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Cottage Grove hosts Fan Appreciation Night on June 21

By Ben Deathearage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – For folks wanting to know when the Cottage Grove Speedway Fan Appreciation Night will be rescheduled, we’ve got some great news for you. This smash hit event will be Saturday, June 21 and we will bring out all of the cars racing that night on the front stretch for a meet and greet session with all the drivers where you can get autographs, pictures and hero cards. Classes in action include the Huddle Automotive Repair 360 Sprints, IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Street Stocks, and Hornets. It will also be a Pepsi Family Night so that means folks who purchase a family pass get complimentary soft drinks courtesy of Pepsi and the Bigfoot Beverage Company. Pit gates open at 2 p.m. Front gates open at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are adults, $12; seniors/military/juniors (ages 13-17) $10; youths (ages 6-12) $5; and kids under five are free. A family pass for two adults and up to four youths is $35. Fan Appreciation Night was [Read More]

Weekly Race Wars continue Saturday at Thunderhill

By Edward Anschutz STURGEON BAY, Wis. – Thunderhill Raceway heads into night number five of the Weekly Race Wars this Saturday, June 14. The evening’s program is sponsored by Marchant’s Meats & Sausage of Sturgeon Bay and as a special treat the ribeye sandwich will return to the concession stand. Race Wars continue as Street Stock point leader Billy LeMieux won his fourth feature in a row, raising the bounty for anyone who can beat him to $300. This money goes on top of the winner’s purse. Dating back to last season, LeMieux has won seven of the last eight features. Going in the record books is Todd Dart with his 49th feature win at Thunderhill in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds. Dart also holds the point lead by six marks over James Tebon. Dart is one feature win away from tying Charlie Kroll for the most main event wins at Thunderhill. Shawn Havel leads the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars with a three point edge over Charlie Kroll. Ryan LeMieux’s lead in the Karl [Read More]

Salina Speedway readies for Friday night battle

 By Larry Lowrey Jr. SALINA, Kan. – Weather has wreaked havoc on most local tracks this week. Salina Speedway is no different than any other track in Kansas. All week long, heavy rains have fallen on area tracks forcing them to work a little harder on getting prepped for this week’s event. Rain not only causes problems with the surface itself, but it also keeps workers from being able to do their jobs getting the track into racing shape. Don’t fear Salina Speedway fans, promoter Tommy Hendrickson and his crew have been at it all week long getting ready for the Friday, June 13 races. Between showers, crews have been working on a host of issues and seem to have them ready to roll when the track opens up this evening. On the lineup card this week at Salina Speedway fans will be seeing the BSB Manufacturing NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Models, Belleville Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, M&H Motors IMCA Northern SportMods, AutoHouse Towing Mod Lites and the Budweiser IMCA Hobby Stocks. Joe [Read More]

Deery, Dirt Tour events at Hamilton County won’t be rescheduled

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (June 12) – Track officials have announced that special series events rained out last week at Hamilton County Speedway will not be rescheduled. The program featuring both the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models and the XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds was to have been held Tuesday, June 3 at Webster City.

Deery, XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour races rescheduled at Tipton, Vinton

TIPTON, Iowa (June 12) – A Deery Brothers Summer Series-XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour doubleheader at Cedar County Raceway in Tipton has been rescheduled, as has the Hawkeye Dirt Tour event at Benton County Speedway in Vinton. Both the Deery Series for IMCA Late Models and the Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds will be at Tipton on Tuesday, Aug. 19. That pairing was originally postponed because of inclement weather on June 10. A Monday, Aug. 18 Hawkeye Dirt Tour event at Benton County Speedway in Vinton is back on the schedule. Late Models run for $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start at Cedar County. Modified features at Tipton and at Vinton both pay $1,000 to win and a minimum of $150 to start and are now qualifying events for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot.

Redline Racing Parts North Star Series at Slayton, Arlington this weekend

SLAYTON, Minn. – The only doubleheader of the 2014 tour is on tap this weekend for the Redline Racing Parts North Star Series. Five IMCA divisions see series action on Friday, June 13 at Murray County Speedway in Slayton and again Saturday, June 14 at Arlington Raceway. Three defending champions, Jim Larson in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Matt Looft in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Nate Coopman in the Mach-1 Sport Compacts, take point leads to Slayton. Also on top of the standings in their respective divisions are Josh Meyer in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds and Justin Luinenburg in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. Friday. Hot laps are at 7:15 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $11 for adults and free for kids 10 and under. More information about the Murray County program is available by calling 507 220-3511 and at the www.murraycountyspeedway.net website. IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars and non-sanctioned hobbies are also on [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds chase $1,000 prize at Rock Island County Fair

EAST MOLINE, Ill. – The top prize for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds at Quad City Speedway’s Wednesday, June 18 Open Wheel Onslaught is $1,000. The Rock Island County Fair special pays a minimum of $150 to start and is a qualifying event for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region and Allstar Performance State, but no local track points will be awarded for the draw/redraw show. Pit gates at East Moline open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. The drivers’ meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:45 p.m. with racing to follow. Entry fee is $40 and pit passes are $30. Reserved grandstand seating is $12; adults are $10, seniors are $8, kids ages 6-12 are $5 and five and under get in free. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Also on the program are mod lites and midget lites. More information about the Open [Read More]

Deery Series, XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour twinbill at Tipton postponed

TIPTON, Iowa (June 10) – It’s a story that’s sounding more than a little familiar. Only the date and the location of the race track have been changed. Tonight’s Deery Brothers Summer Series and XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour doubleheader at Cedar County Raceway have been postponed because of inclement weather. Events for both the Deery Series for IMCA Late Models and the Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds at Tipton are to be rescheduled.

Dodge City Raceway Park back in action this Saturday

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. – After a pair of idle weekends, the 3/8-mile Dodge City Raceway Park clay oval fires back to life with a full card of championship chase action this Saturday night, June 14. With five different winners in as many events thus far in 2014, the IMCA xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds headline Saturday’s card that also includes IMCA SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Thunder Cars and Hornets. Racing gets under way at 7:30 p.m. Action has been unpredictable in the Modified ranks with a different face in victory lane each time out. Clay Sellard, Joel Lane and Jesse Smith have each captured first career DCRP wins in the Modified ranks with Van Gemmill and Scott Brown victorious as well. Although shut out of victory lane so far, defending track champion Austin Allen has moved atop the point charts by a slim two-point margin over Ryan Heger. Defending SportMod champ Jeff Kaup has posted a pair of wins to open a 22-point advantage over Austin Walker and 26 over Josh Appel. [Read More]

Tri-City’s Greased Pig special pays $1,014 to IMCA Modified winner

AUBURN, Mich. (June 10) – The winner of Tri-City Motor Speedway’s Greased Pig 4.0 special for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds brings home the bacon to the tune of $1,014. The Friday, June 13 feature will be 31 laps, pays a minimum of $131 to start and is a qualifying event for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. There is no entry fee. Pit gates and the grandstand at Auburn both open at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7:55 p.m. Grandstand admission is $14 for adults, $13 for seniors ages 55 and over, $8 for kids ages 7-13 and free for six and under. Pit passes are $28. More information about the Greased Pig 4.0 is available by calling 989 316-6804.