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$5,000 is top IMCA Modified check at Canyon’s Desert Classic special

PEORIA, Ariz. – Canyon Speedway Park’s Desert Classic moves to an early-point season date in 2016, with a top prize of $5,000 for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds on the line at the Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26-27 special. The Desert Classic feature pays a minimum of $300 to start and is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying event. The entry fee of $100 will be payable at the gate. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps follow the 5 p.m. drivers’ meeting at racing starts at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $18 for adults, $6 for kids ages 7-13 and free for six and under. Pit passes are $30 for members or $35 for non-members. An open practice runs from 7-10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25. More information about the Desert Classic is available by calling 602 258-7223, on Facebook and at the www.canyonspeedwaypark.com website.

Details finalized for $10,001 to win Legendary event

MANDAN, N.D. – Details have been finalized for the largest paying IMCA-sanctioned Modified event in North Dakota racing history, Dacotah Speedway’s inaugural Legendary 50. The Friday, July 15 Legendary follows the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Modified Tour and will pay $10,001 to the winner of the 50-lap feature, a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying event. A mandatory mid-race pit stop will allow race fans to see their favorite driver and crew up close and personal as they work on their cars right in front of Dacotah Speedway’s huge grandstand. The five minute pit stop, with cars lined up in running order–will allow crews to do anything to their cars except change tires. “The Legendary race will take the tour to a new level as drivers will be able to race for great money during the Tour and reward them with one of the highest-paying races for IMCA Modifieds ever with the Legendary. This will be a best of the best event,” said Series Director John Gartner said, Only drivers who raced at least three [Read More]

Lone Star’s Smackdown boasts IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars

KILGORE, Texas – The top check for IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars is $1,200 at Lone Star Speedway’s Saturday, Feb. 13 Sprint Smackdown. A minimum of $300 will be paid to start the main event. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing national and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. There is no entry or registration fee. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors 65 and over and military personnel, $5 for kids ages 6-11, and free for five and under. Pit passes are $35. Pit gates open at 3 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m., cutoff for the draw is t 5:15 p.m., the drivers’ meeting is at 5:30 p.m. and racing follows 6 p.m. hot laps. More information is available by calling 903 986-9731 and at the www.lonestarspeedway.com website.

Five dates set for Cocopah Speedway’s Winter Nationals

SOMERTON, Ariz. – Winter Nationals expands to five dates at Cocopah Speedway. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds run for $1,000 to win and a minimum of $200 to start at Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5 and 6, Tuesday, Feb. 9 and Friday, Feb. 12 shows. The main event on Saturday, Feb. 13 pays $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. All five features are 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events. Also running on each of the five Winter Nationals programs are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $500 to win and $100 to start, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $400 to win and $60 to start, and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $350 to win and $50 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. Pre-entry fee for the week is $100 or $150 on race day. Pit gates open at 2 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. each day. Pit passes are $30 a [Read More]

Next Winter Challenge shows Jan. 29, 30 at Canyon

PEORIA, Ariz. – A pair of $1,250 features for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds are on tap for the second weekend of the Winter Challenge at Canyon Speedway Park. Both Friday, Jan. 29 and Saturday, Jan. 30 main events are 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifiers. Gates open at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. on Friday. Gates open at 3 p.m. and the first green flag flies at 5 p.m. Saturday. Defending champion Ricky Thornton Jr. won two of the three Winter Challenge features at Peoria last weekend. Hunter Marriott was the other winner. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western Region and Allstar Performance State points are awarded each night of the Winter Challenge. More information is available by calling 602 258-7223 and at the www.canyonspeedwaypark.com website.

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 Belleville Motorsports 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 [Read More]

Hawkeye Dirt Tour set for Memorial Day opener at Vinton

VINTON, Iowa – Opening night for the seventh annual Hawkeye Dirt Tour brings Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds to their traditional home track on Memorial Day. The Monday, May 30 show marks the fifth occasion the tour has taken its first green flag of the season at Benton County Speedway. The Vinton oval was the site of the first-ever IMCA Modified event in 1979. In all, nine dates are on the 2016 tour schedule. Features pay a minimum of $1,000 to win and $150 to start, and will be qualifying events for 2016 or 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballots. Following the opener at Benton County are Dirt Tour programs Thursday, June 9 at Kossuth County Speedway in Algona and Tuesday, June 14 at West Liberty Raceway. Touring Modifieds headline Hancock County Speedway’s Tuesday, June 28 Salute To Veterans program at Britt. The first-ever HDT race at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway in Des Moines is Tuesday, July 19. The rest of that midweek tripleheader sees the tour at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa on Wednesday, July [Read More]

2016 Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour dates finalized

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – With Jamestown Speedway officials recently making their announcement to sanction Modifieds weekly beginning in 2016, dates and locations for the 27th annual Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour have been finalized. Opening night for both Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car series will be in Jamestown on Saturday, July 9, at Jamestown Speedway. On Sunday, July 10, the tour heads north to Minot and Nodak Speedway. The series then goes international on Monday, July 11, at Estevan, Sask., Motor Speedway. Night four brings the tour back to North Dakota on Tuesday, July 12 at Williston Basin Speedway. From there, the series heads south to Dickinson and Southwest Speedway on Wednesday, July 13. The series then heads east to Mandan for its traditional Championship Night on Thursday, July 14 at Dacotah Speedway. Still in the works is a post-tour Modified race at Dacotah Speedway called The Legendary on Friday, July 15. This race has a tentative payout of $10,000 to win, making it the highest paid race in North Dakota [Read More]

Central Arizona Speedway hosts Nov. 21, 22 Desert Thunder Nationals

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win on opening night and for $3,000 to win on night two of Central Arizona Speedway’s Desert Thunder Nationals this Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 21-22 Both features are 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events. A minimum of $100 will be paid to start on Saturday. Sunday’s runner-up earns $1,500 with $1,000 paid for third. Minimum start money is $150. Non-qualifiers get $50 on Saturday and $60 on Sunday. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods will run with XMods for $500 to win Saturday and $750 to win Sunday. IMCA legal mufflers are required in all divisions. An open practice runs from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 at Casa Grande. Racing starts at 6 p.m. on Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Entry fee for the weekend is $150 for Modifieds and $90 for Northern SportMods. Adult spectator admission is $15 for one day or $25 for both days. Kids ages 11 and under get in the grandstands free. Pit passes are $30 [Read More]

Stakes are high for IMCA’s Duel In The Desert

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – What happens in Vegas this week will be the talk of the dirt track racing nation. Las Vegas Motor Speedway rolls out the red carpet for hundreds of IMCA drivers and thousands of fans traveling to the Entertainment Capital of the World for the 18th annual Duel In The Desert special Nov. 11-14. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds race for $7,777 to win and a minimum of $777 to start their main event on Saturday. Nov. 14 at the half-mile Dirt Track. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods run for $1,777 to win that evening. Two hundred and twenty-five drivers have pre-entered for the Duel. Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace join the IMCA Modified field in seeking the big payday and a spot on the ballot for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Heat races, “B” features and qualifying features are on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 12 and 13 race programs. Modified qualifiers pay $777 to win and SportMod qualifiers $500 to win both nights. Last-chance races and both Modified Young Guns and [Read More]