Weekly

By Anthony Sandoval EAST MOLINE, Ill. (June 29) – With adrenaline running high, Mike Murphy Jr. was able to pull off the Quad City race weekend sweep. He won Friday at Davenport Speedway and was able to rally from early trouble to win his fourth feature of the 2014 season at Quad City Speedway on Sunday night. Murphy’s No. 14 IMCA Late Model was turned around by the No. 3 of Mike Cothron on the sixth lap of the 30-lap feature. After sustaining some right-front damage to his machine, Murphy did continue. He worked his way through the field, eventually passing Ray Guss Jr. with six to go to score the victory in the Eriksen Chevrolet-Buick sponsored feature. “The guys told me that I could keep going if I wanted to,” said Murphy. “I told them, ‘I’m mad enough to where I think I can stay out here.’ We kept riding and charging and I saw where I was better than everybody. I picked everyone off individually. I’ll attribute this one to adrenaline.” Doug Crampton [Read More]

By Dave Panske SEYMOUR, Wis. (June 29) – Robby Thiel ran away from everybody in collecting his Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod career first feature win Sunday at Seymour Speedway. After a lap two caution, Thiel set out to hide from the rest of the field. Hunter Parsons, Bruce Belland, Lucas Lamberies and Jessi Ness battled for the runner up spot as Thiel just drove away over the rest of the non-stop race. Lamberies held off the charging Jeremy Cota and Belland to take the runner up cash. T.J. Smith led the way over the first 4 laps of the Budweiser IMCA Modified feature event with Brad Lautenbach taking over on lap 5. Jason Czarapata came through traffic from mid-field to move into second in the Budweiser IMCA Modified feature before a caution erased Brad Lautenbach’s huge lead. Czarapata moved into the lead on lap 15 and took the checkers for his second feature win of the season. Brandon Czarapata drove to his fourth Coors Light IMCA Stock Car feature win of the season.

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (June 28) – Joey Danley’s decision to return to Eagle Raceway Saturday night paid off with his first IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car feature win of the season. Danley passed Gene Ackland following a lap nine restart and was still in front when the next caution came out and the contest was called due to the time limit. When asked if he was happy about the race being called Danley answered “Sure! I wasn’t going to even come race tonight after getting wrecked last week, but I’m really glad that we did.” Anthony Roth was on a mission in gaining his first victory at Eagle in the Kaplan University IMCA Modified feature Nick Beckman made his first trip to victory lane this season following the Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock feature. Trent Roth started 10th and finished first in the NAPA IMCA Northern SportMod main. Matt Moyer won for the second time this season in the Sam’s Club IMCA Sport Compact class.

By Tom Wagner STURGEON BAY, Wis. (June 28) – Maybe it was destiny. On Saturday night, Thunderhill Raceway inducted its first Hall of Fame class and in a surprise turn of events, a future Hall of Famer took home the night’s top prize. Todd Dart etched his name in the record books again by winning for the 51st time in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified headliner when a late crash sidelined Benji LaCrosse just two laps from the checkers. Dart had used an inside pass on Greg Gretz to take the lead on the third lap. LaCrosse was close behind and just four laps later swung to the outside to take control of the point. LaCrosse eased away to a comfortable margin, matched by Dart’s command of second. Focus shifted to the battle for third as the laps ticked away but things changed dramatically just as the white flag was about to fly. LaCrosse caught a couple cars at the back of the field as he entered the third turn. Tyler Wilson had moved [Read More]

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (June 28) – A high-speed chess match Saturday at Shawano Speedway ended with Tracy Wassenberg in victory lane following the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main event. Lucas Lamberies shot from fourth to the lead on the first lap while Wassenberg moved into se­cond on the fifth go-around, setting up that high-speed chess match. Lap after lap with Lamberies leading, Wassenberg tried to get inside and get to the front. Wassen­berg showed his nose to the Clintonville teenager numerous times and Lamberies showed great poise staying in the lead. Wassenberg kept trying to get inside of Lamberies until lap 18 when he tried the outside and the pair were virtually side-by-side as the white flag waved. Wassenberg pulled ahead on the final lap and scored his fourth win of the year. Lamberies took second. Jordan Bartz started last by taking the challenge and finished third. Tom Schaal led the first five laps of the IMCA Modified feature before Matt Oreskovich snuck under­neath Schaal to take over the lead on lap six. [Read More]

By Ryan Clark INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (June 28) – The skies opened at the end of heat race qualifying as heavy rain cut short the mid-season championship program Saturday night at Independence Motor Speed­way. With qualifying completed, the program was declared a complete show. Make-up features for the five divisions will be added to the schedule offering race fans double features during the next two weekly racing programs. Next Saturday, July 5, double features will be run in the Performance Bodies IMCA Modified and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car divisions. The make-up features for the IMCA Late Models, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods will be held Saturday, July 12. Only drivers who were signed in to compete June 28 will be allowed to take part in the make-up features. Buy-ins will not be permitted. Since qualifying for the June 28 program was completed, rain checks will not be honored. Grandstand admission for weekly racing is $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and students. Kids ages 11 and under are admitted free if [Read More]