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LaCrosse leads the way at Seymour

By Dave Panske SEYMOUR, Wis. (June 21) – Benji LaCrosse became the first local repeat winner in the division with his 99th career Budweiser IMCA Modified victory Sunday at Seymour Speedway. LaCrosse started outside row five and was running second to Rob Charapata by the sixth circuit. He dove to the inside for the lead on lap 14 and held off Mike Wedelstadt, already a member of the IMCA 100 career wins club, following a lap 18 restart. Travis Van Straten was half a car length faster than Brandon Czarapata in the Coors Light IMCA Stock Car main event. Point leader Jeremy Cota flew from 10th starting to first at the finish of the O’Reilly Auto Parts IMCA Northern SportMod feature.

Moede four-peats at Thunderhill Raceway

By Edward Anschutz STURGEON BAY, Wis. (June 21) – If he spends much more time there, Marcus Moede may start getting his mail delivered to victory lane at Thunderhill Raceway. Moede won his fourth straight IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature Sunday at Sturgeon Bay. He passed Travis LuMaye for the front spot with six laps left and took the checkers ahead of Dave Schmidt, who rallied after an early spin. Tyler Hackett maintained a streak of his own, leading every lap and winning for the third straight time in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. Shawn Havel repeated in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Jacob Zellner was the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod winner. Inducted into the Thunderhill Raceway Hall of Fame during the evening were Wally Massart, Darrell Massart, Reggie Cochart, Jerry Jonet and George Henkel.

Gemmill, McCarty double up at Tri-State

By Rob Nugent POCOLA, Okla. (June 20) – Ageless wonder Van Gemmill returned to his winning ways Saturday at Tri-State Speedway. Gemmill’s Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified victory was his second locally this season. Shawn Walsh was runner-up while Travis Johnson crossed the finish line in third. Kyle Woody picking up his first IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature win of the year ahead of former winner Jay Anderson and Justin Johnson. The IMCA SportMod feature saw Ken McCarty pick up his second win of the season. Logan Ellis and Gerry Vaughn completed the top three.

Meyer leads flag to flag at IMCA Northern SportMod Nationals

BRITT, Iowa (June 23) – Even though he’d led the first 15 laps, Nick Meyer’s crew was sure they could make his car even faster for the second half of Tuesday’s MaxYield Seed IMCA Northern SportMod Nationals at Hancock County Speedway. After changing four tires, tightening the car up and topping off the tank during the mandatory pit stop at midway, Meyer proved them right. He led to the checkers and took home a check for $3,500. “We won on opening night at Spring Nationals in Beatrice and that was big, but this win is bigger,” said Meyer. “It’s definitely my biggest win money-wise.” Eighth in the special for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods in 2013 and seventh last summer, Meyer started the 30-lapper from outside row one. Three tries were needed to get the initial start in and a handful of yellows came out before the break at halfway but the light stayed green for the final 15 circuits. Meyer made the most of the lower line. Lapped traffic stayed higher on the oval and didn’t [Read More]

Belec proves up to Challenge at Lincoln County

By Kelly Ninas NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (June 22) – Eddie Belec led the lap that counted the most in winning Monday evening’s Wild West Challenge headline event at Lincoln County Raceway. Belec started on the pole and chased Jay Steffens for most of the 20-lap Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event. He slid under Steffens out of the final corner and captured both the $1,000 checkers and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berth. Steffens, John Hansen, Jeremy Frenier and Anthony Roth completed the top five in the NebraskaLand Days show. Jason Rogers and Shawn Harker took home $750 checks for IMCA Sunoco Stock Car and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod victories, respectively. Jake Olmstead was the $500 IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock winner and Ramsey Meyer’s Mach-1 Sport Compact win paid $400. Rogers was promoted to the top spot after the apparent winner was disqualified in post-race tech. The rest of the Stock Car top five included Lloyd Meeske, Kyle Werkmeister, Casey Werkmeister and Kyle Clough. Harker started on the outside of the first row and [Read More]

Hoefelman hoists hardware at Eagle

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (June 20) – Eight-year veteran Jared Hoefelman won for the first time at Eagle Raceway Saturday night. The Kaplan University IMCA Modified checkers came ahead of Justin Wulf, Shane Hiatt and Johnny Saathoff. “This is such an exciting place to win!” Hoefelman exclaimed. “There is so much good equipment here, and such great racers” Shayle Bade was a straightaway faster than her closest RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car challenger. The winged win was her first of the season at Eagle. Benji Legg found the right setup and found himself in victory lane for the first time this season following the NAPA IMCA Northern SportMod feature. Adam Armstrong started in the eighth row after winning his “B” feature, then outran the rest of the Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock field for the main event victory. Kevin Fearing got the kinks worked out in his new car and won the Sam’s Club IMCA Sport Compact main event.

Traugott takes IMCA Modified Honors at Dodge City

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. (June 20) – Cole Traugott turned his Dodge City Raceway Park luck around by wiring the field to win Saturday night’s 20-lap Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature. After suffering DNF’s in his previous pair of local starts this year, Traugott started from the pole position and led all the way to take his first Dodge City win since August of 2013. Traugott weathered three cautions along the way to secure the win, the latest with just seven laps to go. “Patience is the name of the game,” he explained afterward. With Traugott out front, Dylan Sherfick worked his way from 10th to third by the 12th round, then moved into the runner-up slot when Nick Link suffered front end damage and collected Clay Sellard in the process. Sherfick was on Traugott’s decklid on the final restart with seven laps to go but was never able to mount a challenge. Making his first Dodge City start of the year, former track champ Brendon Gemmill climbed from 12th to capture the [Read More]

Elmwood Park finally gets in season opener

By Mike Hughes NORTON, Kan. (June 20) – After the first two scheduled races this season were rained out, Elmwood Park Speedway finally got in its season opener Saturday evening, June 20. David Murray won the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature but Jesse Richter made him work for it. Murray led the first five laps before Richter got by briefly. Murray regained the lead, then held Richter in check following a lap nine restart. Casey Werkmeister led from green to checkered in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. Mikey Dancer chased Werkmeister all 15 laps but had to settle for second. Jason Davis was third. In the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature, Jake Krone led all 15 laps in the caution-free race. Dakota Sproul and Troy Attwood completed the top three. Roger Garrison, Garrett Hager and Rhett Kingsbury each led a lap at the start of the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature. Hager got back by Kingsbury following a lap four restart to take a lead he would not relinquish. Jacob Olmstead finished in [Read More]

Stock Car checkers fly at Shawano for Van Straten

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (June 20) – Travis Van Straten passed Brandon Czarapata with two laps remaining to win the Saturday IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature, and $750 top prize, at Shawano Speedway. Josh Mroczkowski and Mike Schmidt took turns in the lead before Czarapata went by both on lap four. Two circuits later it was Rod Snellenberger and Van Straten heading the pursuit. A caution on lap 13 bunched the field up but Czarapata got a good restart and held the lead. Snellenberger pulled into the pits on lap 17 and Schmidt joined Czarapata and Van Straten in the top three. Van Straten moved to the inside of Czarapata on lap 18 and the pair raced side-by-side the next two times around the oval with Czarapata holding the lead each lap by a fender. On lap 24, Van Straten again went under Czarapata and this time nudged ahead by inches as the pair took the white flag. Entering turn one, Van Straten drove in deeper than Czarapata and slid up the track into the high [Read More]

Shryock wins third I-35 feature

By Greg Grabianowski MASON CITY, Iowa (June 21) – Kelly Shryock won his third Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature of the year Sunday at I-35 Speedway. Shryock slid past leader Rich Lewerke to take the lead and eventual victory. Lewerke finished second while last week’s winner Levi Nielsen placed third. Jesse Brown did not have the fastest IMCA Sunoco Stock Car on the track but he was in the right place when it mattered most. Blake Cole and Travis Shipman both pulled into the infield with mechanical troubles, giving Brown the lead. He had to hold off a late challenge from runner-up Kevin Opheim. Joe Willier took third. George Nordman held off four-time feature winner Nick Meyer to grab his first Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod win of the summer at Mason City. Nate Chodur was third. Andrew Borchardt was the winner of the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature. Point leader Scott Dobel placed second with third going to Cory Gansen. Oliver Monson was the winner of the Mach-1 Sport Compact feature, holding off Jay [Read More]