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Droste checks out at Britt, collects career first Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour checkers

BRITT, Iowa (June 27) – Eleven minutes and some odd seconds was all it took for Tyler Droste to win his career first Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour feature, and $3,000. Droste started on the pole of the Tuesday night main event for IMCA Modifieds during Hancock County Speedway’s Salute to Veterans special and led every time around the track in a 30-lapper that ran green to checkers. He was half a straightaway ahead of Joel Rust when he caught up with the back of the 24-car field at midway. Rust cut into Droste’s advantage but the leader mastered lapped traffic and won handily. Rust ended in second while tour point leader Kelly Shryock ran third. Twelfth starting Ricky Thornton Jr. and 11th starting Hunter Marriott completed the top five. Droste became the fourth different winner in as many Dirt Tour events so far this season. He was already on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Dustin Larson was the $2,500 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature winner and Austin Luellen earned $2,000 along with the [Read More]

Kansas Thunder Series opens this weekend

By Mike Hughes STOCKTON, Kan. – The Kansas Thunder Series half-mile Shootout will kick off its season this Sunday evening, July 2 at Rooks County Speedway in Stockton. There is a total of six races in the series. The 2017 schedule includes: Sunday, July 2 – Rooks County Speedway, Stockton; Wednesday, July 26 – Osborne Speedway, Osborne (fair); Thursday, July 27 – Osborne Speedway, Osborne (fair); Saturday, July 29 – Elmwood Park Speedway, Norton (fair); Thursday, Aug. 17 – Rooks County Speedway, Stockton (fair); Friday, Aug. 18 – Rooks County Speedway, Stockton (fair). Race time each night is 7 p.m. with the pits opening at 4 p.m. All races will be draw-redraw. IMCA-sanctioned Modifieds, Stock Cars, Northern Sport Mods and Hobby Stocks will compete each night, with the exception of the Friday, Aug. 18 race at Stockton which will feature the United Rebel Sprint Series 305 Sprint Cars, Bombers, Cruisers, and the Kansas Antique Racers. For more information, contact Don Bolt at 785 678-8121 or Dean Kester at 785 425-8432.

Radivoy defends CRSA territory at Orange County

By Edward Kochersberger MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (June 24) – A dramatic late-race move gave Thomas Radivoy his second CRSA IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car win of the season at Orange County Fair Speedway Saturday night. The main event was shortened from 20 laps to fifteen due the threat of rain in the area and challenger Bret Jaycox knew he had to make things happen quickly because of the race length. Jaycox used the outside starting lane to work through turn one and two to take the lead away from Radivoy early and dominate a majority of the event. The move of the race was seen when Radivoy and Jaycox were rolling out of turn four toward the white flag. Jaycox drifted a little high and lost just enough momentum for Radivoy to point his car underneath Jaycox and take command of the race lead during the final lap of the evening. The win was Radivoy’s CRSA third on the season and second at Middletown. Sydney Prince and Christian Rumsey snuck by Jaycox to finish second and third, [Read More]

Lutz wins Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series thriller at Grandview

By Erika Palmai Wagner BECHTELSVILLE, Pa. (June 24) – Scott Lutz earned his trip to victory lane Saturday at Grandview Speedway after being pressured by second-running Tommy Carberry the majority of the 25-lap Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series feature event. Carberry was rim-riding his way around the 1/3 mile high-banked oval and took over the lead as the field was crossing the start-finish line for the white flag. That lead was short-lived as he came into contact with the outside guardrail going down the back stretch, handing the top spot back to Lutz. “I really just drove as hard as I could,” Lutz said. “When the top started to go away for me, I thought to myself that my only shot was getting around the lap cars and getting them in between us, but that actually almost cost me the race in the final laps there.” “I know he had gotten by me but when we got to the back stretch on that final lap, I dove in front of the lap car and that’s how I [Read More]

Saturday SSO win goes to defending champion Shouse

By David Smith Jr. ADA, Okla. (June 24) – Defending champion Andy Shouse took the lead on lap two and never looked back in capturing his third victory of the season when the Sprint Series of Oklahoma visited Oklahoma Sports Park on Saturday night. Chad Koch and Chris Kelly started on the front row for the 20-lap IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature and it was Koch who quickly jumped into the lead. The fourth starting Shouse quickly moved into the runner-up position and was on the leader’s rear bumper entering turns three and four. Shouse got a run underneath Koch exiting turn four to take the lead on lap two and quickly opened a half-stretch lead. The leader encountered slower traffic on lap 10 which allowed Koch to cut the deficit in half. With three laps remaining, Shouse followed a slower car for the remaining laps allowing Koch to close to three car lengths. That was as close as he got, however, as Shouse held on to score his fourth career series victory. Gary Owens [Read More]

Design 500 giving new Lady Eagle awards in addition to Deery, IMCA Modified prizes

TUKWILA, Wash. – The company that popularized IMCA’s Lady Eagle award goes above and beyond for female drivers again in 2017. The Tukwila, Wash., driver suit and apparel manufacturer will give $250 product certificates to the top female competitor in each of the eight IMCA sanctioned divisions. The top driver in overall Lady Eagle point standings also receives a set of No Fly Zone SFI underwear. Design 500 is in its 19th year as an IMCA sponsor. Lady Eagle awards have been part of that sponsorship program for 11 years. “Though the evolution of the Lady Eagle program, it is important to not only crown an overall champion but to recognize our outstanding female drivers in each division,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “Design 500 continues to do that in 2017 and based on early results it will be a great battle all season.” Two hundred and twenty-three drivers vied for Lady Eagle honors in 2016. Mach-1 Sport Compact competitor Kaytee DeVries repeated as the overall Lady Eagle champion. Design 500 also awards gift certificates [Read More]

Strickler strikes gold in green to checkered Fury at the Fairgrounds feature

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (June 24) – One night after scoring a $10,000 victory, Kyle Strickler earned another $5,000 by picking up the win in the IMCA Modified feature in Shawano Speedway’s the Fury at the Fairgrounds. The 30 lap IMCA feature saw Strickler, the two-time IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s champion out of Mooresville, N.C., take the lead at the drop of the green flag. Nebraska racer Dylan Smith, also a former Super Nationals king and with a national title to his credit as well, took the lead on lap two. Smith used the high side of the track to race to a sizeable advantage over Strickler by lap 10. Strickler, known by the nickname ‘The High Side Tickler,’ searched the track looking for an advantage. Strickler slowly began to close the gap on Smith by using the inside groove of the track. On lap 21, Strickler got to the inside of the leader exiting turn two and took the lead. As Strickler and Smith ran 1-2, 10th starting Hunter [Read More]

MSD renews decal program support of IMCA Stock Car division

EL PASO, Texas – IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers are chief among beneficiaries of MSD sponsorship support for the sanctioning body. The El Paso, Texas, manufacturer and distributor is part of the national decal program for the division again and gives $100 product certificates to top 10 drivers in final standings for both Northern and Southern regions. This season is MSD’s 14th as an IMCA sponsor. That program also includes awards for IMCA Modified, Karl Chevrolet Northern and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods, IMCA Late Models and the Deery Brothers Summer Series. “We are excited to once again partner with IMCA to reward racers using MSD products,” said Company President Russell Stephens. “For 2017 MSD has introduced the new 6CT Ignition featuring all-new technology including a digital readout to show rpm, rev limit point, battery voltage and start retard amount. “MSD values the local dirt track racers who are the backbone of grassroots racing. IMCA racers work all day then come home and work all night to get ready to race,” he continued. “MSD is grateful [Read More]

Kay wins thriller, Freiburger repeats at Dubuque

By Jerry Mackey DUBUQUE, Iowa (June 25) – The Out-Pace IMCA Late Model main event was a thriller on a fast-paced night of racing Sunday at Dubuque Speedway. Dan Shelliam quickly took the lead by using the extreme high line around the track and appeared to be planning on celebrating his anniversary in victory lane, but the late race heroics by Justin Kay changed those plans. Shelliam saw his huge lead erased by a lap 17 caution. Kay and Shelliam swapped the lead on every corner the last eight circuits by using very well executed slide jobs. When the final checkered flew it was Kay holding off Shelliam to garner the win. While the leaders were battling it out, the race for third was hotly contested as well. Jeremiah Hurst was able to cross the line in third ahead of Joel Callahan and Luke Merfeld. The Merfeld Brothers IMCA Modified feature was another great race which saw brother-in-laws Jed Freiburger and Mark Schulte race for the win. Freiburger topped the very competitive event for his [Read More]

Gereau, Thies take first Raceway Park wins of season

By Bob Coney JEFFERSON, S.D. (June 25) – Two drivers broke into victory lane for the first time this season Sunday at Raceway Park. In the Casey’s General Stores IMCA Stock Car feature, Todd Gereau took control at the front of the field after a mid-race pileup in the first turn involving six cars shook up the field. In the final laps, Gereau came under heavy pressure from multi-time champion track Jason Ward but kept control of the inside line to take the win. The Total Motors IMCA Modified feature saw Jim Thies take his first win of the year in a near flag-to-flag performance. The Golden Auto Sales IMCA Hobby Stocks had another big field of cars, with action coming right down to the checkered flag. Aaron Shearn, David Miller and Andy Hoffman had battled for the top spot over much of the feature with Miller making one last attempt to get under Shearn on the final turn, only to spin and drop outside the top 10 as Shearn raced under the checkered flag. The KCAU9 IMCA Northern SportMod feature was all Todd [Read More]