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Independence opens with $1,000 to win IMCA Modified event

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa – Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds run for $1,000 to win at Independence Motor Speedway’s season-opening Spring Break special this Saturday, April 9. The feature is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot-qualifying event. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks are also on the program. They’ll vie for IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State but no local track points. There is no entry fee for any division; pit passes are $25. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors 62 and over and students ages 12-17, and free for kids 11 and under when accompanying a paid adult. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. with racing to follow. Indee Cars complete the Saturday show. The regular weekly purse will be paid in all divisions other than the Modifieds. The rescheduled Chamber of Commerce/Signs & More Car Show will be held in the Signs & More parking lot located [Read More]

Farley Speedway to host April 8 open practice

By Jerry Mackey FARLEY, Iowa – Farley Speedway will host an open practice session this Friday, April 8. The pit area will open at 5 p.m. and the track will open at 7 p.m. and will remain open until all race teams have had several opportunities to practice. The grandstand will be open free of charge; admission to the pits will carry a $20 charge. Farley Speedway will open the 2016 racing season on Friday, April 15 with a special night of racing featuring the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models. The 50-lap main event will award the winner $2,000. In addition to Late Models, the Precision Transmission Modifieds will also be in action. Hot laps get underway at 7 p.m. with racing to follow at 7:30 p.m. Farley Speedway is located on the west edge of Farley, just south of US Highway 20 on Olde Farley Road. For more information or to view the entire 2016 Farley Speedway schedule, log onto www.simmonspromotionsinc.com.

DirtFest jump starts 2016 season at Salina Speedway

By Dusty Wiegert SALINA, Kan. — It’s been nearly four years since a spring special opened the season at the Salina Speedway in Salina, Kan. This weekend will mark the second time a special opens the yearly campaign as the April 1 and 2 DirtFest will jump start the sixth season since re-opening in 2011. Five divisions of racing will highlight both days of competition. The Long McArthur IMCA Modifieds, Coors Light IMCA Stock Cars, M&H Motors IMCA Northern SportMods, Auto House Mod Lites, and Budweiser IMCA Hobby Stocks are on the docket for the doubleheader. Friday night’s racing will be presented by Rib Crib of Salina, and will feature a full program of qualifying heat races and feature events. The pit area will open at 4 p.m., grandstands at 5 p.m., hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m. Saturday’s finale will also feature a full program for all divisions. Everything starts an hour earlier on Saturday, with the pits opening at 3 p.m., grandstands at 4 p.m., hot laps at 5 [Read More]

Luisier Drilling presents Shawano’s Fury at the Fairgrounds

SHAWANO, Wis. – Luisier Drilling Inc. out of Oconto Falls will be exclusive sponsor of the Fury at the Fairgrounds, the third leg of Cheesehead Triple Crown, at Shawano Speedway on Saturday, June 25. Luisier, a sponsor on Lance Arneson’s Modified, is excited to be part of such a big event at a legendary speedway and the feeling is mutual. “We are elated to have such a well respected business like Luicier Drilling on board for the Fury,” said promoter Brad Luepke “Their business relates to the race community very well … hard working, settles for nothing but the best, and loyal.” The Fury on the Fairgrounds is an Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified special paying $5,000 to win. It will draw the best IMCA Modified drivers from around the country. Also racing that night are the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $500 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $450 to win and late models for $1,000 to win. “This is going to be a can’t-miss show for any race fan,” Said Luepke. “Go [Read More]

Dodge City title chases begin with Saturday’s season opener

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. – The time has finally arrived with Dodge City Raceway Park set to kick off a blockbuster 2016 season of racing action this Saturday night, April 2. Saturday’s tilt will be the first of 17 nights of heated racing competition atop the 3/8-mile clay oval in southwest Kansas. Action that goes green at 7:30 p.m. will mark the first round of championship chase action for the track’s five featured classes including Precise Racing Products DCRP Sprint Cars, Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. It will also be the first of three April events at the state-of-the-art DCRP facility with the $1,200-to-win fourth annual Modified Stampede to follow on April 9 and another round of championship chase action on April 23. All five divisions will be in action during all three April events. Tickets to Saturday’s season opener featuring all five championship chase divisions are $15 for adults with children 11 and under admitted free when accompanying a paid adult.

Nolan Wren Sprint Memorial is April 2 at Gator Motorplex

WILLIS, Texas – Southern United Sprints race for $1,000 to win and a minimum of $305 to start their Nolan Wren Memorial main event on Saturday, April 2 at Gator Motorplex. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Allstar Performance State, special series and local track points will be awarded for the IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car event. There is no entry or registration fee and non-qualifier pay will be $100. Pit gates open at 3 p.m., hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults and $10 for kids. Admission to the pits is $35 for adults and $25 for kids 11 and under. More information is available by calling promoter Randy Waller at 936 537-5265 and at the www.gatormotorplex.net and www.southernunitedsprints.net websites.

West Liberty Raceway hosts April 2 test and tune

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa – Saturday, April 2 will see the first on track action of the 2016 racing season at the West Liberty Raceway, located on the Muscatine County Fairgrounds in West Liberty. The test and tune session will be open to all divisions of race cars. The pit gates will open at 11 a.m. with the track opening for practice at 1 p.m. All drivers will have plenty of opportunities for practice on the ½-mile clay track. Race fans are encouraged to come out to the grandstands free of charge and see many of the competitors expected to be on hand weekly at the West Liberty Raceway in 2016. The 2016 season will open with the Deery Brothers Summer Series Late Models headlining the racing program on Saturday, April 9. In addition to the Late Models, the Modifieds, SportMods, Stock Cars and Sport Compacts will all be in action that evening. For more information or to view the entire 2016 West Liberty Raceway schedule please log on to the Simmons Promotions Inc. website.

Outlaw Motor Speedway gearing up for big 2016 season

By Lonnie Wheatley MUSKOGEE, Okla. – Things are definitely on an upward trend at the 3/8-mile Outlaw Motor Speedway clay oval near Muskogee, Okla. Following a successful test ‘n tune and Spring Fling Enduro, the second full season of racing action under the track ownership of Jessie Hoskins officially gets underway with the Friday and Saturday, April 1-2 Azalea Festival Nationals featuring a full slate of championship action on both nights. “It looks like we’re headed into an awesome year of racing here at Outlaw Motor Speedway,” track promoter Chris Smith commented. “The track and facilities are looking great and we’re excited to get the season started.” The season-opening Azalea Festival Nationals on April 1-2 will include two full nights of competition for each of the track’s championship chase divisions of Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, grand nationals and pure stocks. Racing action goes green at 8 p.m. on Friday with the Saturday card firing off at 7 p.m. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded each night. With [Read More]

Simmons Promotions sets 73 race dates for 2016

FARLEY, Iowa – Keith Simmons of SPI has put together his most ambitious Stock Car racing schedule in his 17 years of operating dirt tracks in Eastern Iowa. Simmons owns and operates the Farley Speedway in Farley, Iowa in addition to holding contracts to operate racing events at the West Liberty Raceway on the Muscatine County Fairgrounds in West Liberty, Iowa and the Dubuque Speedway located on the Dubuque County Fairgrounds, located on the west edge of Dubuque, Iowa. The 2016 racing season will take its first green flag with a special event at the West Liberty Raceway featuring the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models on Saturday, April 9. Saturday, April 16, the West Liberty Raceway will host the Modified Extravaganza then on Saturday, April 23, the IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing season will get underway with five classes of cars in action. Racing will continue every Saturday through the end of August with season championships being contended on Saturday, Aug. 27. Saturday night action gets underway with hot laps at 6:30 [Read More]

Ken Schrader joins IMCA Modified fields for Frostbuster specials at Oskaloosa, Vinton, Marshalltown and Boone

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Ken Schrader returns to Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified fields for all four nights of Frostbuster Week. Southern Iowa Speedway at Oskaloosa hosts opening night on Wednesday, March 30. Frostbusters follow on Thursday, March 31 at Benton County Speedway in Vinton, Friday, April 1 at Marshalltown Speedway and Saturday, April 2 at Boone Speedway. Top prize each night for the Modifieds is $1,000 with a berth on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot at stake as well. Most recently a Frostbuster competitor last spring, Schrader has enjoyed early-season success in the BMS North Central Region in the past. The popular NASCAR driver was a Frostbuster winner in 2012. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $500 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $400 to win and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $250 to win each night of the Frostbuster. One thousand dollar point funds will be paid to top five drivers in each division. Champions will be eligible to qualify for their respective race of champions events during the IMCA Speedway Motors [Read More]