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Zoubek takes first win of season Saturday at Eagle

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (June 21) – Bob Zoubek put the problems behind him and won his first Kaplan University IMCA Modified feature of the season at Eagle Raceway. Zoubek took the Saturday checkers ahead of Clint Homan, Shane Hiatt and Johnny Saathoff. “This was my first win anywhere this year. We’ve been having big problems all year,” Zoubek said. “I got a good start, moved to the top where nobody was running and found a smooth line.” Jason Martin raced from 12th starting to his fourth Mud In America IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature win of the season at Eagle. Trent Roth also started 12th and took over the lead with three laps left in winning his first NAPA IMCA Northern SportMod outing at Eagle. Jason Kohl’s first Eagle win in nine years of racing came in the Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks. Brandon Thornton was best in the Sam’s Club IMCA Sport Compact feature.

Budweiser Mid-Season Championships, Deery Series next up in Independence

By Ryan Clark INDEPENDENCE, Iowa – With half of the season behind us, Budweiser Mid-Season Championships are next up at Independence Motor Speedway. The mid-year special is slated for Saturday, June 28. The format for the mid-season points race will be the same as a normal weekly show. Heat race lineups will be staggered and inverted based on season point averages. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and students. Kids 11 and under will be admitted free to the grandstands if accompanying a paid adult. Pit passes are $25. Gates open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 6 and racing to follow. Tuesday, July 1 will be the annual visit for the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models. The top touring Late Model drivers in the region will converge on the Independence oval to chase the $3,000 winner’s share. Last season, Justin Kay earned his career first series win at Independence when he ended the four-race winning streak of eventual tour champ Brian Harris. Sanctioned Karl Chevrolet Northern [Read More]

Wilinski notched second Modified win of season at Shawano

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, WiS. (June 21) – Jerry Wilinski won his second IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature of the season Saturday at Shawano Speedway. Sophomore speedster Chad Olson grabbed the lead on lap one, then held off charges by veterans Eddie Muenster and Wilinski. Wilinski, who started ninth, made his pass for the lead on lap 12. Wilinski led to the end while Olson, Muenster, Marcus Yarie, Cody Hudson, and Mark Weisnicht waged a great battle for the next five spots on the track. At the end it was Wilinski, Muenster, Yarie, Hudson, Weisnicht, and Olson making up the top six in a race that ran green to checkered. Travis VanStraten won his second straight race and took home $700 after winning the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature after post-race disqualification of the apparent winner. Brandon Nygaard led the first two laps of the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature before Jordan Bartz took the lead away on lap three. It would be all Bartz for the rest of the race. Joey Taycher tried [Read More]

Fairmont Stock Car checkers worth $1,000 to Green

FAIRMONT, Minn. (June 20) – For most of the race’s 18 laps, Derek Green gave serious thought to trying the extreme high line to get around Dan Mackenthun. He made up his mind to do it on the last circuit and the result was his sixth IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature win of the season, worth $1,000 Friday at Fairmont Raceway. A late caution brought about the green, white, checkered conclusion to the evening’s headliner. “”It was kind of a Hail Mary type of deal. I passed him up on top,” Green said after chasing Mackenthun much of the way. “I thought about trying it all night. It took all those laps to talk myself into it. Mackenthun ended in second. Elijah Zevenbergen, Jim Larson and Devin Smith rounded out the top five. Zevenbergen had started 11th while Smith cracked the top five after starting 21st. Feature results – 1. Derek Green; 2. Dan Mackenthun; 3. Elijah Zevenbergen; 4. Jim Larson; 5. Devin Smith; 6. Trent Schroeder; 7. Luke Sathoff; 8. Matt Speckman; 9. Jeff [Read More]

Mashl readies for Clash at the Creek with another win

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (June 21) – Sometimes racing is like baseball with timely hitting. Or as they say, “Getting hot at the right time.” If that is a true statement then IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified driver Mike Mashl is golden for this week’s Clash at the Creek. Mashl has won the last two features that he has participated in at 141 Speedway. Adam Reed gave Mike Mashl everything he could on the opening lap. Unfortunately for the rest of the field, that would be the last battle for Mashl on his way to his second consecutive win. Mashl led through a variety of cautions throughout the first half of the race. Troy Jerovetz mounted a charge before the final caution came out with R.M. Van Pay in tow. Mashl stayed in front of everyone as it looked like a finishing order in the top three from Luxemburg Speedway from the 1990’s. Mashl took the win in front of Van Pay. Brian Mullen charged to a third place run. Brad Lautenbach wound [Read More]

Roedl races to first Modified feature win at Oshkosh

By Dave Panske OSHKOSH, Wis. (June 20) – Dan Roedl ran away from everybody in winning his Automotive Supply Company IMCA Modified first feature Friday at Oshkosh SpeedZone. The Modifieds opened with a first-lap caution, then clicked off 20 straight hard fought laps. Roedl took the lead and sped off to hide from the rest of the field with Jerry Muenster, Shawn Frelich, Jeremy Christians, Marcus Yarie and Mike Wedelstadt behind. Frelich was also able to open an advantage as the battle for third took center stage. By halfway, Roedl was a quarter lap ahead with Frelich still holding a slight margin over third and lapped traffic coming into play as well. With five laps remaining, Yarie worked into third and chased down Frelich, taking second on lap 17. Jared Siefert, Christians and Wedelstadt were also able to get by Froelich over the last few laps, but all chased Roedl as he collected his first career IMCA Modified feature. Justin Jacobsen grabbed the Total Power Sales IMCA Stock Car lead followed by Larry Karcz Jr., [Read More]

Williams wins first at Marshalltown

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (June 20) – Brandon Williams was not to be denied his first win of the season Friday at Motown. Tom Rawlins and then Shawn Simatovich led early in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature before Williams took charge. Sam Wieben tried several times to take the lead away but finish in the runner-up position. Luellen, Jenae Gustin, Carter VanDenBerg and Taylor Musselman rounded out the top five. Luke Wanninger caught rookie Joel Rust for the lead on the 21st circuit and led to the IMCA Xtreme motor Sports Modified checkers. Donavon Smith raced to his seventh local IMCA Sunoco Stock Car checkers of the season. Eric Stanton was fastest by the width of his bumper in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock main. David Moorman was the Mach-1 Sport Compact winner.

Kay and Zogg win back-to-back at Davenport

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (June 20) – Friday was Mid-Season Championship Night at Davenport Speedway and Justin Kay scored his second straight and third point win of the season in Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model action. Matt Ryan took the lead from the pole position and led the first seven laps. Spencer Diercks lead the next four circuits with Kay finally taking the lead on lap 12. Kay cruised the rest of the way to the checkers and the win. Diercks fended off Nate Bueseling to finish second. Ryan and Todd Malmstrom completed the top five. Chris Zogg also recorded his second straight and third point win of the season in the Milan Heating & Air IMCA Modified feature. Zogg grabbed the lead from Bob Dominacki on lap 12. The 20-lap main was shortened by a lap as the caution flag flew after the leader had taken the white flag. Kurt Kile made a late charge to finish second with Mitch Morris third. Bob Dominacki was fourth and Milo Veloz Jr. fifth. [Read More]

Gustin grabs Saturday Showcase SportMod checkers at Independence

By Ryan Clark INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (June 21) – Plain and simple, Jenae Gustin has Independence Motor Speedway figured out. The Marshalltown driver raced to her second straight victory and her fourth win in the last five weeks in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod division Saturday night. To top off the win, Gustin took home extra cash as the SportMods were featured in the Saturday Showcase, a monthly spotlight with increased prize money for a select division. Outside front row starter Lucas Lundry held the early command while Gustin made her way through traffic from a fifth row starting spot. Gustin raced the low groove into contention as she settled into second after just four laps. A short time later Gustin reeled in Lundry, who was also running the low side of the speedway. Unable to make her bid for the lead in the bottom groove, Gustin went to work a groove higher than the leader. She and Lundry jockeyed for position and swapped the lead numerous times before she was able to break free with [Read More]

Bahrs is quickest in Quad City’s fair special

By Anthony Sandoval EAST MOLINE, Ill. (June 18) – Jason Bahrs knew he had the car to win at Quad City Speedway’s Open Wheel Onslaught on Wednesday night. He just had to wait for the right time to use it.   Bahrs started fourth in the Rock Island County Fair special for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds and squeezed his way into second behind Milo Veloz Jr. by lap two and bided his time as the two gradually caught up with the back of the pack.   On the ninth circuit, Veloz became trapped behind a lapped car, allowing Bahrs to scoot by on the outside. Bahrs led the final 21 laps en route to his career first fair race win and a spot on the ballot for the 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational.   ”He has the capability to win a race even if he doesn’t have the best race car,” Bahrs said of Veloz. “He’s a challenge anytime we’re at the race track.”   I was seeing where he was going to run and trying to figure [Read More]