2024 Super Nationals

14 new to Fast Shafts All-Star eligible list

VINTON, Iowa (June 21, 2024) – Another 14 Friesen Performance IMCA Modified drivers have raced their respective ways to eligibility for Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying. Eric Barnes was best at East Moline Speedway’s Ronnie Weedon Memorial and Grey Ferrando topped Yreka Speedway’s Biehn Memorial. Winning Wild West Speedweek main events were Bricen James and Collen Winebarger. Benji LaCrosse won big at 141 Speedway’s Clash at the Creek while Kyle Strickler collected rich Twin 25 checkers at Beaver Dam Raceway. Cody Leonard paced the STIMS show at I-37 Speedway and Dallon Murty was a Monday Madness winner at Independence Motor Speedway. Kyle Rohleder was the Showdown winner at Thomas County Speedway while Clay Sellard won at Dodge City Raceway Park’s Dave Garmann Memorial. Winners of weekly features paying $1,000 or more were Myron DeYoung, Jake McBirnie, Kelly Shryock and Johnny Whitman. Qualifying feature winners already All-Star eligible were Brandon Beckendorf, Brett Berry, Troy Foulger, William Gould, Jordan Grabouski, Kollin Hibdon, Drew Janssen, Ryan Jenkins, Troy Morris III, Joel Rust, Tim Ward and Chris Zogg. Modified [Read More]

2024 Super Nationals

B & B All-Star eligible list adds a dozen drivers

VINTON, Iowa (May 31, 2024) – Add a dozen IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers to the list of those eligible to qualify for the upcoming B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational. Ricky Thornton Jr. earned a guaranteed start on the grid for that race with his win at Clay County Fair Speedway’s Quarter Million Dollar Challenge. Kyle Clough scored big at Lincoln County’s NASCAR Night show and Casey Woken topped Dawson County Raceway’s Governor’s Cup show. Monday Madness checkers at Independence flew for Tom Schmitt. Kyle Frederick was first across the stripe in the Too Tough To Tame race at Shawano Speedway and Hancock County Speedway Spring Fling honors belonged to Troy Swearingen. Luke Lemmens led the way to victory lane in 141 Speedway’s Nathan Bouche Memorial. Paul White won the All Star Shootout finale at Heart O’ Texas Speedway. Weekly winners were Dustin Griffiths, Troy Jerovetz, Scott Miller and Zack VanderBeek. Jeffrey Abbey, David Brandies, John Oliver Jr., Dylan Thornton, Shelby Williams and Casey Woken, already eligible, all won qualifiers during the past [Read More]

2024 Super Nationals

Fast Shafts All-Star eligible list adds 15 despite wet May

VINTON, Iowa (May 31, 2024) – Flood gates of another kind opened despite a wet month of May, as another 15 Friesen Performance IMCA Modified drivers became eligible to qualify for the upcoming Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Checkers flew for Tripp Gaylord at Stuart Speedway’s Blackberry Brandy Brawl. Holiday winners were Tyson Blood at Grays Harbor Raceway’s Modified Clash, Andrew Pearce at Southern Oregon Speedway’s R. Charles Snyder Salute, Bobby Hogge at Stockton Dirt Track’s Al Miller Memorial and Matt Werner in the Memorial Day Madness show at Davenport Speedway. Drake Findley and Brint Hartwick ventured to Oklahoma and Texas, respectively, to top All Star Shootout features. Drivers who won weekly races paying $1,000 or more included Tyler Allen, Jarrett Brown, Cole Czarneski, Shane DeMey, Kyle Heckman, Drew Janssen, Austin Kuehl and Randy McDaniel.  Winners of qualifying events already eligible were Chaz Baca, Brett Berry, Tom Berry Jr., William Gould, Jordan Grabouski, Jeremy Mills, Tim Ward and Chris Zogg. The 62 drivers now eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational are: Chris Abelson, [Read More]

2024 Super Nationals

Pulse Racing Innovations, Dirt Defender signed as Northern SportMod Race of Champions sponsors

WAXAHACHIE, Texas (May 9, 2024) – Pulse Racing Innovations is the new title sponsor for the Northern SportMod Race of Champions, providing a portion of the point fund and products to be awarded to drivers qualifying for the 16th annual event during the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. According to owner Billy Vest, each of the 12 qualifiers for the Northern SportMod RoC will receive a Pulse Racing Innovations EZ Tear combo pack. The patented EZ Tear universal system prevents racers from discarding more than one tear-off at a time. It avoids the accidental removal of the entire tear-off stack. This is a crucial product for every racer. “I’ve been around racing since I was five years old and there is nothing else like Super Nationals,” said Vest. “There are races around the country that pay more, but with the environment, all the cars, and all the spectators, there isn’t another event like Super Nationals.” Vest is also co-owner of Dirt Defender Racing Products along with Dennis Bissonnette. The company made [Read More]

Results

Eight more IMCA Stock Car drivers to contend for B & B All-Star honors

VINTON, Iowa (April 30, 2024) – Another eight IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers will be in the running for B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational honors this fall. 2021 race winner Kelly Shryock topped Marshalltown Speedway’s King of the Highbanks, earning $5,000 and an automatic berth in the September spectacular. Newly qualifying eligible are Jeffrey Abbey, winner of Heart O’ Texas Speedway’s Baby Blue Harcrow; Frostbuster winners Austin Bouzek at Stuart and Rod Richards at Boone; Clay County Fair Speedway winner Colby Fett; Central California Clash winner Rick Diaz; Jesse Sobbing, winner of the Dirt Crown show at Stuart; and Tathan Burkhart, opening night winner at Saltcity Racing. Also winning qualifying events and already eligible were Troy Burkhart, Jordan Grabouski, Damon Murty and Jeff Ware. Drivers eligible to qualify for the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational now include: Jeffrey Abbey, Brock Beeter, Tom Berry Jr., Austin Bouzek, David Brandies, Austin Brands, Larry Brigner, Tathan Burkhart, Troy Burkhart, Cole Czarneski, Zane DeVilbiss, Rick Diaz, Levi Feltman and Colby Fett.  Jordan Grabouski, Trent Grager, [Read More]

Modified

Fast Shafts All-Star eligible list adds six

VINTON, Iowa (April 30, 2024) – Another half-dozen Friesen Performance IMCA Modified drivers became eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational during a month that saw more than its share of rain and too many rainouts. Chad Andersen won on opening night of the Ice Breaker Challenge at Eagle Raceway and Dylan Sherfick topped WaKeeney’s Buzzard Bash Dash. Kellen Chadwick collected the Central California Clash checkers at Antioch and Brett Berry was the winner during Dodge City’s Sprint Car Nationals. Topping weekly $1,000 to win events were Jason Czarapata and Justin Zeitner. Drivers already eligible winning one or more qualifying events were Tom Berry Jr., Ethan Braaksma, Spencer Diercks, William Gould, Dakota Sproul and Tim Ward. The 44 IMCA Modified drivers now Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational eligible include:  Chris Abelson, Chase Allen, Curtis Allen, Chad Andersen, Ricky Alvarado, Brandon Beckendorf, Eddie Belec, Brett Berry, Tom Berry Jr., Ethan Braaksma and Kellen Chadwick. Jason Czarapata, Zane DeVilbiss, Spencer Diercks, Trevor Fitz, Troy Foulger, Daniel Gottschalk, William Gould, Jordan GrabouskiTravis Hagen, Toby Herring and Kollin [Read More]

Modified

Seven more score eligibility for Fast Shafts Invitational

VINTON, Iowa (April 3, 2024) – Four feature winners at the Clash on the Coast are among the seven Friesen Performance IMCA Modified drivers new to Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility. Jeff Larson and Trevor Fitz topped events at Northwest Florida Speedway while Mitchell O’Patik and Izac Mallicoat both prevailed at Southern Raceway. Jeff Taylor was a double winner at Batesville Motor Speedway’s Wimp Reed Spring Nationals. Daniel Gottschalk scored a ‘W’ at RPM Speedway’s Fall Classic and Dylan Thornton was a Nippy 50 victor at Maquoketa Speedway. Other qualifying feature winners already eligible were Ethan Braaksma, Spencer Diercks, Jordan Grabouski, Kollin Hibdon, Troy Morris III, Dakota Sproul and Tim Ward. Drivers now eligible to qualify for the Sept. 6 Fast Shafts Invitational are: Chris Abelson, Chase Allen, Curtis Allen, Ricky Alvarado, Brandon Beckendorf, Eddie Belec, Tom Berry Jr., Ethan Braaksma, Zane DeVilbiss, Spencer Diercks, Trevor Fitz, Troy Foulger and Daniel Gottschalk. William Gould, Jordan Grabouski, Travis Hagen, Toby Herring, Kollin Hibdon, Ryan Jenkins, Jeff Larson, Izac Mallicoat, Jeremy Mills, Rodney Morgan, Troy Morris [Read More]

Results

Neal, Ware, Nichols, Brandies earn B & B eligibility

VINTON, Iowa (April 3, 2024) – Add another four names to the list of IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers eligible to qualify for the upcoming B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational. Gage Neal won the first two Clash on the Coast events, both at Northwest Florida Speedway, while Jeff Ware went back-to-back at Beatrice Speedway’s Spring Nationals and Mike Nichols swept Sunflower Classic shows at RPM Speedway. David Brandies, meanwhile, was the night two win at Bloomfield Speedway’s Southern Iowa Frost Out. Drivers already eligible winning recent B & B qualifying events included T.J. Herndon, Dallon Murty, John Oliver Jr. and Ryan Roath. The 36 drivers now B & B qualifying eligible include:   Brock Beeter, Tom Berry Jr., David Brandies, Austin Brands, Larry Brigner, Troy Burkhart, Cole Czarneski, Zane DeVilbiss, Levi Feltman, Jordan Grabouski, Trent Grager and Thomas Hall Jr. T.J. Herndon, McCain Jennings, Jake Masters, Angel Munoz, Dallon Murty, Damon Murty, Gage Neal, Mike Nichols, John Oliver Jr., Bo Partain, Ryan Roath and Jake Sachau. And Buck Schafroth, Ken Schrader, Cody Smith, David [Read More]

Results

Eight are great and new to B & B All-Star eligibility

VINTON, Iowa (Feb. 26, 2024) – A flurry of early season specials saw eight IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers race their respective ways to B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying contention. Bo Partain won four Ernie Mincy Early Thaw features and an Arizona IMCA Tour event over the span of just 28 days. Other Early Thaw winners at Central Arizona Raceway were Brock Beeter, Trent Grager and Ken Schrader. Thomas Hall Jr. topped the Ice Breaker at Abilene Speedway before the Arizona IMCA Tour resumed and wins went to Larry Brigner, Ryan Roath and Brad Whitfield. Two-car star Cody Smith swept both nights of Kennedale Speedway Park’s Spring Kickoff. B & B All-Star Invitational contenders now include:  Brock Beeter, Tom Berry Jr., Austin Brands, Larry Brigner, Troy Burkhart, Cole Czarneski, Zane DeVilbiss, Levi Feltman, Jordan Grabouski and Trent Grager. Thomas Hall Jr., T.J. Herndon, McCain Jennings, Jake Masters, Angel Munoz, Dallon Murty, Damon Murty, John Oliver Jr., Bo Partain, Ryan Roath and Jake Sachau. And Buck Schafroth, Ken Schrader, Cody Smith, David Smith, [Read More]

Modified

Alvarado, Morris, Herring race to Fast Shafts eligibility

VINTON, Iowa (Feb. 26, 2024) – Another three Friesen Performance IMCA Modified drivers are new to Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility. Ricky Alvarado and Troy Morris III were winners during Central Arizona Raceway’s Ernie Mincy Spring Thaw. Toby Herring, meanwhile, triumphed at Abilene Speedway’s aptly named Ice Breaker. Other drivers winning qualifying events already eligible were Chaz Baca, Tom Berry Jr., William Gould and Kollin Hibdon. Drivers eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational now include:  Chris Abelson, Chase Allen, Curtis Allen, Ricky Alvarado, Brandon Beckendorf, Eddie Belec, Tom Berry Jr., Ethan Braaksma, Zane DeVilbiss and Spencer Diercks. Troy Foulger, William Gould, Jordan Grabouski, Travis Hagen, Toby Herring, Kollin Hibdon, Ryan Jenkins, Jeremy Mills, Rodney Morgan, Troy Morris III and Jake Nightingale. And Josh Rogotzke, Joel Rust, Dakota Sproul, David Stremme, Cody Thompson, Wendell Wallace, A.J. Ward, Tim Ward, Bryson Yeager and Chris Zogg.