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IMCA Modifieds, Stock Cars chase $1,000 checks at Stuart Speedway’s Night Before the Nationals

STUART, Iowa – Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars both race for $1,000 to win at Stuart Speedway’s Sunday, Sept. 6 Night Before The Nationals special. The Modified main is a qualifying event for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance Iowa State points will be awarded in both divisions. Belleville Motor Sports North Central Region Modified and EQ Cylinder Head Northern Region Stock Car points are also at stake. Entry fee for both divisions is $30. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing follows. Grandstand admission for the Kinzie Tire Service night show is $10 for adults, $4 for kids 5-7 and free for four and under. Pit passes are $25. More information is posted at the www.stuartspeedway.net website or available by calling 515 238-6945 or by emailing stuartracetrack@gmail.com.

Weekly success at Cocopah has Toth confident before first competitive trip to Super Nationals

HOLTVILLE, Calif. – Chris Toth crewed for Lance Mari and Jason Noll when he made his first trip to Boone Speedway last September. He’ll bring his Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod along when he returns with MRT Race Cars teammate Mari for the 33rd annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “Last year was the first year I went and I crewed for Lance and Jason. I was really impressed with the number of people that were there and all the racing,” Toth said. “We talked about it on the way home and I decided I would bring my car this year. The Holtville, Calif., driver has run a limited schedule this season, with three feature wins in 11 starts at home track Cocopah Speedway in Yuma, Ariz. He’s the point leader and eligible to qualify for the BSB Manufacturing Race of Champions. “When we first started this class at Cocopah, we were getting eight or nine cars. Now it’s closer to 20,” said Toth. “I feel good about going to Boone. I would be [Read More]

Entries top 100 for Sept. 3-6 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car Nationals at Eagle

EAGLE, Neb. – Drivers and fans from coast to coast and north of the border will converge Sept. 3-6 at Eagle Raceway for the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car Nationals. More than 100 entries, from 17 states and Canada, are in hand now for the third annual event. The Sunday finale sends the winner home with $2,000 and a year’s worth of bragging rights. The field of 27 will start three wide. All other main event qualifiers earn a minimum of $1,000; Friday and Saturday qualifying features pay $700 to win and the top prize in Saturday’s Jake Ita Memorial is $1,000. Pre-tech runs from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and will be followed by an open practice on Thursday. The front three rows qualify and Ita Memorial heats are on Friday. Rows four, five and six qualify on Saturday, rows seven, eight and nine on Sunday. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., the grandstand opens at 6 p.m., hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The pits open at 4 p.m. [Read More]

Casey’s Super Nationals wristbands redeemable for fountain drink

BOONE, Iowa – Both week-long and Saturday-only Casey’s General Store pit admission wristbands can be redeemed for a 32 ounce fountain drink on the way home from the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The offer is good at any participating Casey’s between Sept. 12-19. Casey’s is the official convenience store of IMCA and presenting sponsor of Super Nationals. Other wristband sponsors during the week are Speedway Motors on Monday, Mitchell Machine on Tuesday, Allstar Performance on Wednesday, Eibach Springs on Thursday and Fast Shafts on Friday.

Prelude to the Super Nationals is Sept. 5 at Boone

BOONE, Iowa – An Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified driver is going to be $1,000 richer before the first green flag flies for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The Saturday, Sept. 5 Prelude to the Super Nationals at Boone Speedway totes a $1,000 top prize for Modifieds. The winner also becomes vote eligible for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $500 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $400 and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $250. There is no entry fee for drivers registered to compete in Super Nationals; drivers in all divisions must attempt to qualify to receive tow money. No track points will be awarded as season championship night was Aug. 29 at Boone. All cars may compete. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance Iowa State points will be awarded in all four divisions. Modifieds chase Belleville Motorsports North Central Region points. EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region points will be given in the Stocks, Big Daddy Race Cars Northern [Read More]

Task of keeping up with Jones falls to Modified foes at Super Nationals

BEMIDJI, Minn. – Justin Jones won a Modified track championship in his first IMCA season. He’ll chase another career highlight-type of accomplishment in his second. From Bemidji, Minn., the defending Buffalo River Race Park king makes his IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s debut in September. He plans to leave for Boone Speedway on Tuesday, Sept. 8 and drive overnight before beginning his qualifying quest the next day. “I’ve never been to Boone before,” said Jones, who’s raced long enough and well enough not to be overwhelmed by a field of 200-plus Modifieds. “I know there will be a lot of good cars there but I’d like to think we could make the main.“ “I have a crate that will have about 70 shows on it by then,” he continued. “I wrecked about three weeks ago and paid for a new car instead of getting a new engine.” Jones won his first two nights out this season and had eight checkers and another 17 top five finishes in his first 33 starts. Currently [Read More]

Liberty 100, Super Nationals shows next for Deery Series

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa – A pair of $3,000 to win features for Deery Brothers Summer Series drivers are on the Saturday, Sept. 5 card during West Liberty Raceway’s Ready Mix Liberty 100 Weekend. IMCA Late Model tour points will be awarded for the first of those 50-lap features. The regular Deery purse will be paid at both. Qualifying for the Late Models, as well as Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts starts on Friday, Sept. 4. Also scheduled on opening night is the $1,000 to win 20-lap Ideal Ready Mix Iron Man Challenge, open to all Deery Series drivers with perfect attendance this season and former Deery champions. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Racing follows 6:30 p.m. hot laps. Spectator admission is $15 for adults and $10 for students ages 13-18. On Saturday, gates open at 2:30 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4 p.m. and racing follows 6 p.m. hot laps. Admission to the [Read More]

$5,000 IMCA Modified payday at Southern Oregon’s Lon Skinner Memorial

WHITE CITY, Ore. – The biggest Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified payday in the Pacific Northwest awaits the winner of Southern Oregon Speedway’s 20th annual Lon Skinner Memorial. The Sunday, Sept. 6 main event pays $5,000 to win, a minimum of $500 to each of the 24 starters and is a qualifier for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Modifieds also race for $600 to win in their Saturday, Sept. 5 feature. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods race for top checks of $400 on Saturday and $600 on Sunday. Early registration and practice is Friday, Sept. 4 at White City. Early entry fee for the Modifieds is now $200 or $250 at the gate. Entry forms can be mailed to the track at 2177 South Pacific Highway in Medford, Ore., 97501. Transponders are required and a limited number will be available to rent. Hoosier tires, fuel and tearoffs will also be available in the pits. Grandstand admission is $15 for Saturday, $20 for Sunday or $30 for a two-day pass. Pit passes are $35 a day [Read More]

Three $1,000 to win Modified features at Gillette’s East-West Clash

GILLETTE, Wyo. – Gillette Thunder Speedway hosts a trio of $1,000 to win features for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds at its 16th annual East-West Clash special Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 4-6. All three events are 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifiers. Saturday and Sunday features both pay a minimum of $100 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western Region and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded each night. Entry fee is $75 each night. Pit passes are $25 on Friday and Saturday, $30 on Sunday or $75 for all three days. More information about the East-West Clash is available at the www.gillettespeedway.com website or by calling 307 682-8866.

Duffer Nationals Golf Tourney is Friday during Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – Cedar Pointe Golf Course is site of the 26th annual Duffer Nationals Tournament, to be held Friday, Sept. 11. Tee time is 8:30 a.m. for the four-person best best shot tournament. Cost is $40 per person, which includes nine holes of golf, a golf cart and lunch. Entries will be taken right up until tee time. Each team must have at least one Super Nationals participant in order to compete. The winning foursome earns $200 with $100 paid to the second place team. Remaining proceeds are donated to a local charity. Entry forms for this year’s tournament are available in the Super Nationals section at www.imca.com or you can call tournament director Rich Lange at 515 432-1679.