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Nichols races from 20th to $750 Great Plains Series payday

HUGOTON, Kan. (April 18) – Using a high line that got faster as the laps counted down, Mike Nichols raced from last to first in winning his fourth straight Dirt Track Central Jax Sports Grille Great Plains Series event. Nichols had drawn the 11th starting spot for Friday’s IMCA Sunoco Stock Car tour headliner at Dirtona Raceway. Just five laps into the feature he had to check up when two cars ahead of him got crossed up in the corner. Contact from another car got Nichols sideways and when the caution came out, he was restarting at the back of the 20-car field. Staying on the high side, Nichols took the lead from pole starter Nick Tubbs with four to go, bringing Perry Misner along with him. Jason Rogers, Angel Munoz and Tubbs rounded out the top five in a three-wide finish. Nichols’ win paid $750. Feature results – 1. Mike Nichols; 2. Perry Misner; 3. Jason Rogers; 4. Angel Munoz; 5. Nick Tubbs; 6. Kyle Clough; 7. Ron Hartman; 8. Randy Dowell; 9. Michael [Read More]

Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models top 20 point standings

1. Justin Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 140; 2. Andy Eckrich, Oxford, Iowa, 139; 3. Ryan Dolan, Lisbon, Iowa, 132; 4. Colby Springsteen, Wapello, Iowa, 129; 5. Tyler Bruening, Decorah, Iowa, 127; 6. Tommy Elston, Keokuk, Iowa, 126; 7. Jason Rauen, Farley, Iowa, 125; 8. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, Iowa, 120; 9. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 119; 10. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 117; 11. Scott Fitzpatrick, Long Grove, Iowa, 101; 12. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa, 100; 13. Nate Beuseling, Silvis, Ill., 98; 14. Rob Moss, Iowa City, Iowa, 92; 15. Terry Neal, Ely, Iowa, 88; 16. Denny Eckrich, Tiffin, Iowa, 86; 17. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill., 85; 18. Jon Merfeld, Dubuque, Iowa, 83; 19. Ron Klein, Sherrill, Iowa, 77; 20. Jeremy Grady, Story City, Iowa, 75.

IMCA Modifieds make Montana return at Electric City’s April 25-26 Spring Roundup

GREAT FALLS, Mont. – IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds make their return to Montana, headlining both nights of the April 25-26 Spring Roundup special at Electric City Speedway. The Friday and Saturday night features each pay $500 to win and a minimum of $75 to start. The Spring Roundup starts the 61st continuous season of operation at Great Falls, a 3/10-mile high-banked clay oval. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Electric City has been designated a border track so drivers from the Dakotas and Saskatchewan can also make the trip to earn Belleville Motorsports North Central Region points. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. There is no entry fee; pit passes are $25. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $7 for students ages 12-17, and free for seniors 70 and over and kids 11 and under. More information about the Montana Spring [Read More]

Shawano postpones opening night to May 3

SHAWANO, Wis. – Due to wet track conditions and forecasts calling for more precipitation and low temperatures, Shawano Speedway has postponed opening night from this Saturday, April 26 to May 3. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6:30 p.m. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods are on the card An open practice session starts at 6 p.m. Friday, May 2.

Northern SportMod special Wednesday at Southern Iowa

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – John’s Tree Service and Carter Manufacturing sponsor the $750 to win Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod special Wednesday night, April 23. Feature distance for the third annual event will be 30 laps with a pit stop at halfway. Drivers and their crews can make any repairs or changes, but can’t touch the front tires, in the allotted time. Wednesday is also opening night for the Mach-1 Sport Compacts and both divisions will be draw/redraw. Also racing will be the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. There will also be pace truck rides for kids before each feature.

Shute scores IMCA Modified Frostbuster honors at Boone

BOONE, Iowa (April 19) – Todd Shute shot to the front and made short work of his IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified foes in Saturday’s Frostbuster feature at Boone Speedway. A single caution interrupted the 25-lapper. Eventual runner-up Troy Cordes stayed close on the initial green and then again on the restart, but Shute was unchallenged most of the distance in the $1,000 to win event. The defending Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational winner, Shute made the most of the high line and had no lapped traffic to slow him down. Mark Elliott, Russ Dickerson and Jimmy Gustin completed the top five. Also winning Frostbuster features postponed from April 5 and again from April 12 were Donavon Smith in the IMA Sunoco Stock Cars and Mike Pruitt in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. Jerry Gifford led the opening laps of the Stock Car main, soon to be joined by Smith, Randy Brands and Wayne Gifford. Brands was eliminated from the tussle when he had to retire to the infield but the jousting continued with Josh Daniels, [Read More]

Misner takes top IMCA Stock Car series honors at DCRP

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. (April 19) – Perry Misner raced from deep in the field to take the $750 winner’s share in Saturday’s 25-lap Dirt Track Central Jax Sports Grille Great Plains Series feature event for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars at Dodge City Raceway Park. After struggling with a tight car in his heat race, the former track champion won the “B” feature and then raced from seven rows deep to take command midway through to the added money win. “I really had to work for that one,” the Garden City racer commented afterward. Indeed he did, capitalizing on a tremendous lap eight restart and then fending off strong challenges from Jason Rogers over the final rounds. While Misner took the green flag from the lucky 13th starting position, Michael Pepper jumped into the lead from the front row outside and paced the initial handful of circuits until seventh starter Rogers emerged from a three-wide scrum for the lead. With Rogers leading Nick Tubbs and Pepper when the caution flew after lap eight, [Read More]

Smith sails to Saturday checkers at Eagle’s Ice Breaker Challenge

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (April 19) – Eagle Raceway saved the very best for last Saturday night. In what was arguably the best race of the Ice Breaker Challenge Weekend, Dylan Smith raced from 12th starting to win the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified finale, chasing down Chris Abelson for the $2,000 checkers. “That was pretty good after starting 12th. I made some good passes early and kept pushing,” said Smith, already on the ballot for September’s Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. “I’m sure glad that the Sprints widened out the track for our feature. With all of the beating and banging I decided to move up top. I wasn’t sure I could hang up there for the last three laps, but it worked.” Mike Mullen, Mike Densberger and Johnny Saathoff rounded out the top five. Abelson had taken the lead early on with Mike Mullen, Densberger and Brian Mullen close behind. Densberger passed Mike Mullen on the restart to take second after a lap five restart. Smith cracked the top four on lap seven, [Read More]

Neal adds to Deery Series success with fourth career win at Jackson County

MAQUOKETA, Iowa (April 19) – After four lead changes involving four different drivers, Terry Neal won a Deery Brothers Summer Series feature at Jackson County Speedway for the fourth time Saturday night. Neal caught Andy Eckrich coming to the white flag in the 40-lapper, then held on to beat Eckrich to the checkers by not much more than inches. The IMCA Late Model tour victory was worth $3,000. Jeff Aikey, Nate Beuseling and Tommy Elston completed the top five. Neal had won the first of three straight Deery features at Maquoketa during his 2005 series championship season. Elston started from the pole and set the fast pace the first 15 circuits despite a couple early cautions that kept the field close. He gave way to Beuseling on lap 16. Elston, Neal, Aikey and Eckrich ran two and three wide behind Beuseling as the front five separated themselves from the field. Following a caution on lap 29, Neal went to the lower line and led laps 30-36. Eckrich slipped by for the front spot on laps [Read More]

Humphries wins first Fast Friday feature at Eastside

By Jim Haines WAYNESBORO, Va. (April 18) – Defending tour champion Tom Humphries proved the fastest in the first of four Fast Friday Virginia Sprint Series events of the season at Eastside Speedway. Humphries had to reel in Chad Worrell, taking advantage and the lead when Worrell got too high and then holding off Jerald Harris for the IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Car feature victory. Completing the top five were French Grimes, Worrell and Tony Harris. Charlie Ware and Chris Ware paced the field to green but Worrell found his way to the front on lap three. He stayed smooth up top and traffic was no problem as the laps clicked off but the bottom was slowly getting better and both Humphries and Jerald Harris began reeling him in. After a caution for a stalled car, Worrell’s advantage was gone but he hung tough until he went a little too high. Humphries went into first and left Worrell to deal with Jerald Harris and Grimes, both up from the back. Humphries still led by [Read More]