Sport Compact Archives

Wright racing for more than wins at Rock Springs

ROCK SPRINGS, Wy. (July 31, 2023) – The goals of every race car driver are to win races and championships. Kaden Wright wants to do more than that this season. The second-year Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact driver is racing to promote suicide awareness and mental health awareness, a campaign he’s taken to the track at hometown Sweetwater Speedway. Seventeen years old and a senior-to-be at Rock Springs, Wy., High School, Wright has changed his number from 83K to 988, the three-digit dialing code that routes callers to a nation-wide suicide and crisis lifeline, with a new, attention-getting bright purple and teal color scheme to his car as well. “The reaction has been very welcoming. We have had a lot of people, some of them people I’d never met before, thank us for doing this and tell us it was important,” said Wright. “There have been kids who have told me they’ve been able to talk more about their problems.” “If we can keep one person from taking their life, we’ve accomplished something.” Candid about his [Read More]

Kriegel, Tuttle earn first wins at Benton County Speedway

VINTON, Iowa (July 30, 2023) – A pair of drivers set out to “Do the Dew” during Mountain Dew Night Sunday at Benton County Speedway. By night’s end, Briar Kriegel and Nolan Tuttle celebrated their career first feature wins at The Bullring. Kriegel took top honors in the 15-lapper for IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks presented by Vermedahl Logistics. From a second row start, Kriegel quickly worked into contention and pulled ahead of front row starters Scott Siems and Michael Kimm. He then held off repeated challenges from hard-charging Matt Brown and Justin Wacha to earn the milestone win. Brown, Wacha and Cory Vanderwilt completed the top four. Tuttle ended the stranglehold Lukas Rick has had in the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts presented by iHeart Radio. Tuttle raced from the second row to the front early and maintained a sizable lead to score the memorable win by over a second ahead of Rick. Noah Beenken and Corey Crispin rounded out the top four. Tony Olson earned a share of history in the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern [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]

Walrod Memorial checkers to Kinderknecht

STUART, Iowa (July 24, 2023) – Monday brought the Clint Walrod Memorial for suicide awareness to the Karl Chevrolet of Stuart International Speedway. IMCA winners for the night were Jake Paysen, Nick Roberts, Skylar Pruitt, Taylor Kuehl, Todd Shute and Justin Kinderknecht. Jake Paysen and David Kimmel paced the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts for the first two laps when the red flag flew for third place running Owen Richards as he got upside down in turn one. Richards was ok but his night was over. Once the green came back out it was all Paysen to the checkers as he took the win. Kolby Sabin finished second with Stephen Stiteler third, Kimmel fourth and Curtis Masterson fifth. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars came out next with Nick Roberts taking command early on. Rowdee Van Genderen and Austin Bouzek ran 2-3 until a caution flew on lap 13. Bouzek made it to second on the restart but it was still Roberts running strong at the front. One last caution on lap 18 bunched the field up, but [Read More]

Mountain Dew Night this Sunday at Benton County Speedway

VINTON, Iowa (July 26, 2023) – Race fans will have the chance to beat the heat this Sunday during Mountain Dew Night at Benton County Speedway. In addition to IMCA Weekly Racing, door prizes will be awarded, a 50/50 raffle will be held and the Lil’ Racer Car Club will be giving away over 100 back packs to school age kids in attendance during the July 30 show. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds presented by Beaty Excavating, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars presented by Christie Door Company, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods presented by Houdek Auto Center, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks presented by Vermedahl Logistics, Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts presented by iHeart Radio and INEX Legends presented by Legends.Direct will continue their pursuit of a championship Sunday night. Vintage race cars will join the evening’s festivities and kids’ power wheels races will be held during intermission. Both pit gate and grandstand open at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, with hot laps at 5:30 and racing to follow. Grandstand admission is $14 for adults, $12 for seniors and veterans, and [Read More]

Leibhart keeps fine tuning toward Sport Compact wins goal

IMPERIAL, Neb. – He’ll pack his bags and go to college to start his study of business this fall, but for Brock Leibhart the business at hand remains winning Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact features. After a slow start, the 19-year-old from Imperial, Neb., clicked off three wins in five outings, bookending checkered flag runs at Thomas County Speedway around a win at Phillips County Raceway. “This year I set my goal as eight wins to see if I could double what I did last year,” said Leibhart, who uses a wheelchair as a result of a 2021 auto accident and races using a set of hand controls he and his father Dan came up with. “We had a slow start to the season because we had to get some things figured out on the car but I think eight wins is still possible this year.” The first in his family to race, Leibhart caught the bug early and enjoyed the sport as a spectator. He worked for Scott Bussell, father of Friesen Performance IMCA Modified [Read More]

Just like the movies, action at Arlington is fast and furious

ARLINGTON, Minn. (July 22, 2023) – Action was fast, furious and competitive Saturday at Arlington Raceway. The IMCA Hobby Stock feature saw Scott Porter lead from the front row but a yellow came out for a spinning car which restarted the field nine laps in. With only four laps to go, Cory Probst once again pounced and got around both Taylor Manderfield and Porter to take the lead and win. Porter took second and Manderfield was third. Jason Bolte was the early leader starting up front in the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact feature but the biggest battle was between Alan Lahr and Justin Dose for the positions directly behind him. With one lap to go, Lahr was able to get a grip on the track and passed Bolte for the win. Bolte and Dose were next across the stripe. The Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod feature went flag to flag with Jeff McCollum taking the lead right off but two laps later he left the track. Jeff Carter led four laps until Matt Looft moved [Read More]

DeVilbiss first in first appearance at Benton County Speedway

VINTON, Iowa (July 23, 2023) – In his storied career, Zane DeVilbiss had never been to Benton County Speedway prior to Sunday night. The two-time Friesen Performance IMCA Modified national champion from Farmington, N.M., showed why he’s one of the best in the nation as he ended his night in victory lane. Jerry Dedrick held the early lead in the Beaty Excavating 20-lapper before Troy Cordes worked his way to the front from a second row start a few circuits into the event. While Cordes paced the field, he was pursued by Patrick Flannagan and a hard-charging Joel Rust. Meanwhile, DeVilbiss was making his way through traffic from a row five start and settled into fourth just prior to a mid-race caution. On the restart, DeVilbiss shot to the inside of Flannagan and Rust to secure the runner-up spot before caution again slowed action late. When racing resumed a final time, DeVilbiss made the winning pass and drove away from the pack to score the victory. Rust ran second ahead of Cordes and Flannagan. Vern [Read More]

Close finishes highlight CJ Speedway racing action

By Jerry Mackey COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (July 21, 2023) – Friday night, fans at CJ Speedway were treated to a fantastic evening of IMCA racing on the perfectly prepared 4/10-mile dirt track with three of the five main event winners being determined on the final lap. The Friesen Performance IMCA Modified main event saw Anthony Guss lead the first couple circuits before Blaine Webster took over the point position. Ninth starting Jarrett Brown worked to the front and took over the top spot and with the year the Ainsworth driver has been having, it appeared as the race for the lead was over and the battle for second would be on. Brandon Banks, in his second night in his new car, chased down Brown and set up a late-race charge that would net him his first win of the year at CJ. Banks took the win by passing Brown on the white flag lap and came under the checkers with a car length win. Brown settled for second ahead of a fast-closing Dakota Simmons. IMCA [Read More]

Nielsen wins Weishaar Memorial race

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (July 20, 2023) – Brandon Nielsen was the big winner of the $1,000 Jess Weishaar IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock Memorial race held Thursday at Kossuth County Speedway. Aaron Rudolph and Josh Sidles brought the 22-car field to flag stand to take the green flag in the final race of the night as they raced for the $1,000 first place check in honor resident and race fan Jess Weishaar, slain in a 2019 bank robbery. Rudolph edged ahead after the first trip around the Algona oval as Josh Sidles and Rudolph went door-to-door the first five laps for the lead in the feature. The caution flag appeared on six and Mike Smith grabbed the lead off the restart, but that only lasted three laps as Nielsen became the new leader at the halfway point of the 20-lap feature race. The yellow flag reappeared on 11 and came out again one lap later as Tyler Beckler and Brianna Osterson got tangled up in turn two. Once the green flag came back out, [Read More]