts has donated T-shirts, decals and banners for the event. Additional monies of $25 will be added [Read More]

Two features for IMCA Modifieds this weekend at Arizona Speedway special

APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. – Two feature events for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds are on the card this holiday weekend during Arizona Speedway’s second annual John Morris Classic. The Saturday, May 24 feature at Apache Junction pays $750 to win while first place on Sunday, May 25 is good for $1,000 and a spot on the ballot for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Minimum start money is $75. Pill draw is $10 each night. Free camping will be available and T-shirt giveaways are in the works both nights. Pure Stocks, X-Mods, Robert Horne Ford Bombers and Lady Stocks are also on the weekend programs. All visiting Modified and X-Mod drivers are asked to make sure their car has the approved 78 series Schoenfeld muffler for this event. This is the only muffler that can be used. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for kids and free for six and under. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and mandatory drivers’ meetings start at 6 p.m. [Read More]

Stand Packer Night at Salina Speedway set for May 23

By Dusty Wiegert SALINA, Kan. — A huge capacity crowd is guaranteed for Friday, on Salina Speedway’s Stand Packer Night. All fans have the opportunity to get in free courtesy of their favorite drivers. Each ticket is accepted until the grandstands hit their capacity at just over 3,000. Fans are encouraged to arrive early and carpool if possible. Each driver in attendance last weekend received their package of tickets to hand out to whoever wants them. The driver who hands out the most tickets that come back through the gate on race night will receive a special customized fire suit as an award courtesy of BSB Manufacturing and Salina Speedway. Drivers finishing in second through fifth place will receive a paid entry into the Mid-America Clash II year-end special, and sixth through 10th will receive one free pit pass to use during the season. And if that’s not enough race fans also get to be part of something special … fans entering the track that night will receive a ticket. If they bring that ticket [Read More]

Thunderhill boosts Stock Car, Modified winner shares for Bouche Memorial

By Edward Anschutz STURGEON BAY, Wis. – In memory of Nathan Bouche, Thunderhill Raceway and its proud sponsors have pulled out all the stops raising the feature winner’s share of the purse for the Olson Fabrication IMCA Stock Cars to a hefty $1,500 this Saturday, May 24. The Kelsey Racing IMCA Modifieds also received a pay boost with the feature winner taking home $1,000 for their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying event. There are no added pit fees for the added purse. Members pay $20 a pit pass while non-members pay $25. The final number on the 2014 banquet contingency has reached $30,000. To be eligible, no driver can miss more than three nights of racing the entire season. Pit gates open at 3:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m.