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Shute is fastest in 10th annual Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 6) – The closest finish in the 10-year history of the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational deserved a “10.” Todd Shute was the winner of the Friday special at Boone Speedway, racing from 14th starting to beat Chris Abelson by less than a car length in the 30-lapper. “This ranks right up there,” said Shute, Modified champion at the 2007 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “There weren’t any sob sisters in this race. Everybody deserved to be here.” The 30 All-Star drivers hailed from a dozen states and Canada. All had sanctioned wins of $1,000 or more in the past year, or 2012 regional or state championships to their credit. Abelson, the 2011 race winner, Dylan Smith, William Gould and Jeff Taylor rounded out the top five. Shute’s victory was good for $1,100, including $100 in lap money, and put him on the ballot for the 2014 Invitational. Jeremy Mills led the first 15 laps, making the high side work after starting outside the front row. A yellow flag erased [Read More]

Super Nationals Friday Notebook

Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational highlights Friday show at Boone BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 6) – The 10th annual Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational highlights Day Five of the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Thirty of the best Modified drivers from a dozen states and Canada, voted into the field by balloting conducted on the IMCA website and on Facebook, will take the green flag for the $1,000 to win event Friday at Boone Speedway. Both the Modifieds and Stock Cars will qualify the front eight on the outside row of their respective main events. Also on the card are all qualifying heats for the Sunoco Race Fuels Race of Champions. Racing is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. * The team of Kenny Hansen, Andy Griffith, Chris Obermeir and Kent Inman finished five under to win Friday morning’s four-person golf tournament at Cedar Pointe Golf Course. Awards and drawing prizes were given to participants in the tourney, proceeds from which go to local civic organizations. The event, organizers pointed out afterwards, has never been [Read More]

Schmitt captures Karl Crate Clash

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 5) – Brian Schmitt was the big winner in the winner take all Karl Crate Clash Thursday at Boone Speedway. Schmitt started on the pole for the inaugural 12-lap Modified race, which saw the last-place car blackflagged at the end of each of the first 10 circuits. He then beat Ricky Stephan to the checkers in a green-white-checkered dash to earn a 604 crate engine from Chevrolet Performance and Karl Chevrolet. Stephan was running second when lap 10 was scored and opted to restart behind Schmitt. Twelve drivers of the 121 who entered were selected by drawing to start the Karl Crate Clash. The starting grid was determined at the Fan Zone during a track prep session. Schmitt was the first to choose a hat with the number of his starting spot inside and got the pole. The engine is valued at $5,500. Feature results – 1. Brian Schmitt, Wall Lake; 2. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb.; 3. Chevy Hadan, Bennington, Neb.; 4. Scott Hogan, Vinton; 5. Jim Lynch, Bloomfield; 6. [Read More]

Thursday Stock Car checkers fly for Temeyer, Vanover

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 5) – Justin Temeyer and Kyle Vanover took different routes to the same destination Thursday at Boone Speedway. Both won IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s Stock Car qualifying features, Temeyer after a long run at the front, Vanover by stealing the lead away with five laps to go. Temeyer took the lead on the sixth of 25 laps in the opener. Trent Murphy kept it a two-car race past midway but couldn’t make up the distance. 2012 runner-up Chad Palmer was a distant third and Michael Jaennette would complete the top four. Vanover ran second most of the way, finally taking the front spot after a restart in the late going. 2001 champion Brian Blessington was second, rookie Heath Tulp third and Nathan Wood fourth. The top four finishers from each feature advance to Saturday’s main event. They’ll start in the middle row. Blessington starts his 11th career main event. Temeyer is in for the ninth time and, like Murphy, has now qualified six straight years. Palmer makes his [Read More]

Smith, Canadian Scholpp score Thursday Modified qualifiers

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 5) – After Dylan Smith raced his way back into the Saturday night show, Kody Scholpp raced his way into the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s history book. Smith won Thursday’s first Modified qualifying feature at Boone Speedway, taking the lead on the ninth lap and holding off hard charger Kyle Brown. Scholpp led all 25 circuits in the nightcap, keeping hometown driver Kelly Lyons at bay and becoming the first Canadian driver to make the Modified main event. “This is awesome,” Scholpp said during post-race tech. “Lyons ran me hard and he tried to stick his nose in there a couple times. I had a great car tonight and the harder I drove it the better it stuck.” Scholpp drew the pole and led Greg Elliott, Matthew Meinecke and then the 12th starting Lyons in pulling away from the rest of the pack. Lyons moved into the runner-up spot on lap 15. Meinecke slipped by Elliott and into third two laps later. After working his way up from [Read More]

Super Nationals Thursday Notebook Part 2

* Super Nationals is legendary for bringing drivers from across the country and Canada to Boone. The diversity of addresses was best seen Wednesday in the 28th Modified heat where the eight starters represented seven states and our neighbors to the north. That heat included Terry Johnson of Iowa, Mike Petersilie of Kansas, Andrew Timm of Minnesota, Jason Wolla of North Dakota, Kody Scholpp of Saskatchewan, Steve Reynolds of South Dakota, Kyle Kudick of Wisconsin and Richard Mueller of Wyoming. Seven different states are represented in two of the 30 Thursday night heats, the ninth and 18th. * A dozen Modifieds will start tonight’s inaugural Karl Crate Clash. The winner goes home with a 604 crate engine, valued at $5,500, courtesy of Chevrolet Performance and Karl Performance. Names of the drivers starting the race were drawn from 121 entries this afternoon, with starting spots determined later in front of an SRO crowd at the Fan Zone. Brian Schmitt and Chevy Hadan drew front row starts. Ricky Stephan and Mike Petersilie are in the second row, [Read More]

Super Nationals Thursday Notebook

All Modifieds and Stock Cars Thursday at Super Nationals BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 5) – Qualifying today at Boone Speedway will determine the front eight spots in the middle rows for Modified and Stock Car main events at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Two qualifying features for both divisions will be on the program, as will all Harris Auto Racing Modified Race of Champions heats. Also on the Thursday card is the inaugural Karl Crate Clash. Racing starts at 3 p.m. * Stock Cars with community betterment/charitable organization themes will be on display beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Fan Zone. Autograph sessions scheduled at the same location are at 4 p.m. for Wednesday Stock Car qualifying feature winners David Smith and Brandon Czarapata; at 5 p.m. for Wednesday Modified qualifying feature winners Ricky Thornton Jr. and Chase Allen; and at 7 p.m. for former Modified champions in attendance at Super Nationals. The drawing for starting spots on the Karl Crate Clash grid is at 6 p.m. * Qualifying feature winner [Read More]

Thornton, Allen top Modified qualifiers

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 4) – Two first-time visitors to the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s were first to the checkers in their Modified qualifying features Wednesday night at Boone Speedway. Ricky Thornton Jr. made the trip from Arizona and led all 25 laps of the first race, winning ahead of Keith White, Johnny Saathoff and Jesse Sobbing. Allen, from Texas, took the lead on the 14th circuit in the nightcap. He beat 14th starting Chris Abelson, Adam Larson and 15th starting Mike Jergens across the stripe. Top four finishers from each qualifier will line up on the inside row of Saturday’s main event. Thornton was unshakeable following each of four restarts. White moved into second to stay with 10 laps to go. Sobbing held onto the final transfer spot from the 17th circuit on. White and Sobbing both advanced seven positions. Kevin Stoa and Eric Dailey did stints at the front of the second feature field before Allen worked his way by. Larson ran second the last half of the contest while [Read More]

Smith impresses, Czarapata amazes in winning Stock Car qualifiers

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 4) – David Smith impressed in winning Wednesday’s first qualifying feature for Stock Cars at Boone Speedway. Brandon Czarapata amazed in winning the second. Top four finishers in both events will advance to the inside row of Saturday’s IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s main event. Smith raced from the 18th starting spot to top the opener ahead of Mike Nichols, Bob Daniels and Jeff Tubbs. Czarapata started way back in 28th and raced quick and clean to the front on the 24th of 25 laps. Donavon Smith, Jay Schmidt and Abe Huls completed that top four. Two-time Super Nationals champion Brian Irvine and Dustin Larson threatened to run away from the field in the first feature, but their run way up front ended on lap 14 when Larson guessed how Irvine would run turn three and guessed wrong. The two made heavy contact, Irvine had to restart at the rear and Larson was directed to the pits. Daniels led for a single circuit before Smith took over. Nichols caught [Read More]

Long leads SportMods to last-chance checkers

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 4) – A green-white-checkered finish ended with Josh Long holding off hometown challenger Eric Elliott to win the last-chance qualifying feature Wednesday for Northern SportMods at Boone Speedway. Top six finishers in the 25-lapper complete the 30-car field for Saturday’s IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s main event. Justin Medler, Justin Zimmerman, Geoff Olson and Darin Roepke followed Long and Elliott across the stripe. Elliott raced to second from the 15th starting spot while Olson rocketed 19 spots to fifth. Roepke started 20th and charged into the final qualifying position coming out of the final turn. Olson will start his seventh straight SportMod main. Long is in for the third time in his career, Elliott for the second, Medler, Roepke and Zimmerman each for the first. Medler also became the first North Dakota driver to make the SportMod show since the division was added to the Super Nationals program in 2005. Feature results – 1. Josh Long, Little Suamico, Wis.; 2. Eric Elliott, Boone; 3. Justin Medler, Minot, N.D.; 4. [Read More]