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Modified Madness 50 at Davenport Speedway set for May 23

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Fifty laps will be the distance and $2,000 is the winner’s share of the purse for Davenport Speedway’s Friday, May 23 IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified Madness special. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m., the drivers’ meeting is at 6 p.m. and hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. Racing on the ¼-mile oval starts at 7 p.m. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region and Allstar Performance State, but no local track points will be awarded for the draw/redraw show. The $50 entry fee can be paid at the gate. Pit passes are $25. All other weekly divisions, including the IMCA Late Models and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, are on the evening’s card and race for all applicable points. Spectator admission will be $16 for adults and $14 for seniors and students, with kids ages 11 and under free when accompanying a paid adult. More information is available from promoter Bob Wagener at 563 652-5302 and at the new DavenportSpeedway.com website.

Thunderhill Raceway opener this Saturday; huge improvements for 2014

By Edward Anschutz STURGEON BAY, Wis. – One of the nicest racing facilities in Wisconsin readies for the 2014 season opener this Saturday night, May 17 at Thunderhill Raceway brought to you by Dave Hatch Racing and WDOR. Staff and management are crossing their fingers in hopes mother-nature will play nice and allow the men and women to strap in their racers and drop the hammer this weekend. Racing starts at 6 p.m. Track IMCA rep John Sternard is asking drivers to show up early for pre-race tech inspection. Dan Lewis will be on hand for Hot Shot Photos. Track promoter Woody Wodack has worked since championship night last season to make 2014 the best he can for drivers and fans. The hard work and dedication has certainly paid off as drivers will be competing for $28,000 in contingencies that include a boat load of racing parts for every division, thousands in cash and a 602 crate engine. The track known as the “Circle of Death” received a huge makeover for 2014. Hundreds of yards [Read More]

Trip to Desert Thunder yields 100th career win for DeVilbiss

FARMINGTON, N.M. (May 9) – After a relatively short five-hour tow, one of IMCA’s most traveled drivers could cross off another item on his racing to-do list. Zane DeVilbiss journeyed the Desert Thunder Raceway in Utah to win the Friday, May 9 IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature. The victory was the career 100th for DeVilbiss, the 2010 national champion and four-time defending king in the Larry Shaw Racing Western Region. “Winning the national championship is the biggest thing I’ve done in IMCA but getting 100 wins is the next. It blows my mind that we’ve been able to win that many times,” he said. “It’s something I never thought about being able to do.” “I can remember maybe five years ago reading about Brad Pounds (who won his 100th career feature the next night) getting his 50th win and thinking that was a crazy number,” DeVilbiss added. “When IMCA called me this year and said I was getting close to 100, that was crazy, too.” DeVilbiss got his first wins in the sanctioned division [Read More]

Frye starts his own win streak at Salina

By Larry Lowrey Jr. SALINA, Kan. (May 9) – For the first two races of the season in the M&H Motors IMCA Northern Sport Mod division at Salina Speedway, Austin Carter came away with the victories. The big question Friday night was could he get three in a row? If so, someone forgot to let Tyler Frye in on it that Carter was supposed to get the hat trick. From his third row starting spot, Frye wasted little time getting to the front of the pack. At the front he would click off lap after lap while the 11ith starting Carter systematically worked his way up. Frye was too strong and he had built up enough of a lead that he wasn’t going to give it up, however, and picked up his first local win of the season. For the second straight week Brian Knoell was standing tall in victory lane after another strong win in the Belleville Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. After three weeks of competition in the Budweiser IMCA Hobby Stock class there [Read More]

Whitman masters IMCA Modifieds at 141 Speedway

By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (May 10) – Johnny Whitman gambled and came up with the Friday night IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature win at 141 Speedway. With five laps remaining and everyone trying to run the bottom of the track, Whitman and Benji LaCrosse drove to the top of the track in their pursuit of leader R.M. VanPay. Both seemed to hook up like a draft and move past everyone to focus on VanPay. Whitman charged to the lead with LaCrosse in tow with three laps remaining. LaCrosse tried multiple times to dethrone Whitman but was denied after trying every way around the leader. Whitman took the checkers in front of LaCrosse to earn his first win of the season. VanPay came in third. Once in front of the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car field, there was no catching Dustin Loberger. Brandon Long cruised to his second victory of the season in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main.

Wilinski, Frederick, Wassenberg are IMCA winners at Shawano

By Scott Owen SHAWANO, Wis. (May 10) – Jerry Wilinski, Kyle Frederick and Tracy Wassenberg were winners of IMCA feature events Saturday at Shawano Speedway. Pole sitter Matt Oreskovich took the lead at the start of the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature. Wilinski had moved from his seventh place starting position up to second by lap three and put a pass on Oreskovich for the lead on lap six. Oreskovich continued to pressure Wilinski and took the lead back on lap nine. Wilinski battled right back though on the following lap and regained the point. He was able to fend off Oreskovich for the win, while Jerry Muenster prevailed over son Eddie for third. The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature proved to be a real barnburner as Frederick worked his way up from 10th starting. He took the lead by a nose on lap 15 but Travis VanStraten took the spot the next time around. Frederick then used the outside line in corner four to take the lead back from VanStraten on the following [Read More]

Savage dominant in Quincy Stock Car win

By Jack Walbring QUINCY, Ill. (May 11) – Brandon Savage dominated the Powder Coat Plus IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature event Sunday at Quincy Raceway as he was never seriously challenged by the rest of the field. Terry Houston scored the second spot followed by Beau Tayler in third, Abe Huls in fourth and Jim Lynch in fifth. The Summy Tire and Auto Center IMCA SportMod main event was marred by the caution flag during the opening laps but the race to the checkered flag was a great one as the field found its rhythm. Brad Holtmeyer picked up his first-ever feature event win as held took to the high side to blast his way through the field to take over the lead from Tanner Klingele. Klingele lost the second spot to Tony Dunker on lap seven with Dunker then applying the pressure to Holtmeyer. Holtmeyer held Dunker at bay to the checkered flag with Dunker settling for the second spot followed by Jim Gillenwater in third, Bobby Anders Jr. in fourth and Klingele in [Read More]

Rogers, Wehling are new to winner’s circle at RPM

By Mike Hughes HAYS, Kan. (May 10) – Jason Rogers and Ron Wehling became first-time winners this season at RPM Speedway Saturday night. Rogers took the lead from Cody Williams on the second lap of the 20-lap Advantage Glass Plus IMCA Stock Car feature and led the rest of the way. Wehling took control of the 20-lap Rebel Tank Service IMCA Hobby Stock feature on lap five. Mike Giesenhagen led the opening lap before Monte Honas moved into the top spot. David Murray Jr. won his second local S & W Supply IMCA Modified feature this season. Jesse Richter led the first eight laps before Murray made the pass. Dylan Sherfick made a late charge but had to settle for the runner-up spot. Tyler Frye continued his dominance in the Golden Plains Trucking IMCA Northern Sport Mod division as he won his fourth feature in five races at RPM Speedway this season. ‘The Frye Man’ took the lead from heat one winner Tracy Holloway on lap 11 and held on in a caution plagued 20-lap [Read More]

IMCA Modified win at Dodge City is career first for Jesse Smith

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. (May 10) – Jesse Smith snared his first career IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature win Saturday at Dodge City Raceway Park. Smith battled past defending track champion Austin Allen on the second lap and led the rest of the way in the 25-lapper. “I’ve been trying to win one of these here for ten years now,” the happy victor exclaimed in victory lane. While Smith started the feature from the pole position, Allen led the opening round from the second row outside only to have Smith battle back into the lead the next time and stretch out a comfortable advantage until the race’s only caution with just five laps to go closed Allen back up to his rear bumper. Allen challenged Smith for the point with the duo battling side-by-side for two laps before Smith reestablished command for keeps. Smith took the checkered flag ahead of Allen, who held of ninth-starter Scott Drake for runner-up honors. Josh Appel topped the IMCA SportMods while Perry Misner was victorious again [Read More]

Defending champion scores SportMod win at Eagle

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (May 10) – Defending track champion Gary Saathoff won his first local NAPA IMCA Northern SportMod feature of the season Saturday at Eagle Raceway. Saathoff moved under Joey Feyen on the 10th circuit for the lead before Benji Legg vaulted all of the way up to 2nd after another lap. “I got a good start for the feature and that’s the key here at Eagle. The track ended up slick in the ‘A’ but there was some moisture down on the bottom,” Saathoff said. “So I put my left rear in it and stayed there.” Dylan Smith won his second straight Kaplan University IMCA Modified main while Eric Reichwaldt was promoted to the top spot in the Mud In America IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car feature after the apparent winner failed post-race tech. Mike Hansen topped the Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock finale. James King prevailed for the second time in three Sam’s Club IMCA Sport Compact outings.