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Pfeifer, Gottschalk repeat at Stockton

By Mike Hughes STOCKTON, Kan. (July 2)—Daniel Gottschalk and Colton Pfeifer made repeat appearances in victory lane in round two of the Kansas Thunder Series Saturday at Rooks County Speedway. Brady Bencken took the early lead in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature but a couple early cautions kept the field close. Pfeifer then took control on lap five and led the remaining distance to win his second series feature. Shay Simoneau chased Pfeifer most of the race but had to settle for second, followed by Jeromy Wagner, Wade Wagenblast and Jace Smith. Gottschalk passed Tyler Watts on lap three of the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main event and pulled away for his second series win in a caution-free race. Watts, Tracy Holloway, Pat Bedore and Logan Thomsen rounded out the top five. Kaid Calhoon scored his first-ever Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature win. Randy Wilson led the opening lap until a four-car tangle brought out a red flag. All drivers were okay but Larry Sutton and Brian Calhoon were done for the night. [Read More]

Nourse nabs Boone Hobby Stock win

BOONE, Iowa (July 2) – Boone Speedway saw a nice crowd on hand for its weekly show on Saturday night. Mike Van Genderen matched his win from last week in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, Donavon Smith returned to the winner’s circle in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Jake McBirnie got his second feature in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Korbin Nourse was a first-time IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock winner. Nourse grabbed the lead from his outside front row start as soon as the green flag dropped, and threw off the challenges of any competitors on his way to victory. Jordan Peters took second, Dustin Graham third and Eric Stanton was a close fourth. Last week’s winner, Daniel Tasler, led the troops in the opening laps of the Northern SportMod main event. However, it didn’t take long for the eighth starting McBirnie to run him down and take command at lap six. From there on, McBirnie kept hold of that top spot, all the way to the checkers and the win. Johnathon Logue [Read More]

Jacobs, Stolp, Bethke, Beattie victorious at 141

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (July 2) – Four IMCA drivers picked up their first 141 Speedway wins of the season Saturday evening. Jeremy Jacobs has been hooked up in his Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified racer the last few weeks. Top five finishes have been easy as pie to the former champion. A win had eluded him until Saturday night. Brandon Long ran up front for the first five laps. Jacobs tried multiple lines around the speedway until he figured it out down low. Jacobs passed Long and was never to be touched again. Long prevailed in a late-race battle over Troy Jerovetz to finish second. Eric Scribner finished fourth while R.M. VanPay rounded out the top five. Aaron Stolp has won numerous grand national features in his career. In 2016, he moved up into the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. He can now say he is a feature winner in the top fendered class. Jerry Leary led until the first caution flew on lap eight. Stolp restarted fifth and rocketed to the runner-up [Read More]

Brauns, Brown win at West Liberty

By Jerry Mackey WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (July 2) – Saturday night, the West Liberty Raceway hosted the IMCA Weekly Racing Series with the fourth annual Drivers’ Reunion, which featured several drivers from the past on hand as guests of the track. The headliner of the night saw up and comer Jonathan Brauns score his first ever iWireless IMCA Late Model feature win in very convincing fashion. Brauns shot out front from his outside front row start and went on to lead the caution free main event flag to flag. The win has been coming for quite sometime for the young Muscatine driver and Brauns stated in victory lane, “Winning at West Liberty is very special and we have been close on several occasions and it feels really great to get our first here.” Rob Moss ran second on Saturday night ahead of Chad Holladay and Ron Boyse. The Performance Concepts IMCA Modified feature saw Steve Stewart break a two-year winless streak at West Liberty with an impressive win in the 20-lap feature. Stewart took over [Read More]

Droste scores Tri-Track win at Dubuque

By Jerry Mackey DUBUQUE, Iowa (July 3) – Sunday night’s racing action at Dubuque Speedway was highlighted by the running of the Ideal Ready Mix Tri-Track Challenge featuring the Out-Pace Racing Products IMCA Late Model 50-lap special event. When the checkered flag waved it was Tyler Droste from Waterloo topping a very exciting race. Droste made the bottom line of the 3/8 mile clay track come in as he was able to get by Dan Shelliam, who was riding the high side. The track was wide and fast on Sunday night as both the bottom and top were very fast making for plenty of wheel to wheel racing. Droste used both lines to make passes but was really good on the bottom in scoring an impressive win. Shelliam ran second and the next three positions were not decided until a late race caution set up a five-lap dash to the finish. Jeremiah Hurst crossed the line third ahead of Curt Martin and Joel Callahan. The Merfeld Brothers IMCA Modified feature win went to the “Good [Read More]

Anderson wins fourth feature at Algona

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (June 30) – Shannon Anderson strengthened his point lead in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks at Kossuth County Speedway on Thursday, June 30 by winning his fourth feature of the summer at the Algona oval. Anderson came inside of the sixth row to top the 17-car field, holding off Brandon Nielsen, who was the runner-up after starting 10th. Cody Nielsen finished third with Gary Pesicka fourth and Doug Wickman fifth. Ethan Dotson started on the inside of the second row and won the 14-car Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature with fellow Californian Cody Laney second. Cody Knecht was third with Jeremy Mills fourth and Mike Van Genderen took fifth. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature went to Elijah Zevenbergen, who started the race on the inside of the fifth row before moving to the front of the pack. Derek Green was the runner-up with Calvin Lange third. Ben Schultze won his second feature of the season, coming from the inside of the fourth row to finish ahead of 17-car [Read More]

Hughes takes first Osky win of season

By Jeremy Fox OSKALOOSA, Iowa (June 29) – Mike Hughes raced to his first local checkers of the season Wednesday at Southern Iowa Speedway. In the Budweiser IMCA Stock Car 18-lap feature, It was Hughes grabbing the lead early from his second row starting spot. Hughes had early battles from Todd Reitzler but held off those challenges to go on to take his first win at Osky ahead of Damon Murty, Louis Lynch, Derrick Agee and Jason See. Scott Dickey got the led early in the Musco Lighting IMCA Modifieds 16-lap feature and built a sizeable lead. Colt Mather began to chase him down just before the only caution came out on lap 11. Dickey and Mather battled for the lead until Mather finally took it away and cruised on to his third win. Dickey settled for second with Andrew Schroeder in third, Ricky Thornton Jr. in fourth and Jason Hall in fifth. The 16-lap KBOE Radio IMCA Northern SportMod feature saw Danny Brau wrestle the lead away from Steven Berry on lap one. Eric Flander [Read More]

Mid-season championship wins at CJ go to Bell, Benischek

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (June 24) – Adam Bell and Jake Benischek were feature winners on Friday, mid-season championship night at CJ Speedway. Travis Finke and Jordan Gerling led the Kauffman Electric IMCA Stock Car field to green but it was fifth starting Rod Staats in the lead when lap one was scored. Staats then had to work at holding off Bell over the next five laps. Bell slipped under Staats on lap six to take over the top spot, leaving Staats to battle Sky Griffith, who started ninth, Tad Payne, who started 13th, and Kirk Kinsley, who started eighth. As the battle for second heated up, Bell pulled away over the final nine laps to pick up his third win of the season at the track. Kinsley made a last-lap pass to finish second, Staats was third, Payne was fourth and Griffith came home fifth. Bryerson Tharp and John Whalen led the field to green in the 12-lap Louisa Communications IMCA Sport Compact feature. Whalen took the early lead over Wayne Noble, who started sixth, and [Read More]

Foster is first on Fan Appreciation Night at Banks

By Ben Deatherage BANKS, Ore. (June 25) – Sunset Speedway Park had a full house in the stands and in the pits for Fan Appreciation Night presented by Rockstar on Saturday. In the Budweiser IMCA Modifieds, Bubba Foster was the man to beat. Once he got to the front there was nothing holding him back as Foster captured his first local win of the 2016 season. Michael Melton found the winner’s circle for the second time in the current Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod campaign.

Nelson battles Braaten for Southern Oregon checkers

By Don Martin II WHITE CITY, Ore. (June 25) – Bob Nelson won a late-race duel with Jorddon Braaten to score the victory in the 20 lap Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature Saturday at Southern Oregon Speedway. Nelson grabbed the lead early on while Braaten battled his way from the last row to provide the pressure. Braaten made a late pass on Nelson but the determined Nelson moved back by for the lead and victory. Braaten settled for second as Nelson became the fourth different winner in the competitive division. Glen Severson and Tony Bartell shared the front row with Nelson starting seventh and Braaten 10th in the main event. Bartell led one lap before Severson used an inside pass on the front stretch to grab the lead. Nelson made a low pass to get by Bartell and made a similar move on lap four to take the lead from Severson. Braaten followed closely into second. The red flag flew after six laps when Jarrme Horn hit the back wall. Nelson led Braaten and Severson on the restart [Read More]