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Bilstein renews awards for drivers in 5 IMCA divisions

POWAY, Calif. – Drivers in five IMCA divisions contend for contingency awards from Bilstein Shocks again in 2016. The Poway, Calif., manufacturer and 18-year marketing partner gives shares of nearly $8,000 in product certificates to Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod drivers. Top eligible drivers in each of the five Modified regions receive $350 product certificates, with $250 for second and $200 for third. Certificates to the top three eligible drivers in both Stock Car regions will be given in increments of $350, $250 and $150. The top three in both Hobby Stock regions and in national Northern SportMod and Southern SportMod point standings receive product certificates valued at $300, $200 and $100, respectively. “With the recent introduction of several new shock lines for the IMCA market, Bilstein is expanding our long standing commitment to IMCA and all its competitors,” said Scott MacDonald, the company’s director of motorsports – North America. “We look forward to supporting and rewarding [Read More]

New IMCA sponsor BrakeOMeter giving awards to national champions and special events drivers

CHICAGO, Ill. – A company that can rightfully boast of having reinvented the wheel is a new marketing partner this season for six IMCA divisions. BrakeOMeter of Chicago, Ill., gives brake bias adjustment kits to national Modified, Late Model, Sprint Car, Stock Car, Northern SportMod and Southern SportMod national champions. Gift certificates worth $100 will be given to competitors at nearly 80 special events for Modifieds, Late Models – including all Deery Brothers Summer Series races – Stock Cars and SportMods. The BrakeOMeter brake bias uses a patented dial design and cable system that collects information to helps drivers and crew members make adjustments to enhance speed and handling. “We debuted it at the PRI show last December in Indianapolis and the reception was great. Everybody loved it,” Sales Engineer Glen Johnson said. “No other brake bias on the market has the same capabilities. We’ve improved the wheel.” Development of early knob designs, then the cable system and cable housing that complete the BrakeOMeter A16 kit, began three years ago. “It’s been well received in [Read More]

Nitro Bee gives special events, Super Nationals awards

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Nitro Bee will give product awards to 10 special event winners and at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s again this season. The Santa Maria, Calif., company again gives a total of 25 race receiver units and ear pieces to special events and Super Nationals drivers. Nitro Bee was named the official one-way radio race receiver of IMCA in 2013. IMCA rules continue to prohibit two-way radios in any division. “The Nitro Bee is a tremendous safety device and very important for events to run efficiently,” said company representative Chris Kearns. “We are very proud that the largest sanction body in the country, IMCA, recognizes the durability and user ease that the Nitro Bee offers.” The Nitro Bee device is available from a network of dealers that includes Speedway Motors, Smiley’s Racing Products and Precise Racing Products. More information is available by calling 805 714-8538. “We continue to have more tracks going to a mandatory listening device and the Nitro Bee is the most cost effective unit on [Read More]

Emphasis stays on safety in Joie of Seating IMCA awards

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Safety remains the cornerstone of the contingency award program Randy LaJoie and The Joie of Seating continue for a 13th season with IMCA. Drivers in any sanctioned division submitting photos of their crashed race car to the home office receive $200 certificates, which are applicable toward the purchase of a seat from the Kannapolis, N.C., manufacturer. Each month, one driver will be featured in The Joie of Seating Safety Spotlight, published in Inside IMCA, and receives a $250 product certificate. Damage to race cars must have occurred at a sanctioned weekly, series or special event. Photos should be sent to IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. National rookies of the year also receive $250 product certificates again this season courtesy of The Joie of Seating. “We came up with the Safety Spotlight to illustrate that on-track mishaps can happen to anyone,” LaJoie said. “We’ve seen a substantial increase in the number of drivers competing at Super Nationals with updated safety systems in place and we’ll continue to helping more drivers upgrade. We want to wish [Read More]

KRC backing drivers in all divisions in 19th season as IMCA marketing partner

LOCKWOOD, Mo. – Drivers in all divisions sanctioned by IMCA enjoy the support of Kluhsman Racing Components again this season. Most notably, the Lockwood, Mo., manufacturer returns to national decal programs for both Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods and gives $75 product certificates to top 10 drivers in final point standings for both divisions. In its 19th season as an IMCA marketing partner, KRC also gives $75 product certificates to top three drivers in each of the five regions for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, and to top three drivers in national standings for IMCA Late Models, IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. “We appreciate all the marketing opportunities that IMCA has helped us in promoting the KRC brand,” owner Mel Kluhsman said. “I personally would like to thank IMCA racers in all divisions who have helped us develop and test all our products. Without them, it would not have been possible!” All SportMod drivers are required to display two KRC [Read More]

PRO Shocks awards in post-season plans for drivers in five IMCA divisions

BOONVILLE, Ind. – Post-season contingency awards from PRO Shocks go to drivers in five IMCA divisions again in 2016. The Boonville, Ind., company gives a set of four PRO shocks to the IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car national champion and product certificates to IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod competitors. Product certificates valued at $300, $200 and $100 go to top three eligible drivers in the two regions for Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks, and in final national standings for Northern SportMods and Southern SportMods. Product certificates will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. “PRO Shocks is thrilled to be able to participate as an IMCA marketing partner again this year by giving back to the racers,” said Kerri Hart, marketing director for the AFCO Performance Group LLC. “We look forward to presenting awards to the outstanding racers in their classes. This is going to be an exciting season of [Read More]

IMCA drivers in four divisions, Deery Series earn product awards from Hyperco in 2016

PONTOTOC, Miss. – Hyperco gives product awards to drivers in four divisions and the Deery Brothers Summer Series, in its 19th season as a marketing partner with IMCA. Located in Pontotoc, Miss., the high performance suspension components manufacturer has designated 2016 awards to be based on regional Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car standings, and on national standings for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods. “Hyperco looks forward to another great season with IMCA and its racers … the high level of competition is well suited to Hyperco’s product lines and racers looking for the highest levels of performance,” said Kelly Falls, vice president of motorsport – performance aftermarket products. “A great sanctioning body and a great group of racers … the perfect combination for a manufacturer like us!” The top three eligible drivers in each of the five Modified regions, in both Stock Car regions and in national standings for Northern SportMods and Southern SportMods competing with at least one Hyperco spring receive two Hyperco SNS Conventional [Read More]

Allstar Performance rewards IMCA state champions

WATERVLIET, Mich. – Allstar Performance nears a state championship landmark this season, its seventh as title sponsor of the IMCA awards program. Six hundred and eighty-six different drivers have won IMCA state crowns since the program was introduced and that number is guaranteed to top 700 when point standings become official in late October. Each Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified, IMCA Late Model and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car state champion receives a $100 gift card from Allstar Performance. The Watervliet, Mich., high performance parts manufacturer gives $50 gift cards to each IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod and Mach-1 Sport Compact state champion. “We are happy to continue our marketing partnership with IMCA. This well-run sanctioning body has a broad group of fantastic racers and teams,” said Advertising and Publications Manager John Berglund. “IMCA is continually evaluating their rules to make racing cost effective and it shows in the amount of racers that compete on a weekly basis. Being able to be a [Read More]

IMCA’s Southern Hobby Stock Region continues growth with Charger Chassis support

DAVID CITY, Neb. – Charger Chassis continues its title sponsorship role for the ever-expanding Southern Region for IMCA Hobby Stocks in 2016. The David City, Neb., chassis manufacturer provides a portion of the point fund to be paid to top five drivers in official standings for the region including tracks in Arizona, western Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, for a third consecutive season. Owned by long-time driver Jamie Richards, Charger also builds cars for Stock Car and Sport Compact customers and currently has more than 420 feature wins, plus 31 track championships and two national crowns on its resume. “Our partnership with IMCA has been great exposure for us in the Southern region, as well as nationally, and we look forward to it continuing well into the future,” Richards said. Point fund checks will be distributed during the national awards banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week from the IMCA home office. Information about Charger Chassis is available by calling 402 367-7688 and at the www.chargerchassis.com website. “The Charger brand has really been popular in [Read More]

Fox builds on first season IMCA success with Modified, Stock, Northern SportMod awards

EL CAJON, Calif. – Building on a successful first season of IMCA sponsorship, Fox Shocks gives contingency awards in three sanctioned divisions again in 2016. The El Cajon, Calif., manufacturer awards product certificates in increments of $300, $250 and $200 to top three eligible drivers in each of the five regions for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, both IMCA Sunoco Stock Car regions and in national standings for the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods. Drivers in all three divisions must display two Fox decals on their race car, compete with four Fox-manufactured shocks and return a completed sign-up form to the IMCA home office by Aug. 1. Fox has been in the shock-building business since 1974, for motocross, ATV and snowmobile markets before expanding into the dirt track racing market in 2013. “We may be the new kids on the block, but our racers’ success in 2015 speaks for itself,” said Fox Track program Manager Pat Macaulay. “FOX is extremely excited and eager to continue building on that success in the 2016 IMCA season with a [Read More]