2021 Super Nationals Archives

Entries for Super Nationals soar past 700

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 20) – Entries for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s are already at the lucky 711 mark. As of 1 p.m. Friday, drivers from 25 states and Canada have confirmed that they’ll be part of the premier dirt track racing event on the planet. Entries for the 39th annual America’s Racin’ Vacation® Sept. 6-11 at Boone Speedway now include 206 Modifieds, 176 Stock Cars, 134 Northern SportMods, 107 Hobby Stocks, 51 Sport Compacts and 37 STARS Mod Lites. Late Models are not required to pre-register as part of the former Deery Brothers Summer Series structure. That total runs more than 60 ahead as the same time last August and includes drivers from Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin. Twenty-two states are now represented in the Modified field. Drivers must be licensed members in the division(s) they will compete in at Super Nationals and are required to register [Read More]

30-plus vendors on Manufacturers’ Row at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – More than 30 vendors will be on Manufacturers’ Row during the 39th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. IMCA and event sponsors will offer a wide range of high performance products for use during the week of Sept. 6-11. They’ll also display a variety of new products for use in IMCA competition in 2022. Manufacturers’ Row will be located in the northeast corner of the Boone Speedway grounds and open from approximately 9 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. It will be accessible from the pit area through gates on the east end of Manufacturers’ Row. Sponsors confirmed for Manufacturers’ Row locations now include: Aero Race Wheels, AFCO, B & B Racing Chassis, Bassett, Bob Harris Enterprises, BSB Manufacturing, Dynamic Drivelines, Eibach, Fast Shafts, and Finishline Racing Products. GRT Race Cars, Harris Auto Racing, Integra, Jerovetz Motorsports Shock Service, Karl Kustoms, Kevko, Motorsports Warehouse, Performance Bodies, Performance Engineering & Manufacturing, Precision Hydraulic & Oil and Razor Chassis. And Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants, Shaw Race Cars, Skyrocket Chassis, Sybesma Graphics, Terminator, Tire Demon, [Read More]

Main event qualifiers in 6 divisions get replica door panels, hoods from Five1seven Designs

BOONE, Iowa – Qualifiers for main events in six divisions competing at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s take home special souvenirs from the 39th annual event. Five1seven Designs of Whitney, Texas, gives replica door panels to Modified, Northern SportMod and STARS Mod Lite qualifiers while Stock Car, Hobby Stock and Sport Compact qualifiers all receive replica hoods. Replica door panels measure 10” tall by 23” long while hoods are 16” by 12.” Awards have been made specific to each division and display the Super Nationals logo along with the word Qualifier. They’ll be presented to STARS Mod Lite qualifiers on Saturday and Sunday during Prelude qualifying, to Sport Compact drivers during the Tuesday program and to drivers in the other four divisions as they qualify throughout the week. This is the 10th year Five1seven Designs has given qualifier awards. “This is pretty cool,” Five1seven Designs owner Jeff Moore said. “We have had a very good relationship with IMCA and love working with them. We’ve been lucky to be associated with [Read More]

BOONE BOUND photos posted on IMCA Facebook page

BOONE, Iowa – BOONE BOUND? Any of the more than 700 drivers already pre-registered for the 39th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s who wants a BOONE BOUND promo on the IMCA Facebook page should email an on-track photo of their current IMCA race car to boonebound@imca.com. High resolution photos work best, a minimum of 2mb or 1,200 pixels wide. Please include your name, division and car number, hometown and photo credit for the photographer with that email. Photo submissions not meeting those guidelines will be ignored. BOONE BOUND photos will be posted on a first come, first serve basis so do it today! “With entries climbing over 700, getting this done is very challenging. Byron Fichter does an amazing job with this production,” IMCA President Brett Root said. “We will do our best to post BOONE BOUND photos submitted by drivers meeting the required guidelines.”

Stephenville Starter renews title sponsorship role for Hobby Stock RoC at Super Nationals

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Stephenville Starter returns to a pair of notable roles with IMCA this season. The Texas manufacturer continues title sponsorship, and provides a portion of the point fund for the Hobby Stock Race of Champions, to be held Sept. 11 during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “Stephenville Starter has always been a big supporter of the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock division and pairing them with the Hobby Stock Race of Champions is a great way to highlight that support,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “We are proud for them to be a big part of Super Nationals and hope that continues for years to come.” Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod race of champions winners at Super Nationals all receive starters from the 13-year sponsor. And IMCA drivers in all divisions winning 10 or more heat races in 2021 make themselves eligible for a post-season prize from Stephenville Starter. A randomly selected driver who meets that heat race win requirement and submits a photo of their [Read More]

Beau knows to be the best, you have to race with the best

SAVOY, Texas – The much-traveled Beau Collins will travel back to Boone Speedway in September with a goal he knows is easier set than accomplished: Making the Saturday night main event at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. From Savoy, Texas, and the defending IMCA Modified track champion at Grayson County Speedway, Collins has spent much of the 2021 season racing around the Razor Chassis South Central Region, complementing Southern Oklahoma Speedway starts with outings at Bells, Abilene Speedway, Boyd Raceway, Heart O’ Texas Speedway and Kennedale Speedway Park. “We like to travel around and not stay tied down to one track It’s fun to race at different tracks further away from home and we race with William Gould a lot,” Collins said. “If you want to be the best, you’ve got to race with the best and a lot of the best drivers are in Modifieds.” Collins got his start in go karts at the age of six. He ran mini sprints, junior limiteds – similar to a Southern SportMod with [Read More]

Super Nationals Stock Car champion earns Midstate Machine built engine

BOONE, Iowa – Midstate Machine builds the engine that goes home with the Stock Car champion crowned at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. IMCA and event sponsors will contribute parts. Midstate Machine of Des Moines again donates the labor to award to the winner of the Sept. 11 main event at Boone Speedway. “It’s cool that they get an engine,” said Midstate’s John Davis. “We’re glad to be part of this.” Contributing parts are Speedway Motors, EQ Cylinder Heads, Edelbrock, Kevko, JE Pistons, Champ Pans, Summit, Comp Cams, Manley and PBM. Midstate Machine furnishes the rest of the parts. “We have been working with John and his team at Midstate Machine for the past few weeks to ensure this was something we could present to the Stock Car champion,” said IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “Our IMCA sponsors always step up with great product support and Midstate gets all the credit for graciously willing to assemble and complete the build to make sure the Stock Car champion leaves Boone with a [Read More]

Missouri transplant Cochrun eyes STARS Mod Lite debut at IMCA Super Nationals

RIDGEWAY, Mo. – As a spectator at Boone Speedway last September, Kaden Cochrun watched other drivers compete on IMCA’s biggest stage. As a first-time competitor this year, he hopes to be standing on the stage at the 39th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The California native and now Ridgeway, Mo., transplant will be among the contenders for the first-ever IMCA STARS Mod Lite championship at Super Nationals. “I already know how big this race is. There are going to be a lot of good drivers there and any one of them could win it,” said Cochrun, who turned 18 in early August. “It would be pretty cool if I could be the first Mod Lite Super Nationals champion. That would definitely be a trophy that would stay on display in the house for a while.” Cochrun started racing in a mini-dwarf class, moving up to the Mod Lite and racing out of the shop of Zac Forster for five years, then spending most of the 2020 season racing in the Midwest. “Last [Read More]

$8,000 in cash bonuses, lap money added to purse for Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – Drivers competing at the 39th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s take home more than $8,000 in cash bonuses and lap money. Local businesses and IMCA sponsors have anted up bonuses and lap money to be paid during the Sept. 6-11 Super Nationals at Boone Speedway, guaranteed to be the biggest and richest dirt track event of the season. Quick Performance gives $100 bonuses to the winners of three qualifying features for Hobby Stocks, three qualifying features for Northern SportMods and six Stock Car qualifying features. Each of the six drivers winning Modified qualifying features receive $100 cash bonuses from VIP Medical Concierge and Dr. Robert Baker. The final qualifiers for both Modified and Northern SportMod main events get $250 cash bonuses from Saint’s Avenue Café. Final qualifiers for Stock Car and Hobby Stock mains receive $100 from Methanol Moonshine. Elmquist Towing pays $25 to the leader of each of the 30 laps in Thursday’s B & B Chassis All-Star Invitational for Stock Cars and Friday’s Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational [Read More]

Super Nationals Modified, Hobby, SportMod champions earn Karl Kustoms crate engines

BOONE, Iowa – Three of the champions crowned at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s celebrate their accomplishments with new crate engines. Karl Kustoms presents a new GM 604 crate engine to the Modified champion and new GM 602 crate engines to Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod champions on Saturday, Sept. 11 in the infield at Boone Speedway. Top three crate engine finishers in main events for those divisions also receive cash bonuses of $250, $150 and $100, respectively, from the Des Moines high performance parts manufacturer and distributor. The engines of Super Nationals Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and SportMod champions are claimed by IMCA, with proceeds from the auction Saturday evening divided equally among the other drivers qualifying for those respective events. “Karl’s has done this for a number of years now. It’s pretty neat that all drivers who win Saturday championships at our biggest event will go home with new engines,” said IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “It’s great to be able to present new crate engines to [Read More]