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Performance Bodies signs for 41^st season as IMCA sponsor

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (April 19, 2023) – IMCA drivers in seven divisions are the beneficiaries of a partnership that begins its fifth decade this season. Performance Bodies gives nearly $26,000 in contingency awards. Just to name a few contingency winners, drivers finishing in national top 10 standings, rookie of the year contenders and Super Nationals competitors in 2023. The high performance parts distributor and race car body manufacturer is in its 41st season of IMCA sponsorship. “Time flies when you are having fun! Forty-one years means one thing and that is I am getting old,” said Scott Braun, who founded Performance Bodies in Cedar Falls, Iowa, in his home garage 44 years ago. “I enjoy being a part of dirt track racing and the hardest working customers around. The amount of time, energy and money put into each race team is overwhelming and only growing.” “Being able to give back to the racers through IMCA contingency funds, I feel, is a great way to help as many racers and newcomers as possible.” Awards to Friesen Performance [Read More]

Eshenaur to sponsor PASS hard charger award

HARRISBURG, Pa. (April 18, 2023) – W.C. Eshenaur & Son, Central Pennsylvania’s family-owned leader in providing fuel and HVAC energy services since 1928, has come on board as sponsor of the “Hard Charger Award” for the majority of this season’s River Valley Builders Pennsylvania Sprint Series races. Eshenaurs will award $50 to the hard charger at all PASS races except for Port Royal Speedway, where Penns Valley Meat Market sponsors the award. The company also sponsors the front-running no. 5 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car Logan Spahr ride, which is owned by Wally Eshenaur. “It’s great to have W.C. Eshenaur & Son as our Hard Charger sponsor,” said PASS Director Rod Ort. “This is a company that not only has a great business reputation throughout the area, but it’s also heavily involved in racing and has had family members and others doing just about everything in the sport.” “I can’t imagine a better match for PASS.” Eshenaurs’ first hard charger award will be given this Saturday at Selinsgrove Speedway.

Summit awards rate a 10 with top 10 drivers in all IMCA divisions

TALLMADGE, Ohio (April 18, 2023) – Drivers finishing in the top 10 of IMCA point standings will rate the Summit Racing Equipment awards program an enthusiastic 10. The Tallmadge, Ohio-headquartered supplier of Parts for Anything You Drive awards gift cards with a total of $15,000 to eligible IMCA drivers in 2023 and returning to national decal programs for three divisions. Top 10 drivers in each of the five Friesen Performance IMCA Modified regions, both IMCA Sunoco Stock Car regions and both IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock regions, and top 10 finishers in national standings for the IMCA Sunoco Late Models, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lites, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods, Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMods and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts all receive $100 gift certificates from the 14-year sponsor. Summit is part of national decal programs for the Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts, and drivers in all three divisions must display two Summit logos on their race car to make themselves eligible for national and regional point fund shares. Gift cards [Read More]

Selinsgrove hosts Sunday opener for NY-Penn IMCA Modified Series

SELINSGROVE, Pa. (April 18, 2023) – A first-ever event at Selinsgrove Speedway is first on the schedule for the third annual Close Racing Supply NY-Penn IMCA Modified Series presented by MR Graphix. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds chase an appropriate $2,023 top check in the 2023 season lidlifter this Sunday, April 23 at the central Pennsylvania speed plant, located in the heart of the scenic Susquehanna River Valley. Winner of the 25-lap main event becomes eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. In addition to Speedway Motors Weekly Racing national and DeVilbiss Racing Chassis Eastern Region, Pennsylvania State and series points will be awarded. Midosa USA pays each heat winner $100 and another $100 going to the hard charger in the main event courtesy of Force Flow Pressure Services. “We are excited to kick the season off at Selinsgrove for the Icebreaker 25 with such a historic track where we can make more history at the famed facility,” said Jake Maynard, NY-Penn series promoter and Eastern Region director. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 6:20 p.m. [Read More]

Casey’s returns as presenting sponsor for IMCA Super Nationals

ANKENY, Iowa (April 18, 2023) – Casey’s continues its presence at dirt track racing’s premier event, as presenting sponsor of the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals for the 11th consecutive September. The 41st annual Super Nationals will be held Sept. 4-9 at Boone Speedway, across the street from where the first Casey’s opened in 1968. The Official Convenience Store of IMCA gives a $20 gift card to each heat winner during the week, then matches the $10 donation made by IMCA on behalf of each of those drivers to Hope For the Warriors. Those donations total $50,000 since 2013 and benefit post-9/11 service members and their families. In addition, Casey’s provides quality food, fuel and friendly service at its locations. Today, Casey’s is the third-largest convenience retailer and fifth-largest pizza chain in the United States. Headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa, Casey’s now has more than 2,500 stores in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Gift cards awarded during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s are redeemable at [Read More]

Concelman does best driving getting to track, then gets 100^th IMCA Northern SportMod win

AZTEC, N.M. (April 14, 2023) – After he did some of his best driving just to get to the track, Danny Concelman drove to his Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod career 100th feature win. Concelman made his first-ever start in New Mexico Friday night, racing to the landmark victory at Aztec Speedway. The checkers flew after the Commerce City pilot negotiated whiteout travel conditions while en route and going over Wolf Creek Pass, in Colorado’s rugged San Juan Mountains. “It’s pretty cool. This was something I had never thought about doing. I just race to win,” said Concelman, the first driver from Colorado and now the eighth in division history to reach triple digit wins. “I got a call from IMCA last year when we had around 92 or 93 wins. It was like ‘Whoa,’ so I knew we were getting close and then I got a bunch of wins late in the season.” “We refocused this year and after we got weathered out at North Platte last month, we stuck with our plans to race [Read More]

Spahr dominates for PASS win no. 2

By Frank Buhrman MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (April 14, 2023) – It’s too early to crown Logan Spahr as king of the 2023 River Valley Builders Pennsylvania Sprint Series season, but it might not be too early to start thinking about it. The Lewisberry racer turned in a dominating performance Friday at Williams Grove Speedway for his second straight IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car win of the new season – and a three-in-a-row record dating back to last October’s Keystone RaceSaver Challenge. Spahr showed what his car could do when he recovered from an early spin in his heat race to come from the rear and finish second in a very competitive group. Then, starting fourth in the feature, he overtook Timmy Bittner in the third and fourth turns of the first lap for the lead. He never gave it up. The race was slowed by four cautions, none for major incidents. After the first three, Bittner attempted unsuccessfully to overtake the leader, and after the final yellow, Seth Schnoke gave it a try, with the same result. Schnoke had [Read More]

Leavell’s Natural Bridge success spans seasons

By Jim Haines NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (April 15, 2023) – The first Virginia Sprint Series race of the year showed that Joe Leavell had not lost his touch from his winning ways from last year at Natural Bridge Speedway. The Waynesboro ace wasted no time going to the front in Friday night’s opener for the IMCA RaceSaver series and was on a rail to take the win. Leavell had been a double winner at Natural Bridge last season, getting the second of those victories in the 2022 tour finale. Daren Bolac and Caleb Harris paced the field to green this time around and Bolac and Harris stayed glued nose to tail until Harris moved to the front, running the higher line. Leavell went around Bolac and began working on Harris early on. The laps clicked away in the caution-free feature and nobody was going to prevent Leavell from going to the front. The pack stayed in pursuit and kept him in sight but never made a challenge even in traffic as he cruised under the [Read More]

Spring Thunder special to open 2023 season April 30 at Benton County Speedway

VINTON, Iowa (April 16, 2023) – The first green flag of the season is set to wave during Spring Thunder action Sunday, April 30 at Benton County Speedway. The special event will offer increased prize money to a number of divisions that compete weekly at The Bullring. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds will vie for a $1,250 winner’s share and qualifying eligibility for this year’s Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. A hefty $1,000 prize will be awarded to the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod winner, while IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars will compete for a $500 winner’s share, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks $400 to win and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts $250. IMCA state, regional and national points will be awarded, as applicable, in each division. Track points will not start until Sunday, May 7. Entry fees are $40 for Modifieds, $30 for SportMods and $20 for Stock Cars. There are no entry fees for Hobby Stocks or Sport Compacts. Grandstand admission is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and veterans, and $5 for kids ages 6-14. Children ages [Read More]

Greenwood wins biggest share of IMCA RaceSaver green at US 36

By Rick Staley OSBORN, Mo. (April 14, 2023) – IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars attended from four different states, vying for the big money US 36 Raceway offered Friday night and the top check went home with Iowan Jake Greenwood. At the drop of the green flag, Jacob Dye jumped to the front and appeared to have the car to beat before lapped traffic came into play and collected the leader, bringing his night to an end. Greenwood took the lead on the next restart and set a blistering pace, telling the other competitors “Catch me if you can.” Stu Snyder mounted a charge but could not match Greenwood as Tyler Drueke also moved toward the front. Greenwood never relinquished and pick up his first win on the high banks of US 36 Raceway, celebrating in Nextran Victory Lane. Snyder finished second and the always fast Drueke ended the feature in third. Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lites got their racing action started with Michael Raffurty leading the first part of the feature only to see Dillon [Read More]