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Weekend Ice Breaker Challenge opens season at Eagle

EAGLE, Neb. – The new race season at Eagle Raceway starts with the traditional Ice Breaker Challenge this Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds race for $1,000 to win on Friday and for $2,000 to win on Saturday. A minimum of $50 will be paid to start and both events are qualifiers for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Also on the Friday program are Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, both running for $500 to win and a minimum of $70 to start. The Saturday card also features IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars in a $1,000 to win, minimum $250 to start main event, the first of nine events this season in the inaugural Sprint Series of Nebraska. Northern SportMods again race for $500 to win and $70 to start. Mach-1 Sport Compacts vie for $250 to win and a minimum of $30 to take the green. There’s a $1,000 bonus for any Modified or SportMod driver who can win both main events [Read More]

Larry Shaw Race Cars in fourth season as IMCA’s Western Region title sponsor

BATESVILLE, Ark. – Modified drivers at a record number of tracks in IMCA’s Western Region will enjoy the title sponsorship support of Larry Shaw Race Cars for a fourth consecutive season in 2015. The Batesville, Ark., chassis builder again provides a portion of the $6,000 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in official standings for the region encompassing Arizona, California, western Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, northern New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming. Drivers are required to display two Larry Shaw Racing decals on their race car to be eligible for point fund shares. The champion earns $2,500, with $1,250 for second, $625 for third, $325 for fourth and $300 for fifth. Sixth through 10th place finishers each receive $200. Sanctioned Modified events are scheduled at 50 tracks in the region this year. That’s the highest number of sanctions since IMCA resumed keeping regional standings in 1993. “This region continues to grow and the support of Larry Shaw Race Cars has been vital to the stability in the region,” stated IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “Last [Read More]

Mach-1 Sport Compacts make Wisconsin debut at 141

FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. – IMCA’s Mach-1 Sport Compact division makes its Wisconsin debut on opening night April 18 at 141 Speedway. The four cylinder class takes the place of a similar sport-4 class that had run weekly on the 1/3-mile clay oval. “At the end of the day, our decision to sanction the class came down to rules. IMCA makes them and we enforce them,” explained Dan Ratajczak, who co-owns and co-promotes Francis Creek with his brother Scott and Toby Kruse. “Being able to follow a nationwide set of rules is the biggest thing for us.” 141 also sanctions the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod divisions. Season championship night is Aug. 29. “We’re excited about this year,” said Ratajczak, a former Modified driver. “There’s a lot of buzz all over the countryside.”

Deery doubleheader this weekend at Farley, Hamilton County

FARLEY, Iowa (April 14) – A weekend doubleheader takes the Deery Brothers Summer Series to two tracks with long IMCA Late Model tour histories. Features at Farley Speedway on Friday, April 17 and at Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City on Saturday, April 18 both pay $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Pit gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6:30 p.m. at Farley. Hot laps are at 7:30 p.m. with racing to follow. Spectator admission is $16 for adults, $14 for seniors, $10 for students ages 13-17 and free for 12 and under. Also running are IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds for all applicable points. Hamilton County opens the pit gates at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstands at 5 p.m. Hot laps at 6:30 p.m. precede the first heat race. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $10 for youth and free for five and under. The season-opening program also features IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts [Read More]

Armed with fast car, high aspirations, Childs starts with three straight Sport Compact wins

WEATHERFORD, Texas – Folks were telling Julia Childs she had a fast car before the season started. She proved them right by winning the Mach-1 Sport Compact opener at Boyd Raceway on March 13. After a rainout, the Weatherford High School sophomore won March 27 and April 3 starts at the same speedplant. “It was pretty neat. I was on a roll,” said Childs, who finished third despite a broken tie rod her next night out. “I was hoping I could make it four wins in a row. That didn’t happen but three straight wins was a big accomplishment.” A top five finisher in a dozen of her 21 starts last year as a rookie, Childs was runner-up to car builder and crewman Brant Bachman in the Boyd point standings. Getting that career first feature win was goal number one for 2015 and she didn’t take long to achieve it, leading every lap and taking the checkers three car lengths ahead of her closest challenger. “I got really nervous when I saw that there were [Read More]

Bonine trades paint late, still leaves Raceway Park with top IMCA Modified check

By Bob Coney JEFFERSON, S.D. (April 11) – After trading some paint, Matt Bonine took home the big check from Saturday’s season-opening Spring Nationals at Raceway Park. Bonine earned $1,000 and a spot on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot for his IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified efforts. Contact with another car resulted in steering issues late in the 25-lapper but Bonine continued to make the most of the lower line in turns one and two and held off Ricky Stephan for the victory. Bob Moore, Jim Cole and early leader Jim Thies completed the top five. Shawn Primrose kept five-time defending track champion Jason Ward in check for the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car win. Jim Hall was third. Karl Brewer dominated the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature, taking the win over Rusty Montange and Kirk Beatty. Former IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock track champion John Cain got his year off to a fast start by powering around early leader Jon Androy en route to the feature victory. Craig Clift was the evening’s hard charger, coming [Read More]

No pit pass fee for drivers Wednesday at Southern Iowa Speedway

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – No pit pass fee will be charged to drivers who compete in the rescheduled opening night show Wednesday, April 15 at Southern Iowa Speedway. Inclement weather got the upper hand over last week’s scheduled show. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts comprise the upcoming draw/redraw card. Pit gates open at 5 p.m., hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students and free for kids 12 and under accompanying a paid adult.

Storrie takes Susquehanna Speedway Park opener

NEWBERRYTOWN, Pa. (April 11) – It was opening night for the Pennsylvania Sprint Series at Susquehanna Speedway Park on Saturday and Steve Storrie picked up the win in the 20-lap feature for IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars. Zach Newlin grabbed the early lead from the pole. On the second circuit, Storrie scooted by Newlin and set the pace en route to the victory by leading the final 19 laps. Newlin tried every part of the track to try to regain the lead but had to settle for second place at the end. Colby Dice finished strong in third. Ken Duke and Randy Kaylor were fourth and fifth, respectively. Dice and Storrie won their respective heat races. Feature results – 1. Steve Storrie; 2. Zach Newlin; 3, Colby Dice; 4. Ken Duke; 5. Randy Kaylor; 6. Sean Kirkpatrick; 7. Billy Ney; 8. Donnie Hendershot; 9. Tyler Lebo; 10. Jaremi Hanson; 11. Cory Thornton; 12. Drew Ritchey; 13. Brandt Cook; 14. John Bordlemay; 15. Terry Schaeffer; 16. Jay Krout; 17. Cody Hockenberry; 18. Erin Statler; 19. Mark Watkins; [Read More]

Sites starts promising season with Empire State Series win at Five Mile

KIRKWOOD, N.Y. (April 12) – Eddie Sites likes the start of his 2015 a lot more than he does his 2013 or 2014 campaigns. Sites won Sunday’s opening event for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds following the Empire State Series at Five Mile Point Speedway. The victory paid $400 and came ahead of Jared Spalding and Jason Benjamin. Gary Smith and K.C. Cole completed the top five. Sites had started third, passed Mike Stoddard and Matt Cole on the second circuit, then led to the end of the 25-lapper. After seeing a comfortable lead erased by a lap 23 caution, he took the checkers two car lengths ahead of Spalding. “It rubbered up but I didn’t have any trouble getting around the track,” Sites said. “I had a pretty good car. This was the best race I’ve had in a long time.” “I won this series two years in a row (in 2011 and 2012) but haven’t raced much the last two seasons,” he continued. “In 2013 we had a lot of parts failures, some [Read More]

Seymour becomes site of 1st, 200th wins for Snellenberger

PULASKI, Wis. (April 11) – That big sigh of relief you heard from victory lane at Seymour Speedway came from Rod Snellenberger. Snellenberger won for the 200th time in his IMCA Sunoco Stock Car career Saturday evening, holding off Brandon Czarapata by the narrowest of margins. “It was a relief to get it this early in the season. Everyone has been asking me how soon I thought I’d get the win,” the Pulaski driver said following his second start of 2015. “My mom and dad got back last week from spending the winter down south and were there to see me win, so that meant a lot to me.” Snellenberger counts the 2008 national championship, seven Allstar Performance State and 14 local track titles among his IMCA achievements. Czarapata, twice a national champion with 100-plus wins of his own, made him work to complete the latest accomplishment. After starting from the pole, Snellenberger caught Kyle Frederick for the lead six laps in. Czarapata, meanwhile, made his way up from mid-pack to challenge for the front and [Read More]