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Free Friday admission at Cottage Grove

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – Spectator admission is free and Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds are on the card Aug. 26 when Cottage Grove Speedway hosts the final Fast Friday program of 2016. Saturday, Aug. 27 is season championship night for both the Modifieds and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods. Tickets are $13 for adults, $10 for juniors and seniors, $5 for youth ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Family passes are $30. As was the case all season in honor of the track’s 60th anniversary, the 60th fan through the front gate gets in free. Schedule for both nights is pit gates opening at 2 p.m., the front gates opening at 4 p.m. and racing is at approximately 6:30 p.m.

Dubuque Speedway IMCA Late Models gun for $1,500 clean sweep bonus

By Jerry Mackey DUBUQUE, Iowa –The 2016 season championship stock car races will be held this Sunday, Aug. 28 at the Dubuque Speedway. Season champions will be crowned in all classes plus the Out-Pace Racing Products IMCA Late Models will run two 25-lap main events, the first of them for IMCA points. Thanks to race event sponsors Seegy’s Race Products and Widmeier Flooring, Late Models will be racing for bonus money, with $1,500 paid to the driver who can make a clean sweep of the nights racing action. Dubuque Speedway will see hot laps at 6 p.m. with racing to follow at 6:30 p.m.

$1,000 to win for IMCA Modifieds at Willamette

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. – Willamette Speedway returns to racing Saturday, Aug. 27 with Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds headlining the card with a $1,000.00 to win feature courtesy of Schram Brothers Excavating. The feature is a qualifying event for the 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Grandstand admission is $14 for adults, $10 for juniors, seniors and military, $5 for youth and a family pass (two adults and up to four youth) is $35. Front gates open at 3:30 p.m. and racing kicks off at 6 p.m. For more information, log onto www.trophymotorsports.com.

SPI announces Late Model format for season-ending races

By Jerry Mackey FARLEY, Iowa – Simmons Promotions of Farley, owner/operators of the Farley Speedway and contract holders for racing events at the West Liberty Raceway and Dubuque Speedway, will be offering IMCA Late Model competitors an opportunity to earn record-setting prize money for a weekly racing program. SPI has long been the innovative trend setters in racing in Eastern Iowa, for example SPI was the first in Eastern Iowa to utilize the exciting double file restarts, since the introduction by SPI, double file restarts have become the standard in Iowa racing. SPI was also the first to establish the popular Tri-Track Challenge offering more money to Late Model competitors than any other tracks in the area. The next innovative move will be a double feature format for the IMCA Late Models with extra racing for the fans and extra money for the drivers with one trip to the track. Following heat races and the first Late Model feature being qualified for, the first of two 25-lap main events will be run. The winner in [Read More]

SPI announces free admission at West Liberty on Aug. 13

By Jerry Mackey WEST LIBERTY, Iowa – Keith Simmons of Simmons Promotions, operator of West Liberty Raceway, has scheduled a Saturday, Aug. 13 Driver/Fan Appreciation Night. A full night of racing is on the program that evening with free admission to the grandstand. Race fans are encouraged to contact their favorite driver to receive tickets, which will enter that driver in a contest for free pit admissions. Hot laps get underway at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow at 7 p.m.

Willamette readies for mid-season championship night

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. – Racing at Willamette Speedway in 2016 nears the midway point. The famed 1/3-mile clay oval will host the annual Mid-Season Championship Night, presented by Les Schwab Tires, on Saturday, July 16. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds are on the card. Pit gates will open up at 4 p.m. and racing is scheduled to begin at approximately 6:30 p.m.

Ladies Night is Saturday at Cottage Grove

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – After a disappointing cancellation due to rain, last weekend, Cottage Grove Speedway returns to racing on Saturday, July 16. It will be BMD Night, with the local Bohemia Mining Days festivities taking place the same weekend, as well as Ladies Night. The special promotion for Ladies Night is that all ladies ages 18 and older, get into the races for free. Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods are on the evening’s program. Pit gates open at 2 p.m. and the front gates open at 4 p.m. Racing starts at approximately 6:30 p.m.

Dubuque Speedway posts IMCA Late Model bonus

By Jerry Mackey DUBUQUE, Iowa – Dubuque Speedway has added purse money to the Sunday, July 17 Out-Pace Racing Products IMCA Late Model main event. Thanks to sponsors, Pro Care Auto of Dubuque and Associated Real Estate Counselors of Preston, Late Models will be gunning for a $900 first place prize. In addition, a $100 bonus will be paid to the 15th place finisher. Racing action will get underway at 6:30 p.m. Sunday on the high-banked 3/8 mile oval.

Ideal Ready Mix Tri-Track Challenge set for West Liberty

By Jerry Mackey WEST LIBERTY, Iowa – This Saturday night, July 16, racing action at West Liberty Raceway will feature a special event for the iWireless IMCA Late Models. The Ideal Ready Mix Tri-Track Challenge will award $2,000 to the winner of the 40-lap main event for the Late Models. In addition to the Late Model special event, a full program of Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car and Mach-1 Sport Compact racing will be held on the Muscatine County Fairgrounds ½-mile West Liberty oval. Hot laps will take to the track at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow at 7 p.m.

Farley to host Ideal Ready Mix Tri-Track Challenge

By Jerry Mackey FARLEY, Iowa – On Friday, July 15, Farley Speedway will host a special night of racing action featuring the Out-Pace Racing Products IMCA Late Models. The Ideal Ready Mix Tri-Track Challenge will headline the program with the Late Models battling it out on the 3/8-mile dirt track for 50 laps with $2,000 going to the winner. In addition to the Late Models, Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks will be racing. Action gets underway with hot laps at 7 p.m. and racing to follow.