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Mighty Axe Nationals this weekend at North Central Speedway

BRAINERD, Minn. – A pair of Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying features are on the 15th annual Mighty Axe Nationals program this weekend at North Central Speedway. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win Friday, Aug. 26 and a minimum of $1,000 to win on Saturday, Aug. 27; an additional $200 will be paid if the winner competed on opening night. Completing the cards at Brainerd are Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods running for $400 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $275 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $100 to win. Saturday’s SportMod winner gets another $100 of they raced on Friday; Saturday Hobby Stock and Sport Compact winners each get an additional $25 if the raced on opening night. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Racing starts at 6:45 p.m. Spectator admission for adults is $15 or $25 for both days; $10 a day or $15 for [Read More]

Kansas Thunder Series crowns champions

By Mike Hughes STOCKTON, Kan. (Aug. 20)—The Kansas Thunder Series closed out the 2016 season at the series finale at Elmwood Park Speedway Saturday, crowning champions in its four divisions. The Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified series championship was up for grabs as Mike Petersilie and Clay Money were tied for the top spot. Don Geist jumped out to the lead in the main event with Tyler Frye right behind. Geist continued to lead at the halfway mark in the 15-lap race with Frye and Jesse Richter close behind. Richter shot to the lead on lap nine but Frye got past on lap 12. Richter retook the top spot and held on for the win, followed closely by Frye and Geist. Petersilie finished fourth to give him the series championship. Brian Calhoon rounded out the top five. Kyle Pfeifer led all 15-laps in the caution-free IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. Casey Woken gave chase but had to settle for second. Chad Sterling finished third to clinch the series title, followed by Dustin McClurg and Chase [Read More]

Bruening, Merfeld, Current score Dubuque wins

By Jerry Mackey DUBUQUE, Iowa (Aug. 21) – Ninety-eight cars packed Dubuque Speedway Sunday for an action-packed night of IMCA racing. A solid field of 19 drivers took the green flag in the IMCA Late Model 25-lapper, which saw Tyler Bruening shoot ahead from his front row start. Bruening was pressured by Luke Goedert before being able to pull out to a comfortable lead late in the main event. Bruening ran the momentum line at the top of the smooth track in scoring the win, which carried a $200 bonus courtesy of Cal Co Spray Coatings and Cedar Cross Service of Dubuque. Goedert finished second ahead of Jeremiah Hurst. The Merfeld Brothers IMCA Modified feature was an outstanding race with several lead changes throughout the 20-lap event. First-time visitor to Dubuque Speedway Troy Jerovetz from Green Bay, Wis., advanced from a sixth row start to take the lead following a lap 15 restart. Jerovetz went on to record the win over Ken Kostenbader and Mark Schulte. The GSI Collision Specialists IMCA Northern SportMod main event [Read More]

Corell wins thrilling Sanders Mod Tour finale at Buffalo River, Pavlicek crowned champion

By Mike Spieker GLYNDON, Minn. (Aug. 21) – The stage was set for a fantastic Sanders Mod Tour finale Sunday night at Buffalo River Race Park and it did not disappoint. John Corell topped the 25-car Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature field after taking the lead in the closing laps. The $2,000 checkers put the North Dakota veteran on the ballot for the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Austin Arneson, winner of the first two Sanders Mod Tour events, started on the pole for the 35-lap feature with Ryan Mikkelson to his outside. Arneson got the jump on Mikkelson as the green flag flew and grabbed the opening lead as Mikkelson, Michael Johnson, and Hunter Marriott fought for second. Johnson had secured the second spot and was racing door to door with Arneson on lap five when the two made slight contact entering turn one. As a result, Johnson made heavy contact with an infield tire barrier and Arneson was charged with the caution. Johnson restarted as the race leader, but retired shortly after [Read More]

Trautner triumphs on record-setting night three of Sanders Mod Tour at Jamestown

By Mike Spieker JAMESTOWN, N.D. (Aug. 20) – The penultimate night of the inaugural Sanders Modified Challenge Tour brought a new record 54 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds to Jamestown Speedway for the Saturday night special. Compared to the standard of the first two nights, Saturday’s event was a bit offbeat. After failing to transfer out of the heat race, point leader Austin Arneson made a big charge in the “B” feature but came up a half-car length short of finishing in the top four and moving on to the main event. Jamie Trautner led the 25-lap feature wire to wire to score the victory in the $2,000 to win Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying headliner. “This is outstanding. When I started racing I ran Jamestown and Norman County Raceway and I’ve never won here. I’ve been close a few times here, but I finally got one and this is the biggest one of my career,” Trautner said from victory lane. “I knew there was so many good guys behind me that if I [Read More]

Arneson scores second Sanders Mod Tour victory, car count record set at Red River

By Mike Spieker WEST FARGO, N.D. (Aug. 19) – A Sanders Mod Tour and Red River Valley Speedway record 53 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds were signed in Friday evening for night two of the tour. In a performance that mirrored his effort Thursday night at Norman County Raceway, Austin Arneson took the lead at the midpoint and cruised to the $2,000 win. John Nord and Myles Tomlinson led the 25-car field to the green flag for the 25-lap main event, with Nord leading the opening lap over Michael Greseth. On lap two, Gresesth, who already has a RRVS feature win to his credit, took the point away before opening up a comfortable lead. Meanwhile, fifth starting Arneson moved by Nord for second one lap later and set his sights on Greseth. Early on, it appeared as though Greseth was up to the task of keeping Arneson at bay, but as the feature wore on Arneson kept getting faster. With 11 to go, Arneson reeled in Greseth and they went door to door down the [Read More]

New division, early entry numbers have anticipation building for Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – A new division and early registration numbers that border on the amazing continue to generate a buzz about the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Five hundred and thirty-five drivers from 25 states and Canada are already entered in the Sept. 5-10 Super Nationals at Boone Speedway. In addition to the right to call themselves champions of dirt track racing’s premier event, they’ll vie for shares of a purse exceeding $285,000 and more than $60,000 in contingency awards. “The numbers speak for themselves. Our drivers want to be part of the biggest and the best race of the season,” IMCA President Brett Root said. “While the purse and contingencies are very generous, I believe the Super Nationals experience is what brings many of them back to Boone Speedway every year.” Pre-entry numbers for the 34th annual event now include 200 Modifieds, 118 Stock Cars, 108 Northern SportMods, 61 Hobby Stocks, 32 Southern SportMods, 14 Sport Compacts and two Late Models. The driver and fan-friendly format will be continued as racing [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through Aug. 18

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., 1,200; 2. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 1,192; 3. Cory Sample, Winnemucca, Nev., 1,181; 4. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 1,162; 5. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb., 1,152; 6. Jacob Murray, Hartford, Iowa, 1,148; 7. Jason Wolla, Ray, N.D., 1,143; 8. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, 1,138; 9. Dustin Smith, Lake City, Iowa, 1,136; 10. Eddie Kirchoff, Gillette, Wyo., 1,131; 11. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 1,129; 12. Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan., 1,127; 13. Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa, and Tyler Frye, Belleville, Kan., both 1,126; 15. Rob VanMil, Barnesville, Minn., 1,124; 16. A.J. Ward, Ionia, Mich., 1,118; 17. Will Ward, Cobleskill, N.Y., 1,106; 18. Clay Money, Penokee, Kan., 1,104; 19. Ricky Thornton Jr., Harcourt, Iowa, 1,100; 20. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 1,095. IMCA Late Models – 1. Rob Toland, Davenport, Iowa, 785; 2. Luke Goedert, Guttenberg, Iowa, 781; 3. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 779; 4. Tyler Droste, Waterloo, Iowa, 767; 5. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, Iowa, 761; 6. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 755; 7. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, [Read More]

IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Nationals boasts potential $5,000 top prize

EAGLE, Neb. – The nearly 140 drivers already pre-entered for the Sept. 1-4 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Nationals main event will now be racing for a potential $5,000 top prize. In addition to the guaranteed $2,500, IMCA will pay the Sprint Nationals champion a bonus of $50 for each sanctioned start they’ve made this season. That means a driver who’s made 50 IMCA starts and takes the Sunday, Sept. 4 checkers at Eagle Raceway can double his or her money. “We have paid bonuses based on the number of sanctioned starts to champions at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s for several years,” said Brett Root, president of IMCA. “The growth of the IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car division and the entry numbers for this event certainly justify paying a similar bonus at Sprint Nationals. That bonus will be presented during the IMCA national awards banquet in November. Sixteen states and Canada will be represented at the fourth annual Sprint Nationals and 14 of the drivers in current top 20 national point standings [Read More]

Arneson becomes first repeat winner of Sanders Mod Challenge

By Mike Spieker ADA, Minn. (Aug. 18) – The inaugural Sanders Modified Tour commenced Thursday night at Norman County Raceway with a record 46 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds on hand. While the Sanders Modified Tour is still in its onset, the one-night Sanders Modified Challenge, which now apart of the four-night tour, has been the premier Modified event on the NCR schedule for the previous four years. Before Thursday night, there had been no repeat winner of the Sanders Modified Challenge but all that changed when Austin Arneson drove from third to the lead and picked up the win to back up his 2014 Sanders Mod Challenge title. “This is huge. To have a race this big close to home in front of a lot of guys that watched me grow up racing here and in front of family and friends, it’s a really big deal,” said Arneson, who earned $2,000 for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying victory. “I’m really excited to have won it a second time.” After getting by his older [Read More]