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Grandstands open at Independence Motor Speedway this Saturday

By Jerry Mackey INDEPENDENCE, Iowa – The 2020 Independence Motor Speedway season resumes this coming Saturday, June 6 in front of a live crowd for the first time this year. Independence, promoted by jjamracing, which is comprised of Mick Trier and partner Justin Temeyer, is anxious to continue the racing season with fans in attendance. Racing runs under the IMCA banner with sanctioned divisions including the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Late Models, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods. The 3/8 mile track, located on the Buchanan County Fairgrounds in Independence, will see the pits open at 3:30 p.m. and grandstand open at 4:30 p.m., with warmups set for 6 p.m. and racing to follow.

Sweet Manufacturing will add top Sprint Car rookie to post-season IMCA award program

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Sweet Manufacturing adds to post-season awards for IMCA drivers this season, giving a steering box to the national RaceSaver Sprint Car rookie of the year. The Kalamazoo, Mich., company is manufacturer of the Official Steering Box of IMCA and renews awards for IMCA Modified and IMCA Sunoco Late Model divisions as well. Part of the national decal program for the sixth year, Sweet gives steering boxes to the champions and $50 gift certificates to second through fifth place drivers in each of the five Modified regions. Modified drivers are required to display two Sweet Manufacturing decals on their race cars to be eligible for point fund shares. Sweet also gives a steering rack to the Late Model national champion. Competitors at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s receiving Sweet steering boxes will include the Modified champion, the three Modified front row starters, longest tow qualifier, top non-qualifier in points, and Harris Auto Racing Race of Champions and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational winners. The Super Nationals Late Model champion earns a steering [Read More]

Carter, Van Eaton capture night 2 Dirt Duel qualifiers

By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (June 2) – Brayton Carter and Todd Van Eaton won qualifying features on night two of Stuart Speedway’s Dynamic Drivelines Dirt Duel. Qualifying for Wednesday’s 50-lap Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod feature was set by four heats and two “B” features. Carter and Colby Langenberg brought the field to life with Carter taking control early. Cautions bunched the field up a few times but Carter was up to the challenge each time and went on to the win. Carter, Brian Osantowski, Colby Fett and Johnathon Logue were the top four cars that locked into Wednesday’s big show. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars followed the same exact format as the SportMods with Todd VanEaton and Joe Zrostlik on the front row. VanEaton took control on the bottom side of the track and never looked back, taking the flag to flag, caution-free win. Troy Jerovetz, Dallon Murty and Derek Green rounded out the top four and those drivers will make up the outside of the front four rows for Wednesday’s big feature. Ashton Blain [Read More]

Schrader scores opener at Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (May 30) – Kenny Schrader took the early lead and then schooled the IMCA Modified field following a late restart Saturday at The Quick Quarter of the Springfield Raceway. For Schrader, the opening night win marked a special moment as the very popular driver celebrated to the date his first-ever race and first-ever win 49 years ago. He’d also celebrated his 65th birthday just a day earlier. Schrader, in his Federated Auto Parts Modified, took the early lead from Derek Watson after starting third in the 20-lap Bad Boy Mowers feature. Out in front, Schrader opened a half-a-track lead until a late caution bunched the field as fast moving Steven Bowers Jr. was getting the chance to try and steal the thunder at Jerry Hoffman’s high banked racy oval. With Schrader out in front on the Delaware Double File restart, Bowers elected to go to the top and close some ground. During the run, Schrader moved about a lane up and found some extra bite, forcing Bowers to forgo his thought of keeping to the extreme [Read More]

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51 entries for PASS opener as Rumsey rules at Selinsgrove

By Frank Buhrman SELINSGROVE, Pa. (May 30) – Christian Rumsey removed “almost” from his resume Saturday night, winning the two-month-delayed 2020 season opener for the Pennsylvania Sprint Series at Selinsgrove Speedway. Rumsey led the final two laps after advancing from 14th starting and collected the winner’s trophy for the 20-lap PASS victory on a night when 51 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars battled on the historic Snyder County half-mile track. It was the first Sprint Car feature win for the 21-year-old from Middletown, N.Y. Last year in PASS competition, Rumsey was almost always near the front, with eight top-five finishes, including a pair of seconds, in just 11 starts. “We started out pretty good tonight,” he said. “My crew chief Ryan, he made a lot of great changes and kept us on track all night. We’ve been working hard here for two long years. We had a good year last year, super close to winning, but we finally pulled it off.” Rumsey was the third leader in a race that saw contender after contender fall by [Read More]

QA1 competitors in 5 IMCA divisions chase new awards

LAKEVILLE, Minn. – Drivers in five IMCA divisions competing with QA1 shocks this season earn shares of another $2,200 to be awarded by the Lakeville, Minn., high performance parts manufacturer. Product certificates valued at $200 go to the highest finishing driver in each of the five IMCA Modified regions, both IMCA Sunoco Stock Car regions and both IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock regions, and in national Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products Southern SportMod standings. In addition to QA1 shock usage, drivers in all of those divisions are required to fill out and return a sign-up form to the IMCA home office by Aug. 1 and display two QA1 decals on their race car to be eligible. The 22-year IMCA sponsor renews the rest of a broad based awards program, giving $250 product certificates to national Modified, IMCA Sunoco Late Model, Stock Car, Hobby Stock, Northern SportMod and Southern SportMod champions. One hundred and fifty dollar gift certificates are to be awarded to fifth place drivers and for $100 certificates to 10th place finishers in [Read More]

Lee County Drive For 5 schedule adjusted

By Brian Neal DONNELLSON, Iowa – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that took all of April’s and most of May’s scheduled race events at Pepsi Lee County Speedway, promoters Brian and Marcie Gaylord have announced several schedule changes to the Drive For 5 program for IMCA Sunoco Late Models. There will still be five $1,000 to win feature qualifying nights to help set the stage for a potential $5,000 IMCA Sunoco Late Model Drive For 5 payday in mid September at the track. Four of the qualifying nights will take place on weekly Friday night events, on June 12, June 26, July 17 and Aug. 21, with one qualifying night on Saturday, Aug. 1. Drivers who compete in at least four of those events will be eligible to run for a top prize of $5,000 in the Saturday, Sept. 12 finale. Shottenkirk Parts Express, local sponsor of the division, is the title sponsor of Drive For 5 as well. Other sponsors include Ideal Ready Mix, J.J. Nichting Company Case IH, Floyd’s Waste Systems, Triple Seven Trucking, and Triple R Performance Engines. IMCA [Read More]

Season opener with fans at Benton County Speedway Sunday, June 7

By Jerry Mackey VINTON, Iowa – The 2020 point racing season will take the green flag this Sunday, June 7 at the Benton County Speedway, The Bullring. Under the direction of the Dripps family, the Speedway located on the Benton County Fairgrounds has undergone many improvements and upgrades. The track is in excellent condition and with all the time and effort put into enhancing the surface, the track is going to be very conducive to extremely exciting racing. Sunday night’s racing under the IMCA sanction will see racing in the IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock divisions. “We are really excited to welcome the fans to The Bullring this Sunday,” stated Rick Dripps, “Our goal is to provide an exciting, fast-paced show that will be run in a timely fashion “ On Sunday, the warmup session will get underway at 4:30 p.m. with the first race scheduled to go green at 5 p.m.

Four IMCA divisions race Saturday at Bethany Speedway

By Chet Querry BETHANY, Mo. – Bethany Speedway returns to action on June 6 with a full night of racing at the Northwest Missouri State Fairgrounds. The Saturday program features IMCA Modifieds, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods. Opening night of the 2020 season saw records broken with total of 128 cars and drivers traveling from as far away as Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Arkansas and Arizona to race on the smooth, fast and always competitive Bethany oval. There are a lot of local names bringing cars to race and more cars being built. Lap after lap of the best side-by-side racing action is at Bethany Speedway.