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Burbridge scores win before rain hits Farley

By Jerry Mackey FARLEY, Iowa (June 10) – Racing action went on Friday night at Farley Speedway although the race program was cut short by Mother Nature. The GSI Collision Specialties IMCA Modified feature took to the track as a cold front hit the track. Drivers waged a furious 20-lap feature with the lead pack swelling to four contenders through the midway point. Mike Burbridge drove a flawless race in scoring his first Farley Speedway win of the 2016 season. Burbridge received constant pressure from veteran Jerry Luloff and rookie Austin Moyer. Luloff took second by less than a car length ahead of Moyer. As Burbridge took the checkers the sky opened up and the Out Pace Racing Products IMCA Late Model feature had to be postponed. The makeup feature will be run on a date yet to be determined. Troy Bauer and Tyler Soppe lined up side by side in the fourth row of the GSI Collision Specialties IMCA Northern SportMod feature. The two hot shoes made their way through traffic and finished the [Read More]

Brown dominates at Atchison County

By Rick Staley ATCHISON, Kan. (June 10) – Derrick Brown put on a pair of dominating performances, winning both his heat race at Friday’s Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature at Atchison County Raceway. Brown pulled ahead early and never looked back on his way to his first win of the year at Atchison. Rodney Schweizer ended the night second with big mover Steven Bowers Jr. third. Nicholas Carpenter raced his way to fourth with Matt Richards rounding out the top five. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars again proved the quality of the class at Atchison County Raceway. Josh Steele held the early lead until Brad Whitney passed on the high side. Whitney led until Greg Keuhn dove to the inside, racing side-by-side with Whitney for multiple laps. Keuhn pulled to the front and onto his second victory inside. Whitney ended the night second with hard charger Jim Powell Jr. third. Gene Stigall recovered from an early race mishap to place fourth and Steele was fifth.

DeFrance takes Late Model win at Marshalltown

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (June 10) – Marshalltown Speedway welcomed back the IMCA Late Models Friday, for the second time this week, following up the Deery Brothers Summer Series held on Tuesday. Darrel DeFrance went home with a win on his hometown track, leading all 25 laps. DeFrance set sail and was never challenged on his way to victory. Jerry King chased DeFrance for much of the race to finish as the runner-up. Third place went to Paul Nagel, Justin Mitchell started 10th and finished fourth, and Curtis Glover rounded out the top five. This was the first of eight Late Model races to be held at the High Banks this year. Tim Ward, the visiting Arizonian, won for the first time in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, as did Travis Peterson in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods. Damon Murty won his first regular season race at Marshalltown in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars while Eric Stanton remains perfect in the Hobby Stocks for the 2016 season. Ward, who is calling Harcourt, Iowa home this racing season, started [Read More]

Genesis adds to contingency bounty in four IMCA divisions

ROSWELL, Ga. – Genesis Racing Shocks adds to the post-season IMCA bounty with contingency awards in four divisions. Top eligible drivers in each of the five Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified regions and in national IMCA Late Model, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod standings receive $350 product certificates from the Roswell, Ga., company and eight-year IMCA marketing partner. Certificates good for $250 go to each runner-up and at $150 to each third-place finisher. Certificates will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed the following week from the IMCA home office. Drivers in all four divisions are required to compete with four Genesis-manufactured shocks, display two Genesis decals on their race car and return a signup form to the IMCA home office by Aug. 1 to be eligible. Information about Genesis shocks is available at the www.genesisshocks.com website, on Facebook or by calling 678 659-9454. “I’ve already received correspondence from drivers using Genesis shocks and signing up for this program and certainly encourage everyone to make sure they get that [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through June 9

Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds – 1. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 1,023; 2. Lance Mari, Imperial, Calif., 927; 3. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 920; 4. Kyle Brown, State Center, Iowa, 912; 5. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., 909; 6. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 871; 7. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 856; 8. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 847; 9. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif., 837; 10. Ricky Thornton Jr., Harcourt, Iowa, 821; 11. Tyler Frye, Belleville, Kan., 803; 12. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, 753; 13. Jason Wolla, Ray, N.D., 723; 14. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 715; 15. David Brown, Kellogg, Iowa, 701; 16. John P. Gober, Poolville, Texas, 690; 17. Clay Money, Penokee, Kan., 676; 18, Jesse Hoeft, Forest City, Iowa, 671; 19. Cody Shoemaker, Paradise, Texas, 663; 20. Nick Roberts, LaCrosse, Wis., 652. IMCA Late Models – 1. Rob Toland, Davenport, Iowa, 563; 2. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo, Iowa, 483; 3. Luke Goedert, Guttenberg, Iowa, 455; 4. John Emerson, Waterloo, Iowa, 402; 5. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 376; 6. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 372; 7. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, Iowa, 371; [Read More]

Total Power gives boost to Deery, Dirt Tour drivers, IMCA special events competitors

VISTA, Calif. – New sponsor Total Power gives a boost to drivers in two of IMCA’s premier series, as well as competitors in special events for three other divisions this season. Champions in both the Hawkeye Dirt Tour and Deery Brothers Summer Series receive 12V batteries and custom hold downs from the Vista, Calif., manufacturer. Total Power also gives $50 gift certificates to designated place finishers at all events in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified tour and the IMCA Late Model series. “IMCA is a very professionally run organization. I’ve been to many of their races and I know these are top-notch series,” Total Power owner and president Kenny Pariza said. “Other manufacturers in the industry told me I should jump on board with IMCA. One of them told me it was the best thing he’d ever done.” Total Power also gives $50 gift certificates at a total of 30 special events for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey parts Center Southern SportMods. Series champion awards will be presented during [Read More]

Beerhill Gang adds to PASS post-season point fund

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (June 9) – One of the most iconic fan groups in racing has stepped up to support the Pennsylvania Sprint Series. PASS car owner Ryan Slothower and his wife, along with driver Jaremi Hanson and Matthew Miller from the Beerhill Gang organized a fundraiser at Quaker Steak and Lube in Mechanicsburg Thursday night, raising more than $1,500. PASS was looking to land a sponsor for the current race season and Slothower, Miller and several other teams got involved to quickly organize the event. The Slothower/Hanson team pitched in with numerous auction and raffle items; Brandt Cook and Zach Newlin also pitched in with auction items and there were numerous other contributions by teams fans and sponsors. A check for $1,600 will be sent to IMCA which will be paid 100 percent back to the PASS points fund. This will ensure that 30 positions will be paid at least $100. Sanction fees from tracks and any other sponsor money goes to the top 15. “We’re extremely grateful to Ryan, Matt and everyone that put [Read More]

Late heroics pay off for Irvine in Kossuth County Hawkeye Dirt Tour

ALGONA, Iowa (June 9) – He didn’t lead the most laps, just the most important ones. Brian Irvine caught up with race-long leader Corey Dripps in lapped traffic, took away the front spot with a deft move to the inside on the 29th of 30 circuits and drove to the $1,000 checkers in Thursday’s Hawkeye Dirt Tour main event at Kossuth County Speedway. Traffic remained a factor as the evening’s Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified headline event ran green to checkered. “Once I got to Corey, I saw a line of lapped cars ahead of him and knew I’d have to make an angle. I got my nose underneath him, which was about the only thing I could do in that situation,” Irvine said. “The lapped cars helped, obviously. I’ve lost races leading late like that, I’d rather be second with two laps to go than leading in that situation.” Dripps had drawn the pole start and was chased across the stripe by Jeremy Mills on each of the first two laps. Irvine took over second [Read More]

Rust looks for record third straight Hawkeye Dirt Tour win tonight at Kossuth County

ALGONA, Iowa (June 9) – Joel Rust looks to make Hawkeye Dirt Tour history tonight, when the series for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds travels to Kossuth County Speedway. Rust has won the first two tour events, on Memorial Day at Benton County Speedway and Tuesday at Marshalltown Speedway. A win at Algona would make him the first driver to win three straight events in the series’ 64-race history. “I’ve been to Algona once before, in a SportMod about five years ago,” the Grundy Center charger said this afternoon. “I’m anxious to get back there. It looks like a good place to race.” Tonight’s feature pays $1,000 to win, a minimum of $150 to start and is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying event. Also running will be IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for all applicable points, including local track. Pit gates and the grandstand open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:15 p.m. with racing to follow. Grandstand admission is $12 [Read More]

Carter continues Southern Iowa Speedway streak

By Jeremy Fox OSKALOOSA, Iowa (June 8) – Cayden Carter continued his winning streak in the IMCA Budweiser Stock Car division Wednesday at Southern Iowa Speedway. Nathan Wood led lap one but Louis Lynch wrestled it away on lap two. Lynch and Wood battled before Wood grabbed the lead back on lap four. Wood appeared to be heading on to the win when Carter chased him down and took the front spot. Wood tried to make several challenges to get by but Carter was not to be denied win number six, keeping him perfect on the regular season. Wood, Lynch, Todd Reitzler and Donnie Pearson finished second through fifth, respectively Colt Mather led to the checkers after taking the lead 10 laps into the Musco Lighting IMCA Modified headliner. Danny Thrasher passed Bill Bonnett on the white flag lap and sped to his first local Pepsi Cola IMCA Hobby Stock feature win of the season. Tenth starting Curtis VanDerWal notched win number four in the KBOE Radio IMCA Northern SportMods. Ryan Havel also won from 10th starting, [Read More]