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Next IMCA Sunoco bonuses awarded at Davenport, Maquoketa

DAVENPORT, Iowa (Aug. 9, 2023) – Two more Sunoco Race Fuels bonuses are at stake this weekend, with IMCA Late Model drivers racing for extra money on Aug. 11 at Davenport Speedway and on Aug. 12 at Maquoketa Speedway. Drivers can receive the bonus from their division title sponsor one time in a season so the $250 would be given to the top finishing non-winning driver either night, if the winner has already earned the bonus at another track. Friday’s show at Davenport also features Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds running for $1,000 to win their Ronnie Weedon Memorial main event, with IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods completing the sanctioned portion of the program. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. and racing follows 6:30 p.m. hot laps. Pit passes are $30 for adults and $15 for kids. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 5-12 and free for four and under. Saturday’s season championship night program for the Late Models at Maquoketa [Read More]

Rain interrupts Lee County’s Friday show

By Brian Neal DONNELLSON, Iowa (Friday, August 4, 2023) – Lee County Speedway beat Mother Nature early, then had to try to beat her again once the program got started on Friday night during the final qualifying round for the Iowa Corn Growers Association IMCA Sunoco Late Model Drive For 5. Before Mother Nature cut the program short, two and more than half of another feature were completed, with all three drivers familiar to victory lane. First to take to the track was the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature, with Kevin Koontz and Peter Stodgel scheduled to be on the front row. But when Stodgel had to be pushed from staging, Chad Krogmeier moved to the outside of the front row for the start. Krogmeier took advantage of this to jump out into the lead over Jeremy Pundt and John Oliver Jr., who started eighth. On lap five, Oliver got past Pundt for the runner-up spot and then went to work on the leader. Krogmeier was able to hold off those challenges until lap 16, when Oliver [Read More]

Bodin, Nelson, Stamm, Richardson all score first Maquoketa wins

By Jerry Mackey MAQUOKETA, Iowa (Aug. 5, 2023) – Regular IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing returned to Maquoketa Speedway following the Jackson County Fair and several drivers scored their first-ever Maquoketa wins during a program that saw a huge field of 122 drivers take part in the action. The IMCA Sunoco Late Model feature saw a new driver make his way to victory lane following the action-packed 25-lap feature. Jesse Bodin made the jump into the Late Models after racing a Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod the last few years. Bodin raced to the front from his third row start and went on to score his first-ever win at the Maquoketa Speedway topping a strong 21-car field. Bodin took the win ahead of a couple of very strong weekly contenders at the Maquoketa Speedway. Dalton Simonsen nipped Andy Nezworski for second at the line. Jeff Larson is closing in on a career milestone in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds and scored his 99th career feature win in the division on Saturday. Larson was the Maquoketa Speedway [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through Aug. 3, 2023

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 993; 2. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 979; 3. Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas, 975; 4. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 970; 5. Jeff Larson, Freeport, Ill., and Myron DeYoung, Stanton, Mich., both 963; 7. Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif., 952; 8. Joel Rust, Grundy Center, Iowa, 947; 9. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 946; 10. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 945; 11. Todd Shute, Norwalk, Iowa, 944; 12. Jed Freiburger, Dubuque, Iowa, 938; 13. Chris Zogg, New Liberty, Iowa, 927; 14. Kaleb Emerson, Weatherford, Texas, and Travis Denning, Sterling, Ill., both 925; 16. Charlie Mohr, Bettendorf, Iowa, 919; 17. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 913; 18. Dyllan Ricks, Boyden, Iowa, 910; 19. Brenten DeYoung, Carson City, Mich., 908; 20. Andrew Pearce, Oakley, Calif., 907. IMCA Sunoco Late Models – 1. Cory Dumpert, Newman Grove, Neb., 792; 2. Andy Nezworski, Blue Grass, Iowa, 774; 3. Kale Kosiski, Omaha, Neb., 755; 4. Alex Banks, Newman Grove, Neb., 751; 5. Christopher “C.J.” Horn, Auburn, Ind., 740; 6. Chase Osborne, Norfolk, Neb., 739; 7. Gary [Read More]

IMCA Late Model drivers chase Sunoco bonuses at Lee County, 34 Raceway

DONNELLSON, Iowa (Aug. 1, 2023) – IMCA Late Model drivers will have two opportunities to win bonuses from Sunoco Race Fuels this weekend. The division title sponsor gives $250 to feature winners Friday, Aug. 4 at Lee County Speedway and Saturday, Aug. 5 at 34 Raceway in West Burlington. Friday sees Late Models racing for $1,000 to win their Drive For 5 qualifier at Donnellson, where pit passes are $30 for adults, $20 for kids ages 7-13, $10 for kids ages 4-6 and $5 for three and under. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. with hot laps at 7 p.m. and racing to follow. Saturday’s 34 For Kids Night show starts with a driver meet n’ greet and ends with fireworks, with bags of school supplies to be given away and bicycles and other prizes awarded to young fans in between. The gates open at 4 p.m. with racing to follow 6:15 p.m. hot laps. Also running each night are Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts. [Read More]

Let the good times roll – IMCA cars, drivers, fans are Boone Bound for Sept. 4-9 Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – There’s no exact number yet but this is guaranteed: The cars – race cars, not the band – are coming to Boone Speedway. Nearly 650 drivers from 27 states and three Canadian provinces are already pre-registered for the 41st annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s Sept. 4-9 at Iowa’s Action Track, and the goals of every one of those drivers are to win the most prestigious championship in dirt track racing and have a good time while they’re doing it. “The general format for Super Nationals remains the same. We are still working on little tweaks to make sure that from the time racers pull into the pits and park their hauler or fans get their campers situated, to the time they go home that they have a good time,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “Most people come to Super Nationals to have a good time and that’s what we want, too,” he added. “It’s a great week for us and we want every driver and every fan to have the [Read More]

Off Road Speedway feature wins occur in a variety of ways

By Randy Pospishil sports@norfolkdailynews.com NORFOLK, Neb. (July 29, 2023) – Variety was the operative word for Saturday night’s feature winners at Off Road Speedway. Each of those winners would have had a descriptive story to hash over in any sort of late night, after competition conversation in the pit area before loading up their cars for the journey home. Dylan Schmer, for example, probably felt like he won the IMCA Sunoco Late Models feature more than once after he had to overcome a number of challenges even after producing large leads on multiple occasions. Three cautions, the last two with under eight laps remaining, along with twice catching up to and having to contend with lapped traffic on both the high and low lines, kept challengers within reach. But in the end, Schmer simply had too much speed and power for the rest of the field, using the high line of the track to secure his first win at Off Road Speedway this season. Chase Osborne came from a starting position in the sixth row within [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through July 27, 2023

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 993; 2. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 974; 3. Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas, 973; 4. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 964; 5. Jeff Larson, Freeport, Ill., 955; 6. Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif., 952; 7. Myron DeYoung, Stanton, Mich., 951; 8. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 941; 9. Joel Rust, Grundy Center, Iowa, 940; 10. Todd Shute, Norwalk, Iowa, and Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., both 939; 12. Jed Freiburger, Dubuque, Iowa, 932; 13. Travis Denning, Sterling, Ill., 924; 14. Chris Zogg, New Liberty, Iowa, 916; 15. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 913; 16. Charlie Mohr, Bettendorf, Iowa, 912; 17. Kaleb Emerson, Weatherford, Texas, 910; 18. Dyllan Ricks, Boyden, Iowa, 906; 19. Andrew Pearce, Oakley, Calif., 899; 20. Brenten DeYoung, Carson City, Mich., 893. IMCA Sunoco Late Models – 1. Cory Dumpert, Newman Grove, Neb., 790; 2. Andy Nezworski, Blue Grass, Iowa, 774; 3. Kale Kosiski, Omaha, Neb., 750; 4. Alex Banks, Newman Grove, Neb., 741; 5. Christopher “C.J.” Horn, Auburn, Ind., 734; 6. Chase Osborne, Norfolk, Neb., 732; 7. Gary [Read More]

Miles scores first career win at Maquoketa

By Jerry Mackey MAQUOKETA, Iowa (July 22, 2023) – Following a week of no racing as the Jackson County Fairgrounds hosted a large dog competition show the racing action returned on Saturday night with 121 teams putting on an exciting show as the races were hurried along to beat the approaching rain storm. It is always special to see a driver win his first-ever main event and on Saturday night that was the case in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Jordan Miles, one of the many racing Miles brothers and one of three Miles’ that were racing Saturday night scored his first of what will be many feature wins. Miles held off the one of the best in Hobby Stock racing, Randy LaMar in scoring the win. The 25-lap IMCA Sunoco Late Model feature saw veteran driver Andy Nezworski drive his no. 7 very patiently to the front from his eighth position start and overtake Jaden Fryer late in the main to go on and score the win. Fryer had a strong run in taking [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through July 20, 2023

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 993; 2. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 969; 3. Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas, 965; 4. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 960; 5. Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif., 952; 6. Jeff Larson, Freeport, Ill., 939; 7. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 934; 8. Myron DeYoung, Stanton, Mich., 926; 9. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 923; 10. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 913; 11. Joel Rust, Grundy Center, Iowa, 910; 12. Kaleb Emerson, Weatherford, Texas, 900; 13. Andrew Pearce, Oakley, Calif., 899; 14. Charlie Mohr, Bettendorf, Iowa, 891; 15. Todd Shute, Norwalk, Iowa, 888; 16. Dyllan Ricks, Boyden, Iowa, 885; 17. Nick Meyer, Whittemore, Iowa, 870; 18. Brenten DeYoung, Carson City, Mich., 858; 19. Ryan Heskett, Muskegon, Mich., 856; 20. Jed Freiburger, Dubuque, Iowa, 854. IMCA Sunoco Late Models – 1. Cory Dumpert, Newman Grove, Neb., 790; 2. Andy Nezworski, Blue Grass, Iowa, 753; 3. Alex Banks, Newman Grove, Neb., 735; 4. Kale Kosiski, Omaha, Neb., 734; 5. Chase Osborne, Norfolk, Neb., 725; 6. Christopher “C.J.” Horn, Auburn, Ind., 658; 7. Beau Johnson, [Read More]