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Payne hits another jackpot with fourth IMCA Duel In the Desert victory

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Nov. 9) – On a record-setting weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Jeremy Payne extended his own Duel In The Desert record to four. Payne won the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified special at the LVMS half-mile Dirt Track for the fourth time Saturday night in a 40-lapper that ran green to checkered. The $7,777 victory put the Missouri hotshoe on the ballot for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Terry Phillips, Jeff Taylor, Aaron Turnbull and Dominic Ursetta completed the Modified top five. Justin O’Brien started 15th and finished sixth. Dean Abbey was the $777 IMCA SportMod winner, ahead of Tyler Frye, Chad Dolan, Robert Elliott and Ben Kates. Total car count for the 16th annual Duel was a record 320. That total includes a best-ever 74 SportMod entries. Phillips, a two-time Duel winner, started the main event from the pole, flanked by Dominic Ursetta. Phillips jumped out to an early lead as Payne moved past Ursetta for second place. Payne caught Phillips on lap seven and the battle for the [Read More]

Phillips, Turnbull win opening night qualifiers at Duel In the Desert

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Nov. 7) – Terry Phillips and Aaron Turnbull won IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified qualifying features Thursday, on opening night of the Duel In The Desert special at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The top four from each race advance to Saturday’s $7,777 to win main event on the LVMS Dirt Track. Winner of the 2010 and 2011 Duels, Phillips led Jeff Taylor, Justen Yeager and Kyle Rohleder across the stripe. Turnbull won ahead of Dylan Smith, Jordan Grabouski and Justin O’Brien. Two hundred and forty-seven drivers, representing 21 states and three Canadian provinces, vied on opening night of the 16th annual special. Drivers from six different states and one province are already on Saturday’s grid. Both qualifiers paid $777 to win. Two more qualifying features for the Modifieds are on tap Friday, along with the first action for IMCA SportMods. A dozen Modifieds will be added through last-chance events on Saturday. If not already on the ballot, the Modified winner at Las Vegas will become vote eligible for the 2014 Fast Shafts [Read More]

Record 290 pre-entries for Duel In The Desert

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Nov. 4) – A record 290 pre-entries have been received for this weekend’s IMCA Duel In The Desert special at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Two hundred and twenty-five IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified drivers from 19 states and three Canadian provinces, and 65 IMCA SportMod drivers from 16 states and two provinces are entered in the Nov. 6-9 special. Modifieds race for $7,777 to win and a minimum of $777 to start their Saturday, Nov. 9 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier on the half-mile Dirt Track at LVMS. “There are only two events in the country that draw this many Modifieds and both are IMCA sanctioned. The number of cars and the quality of competition mean the best of the best are coming to the Duel In The Desert this weekend,” said IMCA Vice President of Operations Brett Root. “The quality of racing is exceptional and there’s no better place to hold a special event like this than Las Vegas.” Preliminary Modified features on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 7 and 8 [Read More]

Wilmot takes point lead to 5MP in finale for IMCA World Products Empire State Series

KIRKWOOD, N.Y. (Oct. 30) – Mike Wilmot left Five Mile Point Speedway with the win on opening night of the World Products Empire State Series back in April. This Saturday night, he has the chance to go home to Windsor as champion of the 12th annual tour for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds. Wilmot brings a 13 point advantage over Chris Fleming into the Nov. 2 series finale, during the National Quarter Mile Dirt Track Championship Weekend. The IMCA feature pays $600 to win and a minimum of $100 to start. Grandstand admission is $20 and pit passes are $35. Pit gates at Kirkwood open at noon and the grandstand opens at 1 p.m. Hot laps are at 2:45 p.m. and racing starts at 3:45 p.m. More information is available at the www.fivemilepointspeedway.net website or by calling 607 775-5555. Five Mile Point has hosted 11 previous Empire State Series events. Scott Bennett of Waverly, Dale Caswell of Central Square and Kevan Cook of Constantia have each won twice there; joining Wilmot as one-time winners locally [Read More]

Duel In The Desert pre-entries now at 230

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Oct. 31) – Pre-entries for the Duel In The Desert special at Las Vegas Motor Speedway continue to run ahead of last year’s pace, with 230 IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified and IMCA SportMod drivers on the roster for the Nov. 6-9 special. Early entries are in hand from 185 Modified drivers from 19 states and three Canadian provinces. SportMod entries number 45 and were postmarked from a dozen states and two provinces. Modifieds race for $7,777 to win and a minimum of $777 to start their Saturday, Nov. 9 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Preliminary features on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 7 and 8 both pay $777 to win. Both Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods will compete in the same races with the existing rules for each division. Their features pay $500 to win on Friday and $777 to win on Saturday. Friday’s card includes the EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West Shootout. Modified drivers who finished in the top 20 in point standings for that [Read More]

$5,000 is top IMCA Modified prize at Central Arizona’s Cactus Classic

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Oct. 29) – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds will run for a top prize of $5,000 at Central Arizona Raceway’s inaugural Cactus Classic special Friday-Sunday, Nov. 22-24. The top five cars from Friday and Saturday qualifying features advance to Sunday’s main event. Last-chance qualifying on Sunday fills out the grid for the 24-car headliner. Sunday’s show is a 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier and pays a minimum of $400 to start. There is no entry fee. Tow money for non-qualifiers who race all three days is $100. Pit passes are $25 and grandstand admission is free for the 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21 open practice. Gates and the grandstand open at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Friday. The pit area and the grandstand open at 10 a.m. and racing begins at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Pit passes are $35 each day or $90 for a three-day pass. Spectator admission each day is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and military with ID and free for kids [Read More]

Cash, license awarded in Duel Best Appearing Car contest

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified driver winning XSAN Best Appearing Car presented by Wells Design voting during the Duel In The Desert won’t have to go to the casino to hit it big. Voting will be conducted during the Nov. 6-9 Duel via the XSAN Facebook page. XSAN, which will televise the 16th annual event at the half-mile Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, will pay the top vote getter $500. Second place will be good for $300 and third place $200. The winner also receives a 2014 competitor’s license and trophy from presentation sponsor Wells Design and will be recognized on the front stretch during pre-race ceremonies on Saturday, Nov. 9. “Cars must have a Las Vegas theme to be eligible for voting,” explained IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “Many drivers have already been coming to the Duel with a Vegas-themed wrap or design and this year we will continue to draw special attention to their designs.” Questions about the Duel In The Desert Best Appearing Car contest [Read More]

World Products Empire State Series returns to Black Rock for Dutch Hoag National Open

DUNDEE, N.Y. – Round six of the World Products Empire State Series takes IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds to Black Rock Speedway this Saturday, Oct. 26. The Dutch Hoag National Open feature pays $500 to win and a minimum of $100 to start. Grandstand admission is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, $5 for students ages 6-16 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $35. Entry fee is $20. Pit gates at Dundee open at 8 a.m. and the grandstand opens at 10 a.m. Hot laps are at 10:30 a.m. The track website address is www.blackrockspeedway.com The first five series visits to Black Rock resulted in different winners, the most recent of them Mike Smith of Arkport in June. Different drivers have also prevailed in the first five series events this season. Mike Wilmot of Windsor owns one of those victories and is the current tour point leader. The 12th annual series concludes Saturday, Nov. 2 at Five Mile Point Speedway in Kirkwood. World Products Empire State Series top 20 point standings – [Read More]

26 IMCA marketing partners honored during national awards banquet

LINCOLN, Neb. – Twenty-six IMCA marketing partners will be recognized for their dedicated support at the upcoming IMCA national awards banquet. The banquet is Saturday, Nov. 30 at the Cornhusker Hotel in downtown Lincoln, Neb. AFCO will be honored for supporting IMCA racing for 20 consecutive seasons. They are the seventh-longest tenured IMCA sponsor and the latest to achieve a two-decade milestone. A host of organizations have reached 15 consecutive years of partnership, and they include Bilstein of Poway, Calif.; Design 500 Racewear of Tukwila, Wash.; Dirt Works Race Cars of Oronogo, Mo.; Holley of Bowling Green, Ky.; JC Dubil of Bettendorf, Iowa; Karl Performance of Des Moines, Iowa; QA1 of Lakeville, Minn.; Schoenfeld Headers of Van Buren, Ark.; and Speedway Engineering of Sylmar, Calif. A trio of organizations will be recognized and given decade partnership awards at the banquet for their support and include Moser Engineering of Portland, Ind.; MSD of El Paso, Texas; and The Joie of Seating of Kannapolis, N.C. Thirteen companies have now partnered with IMCA for five seasons and include [Read More]

111 IMCA drivers already entered for Duel In The Desert

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Oct. 21) – One hundred and eleven IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified and IMCA SportMod drivers are nowpre-entered for the 16th annual Duel In The Desert special at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Nov. 6-9. Early entries are in hand from 91 Modified drivers from 20 states and three Canadian provinces. SportMod entries number 20 and were postmarked from 10 states and one province. Modifieds race for $7,777 to win and a minimum of $777 to start their Saturday, Nov. 9 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Preliminary features on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 7 and 8 both pay $777 to win. Both Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods will compete in the same races with the existing rules for each division. Their features pay $500 to win on Friday and $777 to win on Saturday. Modified entries are six ahead of last year’s pace and are now in hand from: Richard Anderson, Shelley, Idaho; Shawn Anderson, Minot N.D.; Joe Antonetti, Santa Cruz Calif.; Paris Archie, Sparks; Sherman Barnett, [Read More]