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Marshalltown canceled June 27; next Friday is 50th anniversary celebration

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (June 27) – Mother Nature decided to rain out the races for tonight (Fri­day) at the Marshalltown Speedway on what was to have been Shawn’s Custom Hay Grinding Night. Marshalltown Speedway celebrates its golden anniversary next Friday, July 4. There will be a free luncheon from noon-1 p.m. and fans are invited to bring out old photos, memorabilia, and stories to share. Spectator admission for that evening’s race program will be $5 for adults and children 11 and un­der get in free on this special occasion. All retired past track champions and their families are in­vited to attend and receive complimentary grandstand admission. All start times will be moved up 15 minutes so the first green flag in the heat races will be at 7:15 p.m. A huge fireworks display will follow racing action at approximately 9:45 p.m. Race fans with contacts in regard to past champions or needing more information about the 50th anniversary celebration are asked to contact Denny Grabenbauer at 641 751-2970 or imagemaker81@mchsi.com. Friday, July 11 [Read More]

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Buena Vista Raceway’s Suter Memorial sports $1,000 Stock Car prize

ALTA, Iowa (June 27) – IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $1,000 to win at Buena Vista Raceway’s Wednesday, July 2 Kyle Suter Memorial. A minimum of $100 will be paid to take the green flag in the draw/redraw show. North Central Line Service sponsors the pre-holiday special, which also features IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Mach-1 Sport Compacts and BVR Bombers. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded in all divisions. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:45 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. Grandstand admission is $9 for adults, $7 for seniors and free for military personnel with ID and kids 12 and under. Pit passes are $25. More information is available by calling 712 284-2561 and at the www.buenavistaraceway.com website.

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Top five in Thunderhill Raceway IMCA Modified main get extra pay

By Edward Anschutz STURGEON BAY, Wis. – The Kelsey Racing IMCA Modifieds will be competing for an added purse for the top five finishers this Saturday June 28 at Thunderhill Raceway. The feature will pay $700 to win, second place pays $400, third pays $300, fourth pays $225 and fifth pays $200. Payout is unchanged from sixth on back. Standard pit pass price applies and there are no added fees. Racing starts at 6 p.m. Thunderhill Raceway is one week away from the $1,000 to win, minimum $150 to start John Soukup Memorial Topless Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod Special, on Friday, July 4.

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Cardinal’s Kelly Sheen Memorial guarantees big paydays in four IMCA divisions

EUNICE, N.M. (June 26) – Four IMCA divisions take their turn running for big paydays at Cardinal Speedway’s fifth annual Kelly Sheen Memorial Topless Shootout. Total purse for the Friday and Saturday, July 4 and 5 special is more than $20,000. As the name of the event implies, IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods must remove all body panels above the deck, including the roof, sail panels and pillar posts. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $3,000 to win, Modifieds for $2,000, SportMods for $1,500 and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $500. A sponsor added $2,300 to the Stock Car purse so that feature now pays $1,500 for second, $1,000 for third, $800 for fourth, $500 for fifth, $250 for sixth, $200 for seventh, $150 for eighth, $125 for ninth and a minimum of $100 to start. The Modified feature is a 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying event. IMCA Speed­way Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded to Modified, Stock Car and [Read More]

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$1,000 is top prize for IMCA Modifieds Friday at Fairmont

FAIRMONT, Minn. (June 26) – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds are in the running for $1,000 to win and a berth on the upcoming Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot Friday at Fairmont Raceway. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded for the June 27 event. Pit gates and the grandstand both open at 5:30 p.m. Hot laps start at 7 p.m. with racing to follow. General admission is $12 with students 18 and under admitted free. There is no entry fee; pit passes are $25. The race is sponsored by Dennis Becker Farms of Easton.

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Cottage Grove Speedway set for Modified Nationals

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – One of the crown jewels of IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified racing in the Pacific Northwest has been the annual Cottage Grove Speedway Modified Nationals. That great event is next for the historic ¼-mile clay oval starting Friday, June 27 and concluding on Saturday, June 28. The main event pays a minimum of $1,000 to win and $100 to start and is a qualifier for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Friday’s program for the Modifieds will include qualifying, heats, and a main event with the top two in the preliminary feature locked into Saturday’s feature. The top two finishers in the Race of Champions will also be locked into the main event. An outstanding car count is expected and this race has produced some great memories throughout the years. So far this year Braedon Hand and Mark Wauge are tied in the win column with Modified victories each. Wauge enters the weekend with a slight point lead over Hand in local standings. It will be interesting [Read More]

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Bigger payout for Great American Stock Car Shootout

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – First place money has been upped to $2,000 for the headline event at Southern Iowa Speedway’s Wednesday and Thursday, July 2 and 3 Great American Stock Car Shootout. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars take top billing at the 19th annual event and the winner becomes eligible to qualify for the Sunoco Race Fuels Race of Champions during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s in September. The runner-up earns $1,000 and a minimum of $200 will be paid to start the 24-car feature. Tow money is $100. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks race for $1,000 to win, a minimum of $150 to start and $100 tow. The Merv Chandler Memorial for Mach-1 Sport Compacts pays $700 to win, a minimum of $100 to start and $50 tow. Qualifying races for all three divisions will be held both nights. Drivers with the top point totals earned in two Wednesday heat races will be locked in and run a dash on Thursday to determine starting spots in their respective main events. One-time entry fees [Read More]

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$4,000 possible to win at Hancock County’s IMCA Northern SportMod Nationals

BRITT, Iowa – The winner of Hancock County Speedway’s Thursday, June 26 MaxYield Seed Northern SportMod Nationals earns as much as $4,000 for his or her 30-lap efforts. The main event for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods pays a minimum of $2,500 to win with $500 bonuses if the first-place driver is a previous event winner; has raced at least three times previously this season at Britt; and has won a regular season feature there this year. Twenty-four cars qualify and four more get sponsor provisionals. A 10-minute pit stop on the front straight is planned at midway and the winner goes home with a six-foot tall trophy. Start money is $75 and the MaxYield Seed Hard Charger award is $100. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded to SportMod drivers. Completing the card are IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts running for weekly purses and all applicable points, including local track points. Pit gates at Britt open [Read More]

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$2,500 to win IMCA Modified feature is June 27 at Luxemburg

By Greg Aregoni LUXEMBURG, Wis. – With many of the top IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified drivers in the nation in the area for 141 Speedway’s Clash at the Creek on June 25 and 26, Luxemburg Speedway is ready to test its own against the competition on Friday, June 27. The winner of the Modified main event that evening will take home a cool $2,500 and if not already qualified, be added to the ballot for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. “We know that we have some of the best talent in the Modified division in the country. We want to show everyone what we have to offer,” said promoter Gene Mathu. “I have already talked to some of the travelers who want to stick around for our show.” Line-ups will be based on the draw/re-draw format. Modifieds contend for IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points. The Modified entry fee of $80 includes the driver’s pit pass. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and [Read More]

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Big names pre-entered for shot at big Clash at the Creek payday

FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. – Fifty of the best IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified drivers from nine states are already pre-entered for the $10,000 to win June 25-26 Clash at the Creek at 141 Speedway. Those heavy hitters already confirmed for action next Wednesday and Thursday include: Todd Shute, Des Moines, Iowa; Josh Rogotzke, Sanborn, Minn.; Dave Zeitler, Luxemburg; R.M. Van Pay, Denmark; Troy Jerovetz, Green Bay; Drew Armstrong, Alexander, Ark.; Johnny Whitman, DePere; Todd Dart, Algoma; Randy Markwardt Jr., Sheboygan Falls; Kyle Kudick, Two Rivers; Tim Ward, Gilbert, Ariz.; and Jeff Taylor, Cave City, Ark.; Travis Peery, Williston, N.D.; Jay Noteboom, Hinton, Iowa; Jay Matthias, Green Bay; Eric Mahlik, Green Bay; Travis Spaulding, Greenville; Justin O’Brien, West Union; Darin Duffy, Urbana; Brad Theys, Kewaunee; James Lee Tebon, Algoma; Tim Czarneski, Denmark; Brad Lautenbach, New Franken; Joel Rust, Grundy Center; and Joel Crowbridge, Burlington. William Gould, Calera, Okla.; Scott Hogan, Vinton, Iowa; Mike Jergens, Plover, Iowa; Sean Jerovetz, Sobieski; Brian Crapser, Brookfield; John Berna, Seymour; Benji LaCrosse, Green Bay; Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo.; Jared Siefert, Luxemburg; [Read More]