Ryan Clark

Ventura opening night honors go to Lauer

VENTURA, Calif. (March 16) – Danny Lauer was the winner of a fast and furious 20-lap IMCA Modified main event to open the season at Ventura Raceway. Austin Grabowski led laps one and two before Lauer took control and stayed in front to the finish, taking the win over 2018 track champion Trevor Fitzgibbon, who drove from the back of the field to finish second. Following Lauer and Fitzgibbon across the line were Dave Phipps, Austin Grabowski and Jack Parker.

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through March 14

IMCA Modifieds – 1. Ricky Thornton Jr., Adel, Iowa, 395; 2. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo., 345; 3. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 320; 4. Zachary Madrid, Tucson, Ariz., 297; 5. Don Gumke, Jamestown, N.D., 251; 6. Ryan Roath, Peoria, Ariz., 241; 7. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 239; 8. Jeff Stafford Jr., Wittmann, Ariz., 232; 9. Drew Armstrong, Benton, Ark., 231; 10. Tyler Mecl, Queen Creek, Ariz., 228; 11. Jacob O’Neil, Tucson, Ariz., 223; 12. Chris Elliott, Abilene, Texas, 219; 13. Jeff Taylor, Cave City, Ark., 215; 14. D.J. Shannon, Merced, Calif., 213; 15. Clint Reichenbach, Santa Maria, Calif., 211; 16. David Goode Jr., Copperas Cove, Texas, 209; 17. Matt Guillaume, Haslet, Texas, 205; 18. Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D., 203; 19. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 196; 20. Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz., 193. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Tyler Harris, Vidor, Texas, and Rod Craddock, Alvin, Texas, both 77; 3. Kent Lewis Sr., Willis, Texas, 75; 4. Jacob Harris, Vidor, Texas, and Caleb Padgett, Madisonville, Texas, both 69; 6. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 66; 7. Tommy Hall, Natchitoches, La., [Read More]

Allstar Performance returns as sponsor of IMCA heat race winner decal program

WATERVLIET, Mich. – Allstar Performance makes sure every IMCA heat race winner is recognized again in 2019, with post-season awards in store for a select group of those drivers. The Watervliet, Mich., high performance parts manufacturer provides the decals given to heat race winners in all eight IMCA divisions. Drivers winning 10 or more heat races receive $100 Allstar Performance gift cards while the driver with the most heat race wins gets a $250 gift card. Drivers are required to send a photo of their car proving decal placement to the IMCA home office to be eligible for those awards. Mach-1 Sport Compact national champion Ramsey Meyer and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock track champion Cody Williams headed a plethora of Allstar award recipients last season. Each won 29 heat races and received $250 gift cards. “Our team at Allstar Performance is happy to be a marketing partner of IMCA for the ninth year. IMCA has an impressive amount of drivers, teams and fans that is unequalled in our industry,” said Performance Advertising Manager/Race Track Promotions [Read More]

PASS to open 2019 season March 23 at Path Valley Speedway

By Frank Buhrman SPRING RUN, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Sprint Series will open its 21st season of competition on Saturday, March 23, at Path Valley Speedway, the first of more than 40 dates on the 2019 schedule. Pre-registrations indicate a strong field for that event, including at least half of the 2018 Top 10 in points and several drivers with past wins at the fast 1/4-mile track in northern Franklin County. The IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars will run qualifying events and a 20-lap feature. General admission is $10 and $3 for children ages 10 and under. Other upcoming dates include Saturday, April 6 at Port Royal Speedway; Sunday, April 7 at BAPS Motor Speedway; Friday, April 12 at Williams Grove Speedway; and Saturday, April 13 at Path Valley. Also on the season’s schedule are dates at Clinton County Motor Speedway, Hagerstown Speedway, Selinsgrove Speedway, Trail-Way Speedway and Bedford Speedway. New to the schedule is a two-day East Coast Nationals interregional event Memorial Day Weekend May 24-25 at Hagerstown. The Keystone RaceSaver Challenge interregional event returns [Read More]

Lee County Speedway will feature IMCA Late Models on Friday nights

DONNELLSON, Iowa – IMCA Late Model drivers can look forward to a warm reception when they return to Lee County Speedway this spring. The division headlines Friday night programs at Donnellson and promoter Brian Gaylord said news of the division’s return has generated a 100 percent positive response. “It’s going to be a big plus. Everyone we’ve talked to likes the idea and we’ve already heard of a lot of new cars being built,” said Gaylord. “We want to build the car count numbers up and that will help increase numbers in the grandstand.” IMCA Late Models were first sanctioned at Lee County in 1990 and last ran there weekly in 2010. The Deery Brothers Summer Series is in town on Aug. 2. Late Models will be one of five sanctioned divisions featured this season at Lee County, with opening night on April 12. The IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season continues through Aug. 23. IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars have both run weekly at Donnellson for more than 20 years. Karl [Read More]

Texarkana 67 to reschedule, rename Winter Frenzy

TEXARKANA Ark. – The special for IMCA Modifieds and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMods originally scheduled for this weekend at Texarkana 67 Speedway will have a new date and a new name. Rain has resulted in postponement of Friday’s Winter Frenzy. Modifieds will race for $1,000 to win, Southern SportMods for $750 to win on a date now to be determined.

TomCat Performance rewards IMCA special events winners

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – TomCat Performance returns for its eighth season of IMCA sponsorship, giving product awards to the winners of 80 designated special events. The Mooresville, N.C., company gives quick disconnect throttle rod assemblies to drivers in all eight IMCA divisions. Certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office within a week after results from those events are received. The same award goes to all Stock Car and Northern SportMod heat winners during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s; those awards will be presented at Boone Speedway. TomCat is the wholesale division and in-house brand of Carolina Racing Supply. “We’re excited to see the continued growth of IMCA,” commented CRS President Tom Sandal. “Partnering with IMCA allows us to get our name in front of racers we might not reach otherwise, and puts TomCat Performance products directly into the hands of the racer.” More information is available by calling 704 662-8299, on Facebook and at the www.carolinaracingsupply.com website. “This has been a popular program since it was introduced a few seasons ago and [Read More]

Monarch Motor Speedway new on Fridays for IMCA RaceSaver Sprints, Stock Cars

WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Shannon Kelton grew up at the race track. Now he’s the owner and promoter of Monarch Motor Speedway in Wichita Falls, where IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars will race on Friday nights. “This is a great facility, one of the top five if not the top three in the state. We ran here 20 years ago,” said Kelton, a long-time car owner. “We always enjoyed coming to Wichita Falls because it has a small-town feel. There are a lot of family businesses and you can walk into places and people know your name.” Kelton grew up going to races at Devil’s Bowl Speedway and completed his purchase of the former Red River Speedway in late January. Work started soon after on the 3/8-mile dirt racing surface and a section of the wall was removed in turn three to widen the track. Monarch remains a beehive of activity as Kelton and his crew prepare for opening night this Friday. The IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season continues [Read More]

Thunderbird Raceway becomes latest Michigan track to add IMCA Modifieds

MUSKEGON, Mich. – Tom Sprague has been a fan of the IMCA Modified division for 30-plus years. The sanctioned class will run at his Thunderbird Raceway beginning this season. Opening night at the 3/8-mile clay oval in Muskegon, on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, is April 27. Saturday shows during the IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season continue through Aug. 31. “I’ve always liked the IMCA rules. They’re for the budget-minded racer,” commented Sprague, who fit that description during his own career in the class. “When I bought Thunderbird I said from the get-go that we were going toward IMCA. They keep the rules consistent and the costs down.” Sprague won track championships in both late model and sportsman classes and then became a tech inspector at Thunderbird. He had owned and promoted Winston Speedway before buying and reopening Thunderbird, now the fifth track in Michigan sanctioning Modifieds weekly with IMCA. “We’ve upgraded the track to all town and county specs,” said Sprague, clicking off a list of improvements that ranged from improved [Read More]

Articles by Ryan Clark