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BOONE, Iowa (July 23) – Al Wolfgram grabbed his first career win in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified division Saturday at Boone Speedway. Veteran Robert Avery held the lead on lap one but by lap two, it was Wolfgram snatching it away.  He soon had Jimmy Gustin coming at him on the top side fast and furiously. After several laps of side-by-side racing, Gustin momentarily took the top spot, only to have Wolfgram retake the lead by the time the next lap was scored. The chase continued with Gustin giving it his all in the attempt to get around the leader.  Hitting a rut in corner one with just a couple of laps remaining, sent Gustin backwards and gave Wolfgram breathing room on his road to the checkers. Point leader Mike Van Genderen came from the 12th starting spot and worked his way to a se­cond-place finish. Chris Webb finished in third, fourth was Tony Cox, and Russ Dickerson came from 10th to round out the top five. Wayne Gifford won by a comfortable [Read More]

DAVENPORT, Iowa (July 21) – Citing concern for drivers, crews and fans, DRT TRAK Racing Inc. had canceled the racing program scheduled for tonight (Friday) at the Davenport Speedway. The following was posted on the track’s Facebook page: “Racing for Friday, July 22 has been canceled due to extreme weather conditions. We are concerned for the safety of our race fans, drivers, crews and staff, as temperatures reach excessive highs. Dangerous high temps and humidity are expected. The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning. We encourage everyone stay safe and please watch for any signs of heat stroke/exhaustion in yourself and others.” The next race at Davenport Speedway will on Friday, Aug. 12. All IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing divisions will be in action. Officials at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson also cited extreme heat in cancelling their Friday race program.

ARLINGTON, Minn. (July 16) – Kelly Shryock was the winner after five lead changes in Satur­day’s Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified Josh Wren Memorial main event at Arlington Race­way. Already on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational, Shryock earned $1,000 for a victory that was illuminated by a lightning display that eventually brought an early conclusion to the race program. The first race leader was Dan Menk, who took what became a commanding lead before a lap yel­low was thrown for Adam Hensel, who slipped off the track and went into the work area. Three restarts followed before Brandon Beckendorf was scored the leader for one lap, then went too high and off the track, causing another yellow. Menk returned to the front spot for the ensuing restart. Shryock had moved through the field from his eighth place start, got around Menk to take the lead and stayed in front to the checkers. Nick Helmbrecht passed Menk for second with five laps left. Beckendorf raced back to fourth and Tim Pessek rounded out [Read More]

CORTLAND, N.Y. (July 17) – Another long haul from Michigan paid off for A.J. Ward. Ward won for the ninth time this season Friday at Tri-City Motor Speedway then ran fourth in the Saturday Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified show at Crystal Motor Speedway. After making some minor setup changes, he grabbed a nap, then hit the pavement for an 11-hour plus tow to Skyline Raceway Park for Sunday night’s Atomicwraps.com Empire State Series event. Repeating the results of his trip to New York last season, when he topped the Northeast Shootout at Weedsport, Ward raced to the $1,000 to win checkers in the fifth installment of the 2016 series. “I’d never been to Skyline but had bounced some ideas off Will Ward,” he said. “He had a spot in the pits saved for us, which was good because the place was packed. We probably would have had to park on the road.” After running second in his heat and drawing the ninth starting spot for the 25-lap main event, Ward started making his way toward the [Read More]

By Ben Deatherage BANKS, Ore. (July 16) – Kenny Miller took his roof off and then took care of business after taking the lead 12 laps into Sunset Speedway Park’s Dancin’ Bare Topless 100 Saturday night. The marathon victory paid $1,000 and put Miller on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invita­tional. T.J. Richman got to the front at the start. Richman managed to stay there before Cody Jones got around him on the third lap. Jones, like Richman, held down the position for only a few laps as Aaron Elwess drove by on the fifth circuit. Elwess lost the coveted top spot on 12 as Miller blazed the trail the rest of the way. The remain­ing 88 trips past the flag stand saw Miller as the leader. It was the first win of the 2016 season at Banks for Miller, the sixth different winner in as many years the event has been held. Craig Cassell was second followed by Jesse Williamson. Rob Ireland was fourth while Jeff Lovell placed fifth

By Jerry Mackey DUBUQUE, Iowa (July 17) – The IMCA Weekly Racing Series action at the Dubuque County Fair­grounds Speedway on Sunday night included a fantastic Out-Pace Racing Products IMCA Late Model feature that saw two Dubuque drivers battle for the entire 25 laps. Luke Merfeld and Joel Callahan delighted the fans with plenty of wheel-to-wheel action and slide jobs were a big part of the tight racing. When the checkered flag flew it was Merfeld scoring the win and the $300 bonus money from sponsors, Pro Care Auto of Dubuque and Associated Real Estate Counselors of Preston. Callahan settled for second with Luke Goedert taking third. The Merfeld Brothers Automotive IMCA Modifieds also put on a hotly contested race with Matt Gansen getting to the checkers with less than a half car length win. Mark Schulte raced Gansen very hard but came up just short at the finish line. Tyler Soppe scored his 19th feature win of the 2016 season by topping the GSI Collision Special­ists IMCA Northern SportMod feature. Troy Bauer got into second [Read More]