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Four IMCA features each pay $1K at Stuart’s Dynamic Drivelines Dirt Duel

STUART, Iowa (May 10, 2022) – Drivers in four IMCA divisions are in the running for $1,000 top checks during a rare Monday show at Karl Chevrolet Stuart International Speedway. The May 16 Dynamic Drivelines Dirt Duel sees Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods contend in $1,000 to win features. Modified and Stock Car winners also earn Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational and B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility, respectively. Mach-1 Sport Compacts complete the card. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, KMJ Performance State and track points will be awarded. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Pit passes are $30. More information is available from promoter Mike Van Genderen at 641 521-0330.

BSB Manufacturing awarding $11,000-plus to IMCA weekly, special events competitors

WELLINGTON, Kan. (May 10, 2022) – IMCA drivers in seven divisions chase shares of more than $11,000 in contingency awards to be given again this season by BSB Manufacturing. The Wellington, Kan., high performance parts manufacturer and 14-year sponsor gives product certificates valued at $300, $200 and $100, respectively, to top three eligible drivers in each Friesen Performance IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock region, and in national standings for Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods and Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMods. Drivers in those divisions must compete with four BSB shocks, display two BSB logos on their race car and return a completed signup form to the IMCA home office. Top three drivers in national IMCA Sunoco Late Model and IMCA STARS Mod Lite standings receive product certificates valued at $250, $200 and $150. And place finishers at a total of 90 designated Modified, Late Model, Stock Car, SportMod, Hobby Stock and 10 IMCA Lite specials each receive $50 product certificates. “It is an honor to serve the IMCA [Read More]

The Bullring is back in action May 15

VINTON, Iowa (May 10, 2022) – Increased purse money will be up for grabs Sunday, May 15 at Benton County Speedway. Billed as the Dirt Knights TV Special, five weekly divisions will compete on the quarter-mile Bullring for the second night of weekly points racing. A winner’s share of $750 will be on the line in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds presented by KISS Country 96.5, while winners of the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods presented by Christie Door Company will pocket $500 each. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks will pay $300 to win and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts vie for $200 to win. The pit gate and grandstand will open at 4 p.m. May 15, with hot laps scheduled for 5:30 and racing at 6. Adult admission is $13, seniors and veterans $11, and ages 6-14 $5. Kids five and under are admitted free if accompanying a paid adult. Pit passes are $30. The point average invert will be used to determine lineups and all applicable IMCA points will be [Read More]

Laney, Foulger, Bannister collect California Clash checkers at Merced

By Ben Deatherage MERCED, Calif. (May 6, 2022) – Night five of the IMCA Central California Clash saw Cody Laney put another $1,000 in his racing account. The Torrance standout won his third Friesen Performance IMCA Modified start of the week when the Clash shifted locations to Merced Speedway Friday evening. Ryan Porter paced the competition on the initial start and held down the front position being overtaken on lap five by Laney. A series of six stoppages slowed things down, but Laney, already Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligible, kept his mount ahead of all challengers, equaling Ethan Dotson’s 2021 feat for the most wins in a single season with the series. Bobby Hogge was second over Kyle Heckman, Cody Burke and Troy Foulger. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars had a thriller of a main event. Dakota Schweitzer marshaled the field on the opening start with double-duty driver Foulger in second. Mid-race cautions kept the competitors close. Schweitzer battled Anthony Guiliani before the two briefly touched and the contact allowed Foulger to pass both [Read More]

Chadwick, Fraser, Robles come back for seconds at Antioch

By Don Martin II ANTIOCH, Calif. (May 7, 2022) – Kellen Chadwick won the 20-lap Friesen Performance IMCA Modified main event Saturday at Antioch Speedway. This was the second win of the season for Chadwick. Sean Wilson led the opening lap ahead of Bobby Motts Jr. before the yellow flag waved. On the restart, Terry DeCarlo Jr. made an impressive maneuver on the outside to gain the lead with brother Nick DeCarlo following him into second. DeCarlo Jr. led his younger brother on a lap three restart with Chadwick settling into third. Following the next yellow, DeCarlo Jr continued to lead with Chadwick moving into second on the lap six restart. Chadwick ultimately made an inside move on the backstretch on lap 17 to take over. Motts started pressuring DeCarlo a little bit for the second position as Chadwick pulled away. A yellow flag on lap 19 bunched the field and set up a late shootout but Chadwick prevailed ahead of DeCarlo Jr. and Motts. Tommy Fraser won his second straight Friesen Performance IMCA Northern [Read More]

Fans hail Hall Saturday at Eagle

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (May 7, 2022) – After he went back to the drawing board, Derek Hall went to victory lane. Hall led from the first lap to the checkers in winning Saturday’s Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod main event at Eagle Raceway. “We didn’t have a very good showing the first night so we went back to the drawing board. We had two weeks to do it because we got rained out again last week,” he said from victory lane. “So we spent those two weeks going over the car and found some things here and there that needed to be changed. It was pretty good tonight.” Ryan Arbogast and Gary Saathoff rounded out the top three. Jaxon Saathoff paced the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified main event, Jordan Grabouski was the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car winner and Dillon Richards raced his way to the front late in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature. Joey Danley’s run to the front of the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car field came from the 11th starting spot. “It [Read More]

Racing season gets the green flag at Maquoketa Speedway

By Jerry Mackey MAQUOKETA, Iowa (May 7, 2022) – The IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing season at Maquoketa Speedway got underway on Saturday night following three consecutive postponements due to the wet weather in Eastern Iowa. Drivers and fans alike responded in a big way by attending the opening night races that saw the final checkered flag of the night wave at 9:40 p.m. The Friesen Performance IMCA Modified 20-lap feature was the headliner of the night and action was hotly contested on the very racy track. Travis Denning shot into the lead and was not to be denied the opening night victory as he led flag to flag. The feature saw one yellow flag wave early on lap two and then went the final 18 laps non-stop. Tim Current advanced from his fourth row start and closed on the race leader several times before settling for second. Veteran Maquoketa driver Ray Cox Jr. ran a very strong race in taking third. A 23-car field of Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods took the green flag [Read More]

Murty, Thornton, Olson race to opening night wins at The Bullring

VINTON, Iowa (May 8, 2022) – After Mother Nature twice delayed season opening action, weekly points racing made a successful return Sunday night to Benton County Speedway. Also making a successful return was a familiar face in victory lane following the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. Dallon Murty won an entertaining battle with his father, Damon, to score the win. The father and son drew front row starting spots and proceeded to put on a show for the duration of the 15-lapper. Never separated by more than a car-length, the Murtys battled for the lead from the onset. Dallon, who spent much of the event chasing Damon, snuck ahead with a last-lap pass to secure the victory. Kaden Reynolds and Jason Doyle completed the top four. Late-race excitement was also in store for the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds presented by KISS Country 96.5. Joel Rust secured the early lead from his pole position start and quickly built a sizable lead while Dylan Thornton began his pursuit from the fifth row. Rust’s lead was just over [Read More]

Early leads are formula for success at Off Road Speedway

By Randy Pospishil sports@norfolkdailynews NORFOLK, Neb. (May 7, 2022) – Drivers capitalized on starting positions at or near the front of the field Saturday night at Off Road Speedway. Winners in three of the four regular classes started on the outside of the front row with the outlier, Cory Dumpert, occupying the outside position in the second row, although each had to hold off challengers during caution restarts, especially late in the race. Dumpert, who finished second in the previous IMCA Sunoco Late Model feature after starting in the fifth row, took over the lead from Zach Zentner following a caution that brought Zentner back to the pack. Dumpert passed Zentner on the outside with 20 laps remaining and held off Zentner’s bids to retake the lead for several laps before Tad Pospisil took over second place and the chase continued. Three cautions, the last creating a green, white, checkered finish, gave Pospisil and Zentner opportunities on the restarts but the three-time defending national champion held off any attempts to pass and sped to IMCA [Read More]

CJ Speedway opens with large field of racers

By Jerry Mackey COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (May 6, 2022) – After three consecutive rain outs the 2022 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Race season finally got underway at CJ Speedway on the Louisa County Fairgrounds. A large field of drivers took part in the season opener. The final checkered flag of the night flew when the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds completed their main event with Dunkerton, Iowa ace Troy Cordes, making the two hour drive to Columbus Junction pay off by recording the win. Cordes started in the seventh position and steadily worked his way to the front, taking over the top spot from Jarrett Brown. Cordes led half of the 16 laps and took the checkers ahead of a fast-closing Maguire DeJong, who had started in the sixth row. Brown held on to finish third ahead of Kyle Montgomery. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars never fail to delight the fans with great racing and the opening night feature was certainly no exception. Rookie Kaden Reynolds paced the field in the early going before a spin [Read More]