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IMCA Stock Car 500 engine option won’t be claimable

VINTON, Iowa ­– IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers running with the 500 cfm engine option will not be subject to engine claims, effective immediately for all sanctioned weekly, special and special series events during the 2016 calendar year. “Our executive committee has had an extensive amount of discussion as to the necessity of the engine claim with this particular engine option. Based on the specificity of the 500 cfm engine rules, costs have been reasonably contained,” explained IMCA Presi­dent Brett Root. “The 500 cfm option has a tighter set of parameters than the 350 that address cost control.” “Since 2005 we have offered a non-claimable engine option in nearly every other IMCA division,” he added. “It makes sense to do this in the Stock Car division as well. With no crate engine option available, the 500 cfm carburetor option makes the most sense for us to make this decision in regard to.” “For this reason and the low occurrence of engine claims in the Stock Car division last year, it makes sense for us to [Read More]

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Michelle Melton aces Ardmore Sprint Series of Oklahoma show

By David Smith Jr. ARDMORE, Okla. (May 20) – Michelle Melton made her first appearance at Southern Oklahoma Speedway a memorable one as the Flower Mound, Texas, driver took the lead at the start and never looked back to capture the Sprint Series of Oklahoma victory Friday in Ardmore. Melton and Jerry Hammock started on the front row for the 20-lap feature with Melton taking the lead as the green flag fell. Hammock gave chase throughout the feature and despite being nervous starting on the pole, Melton was up to the challenge. “I tend to psych myself out when I start on the pole plus I had people like John Carney behind me who has been dominating the 305 stuff and you sit and think about how you need to drive,” said Melton, who has been racing Sprint Cars for five years off and on due to school with 2016 being a full-time driver. Hammock and third-starting Carney were closing the gap midway. With five laps to go, the red flag waved for a Chad [Read More]

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Bennett wins third of season at Boone 

BOONE, Iowa (May 21) – It was a night of first wins as well as repeats at Boone Speedway on a beautiful Saturday night for racing. Kyle Brown found his way to victory lane for the first time locally in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Mod­ified division. Brandon Williams in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod division and Donavon Smith in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars both scored their second wins of the year.  Solomon Bennett snagged win number three in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Bennett made his way around Seth Janssen at lap five of the 12-lap Hobby Stock feature and pulled away for a comfortable win. Janssen held on to the runner-up spot, ahead of Dave Rieks in third.  Aaron Rudolph held back Chad LeGere as they went fourth and fifth. Matt West and Michael Murphy battled for the lead for much of the Stock Car race with Smith throw­ing his hat into the ring late in the race.  Smith, who had started 11th on the field, was able to make the pass into [Read More]

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Kay makes late-race charge to big West Liberty Raceway win 

By Jerry Mackey WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (May 21) – Saturday night’s racing action at West Liberty Raceway in­cluded the Ideal Ready Mix Tri-Track Challenge featuring a 40 lap main event for the iWireless IMCA Late Models. The main event provided the race fans with edge of the seat racing action as Justin Kay contin­ued his mastery of the oval. Kay took the initial green back in the seventh row and started his run to the front early in the race. It took Kay until lap 38 to chase down race leader Tyler Bruening. Kay led the last two laps to collect the $2,000 top prize. Bruening settled for second ahead of Denny Eckrich and Joel Callahan. The Performance Concepts IMCA Modifieds 20-lap feature saw 24 competitors take the initial green flag lap and 16 laps ran off caution-free before the races only yellow flag was thrown. Bruce Hanford had his huge lead erased and on the restart a four-lap dash to the finish saw Larry Her­ring score his first win of the year by taking [Read More]

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Third Shawano wins of season for Yarie, Van Straten

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (May 21) – Marcus Yarie and Travis Van Straten both won their third local fea­tures of the season while Lucas Lamberies secured his second Shawano Speedway victory of 2016 Saturday night. In Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified action, Tyler Wilson grabbed the lead on the opening lap, but was quickly pressured by Joel Seegert. The lead duo raced nose to tail as Seegert tried both high and low to find a way by Wilson. As the lead duo duked it out, Yarie worked his way toward the front after starting deep in the field and on lap nine it became a three-car battle for the lead. Wilson continued to lead with Seegert and Yarie side-by-side and right on Wilson’s bumper. Yarie finally found an advantage on lap 15, making a pass up high in turns one and two to take the lead, then led the rest of the way for the win. Seegert made a last-lap pass of Wilson to finish second. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature continued the green to checkered, [Read More]

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Tooley is tops in IMCA Modified main at Mandan 

MANDAN, N.D. (May 20) – Jay Tooley led every lap in earning his career-first Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature win Friday at Dacotah Speedway. Tooley started on the pole and after a series of quick cautions, John Corell looked low for the lead but was denied by Tooley. As Corell continued to battle Tooley, Brent Schlafmann had his hands full in third place with Mark Dahl. They raced hard door-to-door for several laps until Dahl got loose and spun on lap 10. On the restart, Dahl spun again, ending his night early. Corell again tried to complete the pass on Tooley while Marlyn Seidler and Jeremy Keller caught up to the front pair. As the laps wound down, Corell’s car began to fade and he lost positions to Seidler, Keller and Schlafmann. Tooley found extra speed on the top of the track and started to pull away with seven laps to go. He led all 25 laps while Seidler finished second ahead of Keller. Spencer Wilson and Drew Christianson, who raced their ways into [Read More]

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Kinsley picks up IMCA Stock Car win at CJ Speedway 

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (May 20) – Racing action resumed Friday at CJ Speedway after Mother Nature claimed last weeks events. The 18-lap Kauffman Electric IMCA Stock Car feature saw Shane Paris and Jason Hartman lead the field to the drop of the green flag. Paris jumped out into the lead over Rod Staats and Tad Payne, who started 10th. Action up front was slowed on lap seven when fifth-running Adam Bell got into the back of Staats and both spun in turn four. On the restart, Paris jumped back out front with Kirk Kinsley, who started ninth, and Payne close behind. The trio raced off turn four on lap nine three-wide as Kinsley edged out front at the line to grab the top spot. Kinsley held on over the final nine laps to capture his first local win of the season. Payne was second and Bell recovered from his involvement in the lap seven spin to come back up to third. In the 14-lap Louisa Communications IMCA Sport Compact feature, Josh Mosier and Jake Benischek made [Read More]

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Ward wins fourth straight at Tri-City

AUBURN, Mich. (May 20) – A.J. Ward notched his fourth straight Main Street Seed and Supply IMCA Modified feature win Friday night, in front of a near capacity crowd at Tri-City Motor Speedway. Ward started inside row six while Nathan Oswald and Joey Fowler led the opening laps of the feature. Somehow, Ward was able to work the middle groove, creating three-wide battles, and snatched the lead by lap four. Once Ward took the lead, he was never challenged and cruised to his fourth feature win in a row. The remainder of the top five cars were Chad Wernette, Tanner Pray, Todd Matheson and Fowler. A record 115 cars were in the pits at Auburn Friday evening.

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Christofferson wins a close one at Atchison County

By Rick Staley ATCHISON, Kan. (May 20) – Half a car length was the margin of victory for Alvie Christofferson in Fri­day’s IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main event at Atchison County Raceway. Marvin Griffith Jr. had jumped to the early lead and appeared to have the car to beat until contact with lapped traffic sent him to the rear of the field. Greg Keuhn took over the lead until other Brad Whitney made a move of his own to take over the point. Keuhn charged back by Whitney as Christofferson arrived at the front. Christofferson and Keuhn swapped the lead back and forth in the closing laps with Christofferson picking up the feature win. Keuhn finished a close second with Josh Steele a solid third. Week one winner Jim Powell Jr. was the big mover of the race, placing fourth, with Griffith recovering to finish fifth. Jeremy Chambers worked his way through the pack and led the last three circuits in taking the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified victory. Early leader Rodney Schweizer developed mechanical [Read More]

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Pepper prevails at Dodge City 

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. (May 21) – Michael Pepper wasted little time moving to the front in the 12-lap IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature field to capture his second win of the year Saturday at Dodge City Raceway Park. Starting inside the second row, defending track champ Pepper used the low side to charge into the lead on the opening lap and then held off Dusty Witthuhn the rest of the way as Chris Oliver fought off Marlin Hogie the entire distance to secure show honors. Starting five rows deep in the 20-lap Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature did little to deter Cole Traugott. Traugott needed just eight laps to chase down early leader Tom Beavers and then checked out on the field to convincingly capture his third triumph in the last four Dodge City events in a non-stop affair. Mike Roach worked his way from the 10th starting position to add his name to the list of IMCA SportMod feature winners at Dodge City thus far in 2016. Roach, who won [Read More]