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IMCA RaceSavers sprint to Route 66 for $2,000 payday

AMARILLO, Texas – IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car drivers will have Amarillo on their mind come Saturday, July 29. The Rick Lovelady Carpets Inc.-presented feature that evening will bring RaceSaver competitors from across Texas and neighboring states straight to Route 66 Motor Speedway for a $2,000 to win, minimum $200 to start main event. Racing on the 3/8-mile clay oval at Amarillo begins at 7 p.m. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $8 for kids. More information is available on Facebook and the track website.

Results

Amarillo’s Route 66 Motor Speedway makes switch to IMCA Modifieds in 2022

AMARILLO, Texas – Christmas comes early for IMCA Modified drivers in the GRT Race Cars South Central Region, with the announcement that the division will join Saturday race programs at Amarillo’s Route 66 Motor Speedway beginning in 2022. The 3/8-mile clay oval is promoted by brothers Zach and Jeremy Gossett. Opening night for the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season is April 23. “The IMCA Modifieds are a division we can build on,” Zach explained. “Cost is very important. We ran USRA for a while and slowly but surely the Modified numbers started dwindling. The cars had priced themselves out.” “We looked around a saw a lot of other tracks that were running IMCA, like Southern Oklahoma Speedway (in Ardmore) and getting good car counts,” he continued, noting the IMCA Modifieds will be an economical attraction to drivers in other classes. “We have around 30 cars in our local sportmod class and a lot of those drivers will be competitive in an IMCA Modified.” Both Zach and Jeremy Gossett raced street stocks, modifieds [Read More]