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Ken Schrader, Kenny Wallace race at Longdale, Outlaw IMCA Night specials

LONGDALE, Okla. – Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace return for IMCA Night specials on Wednesday, May 4 at Longdale Speedway and Thursday, May 5 at Outlaw Motor Speedway. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified features each evening pay $1,000 to win and are qualifying events for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA SportMods race for $500 to win and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $400 to win each night. All applicable points, including local track points, will be awarded in all three divisions at both shows. Wallace won ahead of Schrader in last year’s Modified event at Longdale. The NASCAR stars finished 2-3 behind Danny Womack the next night at Outlaw. Longdale opens the pit gates and grandstands at 5 p.m. both days. Hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Spectator admission is $15 for adults, $12 for military personnel and seniors, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $35. More information is available by calling 580 886-5375 and at the www.longdalespeedway.net website. Pit gates [Read More]

United Rebel Sprint Series invades RPM Saturday night

HAYS, Kan. – For the first time in history, IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Allstar Performance State and special series points will be on the line Saturday, April 30 when the United Rebel Sprint Series hits the track at RPM Speedway in Hays. The unique partnership between the URSS and IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars in 2016 allows drivers from area states to compete for the first time at RPM Speedway with the URSS and earn IMCA points. This will be the first of three appearances by the Rebels in 2016. Last year Koby Walters scored his first URSS feature win at the opening race at RPM. The young Liberal driver put on a show as he motored his way to the win. As always the United Rebel Sprint Series is full of young guns and experienced veterans that will always put on a show for the fans in the stands. 2016 has already shown the parity in the series is here to stay as three different drivers have graced Victory Lane in the [Read More]

Deery Series heads to Quad City Speedway for Sunday show

EAST MOLINE, Ill. – The Deery Brothers Summer Series looks for its fourth winner in as many 30th season shows this Sunday, when touring IMCA Late Models travel to Quad City Speedway. The May 1 main event at East Moline pays $2,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. It’s also the first time in the series’ 454-race history that an event has been held on May Day. While Denny Eckrich, Curt Martin and Scott Fitzpatrick own feature wins so far, it’s seven-time series champion Jeff Aikey who will take the Deery point lead to East Moline. Aikey and eventual rookie of the year Tyler Droste were tour winners at Quad City Speedway last season. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. Sunday while the grandstand opens at 3:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 5 p.m. with racing to follow. Box seating is $18. Other spectator admission is $15 for adults, $8 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $30. Also running will be Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds [Read More]

Davenport Speedway season opener set for Friday

DAVENPORT, Iowa – The battle for 2016 track championships will begin this Friday, April 22, with the Davenport Speedway season opener. All four weekly classes, Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models, Eriksen IMCA Modifieds, Koehler Electric Street Stocks and the Hawkeye Auto IMCA Northern SportMods, will be in action on the 1/4-mile dirt oval. The weekly classes will be joined this Friday by the 4-Stock division. The defending track champions at the Davenport Speedway are: Late Model, Justin Kay; Modified, Bruce Hanford; Northern SportMod, Tony Olson; Street Stock, Perry Gellerstedt; and 4-Stock, Brandon Dahl. Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street in Davenport. Pit gates open Friday at 4:30 p.m. with hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing at 6:30 p.m. For additional information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit www.davenportspeedway.com or call 563 652-5302.

Positive response nets 2016 start for IMCA Northwest SportMod Challenge

PORTLAND, Ore. – Shares of a point fund that already totals $1,200 will be paid to Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod drivers competing at three tracks in Oregon and another in northern California. Northwest SportMod Challenge standings will be determined using a system awarding 10 points for first place down to one point for 10th place on back. Drivers’ 12 best feature finishes during the IMCA regular point season at Cottage Grove Speedway, Southern Oregon Speedway and Sunset Speedway in Oregon and at California’s Siskiyou Motor Speedway will apply. “The IMCA Northern SportMod division is getting bigger and bigger here in the Pacific Northwest,” explained Challenge organizer Steve Kerstulovich. “I was going to spend this year talking to potential sponsors. We were already promised $1,000 before we decided to do it this season.” The top driver in Pacific Northwest Challenge points is now in line for $500. Three hundred dollars will be paid for second, $200 for third, $150 for fourth and $50 for fifth. “This is really a complementary thing to local track point funds,” said [Read More]

Saturday feature at Legit Speedway pays IMCA Modified winner $1,500

WEST PLAINS, Mo. – There’s a $1,500 check waiting for the winner of Saturday’s Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature at Legit Speedway. A minimum of $100 will be paid to start and all applicable IMCA points will be awarded for the April 16 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Pit gates and the grandstand at West Plains both open at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Entry fee is $50 and pit passes are $30. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for ages five and under. The evening’s sponsor is Midwest Walnut of Willow Springs and Council Bluffs, Iowa. More information is available from promoter Gary Stolba at 417 252-1904 and at the track website, www.legitspeedway.com.

Farley, Webster City weekend shows are next for Deery Series

FARLEY, Iowa (April 12) – A pair of $2,000 to win Deery Brothers Summer Series main events headline season-opening shows this weekend. The IMCA Late Model tour is at Farley Speedway on Friday, April 15 and at Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City on Saturday, April 16. Pit gates at Farley open at 5:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 7:30 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $16 for adults, $14 for seniors, $10 for students ages 13-17 and free for 12 and under. Also running are Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds for all applicable points. On Saturday, pit gates open at 3 p.m. The grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m., hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, running for all applicable points, complete the card. Pit passes are $30 both nights. Jeff [Read More]

Atchison County’s Tag Team Challenge is April 17

ATCHISON, Kan. – The Tag Team Challenge special, newly-sanctioned Atchison County Raceway’s first event for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, will be held this Sunday, April 17. IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win in their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier while IMCA Stock Cars have a top check of $750. Extra money – $1,000 for the Modifieds and $500 for the Stock Cars – will be paid to the two-car teams with top point totals determined from qualifying and main event finishes. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points, but no local track points, will be awarded. Pit gates and the grandstand open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are 6:30 p.m. and racing is at 7 p.m. There is no entry fee and pit passes are $30. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and military, $6 for kids ages 6-11 and free for ages five and under. More information about the Tag Team Challenge is available by calling 913 370-2520.

Dodge City IMCA SportMod streak continues

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. – Little doubt about it, the competition level of the weekly racing show at Dodge City Raceway Park is difficult to match. There are no gimme’s on any given night in any of the track’s regular weekly divisions, including the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. While unpredictable in all divisions, the current streak of consecutive different winners in IMCA SportMod action borderings on the astounding. It’s a streak that will be on the line Saturday night, April 9 as the SportModis join in on the card that includes the fourth annual $1,200-to-win Dodge City Modified Stampede along with the DCRP Sprint Cars and sanctioned Hobby Stocks. The IMCA SportMod streak is one that dates back to the 2014 season finale when Nate Ginest raced to victory lane in the Jerry Soderberg Memorial championship event. Little did anyone know that was the beginning of a stretch of different winners that carries into Saturday night’s action. It’s a stretch that [Read More]

Davenport Deery canceled, West Liberty now opens tour schedule

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Wet and unfavorable conditions have forced the cancellation of Friday’s season opener for the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models at Davenport Speedway. There is no make-up date for the April 8 event. The 30th annual Late Model tour is now scheduled to open its season with a $2,000 to win show this Saturday, April 9, at West Liberty Raceway. West Liberty opens the gates at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $16 for adults, $14 for seniors, $10 for students ages 13-17 and free for 12 and under. Also running are Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts for all applicable points. Pit passes are $30. Additional information is available by calling 563 744-3620 and at the track’s www.simmonspromotionsinc.com website. 2015 Deery Brothers Summer Series top 25 point standings – 1. Justin Kay, Wheatland, 811; 2. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, [Read More]