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‘Bullet’ Bill Rice tops the Mountain

By Jim Haines SHENANDOAH, Va. (April 30, 2022) – Bill Rice held off a charging Caleb Harris for his first Virginia Sprint Series win of the year, where the mountain roars, Shenandoah Speedway. Jerald Harris won the trophy dash before it was off to the Saturday IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature. Rice and Harris paced to green with Rice out first but by lap two Bill Mullis got by for the lead. All was good up front until lap seven when Mullis ended his night against the turn three fence after contact. Rice took off again and held off a fast closing Caleb Harris at the line. At the strip it was Rice, Caleb Harris, and French Grimes. The Virginia Sprint Series will next head to Dixieland Speedway in Elizabeth City, N.C,. on Friday, May 13 for the first Fast Friday race of the year.

Ward dominant at Stuart’s Stevens Memorial

By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (April 27, 2022) – One hundred and twenty-eight cars were in attendance for the regular season opener at Karl Chevrolet of Stuart International Speedway and racers from all around were on hand to honor Tim and Tammy Stevens, an unforgettable driver/race official duo who have both passed on in recent years. IMCA feature winners for the night were Tyler Fiebelkorn, Brayton Carter, Buck Schafroth, Brandon Cox and Tim Ward. Ward and Dennis Pittman led the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds out for the nightcap with Ward taking control early. A lap two caution was all that stood in Ward’s way as he checked out on the field to take the win. Drew Janssen finished second with Dallon Murty third. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks came out with Cox and Steven Crees on the front row. Dylan Nelson shot into the lead on lap one with Cox taking over on lap two. The two veterans of the division traded the lead until lap 10 when Cox took over for good, driving off to [Read More]

Rain, rain, stay away from PJ!

By Mark Adkins Park Jefferson Media Relations Director JEFFERSON, S.D. (April 28, 2022) – Despite a less than ideal weekend forecast, Park Jefferson International Speedway is still planning on forging ahead with the 2022 Iron Cup on South Dakota’s fastest quarter-mile dirt tracks from Thursday, April 28, through Saturday, April 30. The weekend schedule includes a practice night tonight (Thursday) with qualifying for the J&J Fitting Iron Cup in Friesen Performance IMCA Modified, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact divisions on Friday. The Iron Cup Championship Night in all divisions is Saturday. Gates open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6 p.m. each evening. Postponement information if necessary will be released through local media and the PJIS website. Tickets for the 2022 Iron Cup event can be purchased through the Park Jefferson International Speedway website at parkjeff.com. Fans can also find their favorite PJIS merchandise to be outfitted for the season opener through the track website.

Duggins a double winner at Desert Thunder

By Janelle Bates PRICE, Utah (April 23, 2022) – Jason Duggins was a double winner in a rare Saturday doubleheader at Desert Thunder Raceway. After rain forced postponement of Friday’s scheduled show, Duggins, from Farmington, N.M., took first place in both Saturday IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock features and won the grand prize of $1,000 sponsored by Piece Oil Company in Price. “Mother Nature made the race toug, and that wind was horrible on Friday. But I usually do well in doubleheader races,” said Duggins, the three-time and defending champion in the Big Daddy Race Cars Southern Region. “Everything else about the weekend was excellent. I had great competition and no mechanical issues and was able to win the big check.” Duggins was born into a family of racers and has been racing for a total of 10 years, and consecutively for six. “My dad was very proficient in his racing program. He taught me ways to prepare to win,” he said. “I love the Hobby Stock division and am glad to see it growing in [Read More]

Harris still living the dream in 40th season of IMCA support

AMES, Iowa (April 27, 2022) – The boss at Bob Harris Enterprises has an anniversary to celebrate this season. While his Ames, Iowa, company gives awards to special events competitors in five IMCA divisions again in 2022, owner Bob Harris marks his 40th year of association with the Vinton headquartered sanctioning body. “I’m kind of that old-school dude who believes if something isn’t broken, you don’t make changes. I’ve been very happy to be associated with IMCA,” Harris said. “It’s been fun. I’ve had the privilege of doing a lot of things I enjoy.” “I’ve been a racer, a chassis builder and promoter as well as a sponsor, so I’ve seen all aspects of the sport. Racing has always had its ups and downs,” he continued. “Technology has changed things but some of the stuff we do hasn’t. We’re still building race cars, still building shocks and living the dream.” “The only thing I can complain about is the weather and that’s not something I can do anything about.” The 31st annual Harris Clash, IMCA’s longest running [Read More]

Fueled up again, Mosher wins first IMCA Stock Car feature since 2006

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (April 27, 2022) – Sid Mosher’s 16-year absence from victory lane ended on opening night at The New Raceway Park. Mosher battled Travis Barker early and then outdueled Jason Ward following a late restart to win the April 24 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature. The checkers were his first since Mosher’s five-win campaign in 2006. “When I took a break after that, it was always with the idea I would get back into racing. I never lost the passion for it,” explained the Sioux City, Iowa, driver. “We were pretty strong back in the day and I wanted to see if I could still be competitive. I had to prove to myself that I could still run with these young guys.” Mosher ran chargers, street stocks and then a grand national at Park Jefferson Speedway before the South Dakota speedplant switched to the IMCA sanction. He found success at PJ during that initial sanctioned run, then put racing on the backburner to focus on family and his business until the Covid-postponed 2020 [Read More]

Coups for Rea, Sanders at Cottage Grove

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (April 23, 2022) – After a few weeks of inclement weather, Cottage Grove Speedway finally returned to racing on Saturday, with Paul Rea and Isaac Sanders earning IMCA laurels. The Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature started with Rea seizing the lead. He had to deal with four cautions which kept everyone else close. On the fourth and final restart on lap 18, Jake Mayden tried to seize the coveted P1 position. Mayden obtained the lead briefly but Rea counterattacked to reclaim the position and went on to win the race and earn his second victory in 2022. Aaron Sheelar wound up second in the finishing order with Curtis Towns in third. The Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods had an incredible race. Ray Comer had the car to beat in the early stages. Comer held onto the position until being overtaken on the 10th circuit by his son Dustin, who was then passed shortly after the second and final caution on lap fifteen. Sanders was the driver to become the [Read More]

Saathoff scores opener at Eagle

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (April 23, 2022) – After last week’s Icebreaker Challenge was canceled, this week’s Start Your Engines presented by A1 Iron and Empire Fence program at Eagle Raceway could have been branded the Windbreaker Challenge. The strong southerly winds didn’t seem to keep many fans from showing up, however. Those who came saw 180 cars filling the pits and providing some really great racing all night. Johnny Saathoff won his career 356th Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature after taking over the front spot on an early restart. “It turned out to be a pretty good night. I started on the front row of the heat and won it, started second row in the feature and took the lead shortly after the start,” said the four-time Eagle track champion. “When we were sitting there under red, I heard that the 30 car (Jordan Grabouski) was in third and I figured I had better change my line to see if I could pick it up and I pulled out the win. “I couldn’t believe it. You know, [Read More]

Duke is RaceSaver Sprint king at Hagerstown

By Jim Haines HAGERSTOWN, Md. (April 23, 2022) – After winning his heat race, Ken Duke raced hard all feature taking the lead with four laps to go and going on to the Saturday IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature win at Hagerstown Speedway. Twenty cars were on hand for the Laurel Highlands Sprint Series and Virginia Sprint Series co-sanctioned event as the red clay oval was perfectly smooth sticky and dust free. The feature lined up with Scott Lutz and Chris Humblet pacing to green with Lutz out first and Duke in with the rest of the field dicing for a spot. Lutz and Duke stayed on the bottom as 10th starting Jerald Harris found a high line to his liking and was a rocket as he made it to third by lap two. Harris swept into the lead on lap four up high, leaving Lutz and Duke to race for second with John Scarborough closing in. Laps clicked off as the track stayed great and Harris was flying out front by himself with Duke [Read More]

Late pass nets Fraser victory at Antioch

By Don Martin II ANTIOCH, Calif. (April 23, 2022) – Tommy Fraser won the 20-lap Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod main event Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. Fraser made his move racing to the white flag and brought home the victory. Nick Zapatero charged into the lead at the start, followed by Fraser and Mark Garner. They ran that way for several laps before a yellow flag waved for a tangle involving four other cars. Zapatero led Fraser and Kc Keller on the restart. Zapatero was doing a good job of leading the way but didn’t have a very good lap 18. A lap later, Zapatero pushed a little bit in turn three and Fraser went down low in turn four to grab the lead. Zapatero ended up spinning, and Fraser won ahead of Keller, Andrew Pearce, Mark Garner and Jonathan Hagio.