2016 Super Nationals Archives

Tech inspection precedes Sunday practice, tailgating

BOONE, Iowa – There will be plenty to see, do and enjoy on the Boone Speedway grounds even before opening night of the 34th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The tech inspection process introduced in 2014 and well-received again last year will be continued. Beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, Hobby Stock, Northern SportMod and Southern SportMod drivers are encouraged to go to the lineup board behind the pitside grandstand and get their inspection sheets and hardcards as soon as they arrive with their race car. Drivers will be called over the PA system for staging and then sent to the inspection area in groups of 20. Pre-tech for those three divisions runs from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A $10 pit pass fee will be refunded to everyone who exits the pit area by 4:30 p.m. An open practice session for all divisions is from 5-7 p.m. and has a $10 admission for those who did not purchase a pit pass. Once practice is complete, there will be no free admission to the pit [Read More]

Southern SportMod rookie has high expectations for her first Super Nationals

KELLER, Texas – Her career first win in the division has been the season highlight thus far for Kamera McDonald. Qualifying for the main event when Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods join the opening night program for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will rank just as high. McDonald, 15 years old and from Keller, Texas, is currently the rookie points leader and is fourth in national standings for the Southern SportMods. The Timber Creek High School sophomore-to-be won for the first time on June 11 at Kennedale Speedway Park and later added June 17 and July 8 victories at Boyd Raceway. “My first win at Kennedale was very memorable and my season has gotten even better from there,” she said. “Going to Super Nationals is going to be a good experience for me. My main goal is to make the big race.” “I’ve talked to some of the guys around here who have been to Super Nationals to get an idea of what to expect,” McDonald added. “I’m sure it’s going [Read More]

Southern SportMod champ at Super Nationals added to Stephenville Starter awards program

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – An IMCA marketing partner from the Lone Star State expands its awards presence this September at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. While returning for a third year as title sponsor of the Hobby Stock Race of Champions at Super Nationals, Stephenville Starter awards a starter to the champion of the inaugural main event for Southern SportMods at Boone Speedway. Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod champions also receive starters from the Stephenville manufacturer and eight-year IMCA sponsor. “Stephenville Starter has been a long-time supporter of the IMCA Hobby Stock division, and their partnership with the Race of Champions in Boone continues that tradition,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder commented. “Adding a starter for the Southern SportMod champion just adds another layer of value to that championship.” Ten drivers qualify for the Hobby Stock Race of Champions, to be held Sept. 10, and Stephenville Starter provides a portion of the purse. Information about Stephenville Starter-made products is available by calling 254 965-7890.

Southern SportMod champion is part of Bell awards program for Super Nationals

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Bell Racing’s awards program continues this season with the addition of Southern SportMods to the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Modified, Late Model, Sprint Car, Hobby Stock, Northern SportMod, Southern SportMod and Sport Compact champions crowned during the Sept. 5-10 Super Nationals all receive SA2015 approved K-1 Sport helmets from the Champaign, Ill., manufacturer and retailer, as does the champion of the Sept. 1-4 Sprint Car Nationals. The 11-year IMCA marketing partner also provides replica helmets for trophies to be awarded to top four main event finishers in each of those divisions and Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod qualifying feature winners. “The Bell helmet trophy toppers are a really cool part of this program and make the trophies we give away in Boone something pretty special,” noted IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “The fact that each champion receives an actual helmet from Bell is great recognition of the highest accomplishment in dirt track racing.” Information about Bell helmets and accessories is available by calling 800 237-2700, [Read More]

Pre-registration has benefits at upcoming Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – Pre-registration will have its benefits at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. While saving $20 by entering ahead of time, drivers can reserve pit parking and make themselves eligible for the Sept. 3 Prelude at Boone Speedway. Modified, Stock Car, Northern SportMod and Hobby Stock drivers must have completed pre-registration for the Sept. 5-10 Super Nationals prior to the deadline date in order to compete at the Saturday night Prelude special. Beginning this year, champions in all divisions except Late Models are also required to be pre-registered to be eligible for shares of $13,000 in weekly racing bonus money. “Numbers are already ahead of last year,” said IMCA President Brett Root, noting that entries from 150-plus Modified drivers are already in hand. “The volume of cars for the Prelude is huge and resulted in a Super Nationals-type format last year.” “It’s most efficient for us to have all Prelude drivers be pre-registered for Super Nationals,” he continued. “Once we open the pit gates that day, we’ll be racing within [Read More]

Centex Motorsports awards weekly race engine to Southern SportMod champ at IMCA Super Nationals

TEMPLE, Texas – Centex Motorsports will make the tow north pay off for the Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod driver making history at Boone Speedway in September. The winner of the first-ever main event for the division, on Monday, Sept. 5, opening night of the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, earns a standard weekly race engine courtesy of the Temple, Texas, engine builder. “As soon as I saw that Southern SportMods would be running a one-day program at Boone, I wanted to throw my name in the hat,” Centex owner Carroll Estes said. “We build a lot of engines for drivers all over Texas, as well as New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Hopefully one of our customers will bring the engine back home.” “I think people will be pleasantly surprised with how many Southern SportMods are at Super Nationals,” he added, noting that veteran Sid Kiphen would compete at Boone with an engine provided by Centex. A contingency award sponsor for area tracks, including Heart O’ Texas Speedway, Centex Motorsports also pays [Read More]

Super Nationals pre-registration required to compete at Sept. 3 Prelude at Boone

BOONE, Iowa – Pre-registration for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will be required for drivers planning to race in the Saturday, Sept. 3 Prelude to Super Nationals event at Boone Speedway. Modified, Stock Car, Northern SportMod and Hobby Stock drivers must have completed pre-registration for the Sept. 5-10 Super Nationals prior to the deadline date in order to compete at the Prelude. “The volume of cars for the Prelude is huge and resulted in a Super Nationals-type format last year,” IMCA President Brett Root explained. “It’s most efficient for us to have all Prelude drivers be pre-registered for Super Nationals. Once we open the pit gates that day, we’ll be racing within two hours. This requirement will streamline the race day process.” Drivers in those four divisions who are not pre-registered will be allowed to hot lap but not compete. “We’ll be very steadfast in this,” assured Root. “We will not add racers who are not already registered for Super Nationals to the lineup for any race during the Prelude.” A [Read More]

Theme for Super Nationals best looking car contest is ‘Represent Your State’

BOONE, Iowa – Proud of where you call home? Heck yes, and IMCA is giving you the chance to prove it during the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “This year’s contest is open to drivers in all seven divisions competing at Boone Speedway and trophies will be awarded in the four divisions that crown champions on Saturday night,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “We encourage all Super Nationals competitors to be as creative as they can with their home state representation, while making sure required decals are in the correct location on their car.” The same theme was used in choosing best looking entries at the Duel In the Desert last fall. “We wanted to make this announcement now so drivers can start making plans with their graphics company,” Yoder said. “If they let us know in advance, we can make sure announcers identify them during hot laps, for example.”

More Super Nationals pit stalls get RESERVED designation

BOONE, Iowa – Another 46 pit stalls have been designated as reserved for the Sept. 5-10 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Stalls in Section JJ (along the fence in the north field, next to Manufacturers’ Row) and Section II (in the south pit area) are all on grass, 12 feet wide and 100 feet long. “We have reserved areas where the longer haulers absolutely need to be in,” IMCA President Brett Root said. “We have reconfigured the south pit area in order to accommodate the longer haulers and will do our best to keep them out of the roadways during the event.” Stalls in Section HH (north of turn 3) are 60 feet long, also grass and also newly designated as reserved, meaning all stalls in the main pit area will be reserved. The new pit overflow area near the cell tower area has been designated for divisions with one-day programs … the Southern SportMods on Monday, Sport Compacts on Tuesday and Deery Brothers Summer Series Late Models on Thursday. “Both pre-entry [Read More]

More pit parking in the works for 34th Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – It’s a good problem to have, but a problem nonetheless. With another division added to the program, IMCA and track officials have been pro-active in making sure there’s enough pit area parking for the 34th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, to be held Monday through Saturday, Sept. 5-10 at Boone Speedway. In particular, the pits will be expanded to include the cell phone tower area south of the existing pit area. Divisions that run complete programs on a single day – the Southern SportMods on Monday, Sport Compacts on Tuesday and Deery Brothers Late Models on Thursday – will all have reserved space in that area, which will also accommodate overflow in all other divisions. Modifieds and Stock Cars can move in before their qualifying resumes on Friday. “We have addressed a number of issues at Super Nationals to be as accommodating as possible and pit parking has been number one,” said IMCA President Brett Root, also citing turn one seating and bleacher seating adjacent to the hot pit. [Read More]