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Snellenberger returns to victory lane at Thunderhill

By Edward Anschutz STURGEON BAY, Wis. (May 16) – Rod Snellenberger capitalized on a late race restart to score the Saturday IMCA Sunoco Stock Car victory at Thunderhill Raceway. A field of 18 Stock Cars did battle. John Anschutz and Tom Brumlic battled for the lead until lap five, when Jamie Suchocki went cruising by. Snellenberger quickly made his way from row four to second and began to pressure Suchocki. Snellenberger was glued to the leader’s back bumper. A caution with five laps remaining changed everything. With Suchocki running perfect down low, Snellenberger chose to restart up top. As the green flew, Snellenberger got a great restart and pulled past Suchocki to take the lead. Snellenberger never looked back from that point while Suchocki scored his best finish of the young season with second, Dave Bouche rallied late to place third. Next Saturday, May 23, the Stock Cars will race for $1,000 to win. After three feature wins in a row, a $100 bounty was put up for anyone who could beat Dave Schmidt in the [Read More]

Hayes takes Northern SportMod foes at 141 to school

By Greg and Marco Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (May 15) – A week after graduating from college, Kelsy Hayes taught her Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod foes a lesson at 141 Speedway. Hayes led every lap of the Friday feature for her career first local victory. Hayes had her hands full throughout the 20-lapper, first holding off Josh Lambert and Hunter Parsons and then denying Kevin Bethke in the later circuits. Last-corner finishes are always a blast for the fans and for the winning side of finish. The IMCA Xtreme Motorsports Modified finale saw Johnny Whitman edge Shawn Kilgore by a bumper. The local win was the defending champion’s first of the season. Larry Karcz Jr. got back to winning in his second week back in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars after an off-season accident. A fog-shortened Mach-1 Sport Compact feature saw Brian Johnson pick up his first win of the season.

All hale Hale at Crystal

CRYSTAL, Mich. (May 16) – Jimmy Hale Jr. was the All-Star Performance IMCA Modified winner on Janet Zeigler Memorial Night Saturday at Crystal Motor Speedway. Vern Buskirk held sway before finally being overtaken by Hale on lap 10. Hale had to outlast a couple restarts but held on to win over Dan Wiggins II, John DeYoung Jr., Chad Wernette and Myron DeYoung.

Oshkosh honors go to Wedelstadt

By Dave Panske OSHKOSH, Wis. (May 15) – Bragging rights belonged to Mike Wedelstadt when the first round of the King of the Ring Series for Automotive Supply Company IMCA Modifieds brought 53 entries to Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway Friday night. Twenty-four cars made up the main event grid and Wedelstadt and Brad Lautenbach started on the front row. The front pair pulled away at the start and for the first five laps ran side-by-side for the number one spot. Wedelstadt was finally able to wrestle the point away and started to open his own lead. The battle behind was for third with Brian Mullen, Todd Dart, Eric Arneson, Johnny Whitman, Eddie Muenster and Sean Jerovetz in a cluster behind. A lone caution flew for a stalled car on lap 11, and Wedelstadt resumed his lead after the restart with Lautenbach, Mullen, Dart, Arneson, Whitman, Muenster and Jerovetz now right behind. Wedelstadt pulled away over the final laps to record his first local feature win of the year. Mullen caught Lautenbach with three laps left to take [Read More]

Strayer scores Modified win at Marshalltown

By Jeremy Fox MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (May 15) – Jake Strayer held off all challengers in winning Friday’s 20-lap Coors Light IMCA Modified main event at Marshalltown Speedway. Trent Jackson took the early lead while Kyle Brown and Strayer battled behind him. After securing second, Strayer set his sights on Jackson and was in first by lap four. Strayer looked comfortable out front when the caution came out on lap seven and then again for a multiple-car incident on lap eight that resulted in a red flag. Strayer paced the rest of the distance and held off several challenges from Jimmy Gustin to take the win. Adam Larson, Brian Irvine and Josh Gilman finished third through fifth, respectively. Donavon Smith started 10th, took the lead on the 10th circuit and drove to the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car checkers. Keegan Scott was the fourth and final leader in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod contest. Eric Stanton took charge with two laps left and scored his second local Toby K’s Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stock victory of the season.

Ryan, Von Dresky, Olson double-up at Davenport

By Mike McGuire DAVENPORT, Iowa (May 15) – Three drivers scored their second wins of the season Friday at Davenport Speedway. Matt Ryan made it two-for-two in the Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models. Joe Zrostlik started on the pole and led the first 14 laps. Ryan flew by on lap 15 and led the rest of the way. Brunson Behning started fifth and got close to Ryan a couple times but had to settle for second. Todd Malmstrom came from deep in the field to finish third. Another full field of Milan Heating & Air IMCA Modifieds were on hand and the result was the same as Tony Von Dresky collected his second straight feature win. Chris Lawrence got to the front early in the race but on a lap four restart gave up the spot to Doug Crampton. Seconds later, Crampton’s car suddenly slowed. A couple restarts later, Lawrence was back in the lead. Von Dresky, who had to qualify through a semi and started 16th, took the lead on lap 11 [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through May 14

IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds – 1. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 794; 2. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 787; 3. John Parmeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 706; 4. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 683; 5. Kyle Brown, State Center, Iowa, 620; 6. Jeffry Sheppard Jr., Golden Valley, Ariz., 619; 7. Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif., 541; 8. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 538; 9. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif., 532; 10. Tyler Mecl, Queen Creek, Ariz., 530; 11. Scott Hogan, Vinton, Iowa, 514; 12. Dean Abbey, Roanoke, Texas, 503; 13. Alexander Wilson, Salinas, Calif., 489; 14. John P. Gober, Poolville, Texas, 478; 15. Troy Cordes, Dunkerton, Iowa, 472; 16. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 464; 17. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, 461; 18. Johnny Morris Jr., Queen Creek, Ariz., 456; 19. Josh Vogt, Santa Maria, Calif., 453; 20. Don Earven, Globe, Ariz., 442. IMCA Late Models – 1. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 155; 2. Jason Hahne, Webster City, Iowa, 151; 3. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 147; 4. Jeremy Grady, Story City, Iowa, and Chuck Hanna, Port Byron, Ill., both 146; 6. Travis Denning, [Read More]

Xtreme Motor Sports starts third season as title sponsor for IMCA Modified division

GREAT BEND, Kan. – Divisional title sponsorship by Xtreme Motor Sports pays off again in 2015 for IMCA Modified drivers. Top 10 drivers in official Modified national standings earn shares of a $25,500 point fund. This is the third in a four-year agreement with the Great Bend, Kan., chassis manufacturer providing a sizable portion of that payout. Builder of 1st Class Modified and Northern SportMod chassis, Xtreme also gives $100 product certificates to each of the top 10 finishers nationally and $50 product certificates to each qualifier in the Modified main event at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. “We doubled our sales again so we had another good year in 2014,” manager and Modified veteran Mike Petersilie said. “We’re also building Chubby Chassis Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks now. We bought that line from Perry Misner and he now works for us.” Xtreme will be well represented at local tracks with house cars running at Dodge City Raceway Park, Oberlin Speedway, RPM Speedway, Salina Speedway, Thunder Hill Speedway and WaKeeney Speedway throughout [Read More]

100th career IMCA Modified win is latest achievement for Dylan Smith

OSCEOLA, Neb. (May 8) – A driver who’s enjoyed his share of success and then some added another accomplishment to his IMCA resume Friday night. Dylan Smith won his 100th career IMCA Modified feature on May 8 at Boone County Raceway, his latest in a long line of achievements that also includes national and IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s championships. “There was definitely a little pressure. Jake Anson definitely didn’t let me win,” Smith said. “I’ve won a track championship at Albion and we have a lot of friends here. It was nice to be able to celebrate with them afterwards.” From Osceola, Smith followed older brother Damian into the division, a favorite with both his parents and grandparents, and won for the first time in 2006. He raced to a personal single-season best 28 checkers along with regional and national crowns in 2009. Smith collected eight track championships and the Canyon Speedway Park Winter Series title, plus four straight Allstar Performance Nebraska State crowns before winning the Saturday night main event at [Read More]

IMCA Modifieds fill growing niche at Carter’s Mohave Valley Raceway

MOHAVE VALLEY, Ariz. – Walt Carter was so sure the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds would find their niche at his new Mohave Valley Raceway in 1993 that he agreed to sanction the class knowing there weren’t even any local cars in the class at the time. More than two decades later, Mohave Valley is now the longest continuously sanctioned race track in Arizona. The 1/3-mile clay venue has averaged 23 Modified entries for its first seven every-other-Saturday night shows so far in 2015. “I met with (former IMCA president) Kathy Root, liked what she had to say, told her I was in it for the long haul and I’ve been sanctioned for 23 years,” said Carter, who prefers the title track owner and operator to that of promoter. “I jumped on early because I saw the value in what I call a spec car. I looked at the Modified as a division that wouldn’t be going away. I hitched my future to the IMCA Modified.” After managerial stints at Riverside International Raceway in California, [Read More]