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Seals-it returns as IMCA sponsor with awards in Deery Series, all eight sanctioned divisions

ELLINGTON, Conn. – A company already familiar to many IMCA drivers returns as a sponsor for special events in all sanctioned divisions this season. Seals-it gives $50 product certificates to designated place finishers at IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified, IMCA Late Model, IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod and Mach-1 Sport Compact specials. Deery Brothers Summer Series competitors will be among the award recipients. Certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office after official race results are received and can be applied toward purchases of seals, seal kits and a wide variety of high performance products from the Ellington, Conn., manufacturer. Seals-it had previously been a national sponsor for the Modified, Stock Car and Hobby Stock divisions from 2000-2002. “We’ve always had an interest in IMCA and have recognized what they’re doing to keep racing affordable,” Seals-it owner and president Skip Matczak said. “We’re concerned about Saturday night racing becoming out of touch to the average working [Read More]

Ricochet shock guard awards are new for IMCA Modfieds, Northern SportMods

BRUSH, Colo. – Ricochet Race Components gives product awards this season, its first as an IMCA sponsor. Owned by veteran driver John Hansen, the Brush, Colo., company gives sets of three Ricochet shock guard covers to IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod competitors. “After running an IMCA special event last season we had several shocks damaged from debris on the track, as a result we saw the need to offer the racers a product to protect the shaft of the shock,” explained Hansen, who started Ricochet in April. “Other drivers expressed an interest in this product so we decided to give it a try.” Sets of three shock guard covers go to each of the five Modified regional champions, each Modified special series champion, fifth place finishers at each Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour event and each XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour event, and to winners of 10 Modified specials throughout the season. The national Northern SportMod champion gets three shock guard covers, as do the top three finishers in both Modified [Read More]

Dirt Works banner flies over Eastern Region for Modifieds

ORONOGO, Mo. – Welcomed back to the IMCA partnership ranks last season, Dirt Works Race Cars returns in 2014 as title sponsor of the Eastern Region for Modifieds. The Oronogo, Mo., chassis builder provides a portion of the $6,000 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in final standings for the Eastern Region, which includes tracks in Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania. Formerly located in Walker, Mo., Dirt Works is a sister company to Hoffman Race Cars and is also owned by veteran driver Jerry Hoffman. More information about either brand is available by calling 417 673-7426 or 417 465-2410. The company websites are www.hoffmanracecars.com and www.dirtworksracecars.com. Regional championships pay $2,500. The runner-up earns $1,250, with $625 for third, $325 for fourth, $300 for fifth and $200 for sixth through 10th place. Drivers are required to display Dirt Works Race Cars decals on their race cars to be eligible for point fund shares. Regional point fund checks will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed beginning the following week [Read More]

Emphasis on safety with new awards from The Joie of Seating

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Randy LaJoie and The Joie of Seating will help take some of the sting out of race night crashes this season. Drivers in all IMCA divisions submitting photos of their crashed race car to the home office will receive $200 certificates, good 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 and will receive a $750 product certificate. Damage to race cars must have occurred at a sanctioned event; photos can be sent to IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “With this new program the goal is to bring additional attention to driver safety and not necessarily glorify a wrecked race car,” Yoder emphasized. “However, by showing what can happen in a racing accident The Joie of Seating wants to educate all IMCA racers about the value of containment seats and the added protection that is necessary and available.” “We know accidents are going to happen and by showing the reality of some of those incidents, we [Read More]

Victory Chassis drivers with top win totals in four IMCA divisions earn post-season awards

BOONE, Iowa – Drivers winning IMCA sanctioned features in a Victory Chassis have new goals to run for this season courtesy of the Boone manufacturer. Modified and Northern SportMod drivers racking up the most feature wins in a Victory ride through the 2014 calendar year both receive a new frame. The top Stock Car and Hobby Stock winners both receive a roll cage and floor pan. The Victory Chassis Challenge is open only to licensed drivers in those divisions. “We are excited to provide racers with a fun and unique challenge,” said Victory Chassis Manager Randy Havlik, the 2009 Super Nationals and 2011 North Central Region champion. “We put our heart and soul into every race car we build and there’s nothing more exciting than seeing a Victory Chassis cross the finish line first.” “We hope this challenge adds an extra incentive for racers to drive their hardest day in and day out,” he added. “There’s a lot on the line.” Drivers who switch from a different brand into a Victory Chassis must do so [Read More]

Top non-fendered honors go to national point leader

By Ryan Clark PHOENIX, Ariz. – One IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified driver is not only turning heads on the track, but off the track as well. Ryan Roath, the national point leader in the division through mid-May, was also the top vote-getter in the month’s Sybesma Graphics IMCA Facebook Fan Favorite contest. Roath is currently at the top of the standings at Prescott Valley Raceway, sits third at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria and finished fourth in the Winter Challenge Series. “That’s where we want to be,” stated the Phoenix driver, recipient of a mini-mod door courtesy of Sybesma. “We’re trying to win a track championship this season and the Arizona State championship as well.” While Roath has won a track title in a local stock car division, he is seeking his first in a Modified. “We’ve never really run strong since we won Western Region Rookie of the Year in 2006,” he admitted. “We hope to change that this year.” Being from the West Coast, Roath realizes he’s already put much of his [Read More]

15 first-time IMCA rookie feature winners receive Speedway Motors award packages

LINCOLN, Neb. – Fifteen IMCA drivers have already won career-first feature events in their respective divisions and have received $100 gift cards and prize packages from Speedway Motors. By division, those drivers include: IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified – Clay Sellard at Dodge City Raceway Park on April 19; and Chris Zogg at Davenport Speedway on May 9. IMCA Late Model – John Emerson at Independence Motor Speedway on May 10. IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car – Marcus Thomas at Mountain Creek Speedway on April 11; George White at Kennedale Speedway Park on April 12; and Kyle Jones at Kennedale Speedway Park on April 26. IMCA Sunoco Stock Car – Colin Deming at Cardinal Speedway on March 29; Colby Deming at Lubbock Speedway on May 2; and Devin Smith at Buena Vista Raceway on May 7. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock – J.R. Patman at Lubbock Speedway on April 11; TeJay Mielke at US 30 Speedway on May 8; and Andrew Sebastian at Devil’s Lake Speedway on May 9. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod – Robert [Read More]

Deery Series and Super Nationals champion, top tour rookie primed for Petersen prizes

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. – Two IMCA champions and a special series rookie of the year receive product awards again this season from Petersen Aluminum. Both the champion and rookie of the year in the Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models, as well as the winner of the tour’s Sept. 1 main event during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s receive 10 sheets of aluminum. Drivers must display two Petersen Aluminum decals on their race car to be eligible. Petersen manufactures and sells painted aluminum and mill finish aluminum sheets, extrusions and stainless steel. The Elk Grove Village, Ill., company is in its 13th season as a marketing partner with IMCA. Certificate awards will be mailed from the IMCA home office the week after Super Nationals and after the series concludes Oct. 3-4 at West Liberty Raceway. “Petersen representatives are at a number of Deery series events through the course of the season and they pay close attention to how the point battles play out,” said IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. [Read More]

Kupper Chevrolet offers bonus for Dakota Classic Modified Tour winners

MANDAN, N.D. – Kupper Chevrolet has again solidified its support of a IMCA tour for which is the title sponsor, the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Modified Tour. Located in Mandan and the largest Chevrolet dealer in North Dakota, Kupper has agreed to pay a $250 bonus to the winner at any of the July 6-11 Modified feature events if they purchased a crate engine from Kupper. The winner of each feature event already receives a record $1,700 to win, so a Kupper-powered Modified will make a win worth $1,950 noted series founder and director John Gartner, who will then pay another $50 to make a win worth $2,000. Online entries for both touring IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars will be open starting June 1 at the www.dakotaclassicmodtour.com website. There is no charge to pre-register and those that fill out the simple online forms get through the gates quickly at the first race in Minot, N.D on Sunday, July 6.

Charger Chassis takes charge in IMCA’s Southern region for Hobby Stocks

DAVID CITY, Neb. – An idea that got kicked around became reality this season as Charger Chassis took over title sponsorship of IMCA’s Southern Region for Hobby Stocks. Owner and veteran driver Jamie Richards liked the national exposure the program offered his David City, Neb., business. While a good fit for his budget, it also allows him to keep making racing friends and help keep them safe. “I’ve had guys come up and ask why they should buy one of my cars. We really push safety. That’s number one with us,” Richards explained. “Hobby Stocks are a good division for people to race without breaking the bank. Most of the drivers in this division have to get up on Monday morning and go to work. There’s no sense getting hurt while you’re having fun.” The Southern Region includes tracks in western Colorado, Texas, New Mexico and, beginning this season, Arizona. Charger Chassis provides a portion of the point fund to be paid to top five drivers in final point standings. “One of the big draws [Read More]