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Yates County Sunday show next for Friesen Chevrolet Empire State Series

DUNDEE, N.Y. – Yates County Speedway is next on the Friesen Chevrolet Challenge Series schedule, with a Sunday, June 15 show for traveling IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds. The feature will be 25 laps and pay $400 to win and a minimum of $75 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region, Allstar Performance State, special series and local track points will be awarded. Pit gates at Dundee open at 2:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 3 p.m. Hot laps are at 4:15 p.m. and racing starts at 5 p.m. There is no entry fee. Pit passes are $27 for members or $32 for non-members. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $8 for students and free for kids 12 and under when accompanying a paying adult. More information is available on Facebook and the www.yatescountyspeedway.com website. Six previous series events have been held at Yates County with a different driver standing in victory lane after each of them. Winners there last season were Mike Smith of Arkport [Read More]

Special events drivers in five IMCA divisions receive Schoenfeld Headers certificate awards

VAN BUREN, Ark. – Special events competitors in five IMCA divisions earn contingency awards again this season from Schoenfeld Headers. Designated place finishers at specials for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Late Models, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods all receive $50 product certificates. Those recipients include drivers at all Deery Brothers Summer Series events. All certificates will be mailed from the IMCA home office the week after official race results are received. In its 16th season as a marketing partner, Schoenfeld is located in Van Buren, Ark., and manufactures IMCA’s official 609, 903 and 935 mufflers. When required to run a noise reduction system of 98 decibels or more, drivers in all five divisions that are part of the Schoenfeld program must compete with one of those three mufflers to be eligible. Schoenfeld also manufactures headers and related exhaust components. Information about those products is available by calling 479 474-7529 and at the www.schoenfeldheaders.com website. “Schoenfeld has been making headers and mufflers for a long [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through June 11

IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds – 1. Keith White, Little River Academy, Texas, 1,094; 2. Glen Hibbard, Euless, Texas, 1,012; 3. Dean Abbey, Waco, Texas, 993; 4. Ryan Roath, Phoenix, Ariz., 987; 5. Ronnie Welborn, Princeton, Texas, 977; 6. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa, 962; 7. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 954; 8. Tim Ward, Gilbert, Ariz., 933; 9. Kyle Wilson, Monterey, Calif., 925; 10. Alexander Wilson, Salinas, Calif., 910; 11. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, Iowa, 906; 12. Ben Ketteman, Pflugerville, Texas, 867; 13. Mike Jergens, Plover, Iowa, 862; 14. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 854; 15. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 850; 16. Joe Spillman, Marble Falls, Texas, 832; 17. Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup, Iowa, and Tommy Fain, Abilene, Texas, both 826; 19. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 796; 20. Clay Sellard, Ellis, Kan., 795. IMCA Late Models – 1. Todd Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa, 734; 2. Curt Schroeder, Ames, Iowa, 595; 3. Curtis Glover, Des Moines, Iowa, 566; 4. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 533; 5. Jason Hahne, Webster City, Iowa, 515; 6. Ryan Griffith, Webster City, Iowa, 485; [Read More]

Buffalo River, Norman County host IMCA Highway Nine Challenge

HIGHWAY NINE, Minn. – Twenty-five miles and eight days separate six race dates for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds at Buffalo River Race Park in Glyndon and Norman County Raceway at Ada. The Highway Nine Challenge takes IMCA Modifieds to Buffalo River on Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22, Friday, June 27 and Sunday June 29; and to Norman County on Wednesday, June 25 and Saturday, June 28. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Belleville Motorsports North Central Region, Allstar Performance Minnesota State and local track points will be awarded at all six shows. A bonus of $350 will be paid to the June 27 feature winner providing they have completed the transition to all IMCA rules. Taking the June 28 checkers will be good for a $250 bonus. The June 21 show at BRRP is on Fan Appreciation Night. Drivers will be giving away tickets good for complimentary admission to the grandstand and the driver giving the most tickets redeemed at the front gate that evening gets free pit parking for the rest [Read More]

Mather tops Thursday Modified field at Southern Iowa

By Jeremy Fox OSKALOOSA, Iowa (June 12) – Colt Mather was the Musco Lighting IMCA Modified winner Thursday at Southern Iowa Speedway. Dakota Hayden took the early lead and pulled away following a lap one restart. Mather worked his way to second and chased down Hayden. The pair battled it out on lap 15 before Mather took the lead away with two to go. Mather went on to take the win over Hayden, Casey Greubel, Scott Dickey and Jim Lynch. Damon Murty led the final eight circuits of the Budweiser IMCA Stock Car feature. Mike Hughes prevailed following a tough Pepsi Cola IMCA Hobby Stock tussle with Dustin Griffiths. Jason McDaniel was the KBOE Radio IMCA Northern SportMod winner and Bill Whalen Jr. recorded his fourth Mach-1 Sport Compact win of the season at Osky.

Drivers in four IMCA divisions vie for Genesis Racing Shocks awards

ROSWELL, Ga. – Building on a growing contingency program, Genesis Racing Shocks has renewed awards for drivers in four IMCA divisions. Top eligible drivers in each of the five IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified regions and in national IMCA Late Model, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod standings each receive $350 product certificates from the sixth-year marketing partner. Each runner-up receives $250 certificates and third place drivers get $150. To be eligible, all drivers must compete with four Genesis-manufactured shocks, display two Genesis decals on their race car and return a signup form to the IMCA home office by Aug. 1 to be eligible. Certificates will be presented during the national awards banquet in November or mailed the following week from the IMCA home office. Information about Genesis shocks is available by calling 678 659-9454 and at the www.genesisshocks.com website. “I want to make sure all drivers with Genesis shocks return their contingency sign up forms and get enrolled for this program in 2014,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder emphasized. “We’re [Read More]

Cottage Grove hosts Fan Appreciation Night on June 21

By Ben Deathearage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – For folks wanting to know when the Cottage Grove Speedway Fan Appreciation Night will be rescheduled, we’ve got some great news for you. This smash hit event will be Saturday, June 21 and we will bring out all of the cars racing that night on the front stretch for a meet and greet session with all the drivers where you can get autographs, pictures and hero cards. Classes in action include the Huddle Automotive Repair 360 Sprints, IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Street Stocks, and Hornets. It will also be a Pepsi Family Night so that means folks who purchase a family pass get complimentary soft drinks courtesy of Pepsi and the Bigfoot Beverage Company. Pit gates open at 2 p.m. Front gates open at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are adults, $12; seniors/military/juniors (ages 13-17) $10; youths (ages 6-12) $5; and kids under five are free. A family pass for two adults and up to four youths is $35. Fan Appreciation Night was [Read More]

Weekly Race Wars continue Saturday at Thunderhill

By Edward Anschutz STURGEON BAY, Wis. – Thunderhill Raceway heads into night number five of the Weekly Race Wars this Saturday, June 14. The evening’s program is sponsored by Marchant’s Meats & Sausage of Sturgeon Bay and as a special treat the ribeye sandwich will return to the concession stand. Race Wars continue as Street Stock point leader Billy LeMieux won his fourth feature in a row, raising the bounty for anyone who can beat him to $300. This money goes on top of the winner’s purse. Dating back to last season, LeMieux has won seven of the last eight features. Going in the record books is Todd Dart with his 49th feature win at Thunderhill in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds. Dart also holds the point lead by six marks over James Tebon. Dart is one feature win away from tying Charlie Kroll for the most main event wins at Thunderhill. Shawn Havel leads the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars with a three point edge over Charlie Kroll. Ryan LeMieux’s lead in the Karl [Read More]

Salina Speedway readies for Friday night battle

 By Larry Lowrey Jr. SALINA, Kan. – Weather has wreaked havoc on most local tracks this week. Salina Speedway is no different than any other track in Kansas. All week long, heavy rains have fallen on area tracks forcing them to work a little harder on getting prepped for this week’s event. Rain not only causes problems with the surface itself, but it also keeps workers from being able to do their jobs getting the track into racing shape. Don’t fear Salina Speedway fans, promoter Tommy Hendrickson and his crew have been at it all week long getting ready for the Friday, June 13 races. Between showers, crews have been working on a host of issues and seem to have them ready to roll when the track opens up this evening. On the lineup card this week at Salina Speedway fans will be seeing the BSB Manufacturing NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Models, Belleville Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, M&H Motors IMCA Northern SportMods, AutoHouse Towing Mod Lites and the Budweiser IMCA Hobby Stocks. Joe [Read More]

Deery, Dirt Tour events at Hamilton County won’t be rescheduled

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (June 12) – Track officials have announced that special series events rained out last week at Hamilton County Speedway will not be rescheduled. The program featuring both the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models and the XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds was to have been held Tuesday, June 3 at Webster City.