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Fitz Snatches Boone Topless 30 Modified Victory with Late Move

By Jane Burd BOONE, Iowa (June 6, 2026) — Trevor Fitz tracked down race-long leader Izac Mallicoat and made the winning move with just two laps remaining to capture the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature during Saturday night’s Topless 30 program at Boone Speedway. Mallicoat appeared destined for victory after pacing the field for the first 28 laps of the 30-lap contest. The Arizona driver maintained command through several challenges before Fitz closed the gap in the waning stages. The Bondurant driver, originally from Camarillo, California, completed the decisive pass on lap 29 and held on to score his third victory of the season, with all three wins coming at Boone Speedway. The triumph also made Fitz eligible to attempt qualification for the Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational at the upcoming Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Mallicoat settled for second after his dominant performance. Jeremy Mills crossed the stripe third, Kyle Brown was fourth, and Arkansas racer Brint Hartwick completed a remarkable charge from 20th to fifth. Smith Scores First Career Stock Car [Read More]

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Avila Wins Third of Season While Taylor Notches First Career Victory at Boone

By Jane Burd BOONE, Iowa (May 30, 2026) — The Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods produced a pair of memorable features Saturday night at Boone Speedway as Matt Avila collected his third win of the season while Jessiah Taylor celebrated the first victory of his racing career. The Boone driver advanced eight positions to secure his third victory of the season at three different tracks. Mike Smith also gained eight spots and finished second. Burke settled for third while Trevor Noonan and Dayton Swatek completed the top five. Colby Grady charged from 17th to finish sixth. Joe Doran led lap two while Jessiah Taylor paced laps one and three in the second SportMod feature of the evening. Jake Sachau worked his way to the front after starting ninth and took over the lead on lap four, but in the end Taylor would be claim the victory. The Boone driver was credited with the win ahead of Camden Vincent, who advanced six positions to finish second. Kyle Free crossed the stripe third, followed by Jonathan Jensen and [Read More]

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May Captures Corn Belt Clash Mini-Series Title with Strong Memorial Day Weekend Run

By Ben Deatherage VINTON, Iowa (May 28, 2026) — Josh May put together a consistent and impressive Memorial Day weekend performance to claim the 2026 Corn Belt Clash mini-series championship for Stealth Racing IMCA Mod Lites, earning his second career series crown and first since the inaugural edition in 2021. The three-race swing visited Marshalltown Speedway, Boone Speedway, and Stuart Speedway, drawing an impressive 45 competitors from across the Midwest. Drivers battled not only for nightly honors but also for a $150 bonus awarded to the top 20 in the final standings. May opened the weekend with a statement performance on May 22 at Marshalltown Speedway. Starting 12th in the feature, he charged through the field to score the victory over Colby Oberembt. Joel Huggins advanced from eighth to finish third, while Jaxon Carr and Colin Anderson completed the top five. Randy Bryan, Garrett Barber, Bryan Zehm, and Oberembt each collected Weekend Performance $30 heat race bonuses. Tracen Glick earned the Stealth Racing Hard Charger Award after advancing 15 positions from 22nd to seventh. Hard Luck [Read More]

May Qualifiers Expand B&B Racing Chassis All-Star Stock Car Invitational Eligibility List

By Ben Deatherage VINTON, Iowa (May 28, 2026) — More drivers were added to the Sunoco IMCA Stock Car eligibility list for the B&B Racing Chassis All-Star Stock Car Invitational following May competition, while additional wins by already eligible drivers continued to strengthen an already deep field as tracks across the country settled into the 2026 season. Drivers become eligible by winning IMCA-sanctioned events paying $1,000 or more to win, earning the opportunity to attempt to qualify for the invitational, held during the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s in September at Boone Speedway. Winners of events paying $5,000 or more are guaranteed starting positions in the invitational. Already eligible drivers in the EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Region continued to add to their totals in May, with Paul Stone capturing the Kris Mancebo Memorial at Thunderbowl Raceway on May 15. Drivers earning their first qualifying victories of the season in the EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region included Braden Richards, who won April 28 at Independence Motor Speedway, Dillon Solum with his April 29 victory [Read More]

Busy May Schedule Produces New Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational Qualifiers

By Ben Deatherage VINTON, Iowa (May 28, 2026) — May competition added more drivers to the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified eligibility list for the Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational, while several already eligible drivers continued to build on their season win totals. With spring weather improving and tracks across the country opening their gates for the 2026 season, a busy May schedule produced qualifying events from coast to coast across all five IMCA Modified regions. Drivers become eligible by winning IMCA-sanctioned events paying $1,000 or more to win, earning the opportunity to attempt to qualify for the invitational, held during the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s in September at Boone Speedway. invitational. In the Jet Racing Central Region, Jordan Grabouski added another qualifying victory to his season total with a win on May 14 at Eagle Raceway during the High Bank Heist. Already eligible drivers in the Razor Chassis North Central Region continued to add to their totals in May. Cole Czarneski won May 9 at 141 Speedway, while Johnny Whitman scored another [Read More]

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Sachau Reaches 100 Career Wins while Doran Breaks Through in SportMods at Boone

By Jane Burd BOONE, Iowa (May 23, 2026) — Jake Sachau highlighted Saturday’s racing action at Boone Speedway by earning his 100th career Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMod feature victory while Joe Doran broke through for his first career win in the division. In the second feature, Brayden Fahrni led the opening four laps before Manning’s Sachau, who started 10th, powered into the lead on lap five and never looked back. The victory was Sachau’s eighth overall win of the 2026 season and fifth at Boone Speedway this year. Mike Smith matched Sachau’s charge by advancing from 10th to second while Dusty Masolini climbed from eighth to third. Randy Havlik started 10th and finished fourth while Washington native Chris Frisbee completed the top five. Earlier in the first feature, Paton’s Joe Doran led all 18 laps to secure his first career Northern SportMod victory. Willy Kirk raced from 10th to second while Kamdyn Haggard finished third. Chris Onstot crossed the line fourth and Camdan Vincent advanced from 13th to fifth. Smith Brothers Shine in Boone Stock [Read More]

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Shute Outduels Field in Boone Modified Make-Up Feature

By Jane Burd BOONE, Iowa (May 23, 2026) — Boone Speedway completed a full slate of make-up features from the rain-shortened May 16 program on Saturday night, highlighted by Todd Shute charging from seventh starting position to capture the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature. Shute resumed the postponed event already near the front after racing was halted the previous Saturday due to rain. Nick Meyer paced the opening lap once competition resumed, but Shute quickly took control on lap two and never relinquished the lead the rest of the way. The Norwalk driver raced from seventh starting position to score his seventh Razor Chassis North Central Region victory of the season and second Boone Speedway triumph of 2026. Jake McBernie charged ahead nine positions to finish second while Meyer settled for third. Jeremy Mills advanced eight spots to fourth, and Corey Sauerman rounded out the top five after gaining nine positions. David and Devin Smith Sweep Boone Stock Car Make-Up Features The Sunoco IMCA Stock Car make-up features produced some of the closest racing of the [Read More]

Huggins Hustles to Boone Mod Lite Victory; Multiple Make-Up Features Set for Saturday

By Jane Burd BOONE, Iowa (May 16, 2026) — Joel Huggins raced from ninth starting position to score his first Stealth Racing IMCA Mod Lite victory of the season Saturday night at Boone Speedway before rain postponed the remainder of the evening’s racing program. Landon Elliott paced much of the 15-lap Mod Lite feature after taking the early lead while Charlie Brown moved into the top spot on lap nine. Huggins, from Des Moines, steadily worked his way through the field and grabbed the lead from Brown on lap 12 before driving away for the victory. Brown finished second ahead of Elliott, Jaxon Carr, and Bryan Zehm, who advanced from 12th to fifth. Garrett Barber turned in an impressive charge from the 21st starting position to finish sixth. The race was slowed on lap five when Bryan Compart of Madrid, Iowa suffered a series of hard flips in turn four. Compart was okay but unable to continue. Carter Cruises in SportMod Main Brayton Carter continued his strong start to the season in the Karl Kustoms IMCA [Read More]

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Todd Stinehart: Thirty Years Down the Road

By Ben Deatherage WASECA, Minn. (May 14, 2026) — The highways out of southern Minnesota run long and flat, cutting through fields that seem to stretch forever. On summer weekends, those roads lead in every direction. North toward Arlington. West toward Worthington. South into Iowa. And more often than not, somewhere along those roads, Todd Stinehart is hauling a race car. Not because he has to. Because he loves it. The No. 7S Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified has become a familiar sight across the Upper Midwest, rolling into pit areas at places like Kossuth County Speedway, Hancock County Speedway, Arlington Raceway, and Worthington Speedway, where in 2025 Stinehart finally achieved something that had eluded him for three decades. A track championship. Thirty years after climbing into a race car for the first time. “Thirty years and that was my first track championship,” Stinehart said. “It’s something I never really thought I would do.” For a driver who has spent most of his racing life doing things his own way — loading the trailer himself, working on [Read More]

35th Annual Harris Clash Returns to Iowa’s Action Track June 23

By Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (May 15, 2026) — One of the most prestigious and longest-running traditions in IMCA racing returns to Iowa’s Action Track on Tuesday, June 23, as the 35th Annual Harris Clash brings another loaded night of competition to Boone Speedway. Created by Bob Harris in 1992, the Harris Clash remains IMCA’s longest-running single-day special event and continues to be one of the marquee summer showcases for Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds, Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, and Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods. The 2025 edition marked the first time the event had been held in Iowa since 2017 and the first appearance at Boone Speedway since 1994. It also featured the debut of Stock Cars on the Harris Clash program. The response was massive. A total of 231 entries competed last season, including 81 Stock Cars, 79 Modifieds, and 71 Northern SportMods. “I was very impressed last year,” said event founder Bob Harris. “The car count was unreal and it was just a good show that went off smoothly with no hitches. Boone Speedway [Read More]