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Third Annual MODtana Nationals Return to Gallatin Speedway with $5,000 on the Line

By Ben Deatherage BELGRADE, Mont. (May 28, 2025) — The third annual MODtana Nationals roar back into Gallatin Speedway on Friday and Saturday, June 27-28, featuring two nights of Friesen Performance IMCA Modified action and one of Montana’s richest payouts of the season. Friday night kicks off the weekend with a double-heat format to set lineups for Saturday’s feature finale, which will run for 55 laps in honor of promoter Dave Weisz’s former car number. The Saturday main event awards a $5,000 top prize, while second place earns $3,000, third gets $2,000, and all top 10 finishers pocket at least $1,000. Drivers who make the show receive a minimum of $400. “This is a great event that pays really well throughout the field and not just at the top,” said promoter Dave Weisz. “We are trying to build it each year and hope to make it better and better. It’s a weekend where fans can see a lot of exciting racing, and drivers know they’ll be rewarded no matter where they finish.” Colorado’s Ricky Alvarado captured [Read More]

IMCA MODtana Madness win is top payday of career for Clemens

BELGRADE, Mont. (June 29, 2024) – A career-best payday awaited Ty Clemens at the conclusion of Gallatin Speedway’s 55-lap MODtana Madness main event. Clemens collected $5,000 plus qualifying eligibility for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational along with the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified checkers Saturday at his hometown track. “We worked really hard for this last year and again this year. When you win, it makes everything worth it,” said Clemens, the 2023 race runner-up. “It feels super good to win against a stout field, especially when the money is good and the grandstands are full.” Braxton Yeager, 16th starting Jeremy Meirhofer, Trayke Metz and 14th starting Michael Hale completed the top five. Clemens had run first and third in his heat races, then fourth in the pole dash on Friday. He ran in the top three up to the mandatory fuel stop 17 laps into Saturday’s main event, then took over at the front as the track took rubber. “I focused on staying smooth and saving my right rear tire,” said Clemens, who wanted to have plenty [Read More]

Alvarado’s racing vacation starts with IMCA Modtana Madness win

BELGRADE, Mont. (July 1, 2023) – Ricky Alvarado started his 2023 Friesen Performance IMCA Modified racing vacation with the $5,000 checkers at Gallatin Speedway’s inaugural Modtana Madness special. The veteran from Colorado won both his heat races and the pole dash Friday night at Belgrade, then led all 55 laps of Saturday’s main event. “It has been a while since I ran that many laps and it has been maybe 10 years since I won $5,000 so it was pretty exciting to pull that off,” Alvarado said. “I had never raced at Gallatin before and the facility is beautiful. The weather was about as perfect as you could ask for and it was neat to race in front of such a big crowd.” Already Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligible, Alvarado won ahead of home state drivers Ty Clemens, Davon Jadwin and Jordan Tocci. Wyoming’s Braxton Yeager completed the top five as Modtana Madness presented by NAPA Auto Parts drew 51 IMCA entries. “We had a break on lap 25 for fuel. At the start the track was tacky [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds race for $5,000 at Gallatin’s Modtana Madness special

BELGRADE, Mont. (June 15, 2023) – Big money is at stake for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds in Big Sky Country. Gallatin Speedway’s first annual Modtana Madness presented by NAPA Auto Parts is slated Friday, June 30-Saturday, July 1 and boasts a $5,000 top prize. While the winner gets the biggest check and becomes eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational, the runner-up takes home $3,000 and third place pays $2,000. Drivers finishing in the top 10 bank at least $1,000 and making the main event pays $400. Entry fee is $100, pit passes are $35 and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Shaw Race Cars Western Region, Montana State and track points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. both days with hot laps at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $20 for adults and free for kids ages 12 and under. More information is available from promoter Dave Weisz at 406 388-9666 and on Facebook. NAPA Auto Parts stores teaming up [Read More]

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Wagner Hustles to Late-Race SportMod Score at Ocean

By Steven Blakesley WATSONVILLE, Calif. (Jun. 27, 2025) — Bay Point’s Danny Wagner snagged the lead on lap 18 of the 20-lap Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod feature and drove away to victory Friday night at Ocean Speedway. Connor Sollis took the initial lead from the outside pole after starting alongside rookie Shane Freeman. Sixth-starting Rob Gallaher quickly carved through the field, passing 2024 track champion Emali Van Hoff for second, then overtaking Sollis for the lead on lap four. Championship contender Bo Crebs slowed on the front stretch to bring out a caution on lap 12. On the ensuing restart, Van Hoff spun in turn one and was hit hard by 14-year-old Landon King, ending both drivers’ evenings. Wagner tracked down Gallaher and made his move to the inside on lap 16. After a spirited side-by-side battle, Wagner completed the pass on lap 18 and never looked back. He topped Gallaher and Steven Allee at the finish for his seventh overall win of 2025 and fifth at Ocean Speedway this season. Marsh Masters Modified Mayhem [Read More]

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Burmeister Breaks Through as CJ Speedway Returns to Action

By Jerry Mackey COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (June 27, 2025) — After two straight rainouts, CJ Speedway came back in full force Friday night on the 4/10-mile dirt track at the Louisa County Fairgrounds. The night’s most emotional victory came in the Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock main event, where Kyler Burmeister raced to his first-ever feature win. Burmeister inherited the lead after a caution involving the front runners and held off a tight pack to claim the win in the B&B Racing Chassis Northern Region. Keaton Gordon crossed the line second, with Jason Schutterle completing the podium. Oliver Continues Stock Car Domination John Oliver Jr. continued his pursuit of the IMCA Stock Car National title with another dominant performance. Starting deep in the field, Oliver worked his way past early leader Luke Phillips and went on to secure his eighth win of the season in the EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region and second at CJ in 2025. Dustin Griffiths, who suffered a flat tire on the opening lap, made an impressive comeback to finish second, while Adam [Read More]

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Nezworski Navigates to Second Late Model Win of Season

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (Jun. 27, 2025) — Andy Nezworski picked up his second Sunoco IMCA Late Model feature win of the season at Davenport Speedway. Andy started the 25-lap main from the eighth position. After being mired in fifth for 10 laps, Nezworski used a lower line than others and began to move forward. With five laps to go, Andy got under race leader Dustin Smith. Once Nezworski cleared Smith, he pulled away. Smith held on for second with C.J. Horn taking third in a race that saw no caution flags. Paris Pounces Early in Modified Main Shane Paris scored his first Friesen Performance IMCA Modified victory at Davenport. Paris led all 20 laps of the main after starting in the third position. He now has three wins in the Razor Chassis North Central Region, each at a different Iowa facility. Tony VonDresky started sixth and drove to second by lap seven, but would advance no further. Mitch Way had an up-and-down race before finishing third. Heath Charges from 10th for First Davenport SportMod [Read More]