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WaKeeney adds to IMCA history with 2024 sanction

WaKEENEY, Kan. (March 13, 2024) – A Kansas track rich in IMCA racing history writes another new chapter beginning in 2024. WaKeeney Speedway hosts five dates for five sanctioned divisions this season, beginning with the April 19-20 Buzzard Bash Dash. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts all return to the 3/8-mile clay oval in northwest Kansas. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, state and track points are also to be awarded at June 6, July 11 and Sept. 14 shows. “A lot of IMCA national champions have come from this area and raced at WaKeeney,” observed promoter and former Stock Car driver B.J. Wagoner, citing David Murray Jr., John Fose and Doug Holzmeister. “A handful of special events have been held here in recent seasons, most recently last August, and the racing surface is in pretty good shape. More than anything, we’ve got some cleanup to do around the facility to be ready for opening night.” WaKeeney first [Read More]

Batesville opens with inaugural IMCA Wimp Reed Spring Nationals

BATESVILLE, Ark. (March 12, 2024) – Batesville Motor Speedway remembers a former driver and tech inspector and two IMCA divisions get top billing during both nights of the inaugural Wimp Reed Spring Nationals. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $1,500 to win and a minimum of $200 to start Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30 features at Batesville. Also at stake is Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational and B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility. Tow is $50 and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Jet Racing Central and EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Regional and Arkansas State points will be given. The Classic Collision High Point Award pays $500 to divers with top point totals for the two-day event. Days Inn by Wyndham gives $100 hard charger awards each night in both divisions and McSheer Truck’In gives $150 longest haul awards, also in both divisions. Entry fee is $50 each night and pit passes are $20 for the Thursday practice and $35 on Friday and Saturday. Grandstand admission [Read More]

Five IMCA divisions head to RPM for March 29, 30 Sunflower Classic

HAYS, Kan. (March 12, 2024) – The 12th annual Sunflower Classic brings five IMCA divisions to the traditional season opener at RPM Speedway. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $750 to win and B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility both Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30. Also on both Sunflower Classic cards are IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods in $500 to win features and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts in $200 to win features. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Kansas State points will be awarded. Entry fees for the weekend are $100 for Modifieds, $75 for Stock Cars, $50 for Hobby Stocks and SportMods and $35 for Sport Compacts. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and pit passes are $25 for the Thursday, March 28 test ‘n tune at Hayes. Gates open at 3 p.m., hot laps are at 5 p.m. and racing is at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through March 7, 2024

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 740; 2. Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif., 639; 3. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 608; 4. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 480; 5. Devon Reed, Woodland, Wash., 389; 6. Jerry Flippo, Osage, Iowa, 363; 7. Michael Leach, Sun River, Mont., 341; 8. Tyson Blood, Tumwater, Wash., 334; 9. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 331; 10. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 325; 11. William “Bill” Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 314; 12. Austin Kuehl, Cave Creek, Ariz., 311; 13. Braxton Yeager, Green River, Wy., 297; 14. Ethan Braaksma, Des Moines, Iowa, 290; 15. Eddie Belec, Arvada, Colo., 267; 16. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 265; 17. Bryson Yeager, Green River, Wy., 254; 18. Jess Brekke, Devils Lake, N.D., 233; 19. Jonathan Mawhinney, Las Vegas, Nev., 220; 20. Mike Dimond, Rapid City, S.D., 210. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Trey Schmidt, Conroe, Texas, and Dusty Ballenger, Harrisburg, S.D., both 40; 3. Trefer Waller, Oneill, Neb., 39; 4. Chase Schubert, Huffman, Texas, Lee Goos Jr., Hartford, S.D., and Cody Price, Princeton, Texas, each 38; 7. [Read More]

AERO Race Wheels continues big impact with IMCA special, state awards

ESTHERVILLE, Iowa (March 7, 2024) – A recent small business of the week award recipient continues the big impact it’s had as an IMCA sponsor for a 28th consecutive season. AERO Race Wheels of Estherville, Iowa, again gives $40 product certificates good toward the purchase of two wheels to designated place finishers at 80 select special events for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lites, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods and Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMods. State champions in those divisions and the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact class each receive $25 certificates. “IMCA just makes it so easy for us. They sanction quality tracks across the United States and in Canada with the kind of drivers that manufacturers like Aero Race Wheels want to connect with,” said Director of Sales and Marketing Kelli Peton. AERO also returns as title sponsor of IMCA’s uber popular feature win decal program, with those stickers presented to drivers in all divisions following their sanctioned weekly and special event [Read More]

New link connects drivers to IMCA contingency awards

VINTON, Iowa (March 6, 2024) – A few clicks on the keyboard is all it will take for drivers in any IMCA division to make themselves eligible for contingency awards to be given for the 2024 race season. Drivers can click here to go to the form, which is also on the IMCA website using the forms menu, to complete the process in a matter of minutes. Drivers will be asked to indicate the make of cylinder head, shock and spring they compete with this season, and attach a picture of their car displaying required decal placement. “This is a quick and easy one-stop process,” said IMCA Marketing Integration and Sponsorship Director Carson Becker-Gramm. “No paperwork is involved and drivers can make themselves eligible for point fund shares and contingency awards and then focus on racing.” Decal packets are mailed from the IMCA home office daily.

Beatrice Speedway rolling out red carpet for five IMCA divisions at 31st Spring Nationals

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 5, 2024) – The green flag flies for another of IMCA’s longest running specials when Beatrice Speedway hosts the 31st annual Spring Nationals on Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds race for $2,500 to win, a minimum of $250 to start and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility each night of the traditional season opener for drivers from across much of the Central United States and points beyond. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $1,000 to win on Friday, $2,000 to win Saturday and B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility both nights. Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods run for $1,000 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $500 to win and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts for $200 to win each night. Drivers in all five divisions can go to www.beatricespeedway.com to pre-register. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Nebraska State points will be awarded in all divisions, along with Jet Racing Central Region points for the Modifieds, EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region points for Stock Cars [Read More]

Mallicoat ends Florida roller coaster ride with IMCA Modified Clash on the Coast checkers

MILTON, Fla. (March 2, 2024) – His Florida roller coaster ride saw Izac Mallicoat end the IMCA Clash on the Coast on top. The 17-year-old speedster from Boone, Iowa, stayed close to leader Trevor Fitz the first 19 times around the track in the Saturday finale for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds at Southern Raceway, and took over up front after Fitz fell off power on a restart. Mallicoat then outran Benji LaCrosse, Ethan Braaksma, speedweek champion Jeff Larson and Tanner Barnhart to the $1,000 checkers. “We have struggled with consistency but the whole week, we knew we had a fast car. We just didn’t know it would be this good,” said Mallicoat, who became eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational aboard a new Brand X ride. “This was a big confidence booster before we start racing around home.” Mallicoat ran fourth in his opening night ‘B’ and exited early from the night two feature at Northwest Florida Speedway, then was kayoed by a flat tire early in his ‘B’ Thursday at Milton. [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through Feb. 29, 2024

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 700; 2. Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif., 600; 3. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 568; 4. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 480; 5. Devon Reed, Woodland, Wash., 389; 6. Jerry Flippo, Osage, Iowa, 363; 7. Michael Leach, Sun River, Mont., 341; 8. Tyson Blood, Tumwater, Wash., 334; 9. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 331; 10. Austin Kuehl, Cave Creek, Ariz., 311; 11. Braxton Yeager, Green River, Wy., 297; 12. Ethan Braaksma, Des Moines, Iowa, 290; 13. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 286; 14. William “Bill” Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 276; 15. Eddie Belec, Arvada, Colo., 267; 16. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 265; 17. Bryson Yeager, Green River, Wy., 254; 18. Jess Brekke, Devils Lake, N.D., 233; 19. Jonathan Mawhinney, Las Vegas, Nev., 220; 20. Ricky Alvarado, Hotchkiss, Colo., 207. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars – 1. Bo Partain, Casa Grande, Ariz., 598; 2. Larry Brigner, Apache Junction, Ariz., 472; 3. Mitchell Ferguson, Queen Creek, Ariz., 422; 4. Mike Albertsen, Audubon, Iowa, 419; 5. Kevin Roberts, Gresham, Ore., 410; 6. Justen Yeager, Green [Read More]

Ohio’s O’Patik tops Clash on the Coast IMCA Modified feature at Milton

MILTON, Fla. (Feb. 29, 2024) – Mitchell O’Patik and Dallon Murty both talked about luck during their post-race interviews Thursday night at Southern Raceway. Truth is that both made their own luck on night three of the IMCA Clash on the Coast. O’Patik led the distance of the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature at Milton, outrunning hometown speedster Joseph Joiner for the $1,000 win and earning Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility. “I had a good feeling on the night. I drew 11, went out for my heat race and saw there were some heavy hitters in the back,” he said. “I was like ‘Man, it’s pretty stacked, I’d better go,’ and I did that.” A Colorado native and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod winner early in his racing career there, O’Patik attended college in Ohio and now works for Meyer Shank Racing in Pataskala. His Thursday start was just his third in a 2020 Rage Chassis. The win came just a car length ahead of Joiner, with Shane Stephens, Joel Rust and Jadin Fuller [Read More]