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Title sponsor EMI gives big financial boost to growing IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car division

LINCOLN, Neb. – Division title sponsor EMI provides a portion of the point fund to be paid out to top 10 drivers in national IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car point standings for a fourth consecutive season. The Lincoln, Neb., chassis manufacturer and high performance parts retailer took on the sponsorship role in 2013 and has been instrumental in the growth of the class. “RaceSaver is the fastest growing division of Sprint Car racing,” said Mike Long of EMI. “It’s a testament to the professionalism and structure IMCA presents in all of its classes. Our team is very proud to support this effort.” IMCA crowned a division record 14 track and 13 series champions last season. New IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing track and RaceSaver Series sanctions are already set in California, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. In addition to part of an increased $5,000 national point fund, EMI will again give $100 gift cards to all track and series champions in 2016. Point fund shares and gift cards will be [Read More]

Lone Star’s Smackdown boasts IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars

KILGORE, Texas – The top check for IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Cars is $1,200 at Lone Star Speedway’s Saturday, Feb. 13 Sprint Smackdown. A minimum of $300 will be paid to start the main event. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing national and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. There is no entry or registration fee. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors 65 and over and military personnel, $5 for kids ages 6-11, and free for five and under. Pit passes are $35. Pit gates open at 3 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m., cutoff for the draw is t 5:15 p.m., the drivers’ meeting is at 5:30 p.m. and racing follows 6 p.m. hot laps. More information is available by calling 903 986-9731 and at the www.lonestarspeedway.com website.

Marriott headlines Winter Challenge finale

By Lonnie Wheatley PEORIA, Ariz. (Jan. 30) – Hunter Marriott brought the curtains down on Canyon Speedway Park’s Winter Challenge with an impressive drive to victory lane in Saturday night’s fifth and final event for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds. Marriott worked past Ryan Gaylord for the lead five laps into the $1,250 to win main event and then fought off Ricky Thornton Jr. the rest of the way to take his second Winter Challenge victory. “It has been fun racing with Ricky out here,” Marriott commented in victory lane. “He pushes us so hard here, if it weren’t for him I don’t that we would have to work as hard as we have this week.” Marriott made a masterful move through a gaggle of lapped cars a handful of laps before the checkered flag to secure the win with Thornton settling for second. Paul Stone, Gaylord and Anthony Roth rounded out the top five. Canyon Speedway Park fires back to life with the 28th annual Desert Classic on Feb. 26-27. Top prize for the IMCA [Read More]

Thornton reigns again at Winter Challenge

By Lonnie Wheatley PEORIA, Ariz. (Jan. 29) – Ricky Thornton Jr. maintained the hottest of Winter Challenge 2016 hands on Friday night, posting his third $1,250 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified triumph in four rounds of competition atop the 1/3-mile Canyon Speedway Park clay oval. Racing from the front row, Thornton set the pace all the way for the second race in a row. Round Two winner Hunter Marriott tried to chase down Thornton to match up the score at two apiece but had to settle for second. Joey Moriarty, 16th starting Tim Ward and 18th starting Brian Schultz rounded out the top five in the 25-lapper. Feature results– 1. Ricky Thornton Jr.; 2. Hunter Marriott; 3. Joey Moriarty; 4. Tim Ward; 5. Brian Schultz; 6. Paul Stone; 7. Jason Noll; 8. Ryan Gaylord; 9. Curt Lund; 10. Zack Madrid; 11. Josh Rogotzke; 12. Guy Norton; 13. Jesse Rogotzke; 14. Chaz Baca Jr.; 15. Steve Stultz; 16. Mike Martin; 17. Brent Schlafmann; 18. Garth Dushanek; 19. Justin Miller; 20. Lance Mari; 21. Robert Sawyer II; 22. Anthony Roth; 23. [Read More]

Hadan, Stannard to attend Racing Xtravaganza

YORK, Pa. – Roger Hadan, the new owner of RaceSaver and promoter at Eagle, Neb., Raceway and IMCA Vice President of Operations Jim Stannard will attend the upcoming Racing Xtravaganza at the Expo Center in York, Pa., on Saturday, Feb. 6. Hadan and Stannard will participate in an 11 a.m. seminar outlining RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car racing. The seminar is hosted locally by the Pennsylvania Sprint Series and is open to anyone who wants to learn more about RaceSaver Sprint Car racing. The 2013 Auto Racing Promoter of the Year, Hadan makes his first trip to the area since purchasing RaceSaver and will meet with race teams, regional directors and fans to discuss his future plans and answer questions. Hadan’s Eagle Raceway is the flagship track for RaceSaver in the Midwest and the site of the annual Sprint Car Nationals. More than 90 drivers from across the country competed at the third annual event last September. IMCA sanctions a number of RaceSaver series, keeping track of national and series point standings while administering and paying point [Read More]

2016 is fifth season for Jet Racing as title sponsor of IMCA Modified Central Region

BEATRICE, Neb. – Jet Racing reaches one IMCA sponsorship milestone and nears another in 2016. This race season is the Beatrice, Neb., chassis builder’s fifth consecutive as title sponsor of IMCA’s Central Region for Modifieds. This is also the 19th straight year Jet has partnered with IMCA in providing cash or contingency awards. Owned by four-time IMCA Modified national champion Johnny Saathoff, Jet Racing backed special events and Stock Car and Hobby Stock regions before taking over title sponsorship of the Modified Central Region, which includes tracks in Arkansas, eastern Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma. A point fund totaling $6,000 will be paid to top 10 drivers in that region. The champion earns $2,500 and the runner-up $1,250, with $625 paid for third, $325 for fourth, $300 for fifth and $200 for sixth through 10th place. Drivers are required to display two Jet Racing decals on their race car to be eligible for point fund shares. Jet Racing also sells high performance parts and automotive accessories in addition to building Modified, Northern SportMod, Stock [Read More]

Five dates set for Cocopah Speedway’s Winter Nationals

SOMERTON, Ariz. – Winter Nationals expands to five dates at Cocopah Speedway. Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds run for $1,000 to win and a minimum of $200 to start at Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5 and 6, Tuesday, Feb. 9 and Friday, Feb. 12 shows. The main event on Saturday, Feb. 13 pays $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. All five features are 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying events. Also running on each of the five Winter Nationals programs are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $500 to win and $100 to start, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $400 to win and $60 to start, and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $350 to win and $50 to start. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. Pre-entry fee for the week is $100 or $150 on race day. Pit gates open at 2 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. each day. Pit passes are $30 a [Read More]

Mach-1 Racing Solutions returns as title sponsor for IMCA Sport Compact division

ABBOTT, Texas – The only title sponsor IMCA’s Sport Compact division has known returns to that role in 2016. Mach-1 Racing Solution again provides a portion of the $1,000 point fund to be paid to top 10 drivers in final national standings for the 4-cylinder class. The Gary Mach-owned company began giving Sport Compact contingencies in 2009 and became title sponsor for the class in 2011. This season is the third in a five-year sponsorship pact. Sport Compact champions were crowned at 40 tracks and in two special series, in 10 states in last year. One hundred and thirty-six different drivers have now won one or more of the nearly 250 track or special series titles awarded since IMCA began sanctioning Sport Compacts in 2006. Nate Coopman of Mankato, Minn., won his career third national championship and Brendon Yamry of Rice, Minn., earned national rookie of the year honors in 2015. “I can’t imagine a company more dedicated to the viability of a Sport Compact division in the country than Mach-1,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin [Read More]

Heartland Park open again with Sunday shows for four IMCA divisions

TOPEKA, Kan. – The green flag flies again this season at Heartland Park, with four IMCA sanctioned divisions running Sunday nights on the 3/8-mile dirt oval located on the south side of Topeka. Now owned by Chris Payne, the facility will be promoted by brothers Larry and John Lowrey. Weekly race programs will feature Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. “We have a lot of drivers in all these divisions in the area,” Larry Lowrey said. “Our decision to sanction the Modifieds speaks for itself. They’re the class everyone wants to see and we’ve got a lot of the best Modified drivers around this area.” Track officials are putting the finishing touches on the 2016 schedule at Heartland Park, which also includes events on the ¼-mile asphalt drag strip and 2.5-mile asphalt road course. Tentative opening night on the dirt track is April 24. The IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season would continue into September. The Lowreys had promoted Heartland Park in [Read More]

New season is second for Sweet Manufacturing in IMCA Modified national decal program

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The new race season is the second for Sweet Manufacturing as part of the national decal program for IMCA Modifieds. The Kalamazoo, Mich., company is manufacturer of the official steering box of IMCA and gives contingency awards to Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified and IMCA Late Model drivers again in 2016. Champions in each of the five Modified regions and the top driver in national Late Model point standings all earn steering boxes. Second through fifth place finishers in each Modified region receive $50 gift certificates. Recipients of steering boxes awarded at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will include Modified and Late Model champions, plus Modified front row starters, longest tow qualifier, top non-qualifier in points, the Harris Auto Racing Race of Champions and Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational winners, and best appearing car contest winner. The final steering box to be awarded as part of the 2016 Sweet program will go to the winner of the Duel In the Desert at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Information about steering [Read More]