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Deery Series champion, rookie of the year earn awards from Robert & Sons Aluminum

NEWNAN, Ga. – New awards for Deery Brothers Summer Series drivers are in store this season from Robert & Sons Aluminum. A third-generation family business located in Newnan, Ga., southwest of Atlanta, Robert & Sons gives 10 sheets of aluminum to both the champion and rookie of the year for the 29th annual IMCA Late Model tour. “We want to help support our current customers while getting our name out more with dirt track chassis builders,” explained company Vice President Steve Hinely. “We’ve had racing customers for most of the 25 years we’ve been in business. Now we want more people in the industry to know who Robert and Sons are.” Founded in Atlanta, Robert and Sons moved 30 miles southwest to Newnan in 2002. That location was key in providing needed space to add more production equipment and still be able to provide quick transit times for shipments. In addition to race car application, Robert and Sons distributes aluminum for commercial uses that range from trailers to signage and storefronts throughout the US, Canada, [Read More]

$1,100 is top IMCA Modified check at Cottage Grove opener

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified drivers planning to attend the Cottage Grove Speedway season opener on Saturday, April 4 will be pleased to know that the amount of money to win the feature has been increased. At the night’s end the main event winner will receive a cool $1,100 courtesy of Crocker’s Cars, making it a very big incentive to tackle the historical 1/4-mile clay oval. The CGS lidlifter is a qualifying event for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. The IMCA Modified division features some of the most exciting racing that Cottage Grove Speedway has to offer and attracts teams from all over the Pacific Northwest. Other classes on tap that evening include the 360 sprints, late models and the Quality RV Repair hornets. Also, during intermission a Easter Egg Hunt will take place with 1,100 eggs to be hidden for the kids.

Weather wins at Batesville

BATESVILLE, Ark. – The combination of too much rain and not enough time to get work on the race track done added up to postponement of Batesville Motor Speedway’s Mid-American IMCA Modified Championship, originally scheduled for this Friday and Saturday, March 20 and 21. New races dates will be announced as soon as they are confirmed. More information is available by calling 870 251-0011.

Charger Chassis starts second season as title sponsor for IMCA’s Southern Hobby Stock region

DAVID CITY, Neb. (March 18) – Charger Chassis returns in 2015 for its second season as title sponsor of the Southern Region for IMCA Hobby Stocks. The Southern Region includes tracks in Arizona, western Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. Owned by long-time driver Jamie Richards, the David City, Neb., chassis manufacturer will provide a portion of the point fund to be paid to top five drivers in official regional standings. “We are excited to renew the title partnership with Charger Chassis for the Southern Region and the stability there is really good for our Hobby Stock division,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “Hopefully we’ll be able to carry this forward for years to come.” In addition to Hobby Stock chassis, Charger builds for a growing number of Stock Car and Sport Compact customers. Since its first chassis rolled off the line in 2004, Charger now boasts 342 feature wins – including 68 in 2014 – 27 track and two IMCA national championships. Point fund checks will be distributed during the national awards banquet in [Read More]

34 Raceway car show, kick-off party this Saturday

BURLINGTON, Iowa – The 2015 season has arrived for 34 Raceway. The annual 34 Raceway car show will be held at Heartland Harley-Davidson in Burlington from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Drivers bringing cars can begin setting up at 10:30 a.m. A complimentary lunch will be served. Fans can greet their favorite drivers, get some autographs and see all the cars before they hit the track for the first race on Saturday, April 4. Drivers and fans alike can finish the day out at Roederers Pit Stop in Burlington beginning at 6 p.m. for the 34 Raceway kick-off party. Fans in attendance will be eligible for ticket and gift card giveaways. The band Double Play begins playing at 8 p.m.

Two practice dates planned before Sunset opener

By Ben Deatherage BANKS, Ore. – Sunset Speedway Park is a month away from opening night of its 2015 season. Before that first race there will be a couple chances for drivers and teams to shake down their cars at the “Banks Bullring.” Saturdays, April 4 and 11 are test and tune dates that will allow drivers to dial in their machines in preparation for the upcoming racing campaign. Each session will be from noon-5 p.m. There is no charge for grandstand admission. Pit passes are $25 and car and driver is $30. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds are on the opening night card Saturday, April 18, along with street stocks, pure stocks, dwarf cars, and 4-Bee’s.

Therwhanger, Herring are heaviest Modified hitters at Cardinal’s Black Gold special

EUNICE, N.M. (March 13-14) – It didn’t take long for Michael Therwhanger to show he could run with the heavy hitters at Cardinal Speedway. Therwhanger won the first start of his IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified career, along with $600, in the opening night Black Gold Showdown program at Eunice. “It was a heck of a night. I’ve been nervous about it for months,” he admitted the next morning. “I still can’t believe it. I’ve watched the video like 14 times to make sure it really happened.” Christy Barnett kept the race close and finished second. Triston Sikes was third. Therwhanger had started from inside row two. He passed Slade Johnston near midway and led to the checkers despite several late cautions and Barnett’s best efforts. “I never dreamed my first win in a Modified would come this quick. A lot of the heavy hitters from around here were behind me and I didn’t know what to expect, ” Therwanger said, noting that the victory came on engine builder Jacob Penner’s birthday. “This is something [Read More]

IMCA Stock Car, SportMod track champions earn Bassett Race Wheels contingencies

BURLINGTON, Wis. – Bassett Race Wheels begins a third decade of IMCA sponsorship by contingency awards for drivers in three divisions. Eighty IMCA Sunoco Stock Car and more than 100 Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod track champions all earn $60 product certificates, applicable toward the purchase of four wheels from the Burlington, Wis., manufacturer. National champions in each of those divisions also receive sets of four wheels. Bassett also returns to the national decal program for both Northern SportMods and Southern SportMods. Drivers in both divisions are required to display two Bassett decals on their race car. “As the number of SportMod and Stock Car track champions continues to climb, so too does the support of Bassett Race Wheels,” observed IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “Only seven companies have been a part of IMCA longer than Bassett and that longevity makes us proud to continue our partnership for a 21st season.” Information about Bassett-manufactured wheels is available at the www.bassettwheel.com website, by calling 888 888-7199 and on Facebook.

Grabouski completes Spring Nationals sweep with Saturday checkers

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 14) – Jordan Grabouski brought the broom back to Beatrice Speedway’s Spring Nationals Saturday night. Grabouski completed his sweep of the weekend’s $2,000 to win IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified main events by gaining the lead following a lap 17 restart and pulling away to the checkers. He’s now a seven-time Spring Nationals winner. His latest victory was also his IMCA career 115th. “This was definitely right up there as far as the top weekends I’ve had racing. There were a lot of good cars here,” Grabouski said. “It’s always great to win at your hometown track, especially with that many people in the grandstand. It was crazy how many people who were there.” Grabouski had won his heat race after starting last and drew the pole for the 30-lap headliner. Jesse Sobbing was the leader early on before Clayton Christensen charged to the front. A restart after midway helped open the door for Grabouski, who caught Christensen for the point before the yellow waved again. He led to the finish with [Read More]

Grabouski tops IMCA Modified feature for career sixth Spring Nationals title

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 13) – After shaking down a new car in practice on Thursday, Jordan Grabouski got back to his regular business of winning Spring Nationals features at Beatrice Speedway on Friday. Grabouski led the last 25 of 30 laps in topping the opening night $2,000 to win main event for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds. The Spring Nationals checkers were his career sixth and came on a night when 234 cars from nine states and Canada saw action. “Everything played out good for us. We shook down a new GRT in practice, then won our heat race from the fourth row, so we started good (third) in the main event,” Grabouski said following career victory number 114 in the division. “It’s always good to start your season with a win.” Jesse Dennis, Jeremy Leiting, Jesse Sobbing and Ricky Alvarado completed the top five. The feature ran caution-free and Grabouski had nearly a straightaway lead before encountering slower traffic in the late going. Grabouski had raced his way onto the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational [Read More]