Events

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds join the Stock Car Stampede special at Jamestown Speedway, racing for $2,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start this Saturday, Sept. 20. Heat races begin on Friday, Sept. 19 with “B” features preceding Saturday’s main event, a quali­fier for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 10 a.m. Friday for the 43rd annual event and the draw ends at 6 p.m. Racing starts at 7 p.m. that evening and at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets on Friday are $15 for adults and $8 for kids ages 6-14; a family pass is $40. Saturday spectator admission is $20 for adults and $10 for kids. Family passes are $50. Advance tickets are available at both local Casey’s General Store locations, the Neighborhood Grocery and the Cenex Convenience Store Haulers and trailers will be allowed on the fairgrounds beginning Thursday morning; drivers will receive [Read More]

By Lonnie Wheatley PEORIA, Ariz. – The 1/3-mile Canyon Speedway Park clay oval is back in action for two full nights this weekend with the running of the 26th annual IMCA Desert Classic on Friday and Satur­day, Sept. 19 and 20. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds will take center stage, battling it out for $1,500 to win both nights with the pure stocks, renegades, dwarf cars and AMA Mod Lites in action as well. The green flag flies at 7 p.m. both nights. After having his seven-race win streak snapped on the opening night of the recent Stock Car Shootout on Aug. 30, Ricky Thornton, Jr., will try to get to work on another win streak after top­ping the IMCA Modified feature the next night. In total, Thornton, Jr., has won 12 of 15 IMCA Modified features at Canyon in 2014 with Cody Cen­ter interrupting the run of Thornton domination on Aug. 30. Center is 46 points behind Thornton in the track championship points race with Steve Stultz four more points back in third and [Read More]

ESTEVAN, Sask. – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds will race for $3,000 to win at Estevan Motor Speedway’s Saturday, Sept. 20 Race for Life special. Sponsored by Kevin Lisafeld and Airseeder Hopper, the special also pays $1,300 to win for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and $700 to win for IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. All applicable points except for local track points will be awarded. The Modified feature is a qualifying event for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Pit gates open at noon and the grandstand opens at 1 p.m. Hot laps are at approximately 2 p.m. and racing starts at 3 p.m. Car and driver is $25; pit passes are $20. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, $5 for kids ages 7-12 and free for six and under. A family pack (two adults and two kids) is $25. More information is posted on the www.estevanmotorspeedway.com website.

DAVENPORT, Iowa– The track that hosted the first tour event of the season is the site for the next Deery Brothers Summer Series date. Touring IMCA Late Models return to Davenport Speedway this Saturday, Sept. 20 for a $3,000 to win, minimum $300 to start the show on the half-mile dirt oval. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, street stocks and 4-Stocks complete the card. Andy Eckrich of Oxford was the winner in the series lidlifter on April 11. Davenport has hosted 22 previous Deery Series events. Jeff Aikey of Cedar Falls is a six-time winner there. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing begins at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and students, and free for kids ages 11 and under when accompanying a paid adult. The 28th annual series concludes with an Oct. 3-4 show at West Liberty Raceway. That’s the latest date for a Deery finale since the curtain [Read More]

MAYETTA, Kan. – Feature events for four IMCA divi­sions are slated each night of Thun­der Hill Speedway’s Friday and Saturday, Sept. 19-20 Thun­der On The Hill Special. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified features pay $2,000 to win, a mini­mum of $200 to start, and are qualifying events for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods both run for $700 to win and a minimum of $150 to start. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks run for $400 to win and $75 to start. Purses are based on minimum 20-car fields. Friday’s Stock Car feature is the finale for the Dirt Track Central Jax Sports Grille Great Plains Series. An open practice will be held from 6-9 p.m. Thurs­day, Sept. 18. Gates open at 5 p.m. Pit passes are $15. Gates at Mayetta open at 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Drivers’ meetings are at 6:30 p.m. both nights with hot laps and racing to follow. Grandstand admission each night is $15 for adults and free for 12 and under. [Read More]

PETALUMA, Calif. – Racers, sponsors, friends and fans are invited to a memorial service and celebration of life for Jim Soares this Sunday, Sept. 14 beginning at 2 p.m. in the Petaluma Speedway grandstands. Soares, 68, died Sunday, Sept. 7. He had promoted Petaluma and Merced Speedway. After the eulogy, anyone who would like to share a story or anecdote about Soares is invited to do so; anyone with a picture or memento is also encouraged to bring it for display. A catered barbeque will follow the service in the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds outdoor covered dining area located next to Herzog Hall. Side dishes would be appreciated. The front gate to the fairgrounds will be open so folks may come in behind the grandstand. The pit area will also be open. If racers competing Saturday night want to spend the night and camp in the pit area, they may do so. Surviving Soares are his wife Karen; step-son Tim, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; brother John Jr. and sister Joyce, and sister-in-laws Marylyn and Donna. Born [Read More]