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Dart daggers IMCA Modified competition at 141

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (July 30) – Todd Dart put his name in the win column in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified division Saturday at 141 Speedway. Dart fended off late-race challenges from Johnny Whitman and Jeremy Jacobs to take home the win. Kyle Kudick was looking for a second straight win as he took the lead on lap two. Kudick continued to lead until a caution on lap 13 put everyone to his bumper. On the restart, Dart and Jacobs found the speed they needed to take the top two spots. Dart ran the bottom with Jacobs on top for the next few circuits. Whitman joined the duo to make it a three-car race. A caution with four laps remaining created a dash for the Modified cash. Dart held off final advances from both Whitman and Jacobs late. Dart came across the line first with Whitman beating Jacobs for second. One hundred and fifty-seven cars competed Saturday. Other winners included Dan Sell in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Ryan Lemieux in [Read More]

116 cars pack pits for Dubuque County Fair races

By Jerry Mackey DUBUQUE, Iowa (July 31) – The 63rd annual Dubuque County Fair came to a close on Sunday, July 31 with racing action featuring a season-high 116 cars. The large crowd was treated to an excellent night of racing on a beautiful night for the County Fair curtain call. Tyler Droste won the Out-Pace Racing Products IMCA Late Model main ahead of Chuck Hanna and Joel Callahan while the Merfeld Brothers Automotive IMCA Modified top three were Justin Kay, Jason Schueller and Jeremiah Hurst. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car winner was David Brandies with Jerry Miles second and Roger Ciesielski third. The finish for the GSI Collision Specialists IMCA Northern SportMod feature saw Troy Bauer first, followed by Tyler Soppe and Dalton Simonsen.

Ware sprints to Fast Friday checkers at Dixieland

By Jim Haines ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (July 29) – After having to miss several spring races due to changing jobs, Chris Ware came back strong and led start to finish in winning the second Virginia Sprint Series Fast Friday event of the year at Dixieland Speedway. Bill Rice and Ware paced the IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car field to green with Ware going to the top and getting out first. Ware was on rails as Rice tried lap after lap to find an opening. Troy Severin got to third at halfway and joined the party. Ware wasn’t making any mistakes and Severin was all over Rice in the race for second as the white flag waved. Ware got a few car lengths out and Severin went low on Rice for the charge to the flag with Ware taking the win and Severin prevailing by a foot at the line for second. Feature results – 1. Chris Ware; 2. Troy Severin; 3. Bill Rice; 4. Jerald Harris; 5. J.D. Coats; 6. Brian Lawson; 7. Glenn Worrell; 8. [Read More]

Schneider celebrates birthday, Oshkosh checkers

OSHKOSH, Wis. (July 29) – Tim Schneider celebrated his birthday and the Nolte’s Auto Repair and Towing IMCA Sport Mod feature win at Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway. Jason Ebert took control of the main event while Schneider worked from mid-pack through tight traffic into the runner-up spot. Tim Sheppard, Kevin Bethke and Scott Besaw were right behind. A lap eight caution slowed the field and Schneider remained right behind after the restart with Bethke, Adam Peschek, Besaw and Brock Saunders in line. Schneider dipped inside at the line on lap 15 and eased into the lead in turn one. A final restart on lap 16 allowed Schneider to pull away from the field as a dogfight for second lasted to the finish. Ryan Besaw moved up over the final laps to take second. Jason Vandenberg made a solid run on the outside to take third place, his best finish of the season. Bethke and Ebert completed the top five. After an opening lap caution, Mitch Stankowski grabbed the lead in the Automotive Supply Company IMCA Modified feature, setting the [Read More]

Night two of Lee County Summerfest rained out

DONNELLSON, Iowa – The Tuesday half of Summerfest at Lee County Speedway has been rained out. Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts were on the Aug. 2 card. 30

Dodge City holds Driver Appreciation Night

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. (July 29) – Cole Traugott, Robert Elliott, Michael Pepper and Matt O’Hair were Driver Appreciation Night feature winners at Dodge City Raceway Park. Traugott reeled off his fourth Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified win in his last four starts atop the 3/8-mile clay oval. He played the role of spoiler by taking the lead away from Jack Kirchoff just three laps shy of the checkered flag in the 20-lapper. The IMCA SportMods came down to the final laps as well with Elliott battling past Kale Roach just two laps from the end of the 20-lapper for his first DCRP win. In the 15-lap IMCA Stock Car feature, Pepper took advantage of a late caution to reel off his fifth consecutive win and seventh of the year overall. While Pepper tried to battle through the pack, it looked for much of the way that Ron Hartman would put a stop to the streak. Even when Pepper finally worked his way into second with five laps to go, Hartman’s lead seemed [Read More]

Rust, Wroten grab first Marshalltown wins

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (July 29) – Marshalltown Speedway found new faces in Victory Lane on Friday night in the Modified and Hobby Stock divisions, while there were repeat winners in the Stock Cars and Northern SportMods. Jake Strayer took command from Gatlin Leytham on lap six of 20 circuits in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main but soon had Joel Rust to contend with. Rust, who started eighth, made the move around the topside of Strayer, taking the lead at lap eight. Rust then held that top spot to the checkers flying, securing the win. Strayer finished second, third went to eleventh starting Jacob Murray, Jimmy Gustin started 14th and finished fourth and Jenae Gustin was fifth. Rust won the Hawkeye Dirt Tour race on June 7 but this was his first regular season win at Marshalltown in 2016. A new winner came from the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock class when Leah Wroten scored her first victory at Marshalltown. Wroten, who started ninth, outran point leader Eric Stanton to grab the trophy. Following second-place Stanton was Gene Nicklas [Read More]

Derry delivers Stock Car feature win

By Rick Stalely ATCHISON, Kan. (July 29) – A new face would emerge in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car division on Friday as Brad Derry raced his way to the front of the Atchison County Raceway field for the feature win. Dominic Thyfault was second while Jim Powell Jr. stayed in the hunt for the win all night, ending with a third place finish. The Stocks were deemed best of show by track officials with position no. 9 being drawn and Marvin Griffith Jr. picking up the extra cash. Steven Bowers Jr. won both his heat race and the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature. Bowers used a late-race caution to get past Nicholas Carpenter and cruise into victory lane, leaving Carpenter to finish second. Rodney Schweizer raced through the pack to finish third.

Whitman wards off LaCrosse at Luxemburg

By Greg Aregoni LUXEMBURG, Wis. (July 29) – Two of the area’s best duked it out for the $600 top prize in Friday’s Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature at Luxemburg Speedway. At the end of 20 laps it was Johnny Whitman outdueling Benji LaCrosse for the pay day. Whitman grabbed the top spot at the start and flew away from the field while LaCrosse and Jeremy Jacobs came to second and third from their mid-pack starting positions. A caution on lap five was the only break in the action. On the restart, Whitman stayed out front but had LaCrosse challenging immediately. Over the final 15 laps, LaCrosse tried every possible line around the 1/3-mile to get around Whitman. LaCrosse prepared to make one final move but contact with the wall coming to the white flag ended his chances at the win. Whitman was held up briefly on the final lap by a lapped car but still led LaCrosse past the line for his first win of the season. Jacobs finished third with Brad Lautenbach [Read More]

Four new winners in Thunder Series during Osborne County Fair

By Mike Hughes OSBORNE, Kan. (July 27)—The Kansas Thunder Series moved to Osborne Speedway for racing action during the Osborne County Fair and the Wednesday night program saw all new series winners. Mike Petersilie led all 15 laps of the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature. Tanner Black chased Petersilie the entire distance but had to settle for the runner-up spot. Don Geist was third, trailed by Jesse Richter and Joe Cleveland. Chad Sterling took command of the 15-lap IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature on lap 12 from Kyle Pfeifer and held on for a trip to the winner’s circle. Following Pfeifer to the finish line were Nolan Remus, Dustin McClurg and Colin Heim. Zach Olmstead made a late-race pass of Colton Pfeifer to pick up the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock win. Brady Bencken was third, followed by Shay Simoneau and Travis Coop. Tyler Watts took the lead from Tracy Holloway in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature on lap four and pulled away for the win. Holloway held on for second, followed by Tanner [Read More]