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Krone stays perfect at Elmwood Park

By Mike Hughes NORTON, Kan. (Aug. 30)—Elmwood Park Speedway returned to action on Sunday evening, with two drivers making return appearances in victory lane. Jake Krone won his third consecutive Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature. Krone led all 10 laps on the way to the win. Kolton Vogel was second and Dan Lauer third. David Murray Jr. won his second Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature of the season at the half-mile oval. Murray chased Jesse Richter most of the race, then finally made the winning pass on lap 12 of the 15-lap feature. Mike Petersilie finished second and Richter was third. Jacob Olmstead passed Travis Coop at the halfway mark of the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature en route to the victory. Coop held on for the runner-up spot, trailed by Luke Wasson. Tanner Portenier led the first four laps of the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature before Jay Hachmeister took a lead he would not relinquish. Hackmeister powered away for the win, followed by Geoff Jermark and Eric Kinderknecht.

Dvorak tops I-90 feature, Smith celebrates Sprint championship

By Steve Zwemke HARTFORD, S.D. (Aug. 29) – Bob Dvorak and Colin Smith both celebrated their accomplishments in the Coffee Cup IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car division Saturday at I-90 Speedway. Dvorak owned the night’s feature in leading all 20 laps. It was a welcome result for Dvorak who tows 190 miles to get from Stuart, Neb., to Hartford. Dvorak stated his appreciation for the fans in a gracious victory lane interview. At the same time, Smith was celebrating the season championship, which he had already clinched before Saturday night. In his first season at I-90 Speedway, the Sheldon, Iowa, Sprint Car driver won five features and finished outside the top five just twice.

Davis drives to first win at Tri-State

By Rob Nugent POCOLA, Okla. (Aug. 29) – Jake Davis won his first local Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature of the season Saturday at Tri-State Speedway. Johnny Bone, Jr. was second and Tate Cole took third. Justin Johnson captured his second IMCA Sunoco Stock Car win of the season ahead of Shannon Cox and Keith Heaslet. Ken McCarty took home his sixth IMCA SportMod feature win of the season ahead of last week’s winner Cody Rongey while Neil Johnston crossed the line in third.

Eastern Region point leader delays start of senior year to race at Super Nationals

MONROETON, Pa. – The start of Keith Lamphere’s senior year at Towanda High School will have to wait. He’s coming to Boone. Lamphere, 17 years old as of July 17, a three-year veteran of the IMCA Modified division and the current point leader in Dirt Works Eastern Region, will make his first competitive trip to the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals next month. “As a driver, Super Nationals has always been on my bucket list,” said Lamphere. “My cousin (Logan Terry) also races a Modified and told me about Super Nationals. I watched it on TV before going with Jason Benjamin to watch last year.” Benjamin shares space in Lamphere’s Monroeton, Pa., shop and will join him on the 1,000-plus mile trip out west. Their convoy will include a toter, a trailer with plenty of spare parts and “15 or so” crew members. “We got out there last year and just watched. All the cars and all the people were just amazing. It’s a different world out there than it is on the Northeast Coast,” Lamphere [Read More]

Drought ends at Seymour for Lance Arneson

By Dave Panske SEYMOUR, Wis. (Aug. 30) – Lance Arneson won his first Budweiser IMCA Modified feature at Seymour Speedway since June 12 of 2011 Sunday night. Arneson worked from the second row and into the lead after the opening lap followed by Trevor Spaulding, Jerry Wilinski, Chad Guyette, Rob Charapata and Konnor Wilinski. A spin brought out the only caution of the race on lap 2, and Arneson continued to set the pace after the restart. Jerry Wilinski moved into the runner-up spot and point leader Eric Scribner followed into third. On lap 5, Scribner took over the second spot with Eric Arneson and Chad Bartel moving forward. Scribner closed in on the leader but after a couple laps, Arneson settled into a solid pattern on the outside, Scribner did the same on the inside and the margins stayed pretty much unchanged to the finish. Bartel ran out of laps to mount a serious challenge and finished third. Travis Van Straten was finally able to inch ahead and finally into sole procession of the lead on lap [Read More]

Casey’s Super Nationals wristbands redeemable for fountain drink

BOONE, Iowa – Both week-long and Saturday-only Casey’s General Store pit admission wristbands can be redeemed for a 32 ounce fountain drink on the way home from the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The offer is good at any participating Casey’s between Sept. 12-19. Casey’s is the official convenience store of IMCA and presenting sponsor of Super Nationals. Other wristband sponsors during the week are Speedway Motors on Monday, Mitchell Machine on Tuesday, Allstar Performance on Wednesday, Eibach Springs on Thursday and Fast Shafts on Friday.

Prelude to the Super Nationals is Sept. 5 at Boone

BOONE, Iowa – An Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified driver is going to be $1,000 richer before the first green flag flies for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The Saturday, Sept. 5 Prelude to the Super Nationals at Boone Speedway totes a $1,000 top prize for Modifieds. The winner also becomes vote eligible for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $500 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $400 and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $250. There is no entry fee for drivers registered to compete in Super Nationals; drivers in all divisions must attempt to qualify to receive tow money. No track points will be awarded as season championship night was Aug. 29 at Boone. All cars may compete. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance Iowa State points will be awarded in all four divisions. Modifieds chase Belleville Motorsports North Central Region points. EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region points will be given in the Stocks, Big Daddy Race Cars Northern [Read More]

Five punch tickets to victory lane at Lincoln County

By Kelly Ninas NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (Aug. 29) – Scoring rave reviews for their performance on the high banks at Lincoln County Raceway were Colton Osborn, Chad Dolan, Casey Werkmeister, Jacob Olmstead and Jordan Biere. All punched their tickets to the IMCA winner’s circle on Saturday evening. Grabbing the front spot early while the track was still very tacky was Osborn as he led from the fourth lap to the finish of the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature. Charley Brown was the runner-up and early leader Jeremy Herbst was third. Finding the right set-up to start fast and finish strong was Dolan, as he led the final 10 laps to take the checkered flag in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main. Dolan passed eventual runner-up Jamey Kennicutt for the lead on the ninth circuit. Crossing the line in third was Zach Schultz. Putting on a dominating display, Werkmeister was the victor in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. Werkmeister led from the drop of the green to the checkers. Kyle Clough was second and [Read More]

Off Road Speedway preps for championship night

By Randy Pospishil NORFOLK, Neb. (Aug. 29) – Announcer Brian Larson blamed it on “full moon racing.” Another possible explanation may be the willingness of drivers in all divisions to lay it on the line while trying to make a move in the track’s points standings with just championship night remaining to conclude the Speedway’s inaugural season. Either explanation, or both, may be responsible for Saturday night’s intriguing slate of races at Off Road Speedway, but either way the ‘full house’ of racing fans was able to enjoy exciting green-white-checkered finishes and multiple cars ending up upside-down with wheels in the air. The IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks opened the program, with Mark Arduser securing his first feature win at the Norfolk track. Arduser, who had chased Jared Relitz of Emerson all race long after the two started the side-by-side in the front row, took advantage when Relitz spun out in turn two following a restart that established a two-lap sprint for the finish line. Arduser took the checkered flag just ahead of Jeremy Hoskinson. In [Read More]

Task of keeping up with Jones falls to Modified foes at Super Nationals

BEMIDJI, Minn. – Justin Jones won a Modified track championship in his first IMCA season. He’ll chase another career highlight-type of accomplishment in his second. From Bemidji, Minn., the defending Buffalo River Race Park king makes his IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s debut in September. He plans to leave for Boone Speedway on Tuesday, Sept. 8 and drive overnight before beginning his qualifying quest the next day. “I’ve never been to Boone before,” said Jones, who’s raced long enough and well enough not to be overwhelmed by a field of 200-plus Modifieds. “I know there will be a lot of good cars there but I’d like to think we could make the main.“ “I have a crate that will have about 70 shows on it by then,” he continued. “I wrecked about three weeks ago and paid for a new car instead of getting a new engine.” Jones won his first two nights out this season and had eight checkers and another 17 top five finishes in his first 33 starts. Currently [Read More]