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Heartland Park Topeka checkers fly for Fuqua

TOPEKA, Kan. (May 1) – On a night that was less than perfect, one of the best features of the early season occurred Sunday night at the 2nd Big Time Bail Bonds Sunday Night Showdown at Heartland Park Topeka. In the BillsBuilt Race Cars IMCA Modified feature it was a full-blown battle. Jared Rogers jumped out to the lead and would hold on for a majority of the laps but a yellow changed the complexion of the race. Following the restart, Jordan Grabouski took a slim lead over Rogers going into the first turn late in the race. Rogers fought back hard on the inside, but as the two exited turn two Darron Fuqua threaded the needle with a pass for the lead in the middle and it stuck. Once Fuqua got to the front of the pack he wouldn’t be denied. The multi-time track champion at Heartland Park Topeka took home win number one under the IMCA banner. Last week, Dustin Thulin pulled out for the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature only to have [Read More]

Ward keeps Tri-City streak alive

AUBURN, Mich. (April 29) – A.J. Ward raced to his second Main Street Seed and Supply IMCA Modified feature wins in as many starts this season Friday at Tri-City Motor Speedway. Defending track champion Myron DeYoung, and Tanner Pray paced the field of 20 to the green. DeYoung grabbed a straightaway advantage before he caught the back of the field by the halfway point of the 20-lapper. Ward worked his way to the back bumper of DeYoung before the caution flew for a spun car on lap thirteen. This set up the duel fans have seen frequently over the past few years between Ward and DeYoung. On the first restart, Craig Vance, running third, lost control in turn two and collected a number of top drivers. This set up another restart for the final seven laps. DeYoung and Ward swapped the lead three times on the first lap back to green flag racing, but Ward would prove to be too much as he took his second feature in a row to start the season. DeYoung, [Read More]

Van Straten wins again at Shawano

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (April 30) – A hardy crowd turned out to see 132 competitors duke it out on the venerable Shawano Speedway half mile Saturday night. Brian Mullen and Kevin Bethke each won their first local feature of the year while Travis Van Straten won his second in a row. Kevin Feck took off like a rocket at the start of the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature while venerable Jerry Muenster moved into second. Eighth starter Mullen worked his way up to third by lap five, before a scary incident on the front stretch slowed the pace and eliminated numerous cars from the race. Once the race went back to green, Mullen passed Muenster and set his sights on Feck. Mullen got to the inside of Feck on lap eight to take the lead away. Feck soon pulled to the pits, moving Lance Arneson to second. Arneson, who had started 14th, pestered the leader for the duration but Mullen was not to be denied on his way to victory lane. Matt Oreskovich finished third. [Read More]

Oh what a night at Oshkosh opener!

By Dave Panske OSHKOSH, Wis. (April 29) – Season openers have a way of getting out of control sometimes, and with 171 cars in 6 divisions filling the pit area at the Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway on Friday night, one could only hope for the best. The veteran staff at the Zone was up to the challenge and an entire program was complete in 3-½ hours. The drivers also did their job to near perfection with all very competitive features run in just under an hour. There were only a handful of cautions during the entire night, compliments of a very smooth, fast track. Defending national and track champion Travis Van Straten pulled away from the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car field on his way to the feature win. Ryan Blank and Jerry Wheeler battled for second with Winkler taking the spot at the finish while Blank, in his first run in the Stock Car division, settled for a strong third place finish. With a stout 46-car field in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified division, it was a tough [Read More]

Rainouts reported by IMCA tracks

VINTON, Iowa (April 29) – Inclement weather has already taken a toll on weekend events, with a number of IMCA tracks reporting their Friday or Saturday shows have rained out. Friday rainouts now include Batesville Motor Speedway in Arkansas; Atchison County Raceway, Salina Speedway and Thomas County Speedway in Kansas; CJ Speedway, Davenport Speedway, Farley Speedway, the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway, Lee County Speedway and Marshalltown Speedway in Iowa; Boone County Raceway in Nebraska; Outlaw Speedway in New York; Outlaw Motor Speedway in Oklahoma; and Boyd Raceway and Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Texas. Saturday cancellations include RPM Speedway in Kansas, where track officials are now working on finding a makeup date; Billings Motorsports Park in Montana; Off Road Speedway in Nebraska; 281 Speedway and Cotton Bowl Speedway in Texas; and 141 Speedway in Wisconsin. Utah’s Millard County raceway lost Friday and Saturday events. A big turnout is expected for next Friday night’s show at Salina as veteran NASCAR star Ken Schrader joins the talented pool of Long McArthur Ford IMCA Modified drivers to take on America’s Fast [Read More]

Three first-time winners at Hancock County

By Greg Grabianowski BRITT, Iowa (April 23) – Three different drivers found the winner’s circle for the first time this season at Hancock County Speedway on Saturday, while two others won for the second time in four weeks of racing. Cody Nielsen and Derek Green won for the second time in four weeks at Hancock County Speedway while Austin Wolf, Colby Fett and Brad Cagle found the winner’s circle for the first time in 2016 at Britt. Wolf started on the pole in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature and held that spot to grab his the win ahead of Tad Reutzel. Green came from the outside of row four to grab his second IMCA Sunoco Stock Car win at Britt this spring. David Wickman held on for second. Fett started on the outside of the front row and never looked back once out front in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main event. Nielsen started inside row five and piloted his number 29N IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock rig to the winner’s circle for the [Read More]

Dominant run rewards Olmstead at North Platte

By Kelly Ninas NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (April 23) – Running like the wind was the formula for success at Lincoln County Raceway Saturday night in front of a capacity crowd. Colton Osborn, Josh Leonard, Casey Werkmeister, Jacob Olmstead and Richard Crow all earned trips to the winner’s circle. Putting on a dominating performance, Olmstead grabbed the lead on the fourth circuit and never looked back to capture his second straight IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock victory at North Platte. Starting in the fourth row left Osborn some work to do to get to the front of the field in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature. Osborn snared the lead on the third lap and led the rest of the way to the repeat checkers. Leonard collected the checkered flag in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature along with the dash for cash. Leonard started the feature in the fifth row and worked the cushion to his advantage to drive his way to the point on the eighth lap and hold off all challenges to earn [Read More]

Top honors at Topeka go to Haid

TOPEKA, Kan. (April 24) – The era of IMCA Racing got underway Sunday night as Heartland Park Topeka played host to opening night and a total of 82 cars checked in to battle it out in four divisions. One of the most exciting races of the night happened in the Cars 4 Less IMCA Stock Car division. Bryan Rigsby, who has multiple feature wins at HPT, jumped out to the early lead but would saw his car fade as a problem developed. This problem for Rigsby would be a big gain for Matt Haid. Haid had been keeping pace with Rigsby and was ready to pounce on the moment. Haid took the lead and never looked back. Jim Powell Jr. and Dominic Thyfault gave him a run for his money, but Haid was just too tough on this night as he went on to the opening night win. It was a star-studded field in the BillsBuilt Race Cars IMCA Modified feature. Mike Striegel got the drop on the competition and took the lead early while [Read More]

Jerald Harris does a wing dance at Waynesboro

By Jim Haines WAYNESBORO, Va. (April 23) – The Harris boys are trying some new wing mounts on their cars and they seem to be working as Jerald Harris went to the front and stayed there in Saturday’s Virginia Sprint Series feature at Eastside Speedway. Harris became the third different winner in as many IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car events this season when the tour made its first of four visits to Waynesboro. Tony Harris and Bill Rice paced the field at the start with Tony Harris out front on the low line with Rice taking his high line. Jerald Harris made his way to third and worked on Rice until getting by on lap five, taking off after Tony leaving Rice to battle Humphries. Jerald Harris dove low and to the lead as Tony Harris was getting loose and had to hold off Humphries. Jerald Harris was pacing the field as Humphries got under Tony Harris, but lost it the following turn and took Tony Harris with him. Jerald Harris took off after the [Read More]

Dubuque Late Model opener goes to Merfeld

By Jerry Mackey DUBUQUE, Iowa (April 24) – The 2016 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season got underway Sunday night at the Dubuque County Fairgrounds Speedway. The racing action was very good and an added bonus, the final checkered flag of the night waved at approximately 8:30 p.m., allowing fans plenty of time to get home for a good night’s rest before starting the work week. The Out Pace Racing Products IMCA Late Model feature ran 25 very fast, caution-free laps with Dubuque racer Luke Merfeld taking his new Trackstar chassis to a very impressive win. Merfeld ran away from the field in scoring the win ahead of Jason Rauen and Luke Goedert. The Merfeld Brothers Automotive IMCA Modifieds also ran a caution-free race with Matt Gansen taking the checkers. Gansen was pressured for the majority of the 20-lap race by Jeremiah Hurst, who was waiting for Gansen to make a mistake that did not happen. Tyler Soppe scored his second consecutive feature win in the GSI Collision Specialists IMCA Northern SportMod main event. [Read More]