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Dream season comes true for top IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car rookie Dvorak

STUART, Neb. – Mitchell Dvorak rode a three-year labor of love to national IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car rookie of the year honors this season. After starting his career in a Hobby Stock, Dvorak sold that ride to help fund his move to the winged division. He and crew chief Pete Kubik built a car piece-by-piece over the next three years with the ultimate goal of racing, and winning, at hometown Stuart, Neb., Raceway. “I wanted to get some seat time in a hobby stock. It had always been a dream to race a Sprint Car. That was always in the plans for sure,” Dvorak said. “My dad Bob has raced a Sprint Car for 20 years so racing has definitely been a part of our family.” Dvorak was runner-up to his father in the race for the Stuart track title. He was also a frequent visitor to South Dakota’s I-90 Speedway and counted three Sprint Series of Nebraska outings among his 25 rookie season starts as well. RaceSaver career win number one came on Aug. [Read More]

Manternach follows adjusted schedule to IMCA Late Model rookie of the year honors

DYERSVILLE, Iowa – Mitch Manternach had winning the IMCA Sunoco Late Model national rookie of the year award in mind from the time he unloaded his newly purchased car in January. After 25 starts at seven different tracks and five top-five finishes, the Dyersville, Iowa driver was thinking about where to display the trophy that came with those honors. “We had to adjust our schedule because of Covid but really started coming on about mid-season,” said Manternach, one point better than Jacob Waterman in the race for the top rookie prize and sixth in point standings at both Dubuque County Fairgrounds Speedway and 300 Raceway. “While there were a couple nights we came close to winning but I couldn’t get the job done, I was very happy with the way things worked out,” he continued, “With the caliber of drivers we ran with, we were very happy to be as competitive as we were.” Most of his pre-Late Model seat time had come in a Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod. “We had a deal pop up [Read More]

Sproul streaks to IMCA Modified national, Jet Racing Central Region rookie honors

HAYS, Kan. – He might not like racing for points but IMCA Modified rookie Dakota Sproul proved he was pretty good at it. From Hays, Kan., Sproul won 16 features in earning national and Jet Racing Central Region rookie of the year honors. The Dodge City Raceway Park and KMJ Performance Kansas State champion finished seventh nationally and third regionally. “I’ve never liked to race for points because it seemed like I got too involved in it and wasn’t able to travel to more bigger shows,” admitted Sproul, who had totaled 43 wins in five Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod seasons. “We had like three or four races in (the region) and were turning in consistent finishes when we actually decided to run for rookie of the year.” His first two wins came back-to-back, on June 6 and 7 at Sherman County Speedway. Sproul later put an “insane” streak of seven straight W’s together, starting with a Kansas Thunder Series sweep at Osborne Speedway. “The next night was at Dodge City, where my car is always [Read More]

2nd place feature finish is season highlight for Big Daddy Southern Region champ Duggins

FARMINGTON, N.M. – The highlight of Jason Duggins’ season wasn’t either of his championships or even a race he won. Duggins, repeat champion in the Big Daddy Race Cars Southern Region for IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and at Fairgrounds Speedway, had the best view in the house when son Kyler won his career-first feature on July 17 at Fairgrounds Speedway in Cortez, Colo. He was right behind him in second. “Kyler’s accomplishments mean more to me than mine do for sure. His first win came at my expense,” said Duggins, who saw his son, the eventual national and regional rookie of the year, drive by on the last lap. “I was probably more happy about that win than I was for any of my own.” From Farmington, N.M., Duggins had 11 feature wins this season and a 10th place finish in national point standings to be happy about. He towed more than 19,000 miles, winning at four of the six tracks he raced at in four states. Another highlight came when Jason and Kyler ran 1-2 [Read More]

Carey concludes ‘uneventful’ season with 11 wins, first EQ Southern Region crown

BLOOMFIELD, N.M. – Steffan Carey accomplished a lot in a season he described as “pretty uneventful.” Carey won 11 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car features, earning his career first EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Region crown and runner-up honors in the division nationally. “We didn’t plan to race for points. By the end of the season, we weren’t racing that much and had to watch everybody else catch up but the last six or seven races (all top four finishes) went really good,” said Carey, also track champion at Desert Thunder Raceway and Fairgrounds Speedway. “Everything just aligned for us.” From Bloomfield, Carey became just the second New Mexico driver to win a regional Stock Car prize. The first was his father-in-law, Rex Higgins, in 2009, the same season Carey scored regional rookie of the year honors in the class. He finished second or third in all but one on nine early-season starts in Arizona this year, topping Winter Series point standings at Cocopah in a brand new Terminator. “The car was good right out of the [Read More]

After racing with the big boys, Baca is best in IMCA’s Shaw Race Cars Western Region

MESA, Ariz. – Chaz Baca started 2020 racing with the big boys. He ended it hoisting the big trophy. The IMCA Modified driver from Mesa, Ariz., recorded a single-season career-best 16 feature wins to earn the first Shaw Race Cars Western Region championship of his career. Sixth nationally, his awards haul also included Battle Mountain Raceway and Cocopah Speedway track and KMJ Performance Arizona State crowns. “Winning the region is really a big thing for us. We’ve been trying to do it for years,” he said. “When you look at how many states are in this region, it’s definitely exciting to have accomplished this.” Baca got off to a fast pre-pandemic start, winning seven of his first 22 starts. Two of those checkers came in Arizona Dirt Track Tour battles with home state hero Ricky Thornton Jr. “I got to race with the big boys in the tour and beat Ricky twice. He’s fast everywhere but he grew up here and he knows these tracks,” Baca said. “Being able to race with, and beat [Read More]

Different approach guides Guillaume to 2nd Razor Chassis South Central crown

HASLET, Texas – Matt Guillaume’s goals for a low-key season were to have fun, make some charges to the front and win some IMCA Modified races. He did all that and won a regional championship, too. Guillaume topped the Razor Chassis South Central Region for the second time in his career, earning Boyd Raceway and Southern Oklahoma Speedway track titles and the KMJ Performance Oklahoma State crown as well. “I hadn’t even looked at points until there were about three weeks left in the season. I wasn’t trying to win track championships. I wanted to get feature wins,” said the Haslet, Texas, charger. “I didn’t set out to do anything points wise. I would love to have had more wins but all the top four finishes certainly helped.” Guillaume saw mixed results in four early season starts. He was the king of consistency once racing resumed, complementing four feature wins with 17 top five finishes. “We ran well and had good performances but DNFs for silly reasons early. After tracks closed (for the pandemic) we [Read More]

Grabouski catches stride, then captures career fifth Jet Racing Central Region title

BEATRICE, Neb. – First he caught his breath. Then Jordan Grabouski caught his stride. The defending champion in both IMCA Modified and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car divisions, Grabouski pared his starts in both classes while racing to a career fifth Jet Racing Central Region crown and finishing sixth in rookie standings for IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars. “While we missed 10-20 starts and all the early-season specials, it gave us a chance to catch our breath. Never in a million years did I think we’d be able to win the region,” he said. “It was definitely a challenge but I felt like we were able to catch our stride as we got closer to the end of the season.” Grabouski totaled 11 wins and won track championships at hometown Beatrice Speedway, Eagle Raceway and U.S. 30 Raceway. He swept Salina Speedway’s Mid-America Clash on the final weekend of the point season before winning Oktoberfest at Beatrice. “We took Sundays off for family (Grabouski and wife Whitney look forward to the arrival of second daughter) during the [Read More]

Hunt checks Dirt Works Eastern Region title quest off IMCA Modified bucket list

KENT CITY, Mich. – There was never any question that Mitchell Hunt was going to race an IMCA Modified. With the book closed on his sixth season in the division, the only question left is where to display his Dirt Works Eastern Region championship trophy and Thunderbird Raceway and Winston Speedway track championship plaques. Just 21, the Kent City, Mich., chauffeur had seven feature wins and another 11 top five finishes in his 28 regional starts. He was 14th in national point standings. “The regional championship was a big surprise. After tracks in Michigan opened in June, we were pretty much racing for fun,” he explained. “We got rolling with the July 11 win at Thunderbird and started chasing it from there. The wins and top five’s started to roll off more.” “We looked at the points a couple weeks before we left for Super Nationals and realized we just had to win those two track championships and get the bonus points,” he continued. “Everything just fell into place. I’m glad I was able to check [Read More]

19 IMCA Modified drivers new to 2021 Fast Shafts All-Star ballot

VINTON, Iowa – Another 19 IMCA Modified drivers have put their names of the 2021 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Matt Guillaume, champion of the Razor Chassis South Central Region and the KMJ Performance Oklahoma State king, is among the new candidates. He’s joined by fellow state champs Eric Barnes in Illinois; John Campos in Oregon; Chris Carter in Arkansas; Ty Clemens in Montana; Toby Herring in New Mexico; Corey Kortum in Idaho; Wade Lumsden in Nevada; Chris Mills in South Dakota; Max J. Quint in Colorado; James Roete in Florida; Jesse Rogotzke in Minnesota; Brad Smith in New York; Bart Taylor in Wyoming; Marcus Tomlinson in North Dakota; Jon White Jr. in Texas; and Jerry Wilinski in Wisconsin. New All-Stars Cody Leonard won the Fall Classic at Heart O’ Texas Speedway while Tanner Black topped night two of the Turkey Classic at Cocopah Speedway. Regional champions Chaz Baca in the Shaw Race Cars Western, Tom Berry Jr. in the Side Biter Chasss North Central, Jordan Grabouski in the Jet Racing Central and Mitchell Hunt [Read More]