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Czarapata dominates Luxemburg’s $5,000 to win show

By Greg Aregoni LUXEMBURG, Wis. (June 26) – While cousins Jason Czarapata and Brandon Czarapata have won on the same night many times before, Friday was certainly one of their mutually richer nights at the race track. Jason Czarapata bagged the $5,000 top prize at Luxemburg Speedway’s Friday night special for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds while Brandon Czarapata was the $750 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car winner. Jason Czarapata earned his pole position for the IMCA Modified feature by winning a six-car, eight-lap dash earlier in the evening. Front row starter and former national champion Jordan Grabouski was slated to start on the front row also but mechanical woes forced his night to be done. Mike Mullen, who topped the $10,000 to win Clash at the Creek main event at 141 Speedway the night before, moved alongside Czarapata at the drop of the green flag. Mullen quickly fell in line behind Czarapata before a lap six caution slowed the pace. Czarapata had his open motor hooked up on the glazed over track and gradually pulled away [Read More]

McCarty repeats at Tri-State

By Rob Nugent POCOLA, Okla. (June 27) – Ken McCarty made it two straight IMCA SportMod feature wins Saturday at Tri-State Speedway. The victory was McCarty’s third locally this season and came ahead of Neil Johnston and Rodney Cantrell. Jason Payton won for the first time in the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. Zane Hunter and Anthony Reeves rounded out the top three. Dalton Ragsdale scored his second IMCA Sunoco Stock Car victory of the season ahead of last weekend’s winner Kyle Woody. Jay Anderson finished third for the second week in a row.

XFactor Bushings continues IMCA special events awards

TULSA, Okla. – Second-year sponsor XFactor Bushings shares the wealth again in 2015 with awards for special events competitors in three IMCA divisions. Designated place finishers at as many as 80 specials for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods receive $50 product certificates from the Tulsa, Okla., manufacturer. Certificates are mailed within a week after official race results are received at the IMCA home office. “Support from companies like XFactor add value to selected IMCA special events across the nation,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “We have already sent out a fair amount of XFactor certificates and will continue to attempt to dodge the rain at marquee special events and distribute them to qualified drivers all summer long.” Information about XFactor-made bushings is available at the www.xfactorbushings.com website, on Facebook or by calling 918 381-0076.

Clean sweeps all around at Salina Speedway

By Dusty Wiegert SALINA, Kan. (June 26) – For some racers, Friday night it was only the second or third time for their division to race due to the weather. But from the action on the track you’d of thought it was already well into the season as five first time winners for 2015 emerged. Last season, Corey Burch finally picked up his first feature win near the end of the year. This season it only took him three races to do the same in the 1st Class Chassis IMCA Modified division. Burch methodically moved from fourth to first and set sail for the checkered flag despite Brian Knoell closing in late. Knoell would have to settle for second while Jesse Richter and Joe Cleveland finished off the top four. Burch was also in for the clean sweep after he won his qualifying heat race. The Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Northern SportMod division was in for a double on the night. The first race out was the make-up feature for May 22, in which Daniel [Read More]

Cady is IMCA Modified winner on Willamette Fan Appreciation Night

By Ben Deatherage LEBANON, Ore. (June 27) – Dustin Cady was the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified winner Saturday, during Fan Appreciation Night at Willamette Speedway. The local victory was his second of the season and came ahead of Collen Winebarger and Matthew Drager. Mid-Season Championship Night at Willamette is Saturday, July 4.

Dripps outruns Smith at BVR

By Steve Zwemke ALTA, Iowa (June 24) – Corey Dripps returned to Buena Vista Raceway Wednesday night and enjoyed a much more successful outing. Dripps showed up incognito with a small, enclosed trailer as opposed to the super-sized tow rig that adorned the infield a week earlier. He started on the front row and led all 15 laps of the Mark Hansen’s Rex Chevrolet IMCA Modified feature although Dustin Smith gave him a good run for his money. Smith trailed by not more than a couple of car lengths for most of the race as he and Dripps checked out on the rest of the field. All three of the Stock Car racing Smiths led portions of the 15-lap North Central Line Service IMCA Stock Car main event. Donavon Smith led the first four laps until Devin Smith drove past. Devin led through lap nine before giving way to David Smith who came from the back row. The win was the third for David Smith, who continues to lead the point standings. The Pizza Ranch of [Read More]

Hunter, Irvine top mid-season at Independence Motor Speedway

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (June 27) – Mid-season championships were extra special for a pair of drivers Saturday night at Independence Motor Speedway. Brian Hunter and Brian Irvine earned their first trips to victory lane in their respective divisions at their hometown track. Hunter took the green flag from the third row in the 25-lap Budweiser IMCA Late Model headliner. He made his way through traffic while Greg Kastli held the early lead. Hunter reeled in the leader in a handful of laps before making his bid to the low side of Kastli on the sixth circuit. Hunter pulled away from the field and fought off the challenges of Rick Wendling in lapped traffic before the event’s only caution waved with six laps to go. On the restart, Hunter again extended his advantage while Tyler Droste battled Wendling for second. Droste broke free from Wendling as laps wound down, however Hunter raced to the checkers and his first Independence win. Irvine, a first-year Performance Bodies IMCA Modified driver, had been close to that elusive first win throughout [Read More]

Davenport Speedway falls to rain

DAVENPORT, Iowa (June 26) – Track officials have canceled the weekly race program scheduled tonight (Friday) at Davenport Speedway because of rain. Next Friday will bring the Fourth of July-Street Stock Clash and $2,000 awaits the winner of the 50-lap main event. All other classes will be in weekly points action. Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street in Davenport, Iowa. Pit gates will open next Friday at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m., with hot laps at 6:15 p.m. and racing at 6:45 p.m.

Marshalltown rained out

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (June 26) – Races for tonight (Friday) at Marshalltown Speedway have been canceled due to rain and wet track conditions. Racing resumes next Friday, July 3 when the evening’s program will be sponsored by Karl Performance and Casey’s General Stores.

Deery Series trophies are guaranteed Classics

FORT WAYNE, Ind.– Every feature winner trophy given during the Deery Brothers Summer Series is a guaranteed classic. Classic Trophy provides the unique awards given at each IMCA Late Model tour event. The Fort Wayne, Ind., company also gives 10 percent discounts on orders from sanctioned tracks that didn’t purchase Classic trophies last year. The 2015 season is Classic’s eighth as a marketing partner with IMCA. “Our relationship with Classic has continued to benefit drivers and tracks alike,” noted IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “We look forward to presenting Classic trophies to Deery winners for years to come.” More information is available at the www.indclassictrophy.com website, on Facebook or by calling 260 483-1161.