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Charger Chassis starts second season as title sponsor for IMCA’s Southern Hobby Stock region

DAVID CITY, Neb. (March 18) – Charger Chassis returns in 2015 for its second season as title sponsor of the Southern Region for IMCA Hobby Stocks. The Southern Region includes tracks in Arizona, western Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. Owned by long-time driver Jamie Richards, the David City, Neb., chassis manufacturer will provide a portion of the point fund to be paid to top five drivers in official regional standings. “We are excited to renew the title partnership with Charger Chassis for the Southern Region and the stability there is really good for our Hobby Stock division,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “Hopefully we’ll be able to carry this forward for years to come.” In addition to Hobby Stock chassis, Charger builds for a growing number of Stock Car and Sport Compact customers. Since its first chassis rolled off the line in 2004, Charger now boasts 342 feature wins – including 68 in 2014 – 27 track and two IMCA national championships. Point fund checks will be distributed during the national awards banquet in [Read More]

34 Raceway car show, kick-off party this Saturday

BURLINGTON, Iowa – The 2015 season has arrived for 34 Raceway. The annual 34 Raceway car show will be held at Heartland Harley-Davidson in Burlington from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Drivers bringing cars can begin setting up at 10:30 a.m. A complimentary lunch will be served. Fans can greet their favorite drivers, get some autographs and see all the cars before they hit the track for the first race on Saturday, April 4. Drivers and fans alike can finish the day out at Roederers Pit Stop in Burlington beginning at 6 p.m. for the 34 Raceway kick-off party. Fans in attendance will be eligible for ticket and gift card giveaways. The band Double Play begins playing at 8 p.m.

Two practice dates planned before Sunset opener

By Ben Deatherage BANKS, Ore. – Sunset Speedway Park is a month away from opening night of its 2015 season. Before that first race there will be a couple chances for drivers and teams to shake down their cars at the “Banks Bullring.” Saturdays, April 4 and 11 are test and tune dates that will allow drivers to dial in their machines in preparation for the upcoming racing campaign. Each session will be from noon-5 p.m. There is no charge for grandstand admission. Pit passes are $25 and car and driver is $30. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds are on the opening night card Saturday, April 18, along with street stocks, pure stocks, dwarf cars, and 4-Bee’s.

Therwhanger, Herring are heaviest Modified hitters at Cardinal’s Black Gold special

EUNICE, N.M. (March 13-14) – It didn’t take long for Michael Therwhanger to show he could run with the heavy hitters at Cardinal Speedway. Therwhanger won the first start of his IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified career, along with $600, in the opening night Black Gold Showdown program at Eunice. “It was a heck of a night. I’ve been nervous about it for months,” he admitted the next morning. “I still can’t believe it. I’ve watched the video like 14 times to make sure it really happened.” Christy Barnett kept the race close and finished second. Triston Sikes was third. Therwhanger had started from inside row two. He passed Slade Johnston near midway and led to the checkers despite several late cautions and Barnett’s best efforts. “I never dreamed my first win in a Modified would come this quick. A lot of the heavy hitters from around here were behind me and I didn’t know what to expect, ” Therwanger said, noting that the victory came on engine builder Jacob Penner’s birthday. “This is something [Read More]

IMCA Stock Car, SportMod track champions earn Bassett Race Wheels contingencies

BURLINGTON, Wis. – Bassett Race Wheels begins a third decade of IMCA sponsorship by contingency awards for drivers in three divisions. Eighty IMCA Sunoco Stock Car and more than 100 Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod track champions all earn $60 product certificates, applicable toward the purchase of four wheels from the Burlington, Wis., manufacturer. National champions in each of those divisions also receive sets of four wheels. Bassett also returns to the national decal program for both Northern SportMods and Southern SportMods. Drivers in both divisions are required to display two Bassett decals on their race car. “As the number of SportMod and Stock Car track champions continues to climb, so too does the support of Bassett Race Wheels,” observed IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “Only seven companies have been a part of IMCA longer than Bassett and that longevity makes us proud to continue our partnership for a 21st season.” Information about Bassett-manufactured wheels is available at the www.bassettwheel.com website, by calling 888 888-7199 and on Facebook.

Grabouski completes Spring Nationals sweep with Saturday checkers

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 14) – Jordan Grabouski brought the broom back to Beatrice Speedway’s Spring Nationals Saturday night. Grabouski completed his sweep of the weekend’s $2,000 to win IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified main events by gaining the lead following a lap 17 restart and pulling away to the checkers. He’s now a seven-time Spring Nationals winner. His latest victory was also his IMCA career 115th. “This was definitely right up there as far as the top weekends I’ve had racing. There were a lot of good cars here,” Grabouski said. “It’s always great to win at your hometown track, especially with that many people in the grandstand. It was crazy how many people who were there.” Grabouski had won his heat race after starting last and drew the pole for the 30-lap headliner. Jesse Sobbing was the leader early on before Clayton Christensen charged to the front. A restart after midway helped open the door for Grabouski, who caught Christensen for the point before the yellow waved again. He led to the finish with [Read More]

Grabouski tops IMCA Modified feature for career sixth Spring Nationals title

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 13) – After shaking down a new car in practice on Thursday, Jordan Grabouski got back to his regular business of winning Spring Nationals features at Beatrice Speedway on Friday. Grabouski led the last 25 of 30 laps in topping the opening night $2,000 to win main event for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds. The Spring Nationals checkers were his career sixth and came on a night when 234 cars from nine states and Canada saw action. “Everything played out good for us. We shook down a new GRT in practice, then won our heat race from the fourth row, so we started good (third) in the main event,” Grabouski said following career victory number 114 in the division. “It’s always good to start your season with a win.” Jesse Dennis, Jeremy Leiting, Jesse Sobbing and Ricky Alvarado completed the top five. The feature ran caution-free and Grabouski had nearly a straightaway lead before encountering slower traffic in the late going. Grabouski had raced his way onto the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational [Read More]

Wahl Traction signs on as new sponsor for IMCA special events

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A company that got its start six years ago renting shocks to race car drivers is a new sponsor for IMCA special events this season. Wahl Traction of Las Vegas, owned by Sonny Wahl, gives gift certificates good toward two shock rebuilds to top five finishers at 30 Modified and 15 SportMod specials. “I’ve been a driver and I’ve been a promoter. I’ve always been a fan of IMCA and one of the reasons why is because their rules are so consistent,” Wahl said. “I have customers who race on asphalt and complain that their rules are always changing, and that costs them a lot of money.” Wahl had worked for a now-defunct NASCAR team before deciding to open his own business, located in the industrial complex near Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “I liked the idea of having my own business and this was a great opportunity for me,” he explained. “It started as a shock rental business and grew from renting out four shocks every weekend to 120.” He built [Read More]

Rogers finds perfect fit as new Sprint Series of Texas director

FORNEY, Texas – Kevin Rogers started attending Sprint Series of Texas events as a fan. When the 11th annual tour for IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars opens on March 20 at Heart O’ Texas Speedway, he’ll be the new series owner and director. Rogers’ KR Promotions LLC purchased the Sprint Series of Texas from founder and industry icon Smiley Sitton last November. Twelve dates at nine different tracks in Texas and Oklahoma are on the 2015 schedule. “We’re pretty excited. I’ve been helping with the series and this opportunity is a perfect fit for what we’ve wanted to do from a promoter’s standpoint,” said Rogers, from Forney and a former Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod driver. “I’m really looking forward to getting the season started.” Other series dates during IMCA’s regular point season are April 3 and Aug. 7 at Boyd Raceway; May 2 and July 11 at Abilene Speedway; May 24 at HO’T; June 6 at East Texas Speedway; June 20 at Cotton Bowl Speedway; July 25 at 281 Speedway; Aug. 22 at [Read More]

Eagle Motorsports boosts awards program for IMCA RaceSaver Sprints

LINCOLN, Neb. – The growing number of sanctions is reflected in an expanded Eagle Motorsports awards program for IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars this season. In its third year as title sponsor for the division, the Lincoln, Neb., sprint car chassis manufacturer and high performance parts retailer will give $100 gift cards to every IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car track and special series champion. Weekly sanctioned tracks for 2015 are located in Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Texas. Special series will be based in California, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Texas and Virginia. “We’ve renewed our partnership with Eagle Motorsports for at least another two seasons, with the option to extend it even further than that and we’re very pleased to be able to make that announcement,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “Eagle has pledged additional support to each track and series IMCA sanctions, which is a big commitment factoring in a really undetermined ceiling as the RaceSaver Sprint Car division continues to expand.” “We’ve already doubled the number of champions we’ll crown from last [Read More]