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First to register for Super Nationals, McCarthy now has sights on making the Saturday show

HUTTO, Texas – Now that he’s got one Super Nationals first under his belt, Mike McCarthy is hoping to accomplish bigger and better things at the 33rd annual version of America’s Racin’ Vacation. The Modified veteran from Hutto, Texas, was first to pre-register for the Sept. 7-12 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Like all of the 800-plus drivers making the trip to Boone Speedway next month, McCarthy has his sights set on making the Saturday night main event. “We always have a good time at Super Nationals. We never pit by the same people, so we make new friends every year,” said McCarthy, known as the ‘unofficial security guy’ during overnight hours at the track. “It’s one of the best races in the country to watch. Bobby Sliva made the feature in my car in 2001 and ever since then I’ve wanted to make it myself.” The winner of a heat race six years ago, McCarthy will be competing at Super Nationals for the 13th time. He didn’t have a car and missed 2006 and 2007, [Read More]

Hovinga special postponed to Oct. 3

DENISON, Iowa (Aug. 28) – Rain has forced rescheduling of Crawford County Speedway’s inaugural Denny Hovinga special. The event shifts from tonight (Friday) to Saturday, Oct. 3. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds will run for $1,000 to win and a spot on the ballot for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars race for $600 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $500, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $400 and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $250. While the event has been rescheduled to a date after the point season ends, all IMCA rules and procedures will apply and be enforced. More information will be posted on Facebook.

Australian driver ending latest American racing vacation at IMCA Super Nationals

HERVEY BAY, QLD. – If there was a long tow award given at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, Frank Packer would be a shoo-in. The Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod driver calls Hervey Bay in Queensland, on the east coast of Australia, home. He’ll end his latest extended racing vacation to the United States by racing at Super Nationals for the first time. “I like the close competition. All the cars in this class are fairly even and that’s what attracted me to it,” Packer said. “I originally planned to race about 25 times but now it looks like we’ll be able to get in more than 30 nights.” He’s a teammate of Modified driver Jon Snyder and has lived with Snyder’s parents in rural Boone since arriving in the United States in June. “I helped John at Super Nationals last year,” Packer said. “When we got there the track was flooded. There was water everywhere. I was impressed with how they got the track ready, the number of cars, the driving [Read More]

SportMod Mayhem is Saturday at Dodge City Raceway Park

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. – It will most assuredly be an action-packed night at Dodge City Raceway Park this Saturday, Aug. 29 as the track hosts the second annual IMCA SportMod Mayhem special. While SportMods battle it atop the 3/8-mile clay oval for a $1,000 winner’s share, the night of racing action that goes green at 7:30 p.m. also includes Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. General admission is $15 with children 11 and under admitted free when accompanying a paid adult. For more information, contact the track at 620 225-3277 or check www.dodgecityraceway.com.

Harris Clash conqueror aims to continue Iowa success in return to Super Nationals

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Ethan Dotson has found IMCA success in his last two visits to the Midwest. He’s hoping that storyline continues a third time, when he returns for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Dotson finished fourth in the Saturday night Northern SportMod main event at Boone Speedway last September. Now a rookie in the Modified division, the 16-year-old from Bakersfield, Calif., turned heads all around the racing world by winning the Aug. 4 Harris Clash at Hamilton County Speedway. “I’d always dreamed of driving a Modified and it’s the class I plan on staying in,” said Dotson, who will start his junior year at Independence High School two and a half weeks before open night at Super Nationals. “Hopefully I can keep on learning and getting better.” The decision was made last September to send Dotson back to Iowa in early summer. He got his career first Modified win on April 17 at Kings Speedway, one of 19 starts he made to start the season in the Larry Shaw Racing [Read More]

Tech inspection precedes practice, Sunday tailgating

BOONE, Iowa – There will be plenty to see, do and enjoy on the Boone Speedway grounds even before opening night of the 33rd annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The tech inspection process introduced and well-received last year will be continued. Beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod drivers are encouraged to go to the lineup board behind the pitside grandstand and get their inspection sheets and cards as soon as they arrive with their race car. Drivers will be called over the PA system for staging and then sent to the inspection area in groups of 20. Pre-tech only for Hobby Stocks and Northern SportMods, the two divisions that begin qualifying on Labor Day, runs from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The $10 pit pass fee will be refunded to everyone who exits the pit area by 4:30 p.m. An open practice session for all divisions is from 5-7 p.m. and has a $10 admission for those who did not purchase a pit pass. Once practice is complete, there will [Read More]

Mike Moser Classic is Saturday at Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Both Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods run for $1,000 to win this Saturday, Aug. 29 at Bakersfield Speedway’s Mike Moser Classic. The event will be the last one called by the long-time track announcer before he moves out of state. The Modified feature is a 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. There will be a 10-minute mandatory pit stop on the frontstretch halfway through the 50-lapper. No entry fee will be charged for the draw/redraw show. A minimum of $100 will be paid to start the Modified feature and $75 to start the Northern SportMod main. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded. Gates open at 2 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and military, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $45.

Five IMCA divisions run at Shelby County’s Tiny Lund Memorial

HARLAN, Iowa – Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Late Models both race for $1,000 to win at Shelby County Speedway’s Saturday, Aug. 29 Tiny Lund Memorial. The Modified feature is a qualifying event for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Also on the card are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks chasing top checks of $600, $500 and $400, respectively. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly National and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded in all divisions. Regional points will be given to Modified, Stock Car and Hobby Stock drivers. Entry fees are $50 for Modifieds and Late Models, $30 for Stocks and SportMods, and $20 for Hobbies. Entry fees can be mailed to the track office at 1003 Road M56 in Harlan, 51537. Pit gates open at 3 p.m., hot laps are at 5 p.m. and the mandatory pit meeting is at 5:30 p.m. Racing starts at 6 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students and free for five and under. No [Read More]

Schrader takes on Salina Speedway foes tonight

By Dusty Wiegert SALINA, Kan. – Every once in a while, a new face will show up and immediately make an impact at the Salina Speedway on any given Friday. Tonight (Aug. 14) the new face is a familiar one to race fans around the country as former NASCAR driver and dirt enthusiast Ken Schrader will tackle the central Kansas 3/8-mile oval. It will be the first time that a NASCAR star past or present has visited the track to compete. Current Sprint Cup driver Kasey Kahne visited almost 16 years ago to the day, but was still a few years away from beginning his NASCAR career. Schrader will be piloting his own car in the 1st Class Chassis IMCA Modified division, in a battle that pits the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup winner against the local contingent of hot shoes. Drivers in the IMCA Modified division are eligible for some special perks as well. If 30 or more cars sign in to face off against Schrader the main event for the division will pay a [Read More]

Fairmont Raceway hosts 50th anniversary celebration program Friday

FAIRMONT, Minn. – Fairmont Raceway will host its 50th anniversary celebration race program on Friday, Aug. 14. The evening will be jam-packed with both racing and entertainment excitement. All are invited to join in the celebration. The grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. and hot laps at 7 p.m. precede the 2015 hall of fame induction and anniversary race program. Spectator admission is $12 for adults and free for students. Track champions spanning the half-century of racing at Fairmont will be on hand and will meet and greet with fans prior to the races. Also featured will be Fairmont Raceway Hall of Fame members and past drivers. Providing musical entertainment and serving as the VIP trophy presenter will be Miss America 1977 Dorothy Benham. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts all run for shares of added purse money in the draw/redraw show. The Fairmont Eagles Club, Fairmont Body Shop and Pizza Ranch give $100 bonuses to the top 15 finishers in the [Read More]