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Gould edges Sobbing in race for national IMCA Modified crown

VINTON, Iowa (Oct. 8) – William Gould has won a lot of close races in his IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified career, but few were as close as the one that made him a national champion. The Calera, Okla., veteran edged rookie Jesse Sobbing of Glenwood, Iowa, by a razor-thin 1,233-1,232 margin to win the national IMCA Modified crown. Gould was a 25-time feature winner this season, taking 24 of those checkers in his home BillsBuilt South Central Region. IMCA’s first national champion from the Sooner State, he got the maximum possible 40 bonus points for winning the track title at Kennedale Speedway Park and the Texas Lone Star Series. Sobbing collected 32 wins in all, with 24 of them coming in the Belleville Motorsports North Central Region. He earned 38 bonus points for track championships at Shelby County Speedway and Crawford County Speedway. “I’ve raced 18 years and this was the first time for points,” said Gould, who campaigned in a six-year-old homebuilt chassis and ended his campaign with a built engine from Karl [Read More]

First-time winner prevails at Fulton in World Products Empire State Series

By Dave Medler FULTON, N.Y. (Oct. 4) – Rob Keller Jr. took the $400 checkers when the World Products Empire State Series traveled to Fulton Speedway for Friday’s Outlaw 200 show. The IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified tour victory was the career first for Keller, who took the lead on the first of 25 circuits and led to the checkers. The win was anything but easy, however, as Keller had to hold off constant late pressure from Mike Wilmot and James Cornell. It proved to be an emotional victory lane scene for Keller as he recalled his favorite moment in racing, when his brother Dane won the same event that happened to be the final race his mother ever attended. Runner-up was new point leader Wilmot. Cornell, Matt Jones and Gary Smith completed the top five. Keller became the fifth different winner in as many series events this season. Chris Fleming brought the point lead to Fulton, won his heat and raced from 10th starting into the top four in the main event before breaking. [Read More]

Frenier, Gearhart are first in features for IMCA Modifieds at Sherman Co. Flatlander

GOODLAND, Kan. (Sept. 28-29) – Jeremy Frenier wrapped up a series championship and Cody Gearhart raced his way onto the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot by winning IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified features at Sherman County Speedway’s Flatlander special. Frenier’s fourth 2013 tour win came on Saturday at Goodland and sealed the deal on the Precise Racing Blood, Sweat and Tears Series crown. Gearhart paced the main event on Sunday. Both features paid $1,500 to win. Eddie Belec ran second each night and split top two-day point bonus money with Frenier. Originally fourth on Saturday’s starting grid, Frenier moved up to the front of the outside row for the restart following a multi-car tangle on the initial green. He led all 25 laps, following the lower line to his 11th win of the season and taking the checkers five car lengths ahead of Belec. Will Brack, Ricky Alvarado and the 24th starting Gearhart completed the top five. Gearhart helped himself by drawing the outside pole on Sunday. Running with lapped traffic, his sizable lead was [Read More]

Ogle extends Cardinal streak to three with $1,000 Raulston Memorial checkers

EUNICE, N.M. (Sept. 27-28) – Chalk up a third “W” in as many visits this season to Cardinal Speedway for Vince Ogle. Ogle led all 20 laps in winning Saturday’s IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified Blake Raulston Memorial main event at Eunice. The $1,000 victory put him on the ballot for next September’s Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. “I’ve been very lucky at Cardinal. I’ve been there three times and I’ve won three times,” said the former track champion, most recently the winner at Cardinal’s Sheen Memorial in July. “I definitely go there every chance I get.” Phillip Houston kept the pressure on much of the way. Early cautions slowed the feature before a long green flag session past midway. Houston wasn’t far off the pace in the green, white, checkered finish. Roy Don Mason, Toby Herring and Jimmy Breeding rounded out the top five. Inclement weather interrupted the Friday program, forcing that evening’s scheduled Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod to be completed on Saturday. Cory Davis topped the Modified main and Keith Cagle was the [Read More]

Wins by Larson, Shryock headline Jackson Nationals

Wins by Larson, Shryock headline Jackson Nationals JACKSON, Minn. (Sept. 28) – Dustin Larson was the big winner dollar-wise Saturday at Jackson Speedway while Kelly Shryock’s run to the checkers put him on the ballot for one of IMCA’s highest profile races. The two joined Cory Probst, Matt Looft and Megan Lappegard as IMCA winners at the 35th annual Jackson Nationals. Larson earned $1,500 for his IMCA Sunoco Stock Car victory, part of the Doug Cellan Memorial, while $1,100 checks went to Shryock in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Probst in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Looft in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods. Lappegard’s Mach-1 Sport Compact checkers were good for $500. Larson drew the pole start and stayed in front all 20 laps in the Stock Car main. He made the most of the middle line in outrunning Roger Verdoorn to the checkers for his 17th victory of the season. Jim Larson, Ken Tietz and Andy Altenburg were next across the stripe. Shryock didn’t get to the front until the 20th and [Read More]

Gustin tops Modified main, Embrey gets 100th win at Hamilton County Speedway’s Hubbard Memorial

By Ryan Bergeson WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (Sept. 28) – Richie Gustin took home the biggest check while Randy Embrey reached a big career win mark Saturday at Hamilton County Speedway’s inaugural Dave Hubbard Memorial. Gustin capitalized on his pole start and led all 20 laps of the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified main event, earning $1,500 for his efforts. Ryan Ruter raced to second from the ninth starting position but could not reel in Gustin. Tyler Droste raced to a third place finish from the sixth row and Jason Murray finished fourth from the fifth row. Gustin was already on the ballot for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Charging to the front of the field from his fifth row start, Embrey won for the 100th time in his IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock career, earning $750. David Rieks, Bill Bonnett and John Watson finished out the top four. Continuing his torrid September, Carter VanDenBerg added the $1,000 Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod checkers to his resume. Matt Lettow and VanDenBerg battled up front for several laps [Read More]

Saathoff sweeps IMCA Modified features at September Fest

BEATRICE, Neb. (Sept. 27-28) – Seven years separated Johnny Saathoff’s fifth and sixth main event wins at Beatrice Speedway’s season-ending special. He went a day between wins number six and seven. Saathoff checked out in topping $1,500 to win IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified September Fest features. Both were Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events. From Friday’s third starting spot, Saathoff caught Jesse Sobbing for the lead on the ninth of 25 laps. Dylan Smith had started from inside the sixth row and worked his way into second following a restart. With Saathoff well ahead, Smith bested Sobbing, Jordan Grabouski and Jeff Joldersma in the race for runner-up points and pay. A similar scenario played out Saturday after Saathoff caught pole starter Chris Abelson with 11 laps left. He’d take the checkers by nearly a straightaway, with Grabouski, Abelson, Chris Alcorn and Hunter Marriott second through fifth, respectively. “We had a caution Friday night where Smith and Sobbing were lined up right behind me but my car was good and I was able to [Read More]

Lagroon wins finale, Cleveland is Modified champion at Salina

By Justin Sly SALINA, Kan. (Sept. 27) – The Belleville Motor Sports IMCA Modified main event on Championship Night at Salina Speedway was a high-spirited duel between two families that have been through the wars together. The Lagroons and the Morrisons have risen through the classes, topping the 4-cylinder classes to the super stocks, and trading paint and positions on a weekly basis. On this night, Corey was on a mission to make the top side work while Danny Jr. used the inside groove. The pair quickly shot to the head of the field and put on a clinic for the fans They exchanged lines, used the crossover move, and swapped the lead throughout the feature. Corey Lagroon finally put his no. 24 in the lead and Brian Knoell chased down Danny Morrison Jr. to take the runner-up spot. Joe Cleveland locked up the 2013 championship despite missing the setup for the finale. Kurtis Pihl had two goals in mind as he started up his no. 3K for the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Northern SportMod [Read More]

Blurton, Heger among Soderberg Memorial winners at Dodge City

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. (Sept.) – Zach Blurton and Ryan Heger were among those scoring victory honors as 124 cars filled the pit area Saturday night for the Inaugural Jerry Soderberg Memorial Championship event that closed out the season at Dodge City Raceway Park. While Blurton took URSS Sprint Car honors after apparent winner Taylor Velasquez weighed in light at the scales and Heger topped the season finale in IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds for the second year in a row, Josh Appel took the win in United Wireless IMCA SportMods, Ron Hartman rallied from the tail to top the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Dan Rogers bested the Thunder Cars and James Phelps won the Hornet finale. Heger emerged from a three-way shootout with Cole Traugott and Van Gemmill over the final circuits for his second win in season finale action in as many years. While Heger worked his way up from the 22nd starting position after heat race problems, Brad Keller and Jack Kirchoff paced the early circuits before Traugott surged into [Read More]

Yeager sweeps Sweetwater’s Fall Roundup Modified twinbill

By Ryan Clark ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (Sept. 20-21) – Justen Yeager swept the weekend by winning two features in as many days during the Modified Fall Roundup special at Sweetwater Speedway. Yeager, who started ninth in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified 30-lapper on Friday night, reeled in leader Jake Donnelly in the waning laps. That pair, along with Zane DeVilbiss, battled for the top spot before Yeager broke free with two laps to go and went on to collect the $750 winner’s share. Donnelly, DeVilbiss, Casey Delp and Greg Scott were next across the stripe. Yeager got to the front a little earlier during Saturday’s 30-lapper. From a seventh place start, Yeager worked around front row starter DeVilbiss on the fourth circuit, then drove away to the $2,000 victory and earned a spot on the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. The race, which was stopped for yellow once on lap two, went caution-free over the final 28 circuits. DeVilbiss, Bert Beech, Brian Ungaro and Dustin Hansen ran second through fifth, respectively. Feature Results [Read More]