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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]

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]

Winebarger first in Fast Friday feature

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (Aug. 26) – Friday saw a full house at Cottage Grove Speedway as the ¼-mile clay oval hosted the final Fast Friday of 2016 and all fans through the front gate got in for free. Eric Ashley was quick out of the box in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event. Ashley paced the field until around lap 16 when he was passed for the lead. The driver to make it around him was Collen Winebarger. Winebarger led the rest of the way to score his fifth win of 2016 at CGS. Ashley was a second followed by John Campos in third. Craig Hanson was fourth while finishing fifth was Jeff Lovell.

Osborn leads at Lexington

By Kelly Ninas LEXINGTON, Neb. (Aug. 28) – Colton Osborn got the best of his Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified foes on season championship night Sunday at Lexington Raceway. Osborn and Anthony Roth were in a see-saw battle during the early laps. Osborn was able to gain a little breathing room and never looked back to earn the main event victory. Roth was the runner-up while Scott Smith ended in third. Cole Egge finally punched through for a feature win in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod division. Egge has led the most laps in numerous features this season but it was on the final night of competition that that young gun was able to lead all of the circuits to capture his first win in the division after starting on the outside of the first row. National championship contender Daniel Gottschalk did everything he could in hopes of catching Egge but was forced to settle for second. Steve Kempt scored the third place finish. Leading from start to finish was Mike Nichols for his 56th [Read More]

Williamson is $1,000 winner at Willamette

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. (Aug. 27) – Jesse Williamson’s first Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature win of the season at Willamette Speedway was worth $1,000. The opening laps of Saturday’s main event were pretty competitive but once Williamson got to the front he was remained there unchallenged. The victory landed him on the ballot for the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Schram Brothers Excavating ponied up the extra purse money.

LaCrosse is king of the ring at Oshkosh

OSHKOSH, Wis. (Aug. 26) – Benji LaCrosse clinched King of the Ring honors with his Friday Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature win at Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway. The third leg of King of the Ring saw Marcus Yarie and LaCrosse tied for the series lead. Both won their heat races, and started the main event in row two. It was LaCrosse who made the early move and took the lead after the opening lap with Dan Roedl, Yarie, Jeremy Christians, Tim Robbins and Brian Drexler behind. LaCrosse hooked midway up the track and Roedl was running the outside line. The rest of the field was bunched two and three-wide behind. Yarie moved up to second on lap four and was just behind the leader. A lone caution appeared on lap nine with LaCrosse and Yarie still leading the way. Roedl was holding third while Tim Lemirande was the quickest car in the field having moved from his 16th starting spot into fourth for the restart. With the green flag out for the balance of the 30-lapper, it was flat-out throughout [Read More]

Pospisil paces Sport Compacts at Off Road

By Randy Pospishil sports@norfolkdailynews.com NORFOLK, Neb. (Aug. 27) – Plenty of action could be found on the track Saturday at Off Road Speedway, starting with Shannon Pospisil’s Mach-1 Sport Compact win. Pospisil moved into the lead during the third lap while coming out of turn four and survived a green, white, checkered finish following the race’s only caution. Ramsey Meyer, who finished second to Pospisil Thursday in Columbus, did so again Saturday night while Codie Mielke took third. Norfolk Catholic High School senior Gage Koch won for the second time in his career, leading all 15 laps of the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature. Koch, who began racing junior hornets at the age of 12, got his first Hobby Stock win last season, said he “liked the high side tonight, and the car was set up perfect for it … it just felt really good.” Jim Kimmel and TeJay Mielke finished in second- and third-place, respectively. Chad Bruns added a seventh win to his Off Road Speedway total, leading all but three of the IMCA [Read More]

Midweek checkers pay big for DeYoung

AUBURN, Mich. (Aug. 24) – Myron DeYoung raced his way onto the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot and picked up a bonus doing it at Tri-City Motor Speedway’s midweek special. DeYoung earned $1,225 for his Main Street Seed and Supply IMCA Modified victory and picked up bonus money on top of that check for ending A.J. Ward’s winning streak. The IMCA Modifieds had 28 drivers check in for the opportunity to win big money by winning their 40-lap feature. Todd Matheson and Chaz Pray brought the field to the initial green flag. Matheson set the early pace before Matt Szecsodi reeled him in and made the pass by lap nine. Defending champion DeYoung eventually overtook Szecsodi just past the halfway point of the race. The 12th starting Ward was having difficulty getting to the front but by the closing laps found himself in the top five. Ward’s run to the front ended when he got tangled up with the lapped car of Rusty Zeigler, went off the top of turn three and was sent to the [Read More]

Reed in right place at right time for PASS win at Clinton County

MILL HALL, Pa. (Aug. 26) – Reed Thompson was running third at the right time in Friday’s Pennsylvania Sprint Series feature at Clinton County Motor Speedway. Tylor Cochran had moved right on the back of leader Scott Lutz with two circuits to go in the 20-lapper for IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars. The white flag was out and going into the second turn, the two made contact with Lutz rolling and Cochran spinning. The incident handed the lead over to Thompson, who hung on through a green, white, checkered finish. “I do not like to win races that way. We did not have the car for those two, they were quicker than us,” he said during the post-race interview. “I lost my good car at the beginning of the year and we have been fighting with this one to get it going. We are just starting to find things to make it work and I guess we were in the right spot tonight to get a win.” Ryan Lynn was second and Ken Duke took [Read More]

Reeser sprints to Port Royal checkers

PORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 27) – Once he got to the front, there was no catching Tyler Reeser in Saturday’s Pennsylvania Sprint Series feature at Port Royal Speedway. Drew Ritchey drove from his fourth starting spot into the lead on the fourth lap of the 18-lap main event for IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars, overtaking Scott Ellerman for control. Ritchey threatened to run away for his first-ever oval victory but a caution bunched the field and placed Jeff Miller and Reeser on his tail for the restart. Reeser pounced on Miller for second at the new green and then blasted past Ritchey for control a lap later. Reeser then pulled away to his second win of the year at the track.  Miller then also got around Ritchey for second.  Ritchey rode home third followed by Scott Ellerman and Cale Reigel. Feature results – 1. Tyler Reeser; 2. Jeff Miller; 3. Drew Ritchey; 4. Scott Ellerman; 5. Cale Reigel; 6. Reed Thompson; 7. Darren Miller; 8. Mark Watkins; 9. Ken Duke Jr.; 10. Kyle Ganoe; 11. Kyle [Read More]