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Cotton Bowl starts 10^th season with IMCA this Saturday

PAIGE, Texas (March 20, 2023) – Opening night this Saturday marks the 10th consecutive year of sanctioning for three IMCA divisions at Cotton Bowl Speedway. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMods will be joined by the Southern United Sprints in the March 25 lidlifter at Paige. “We worked the track all off-season. It looks really, really good,” said promoter Mary Ann Naumann. “We’re excited about opening night and we’re glad to have the Sprints back. We love the series.” Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Opening ceremonies are at 7 p.m. with racing to follow. Tickets are available online or may be purchased at the gate.

Silver Dollar Speedway sets four dates for IMCA Northern SportMods

CHICO, Calif. (March 15, 2023) – The biggest race of the season, and three Friday dates at Silver Dollar Speedway will feature Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods. Along with May 5, July 21 and Aug. 25 shows, the IMCA class will be a headliner for the July 4 Independence Day extravaganza at the quarter-mile northern California dirt oval. “We always have full grandstands and fireworks. That will be a big night for us and for the IMCA Northern SportMods,” said long-time announcer and first-year general manager Troy Hennig. “We understand the importance of IMCA drivers being able to race for national, state and track points, and they’ll be able to do that again at Chico this season.” Track points will be awarded each night and a track champion crowned. The division had made its first appearance at Silver Dollar Speedway in 2016. With new duties as the general manager, Hennig will spend part of the night at the mic while tending to other responsibilities on both sides of the track. “I started announcing and doing public relations here [Read More]

Sunoco bonus nights scheduled for IMCA Late Models

VINTON, Iowa (March 13, 2023) – IMCA Late Model drivers are in the running for $250 bonuses again this season courtesy of division title sponsor Sunoco Race Fuels. Winners of features on designated race nights at each track that sanctions the division and at two special events receive those bonuses. In the event that driver has already won and received a bonus at an earlier event, it will be presented to the next eligible finishing driver. Division Director Joe Hayes or another IMCA representative will make the check presentation on these nights: Saturday, May 13 at Independence, Iowa, Motor Speedway. Friday, May 19 at Crawford County Speedway in Denison, Iowa. Saturday, May 20 at Shelby Co Speedway in Harlan, Iowa. Sunday, June 4 at Dubuque, Iowa, Fairgrounds Speedway. Friday, June 9 at Boone County Raceway in Albion, Neb. Saturday, June 10 at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb. Wednesday, July 5 for the Denny Osborn Memorial at Independence Motor Speedway. Thursday, July 13 at US 30 Speedway in Columbus, Neb. Saturday, July 15 at Off [Read More]

Inside IMCA goes digital on April 1

VINTON, Iowa (March 1, 2023) – After 40 years in print, the Inside IMCA newsletter goes fully digital beginning this April. The monthly newsletter had evolved to a full tab-size publication since its first printing in 1983 and has been used to update and keep IMCA member drivers informed on everything from rules to upcoming special events, race results and point standings ever since. An electronic version has been posted on the IMCA website to expedite that sharing of information; the decision to stop publishing and mailing 9,000-plus copies of the newsletter each month was made after the February announcement that our printing plant announced they would be shutting down their press. “Inside IMCA has been for many years an excellent way for us to communicate directly with drivers, promoters and sponsors,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “The decision to go solely digital was not made hastily but the facts are that costs for production and mailing are never going to go down.” “We will continue to incorporate much of what was published in the newsletter, such as [Read More]

Beatrice reschedules 30^th annual Spring Nationals

BEATRICE, Neb. (Feb. 28, 2023) – Track officials at Beatrice Speedway looked at the extended weather forecast, understandably didn’t like anything about it and have announced the 30th annual Spring Nationals will be postponed a week to Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds are the headline division for the milestone event, racing for $2,500 to win, a minimum of $250 to start and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility each night. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts also race both nights. Drivers in all divisions can pre-register at beatricespeedway.com and on MyRacePass. An open practice session runs from 7-9:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16. Pit gates open at 2 p.m. and racing starts at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Gates open at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and racing starts at 4 p.m. Patchy rain on Friday and potentially heavy snow on Saturday, along with high temperatures in the low to mid 30’s are in the forecast for original Spring Nationals race dates March 10 and [Read More]

Brian LeBaron takes dream job as new Crystal promoter

CRYSTAL, Mich. (Feb. 27, 2023) – He’s already been a race car driver and owner, but Brian LeBaron sees a childhood dream come true this season as the new promoter and general manager at Crystal Motor Speedway. “One of the things I love most in life is dirt track racing. This is something I always hoped would happen,” said LeBaron, who takes over the helm of the 3/8-mile Michigan clay oval now owned by his brother Jake and childhood friend Steve Vernon and purchased from long-time owners Ron and Mary Jane Flinn. “It’s something we started talking about at the 2021 awards banquet. It has taken a while but it finally happened.” “I know there are big shoes to fill, literally, and Ron left us an incredibly good product,” he continued. “I love the family atmosphere at Crystal and look forward to seeing my racing family again.” Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds have run at Crystal, the longest continuously sanctioned track in both Michigan and the Eastern Region, since 1988. Saturday night IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly [Read More]

Fulton to crown first IMCA STARS Mod Lite track champ

FULTON, N.Y. (Feb. 24, 2023) – Fulton Speedway will crown its first IMCA STARS Mod Lite track champion this season. Five race dates, four of them on Saturday nights, will complement Friday shows at sister track Brewerton Speedway. “We have had a dedicated and devoted group of drivers in this division the last few years. The Fulton dates give them the chance to race for a track championship as well as more opportunities to race for IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing national and state points,” said Cory Reed, promoter of the two north central New York speed plants. Mod Lites had run at both venues before Brewerton began sanctioning the division full-time in 2021; Fulton has hosted three sanctioned races each of the last two years. Following their Friday, April 28 opener, the IMCA STARS Mod Lites run Saturdays May 13, June 10, July 29 and Aug 12 at Fulton. They are also on the card for the Outlaw 200 special on Sept. 28, the weekend after the 2023 point season ends. Seventeen Friday dates [Read More]

Florida vacation for IMCA Modifieds has sun, sand, four Clash on the Coast dates

BAKER, Fla. (Feb. 21, 2023) – If he hasn’t already, promoter Peyton Taylor should be giving serious thought to a parade of states during the inaugural Clash on the Coash presented by IMCA.TV. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility at Feb. 27 and 28 shows at Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, and March 3 and 4 shows at Southern Raceway in Milton. Drivers from 15 states – from all across IMCA’s Eastern Region, Texas to the west and Minnesota and Wisconsin to the north – are already pre-registered and Taylor believes it’s more than warm temperatures and sandy beaches that’s bringing them to The Sunshine State. “The whole package deal works. Everything from the IMCA sanction to having (executive director of competition) Dave Brenn here for duration to the weather is going to make the Clash on the Coast popular,” he said. “The weather is one thing – it’s so nice in Florida this time of year – and we have a lot of good [Read More]

Hall of fame career ends for Crystal promoter Ron Flinn

CRYSTAL, Mich. (Feb. 15, 2023) – Looking back at the end of one era and the beginning of another, Ron Flinn hopes to be remembered for the respect he showed the drivers, race teams and fans. It’s a good bet he’ll be remembered for his height and his sense of humor, too. Owner and promoter Flinn and his wife Mary Jane have announced the sale of Crystal Motor Speedway, Michigan’s longest continuously sanctioned Friesen Performance IMCA Modified track. The Flinns and son Ryan have handed the keys to Jake LeBaron, Steven Vernon and Brian LeBaron and will help the new ownership team in the transition. “It’s been a long and treasured ride for sure. I have been so blessed,” said the 81-year-old Flinn, the tallest promoter in IMCA at 6-8 and a regular in senior basketball action across the country when not at the track. “I have been blessed by my racing families and my basketball families, to say nothing about my personal family. They are all near and dear.” Now a Michigan Motorsports Hall [Read More]

Headed to Abilene for the Ice Breaker? Get your 2023 IMCA license before leaving home

ABILENE, Texas (Feb. 13, 2023) – Drivers headed to Abilene Speedway for this weekend’s IMCA.TV Ice Breaker should have their 2023 IMCA license purchased before heading to the track. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMods and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts are on season-opening cards Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18. Drivers in each of those divisions who haven’t purchased new licenses yet can go to imca.com and complete that process, and make things a little easier for everybody at the pit shack and in the scoring booth. Stock Cars race for $1,500 to win and B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility while Modifieds run for $1,500 top checks and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility both nights. Features for the Southern SportMods pay $1,000 to win and the Sport Compacts $350 to win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, GRT Race Cars South Central and EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Region, Texas State and track points will be awarded for both draw/redraw programs. The Thursday, Feb. [Read More]