2023 Super Nationals Archives

NAPA Racing Fan Zone hosts busy slate off-track Super Nationals activities

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 1, 2023) – The NAPA Racing Fan Zone will be the hub of off-track activities throughout the week of the 41stannual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Numerous events will be held at the Fan Zone, located south of the main grandstand at Boone Speedway, beginning during the Sunday, Sept. 3 Wild Rose Casino Double Down Prelude and each day of Super Nationals Sept. 4-9. “The NAPA Racing Fan Zone will be the place to be to get close-up looks, an autograph or maybe even a selfie with your favorite driver,” said IMCA Marketing Integration and Sponsorship Director Carson Becker-Gramm. “We’ll have cars on display, interviews with race winners and some other fun stuff throughout the week,” he added, noting the fan-favorite cornhole redraws for Saturday night Modified and Stock Car main events. “Something else we’ll do different is recognize come of the drivers receiving contingency awards at the Fan Zone.” Victory lane and top four podium pictures for all divisions, and the Saturday night champions’ group photo will be [Read More]

Modified, Stock Car drivers with fastest All-Star qualifying times get P1P tents

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 31, 2023) – Getting around the track the quickest in All-Star qualifying will get two drivers custom pop up tents courtesy of P1P Canopy. The custom advertising specialist out of Boone gives 10×10 tents to drivers setting fast times in their bids to qualify for the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational for Stock Cars on Sept. 6 and the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational for Modifieds on Sept. 7, during the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “We have done time trials for a race we have every year at Boone Speedway and have done time trials since the inception of that,” explained P1P’s Coty Mallicoat. “We thought it would be great to do something like this for both classes at Super Nationals, too.” Two rounds of qualifying are scheduled for each division and the fast time can be determined in either. Tents will be presented after qualifying is completed each night. While specializing in tents, the product line at P1P also includes back drops, banners, shop rugs [Read More]

Tuchscherer joining Canadian convoy to IMCA Super Nationals

ESTEVAN, Sask. (Aug. 30, 2023) – Kaiden Tuchscherer still recalls the excitement of his first IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, watching as a 12-year-old fan from the grandstand at Boone Speedway. He’ll relive that excitement as a competitor at the upcoming and 41st annual event. The Estevan driver and father/crewman Kevin convoy with his fellow IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock driver Connor Hanson and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod hotshoe Leevi Runge, beginning their trek to Iowa’s Action Track Friday morning and arriving in plenty of time to turn laps during the Sunday Wild Rose Casino Double Down Prelude. On Sept. 4, all three will begin their individual quests to become the first Canadian drivers to qualify for their respective main events. “It was pretty cool to watch all the racing the first time I went, I’m excited to go back and race this time,” said Tuchscherer, now 21. “I don’t know what all to expect. I hope to do well in my heat, make the qualifying feature and make the “A” main. We’ll [Read More]

IMCA Super Nationals entries at record 1,022

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 30, 2023) – Chandler Fullenkamp and Chuck Ledbetter have assured themselves places in event history nearly a week before the start of the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Fullenkamp, a Sport Compact driver from West Point, Iowa, became the 1,000th driver to pre-register for the 41st annual Super Nationals, slated Sept. 4-9 at Boone Speedway. Minutes later Tuesday afternoon, Hobby Stock driver Chuck Ledbetter of Loomis, Neb., became the record-breaking 1,005th to do so. A record 1,000 drivers competed at Super Nationals in 2022; 1,004, another all-time Super Nationals best, had pre-entered. Thirty states, another record, and three Canadian provinces are represented by Boone Bound drivers and pre-entries had reached 1,022 as of 9 a.m. Wednesday. “Super Nationals continues to be a snapshot of our weekly racing program and reflects the strength of these weekly divisions across the country,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “We are working very hard to host the best possible event for IMCA drivers,” he continued. “A lot of different things over the course of the season lead up [Read More]

Cornhole tournament champions crowned the Sunday before IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 29, 2023) – The first champions will be crowned off the track, rather than on it at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The popular cornhole tournament returns to Boone Speedway and America’s Racin’ Vacation on Sunday, Sept. 3 with a maximum of 32 two-person teams competing in a double elimination format. The tournament will be held at the NAPA Fan Zone south of the main grandstand and teams are encouraged to furnish their own bags. Entry fee is $80 and you may register at https://www.imca.com/supernationals/bags-tourney/ Teams are required to pre-register and pre-pay and must do so online through IMCA or Super Nationals websites. There will be a 100 percent payback of the $2,560 in entry fees to the top four teams. No refunds will be paid to teams that register but don’t show up. Scorezit, a division of Wehrs Machine and Racing Products, returns as title sponsor of the fifth annual Super Nationals tournaments and awards Scorezit scorekeepers to championship team members. Official tournament manager will be Brett Greer. “I highly [Read More]

Cash bonuses, lap money add to Super Nationals purse

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 29, 2023) – IMCA and event sponsors, along with numerous local businesses will contribute close to $8,000 in cash bonuses and lap money over the course of the Sept. 4-9 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. 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. VIP Medical and Dr. Robert Baker give $100 cash bonuses to the six drivers winning Modified qualifying features and $75 to winners of the six Stock Car qualifying features. Final qualifiers for both Modified and Northern SportMod main events receive $250 in cash from Saint’s Avenue Café. Elmquist Towing continues its strong presence at Boone Speedway and Super Nationals, paying $25 to the leader of each of the 30 laps in the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational for Stock Cars and the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational for Modifieds. One hundred dollars goes to the leader of each of the 12 laps in the Rage Chassis Race [Read More]

IMCA Super Nationals champs earn $500 from NAPA, Speedway Motors, Casey’s give heat winner gift cards

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 29, 2023) – Champions, hard chargers and heat race winners at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors fueled by Casey’s will be making room in their wallets for some $13,000 worth of gift cards. NAPA gives $500 gift cards to champions crowned in the STARS Mod Lites on Sept. 3, the Late Models Sept. 4, Sport Compacts Sept. 5 and Modifieds, Stock Cars, SportMods and Hobby Stocks on Sept. 9. The Official Parts Supplier of IMCA and Super Nationals, NAPA also gives $250 gift cards to the hard charger in each of those races, adding more than $5,000 to the main event proceeds. Event title sponsor Speedway Motors gives gift cards good for $10 off purchases of $100 or more and presentation sponsor Casey’s gives $20 gift cards to each heat winner. Nearly $8,000 in gift cards will be presented to those drivers after infield tech at Boone Speedway. “The gift card program rewards so many different drivers at Super Nationals. Every win at the biggest dirt race in the world deserves recognition and [Read More]

Split draw again in place for Super Nationals Modified, Stock, Hobby, SportMod heats

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 29, 2023) – There aren’t many guarantees in life but there’s a big one waiting for Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod drivers competing at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. A better draw. The computerized split draw system introduced two years ago will be used for Hobby Stock and SportMod qualifying Monday, Sept. 4 and Tuesday, Sept. 5, and for Modified and Stock Car qualifying Wednesday, Sept. 6, Thursday, Sept. 7 and Friday, Sept. 8. “This system is managed by MyRacePass and has been well received by drivers each of the last two years,” stated IMCA President Brett Root. “Approximately 950 drivers are already pre-registered. They’re coming from a record 29 states and three Canadian provinces and we don’t want any of them to get crappy draws both or all three nights they draw.” “The split draw system guarantees every driver in those divisions the chance to start in the front half of a heat race,” he added. “It eliminates the very real possibility that [Read More]

30 vendors on Manufacturers’ Row at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 28, 2023) – Whether you’re looking for parts or maybe hoping to sneak a peek at what will make you faster next season, Manufacturers’ Row will be the place to be during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Thirty vendors have confirmed plans to be on Manufacturers’ Row throughout the week Sept. 4-9 at Boone Speedway. They’ll have a variety of high performance products for sale, and display some of the new products for use in IMCA competition in 2024. Sponsors on Manufacturers’ Row will include: Aero Race Wheels, AFCO, AllStar Performance, B & B Racing Chassis, Bassett, Bob Harris Enterprises, BSB Manufacturing, Dynamic Drivelines, Fast Shafts and Finishline Racing Products. GRT Race Cars, Integra, Jerovetz Motorsports Shock Service, Karl Kustoms, Kevko, Landrum Springs, PEM, Penske Shocks, Performance Bodies and Razor Chassis. And Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants, Stealth Racing, Sybesma Graphics, Swift Springs, Tire Demon, Union Pacific, Velocita, VIP Medical, Wehrs Machine and Racing Products, and Zamp Racing. Manufacturers’ Row will be located in the northeast corner of the Boone Speedway grounds [Read More]

VIP Medical returns to Super Nationals, awards cash to winners of Modified, Stock Car qualifying features

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Aug. 28, 2023) – An event sponsor bringing a unique service back to Boone will reward double the number of drivers this September. Dr. Robert Baker and VIP Medical give $100 to each Modified driver winning qualifying features and $75 to each Stock Car driver winning a qualifier during the 41st annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The Los Angeles medical services provider, primary sponsor for Friesen Performance IMCA Modified and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car driver Jerry Flippo, will again be located outside turn two, delivering intravenous vitamins and minerals directly to the bloodstream of drivers and fans alike and providing non-emergency medical care when needed. “We wouldn’t miss this for the world,” said Dr. Baker. “I tell people that once you go to Boone and watch the most exciting racing in the world, you don’t want to go home.” He’ll get to Boone even earlier this year, setting up in time for opening night of the Double Down Prelude on Saturday, Sept. 2. With another huge car count [Read More]