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Blue ribbon for Gallaher at Contra Costa County Fair feature

ANTIOCH, Calif. (May 31) – Robert Gallaher was so excited to win the Contra Costa County Fair main event Saturday night, he did a NASCAR-style “smoke show” at the finish line of Antioch Speedway, a sight rarely seen on a dirt track. Gallaher fought hard for the lead, racing side-by-side with Fred Ryland for most of the 20 lap Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main event. Ryland held off Gallaher’s challenges for five laps, when a spinning car brought out the caution flag with two to go. At the waving of the green flag, Gallaher made his move, and was able to get ahead of Ryland coming out of the second turn. It was Gallaher’s second win of the season. Gallaher had a special reason to celebrate in such style. His wife Elise was in the grandstands for the first time to witness his win. The second-year SportMod driver in on a quest to win the IMCA’s national title. “I had to earn this win – I started from the back of the field,” Gallaher said. [Read More]

Glass gets first career win at 34 Raceway

By Dana Royer WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (May 31) – Tyler Glass picked up his first career feature win in the Ryner Transportation IMCA Modified feature Saturday at 34 Raceway. A nice field of 15 cars took to the track with Collin Rothzen and Dugan Thye on the front row. Thye led the field for the first four laps of 20-lapper before Glass took over the number one spot on lap five. By mid-race Glass worked his way through lapped traffic and went on to get his first win. Todd Hanson, Bill Roberts, Jr., Levi Laymon and Dean McGee rounded out the top five. Brody Anders couldn’t contain his excitement after being taken to victory lane when his dad Bobby won the Casebine Credit Union IMCA Northern Sport Mod feature. The four-year-old was cheering all the way in excitement, running to his dad’s arms and raising the trophy to the fans in an excited celebration. Anders had picked up his third win this season at 34 after taking the lead from Brett Timmerman on lap 13 [Read More]

Three first-time IMCA winners at Davenport Speedway

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (May 30) – Three IMCA drivers made their first visits to victory lane this season at Davenport Speedway on Friday. Andy Nezworski took home the hardware in the Petersen Plumbing and Heating IMCA Late Model feature. He led lap one of the 25-lap race before yielding to Todd Malmstrom. Nezworski re-took the lead on lap eight and led the rest of the way to the checkers. Justin Kay was closing on the leader but had to settle for second. Malmstrom held on for third, with Brunson Behning and Ray Guss Jr. completing the top five. Brandon Durbin captured a wild Milan Heating and Air IMCA Modified main. The 20-lap race saw the entire field diving for the bottom lane of the track, resulting in numerous cautions. Bob Dominacki led the first 15 laps. Durbin was one of the first to try a slightly higher line and found the middle to his liking. Durbin led the final five laps en route to the victory. Dominacki finished second, with Doug Crampton third. [Read More]

Hayes tops Quincy Stock Car feature

By Jack Walbring QUINCY, Ill. (June 1) – Nathan Hayes took his first feature win in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car division Sunday at Quincy Raceway after a great battle with Jim Lynch and Abe Huls. Huls had to settle for second with Terry Houston in third, Brandon Savage in fourth and Jake Powers in fifth. Joey Gower grabbed the lead of the Summy Tire and Auto Center IMCA SportMod feature event on the seventh lap and held off Bobby Anders Jr. to take the feature event win. Anders settled for the second spot followed by Tony Dunker in third, Brad Holtmeyer in fourth and Tanner Klingele in fifth. Pat Dunker has been complaining of “having to kiss his sister” this season as he has had to settle for the second spot behind Austen Becerra on several occasions but it was Dunker’s night to howl as he held back Bercerra for his first feature win of the year in the Mach-1 Sport Compact division. Becerra saw his 12-race win streak end at Quincy and settled [Read More]

Lincoln County victories go to Herrick, Clough, Bond, Baumgardner

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (May 31) – Bryan Herrick, Kyle Clough, Kyle Bond and Andrew Baumgardner earned trips to the winner’s circle at Lincoln County Raceway Saturday evening. Snaring the lead with seven laps remaining, Herrick never looked back in picking up the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod win. Kerry Jones led the initial two laps before relinquishing the lead to Henry Henderson, who led from lap three through lap 12. Coming from deep in the starting lineup, Terry Dressel drove into the runner-up position. Dillon Schultz rounded out the podium finishers with a third place finish. In a very competitive race, Clough took the point on the 10th circuit and held off all challengers to win the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car main event. In one of his best finishes of the season thus far, Jeff Whiting was heavy on the pedal to earn runner-up accolades. Kyle Werkmeister battled back from early miscues to earn third place honors in the feature. No stranger to victory lane, Bond won his second straight IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature. Bond [Read More]

Laney repeats Make-A-Wish win at Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (May 31) – Cody Laney has to be wishing every race night could be like Make-A-Wish Night at Bakersfield Speedway. Laney repeated as winner of the Saturday evening IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified special, this time in a feature that ran caution-free for all of its 40 laps. “It was a pretty long race,” understated Laney, who’d won for the first time in his IMCA career at the 2013 event. “I wasn’t sure if I could win it back-to-back. It’s pretty cool.” The checkers were accompanied by a $1,000 check. Laney raced his way back onto the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot after starting fifth and running side-by-side with Larry Hood before taking the lead for good on lap 16. His lead was close to a straightaway for much of the race. Robert Sanders, Brad Pounds, Kyle Heckman and Hood rounded out the top five. Proceeds from the annual special go to Make-A-Wish of Kern County, with those funds going to grant wishes of local children with life-threatening medical conditions. Feature results – [Read More]

Funeral services are Thursday for Brandon Smith

QUASQUETON, Iowa – Brandon J. Smith, 25, of Quasqueton died Saturday, May 31 at his home as a result of an accident in his shop. Services for Smith are at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 5 at Orchard Hill Reformed Church with burial at Greenwood Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls. Visitation is from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Richardson Funeral Service and also for one hour prior to services at the church. Richardson Funeral Service is assisting the family. Smith was born Nov. 1, 1988 in Waterloo, the son of Scott and Amy Smith. He graduated from Northern University High School in 2007 and was a truck driver with Martin Brothers Distributing. Brandon was an avid race fan who started racing go-karts at a young age and went on to race Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods at Marshalltown, Independence and Vinton. He enjoyed spending his free time with family and friends and could often be found working in his garage. In addition to his parents, of Cedar Falls, he is survived by his fiancé, Stephanie King of Quasqueton; [Read More]

Aero Race Wheels awards go to IMCA special events drivers, state champions

ESTHERVILLE, Iowa – Special events competitors and state champions in five IMCA divisions earn awards again in 2014 courtesy of Aero Race Wheels. The Estherville, Iowa, manufacturer is in its 18th season as a marketing partner with IMCA and gives $40 product certificates, applicable toward the purchase of two wheels, to designated place finishers at 80 specials for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods. Allstar Performance state champions in the same divisions will receive $25 product certificates. Awards given to special events drivers will be mailed from the IMCA home office the week after results from those races are received. State champions get their awards during the national banquet in November or by mail in December. Aero also returns as sponsor of the popular feature win decal program for an eighth consecutive season. Those decals are to be given to drivers following sanctioned weekly or special events victories. Information about Aero-made wheels is available by calling 888 895-2376 [Read More]

Jerovetz captures Luxemburg IMCA Modified checkers

By Greg Aregoni LUXEMBURG, Wis. (May 30) – Troy Jerovetz returned to Luxemburg Speedway victory lane in Friday’s IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified main event in just his second night back at the track. Jeremy Jacobs led the opening lap and through the first caution on lap two. Johnny Whitman used the only caution of the race to make a move for the top spot. Whitman shot up top and used the outside berm to cruise into the lead. Whitman was well on his way to victory with a half straightaway lead but Jerovetz had other ideas. Jerovetz who started 11th on the field, ran the bottom to the front. He got past Jeremy Jacobs on top and then set his sights on the leader. Jerovetz went back to the bottom and caught Whitman with four laps remaining. Jerovetz made quick work of the leader and went on to take the impressive win. Whitman ran second with Jared Siefert all by himself in third. Jason Czarapata finished fourth and grabbed the point lead in the [Read More]

Point leader prevails in Eagle Modified main

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (May 31) – Point leader Shane Hiatt won his first Kaplan University IMCA Modified feature of the season Saturday at Eagle Raceway. Chad Anderson, Mike Densberger, Doug Deterding and Rik Gropp were the first four to the flag stand at the end of lap one. Justin Wulf drove around Deterding and Gropp and into third on lap two before giving the spot up to Hiatt the next time around. Densberger passed Anderson the following lap. Hiatt took advantage of a lap seven restart to move up to second. Wulf again moved to third and Hiatt took over the lead on the next circuit. Contact with another car on lap 10 sent Anderson spinning into the implement tire that guards the backstretch pit entrance. That made the top three Hiatt, Densberger and Wulf. Dylan Smith cracked the top four and advanced to third on lap 14. There was another caution on lap 15 for debris. Smith moved up to second on the restart and Wulf again moved to third with two [Read More]