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Five-year sponsor AutoMeter backs all nine IMCA divisions with unique awards program

SYCAMORE, Ill. (March 30, 2022) – Five-year sponsor AutoMeter continues one of IMCA’s most unique combination of awards this season. The Sycamore, Ill., competition instrument and accessories manufacturer again gives $50 gift certificates to top five finishing drivers at each of 80 designated specials for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Late Models, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA STARS Mod Lites, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, IMCA Northern SportMods and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods. “Monitoring your engine’s vitals is important to us at AutoMeter,” said Marc Erickson, “and we are looking forward to continuing to support another year at IMCA. We wish everyone a successful racing season!” Autometer gives 3-gauge panel sets to runners-up in national point standings for Modifieds, Late Models, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks and 2-gauge panel sets to IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car, Mod Lite, both SportMod and the Mach-1 Sport Compact national runners-up. The same awards will be presented to second place finishers in main events at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s and RaceSaver Nationals. Information about [Read More]

McBirnie rules Nebraska’s Dirt Crown in first IMCA Modified outing at Beatrice

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 26, 2022) – Jake McBirnie was the winner the first night he brought an IMCA Modified to Beatrice Speedway while Benji Legg was the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car winner on a night he hadn’t even planned to race. McBirnie topped the Saturday Nebraska’s Dirt Crown Spring Tour main event for the Modifieds, earning $2,500 and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility for his start-to-finish run at the front of the 25-lapper. Legg’s $2,000 checkers made him eligible to qualify for the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational. His career third win in the class also came in his first start since rolling on night two of Beatrice’s Spring Nationals. Making his first start of 2022, McBirnie drew the inside row two start, moved to the pole when Clay Money couldn’t answer the call and promptly led the distance, outrunning 12-time and defending track champion Johnny Saathoff to the finish line in his first start of the season. “We had a pretty good car. It was a pretty fun night,” McBirnie said. [Read More]

Sobbing wins twice, Borgman also best in Nebraska’s Dirt Crown show at Thayer Co.

DESHLER, Neb. (March 27, 2022) – A rare stop at Thayer County Speedway ended with Jesse Sobbing making two visits to victory lane, while frequent visitor Lance Borgman collected checkers of his own Sunday night. Sobbing followed the $2,000 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car win with the $2,500 IMCA Modified victory in the Nebraska’s Dirt Crown Spring Tour show, earning both B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility in the process. “I think we’ve raced there one time before. Deshler is a fun little track, not like anywhere else I’ve raced,” Sobbing said. “Obviously it’s great to win anywhere, any time. Thayer County is kind of Jordan’s (Grabouski) territory. He’s going to be the guy to beat there, so it was great to win.” Sobbing started eighth in the Stock Car feature, working his way to the front early as cautions kept the field close. Tyler Frye, the 16th starting Grabouski, Todd Gereau and Buck Schafroth completed the top five. Racing from fifth, Sobbing was also into the lead early [Read More]

IMCA Eastern Region Modified drivers chase Carolina Racing Supply awards

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 29, 2022) – Another group of first-year drivers and drivers going above and beyond in support of IMCA Eastern Region tracks receive awards from Carolina Racing Supply in 2022. The Mooresville, N.C., high performance parts retailer and 11th year IMCA sponsor gives product certificates good for $50 off online purchases of $100 or more go to every registered rookie in the Dirt Works Eastern Region, and to the lowest finishing driver with perfect attendance in official point standings at every sanctioned Modified track in the region. Rookie certificates will be issued on July 1 while perfect attendance certificates will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week. “As always, we’re excited to see continued growth here in the East Region,” said Carolina Racing Supply’s Tom Sandal. “We enjoy helping drivers just starting out in the division, and returning the support of those who support their weekly tracks, who are the real backbone of IMCA racing.” Carolina Racing Supply also gives a set of [Read More]

Funeral services this Saturday for Roger Vansickel

Roger Vansickel, 75, of Radcliffe died on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at Baxter Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2022 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday evening from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Roger Lee Vansickel, son of Jess and Mildred (Brown) Vansickel, was born April 1, 1946 in Webster City. He graduated from South Hamilton High School in 1965. Roger served in the United States Army from 1966-1968. On October 14, 1972 he was married and to this union three sons were born. On December 17, 2006 he was united in marriage to Marilyn Agnes Smith in Nevada. Roger worked at Electrolux for many years. He owned and operated V.C.R. Action Video. He was a member of the WC Cruisers, Gold Wing Road Riders Association Fort Dodge Chapter IA – W and the Mason City Chapter D Region E. Roger was honored to participate in the Brushy Creek Honor Flight. [Read More]

Conn wires Oil Capital RaceSaver field at Lawton

By John Rittenoure LAWTON, Okla. (March 26, 2022) – Tanner Conn took advantage of his pole starting position to lead start-to-finish in Saturday’s AmeriFlex/Oil Capital Racing Series IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature at Lawton Speedway. Conn outran Jake Martens to become the season’s fifth different winner and pick up his second OCRS career victory. Sheldon Barksdale earned D & G Contracting hard charger honors with his third place finish. Ross Moran finished in fourth and Whit Gastineau charged from 14th to finish fifth. Feature results – 1. Tanner Conn; 2. Jake Martens; 3. Sheldon Barksdale; 4. Rees Moran; 5. Whit Gastineau; 6. John Carney II; 7. Blake Edwards; 8. Steven Shebester; 9. Fred Mattox; 10. Shane Redline; 11. Dane Fields; 12. Cody Whitworth; 13. Terry Easum; 14. Duane Baker; 15. Jeremy Allen; 16. Morgan Fletcher; 17. Elizabeth Phillips; 18. Taylor Hanson; 19. Joe Bob Lee; 20. Conner Thomas; 21. Brady Courtney; 22. Ryan Dean.

Laney repeats, Ryland wins two at Merced’s Jerry Shannon Memorial

MERCED, Calif. (March 26, 2022) – Cody Laney was back in victory lane with another big check at Merced Speedway’s Jerry Shannon Memorial. Laney led the last 24 of 30 laps to repeat as IMCA Modified winner at the spring special, earning $5,000. Pole sitter Jake Pike led the first four laps before the first yellow. The fourth starting Laney, already Fast Shaft All-Star Invitational qualifying eligible, was quickly on the prowl and took over on lap six. Three more yellows slowed the 22-car field but Laney was not to be denied. Jerry Flippo pursued to no avail and finished second, followed by Pike, D.J. Shannon and 12th starting Rick Diaz. Fred Ryland was a double winner in IMCA Northern SportMod and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car action. Youngster Andrew Pearce started on the pole and led through the caution eight laps into the Northern SportMod main. Ryland started in the fifth row and moved up quickly and took first place on lap 10 and led to the finish. Pearce and last year’s national rookie of the year and [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds chase $2,000 at Winston’s Wild West Shootout

ROTHBURY, Mich. (March 28, 2022) – A top prize the IMCA Modified winner will love is at stake at Winston Speedway’s April 1-2 Player Hater Wild West Shootout. The Saturday night feature pays $2,000 to win and a minimum of $175 to start with the winner earning Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility as well. Qualifying begins on Friday with last-chance races and the main event on night two. Entry fee is $30 for the draw/redraw special. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded; drivers must race on Friday to be eligible to compete Saturday. Pit gates open at 3 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4 p.m., hot laps are at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Friday. Pit passes are $30 and spectator admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and kids ages 6-11 and $5 for ages five and under. On Saturday, pits open at 2 p.m., the grandstand opens at 3 p.m. and racing is at 4 p.m. [Read More]

Spring special at I-70 Motorsports Park one for IMCA Modified, Stock Car record book

ODESSA, Mo. (March 28, 2022) – A spring special at I-70 Motorsports Park will be one for the record book as both IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars make first-ever appearances at the Show-Me State Oval April 1 and 2. The motorsports park property, purchased by Chris Payne and Steve Bailey in 2016, features a high-banked clay oval 3/8’s of a mile around on the very bottom and more than half a mile around at the very top. “Modified and Stock Car drivers are going to be the first IMCA drivers to race here. We’ve run a couple sprint car events here but that’s it. No Modifieds or Stock Cars have ever been at this track,” said Track Manager Tommie Estes. “It’s big and it’s wide – the narrowest part of the track is 83 feet and that’s on the front straightaway – and it’s got some bank to it. I think it’s a great track for IMCA cars.” I-70 has seating for 9,000 fans, including 5,000 stadium [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through March 24, 2022

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 692; 2. Zachary Madrid, Phoenix, Ariz., 564; 3. William Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 474; 4. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 405; 5. Don Shaw, Ham Lake, Minn., 371; 6. Cody Thompson, Sioux City, Iowa, 338; 7. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 332; 8. Jonathan Mawhinney, Las Vegas, Nev., 328; 9. Austin Kuehl, Cave Creek, Ariz., 320; 10. Dalton Houghton, Rosamond, Calif., and Devin Fouquette, Saint Cloud, Minn., both 316; 12. Russell Allen, Brawley, Calif., 313; 13. Ryan Roath, Peoria, Ariz., 302; 14. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 286; 15. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 273; 16. Marvin Mueller, Yuma, Ariz., 266; 17. William Gould, Calera, Okla., and Denver Dodd, Scottsdale, Ariz., both 264; 19. Matt Aukland, Glyndon, Minn., 262; 20. Jake Pike, Pahrump, Nev., 255. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Steven Shebester, Tuttle, Okla., 112; 2. Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, 111; 3. Colby Stubblefield, Seagoville, Texas, 110; 4. Tanner Conn, Oklahoma City, Okla., 107; 5. Terry Easum, Broken Arrow, Okla., 100; 6. Joe Bob Lee, Cache, Okla., 97; 7. Christian [Read More]