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OSHKOSH, Wis. (Aug. 15) – The first challenge on Saturday night at Oshkosh SpeedZone was to pare the 34-car Automotive Supply Company IMCA Modified field to 20 for the main event. Adam Reed made the front row and led the first two laps before Taylor Scheffler took the top sot away and started to pull away. A lap five caution quickly regrouped the field but Scheffler again pulled away, leaving the race for second. Josh Zdroik ended a five-lap battle with Reed, moving into second on lap nine before the final caution for a tire on the track slowed the race on lap 10. Scheffler had the field on his rear bumper, but again, was able to pull away on the restart. Zdroik, Tim Robbiins, Mike Klenz, Eddie Muenster and point leader, Sean Jerovetz were in line. As the laps clicked off, Scheffelr was able to maintain his lead while the field strung out behind. Scheffler drove off with his first SpeedZone feature win with Zdroik taking the runner-up spot. Jerovetz padded his point lead [Read More]

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (Aug. 16) – Chevy Hadan motored to his first Kaplan University IMCA Modified vic­tory of the season at Eagle Raceway on Saturday. He passed Jared Hoefelman for the lead with three laps left, then beat Hoefelman and Mike Dens­berger to the checkers. “I usually run the bottom. I was trying to be patient and stay there, but when I saw Mike I knew I had to do something else,” he said. “The bottom wasn’t working any more, so I headed up top and moved to the front.” Adam Guillon became a first-time Mud In America Racesaver IMCA Sprint Car feature winner. “I got to thinking before the race started, so I started searching for something special just the right spot to run,” he said. “I tried running high into one on a caution but it was rough. So, the next time I went above the cushion and found my spot. Then, when I got the lead I kind of overdrove the car a little. “So I calmed myself down,” he [Read More]

By Ryan Clark INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (Aug. 16) – IMCA Late Model driver Darren Ackerman has been known to excel on a dry slick race track. He proved it once again Saturday night at Independence Motor Speedway. After taking the lead on the ninth circuit, Ackerman pulled away from the pack to win by half of a lap in the caution-free 25-lap feature. Polesitter Rory Metcalf took the lead at the drop of the green and paced the field while Ackerman worked from a fifth row starting spot. Ackerman made his way into the top five on lap four and then worked the low side into second on lap seven. He raced past Metcalf two laps later on his way to victory ahead of Jon Passick. With the win, Ackerman took over the points lead heading into next Saturday’s Budweiser Season Championships. Although he is tied in the points with Curt Martin, Ackerman owns the tiebreaker with four feature wins. What was a two-car battle throughout much of the 15-lapper turned into a thrilling four-wide finish [Read More]

By Tom Wagner LUXEMBURG, Wis. (Aug. 15) – Jay Matthias earned the moniker “Big Money” several years ago after a succession of wins in high paying events. With $1,000 up for grabs, “Big Money” was back. Matthias held off Johnny Whitman at the wire to win his first IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature of the season Friday night, highlighting action at the annual Corey Jonet Memorial at Luxemburg Speedway. Matthias pounced early in the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier, assuming command of the point from Rob Charapata on the third lap. After an early caution, Matthias eased away to what appeared to be a comfortable margin. Todd Dart and Whitman sorted out from the pack as contenders at the race’s midpoint with Dart moving into the runner-up spot on the 13th lap. Despite racing for position, the duo managed to chip away at Matthias’ advantage. Whitman took sole possession of second with six laps to go, closing in on Matthias in the process. Matthias established the low line as the leaders began [Read More]

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (Aug. 15) – Racer Hulin was the winner in the Friday nightcap at Marshalltown Speedway. Andrew Kinser led the first lap od the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified main after Joel Bushore jumped the cushion in turns three and four. On lap two, Kinser, Bushore and Jake Strayer went three wide for the lead. Strayer took the lead and pulled away only to see the caution come out three times for debris. After the final caution on lap 12, Hulin grabbed the lead away the next time around and went on to take the win. Strayer was second, Ronn Lauritzen was third, Adam Larson was fourth and Tyler Droste was fifth. The only thing slowing Damon Murty from another IMCA Sunoco Stock Car checkers was lapped traffic. Clint Luellen found the outside to his liking as he beat Shawn Ritter on the last lap to take the Big Eight Tyre Center IMCA Northern SportMod win. Austin Luellen scored his eighth local IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock win of the season.

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (Aug. 15) – Brunson Behning took advantage of a timely caution flag and scored his first Late Model victory at Davenport Speedway on Friday. Behning took the lead of the Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model feature from Chuck Hanna on lap four. On lap nine, Ray Guss Jr. got by Behning, but a caution flag erased the pass for the lead. On the restart, Brunson got away to a comfortable lead that he turned into a victory. Justin Kay made a late -ace charge passing both Guss and Mike Murphy Jr. to finish second. Guss came home third, followed by Murphy and Joe Zrostlik. Doug Crampton was the winner in an exciting Milan Heating & Air IMCA Modified main. Rich Smith jumped out to the early lead of the 20-lap race. Smith and Brian Bushong swapped the lead several times throughout the first 13 laps. After starting in the sixth row, Crampton finally saw the lead on lap 14. Crampton lad the rest of the way to the [Read More]