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Saturday is soda night at Cottage Grove

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – Cottage Grove Speedway gets back to racing this Saturday, May 9 with Springfield Chamber of Commerce/Pepsi Family Night. Pepsi Family Night means fans who purchase a family pass (consisting of two adults and up to four youths) for $30 will receive complimentary small sodas courtesy of Pepsi. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds will return for their third show of the season. Jesse Williamson won the first race on April 4 while Braedon Hand was victorious last week. Pit gates open at 2 p.m., the front gate opens at 4 p.m. and racing begins at approximately 6:45 p.m.

Down for the count: May 8 show at Salina Speedway is a wash

By Dusty Wiegert SALINA, Kan. – This week’s barrage of heavy rains and severe weather has forced officials to call off the Friday, May 8 races at Salina, Kan., Speedway. More than four inches of rain has fallen at the speedway through Wednesday night with even more forecast through the rest of the week. With grounds already saturated there just isn’t an opportunity to get the track prep down and make sure everyone is comfortable before tomorrow night’s event. The May 15 event will be run as scheduled and include the BSB Manufacturing NeSmith Late Models, 1st Class Chassis IMCA Modifieds, Coors Light IMCA Stock Cars, Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Northern SportMods, and M&H Motor IMCA Sport Compacts. Glass Masters and Will Electric will once again be the night’s presenting sponsors. This makes three rainouts on the schedule so far in 2015, a number that already eclipses all of 2014. To make up for this, an event has been added to the schedule on Aug. 28 and will feature Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Northern [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds, Northern SportMods race Saturday at Sunset

By Ben Deatherage BANKS, Ore. – Both IMCA sanctioned Modifieds and Northern SportMods are on the Saturday, May 9 card at Sunset Speedway Park. General admission for all ladies is $5 on Bud Light Lime-A-Rita Ladies Night. After two races there have been two different winners in Budweiser IMCA Modified competition. Collen Winebarger and Mark Carrell have taken care of business in the first two events so far while Craig Cassell has two straight second place finishes. The feature event will pay $650 to win. The Karl Chevrolet SportMods have been in action just once this season. Michael Melton was the feature winner on April 25. Pit gates open at 2 p.m., the front gate opens at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 6:30 p.m.

Opening night is Friday at Clay County Fair Speedway

SPENCER, Iowa – A full season of IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing begins at the Clay County Fair Speedway this Friday, May 8. Divisions featured this season are IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. Hot laps begin at 6:30 p.m. with races at 7 p.m. “This is a tremendous opportunity to fully utilize the Speedway,” said CCF Manager Jeremy Parsons. “Going from five races in 2014 to 14 races this year will be a great benefit to not only the speedway, but also to all of Spencer. It is nice to be able to offer racing right here in Northwest Iowa for the entire family to enjoy each week.” IMCA races will be held each Friday night May 8 through June 26; July 10; July 17; July 31; August 21; and the finale race at the Fair on Wednesday, September 16. New to the Clay County Fair Speedway this season will be the Finish Line Food Court. Each Friday night, a variety of [Read More]

Mother’s Day Race for the Cure Saturday at Canyon

By Lonnie Wheatley PEORIA, Ariz. – The action continues to heat up at Canyon Speedway Park with a full slate of action on tap with this Saturday night’s fifth annual Mother’s Day Race for the Cure atop the 1/3-mile clay oval. The May 9 card that gets under way at 7 p.m. features the 9th World Vapor IMCA Modifieds along with Arizona Differential Pure Stocks, Scottsdale Muffler & Automotive Renegades, Mini Stocks, Dwarf Cars and Lady Stocks. With approximately 120 cars filling the pit area in the most recent pair of Mother’s Day Race for the Cure events at CSP, Ricky Thornton Jr. has reigned supreme by topping each of the past two year’s IMCA Modified features. While Bo Partain, Mike Strobl and Jason Noll have each enjoyed victory lane in 9th World Vapor IMCA Modified action thus far, Shawn Zelenka holds the early championship points chase lead by a single point over Garrett Funk. With Zelenka and Funk leading the way, Partain is just two points off the lead pace with Bryson Curry and George Fronsman [Read More]

Second try for opening fight Friday at Salina Speedway

By Dusty Wiegert SALINA, Kan. – Last week the engines roared to life as cars took to the Salina Speedway’s 3/8 mile oval for the first time in 2015. It was short-lived, however, as severe storms closed in and forced the cancellation of the night’s events before they got started. Race teams and fans are now anticipating the second take on opening night Friday, May 1. All that was completed in last week’s show was hot laps, so this week’s racing will start from scratch, with seven divisions competing in qualifying heat races and features. Those divisions are the BSB Manufacturing NeSmith Late Models, 1st Class Chassis IMCA Modifieds, Coors Light IMCA Stock Cars, Xtreme Motorsports IMCA Northern SportMods, Auto House Mod Lites, Budweiser IMCA Hobby Stocks, and M&H Motors IMCA Sport Compacts. An added bonus includes a special heat race winner payout. Don Damon and Xtreme Motor Sports will be giving $50 to all heat race winners in every division. Heat races will be lined up by draw with features redrawn for lineups. The [Read More]

Koehler Electric season opener at Davenport …. take two

DAVENPORT, Iowa – After last week’s rainout, Davenport Speedway will host the Koehler Electric season opener this Friday, May 1. All five weekly classes, Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models, Milan Heating & Air IMCA Modifieds, Koehler Electric Street Stocks, Hawkeye Auto IMCA Northern SportMods and Roto-Rooter 4-Stocks, will be in action on the 1/4-mile dirt oval. Defending track champions are Justin Kay, Late Model; Doug Crampton, Modified; Bryce Garnhart, Northern SportMod; Donnie Louck, Street Stock; and Brandon Dahl, 4-Stock. Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street in Davenport. Pit gates open Friday at 4:30 p.m., with hot laps at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m.

Make A Wish Night is Saturday at Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – A $1,000 to win feature for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds is on the program during Bakersfield Speedway’s Make A Wish Night this Saturday, May 2. The Modified event is a qualifier for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Funds raised Saturday go to local Make A Wish families in Kern County. Hobby Stocks, American Stocks, Mod Lites and Mini Dwarfs also race. Gates open at 4 p.m. with racing at 6 p.m. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and military, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under.

Ashley returns to Cottage Grove on Fan Appreciation Night

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds make their return to Cottage Grove Speedway this Saturday, May 2 for Fan Appreciation Night presented by Huddle Automotive Repair. One of the drivers who will be shredding the clay at the 1/4-mile clay oval will be Jasper’s Eric Ashley. It will be the first start of the season for the Furniture Options, Ashley Family Racing, Hanke Racing-sponsored number 84 entry. “I’m pretty excited to get back out there after helping my dad out a little bit this year,” commented Ashley. “I also have to give credit to Ray and Shannon Hanke for their support of my team this season.” Ashley has spent the season wrenching for his father Gene and his friend Jesse Williamson. Both those drivers have visited victory lane once this season, Gene in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Williamson in the Modifieds. Will it be Ashley’s turn to win this weekend? The last time Eric raced he posted an impressive fifth place on September 20th last season in [Read More]

Willamette fights hunger this Saturday

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. – Fans bringing a can of non-perishable food to the track on Saturday, May 2 for Fight Hunger Night at Willamette Speedway receive a $2 discount off their cost of grandstand admission Along with IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, classes racing that evening will be the Super Dirt Late Models, Sportsman and Street Stocks. Dustin Cady picked up the win in the first IMCA Modified race of the season last Saturday after a late-race move around Bricen James. Cady is on a streak of two straight wins, going back to the last race of 2014. Pit gates open at 1 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Racing starts at 6 p.m.