Northern SportMod Archives

Schwartz wires IMCA Northern SportMod field at Stevens Memorial

By Josh Reynolds Stuart, Iowa (May 17, 2023) – Karl Chevrolet of Stuart International Speedway saw some great racing action Wednesday evening as it played host for the Tim and Tammy Stevens Memorial. IMCA feature winners were Kolby Sabin, Buck Schafroth, Luke Ramsey, David Schwartz and Todd Shute. Mitchell Bunch and Craig Furstenau led the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts to the green flag with Bunch and Terry Bickford showing the way early on. Bickford snagged the lead for a few laps before a lap nine caution slowed the pack. Anthony Clark used the middle of the track to get the lead on lap 11 just as the last caution of the race flew, setting up a three-lap dash to the finish. Clark looked strong as he led on the white flag lap, but Sabin muscled under him cleanly and stole the lead and the win out of turn four. Clark settled for second with Bickford third, Owen Richards fourth and Curtis Masterson fifth. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars were next up with Ty Hill and Robbie [Read More]

Clay County’s IMCA Stock Car special is a guaranteed Classic

SPENCER, Iowa (May 17, 2023) – An IMCA Sunoco Stock Car special that’s guaranteed to be a Classic is coming up May 21-22 at Clay County Fair Speedway. Stock Cars run for $5,000 to win and a starting spot in the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational at Spencer’s Master’s Manufacturing Clay County Classic, presented by Emmetsburg Collision, Sybesma Graphics and Midwest Land Management and broadcast by IMCA.TV. All Stock Cars will run two heats during Sunday qualifying, with 8-12 cars locking in depending on the number of entries. Heats and ‘B’ features will complete the starting grid on Monday with heat lineups determined by passing points from Sunday and any new entries starting at the back. A minimum of $500 will be paid to start the Monday night main event and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region, Iowa State and track points will be awarded. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods both run for $500 to win and lineups are already set for $2,000 [Read More]

JAZ adds pizazz to IMCA post-season awards

SANTA PAULA, Calif. (May 17, 2023) – Every driver in every IMCA division races for a share of the $15,000-plus in post-season awards given by JAZ Products again in 2023. This is the 28th season of IMCA sponsorship for the Santa Paula, Calif., high performance parts manufacturer, also a long-time fixture as part of the national decal program for the Modified division. “JAZ Products is proud to be a continued supporter of IMCA racers over the years and is happy to offer contingency awards to show appreciation for their efforts,” said Sales Manager Bradley Jewett. “JAZ would like to wish the racers the best of luck in the 2023 racing season.” JAZ gives $500, $300, $200, $100 and $75 product certificates to top five drivers in standings for each of the five regions for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, and to the top five finishers in national IMCA Sunoco Late Model, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lite, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod, Smiley’s Racing Products [Read More]

Edelbrock begins 26th season of IMCA claim engine driver support

OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (May 16, 2023) – The proven performance of Edelbrock pays off again this season for IMCA drivers in five divisions who compete with claim engines. The Olive Branch, Miss., high performance parts manufacturer and distributor returns for a 26th year of sponsorship and gives a combination of product and product certificate awards to eligible Friesen Performance IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod competitors. “Heading into our 26th year with IMCA shows our commitment to the program,” observed Edelbrock Group Contingency Coordinator Billy Carroll, “and our support for the thousands of IMCA grassroots racers competing across the country and in Canada.” The highest finishing claim engine competitor in each of the five regions for Modifieds earns a 2975 Victor Jr. intake while champions in both Stock Car regions, the top claim engine drivers in both Hobby Stock regions and in Northern and Southern SportMod national standings receive 2701, 2176 or 7121 intakes. $50 product certificates go to second [Read More]

Clash runner-up Ryan is first-time winner at Antioch

By Candice Martin ANTIOCH, Calif. (May 13, 2023) – After finishing second in Central California Clash standings, Jason Ryan Jr. won his career-first Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod feature Saturday at Antioch Speedway. With the pole position start, Dylan Connolly set the early pace ahead of Jonathan Hagio. A yellow flag waved for a four-car crash in turn four. Connolly continued to lead the restart with Tommy Fraser and Ryan moving into second and third, respectively. Connolly did an impressive job of leading the way in his pursuit of a first-time win and maintained the point through two more yellow flags. On a lap 16 restart, Ryan started challenging Fraser for second before slipping past him on lap 17. Ryan turned up the heat on Connolly before finding his opening on the back stretch on Lap 17 to gain command. Ryan went on to victory from there ahead of Connolly, Fraser, Trevor Clymens and Kenny Shrader. From Oakley, Ryan had run third in the Clash opener at Antioch on May 3.

BSB Manufacturing marks two IMCA sponsorship milestones in 2023

WELLINGTON, Kan. (May 15, 2023) – BSB Manufacturing returns for a 15th consecutive season as a sponsor for IMCA, renewing a rich program of awards for drivers in seven divisions. The Wellington, Kan., high performance parts manufacturer again gives more than $11,000 in product certificate awards based on national or regional point standings, and on results of 90 special events throughout 2023. “We are reaching our 28th year in the sport which has allowed us to meet some pretty neat people and do some really fun things,” said BSB’s Jay Neal. “I can only imagine the things we are going to do in the future with IMCA and their racers, so if you’re one of those people, take some time to look at what we are doing because the future looks bright.” “At BSB, winning comes first and that means taking care of the racer so he or she can win the race,“ he continued. “Thanks to IMCA for the opportunity that has allowed us to live our dreams in the sport of racing.” Top three [Read More]

Opening night on tap May 21 at Benton County Speedway

VINTON, Iowa (May 15, 2023) – After the season-opening special was washed out three consecutive weeks, officials at Benton County Speedway are hopeful the start of the IMCA weekly racing points season helps change Mother Nature’s tune this Sunday. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts are slated to start their season points battles Sunday, May 21, along with the INEX Legends and a special appearance by the American Iron Racing Series (A.I.R.S.). All divisions will be draw/redraw. Kids power wheel races will also be part of opening night festivities, along with grandstand bingo which starts at 4 p.m. Both pits and grandstand open at 3:30 p.m. May 21, with hot laps scheduled for 5:30 and racing at 6. Grandstand admission is $14 for adults, $12 for seniors and veterans, and $5 for ages 6-14. Those ages five and under are admitted free if accompanying a paid adult. Pit passes are $30. Pit passes for those under age 14 are [Read More]

Horn hauls to Drive For 5 feature win

By Brian Neal DONNELLSON, Iowa (May 12, 2023) – Wins in back-to-back starts at Lee County Speedway saw CJ Horn capture his first Iowa Corn Growers Association Drive For 5 IMCA Sunoco Late Model victory on Friday night. Horn and Jeff Guengerich drew the front row for the 25-lap feature, with Horn jumping out into the lead on lap one over Guengerich and Jeremy Pundt. While Horn started to pull away, Denny Woodworth, Dalton Simonsen, who started 8th, Jay Johnson, who started 9th, and Tommy Elston battled Guengerich and Pundt in the top seven. Despite heavy lapped traffic late in the race, Horn went on to claim his second win in a row at the track, with this one worth $1,000. Woodworth won the battle for second, Simonsen was third, Elston was fourth with Johnson coming home fifth. Austen Becerra led from lap 11 to the finish in repeating as Friesen Performance IMCA Modified winner from a week ago. John Oliver Jr. outran ninth starting Derrick Agee for the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car checkers. Sean Wyett edged out Jim [Read More]

Opportunity knocks, Zoubek answers at Eagle

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (May 13, 2023) – Opportunity knocked and Bob Zoubek answered with three laps to go in the Saturday Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature at Eagle Raceway. The Dorchester driver was running third when the front pair of Dustin Andersen and Johnny Saathoff got caught behind lapped cars. Zoubek sailed around both to take the lead and eventually his first win of the year ahead of Saathoff, Andersen and Terry Hurt. “Dustin and John got together down low behind those lappers, I went around the high side and I honestly had no idea that I was leading it, Zoubek said following career win number 37 in the division. “It all ended up pretty good. The track was racy, with a high groove and a low groove. That’s all that you can ask for.” Adam Gullion led from lap nine to the checkers in winning the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature in front of Jay Russell and Tyler Drueke. Kyle Vanover parlayed a restart into the lead and the IMCA Sunoco Stock [Read More]

Ellithorpe throws slider to win thriller at Maquoketa

By Jerry Mackey MAQUOKETA, Iowa (May 13, 2023) – Saturday was another one of those race days the weatherman threatened to throw a curve ball at the plans for a night of racing at Maquoketa Speedway. The threat of wet weather moving in was not realized and racing went on as scheduled. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature provided lots of exciting racing with the final laps run with the win up for grabs. Jerry Miles rode the high side of the quarter mile for the first 13 laps in the lead. A late-race caution set up a two-lap dash to the finish. Jacob Ellithorpe threw a hard slider at Miles in turn one and the 72 of Ellithorpe and the 4 of Miles raced down the back chute wheel-to-wheel coming to the white flag. Ellithorpe was able to nose out front and take the win by less than a car length. Brandon Vorbeck crossed the finish line in third. The Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds saw veteran driver Jeff “Bone” Larson win his second feature [Read More]