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2016 Super Nationals

Todd Stinehart and Tommy Belmer are the drivers of the Alive And Running Modifieds at Super Nationals

Todd Stinehart and Tommy Belmer are the drivers of the Alive And Running Modifieds at Super Nationals. Alive And Running was founded by Belmer’s brother Troy of Waterloo and Ryan Nesbit of Ankeny. Both grew up in Dunkerton where they lost a high school friend to suicide in 1991. “We started it in 2010 to raise awareness about suicide and suicide prevention,” Troy Belmer said Thursday morning. “We’ve had a ton of people come down and take pictures of the cars and share stories. The biggest thing we try to do is drive home the fact that you never know who’s hurting. There is so much stigma attached to mental illness.” While September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Alive And Running hosts a number of events throughout the year, notably a 5K run/walk in Dunkerton over Father’s Day Weekend. More than 1,000 people from across the country participate in the annual 5K. Alive And Running also started a support group that meets in Waverly once a month. More information is available at the www.aliveandrunningiowa.com website and on Facebook.

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2016 Super Nationals

Car count nears record at Super Nationals 

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8) – Modifieds and Stock Cars fill the card for the first of two Thursday IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s programs at Boone Speedway. Two hundred and fifty-nine Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and 191 IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars see heat race action. Those numbers bring the total car count to 872, just four shy of the Super Nationals record set last year. This is the ninth straight year that car counts have exceeded 800 at Super Nationals. Twenty Stock Car and 30 Modified heats set the stage for two qualifying features in both division. Each feature sends four drivers to the inside row of respective main events on Saturday. * Rookie Clay Money of Penokee, Kan., has had the Money Man nickname since his days in a go-kart but he’d trade that moniker for Main Event Qualifier. “With so many good drivers here, it would mean everything for me to make the show in my first year,” he said. “I’ve really enjoyed Super Nationals so far. It’s something everyone needs to [Read More]

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2016 Super Nationals

Pit pass prices for Thursday programs 

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 8) – Pit passes for today’s IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s race programs at Boone Speedway will be $55 for anyone who does not have a Wednesday wristband or $30 for the scheduled Thursday program for those who purchased Wednesday wristbands. Anyone without a Wednesday wristband will not be allowed in for the first program. Wristbands for Thursday’s show are $30 after the Wednesday show is complete. Wednesday pit wristbands will be honored in the grandstands until Thursday’s show starts.

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Two Super Nationals programs scheduled Thursday at Boone Speedway

BOONE, Iowa – Racing will resume tomorrow morning with the first of two Thursday sessions at Boone Speedway. The IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s program rained out early Wednesday night starts at 9 a.m., or as soon as the track is race-ready, on Sept. 8. A ticket purchased on Wednesday will be good for grandstand admission to that show; the pit area will be cleared at 8 a.m. and everyone who does not already have a weekly pit pass will have to purchase a Thursday pass for $30. Modified and Stock Car heat races and qualifying features are on that card. When the Wednesday program is complete, the grandstand will be cleared and admission sold to the scheduled program headlined by the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models.

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2016 Super Nationals

Wednesday Order of Events

STOCK CAR HOT LAPS – 6 pm (Approximately) DRIVERS MEETING TRACK PREP FIRST RACE  MODIFIED HOTLAPS (100 and Above) SPORTMOD “A” (25 laps) HOBBY STOCK “A” (25 laps) TRACK PREP MODIFIED HOTLAPS (50 to 99) 10 – STOCK CAR HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP MODIFIED HOTLAPS (0-49) 10 – STOCK CAR HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP 10 – MODIFIED HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP (Tuesday Hobby Stock/SportMod winners to Fan Zone)  2 – STOCK CAR B’s (8 laps) STOCK CAR “A1” (25 laps) STOCK CAR “A2” (25 laps) TRACK PREP 10 – MODIFIED HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP  10 – MODIFIED HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP 2 – STOCK CAR B’s (8 laps) MODIFIED “A1” (25 laps) MODIFIED “A2” (25 laps) 6 – MODIFIED B’s (8 laps)

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Approximate 4 p.m. start for Wednesday race program at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 7) – Wednesday’s race program at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will get underway later this afternoon. Rain and resulting wet track conditions resulted in moving start time to approximately 4 p.m. “We are hopeful that we will be able to start the race program at that time,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “We will keep fans and drivers updated using Facebook, the website and announcements at the track as we get closer to 4 p.m.” Last-chance qualifying for IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, and qualifying heats and features for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars are on the Wednesday card.

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2016 Super Nationals

Tuesday Results

IMCA Sport Compacts A-Main 01 — 1. Joshua Barnes, Keokuk; 2. Mitch Bolton, Grand Junction, Colo.; 3. Kimberly Abbott, Olin; 4. Ramsey Meyer, Pierce, Neb.; 5. Nate Coopman, Mankato, Minn.; 6. Ron Kibbe, Danville; 7. Austen Becerra, Camp Point, Ill.; 8. Jake Newsom, Sioux City; 9. Zachary Bohlmeyer;; 10. Dustin O’Brien Jr, Glidden; 11. Jake Benischek, Durant; 12. Corey Stapleton, Denison; 13. Luke Jackson, Sioux City; 14. Brandon Reu, Donnellson; 15. Todd Hine, Davenport; 16. Cory Peters, Spencer; 17. Brandon Lambert, Carthage, Ill.; 18. Trent Orwig, Ottumwa; 19. Brooke Fluckiger, Columbus, Neb.; 20. Terry Blowers, Waseca, Minn.; 21. Brett Marshall, Maquoketa; 22. Shaun Bangart, Chilton, Wis; 23. Dan Markham, Murray, Neb.; 24. Grady Shearer, Fargo, N.D.; 25. Lance Mielke, Norfolk, Neb.; 26. Cody VanDusen, Atalissa; 27. Jarad Gross, Spencer; 28. Chuck Fullenkamp, West Point; 29. Nathan Chandler, Norway; 30. Luke Benischek, Durant. B-Main 01 — 1. Cody VanDusen, Atalissa; 2. Alec Stapleton, Denison; 3. Mick Rykhus, Le Center, Minn.; 4. Craig Bangert, Golden, Ill.; 5. Levi Heath, Wilton; 6. Evan Hrabik, Omaha, Neb.; 7. Billy [Read More]

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2016 Super Nationals

Tuesday Schedule

  SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE   DRIVERS MEETING – 1 pm TRACK PREP (HOBBY STOCK & NORTHERN SPORTMOD Best Appearing Car presentation) FIRST RACE – 2 pm   SPORT COMPACT HOT LAPS (0 to 49) 5 – SPORTMOD ROC HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP (SportMod RoC Qualifiers to Fan Zone)   SPORT COMPACT HOT LAPS (50 & ABOVE) 5 – HOBBY STOCK ROC HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP (Hobby Stock RoC Qualifiers to Fan Zone)   MODIFIED HOT LAPS (91 & ABOVE) 8 – SPORT COMPACT HEATS (6 laps) TRACK PREP   MODIFIED HOT LAPS (90 to 61) 10 – SPORTMOD HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP   MODIFIED HOT LAPS (60 to 41) 10 – SPORTMOD HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP (Monday Hobby Stock/SportMod winners in Fan Zone)   MODIFIED HOT LAPS (40 to 21) 4 – SPORT COMPACT B’s (8 laps) 4 – HOBBY STOCK HEATS (8 laps) TRACK PREP   MODIFIED HOT LAPS (20 to 0) 2 – HOBBY STOCK HEATS (8 laps) SPORTMOD “A1” (25 laps) SPORT COMPACT “A” (25 laps) [Read More]

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2016 Super Nationals

Monday Results

Unofficial Results IMCA Hobby Stocks A-Main 01 — 1. Andrew Burg, Adel; 2. Sal Hernandez, Columbus, Neb.; 3. Jesse VanLaningham, Beatrice, Neb.; 4. Benji Irvine, Oelwein; 5. Shannon Anderson, Des Moines; 6. Drew Barglof, Sioux Rapids; 7. Aaron Rudolph, Grand Junction; 8. Gary Pesicka, Burt; 9. Kevin Bruck, Dunlap; 10. Chanse Hollatz, Clear Lake; 11. Austin Brauner, Platte Center, Neb.; 12. Chuck Madden, Jr., Avoca; 13. Greg Gilbert, Osceola; 14. Daniel Ayers, Webster City; 15. Matt Brown, Dysart; 16. Kevin Lacy, Bixby, Okla.; 17. Jeremy Hoskinson, Norfolk, Neb.; 18. Wesley Warren, Fairfield, Texas; 19. Tejay Mielke, Norfolk, Neb.; 20. Bill Bonnett, Knoxville; 21. Zac Smith, Mason City; 22. Jason Kohl, Missouri Valley; 23. Ross Marshall, Johnston; 24. Tiffany Bittner, Hampton, Neb.; 25. Brett Vanous, Quasqueton; 26. Billy Rhoades, Maynard; 27. Eric Cross, Salina, Kan.; 28. Nathan Ballard, Marengo. A-Main 02 — 1. John Watson, Des Moines; 2. Shay Simoneau, Damar, Kan.; 3. Dustin Graham, Boone; 4. Malik Sampson, Worthington, Minn.; 5. Tyson Overton, Carlisle; 6. Leah Wroten, Independence; 7. Corey Madden, Avoca; 8. Jeremy Oliver, [Read More]

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Mighty Axe IMCA Modified wins go to Martini, Kendall

BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 26-27) – Eric Martini’s efforts to win the Mighty Axe Nationals took five years while Billy Kendall needed just seven minutes to race his way to the top step of the Modified podium at North Central Speedway. Martini topped Friday’s Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified headliner at Brainerd and earned $1,000, Kendall’s Saturday checkers were good for $1,200 and their wins landed both drivers on the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Martini gained the Friday lead on the fifth of 25 laps, passing Erick Thiesse on the bottom and josh Beaulieu on the top. He led to the finish, holding off Don Eischens, Larry Zeller and Kendall in check following numerous restarts in the final laps. “I’ve called this the Elusive Axe for years. I’ve tried to win it for five years but something always happened,” he said. “My son Cameron told me I’d have to hang it up if I didn’t win it this year.” Like Martini on opening night, Kendall drew the third starting spot on Saturday. He needed [Read More]