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Humphries gains late lead, Sprint Series win at Shenandoah

By Jim Haines SHENANDOAH, Va. (June 14) – The wait was worth it Saturday night for Tom Humphries. Humphries got his second Virginia Sprint Series win of the season Saturday at Shenandoah Speedway. Tony Harris had the lead for much of the IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car headliner, pulling off with tire issues after relinquishing the point in the late going. Charlie Ware led to lap three when Tony Harris powered his way to the front and took off with Humphries, Brian Lawson and Jerald Harris all chasing. Tony Harris stayed strong before a caution waved for debris at halfway. Humphries got by and Harris slowed with a tire problem, then headed for the pits. Jerald Harris caught Lawson for second and took up the chase but by now it was too little too late as Humphries held on for the win. The Virginia Sprint Series takes a week off before heading to the beach at Dixieland Speedway in Elizabeth City, N.C., on Friday, June 27. Feature results – 1. Tom Humphries; 2. Jerald [Read More]

Yates County Sunday show next for Friesen Chevrolet Empire State Series

DUNDEE, N.Y. – Yates County Speedway is next on the Friesen Chevrolet Challenge Series schedule, with a Sunday, June 15 show for traveling IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds. The feature will be 25 laps and pay $400 to win and a minimum of $75 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region, Allstar Performance State, special series and local track points will be awarded. Pit gates at Dundee open at 2:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3 p.m. Hot laps are at 4:15 p.m. and racing starts at 5 p.m. There is no entry fee. Pit passes are $27 for members or $32 for non-members. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $8 for students and free for kids 12 and under when accompanying a paying adult. More information is available on Facebook and the www.yatescountyspeedway.com website. Six previous series events have been held at Yates County with a different driver standing in victory lane after each of them. Winners there last season were Mike Smith of Arkport [Read More]

Deery, Dirt Tour events at Hamilton County won’t be rescheduled

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (June 12) – Track officials have announced that special series events rained out last week at Hamilton County Speedway will not be rescheduled. The program featuring both the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models and the XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds was to have been held Tuesday, June 3 at Webster City.

Deery, XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour races rescheduled at Tipton, Vinton

TIPTON, Iowa (June 12) – A Deery Brothers Summer Series-XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour doubleheader at Cedar County Raceway in Tipton has been rescheduled, as has the Hawkeye Dirt Tour event at Benton County Speedway in Vinton. Both the Deery Series for IMCA Late Models and the Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds will be at Tipton on Tuesday, Aug. 19. That pairing was originally postponed because of inclement weather on June 10. A Monday, Aug. 18 Hawkeye Dirt Tour event at Benton County Speedway in Vinton is back on the schedule. Late Models run for $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start at Cedar County. Modified features at Tipton and at Vinton both pay $1,000 to win and a minimum of $150 to start and are now qualifying events for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot.

Redline Racing Parts North Star Series at Slayton, Arlington this weekend

SLAYTON, Minn. – The only doubleheader of the 2014 tour is on tap this weekend for the Redline Racing Parts North Star Series. Five IMCA divisions see series action on Friday, June 13 at Murray County Speedway in Slayton and again Saturday, June 14 at Arlington Raceway. Three defending champions, Jim Larson in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Matt Looft in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Nate Coopman in the Mach-1 Sport Compacts, take point leads to Slayton. Also on top of the standings in their respective divisions are Josh Meyer in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds and Justin Luinenburg in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. Friday. Hot laps are at 7:15 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $11 for adults and free for kids 10 and under. More information about the Murray County program is available by calling 507 220-3511 and at the www.murraycountyspeedway.net website. IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars and non-sanctioned hobbies are also on [Read More]

Stock star gets career first Modified win in IMCA Redline Racing Parts North Star Series

REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. (June 8) – The driver with the most career Stock Car tour wins became the driver with the most recent Redline Racing Parts North Star Series Modified victory Sunday at Redwood Speedway. Dustin Larson earned his career first IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified checkers by passing Curt Lund for the lead on the seventh of 20 laps and then holding off challenges from Jerry Wren. “I was pretty happy to pass Curt. He’s pretty good,” said Larson, an eight-time series Stock Car winner and the 2012 champion. “This was my eighth night in a Modified and I’m starting to get the hang of it. It definitely drives differently than a Stock Car but it’s fun.” The last caution waved with five to go. Larson won by four car lengths. Josh Meyer and defending champion Brandon Beckendorf completed the top five. Larson’s father Jim won for a second time in defense of his IMCA Sunoco Stock Car series crown. After starting fourth, the senior Larson was quickly up to second and took the [Read More]

Hammock travels to Oklahoma for SST feature win

ARDMORE, Okla. (June 7) – The out-of-state excursions for the Sprint Series of Texas have been good to Jerry Hammock. The tour ventured to Southern Oklahoma Speedway on Saturday night and the 12th starting Hammock caught buddy Rodney Henderson coming to the checkers for the IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car tour win, his second of the season. “I guess we’ll just have to win all the out-of-state races,” said Hammock, also the victor when the series traveled to Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Louisiana in April. “They really did a fabulous job preparing the track for us. The weather was awful and they had to rush through to get done before the rain.” Russell Shoulders. Kenny Elwood and Gary Kelley were third through fifth, respectively, in the 20-lapper at Ardmore. The win came in Hammock’s fifth night in the Outlaw Driving School-owned J & J Chassis. “It was flawless,” he said. “I’m just lovin’ it.” Feature results – 1. Jerry Hammock; 2. Rodney Henderson; 3. Russell Shoulders; 4. Kenny Elwood; 5. Gary Kelley; 6. Tucker Doughty; [Read More]

Deery Series, XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour twinbill at Tipton postponed

TIPTON, Iowa (June 10) – It’s a story that’s sounding more than a little familiar. Only the date and the location of the race track have been changed. Tonight’s Deery Brothers Summer Series and XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour doubleheader at Cedar County Raceway have been postponed because of inclement weather. Events for both the Deery Series for IMCA Late Models and the Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds at Tipton are to be rescheduled.

Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour online entries open

MANDAN, N.D. – Registration is now open for the upcoming Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour at the www.dakotaclassictour.com website. Drivers who want to speed up the entry process for the first tour race at Nodak Speedway in Minot on Sunday, July 6 will only have to pay their pit fees and get to the pit area quickly by using this simple online form. Tour officials also use these entries to forward demographics to other tracks later in the week. In addition, pre-entered names also go to news media outlets so racing fans will know ahead of time who will be racing the tour this year. The 25th annual series will also be paying a record $2,000 to win each IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature and $800 to win the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature at all six tracks as XSAN has agreed to pick up the extra payout to enhance the best talent to race for six consecutive nights. Series title sponsor Kupper Chevrolet of Mandan will provide point funds of $2,000 for the [Read More]

Despite early spin, Harris is winner at Natural Bridge

By Jim Haines NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (June 7) – Jerald Harris traded cars with his brother to get some seat time in the car before they take it to the IMCA RaceSaver Nationals at Eagle Raceway in August. Along the way he won his third Virginia Sprint Series feature of the season, after spinning off track on lap one and storming back to take the Saturday win at Natural Bridge Speedway. Chris Ware and Charlie Ware paced the field to green with Charlie out first and leading lap one before a quick yellow for the spin by Harris. Charlie was back at it before Chad Worrell moved around the top and in to first as Charlie slowed with drive line failure and headed for the pits. Chad Worrell was smooth out front as the circuits clicked away. By lap 20 Harris had made his way to second and was all over Worrell. A lap later Harris was out front with Tom Humphries making a charge as well. The yellow came out for debris with two [Read More]