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Snellenberger holds on for Bouche Memorial checkers

By Tom Wagner STURGEON BAY, Wis. (May 23) – Rod Snellenberger held off Dave Bouche at the wire to capture the $1,000 top prize in the seventh annual Nathan Bouche Memorial IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature Saturday at Thunderhill Raceway. The only caution of the contest came on lap five. The front pair made it a two-car race the last 18 times around the oval with Bouche no more than a car length behind at any time. Behind the lead duo, Shawn Havel advanced to third and, for a time, was making up ground. But the advance stalled in the late stages and he settled for third. Derek Moede and John Anschutz ran together for the duration, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively. Dan Sell completed the top six, piloting the Nathan Bouche tribute car. Moede had led the 22-car feature field to the green. Rick Dix was shuffled back on the lap five restart as Snellenberger and Bouche raced to the front. Snellenberger established the low groove, going to work on Moede for the lead, with Anschutz keeping [Read More]

Lambert earns career first win at 141

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (May 23) – Josh Lambert bested a 23-car field to earn his first career Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature victory Saturday at 141 Speedway. Lambert put his racer up top and grabbed the lead from Race Van Pay on lap four. Lambert put on a dominant performance that saw him with a full straightaway lead mid-race but a caution with eight laps remaining brought everyone back together. Doug Maurer used a veteran restart to move around Lambert and into the lead with seven laps to go. Lambert stayed true to his line and didn’t falter as he moved back around Maurer with laps left. Other winners on Memorial Weekend included Jeremy Jacobs in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, John Heinz in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Brandon Kay in the Mach-1 Sport Compacts.

Oshkosh wins are first for Bartel, Wichman

By Dave Panske OSHKOSH, Wis. (May 22) – Chad Bartel and Greg Wichman both won at Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway for the first time in their respective IMCA careers Friday night. Bartel bested the Automotive Supply Company IMCA Modified main after running side-by-side with eventual runner-up T.J. Smith. Wichman hugged the inside line and held off persistent Travis Van Straten in the Total Power Sales IMCA Stock Car headliner. Ryan Besaw took the lead on lap seven and was still in first when the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main was checkered due to the time limit. The win was his first locally this season. All race winners received trophies from the Kim Parsons Memorial Trophy Tour for Organ and Tissue donation.

Larson leads the way at Marshalltown

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (May 22) – Adam Larson won at Marshalltown for the first time this season in Friday’s Coors Light IMCA Modified main event. Scott Simatovich was the early leader while Larson, Joel Rust and Jimmy Gustin went two- and three-wide behind him. Rust grabbed the lead away on lap nine, then gave way to Gustin on lap 12. Gustin, in turn, saw Larson take the lead away on lap 13 and drive to the checkers. Rust took second, Josh Gilman came from ninth to third and Gustin was fourth and Simatovich. Donavon Smith was the winner by a bumper over Trent Murphy in the Miller Lite IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. Colby Heishman won his career first Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature on Tuesday and won his second Friday at Marshalltown. Austin Luellen won another Toby K’s Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stock main event, by a car length over Andy Hick.

Droste takes IMCA Modified Madness cash at Davenport

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (May 22) – The IMCA Modified Madness 50 was the big show Friday night at Davenport Speedway. When the checkered flag fell, the spotlight was on Tyler Droste. Making his first visit to Davenport with an IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified, Droste topped the $2,000 to win feature after swapping the lead and a little paint with Milo Veloz. “There were a lot of good cars here and a lot of very good drivers in the feature,” said Droste. “It helped having been here once before this year (in a Late Model) because every track is just a little bit different.” The main event started with 2012 race winner Veloz on the pole. Veloz jumped out to the early race lead but was in and out of first before Droste took over for good on the 46th of 50 circuits. Wisconsin’s Todd Dart, running the high side, took the lead briefly on lap seven but Veloz regained the top spot in the next corner. Lap 30 saw Jeremiah Hurst take his [Read More]

Reeser picks up PASS win at Williams Grove

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (May 22) – Tyler Reeser picked up his first-ever Williams Grove Pennsylvania Sprint Series win Friday night, in a race complete with three-wide action for the lead. The IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car feature took several tries to get started as first-lap incidents slowed competition. Reeser took the lead following one of those restarts. Reeser then took the lead and was in command as Zach Newlin and 10th starting Daren Miller closed in. The trio was in a close race when the rookie Miller took the lead from Newlin and Reeser. The race ended as it began with several restarts and as tires wore down. Miller was unable to dominate and Reeser again took the lead. Newlin came home second followed by Steve Storrie, Ken Duke and Miller. Feature results – 1. Tyler Reeser; 2. Zach Newlin; 3. Steve Storrie; 4. Ken Duke; 5. Darren Miller; 6. Tom Worrick; 7. Stephanie Stevens; 8. Scott Ellerman; 9. Colby Dice; 10. John Martin; 11. Jon Haegele; 12. Mike Alleman; 13. Ron Aurand; 14. Drew Ritchey; 15. [Read More]

Long tow for Hawkeye Dirt Tour opener pays off for Wolla

VINTON, Iowa (May 19) – Rain in North Dakota was bad news for drivers in Iowa Tuesday night at Benton County Speedway. Jason Wolla made a last-minute decision to travel 14-plus hours from his hometown of Ray, in western North Dakota, for the opening event in IMCA’s Hawkeye Dirt Tour. He started 11th, took the lead from Mark Elliott following a 13th circuit restart and outran defending champion Mike Van Genderen in traffic late in the 40-lapper. The IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified win paid $1,000. “We made a last-second decision to come here and it paid off,” said Wolla, who’d finished fourth at Vinton en route to the Frostbuster Series crown in early April. “We rained out last week everywhere in North Dakota and had the trailer loaded up and ready to go. We had another car to pick up from Justin O’Brien (at Rage Chassis) in West Union and here we are.” Van Genderen started ninth and made up ground on Wolla before running out of laps. J.D. Auringer raced from 12th starting to third, [Read More]

Ireland shines at Sunset’s Armed Forces Night

By Ben Deatherage BANKS, Ore. (May 16) – Armed Forces Night on Saturday at Sunset Speedway Park was Rob Ireland’s time to shine. Starting mid-pack in the Budweiser IMCA Modified feature field, Ireland worked his way to the front and won his first feature of the season. He’s the fourth different winner in as many races in the division this year. Craig Cassell was yet again second while Rick Graham crossed the wire in third.

Cox wins thriller at Cottage Grove

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (May 16) – Saturday’s IMCA Xtreme Motorsports Modified main event at Cottage Grove Speedway was a thriller and no one had a better seat for the show than Kinzer Cox. Only a couple incidents took place, making the race pretty much stoppage free. Jake Mayden set a wicked pace for most of the race and looked to have the event well in hand before Cox worked his way through the field and into the lead on lap 21. From that point, Cox pulled away from the rest of the field and made his second straight visit to victory lane. Gus Cooper finished second while Mayden ended the evening in third. Jayson Nelson turn some heads in the first half of the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod race. Gene Ashley eventually caught Nelson and passed him on lap seven. Ashley would lead the remainder of the laps and put his ride in victory lane for the second time this season. Jimmy Owen was second and Nelson third.

Stuart checkers fly for Shute

By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (May 17) – Todd Shute was the IMCA Modified winner on opening night at Stuart Speedway. After taking the lead early, Shute maintained the lead through four cautions and contact with challenger Luke Wanninger. Nick Roberts was the runner-up and Justin Zeitner took third. Corey Zeitner got the IMCA Late Model victory ahead of 12th starting Scotty Welsh and John Emerson. Clint Luellen took the lead on the second lap, then stayed true to the bottom of the track and went on to score the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod win. Jerry Hinton took second with Kody Havens sliding into third. Marcus Fagan gained the lead on lap 15 and won the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature ahead of Brian Blessington and Chris Pruitt. Austin Luellen led the caution flag-free IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock event from start to finish. Aaron Rudolph ran second for the entire race with John Watson taking third at the line by inches over Buck Schafrot. Ninety-five cars packed the pits for Casey’s General Store Night at the [Read More]