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Weekly racers ready to go Friday at U.S. 36 Raceway

OSBORN, Mo. – Between rainouts and special events at U.S. 36 Raceway, a month has passed since the weekly competitors at all competed on the same night. Friday, June 12, the weekly racers ready to challenge the high banks once again. The IMCA Modifieds, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods are all on lineup. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. The grandstand opens at 6 p.m., with hot laps at 7:30 p.m. and racing at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for military and seniors (with ID) and children 12 and younger are free. Tickets for the event are available online at https://market.myracepass.com/store/tickets/?i=1210341&store=17636. Track officials also reminds competitors and fans social distancing guidelines are still in effect and can be viewed at http://www.us36racewaydirttrack.com/news/?i=82363.

PEM Racing adding Late Model awards to IMCA program

ST. CLAIR, Mo. – Performance Engineering & Manufacturing adds awards for Late Model drivers in its ninth season of IMCA sponsorship. The Late Model national champion receives a $250 certificate from the St. Clair, Mo., manufacturer while second through fifth place finishers in the national point standings each receive $150 certificates. Feature winners at designated specials for the full-bodied division also receive a set of quick change gears. PEM again gives $250 certificates to champions in each of the five regions for IMCA Modifieds and in the Speed Shift TV Dirt Knights Tour, and $150 certificates to regional and tour runners-up. The pole starter at each Dirt Knights Tour main event and winners of 30 designated IMCA Modified specials all earn a set of quick change gears. “All of us here at PEM Racing are proud to be involved with IMCA and their brand of affordable competitive racing,” PEM Sales Manager Randy Harrison expressed. “We enjoy the interaction with the racers and hope these certificates can help their racing program.” Certificates for series and special events will [Read More]

$2,500 is top check at Hancock County’s Maxyield SportMod Nationals

BRITT, Iowa – There’s a $2,500 check waiting for the winner of Hancock County Speedway’s Tuesday, June 16 Maxyield Cooperative SportMod Nationals. The MaxYield Seed-sponsored special for IMCA Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods pays a minimum of $300 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Iowa State, but no track points will be awarded. Entry fee is $75 and drivers can register on MyRacePass. Pit gates open at 5 p.m., the grandstand opens at 6 p.m. and racing follows 7 p.m. hot laps. Spectator admission is $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Kids 12 and under get in free. Pit passes are $30. Also running that evening at Britt are IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts, for national, regional and state points. More information is available on Facebook.

Quick thinking crew, dominant car help King rule Kent Lewis Classic

CLEVELAND, Texas (June 6) – Quick-thinking by his crew and a dominant car made Daniel King a two-time Kent Lewis Classic feature winner Saturday night at 105 Speedway. King led all 25 laps of the Southern United Sprints opener and seventh annual classic, with a bungee cord used to keep his IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car in gear. Defending race winner Trey Schmidt was second. “It feels fantastic, with Kent being my mentor and the guy who got me into a Sprint Car,” said King, also winner of the inaugural event. “It’s special to win this race, especially twice.” Also battling brake issues, King was smooth on the high side and ran much of the way in lapped traffic. The final caution came with five circuits to go and he was catching the back of the field at the checkers. William Reed, Trey Burke and Jacob Harris completed the top five. “I knew they were right there behind me but we had a super downright dominant car,” King said. The win came in King’s first start [Read More]

Marshalltown reschedules Dale DeFrance Memorial to July 9

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (June 9) – Wet weather will be the winner tonight at Marshalltown Speedway and the result is the postponement of the Dale DeFrance Memorial to Thursday, July 9. The 500th and final Summer Series event for IMCA Late Models will be part of that program, with other divisions to be announced. The Speed Shift TV Dirt Knights Tour for IMCA Modifieds event will not be rescheduled to that evening. “With inclement weather on the way and drivers coming from a long distance, we needed to make the call early,” explained promoter Toby Kruse. “We will have information to follow regarding the make-up date as it becomes ready.”

URSS win at 81 is career first for Johnson

By David Smith Jr., OKTidbits PARK CITY, Kan. (June 7) – Third-generation driver Kyler Johnson took advantage of his front row starting position and led flag-to-flag to claim his first career Mel Hambelton Ford Racing POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series feature Sunday night at 81 Speedway. Johnson and John Carney started on the front row for the 25-lap IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature with Johnson taking the lead as the green flag fell. Johnson, son of former URSS competitor C.J. Johnson, kept the field behind him before entering lapped traffic on lap nine. Carney closed the deficit yet Johnson made quick work of slower cars and stayed out front from there. Last season’s touring rookie of the year went on to claim the first sprint car victory of his young career with Carney settling for second. J.D. Johnson came home third while Shane Sundquist and two-time and defending tour champion Zach Blurton rounded out the top five. The URSS will now set its sights on RPM Speedway in Hays, Kan., this Saturday and Sunday night, June 13-14 [Read More]

Dynatech delivers IMCA Modified awards

BOONVILLE, Ind. – Dynatech delivers product certificate awards to IMCA Modified drivers for a 16th consecutive season. The national champion receives a $500 award from the Boonville, Ind., manufacturer. The runner-up gets $350, with $250 for third and $100 for seventh. Information about the complete line of Dynatech-manufactured exhaust systems and headers is available at www.dynatechheaders.com, on Facebook and by calling 800 848-5850. “Dynatech is one of a quartet of great companies in the AFCO Performance Group and their support has been a part of our IMCA Modified plan for a long time,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “It is great to be able to renew this program for another season.”

Berry tops Sunday Modified main at Benton County

By Jerry Mackey VINTON, Iowa (June 7) – For the first time in 2020, fans were allowed to attend the racing action at Benton County Speedway. A good crowd attended the event that saw 121 race car drivers take part in the action on Sunday night. The headliner of the evening was the 20-lap IMCA Modified main event. Defending Side Biter Chassis North Central Region champion Tom Berry Jr. from North Dakota found The Bullring to his liking. Berry took the green flag from the seventh starting position and quickly shot into second and hounded the car of Troy Cordes. On the 13th lap, Cordes slid out of the groove in turn four and gave Berry the opening he was looking for. Berry shot into the lead and drove on to the win ahead of Joel Rust and Cordes. The Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod main feature belonged to Brayton Carter, who took the lead before one lap was completed and went on to lead the entire 20 laps. Ben Chapman advanced from his 10th position start to finish a strong [Read More]

Snyder first in Eagle opener

By Greg Soukup EAGLE, Neb. (June 6) – The theme for Saturday night’s racing at Eagle Raceway was FINALLY! The Season Opener and meant that after a too long off season made even longer by the COVID-19 pandemic, competition was once again happening on the high banks. A total of 180 teams towed in to compete. The IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car lidlifter saw Jason Danley lead the first circuit with Trevor Grossenbacher, Stu Snyder and Ryan King close behind. Grossenbacher passed Danley on lap two but Danley edged him at the flag stand. Lap three saw Grossenbacher take the lead as Shon Pointer gained fourth. Snyder used the middle groove to advance to second with 15 to go. There were six laps left when Adam Gullion took fourth. Snyder grabbed the lead the next time around and began to pull away. Gullion advanced to third in the closing laps. The top four remained unchanged to the finish with Snyder winning, Grossenbacher second, Gullion third and Danley fourth. Two defending national champions parked in victory lane as Jordan Grabouski [Read More]

Brown impresses at Boone

By Joyce Eisele BOONE, Iowa (June 6) – Kyle Brown was impressive in taking the IMCA Modified victory Saturday at Boone Speedway. Gatlin Leytham and Jimmy Gustin led the field to green but by corner one, sixth starter Brown was already in front. From there on, Brown showed total domination in securing his first win of the 2020 season. Joel Rust chased Brown across the finish line in second place, Tim Ward came from ninth starting to finish third. Donavon Smith was the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car winner and Doug Smith paced the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods. Miciah Hidlebaugh took the checkers in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock main. Fans were allowed back in the grandstands at Boone for the first time this season. More than one driver expressed in victory lane just how much the fans being there meant to them.Racing continues next week with early start times. Pits open at 3:30 p.m., grandstands at 4 p.m., hot laps 5 p.m. and racing at 6 p.m.