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Cook captures rain-delayed Mod main at 34

By Dana Royer WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (May 9) – Ryan Cook was the first feature winner Saturday at 34 Raceway, holding off Bill Roberts the last three times around the track to capture the rain-interrupted IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature from last week. Tyler Glass got his first win of the season, taking the checkered flag by several car lengths in the evening’s scheduled Modified feature. Glass took the lead from Brandon Rothzen on lap seven and never looked back. Seventeen IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars put on another show with John Oliver Jr. earning his first 34 Raceway win this season. Oliver took the lead from John Brockway on lap 14 in a contest that went caution free-up to lap 15. With one lap to go, the final caution came out setting up a green, white, checkered finish. Jim Redmann took the lead on the final lap coming out of turn three but Oliver powered forward to get the lead back and took the win. Dakota Simmons got his first-ever Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod [Read More]

Van Pay races to first career feature win at 141 Speedway

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (May 9) – Van Pay is a name that has numerous feature wins and a name that is highly regarded in the area racing family. A new Van Pay has put his own tally in the win column after the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature Saturday night at 141 Speedway. Race Van Pay joined the ranks of feature winners earning his first career win in a highly contested race. All 20 laps of the feature belonged to Van Pay, who had his share of challengers along the way but held all of them at bay. A three-lap dash to the finish was the final test that Van Pay passed. He stayed true to his line and picked up his first career feature win. Shawn Kilgore won again in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds after starting 10th. Devin Snellenberger, who got on his roof last week, dominated the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. Shaun Bangart gained the lead with three laps left and won the Mach-1 Sport Compact main [Read More]

LaCrosse plays chess with Czarneski at Luxemburg

By Greg Aregoni LUXEMBURG, Wis. (May 8) – Friday night was game night at Luxemburg Speedway, most notably in the IMCA Modified division when Benji LaCrosse was king. Russ Reinwald led the opening lap before heading down pit lane under caution. Tim Czarneski grabbed the top spot on the restart and pulled ahead of the field by half a straightaway. LaCrosse maneuvered through the field and got to the runner-up spot by lap 10. LaCrosse ran down Czarneski and a game of chess ensued. LaCrosse tried multiple lines with the leader maintaining the top of the track. With two circuits remaining, the duo reached lapped traffic. With the white flag in the air, Czarneski got behind a lapped vehicle on top of the track allowing LaCrosse to move to the bottom more quickly than the leader. LaCrosse stayed down low and got just enough bite to hold off Czarneski at the line. Rod Snellenberger was the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car winner. Todd Wiese topped the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Cody Junio led all 15 [Read More]

Shawano win is Stankowski’s IMCA Modified first

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (May 9) – Mitch Stankowski gained redemption by winning his first career IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature Saturday at Shawano Speedway. Jesse Peebles started outside row one and quickly looked as though he had the car to beat. Behind Peebles, Stankowski moved in to second on the track and the two began to distance themselves from the rest of the field. Peebles built a comfortable lead by lap 10 when he caught up with the back of the pack and had to contend with lapped traffic. Peebles had difficulties negotiating lapped cars, which allowed Stankowski to close in. Peebles was forced low by the cars in front of him. Charlie Wild joined the mix as Peebles and Stankowski raced side-by-side in lapped traffic for the lead. Stankowski was finally able to clear Peebles on lap 17 to take the lead and went on to win his first career feature in the division after nearly doing so last week. Wild took second and Mike Wedelstadt beat Peebles across the line by an [Read More]

Tony Bouche tops Thunderhill Stocks

By Edward Anschutz STURGEON BAY, Wis. (May 9) – Saturday night at Thunderhill Raceway, a pair cagey veterans in Tony Bouche and Charlie Kroll squared off. Bouche was able to put his 38 years of racing knowledge to good use as he outdueled Kroll late in the going to score a popular win in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main event. Four different drivers took turns over the first half of the contest. Trouble ensued just past midway as Billy LeMieux and John Anschutz locked horns, sending both of them spinning and bringing out the caution. The displeasure between the drivers was obvious. On the restart, Bouche in his Ford Thunderbird raced to second behind Kroll. For several laps the duo ran nose to tail on the high side. With four laps remaining Kroll slipped high allowing Bouche take the lead and eventual checkers. Other feature winners were Greg Gretz in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Cody Rass in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Dave Schmidt in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Gretz had [Read More]

Dickey tops IMCA Modified main at Southern Iowa

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (May 6) – Scott Dickey prevailed in a caution-free Musco Lighting IMCA Modified feature Wednesday night at Southern Iowa Speedway. Dickey led all 18 laps but had to hold off late-race challenges from Tyler Groenendyk and Cayden Carter while Carter VanDenBerg, Andrew Schroeder and Todd Shute tussled over fourth. Dickey took the win with Groenendyk in second and Carter in third. VanDenBerg was fourth and Schroeder was fifth. Zack VanderBeek took the lead on lap 11 and led Brad Pinkerton to the Budweiser IMCA Stock Car checkers. The third different frontrunner, Dustin Griffiths sped from 10th starting to collect his first local Pepsi Cola IMCA Hobby Stock checkers of the season. Aaron Martin and Bobby Greene did stints in the lead before Griffiths took charge. Jason McDaniel led every circuit and topped the KBOE Radio IMCA Northern SportMod main event. Curtis VanDerWal finished second for the second week in a row. John Whalen repeated his start to finish performance from a week ago in winning the Mach-1 Sport Compact feature.

Dolan dominates at Dawson County

By Kelly Ninas LEXINGTON, Neb. (May 3) – Gibbon hotshoe Chad Dolan wasted no time in getting to the front and running away with the victory in Sunday’s Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature at Dawson County Raceway. Dolan led every lap and had big leads that were extinguished by yellow flags that allowed runner-up finisher Josh Leonard to threaten Dolan on late re-starts until the race reached the time limit. Mike Densberger led start to finish in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified headliner. Colton Osborn raced from deep in the pack to second. Another epic duel unfolded in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main event as Mike Nichols caught and then held off Casey Woken in the race to the checkers. Kyle Bond took over the front spot before midway in the 15-lapper for IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Second went to Caleb Hetrick.

Vogt gains Chowchilla point lead with third victory

By Don Martin II CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (May 3) – Defending champion Josh Vogt led all 20 laps of the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified main event for his third straight victory Sunday at Chowchilla Speedway. The win will move him into the point lead. Troy Foulger passed early second place runner Kyle Wilson on a lap 12 restart, only to lose power three laps later. Wilson held second until a last-lap pass gained Bill Egleston the runner-up finish. Wilson settled for third. Point leader Fred Ryland charged to the lead at the start of the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature and proceeded to lead all 20 laps for his third local win of the season. Keith Brown Jr. was pressuring Ryland before breaking and spinning on lap nine. That gave Ryland’s wife Patti second, where she would finish. Joshua Gish was third.

Hand is first on CGS Fan Appreciation Night

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (May 2) – Braedon Hand was first to the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified finish in front of a full grandstand for Cottage Grove Speedway’s Fan Appreciation Night on Saturday. Different drivers led each of the first three laps as Ryan Baker, Briley Pompe and then Hand took turns at the point. Hand tried to distance himself from the rest of the field but lapped traffic came into play and allowed challengers to close in. One of those challengers was Jesse Williamson but he ran out of laps and had to settle for second. Curtis Towns, Mark Wauge and Steven Sturdevant completed the top five.

Bowers holds on for big win at Thunder Hill

MAYETTA, Kan. (May 2) – Opening night at Thunder Hill Speedway saw a BSB Manufacturing IMCA Modified driver return to find glory at a track he learned how to race on. Steven Bowers Jr. started his career in the street stock class at Thunder Hill but spent the last few years away from Mayetta chasing the outlaw tracks. He is returning to race full-time in 2015 and got the season started on a good note. Bowers quickly worked his way to the front with former national champion Jordan Grabouski close behind. The two hit lapped traffic before a late-race yellow set up a dash to the finish. The front two headed into the final turn with a vengeance. Grabouski made a dive from the top of the turn to the bottom hoping to use the momentum to his advantage coming out of four. The maneuver didn’t work as Bowers held his line on the top of the track and was able outrace Grabouski to the finish by half a car length. Sophomore speedster Brandon Conkwright [Read More]