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Tri-City’s Greased Pig special pays $1,066 to IMCA Modified winner

AUBURN, Mich. – Tri-City Motor Speedway’s sixth annual Greased Pig special is Friday, June 17 and pays the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified winner $1,066. The main event will be 38 laps, pays a minimum of $146 to start and is a qualifying event for the 2016 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 at Auburn open at 5 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m., hot laps are at 6 p.m., with Break The Track Record to follow. The celebration of Tri-City’s reopening is also Kids’ Night and young fans can meet drivers, wave race flags and even get a view from inside a race car during the 7:15-8 p.m. autograph session. The first green flag follows the National Anthem at 8:15 p.m. Grandstand admission is $14 for adults, $13 for seniors ages 55 and over and free for kids 15 and under. Pit passes are $28 for adults [Read More]

Deery Series, IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour at West Liberty for June 14 twinbill

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (June 10) – The Deery Brothers Summer Series and the Hawkeye Dirt Tour pack another 1-2 Tuesday night punch, this time on June 14 at West Liberty Raceway. While the IMCA Late Model tour has made 13 previous visits to West Liberty, most recently when the 30th annual series opened on April 9, next Tuesday’s event marks the first-ever visit there by the tour for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. The Deery feature pays $2,000 to win and minimum $300 to start while the Dirt Tour pays $1,000 to win and a minimum of $150 to take the main event green. The Modified feature is also a qualifier for the 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. 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. Denny Eckrich of Tiffin was the Deery winner on opening night at West Liberty. While Curt Martin of Independence, Scott Fitzpatrick of Wheatland, Joel Callahan of Dubuque and Ray Guss Jr. of Milan, Ill., [Read More]

Iowa Donor Network, Urbana 5 Night is Sunday at Benton County Speedway

VINTON, Iowa – A $1,000 top prize and a spot on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot are at stake for Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds on the Sunday, June 12 Iowa Donor Network and Urbana 5 Memorial Night at Benton County Speedway. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods vie for a $1,400 to win share of the purse bolstered by money donated in memory of Russ Olson. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars race for $500 to win and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $400. All classes will be draw/redraw and all applicable points will be awarded. Businesses and individuals donating cash and contingencies include Bob Harris Enterprises, Karl Performance, Performance Bodies, Zero One Shocks, Avalon Motors, Fleck Sales, Jamie Songer, Local Vizion, Performance Concepts, Precision Ink and Graphics, Spaw Chassis, Stewart’s Performance, and Storm Steel. Gates open at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $4 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $25. Prizes will be given to fans and the Iowa Donor Network [Read More]

IMCA SportMod Challenge winner earns $2,000 at Davenport

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods take over the spotlight in a $2,000 to win main event on Friday, June 10 at Davenport Speedway. The IMCA SportMod Challenge will use a draw/redraw format and all racing will be on the quarter-mile oval. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m., with hot laps at 6:15 p.m. and racing at 6:45 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $14 for seniors and free for kids 12 and under when accompanying a paid adult. Pit passes are $30. Also racing that evening will be IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds and IMCA Late Models. For additional information, call 563 652-5302 or 563 326-5338 on race day. The track website is www.DavenportSpeedway.com.

URSS Rebels ready for another doubleheader weekend

COLBY, Kan. – The 2016 United Rebels Sprint Series has been yet another success despite several rainouts. Six races with six different winners is proving once again that parity is the name of the game in 2016. This weekend, the IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car tour return to a track that has seen four different winners in the four trips to Thomas County Speedway in Colby, Kan. The lightning fast 3/8th-mile oval has always been one of the drivers’ favorite tracks to race at over the years. Hot laps with start at 6 p.m. Saturday with racing at 7 p.m. On Sunday night, June 5, the URSS Rebels will return to RPM Speedway in Hays, Kan., for the Steve King Foundation Night. This was rescheduled due to an April 30th rainout. The Rebels have had a great history at RPM Speedway with the fans treated to some awesome shows over the years. Pits open at 3:30 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m., hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. and the green flag waves at 6:30 [Read More]

IMCA Late Models chase $1,000 check June 16 at Kossuth County

ALGONA, Iowa – IMCA Late Models race for $1,000 to win when they join the weekly race program at Kossuth County Speedway on Thursday, June 16. The runner-up takes home $600 with $400 for third, $300 for fourth, $250 for fifth, $200 for sixth and a minimum of $175 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded to drivers looking to turn laps at the Algona oval before returning for the July 7 Deery Brothers Summer Series event. Pit gates open at 2 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. with racing to follow. There is no entry fee and pit passes are $25. Spectator admission is $10 for adults and free for ages 14 and under. Late Model heats will be first on the track and the feature will be held early in the program so drivers can get on the road to home. More information is available by calling 515 341-3562.

IMCA Dirt Wars starts Idaho Falls Raceway season

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – The second annual Dirt Wars special this Saturday, June 4 starts the 2016 season at Idaho Falls Raceway. The Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature pays $1,500 to win and is a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying event while top prize in the IMCA SportMod feature is $750. All applicable IMCA points, including local track, will be awarded and RACEceivers are required in both divisions. Pit gates open at noon and the grandstand opens at 3 p.m. Outlaw karts take to the track at 5 p.m. with the evening program set for 7 p.m. There will be a monster truck freestyle event at intermission. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $10 for kids and free for three and under. Modified entry fee is $50 and pit passes are $15. A practice session will be held Friday, June 3. More information about Dirt Wars is available on the Snake River Stock Car Association Facebook page.

Rain, hail combine to KO Boone Deery

BOONE, Iowa (May 30) – The combination of torrential rain and pea-sized hail was more than enough to result in cancellation of the Memorial Day Deery Brothers Summer Series event at Boone Speedway. Next up on the IMCA Late Model series schedule is the $2,000 to win, minimum $300 to start event at Marshalltown Speedway on Tuesday, June 7. The Hawkeye Dirt Tour for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds is also in town that evening and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars complete the midweek program. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and hot laps are at 7 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors 62 and over and free for kids 10 and under. Pit passes are $30. More information is available by calling promoter Toby Kruse 515 231-5444 and at the www.marshalltownspeedway.com website.

Atomicwraps.com IMCA Empire State Series at Skyline on Monday

CORTLAND, N.Y. – Skyline Raceway Park is the Memorial Day destination for touring Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and the Atomicwraps.com Empire State Series. The Monday, May 30 feature at Cortland pays $500 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region, Allstar Performance State and special series points will be awarded. Pit gates and the grandstand open at 2 p.m. Hot laps are at 3:40 p.m. and racing starts at 4 p.m. Entry fee is $35 and includes the driver’s pit pass. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, and free for kids nine and under. Pit passes are $30. More information is available by calling 607 745-0275. Matt Cole of Vestal was the series winner on opening night at Five Mile Point Speedway and is the point leader heading into the holiday even Outlaw Speedway winner James Cornell of Port Crane and three-time and defending tour champion Eddie Sites of Towanda, Pa., are tied for second, just three points back. Atomicwraps.com IMCA Empire State Series top 20 point standings [Read More]

Wild West IMCA Modified Shoot Out boasts seven $1,000 to win Modified dates

By Ben Deatherage WHITE CITY, Ore. – Seven $1,000 to win tour dates are on the schedule for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds following the Wild West Shoot Out. All main events over the course of the June 12-19 tour in the scenic Pacific Northwest are Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifiers and drivers with perfect attendance throughout the tour earn shares of a $3,500 point fund. Opening night for the sixth annual tour is Saturday, June 11 at Southern Oregon Speedway in White City. Yreka, Calif.’s Siskiyou Motor Speedway hosts the Sunday, June 12 event. Speedweek travels to Coos Bay Speedway on Monday, June 13, and to Cottage Grove Speedway on Tuesday, June 14. The tour is at Willamette Speedway in Lebanon on Wednesday, June 15 before a designated travel day. Speedweek concludes at Sunset Speedway Park in Banks on Friday, June 17 and at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash., on Saturday, June 18. A minimum of $100 will be paid to make 20-car starting fields and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, [Read More]