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Day Motor Sports returns as sponsor for IMCA specials in all eight divisions

TYLER, Texas – A company known for the quality of its products as well as its Texas hospitality is returning as a marketing partner with IMCA. Day Motor Sports will give $50 gift cards to a top five finisher at as many as 80 special events in 2014 and again in 2015. Those gift cards will be given at specials for all eight divisions sanctioned by IMCA. “As we look at it, this program is one way we can spread the wealth. We try to cater to drivers out there banging fenders every Friday and Saturday,” said Joe Francis, president of the Tyler, Texas high performance parts retailer and wholesaler. “We want to help everyone from the driver just getting started to the driver who’s been racing for years.” The company has had a single location since being founded by Bill Day in 1971. Purchased by Dan Hamilton in 2000 and by an ownership group in 2011, Day had previously been an IMCA sponsor and gave awards to Stock Car drivers as recently as 2005. [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through July 17

IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds – 1. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 1,172; 2. Keith White, Little River Academy, Texas, 1,169; 3. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, Iowa, 1,163; 4. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 1,149; 5. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 1,148; 6. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, 1,115; 7. Dean Abbey, Waco, Texas, 1,108; 8. Glen Hibbard, Euless, Texas, 1,106; 9. Troy Cordes, Dunkerton, Iowa, and Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa, both 1,096; 11. Mike Jergens, Plover, Iowa, 1,092; 12. Tim Ward, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,088; 13. Ronnie Welborn, Princeton, Texas, 1,076; 14. Jimmy Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, 1,064; 15. Adam Larson, Ankeny, Iowa, 1,046; 16. Tommy Fain, Abilene, Texas, 1,043; 17. Clay Sellard, Ellis, Kan., 1,042; 18. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb., 1,033; 19. Ryan Roath, Phoenix, Ariz., 1,030; 20. Kyle Wilson, Monterey, Calif., 1,029. IMCA Late Models – 1. Justin L. Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 796; 2. Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa, 789; 3. Todd Malmstrom, Silvis, Ill., 721; 4. Nick Marolf, Moscow, Iowa, 714; 5. Curt Schroeder, Ames, Iowa, 712; 6. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 705; 7. Jason [Read More]

Summer Bash Saturday at 281 Speedway

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Five IMCA divisions are on the card for 281 Speedway’s Saturday, July 19 Summer Bash. Racing starts at 7 p.m. for a program that includes IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. The pit gate at Stephenville opens at 3:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. All applicable IMCA points, including Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Allstar Performance State and local track points, will be awarded. Purse information is posted online at www.281speedway.com. There are no entry or registration fees; pit passes are $30. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under.

Abelson conquers Harris Clash IMCA Modifieds at Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 17) – Chris Abelson was plenty fast in winning his Thursday night “B” feature during the Harris Clash at Knoxville. He proved even faster in the evening’s IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified main event, racing from 17th starting to the lead on the 19th of 25 laps. Abelson pulled away in the final circuits to the $2,000 payday. The Clash was also an XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour event and the final race of IMCA’s Hawkeye State Modified Speedweek. Eighty drivers from 11 states and Canada contended. Brett Lowry was the $1,000 Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod winner. That division drew 59 entries from six states. Eric Dailey drew the Modified pole but it was Canadian visitor Aaron Turnbull in the lead when the opening lap was scored. Cautions slowed the early going before a long green flag run that saw Mike Van Genderen race from mid-pack to second. Kurt Kile, Jeff Jodersma and the hard-charging Abelson were running close behind when the yellow came back out on lap 16. The opportunistic Abelson shot [Read More]

Deery Brothers Summer Series top 20 point standings

1. Justin Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 382; 2. Andy Eckrich, Oxford, Iowa, 370; 3. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 347; 4. Ryan Dolan, Lisbon, Iowa, 329; 5. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, Iowa, 325; 6. Jason Rauen, Farley, Iowa, 299; 7. Brian Harris, Davenport, Iowa, 287; 8. Scott Fitzpatrick, Urbandale, Iowa, 285; 9. Tyler Bruening, Decorah, Iowa, 282; 10. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill., 278; 11. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 267; 12. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 264; 13. Jeremy Grady, Story City, Iowa, 209; 14. Tommy Elston, Keokuk, Iowa, 200; 15. Nate Beuseling, Silvis, Ill., 189; 16. Rob Moss, Iowa City, Iowa, 181; 17. Colby Springsteen, Wapello, Iowa, 172; 18. Spencer Diercks, Davenport, Iowa, 164; 19. Denny Eckrich, Tiffin, Iowa, 161; 20. Jay Johnson, West Burlington, Iowa, 140.

Hurst, Shepherd, Irvine get Buchanan County Fair wins

By Ryan Clark INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (July 16) – Kevin Hurst took the lead early and then survived a late caution to win the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature Wednesday night at Independence Motor Speedway. The special event was held to kick off the Buchanan County Fair. Paul Shepherd won in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car division and Benji Irvine topped the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Second row starter Hurst took the lead from pole-sitter Kyle Bentley on the fourth lap of the 15-lap SportMod main. Hurst extended his advantage before Jim Buhlman settled into second a short time later. Buhlman reeled in the leader and attempted to work the low groove around Hurst. Hurst had successfully fought off all challenges and made his way through slower traffic when caution slowed action shortly after the white flag waved. The stoppage set up a green, white, checkered dash to the finish. When racing resumed, Hurst fought off more pressure from Buhlman to drive to victory. Shawn Ritter took advantage of the late restart to come home third. [Read More]

Schroeder scores XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour checkers with late pass at Osky

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (July 15) – While the list of entries came from eight states and Canada, it was a driver from the Hawkeye State in victory lane following Tuesday’s XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour main event at Southern Iowa Speedway. Andrew Schroeder took advantage when race-long leader Todd Shute got high in traffic with four circuits left in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified series 25-lapper, going low coming out of the second turn to take the front spot away. Schroeder pulled away to win by five car lengths, earning $1,000 and a spot on the ballot for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Shute had started on the pole and ended second in the latest Hawkeye Dirt Tour feature to run caution free. Monday night HDT winner and current point leader Mike Van Genderen, Luke Wanninger and Jacob Murray completed the top five. After wrestling second away from Van Genderen on lap 11, Schroeder tried to sneak inside Shute, who pulled ahead and looked to have the race in hand until encountering the back [Read More]

Osborne Speedway to host July 23-24 fair races

OSBORNE, Kan. – Osborne Speedway will host auto races during the Osborne County Fair on Wednesday and Thursday, July 23-24, beginning at 7 p.m. each evening. Both events will be IMCA sanctioned and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. It will be a separate points race each night and draw/redraw each night. Divisions and payouts each night are IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds $500 to win and $100 to start; IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars $400 to win and $70 to start; Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods $350 to win and $50 to start; IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks $300 to win and $50 to start; and non-sanctioned 4-cylinders $100 to win and $30 to start. This event is sponsored by the Osborne County Fair Board and Thunder Promotions. For more information call 785 346-6390 or 785 678-8121.

$1,000 to win prize for Modifieds Friday at Marshalltown

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – This Friday, July 18, IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds race for $1,000 to win and a minimum of $100 to start at Marshalltown Speedway. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded at the draw/redraw show. Also on the card for KMJ Performance Night will be IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, and the mod lites. Pit gates are set open at 5:15 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m., hot laps are at 7 p.m. and and racing is at 7:30 p.m.

Flagman-turned-Sprinter takes Grams Memorial checkers

ARLINGTON, Minn. (July 12) – Ron Guentzel waved the checkered flag for other drivers at Arlington Raceway for three seasons. On Saturday night, Guentzel’s replacement waved it for him. The second-year IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car driver won for the first time in his short career in the winged class, during the Dan Grams Memorial Night program. “There were three cautions and I was wondering if the race was ever going to get over,” admitted Guentzel, from St. Peter. “It was extremely humid and my shield was fogging over, so I had to flip that up just to see. After the race I was so excited I could barely talk when they were doing the interview.” “It was really special to win this race because Dan was a friend of mine. The car was set up so perfect. It was just a rocket ship,” he added. “To finally come to the checkers and know I’d won was really special. Everybody was excited. It was just so much fun. It was a magical night.” Guentzel [Read More]