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Bellm Breaks Through in Thaw Brawl Stock Car Showdown

By Ben Deatherage AZTEC, N.M. (Mar. 29, 2025) — The Sunoco IMCA Stock Car 25-lap main event capped off the second and final night of the Thaw Brawl at Aztec Speedway’s 73rd season opener, and it ended with 19-year-old Lady Eagle racer Layne Bellm collecting her first win of the year. 1997 track champion Tony Hill won the race to the front on lap one and created early separation. The battle for second heated up between Jeremy Hughes and Casey Murdoch, with Murdoch eventually winning the fight and setting his sights on Hill. Murdoch began closing the gap as Bellm, the 2023 Phillips County Raceway champion from Bloomfield, Colorado, moved into third. The race took a sudden turn when Hill slowed to a stop on lap 10, retiring to the pits and handing the lead to Murdoch. Bellm soon overtook Hughes and chased down Murdoch, executing a pass for the lead with six laps remaining. Murdoch didn’t back down and stayed glued to her bumper, challenging the Centennial State chauffeur through the final turns. Bellm’s corner [Read More]

Larson Wins Emotional Modified Thriller at Maquoketa

By Ben Deatherage MAQUOKETA, Iowa (Mar. 28, 2025) — Jeff Larson scored an emotional victory in the 25-lap Friesen Performance IMCA Modified main event, holding off a hard-charging Shane Paris in a thrilling late-race duel at Maquoketa Speedway. Larson, the four-time defending Maquoketa track champion, 2021 IMCA Modified National Champion, and two-time Razor Chassis North Central Region titleholder, wasted no time getting to the front. Piloting the P.J. Kostenbader-owned No. B1, he blitzed from third to the lead on the backstretch of lap one. Behind him, Drew Janssen settled into second in the Danny Meier and Trent Guest-owned No. 127 as the top two began to distance themselves. Charlie Mohr and Jaden Fryer waged war for third until Mohr finally secured the spot. The race stayed green for a long stretch, allowing Larson to build a sizable lead. A caution on lap 16, however, reset the field. On the restart, Shane Paris – two-time IMCA.TV Winter Nationals winner – charged into third, then quickly took second by working the low groove. A late caution with five [Read More]

Graham Rockets to SportMod Win at Kennedale

By Ben Deatherage KENNEDALE, Texas (Mar. 29, 2025) — Josh Graham was on a mission Saturday night at Kennedale Speedway Park, putting on a blistering charge from 10th to the front in the 20-lap Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod main event. The Carrollton racer, pulling double duty on the night, showed unmatched speed and determination as he sliced through the field to earn his first win of the 2025 season. Gary Fox led early after outdueling Billy Burt, while Graham and Demetrius Carter traded shots for second. Graham made a bold move for the lead on lap eight, powering off turn four to edge ahead, only for a caution to negate the pass and reset the order. On the restart, Graham wasted no time reclaiming his momentum, diving under Fox on lap nine to officially take over the top spot. Once out front, he quickly checked out on the field. A late caution bunched up the pack, but Graham was flawless on the restart. Fox and Carter battled fiercely for second behind him, but nobody [Read More]

Gould Fends Off Late Charge to Win Modified Main at Southern Oklahoma

By Ben Deatherage ARDMORE, Okla. (Mar. 29, 2025) — Six-time reigning South Central Region champion William Gould put on a clinic in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature at Southern Oklahoma Speedway, earning his first win of 2025. Steve Askew, the 2021 South Central Region Rookie of the Year, led the opening laps until a lap 4 move by Gould in turn one put the Calera driver out front. Multiple cautions followed, but Gould stayed in command. Later, Michael Ables stormed from 18th to second and began challenging Gould in the closing laps. Ables took shots on both the bottom and top grooves but couldn’t make a pass stick as the 2013 National champ held strong to seal the 20-lap win. Kyle Robinson charged from 25th to finish third. Zentgraf Rolls to First SportMod Win of 2025 Wichita Falls, Texas racer Payton Zentgraf led from start to finish in the 20-lap Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod feature. Zentgraf jumped to the early lead and built a massive advantage while chaos unfolded behind him. Camo Gaston [Read More]

Ficklin Jr. Fends Off Field for Marysville Win

By Troy Hennig MARYSVILLE, Calif. (Mar. 29, 2025) — Mike Ficklin Jr. of Oroville held off multiple challengers to score a hard-fought victory in the 20-lap Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod main event at Marysville Raceway’s ¼-mile clay oval. Ficklin jumped out to the early lead before the race was slowed by a caution on lap two. On the restart, two-time California State champion Trevor Clymens made a strong run on the high side to challenge for the top spot and got around, but a yellow flag negated the pass. When racing resumed, Tyler Rodgers applied pressure to Clymens for second and took the position on lap five. Rodgers, a former track champion at both Quincy and Diamond Mountain Speedways, then set his sights on the leader. Another caution bunched the field on lap six, and Rodgers resumed his charge on the inside. He stayed glued to Ficklin’s rear bumper until lap 10, when the leader got sideways exiting turn four. Rodgers made contact, allowing Clymens to pass both drivers for the lead. However, the contact [Read More]

Rasmussen Rules as RaceSaver Sprints Return to Merced

By Ben Deatherage MERCED, Calif. (Mar. 29, 2025) — The California RaceSaver Sprint Series launched its inaugural season in thrilling fashion at Merced Speedway, with Clovis driver Kyle Rasmussen leading wire-to-wire to win the first-ever feature in series history. The 25-lap main event on the Central Valley’s ¼-mile clay oval marked the first RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car race at Merced since 2021. Rasmussen and veteran Davey Pombo battled for the lead in the early laps, with Rasmussen— a two-time California State champion and former Western RaceSaver Sprint Series title winner— securing the top spot on lap two by expertly working the high side of the track. A handful of cautions slowed the pace throughout the race, but Rasmussen was flawless on every restart, rebuilding his lead each time. Late in the going, lapped traffic allowed Pombo to close the gap. Pombo made a last-ditch move coming to the white flag, but Rasmussen held him off at the line to claim the historic victory. Pombo settled for a strong second-place finish, while Kevin Barnes Sr. completed the [Read More]

Sproul Fastest in Friday Night Modified Action At RPM

By Sheldon Wickwar HAYS, Kan. (Mar. 28, 2025) — The 20-lap Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature marked the headlining event of the opening night of the 13th Annual Sunflower Classic at RPM Speedway. Dakota Sproul and Cole Czarneski led the field to green, with Sproul jumping out to an early lead and never looking back. Not even lapped traffic slowed the locked-in racer, who claimed his first victory of the season in the Jet Racing Central Region in dominant fashion. Cole Czarneski finished second, followed by Tanner Black in third, Clay Sellard in fourth, and Brett Berry in fifth. Pfeifer Holds Off Wisconsin Star in Stock Car Battle! Austin Carter and Tyler Tipton started on the front row of the 20-lap Sunoco IMCA Stock Car feature, but it didn’t take long for Kyle Pfeifer and double duty runner Czarneski to charge to the front. The duo battled closely and cleanly for much of the event. In the end, Pfeifer came out on top, earning his first win of the season in the EQ Cylinder Heads Northern [Read More]

Wilkey Rises Above the Rest at Wimp Reed Spring Nationals

By Ben Deatherage BATESVILLE, Ark. (Mar. 29, 2025) — Ashton Wilkey delivered a masterful performance in the final night of the Wimp Reed Spring Nationals, earning a $1,600 payday in the 31-lap Friesen Performance IMCA Modified main event at Batesville Motor Speedway. Wilkey, the 2023 Arkansas State champion and two-time track titleholder, took the lead at the start and held off repeated challenges from National Late Model Hall of Famer Wendell Wallace. After several early cautions, Wallace stayed close on each restart but couldn’t find a way around the Batesville native. Cameron Cook briefly moved into second before Wallace regained the spot on another restart. As the laps clicked off, Wilkey pulled away while Wallace and Cook traded shots for the runner-up position through heavy lapped traffic. With three laps to go, Wallace’s motor expired, setting up a late restart. Wilkey nailed the restart and drove away to earn his first Jet Racing Central Region win of the year. Cook, who started eighth, held off 2014 Arkansas State champion Brint Hartwick for second. Witt Dominates for [Read More]

Shute Denies Carter in Last-Lap Modified Showdown at Bloomfield

By Ben Deatherage BLOOMFIELD, Iowa (Mar. 29, 2025) — Todd Shute captured the $1,250 Friesen Performance IMCA Modified finale on the final night of the Southern Iowa Frostout at Bloomfield Speedway with a wire-to-wire effort, holding off a furious late-race charge from Cayden Carter. The 2007 Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s winner set the early pace on the 3/8-mile Davis County Fairgrounds oval before a lap 11 caution erased his advantage. Carter, the 2018 Harris Clash winner piloting the Joe Ferguson-owned No. 10C, shadowed Shute throughout the restart and pulled alongside on the final lap, but the champion the last two seasons at Stuart Speedway, from Norwalk, held on at the line to claim his first Razor Chassis North Central Region win of 2025. Illinois’ Austen Becerra, aboard the Jon and Joyce Fuller No. 22, nipped Jon Fuller, from Missouri, in a tight battle for third. Agee Outduels De Jong in Stock Car Thriller Derrick Agee charged from seventh and battled door-to-door with Maguire De Jong in a thrilling Sunoco IMCA Stock Car [Read More]

Pike Rules IMCA Modifieds at Bakersfield

By Steven Blakesley BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Mar. 29, 2025) – Pahrump, Nevada’s Jake Pike battled past Bakersfield’s Gavyn Manning over the final three laps to win the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature at Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway. 22 IMCA Modifieds took the green flag for the 30-lap feature. Pike started eighth and advanced into the lead past Austin Keifer of Corona on lap 13. Keifer tracked him back down before a caution flew on lap 17. Pike held court on the subsequent restart. 11th-starting Gavyn Manning and 13th-starting B-Main transfer Ricky Childress, Jr. battled for second position. Childress retired from the race on lap 20, however. A caution on lap 27 set up a three-lap shootout between Pike and Manning. Manning drove inside Pike and the pair raced side-by-side through turns three and four. Manning pushed up the track with his front wheels in the air, allowing Pike to drive around the outside to maintain the lead. Pike grabbed the $750 checkered flag, his first this season in the Shaw Race Cars Western Region, [Read More]