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Plenty of firsts accompany Whitwell in Wednesday Modified win at Las Vegas

R.C. Whitwell won the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature Wednesday evening at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track. (Photo by Tom Macht, www.photofinishphotos.com) LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March 5) – Wednesday was a night of firsts for R.C. Whitwell on the half-mile Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Whitwell topped the first of four qualifying heats, then led all 25 laps of the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature on opening night of the FVP Outlaw Showdown. The Arizona native and recent California transplant took the $750 checkers in his first night out in the Bill Henderson-owned Victory Circle ride. Forty Modifieds ran at LVMS in the first of two midweek events. Josh Vogt, Kyle Heckman, Logan Drake and Brad Pounds rounded out the top five in the feature. “The track was very racy. I ran the high side to the middle most of the way,” said Whitwell, after making his first non-Duel In The Desert visit to the Dirt Track, “and (teammate) Kyle ran a lower line. It was a pretty good [Read More]

Canyon success continues for Thornton at Copper on Dirt

By Lonnie Wheatley PEORIA, Ariz. (Feb. 28) – Ricky Thornton Jr. added another IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified triumph to his impressive early season total during the Friday Copper On Dirt program at Canyon Speedway Park. After winning four of six features in Winter Challenge Series action, Thornton picked up right where he left off by leading all the way to take the checkered flag ahead of reigning track champion Jason Noll. Thornton drew the pole start and jumped out to an immediate lead in the 25-lap feature. Logan Drake and Mike Wedelstadt, making their first starts of the year, challenged but to no avail as the field waded through three yellow flags. The seventh starting Noll then took over second to put the pressure on Thornton but fell short in the closing laps. Thornton earned $600 for the win. The rest of the top five included Drake, Wedelstadt and Ryan Roath. Saturday’s program was rained out. Feature results – 1. Ricky Thornton Jr.; 2. Jason Noll; 3. Logan Drake; 4. Mike Wedelstadt; 5. Ryan [Read More]

Hibbard checks out in Lone Star Series win at Kennedale

KENNEDALE, Texas (March 1) – Glen Hibbard checked out on everybody before taking the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified checkers Saturday at Kennedale Speedway Park. Hibbard started the Spring Kick-Off main event from outside row one and led all 20 circuits to take the $600 victory and career-first Texas Lone Star Series win. “We hit the set up dead on,” said Hibbard, who piloted a new Phoenix Race Chassis across the stripe. A couple restarts and lapped traffic didn’t slow Hibbard much as he won comfortably ahead of Jeff Emerson, Keith White, J.P. Dowell and Chris Elliott. Also winning tour features were defending champion Gabe Tucker in the Southwest Racing Specialties Southern SportMod Lone Star Series main and Kirk Martin in the Wild Child Race Cars Stock Car headliner. Tucker wheeled the same Express car he won the 2013 Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod national title in to his first triumph of the new season. He started seventh, was running at the front by midway and held off Justin Cass and Jake Upchurch following restarts [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through Feb. 27

IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds – 1. Ryan Roath, Phoenix, Ariz., 453; 2. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 451; 3. Tim Ward, Gilbert, Ariz., 443; 4. Larry Hood, Bakersfield, Calif., 324; 5. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, Iowa, and Chris Olexiewicz, Chandler, Ariz., both 318; 7. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 292; 8. Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif., 285; 9. Donald Robinson, Underwood, N.D., 259; 10. Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz., 251; 11. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 231; 12. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 221; 13. Steve Streeter, Madera, Calif., 213; 14. Jesse Williamson, Coburg, Ore., 207; 15. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 198; 16. Jason Briese, Cleghorn, Iowa, 189; 17. Mike Jergens, Plover, Iowa, 188; 18. Eric Center, Mesa, Ariz., 185; 19. Ty Rogers, Somerton, Ariz., 184; 20. Nate Warren, Phoenix, Ariz., 180. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars – 1. Colby Deming, Hobbs, N.M., 125; 2. Michael Sheen, Lamesa, Texas, 122; 3. Gabe Tucker, Carbon, Texas, and Jody York, Lubbock, Texas, both 109; 5. Travis Graves, Wolfforth, Texas, 99; 6. Michael Therwhanger, Seminole, Texas, 98; 7. Mart Wampler, Snyder, Texas, [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through Feb. 20

IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds – 1. Tim Ward, Gilbert, Ariz., 423; 2. Ryan Roath, Phoenix, Ariz., 418; 3. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 414; 4. Larry Hood, Bakersfield, Calif., 324; 5. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, Iowa, 318; 6. Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif., 285; 7. Chris Olexiewicz, Chandler, Ariz., 279; 8. Donald Robinson, Underwood, N.D., 259; 9. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 256; 10. Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz., 213; 11. Jesse Williamson, Coburg, Ore., 207; 12. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 201; 13. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 198; 14. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., and Jason Briese, Cleghorn, Iowa, both 189; 16. Mike Jergens, Plover, Iowa, 188; 17. Steve Streeter, Madera, Calif., 185; 18. Ty Rogers, Somerton, Ariz., 184; 19. Russell Allen, Brawley, Calif., 170; 20. Eric Center, Mesa, Ariz., 166. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars – 1. Keith Cagle, Odonnell, Texas, 78; 2. Andrew Altenburg, Truman, Minn., 76; 3. Colby Deming, Hobbs, N.M., 69; 4. Colin Deming, Hobbs, N.M., 65; 5. Terry Wojtek, Sterling City, Texas, 61; 6. Scott Kristinek, Lubbock, Texas, 56; 7. Todd Holly, New [Read More]

Smith continues Cocopah success with second Winter Nationals Modified sweep

SOMERTON, Ariz. (Feb. 14-15) – Different weekend, same results. Dylan Smith returned to Cocopah Speedway to complete his four-race sweep of Winter Nationals, earning $1,000 for his Friday night IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified win and $3,000 for the Saturday checkers. He’d also gone south to Somerton to win $1,000 features on Feb. 7 and 8. “On Saturday I matched the total I won the first three races at Cocopah so it was a pretty good night,” said Smith, who will spend part of that bounty fixing his hauler, which broke down last Thursday in Arizona. “We raced with a lot of good guys down here. I hope we can keep winning races when we start racing at home in Nebraska.” Smith won from seventh starting on Friday and from 10th on Saturday. The victories were his IMCA career 91st and 92nd. Tim Ward, Justen Yeager, Scott Drake and R.C. Whitwell completed Friday’s top five. Chasing Smith across the stripe on Saturday were Drake, Winter Challenge Series champion Ricky Thornton Jr., Jesse Sobbing and Zane [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through Feb. 13

IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds – 1. Ryan Roath, Phoenix, Ariz., 372; 2. Tim Ward, Gilbert, Ariz., 353; 3. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 342; 4. Chris Olexiewicz, Chandler, Ariz., 279; 5. Larry Hood, Bakersfield, Calif., 270; 6. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 256; 7. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, Iowa, 248; 8. Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif., 225; 9. Donald Robinson, Underwood, N.D., 218; 10. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 186; 11. Jason Briese, Cleghorn, Iowa, and Steve Streeter, Madera, Calif., both 163; 13. Nate Warren, Phoenix, Ariz., 158; 14. Chad Andersen, Fort Calhoun, Neb., 157; 15. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 151; 16. Ty Rogers, Somerton, Ariz., 147; 17. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 144; 18. Tommy Fain, Abilene, Texas, 133; 19. Cody Miller, Gilbert, Ariz., 126; 20. Russell Allen, Brawley, Calif., 124. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks – 1. Brent Wofford, Yuma, Ariz., 137; 2. Craig Ebers, Yuma, Ariz., 131; 3. Brian Johnson, Yuma, Ariz., 128; 4. Leonard Manos, Yuma, Ariz., 100; 5. Brad King, Parshall, N.D., 73; 6. Jason Beshears, Yuma, Ariz., 69; 7. Andrew Sebastian, Minot, [Read More]

Smith sweeps Winter Nationals IMCA Modified features at Cocopah

SOMERTON, Ariz. (Feb. 7-8) – Despite his lengthy record of success, Dylan Smith has never started a race season quite like this. Smith swept weekend IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified Winter Nationals features at Cocopah Speedway, earning $1,000 for each of his Friday and Saturday night victories. “It’s a great way to start the season,” said the former national champion and defending IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s king. “I’ve never won right out of the box like this before. It was kind of different for me.” Smith started Friday’s 25-lapper from outside row two and passed pole starter Kent Rosevear for the lead on the fifth circuit. Sixth starting R.C. Whitwell moved up to challenge on the inside before Smith took the faster lower line away. After encountering lapped traffic with eight to go, frontrunners were forced to use all three grooves to negotiate their way through the field. Smith took the win ahead of Whitwell, Marlyn Seidler, Justen Yeager and Ricky Thornton Jr. Yeager and Thornton both advanced 10 places from [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through Feb. 6

IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds – 1. Ryan Roath, Phoenix, Ariz., 313; 2. Tim Ward, Gilbert, Ariz., 302; 3. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 256; 4. Larry Hood, Bakersfield, Calif., 214; 5. Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif., 180; 6. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, Iowa, 178; 7. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 173; 8. Steve Streeter, Madera, Calif., 163; 9. Chad Andersen, Fort Calhoun, Neb., 157; 10. Jason Briese, Cleghorn, Iowa, 140; 11. Tommy Fain, Abilene, Texas, 133; 12. Cody Miller, Gilbert, Ariz., 126; 13. Garrett Funk, Phoenix, Ariz., and Riley Simmons, Susanville, Calif., both 121; 15. Ty Rogers, Somerton, Ariz., 118; 16. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 111; 17. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 100; 18. Troy Heupel, Williston, N.D., 92; 19. Jeremy Mills, Garner, Iowa, and Bill Miller, Yuma, Ariz., both 86. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks – 1. Brent Wofford, Yuma, Ariz., 68; 2. Brian Johnson, Yuma, Ariz., and Craig Ebers, Yuma, Ariz., both 65; 4. Jason Beshears, Yuma, Ariz., 35; 5. Taylor Brisighella, Westmorland, Calif., 33; 6. Leonard Manos, Yuma, Ariz., 31. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods – [Read More]

Sobbing ends Thornton’s series streak in Canyon finale

PEORIA, Ariz. (Feb. 1) – Two weeks of ups and downs ended on the upside Saturday night for Jesse Sobbing. Sobbing beat Ricky Thornton Jr. to the $1,000 checkers by half a car length in the sixth and final Winter Challenge Series feature for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds at Canyon Speedway Park. The victory was the first of the season for the Iowa traveler, runner-up in national standings and the top rookie driver in the division in 2013. Thornton, meanwhile, settled for second after having won four straight Canyon contests. “For two weeks, I’ve had races where I ran well and others I would have been happy just finishing,” said Sobbing, also the defending Winter Challenge Series champion. “I ran fourth in the feature on Thursday then broke while leading my “B” race on Friday.” Sobbing started the 25-lapper from the fifth spot and was quickly fighting with Thornton for the lead. They were running with lapped traffic before a yellow flag came out. Switching lines on the last lap, Sobbing, already on the [Read More]