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Andersen aces Eagle Modified main 

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (May 7) – Chad Andersen got the lead back with eight laps to go in winning Satur­day’s Kaplan University IMCA Modified main event at Eagle Raceway. He was chased to the checkers by Dustin Andersen, Anthony Roth and Shane Hiatt. “I haven’t had that much fun racing in a long time. Dustin and I don’t get to start on the front row together very often. It was awesome racing with him like that,” Andersen said. “When he passed me I knew that whoever got out front and got to the top first was going to get the win.” After a complete restart, Mark Leiting checked out on the rest of the NAPA IMCA Northern SportMod feature field. The win was his second locally this season and came ahead of Gary Saathoff, Adam Armstrong and Joe Schidler. Damon Richards started inside row four and made rare use of the lower line in winning the Valen­tino’s IMCA Hobby Stock headliner. Rounding out the top four were Tyler Saathoff, Dave Carter and Roy [Read More]

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Bell, VanDusen ring up CJ Speedway wins

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (May 6) – CJ Speedway got back to action on Friday and Adam Bell scored the win in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature while Cody VanDusen topped the field in the Mach-1 Sport Compacts. Dane Fenton and Bell made up the front row for the Stock Car start. Bell edged Fenton at the line to lead lap one with Tad Payne and John Oliver Jr. battling for third. A couple laps later, Oliver moved into the runner-spot and pressured Bell for the lead. Oliver tried to get under Bell until midway through the race when he pulled off with mechanical troubles. This moved Kirk Kinsley, who recovered from a first-lap crash, to second spot. Kinsley tried everything to get the lead away from Bell, but Bell was able to hold him off to pick up his first win of the season at the track. Kinsley settled for second and Payne was third. VanDusen and John Whalen led the field to the green flag in the Sport Compact feature. VanDusen set the pace [Read More]

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Holladay scores second straight at West Liberty 

By Jerry Mackey WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (May 7) – Chad Holladay scored his second consecutive iWireless IMCA Late Model feature win in a caution-free 25-lap main event Saturday at West Liberty Raceway. Veteran Ron Boyse led the first few circuits before Holladay made his move into the lead using the high line off turn four. Boyse ran a very strong second, crossing under the checkers ahead of Nick Marolf. The Performance Concepts IMCA Modifieds saw Chris Zogg work his way to the front from a fourth row start, setting up a battle for the lead with Andrew Schroeder. The two frontrunners swapped the lead several times using the slide jobs to perfection. Zogg was able to secure the lead for good on lap 15 en route to the 20-lap win. Schroeder ran second ahead of Jerry Luloff. The Weikert Iron & Metal IMCA Northern SportMods saw great racing for the lead between even­tual winner Logan Anderson and Cody Harris. Anderson took the lead coming to the white flag and held off Harris for a car [Read More]

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Seidler wins opener at Dacotah Speedway

MANDAN, N.D. (May 6) – The green flag waved for the first time this season Friday at Dacotah Speedway and Marlyn Seidler made his first visit to the local victory lane since 2013 after the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified checkers flew. Seidler and Drew Christianson started on the front row and Seidler quickly pulled away as Christian­son and Shawn Strand battled for second and Spencer Wilson quietly lurked in fourth. With 10 laps to go, Wilson slipped by Strand for third before a caution regrouped the field. On the restart, Seidler pulled away from the field again while Wilson passed Christianson for second. A caution with eight to go reset the field once more but once again, Seidler pulled away. Christianson challenged Wilson for second and they raced side by side with six laps to go. Wilson held off Christianson as Tracy Domagala raced door to door with Strand. Strand’s car started to fade in the closing laps, as he lost fifth place to Hank Berry with three laps to go. Domagala’s strong charge to [Read More]

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Cole is tops at Tri-State

By Rob Nugent POCOLA, Okla. (May 7) – Take Cole picked up another Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified win Saturday at Tri-State Speedway, this time ahead of Toby Lindell and Larry Tounzen. Muskogee drivers ran 1-2-3 in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main as Kyle Slader crossed the fin­ish line first ahead of last week’s winner Mike Wiseman and Kevin Flock. The IMCA SportMod feature saw 15-year-old Kayden Menasco take home the win, over Dennis Slader and Caden Ellis, for the second week in a row.

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Kilgore is killer in Luxemburg opener 

By Greg Aregoni LUXEMBURG, Wis. (May 6) – One hundred and forty-five cars entered the pits at Luxemburg Speedway for the season opener Friday night. Shawn Kilgore stalked his prey and eventually started the season where he left off in 2015, taking home top honors with an Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature win. Kilgore ran to the front and reached leader Luke Lemmens on lap 12, then went to the outside and grabbed the lead on the next lap. Lemmens was able to stay close for a couple of laps but in the end it was the Kilgore show. Lemmens finished second with Brian Mullen third. Mike Mashl ran to fourth with Benji LaCrosse rounding out the top five. The race went caution free. Larry Karcz Jr. led the opening two circuits of the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car Showdown but quickly became the target of Kyle Frederick, who grabbed the lead up top and stayed in charge until the lone caution on lap 13. On the restart, John Heinz and Troy Muench came calling [Read More]

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Toland scores big win at Farley Speedway 

By Jerry Mackey FARLEY, Iowa (May 6) – Racing action resumed on Friday night at Farley Speedway follow­ing a week off due to wet weather. A great field of cars provided an excellent night of racing on a beautiful early May evening. Rob Toland has his sights set on a national championship in the IMCA Late Model division in 2016 and a trip to Farley was another step in that direction for the long-time driver. Toland out­raced 19 other competitors in the 25-lap Out Pace Racing Products feature and raced to his 399th career feature win. Jon Merfeld had a great run on Friday night in crossing under the checkers in second ahead of Tyler Bruening. Matt Gansen led a very competitive GSI Collision Products IMCA Modified main event flag to flag. Gan­sen drove a flawless race in holding off veteran Mark Schulte. Tyler Soppe continued his early season hot streak by winning the GSI Collision Specialists IMCA Northern SportMod feature. Soppe raced to the front from his fifth row start on his way to [Read More]

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Yarie, Van Straten, Schneider have the horses at Oshkosh

OSHKOSH, Wis. (May 6) – It is Kentucky Derby weekend, but horsepower of a different kind was in abundance Friday night at  Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway with a solid field of 131 teams entering the night’s competition on a perfect night for racing in Northeastern Wisconsin. A caution on the opening lap of the Automotive Supply Company IMCA Modifieds was the only blemish on a great feature event.  On the final lap Kevin Baldry, looking for his first-ever feature win in the division, held the inside line and Marcus Yarie pulled outside and alongside through the fi­nal turns. Yarie had a bit more momentum out of the turn and won the drag race to the finish line winning his first SpeedZone feature of the season by less than a car length. Travis Van Straten captured his second straight IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature win after taking charge on lap five. Jerry Winkler took the runner-up spot over Ryan Blank. Elijah Koenig led the opening lap of the Nolte’s Auto Repair and Towing IMCA Northern SportMod main before [Read More]

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New car takes Murray to victory lane at Marshalltown

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (May 6) – After Mother Nature ruined last week’s racing at Mar­shalltown Speedway, a great field of cars was eager for racing Friday evening for Cliff Chambers Memorial Night. Jacob Murray put his new car to the test and at the end of the night had it sitting in victory lane. Murray won the 20-lap Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature, outrunning 26 other contenders. Murray started on the pole and led the entire race, maneuvering the slicked up track to take the win.  Kyle Brown came from eighth starting spot to finish in second, just ahead of Ricky Thornton Jr. in third. Trent Murphy put his ride into the winner’s circle in the 20-lap IMCA Sunoco Stock Car fea­ture. Murphy came from the fourth row and took a comfortable win over runner-up Tyler Pickett. A close third was 10th place starter Donavon Smith. Eric Stanton went home with his third win in a row at the speedway, in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock division. Stanton took the lead on lap one and never looked back. He finished [Read More]

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Werner goes flag to flag at Davenport 

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (May 6) – Matt Werner led all 20 laps in winning Friday night’s Eriksen IMCA Modified main event at Davenport Speedway. Ray Cox Jr. was second and Jake Bowman took third, while Mitch Morris rocketed from 15th starting spot to fourth. Bruce Hanford completed the first five. Thirty-two Modifieds were entered. The Hawkeye Auto IMCA Northern SportMods saw multiple cautions in their feature which ended early. Tony Olson grabbed the lead on lap seven and held on to the checkers. Jarrett Franzen and Andrew Burk both led early in the race before finishing second and third, respectively. Tim Current and Jake Morris completed the top five.