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26 more rookie winners get Speedway Motors gift cards

LINCOLN, Neb. – Another 26 IMCA rookies have won career-first feature events in their new division and received gift cards good for $100 from Speedway Motors. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified rookies winning career-first features included Gregory Gretz at Thunderhill Raceway on July 13; Jeff Larson at Redwood Speedway on Aug. 18; Nate Miller at Clinton County Raceway on July 19; Colton Osborn at Dawson County Raceway on July 21; Jesse Taylor at Phillips County Raceway on Aug. 24; Craig Ward at Skyline Raceway on Aug. 24; and Austin Wonch at Tri-City Motor Speedway on Aug. 23. Lyle Klein was the Aug. 16 IMCA Late Model winner at Farley Speedway. IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car rookie winners were Shawn Mize at Kennedale Speedway Park on July 27 and Aaron Wisch at Arlington Raceway on Aug. 17. Rookie K.C. Ansel became a first-time IMCA Sunoco Stock Car winner at Dubuque Speedway on Sept. 1. First–time IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature winners were rookies Tyson Canas at Lincoln County Speedway on Aug. 10; Dalton James at [Read More]

$2,000 top prizes in three IMCA divisions at Lubbock’s Fall Brawl

LUBBOCK, Texas – The winners of three IMCA main events take home $2,000 checks from Lubbock Speedway’s Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21 Fall Brawl. Two grand is the top prize for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks run for $1,000 to win. The total purse is more than $22,000. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded in all four divisions. Regional points will also be awarded to Modified, Stock Car and Hobby Stock drivers. Pit gates open at 5:30 p.m. Friday and at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Racing starts at 8 p.m. on Friday and at 7 p.m. on Saturday. A party in the pits for fans and drivers follows the Friday program. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults and $5 for kids ages 6-12, with five and under free. Pit passes are $30. More information is available by calling 806 781-6624 or 806 438-1642.

Marshalltown hosts World Nationals this weekend

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – Features for three IMCA sanctioned divisions are on the program for both nights of the Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21 World Nationals at Marshalltown Speedway. Both IMCA Sunoco Stock Car and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod features pay $1,000 to win while both IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock features pay $500 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded in all three divisions. Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks also vie for regional points. Pit passes are $15 for the 7-9 p.m. open practice on Thursday, Sept. 19. The Cookies BBQ Sauce Kickoff party will feature free food and a band. Gates open at 2 p.m., hot laps are at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Pit passes are $25 on Friday and $30 on Saturday. Adult admission to the grandstand is $12 on Friday and $15 on Saturday. Kids get in for $2 each night. Camping, with showers and limited electrical hookups, is available for $15 a night. More information about [Read More]

Race for Deery Series crown decided this weekend at Independence, Davenport

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (Sept. 17) – The Deery Brothers Summer Series championship will be decided when touring IMCA Late Models visit Independence and Davenport this weekend. Brian Harris takes a 26-point lead over Justin Kay into the Friday, Sept. 20 event at Independence Motor Speedway, while Andy Eckrich is another 22 points behind in third and defending champion Jeff Aikey is another nine points off the pace. The tour finale is Saturday, Sept. 21 at Davenport Speedway. Both Harris and Kay are armed with provisionals so they’re guaranteed to start both main events, as are Eckrich and Aikey. Both features pay $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. One winning streak ended and another began in the July 2 Deery show at Independence. Harris had won a record-tying four straight features before Kay started a string of three straight with his first career tour victory that evening. Kay’s next checkers came on July 5 at Davenport. Pit gates and the grandstand open at 5 p.m. at Independence. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. [Read More]

Mr. Excitement 40 this Weekend at Canyon

By Lonnie Wheatley PEORIA, Ariz. – The dirt will be flying at Canyon Speedway Park over the course of two nights this weekend as the 1/3-mile clay oval hosts the inaugural running of the Mr. Excitement 40, a tribute to Terry Belcher. The track’s hotly-contested IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, along with the West Coast Late Models will headline the action on both Friday and Saturday night. The Viper Smart Start Pure Stocks and Renegades are in action both nights as well with the dwarf cars filling out Saturday night’s Mr. Excitement 40 finale. Both nights of racing action get under way at 7 p.m. A host of drivers will be looking to capture the inaugural rendition of the Mr. Excitement 40, the event named for Terry Belcher who ranked as the all-time winningest driver at Manzanita Speedway during a career that produced at least 10 championships and more than 250 overall feature wins at tracks throughout Arizona. With the IMCA Modified championship hanging in the balance over the weekend, only six points separate the [Read More]

Ocean’s Pettit Memorial pays $15,003 to IMCA Modified winner

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (Sept. 15) – The biggest IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified payday of the season will come at Ocean Speedway’s third annual Pat Pettit Memorial Shootout this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21. The winner earns a hefty $15,003. The runner-up pockets $5,003 while third place is worth $2,003, fourth place pays $1,203 and fifth nets $1,103. A minimum of $503 will be paid to start the 22-car, 50-lap event. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Heat races and a qualifying feature will be held on Friday; ‘B’ mains, a last-chance qualifier and the main event are scheduled Saturday. Entry fee is now $225. Sound restrictions will be strictly enforced and no IMCA cone mufflers will be allowed: Recommended for use is the Flowmaster 40 Series Delta Force Alcohol Race Muffler. Transponders and one-way radio receivers are also required. Pit pates open at 1 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m., hot laps are at 5 p.m. with racing to [Read More]

Yankee Dirt Track Classic dates this weekend for Deery Series, Karl Performance Hawkeye Dirt Tour

FARLEY, Iowa (Sept. 10) – One IMCA special series continues and another concludes during the upcoming Yankee Dirt Track Classic Weekend at Farley Speedway. Jeff Aikey has won the last two events while Brian Harris leads the Deery Brothers Summer Series standings heading into Friday, Sept. 13 and Saturday, Sept. 14 shows. The opening night IMCA Late Model main event pays $3,000 to win while the Saturday winner earns $7,500. Friday’s 40-lapper pays a minimum of $300 to start. Taking the initial green for the 75-lapper on Saturday is worth at least $500. Ronn Lauritzen leads Mike Van Genderen by just six points with the final two Karl Performance Hawkeye Dirt Tour presented by XSAN shows remaining. Top prizes for the traveling IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds will be $1,500 on Friday and $2,000 on Saturday. Each is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying race and a minimum of $175 will be paid to start the 30-lap main events. Bonus points, applied to IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Belleville Motor Sports North [Read More]

Shelby County Speedway hosts 22nd annual Tiny Lund Memorial this weekend

HARLAN, Iowa – A purse of more than $50,000 will be paid out at the 22nd annual Tiny Lund Memorial, scheduled this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13 and 14 at Shelby County Speedway. The IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature pays $3,000 to win, a minimum of $250 to start and is a qualifier for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods both race for $2,000 to win and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks chase a top prize of $1,000. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded to Modified, Stock Car and Hobby Stock drivers. National and state points are at stake for the Northern SportMods. Gates open at 5 p.m. and Friday’s program of heat races and pole dashes for all divisions follows the 6:30 p.m. drivers’ meeting. Pit passes are $25 and grandstand admission is $10 for adults and $6 for students . Pit gates open at 4 p.m. Saturday with the 6 p.m. drivers’ meeting preceding [Read More]

Chateau’s Border War special pays $1,000 to IMCA Stock Car winner

LANSING, Minn. (Sept. 9) – The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car winner at Chateau Raceway’s Border War special earns $1,000 for their Friday, Sept. 13 efforts. A minimum of $75 will be paid to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Arnold Motor Supply Northern Region and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. Entry fee for the draw/redraw show is $25 and pit passes are $30. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow. More information is available by calling 507 433-4578 or 507 391-2486. Originally called the Spring Challenge, the event was postponed multiple times because of inclement weather and ultimately rescheduled on the September date.

Cogburn captures Southern SportMod Nationals crown

WACO, Texas (Sept. 7) – It took two days of heat races, ‘B’ features and qualifying features before local driver, Chris Cogburn thrilled the crowd by winning the Southern SportMod Nationals Saturday night at Heart O’ Texas Speedway. The win was good for $3,000. G.W. Egbert settled for second and Dean Abbey rounded out the top three in the ninth annual special for Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods. Jake Upchurch topped the $350 to win All-Star Race. Jason Powell picked up the Sprint Series of Texas win followed by Dustin Woods and David Garland. Feature results – 1. Chris Cogburn, Robinson; 2. G.W. Egbert, Belton; 3. Dean Abbey, Waco; 4. Jake Upchurch, Grand Prairie; 5. Michael McCullough, Denison; 6. James Holder, China Spring; 7. Jon White Jr., Red Oak; 8. Austin Theiss, Hockley; 9. Jacob Pirkle, Venus; 10. Keith McCullough, Denison; 11. Kevin Rutherford, Flower Mound; 12. Sidney Kiphen, Gatesville; 13. Jeff Shepperd, Elm Mott; 14. Johnny Torres, San Antonio; 15. Brian Walker, Bruceville; 16. James Blaylock, Altus, Okla.; 17. Don Painter, Austin; 18. Cody [Read More]