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Devin Smith, Fett, Toppenberg win first of season at Boone

By Joyce Eisele BOONE, Iowa (July 9, 2022) – Nick Roberts returned to victory lane when he snagged the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified win Saturday evening at Boone Speedway. Devin Smith got his first local win of the season in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Alec Fett won the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod main event. Mike Smith repeated in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Jason Toppenberg got a first win in the IMCA STARS Mod Lite division. The STARS Mod Lites ran their 15-lap feature flag to flag. Early leader was Joel Huggins before Toppenberg snatched the top spot away on lap three. The two swapped the lead back and forth for several laps until Toppenberg was able to finally establish the top spot for good and then went home to take the flying checkers and the win. Huggins held down the runner-up spot and following a distance behind in third was Randy Bryan. Joe Glick and Jeff Stensland rounded out the top five. Toppenberg just returned to racing this season after several years hiatus. Fett started [Read More]

363 drivers complete online entry for 40th annual IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (July 8, 2022)– Boone Speedway will be the place to be for the 40th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The pre-registration numbers already prove it. Just one week into online registration, a record 363 drivers from across the United States and Canada have already confirmed plans to compete at the Sept. 5-10 Super Nationals. That 1 p.m. CST total is 80 entries ahead of last year on this date. Those entries include 135 Modifieds, 102 Stock Cars, 74 Northern SportMods and 36 Hobby Stocks. “Pre-entry numbers are outstanding and despite the economy and other factors, not unexpected,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “We had anticipated many drivers and fans would want to be part of the 40th annual Super Nationals and entries thus far have proven that to be the case.” In addition to Iowa, pre-entered drivers are making the trek to Boone Speedway from Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. Modified drivers from 18 states [Read More]

Reynolds reigns at Boone’s King of the Katwalks

BOONE, Iowa (June 25, 2022) – He’s been an IMCA Junior National Champion and an IMCA national champion. And next year, Kaden Reynolds will get his name on the souvenir T-shirt as winner of the Saturday night King of the Katwalks main event at Boone Speedway. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car rookie checked out in winning the inaugural Fox Welding/Vermeer special presented by VanEaton Pork, earning $2,500 and becoming eligible to qualify for the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational when he returns to Iowa’s Action Track for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s in September. “This is my biggest win by far,” said Reynolds, tasked with loading up the one-of-a-kind 70-pound trophy that accompanied the victory. “I figured I’d have a pretty good race with Jake (McBirnie) after the first few laps but I definitely didn’t come in here thinking I’d win this thing. There were so many good drivers here tonight.” Fifty-seven drivers from across the Midwest and from as far away as Colorado and Oregon vied for the King of [Read More]

IMCA Super Nationals set for spectacular 40th anniversary

BOONE, Iowa (June 16, 2022) – A grassroots racing spectacular four decades in the making plays out this September at Boone Speedway. The 40th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will be held Sept. 5-10 as drivers from across the United States and Canada converge on Iowa’s Action Track for the biggest and unquestionably the greatest event in all of dirt track racing. “Super Nationals has evolved, traveling to different tracks and adding divisions over the years while always featuring the best drivers competing in front of the best fans in the sport,” noted IMCA President Brett Root. “While the upcoming Super Nationals will feature a familiar weekly format, we’re excited to have NAPA on board as sponsor of the rebranded Fan Zone.” “NAPA,” he added, “will give away coupons good for discounts on Friday night tickets as well as product and certificate giveaways to drivers during the week. The excellent support we get from Speedway Motors, Casey’s and now NAPA is going to make Super Nationals even better in 2022.” STARS Mod Lites run [Read More]

Inaugural $2,500 to win King of the Katwalks for IMCA Stock Cars set for June 25 at Boone

BOONE, Iowa (June 14, 2022) – IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars will run for $2,500 to win at the Fox Welding/Vermeer King of the Katwalks presented by VanEaton Pork on Saturday, June 25 at Boone Speedway. Total purse for the inaugural special is nearly $14,000 with the winner becoming eligible to qualify for the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational. The runner-up earns $2,000 with $1,500 paid for third, $1,000 for fourth, $750 for fifth, $500 for sixth, $450 for seventh, $400 for eighth, $350 for ninth, $300 for 10th and a minimum of $250 to start. Tow money is $75. There is no entry fee for the draw/redraw show, to be broadcast by IMCA.TV. Pit passes remain $25. “Loyal IMCA Stock Car racers have wanted an event at Boone Speedway other than Super Nationals to call their own,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “It’s great to have a one-day event of this magnitude with no entry fee and without having to travel 300-plus miles. We can’t thank Todd VanEaton enough for his support of this [Read More]

Doug Smith scores first Modified win of season at Boone

By Joyce Eisele BOONE, Iowa (May 28, 2022) – Boone Speedway saw some of the best racing of the year on Saturday night, with close racing and thrilling finishes all night long among the 161 race cars filling the pits. Doug Smith scored his first Friesen Performance IMCA Modified victory of the season at the speedway in a close one at the line. It was Michael Jaennette coming out on top of a thrilling IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature and Jake Sachau got win number two of the year in the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods. Mike Smith went back-to-back in winning the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature in yet another close finish, and Joe Glick took the win in a Corn Belt Clash Series race for the IMCA STARS Mod Lites. The STARS Mod Lites ran their second of three weekend Cornbelt Clash races, vying for the $500 prize. Bryan Zehm jumped to the immediate lead and appeared to be gone in the 20-lap feature. His good run ended, however, when he had to [Read More]

IMCA STARS Mod Lites have May 27-29 Cornbelt Clash dates

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (May 23, 2022) – IMCA STARS Mod Lites race for $500 to win each night of their Cornbelt Clash tripleheader over the Memorial Weekend. Features Friday, May 27 at Marshalltown Speedway, Saturday, May 28 at Boone Speedway and Sunday, May 29 at Stuart Speedway all pay a minimum of $100 to start. Yoshimura bonuses of $250, $150 and $100 will be paid to top three eligible finishers on Sunday; hard chargers each night also receive a certificate for a STARS plated tire from Hooser. Entry fee is $30 and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, KMJ Performance State and track points will be awarded each night. Pit gates open at 5:15 p.m. and racing is at 7:30 p.m. at Marshalltown. Gates open at 3:30 p.m. and racing is at 6 p.m. at Boone and Gates open at 5 p.m. and hot laps are at 6:45 p.m. for the opening night of the Whole Hog 50 $5,000 to win special for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars at Stuart. More information is available at the www.modlitestars.com website.

First season wins at Boone go to Ward, Jerovetz, Sachau, Knutson, Zehm

By Joyce Eisele BOONE, Iowa (May 14, 2022) – It was week number three of the IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing season at Boone Speedway on Saturday night and there were new winners for 2022 in all divisions. Tim Ward captured his first Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature. Troy Jerovetz won in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Jake Sachau took the checkers in the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods. Eric Knutson visited victory lane for the first time this season in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock division and it was Bryan Zehm taking his first win of the year in IMCA STARS Mod Lite action. In the STARS Mod Lite 15-lap feature, Zehm caught early leader Ben George and took over the top spot at lap six, never to look back. Lapped traffic was no issue for Zehm as he held the pack at bay to capture the win. Joel Huggins, who had won the two previous races, started 10th and finished as the runner-up. Derrick Knutsen was third. The Northern SportMod 18-lap feature was a no-go on [Read More]

Boone Frostbuster wins to Ward, Kuehl, Murty, Smith

By Joyce Eisele BOONE, Iowa (April 9, 2022) – Four drivers wrote their names into the history books with IMCA Frostbuster wins Saturday at Boone Speedway. One hundred and ninety cars took to Iowa’s Action Track and checkers flew for Tim Ward in the IMCA Modifieds, Taylor Kuehl in the IMCA Northern SportMods and a couple 2021 Super Nationals champions, Dallon Murty in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Mike Smith in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Forty-three ground-pounding Modifieds were on hand and it was defending IMCA national champion Jeff Larson leading the opening laps. By lap 11, however, Ward had grabbed the top spot. Ward, already Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligible, never relinquished his lead as he motored home to the win. Jeremy Mills had to be content with second. Third went to Larson, Devin Fouquette was fourth and Johnathon Logue, in his Modified debut, rounded out the top five. Kuehl, another Arizona native, had just returned to Iowa three days prior to the Frostbuster kickoff and would lead all 25 laps on her way to a [Read More]

Boone, Stuart Frostbusters on for this weekend

BOONE, Iowa (April 6, 2022) – Forecasts are promising for Frostbuster specials this weekend at Boone Speedway and Stuart Speedway. IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win along with Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility while IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $500 to win, IMCA Northern SportMods for $400 to win and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $250 to win Saturday, April 9 at Boone and Sunday, April 10 at Stuart. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and KMJ Performance Iowa State points will be awarded both nights. Mach-1 Sport Compacts are also on the Sunday card at Stuart. Entry fees are $30 for Modifieds, $25 for Stock Cars and $20 for both SportMods and Hobby Stocks. Pit passes are $30. The pit opens at Boone at 2 p.m. and racing is at 5 p.m. Stuart opens the pits at 2 p.m. and starts racing at 4:30 p.m. IMCA.TV broadcasts the Boone Frostbuster.