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IMCA Hobby Stocks new to Saturday shows at Jackson County Speedway

MAQUOKETA, Iowa – IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks are new this season at Jackson County Speedway, joining three other sanctioned divisions on regular Saturday night race programs. The division replaces a local hobby class that ran with different motor, tire and wheel options. “We had been looking at the IMCA Hobby Stocks because of cost and car counts,” explained Ryan Duhme, co-promoter at Maquoketa with Tim Current. “After Farley sanctioned in 2011 and Dubuque sanctioned in 2012, we told our drivers we would phase them in and go with IMCA this season.” “Hobby Stocks are supposed to be an economical, entry-level class and we want to help out people who want to get started racing,” he added. “Any Hobby Stock driver who pays a one-time $40 registration fee will get a free pit pass for their use every night they race with us during the point season.” Opening night at Jackson County is April 25. The IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly point season continues through Aug. 29. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified, IMCA Late Model and Karl [Read More]

Five of six race dates set for Tuesdays this season at Nobles County Speedway

WORTHINGTON, Minn. – Tuesday night will be race night at Nobles County Speedway for five IMCA divisions this season. The 3/8-mile dirt oval re-opens with IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts on June 2, 16 and 23, July 7 and 14, and Aug. 16 programs. Spectator admission is free for the June 2 Jam The Stands season opener. Season championship night on Sunday, Aug. 16 – the only non-Tuesday show of the summer at Worthington, as Redwood Speedway takes the night off – is also Nobles County Fair Night. “Nobles County has been idle for a couple years. We thought we’d test the waters this season and we’ve already gotten a lot of community support from people wanting to help out,” explained Nobles County and Redwood promoter Brent Prouty. “Running on Tuesday nights gives drivers the opportunity to race more often for IMCA points and for shares of a point fund that will be paid in addition to what they [Read More]

Opening night is Saturday at Canyon Speedway Park

By Lonnie Wheatley PEORIA, Ariz. – The 2015 racing season at Canyon Speedway Park officially gets underway with the Saturday, Feb. 28 opener on the 1/3-mile clay oval. Following an open practice session on Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday’s CSP season opener goes green at 7:00 p.m. In addition to 9th World Vapor IMCA Modifieds, Saturday’s card will feature the ASCS Southwest Region winged Sprint Cars, Arizona Differential Pure Stocks, Scottsdale Muffler & Automotive Renegades and Dwarf Cars. After winning two of three Winter Challenge events at CSP in January, Ricky Thornton Jr. kicks off his pursuit of the track’s IMCA Modified title that is worth $2,500 in 2015. Tickets for Saturday’s CSP Season Opener are $16, with a $3 discount for military, seniors and students. Children ages 7-12 are $6, with children six and under admitted free. VIP passes are $20. Hotel Information can be found at http://www.canyonspeedwaypark.com/fan-info/lodging/ or by calling the Courtyard by Marriott at 623 580-8844. Canyon Speedway Park is located in north Peoria, Ariz., off Lake Pleasant Parkway, [Read More]

IMCA, RaceSaver announce $6,500 Sprint Car national point fund

VINTON, Iowa – IMCA and RaceSaver have announced a $6,500 point fund, to be paid to top 10 drivers in national Sprint Car point standings this season. The national champion earns $1,000, with $900 for second, $800 for third, $700 for fourth and $600 for fifth. Sixth through 10th place drivers each earn $500. “National point fund shares are in addition to local track and series point funds, as well as a generous number of contingency awards,” noted IMCA President Brett Root. “We continue to get inquiries about sanctioning. I believe our combined efforts will lead to the largest unified Sprint Car group in the United States.” Returning to the IMCA RaceSaver fold this season are the prestigious Virginia Sprint Series, Sprint Series of Texas and Sprint Series of Minnesota, as well as weekly venues Eagle Raceway in Nebraska, Kennedale Speedway Park and Mountain Creek Speedway in Texas, Arlington Raceway in Minnesota and the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway. The Western RaceSaver Sprint Series in California, Southern United Sprint Series and Louisiana Bayou Sprinters are already [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds join Saturday shows at Gator Motorplex; Texas venue is home track for Southern United Sprints

WILLIS, Texas – Newly-sanctioned Gator Motorplex will be both a weekly home to IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds and the home track for IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars following the Southern United Sprint Series beginning this season. Opening night at the ¼-mile dirt oval is March 7. Veteran promoter Randy Waller anticipates the Modifieds will duplicate the success the Sprint Series has enjoyed during its three years with RaceSaver. “Modifieds in this area have struggled. We’ve tried this and we’ve tried that,” Waller said. “I decided we had to do something to bring them back to the area and contacted IMCA.” Gator will be part of IMCA’s Razor Chassis South Central Region for Modifieds. The Southern United Sprint Series will travel to eight different tracks in Texas and Louisiana, racing every other week. “We grew our Sprint Car class from nothing. It was popular for a while when it was carbureted 360s and then it went to zero,” said Waller. “Once I introduced the 305 RaceSaver rules and stated this is what we were [Read More]

EQ, Sweet, MSD take new places in IMCA decal program

VINTON, Iowa – Three marketing partners already very familiar to drivers in all sanctioned divisions have new roles in IMCA’s national decal program this season. EngineQuest becomes title sponsor of both Northern and Southern regions for IMCA Stock Cars. Sweet Manufacturing joins the national program for Modifieds while MSD is new for the Stock Car national program. Karl Chevrolet and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center return as title sponsor of Northern SportMod and Southern SportMod divisions; this season will be the second when drivers in both divisions are required to display Karl and SDPC decals on their race cars. There is no change from 2014 in required decals for Hobby Stocks. “We had relatively few changes in our national decal program again this year, which speaks volumes about the support our sponsors continue to give drivers in all IMCA divisions,” noted Kevin Yoder, director of marketing for the sanctioning body. “Requirements for decal placement are also very similar to last year. We will begin mailing decal packets in mid-March to drivers who have purchased 2015 licenses and [Read More]

Rose, family take reins at Grayson County Speedway

BELLS, Texas – The new promoter at the race track in Texas with the longest IMCA tenure is a former driver, a car owner and something of a history buff, too. Frank Rose and his family take charge this season at Grayson County Speedway. Both IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods are on Saturday programs beginning March 28. “The 41-year history of this track is one of the things that interested me in promoting Grayson County,” said Rose. “We want to give some new life to this track and add to that history.” Rose raced for 18 seasons in the street stock and then modified divisions. His daughter Merisa was the mini-stock champion at Bells in 2013. Grayson County became the first track in Texas to sanction its Modified division with IMCA in 1985. Southern SportMods have run at Bells since 2005. “The IMCA cars are easy to work on. As an owner and driver, I liked being able to do that,” Rose said. “As a promoter, I like the [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds return to Tri-State; Stocks, SportMods new this season at Pocola

POCOLA, Okla. – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds make a long-awaited return this season to Oklahoma’s Tri-State Speedway. The division will be joined by IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA SportMods on Saturday shows at the Pocola venue, now owned and promoted by Carey Menasco. “I’m a fan of IMCA and when my wife Nicole and I purchased this track we converted it back to that sanction,” said Menasco, formerly the promoter at Outlaw Motorsports Park. “There’s already been a lot of interest in what we’ve been doing out here. If we can get half the people who drive by on the weekend to see what’s going on to come to the races, we’ll be doing all right.” Former IMCA national champion William Gould has lent his expertise – and turned some laps – on the 3/8-mile oval. The racing surface was shortened and 350 truckloads of clay added in the process of reconfiguring the corners and banking. “It looks like it’s going to be fast,” Menasco promised. Fans will get their first chance to [Read More]

Perris Auto Speedway sets eight race dates for IMCA Modifieds

PERRIS, Calif. – A California track with all the bells and whistles will have IMCA-sanctioned Modifieds on eight Saturday night race programs, too. Opening night for the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds at Perris Auto Speedway is March 14. IMCA Modifieds had run on the half-mile semi-banked clay oval, located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds, as recently as 2005. Several local drivers asked promoter Don Kazarian about bringing the sanctioned division back late in 2014. “We averaged 22 Modifieds with a high of 29 last year so car count was not an issue. You always want to get more cars and I think we’ll get 3-5 more this year,” Kazarian said. “Our rules package was already pretty close so drivers won’t have to spend a lot of money to make their cars IMCA legal.” “They will be able to race for a track championship,” he continued, “as well as IMCA national and regional points.” Perris will be part of IMCA’s Larry Shaw Racing Western Region for Modifieds. Point racing continues into September. “We really work [Read More]

Information meeting for Minnesota tracks to be held Feb. 22

BAXTER, Minn. – A transitional rules and information meeting has been scheduled for drivers of three Minnesota race tracks. Representatives from Princeton Speedway, North Central Speedway in Brainerd and Buffalo River Race Park in Glyndon will be at the meeting, set for Sunday, Feb. 22. IMCA representatives will also be present at the 3 p.m. meeting, which will be held at Arrowwood Lodge, 6967 Lake Forest Road in Baxter. Limited seating will be available and the meeting is open to drivers only. The 2015 season will be the first under the IMCA banner for the Brainerd and Princeton ovals. Buffalo River Race Park will be entering its second season as an IMCA sanctioned facility.