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Hogge collects big IMCA Modified paycheck at Ocean

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (Sept. 20-21) – Maybe it was the effort from holding off Ryan McDaniel and Jeff Taylor that had Bobby Hogge IV breathless at the end of Ocean Speedway’s Pat Pettit Memorial Shootout. Or maybe it was the rooftop celebration that followed Hogge’s $15,003 win Saturday evening at Watsonville, in the top-paying event for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds. The victory produced the career best payday for Hogge, who had to keep McDaniel and Taylor at bay in a green, white, checkered finish to the 50-lap main event. “I don’t know if I took a breath after the last caution,” he said. “I didn’t know if it was going to give them an opportunity or me time to make a mistake. I just told myself I needed to race like I had the last 20 laps and I’d be OK.” After a rough opening night, Taylor raced his way into contention after winning his “B” feature. Brad Pounds, another “B” winner, and Bryan Burnes completed the top five. Randy McDaniel and Brian Cass enjoyed [Read More]

Six IMCA features produce six different winners at World Nationals

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (Sept. 20-21) – Six sanctioned features resulted in as many different winners at Marshalltown Speedway’s World Nationals special. Friday victories went to Donavon Smith in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Carter VanDenBerg in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Jamie Songer in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Saturday checkers flew for Kyle Vanover in the Stock Cars, Tony Dunker in the Northern SportMods and Austin Luellen in the Hobbies. Both Stock Car and both SportMod features paid $1,000 to win. The Hobby Stock features paid $500. In the opening night Stock Car feature, it was Todd Reitzler grabbing the lead right after the first lap was scored. Robert Stofer took over until lap four, when Smith worked his way from ninth to take the front spot away. Smith checked out from that point and took the win over Jordan Grabouski, Brian Irvine, Vanover and Damon Murty. Track champion Eric Elliott set the early pace for the SportMod feature with plenty of two- and three-wide racing behind him. VanDenBerg drove by [Read More]

Aikey wins Deery finale, Harris clinches IMCA series championship

DAVENPORT, Iowa (Sept. 21) – Jeff Aikey raced to his tour-career leading 61st feature win and Brian Harris clinched his career first Deery Brothers Summer Series championship Saturday night at Davenport Speedway. Aikey passed Justin Kay with eight circuits to go in the 40-lapper, then ran away from the rest of the field enroute to the $3,000 checkers. The seven-time IMCA Late Model tour king also went home with the $250 Sunoco Race Fuels feature qualifier drawing prize and another $99 check from Ideal Ready Mix for perfect series attendance. Kay was runner-up to Aikey in the finale and to Harris in the point standings by 25 markers. Harris redrew 12th and fell back in the pack before driving all the way back to third. He’ll be rewarded for his season-long efforts with a $5,000 share of the series point fund during the IMCA national awards banquet in November. Andy Eckrich and Jason Rauen completed the top five at Davenport. Dan Shelliam took charge from outside the front row and led the first nine times [Read More]

Point races tighten at Heart O’ Texas

WACO, Texas (Sept. 13) – With only one race left in the 2013 season, point races tightened up in several classes Friday night at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway. Jason Batt used his second place finish in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature to take the lead by one point over Charles Cosper in the championship battle. Zach Riley won the feature and Tristan Carmen raced to third. Cosper finished in sixth. The IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature was won by Jeremy Oliver. Garrett Rawls took second, and point leader Cody Frank, finished third to maintain a narrow four point margin at the top of the standings. Brothers Kevin and T.J. Green stayed first and second in points after finishing second and third, respectively, in the Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod feature won by Chris Cogburn. Cogburn is third in points. Keith White, Ben Ketteman, and Keith Green were the top three in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature. Andrew Richards kept his Bomber class lead to three points with a fourth place finish. [Read More]

DeYoung continues Great Lakes Nationals domination

CRYSTAL, Mich. (Sept. 14) – Front running drivers usually don’t like to see caution flags come out late in the race, especially when there’s big money on the line. That wasn’t the case Saturday at Crystal Motor Speedway, where Myron DeYoung drove to his third straight and fourth career Great Lakes Nationals title. The $3,000 IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified victory put him on the ballot for next year’s Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. DeYoung started third in the 50 lapper and caught Brady Hollenbeck for the lead on the 12th circuit. He was still in front and looking for a way through the back of the pack when that fortuitous yellow flew with 10 to go. “When that caution came out it was a big sigh of relief for me,” DeYoung said. “The cars ahead were running two and three-wide and I was looking for a way through.” Sticking to his preferred higher line, DeYoung sped to the checkers ahead of A.J. Ward, Robert Hutson, Toby Steele and Paul Grosnickle. “I like races like this [Read More]

Sweatman is Saturday winner at Grays Harbor

By Ben Deatherage ELMA, Wash. (Sept. 14) – The Shipwreck Beads IMCA Modifieds had the race of the evening Saturday at Grays Harbor Raceway, with Tom Sweatman prevailing in a tight three-car tussle. Jeff Foster initially had the car to beat but lost the lead after a restart just before the halfway mark. From there it would be a battle between several cars for the race lead. The battle would not stop until the final lap when three cars went side-by-side all together coming to take the checkered flag. Sweatman, of Cosmopolis, was determined to be the winner for his first checkers of the season. Defending track champion J.J. Hickle ran away with the 360 sprint feature. Jason Tole notched win number nine of 2013 in the Cut Rate Auto Parts Street Stocks. Chase Goetz would continue to flex his muscle in the USAC Ford Focus Midgets. The Hornets saw Jeff Daniel earn his fourth victory of the season. Grays Harbor will be back in action on Saturday, Sept. 28. That evening will be the [Read More]

Beaumont busts through at Salina

By Justin Sly SALINA, Kan. (Sept. 13) – It took 13 months but Pete Beaumont found his way back to victory lane at Salina Speedway. Friday night’s IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature laurels went to the driver of the no. 88B out of Concordia. Neil Normandin commanded the field from the pole position for 13 circuits. From the fourth row, Beaumont charged to the front early and executed the winning pass with just two laps remaining. Aaron McBride rallied from the back of the pack and placed third. Point leader Mike Traskowsky had tire issues in the “A.” However, the Woodbine racer still has a comfortable margin over McBride in the standings. The turnaround time for Rodger Peck’s return to victory lane was much shorter. The Minneapolis veteran piloted his IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified to the checkers for a second consecutive time in regularly scheduled events. In a fantastic 20 laps of action, Shannon Johnson, Corey Lagroon and Peck battled for the top spot. The tacky and fast oval gave all three racers multiple [Read More]

Leighton drives Dylan Smith’s ride to victory in Tiny Lund Memorial at Harlan

By Ryan Clark HARLAN, Iowa (Sept. 13-14) – Different driver, same result. That’s the story for Dylan Smith’s IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified. Just one week after Smith raced his way to victory in the 31st annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, Smith loaned his car to Bill Leighton for the Tiny Lund Memorial at Shelby County Speedway. Leighton started inside of row two, which was also to the inside of Smith, who was driving a different car for the 22nd annual event. Smith took the lead a handful of laps into the 30-lapper while Leighton ran back in fourth and fifth until the caution flag waved at the midway point. Leighton went to work on the high side when racing resumed and started to challenge Smith before caution slowed action one more time with six laps to go. Again working the top groove, Leighton pulled even with Smith as the two ran side-by-side over the final laps. Leighton raced the top side to victory a couple car-lengths ahead of Smith. The [Read More]

Murty motors to Border War win at Chateau

By Ryan Clark LANSING, Minn. (Sept. 13) – Damon Murty took advantage of a late restart to drive to victory in Friday’s Border War special for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars at Chateau Raceway. Murty, who started seventh, raced the low side into third place six laps into the event before a caution slowed action. After working his way through traffic racing the low groove, Murty restarted on the outside of row two following the final stoppage just past the midway point of the 20-lapper. He shot to the inside of race-long leader Scott Pippert when the frontrunner pushed entering turns one and two after the green flag was displayed. Murty escaped down the back stretch with the lead and then paced the field for the remainder of the event to earn the $1,000 payday. The event was originally billed as the Spring Challenge, but was rescheduled numerous times throughout the season due to inclement weather. Feature results – 1. Damon Murty; 2. Lynn Panos; 3. Shay Curtin; 4. Andy Altenburg; 5. Chad Palmer; 6. Dan [Read More]

Callahan collects big time with career first Deery win

FARLEY, Iowa (Sept. 14) – The presents just kept coming Saturday for Joel Callahan. Callahan celebrated his 49th birthday with his career first Deery Brothers Summer Series feature win. The biggest payday on the 2013 IMCA Late Model tour was good for $7,500 and came during the Yankee Dirt Track Classic at Farley Speedway. “There are so many good drivers in this series I’m just happy to be able to compete with them,” said Callahan, who got under Chris Simpson on the 33rd of 75 laps and then led to the finish. “We’ve been pretty good this year. We try to set our sights in Deery races to make the top 10, for the competition that’s out there.” Simpson ran in front the first 32 times around the half-mile oval and ended in second. Simpson and Callahan were rarely separated by more than a couple car lengths; the only caution of the contest came on lap 52. Ryan Dolan, Denny Eckrich and Jeff Aikey completed the top five. Callahan started racing at the age of [Read More]