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Arnold Motor Supply to serve up Sunday meal at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – Race teams at Boone Speedway for the Sunday, Sept. 2 practice session will enjoy a pre-IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s meal courtesy of Arnold Motor Supply. During the day Sunday, stop and visit the Arnold Motor Tent just west of the Pit Concession stand for a variety of different samples cooked on Treager grills. Treager grills will be on display, and are available at all 62 of Arnold Motor Supply’s locations in five Midwestern States. Pork loin sandwiches will be served beginning at approximately 7 p.m. during the Arnold Motor Supply pit party with pork provided by Berkwood Farms. Spencer-based Arnold Motor Supply has been an IMCA sponsor in a variety of roles, most recently as title sponsor of the Arnold Motor Supply Dirt Knights Modified Tour. For a store near you, visit them online at arnoldmotorsupply.com and during the week of Super Nationals and text RACEBOONE to 41411 for daily in store specials. Berkwood is headquartered in Des Moines, is one of the largest American suppliers of 100 percent certified pure heirloom Berkshire pork, and the only farmer-owned [Read More]

Deery Series headlines opening night at IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – The first champion of the 36th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will be crowned when the Deery Brothers Summer Series headlines the Labor Day show at Boone Speedway. Touring IMCA Late Models race for as much as $3,500 to win and a minimum of $300 to start their Monday, Sept. 3 main event. The winner earns $2,000 plus a bonus of up to $1,500 based on their number of sanctioned starts going into the weekend. Pit gates open at 9 a.m. and racing starts at 2 p.m. Grandstand admission is $20 and pit passes are $30. Qualifying races for Hobby Stocks and Northern SportMods complete the opening day program for Super Nationals. “It’s great to have the Deery Series back on the Labor Day program at Boone,” noted Tour Director Kevin Yoder. “Super Nationals is one of the most anticipated events on the Deery schedule and opening night is the perfect opportunity for us to feature this premier series.” The Deery Series has made 48 previous visits to [Read More]

Beckendorf, Sample complete Fast Shafts All-Star field

BOONE, Iowa – Brandon Beckendorf and Cory Sample will complete the starting field for the Sept. 7 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Beckendorf and Sample are the top two drivers in both national points and in 40-point feature wins among All-Star drivers not elected in either of two rounds of voting who will compete at the Sept. 3-8 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Beckendorf, from Danube, Minn., is a first-time All-Star. Sample is from Winnemucca, Nev., and will make his career fifth All-Star start. Scott Hogan has been added in place of Ricky Thornton Jr., who will be unable to attend Super Nationals. Hogan, from Vinton, had the next highest vote total for drivers representing the North Central Region and will make his fourth All-Star start. He was runner-up in the 2005 race.

Top drivers in four divisions featured in races of champions at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – One of the premier races for IMCA Modifieds marks a milestone during the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The 30th annual Harris Auto Racing Race of Champions will feature a dozen drivers battling for $1,000 to win and a career-type highlight on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Boone Speedway. Also on the championship day card are the 17th annual Sunoco Face Fuels Race of Champions for Stock Cars and ninth annual BSB Manufacturing Race of Champions for Northern SportMods and Stephenville Starter Race of Champions for Hobby Stocks. The Stock Car RoC pays $500 to win, while $300 is the top prize in both the SportMod and Hobby Stock events. SportMod and Hobby Stock RoC qualifying will be Tuesday, Sept. 4. Modified and Stock Car RoC qualifying is Thursday, Sept. 6. Drivers eligible to qualify for their respective events include former national and Super Nationals champions and race of champions winners, 2018 track champions/point leader or the second-place driver if the leader is not in attendance. Also eligible to [Read More]

Super Nationals will boast a super purse

BOONE, Iowa – The purse is every bit as super as the event itself. Shares of nearly $300,000 will be paid out to drivers competing at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Add to that the approximate $60,000 in contingency awards and there’s no doubt the 36th annual version of America’s Racin’ Vacation will continue to be the most prestigious, top-paying event for grassroots racers. “Maintaining reasonable entry fees and admission prices while providing the best possible purse structure has always been a goal at Super Nationals,” explained IMCA President Brett Root. “We have been able to accomplish that because of the great contingency award support given by IMCA sponsors.” The Saturday, Sept. 8 Modified main event boasts a potential $7,000 paycheck for the winner. That includes a guaranteed $2,000 plus a $100 bonus for each of as many as 50 sanctioned starts made during the season. Saturday’s Stock Car main event carries a $3,500 top possible check. The winner goes home with $1,000 plus a bonus of $50 for each [Read More]

Duffers golf tourney benefits Shop With a Cop

BOONE, Iowa – When they tee it up for the 29th annual Duffers National Tournament at Cedar Pointe Golf Course, golfers in town for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s will help support the local Shop With A Cop. Tee time is 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 7 for the four-person best shot tournament. Cost is $40 per person, which includes nine holes of golf, a golf cart and lunch, and entries will be taken right up until tee time. Each team is required to have at least one registered Super Nationals driver, IMCA official or Boone Speedway official. The winning foursome earns $200 with $100 paid to the second place team. Remaining proceeds again go to Shop With A Cop, which sees youngsters accompanied local law enforcement officers to pick out Christmas presents at Wal-Mart. Entry forms for this year’s tournament can be downloaded using the Super Nationals pulldown on the www.imca.com website. Numerous prizes will be given by IMCA and event sponsors. More information is available from tournament director Rich [Read More]

Fan Zone continues to be center of off-track activities during week of Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa – There will be plenty to see and enjoy throughout the week of the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s in the Fan Zone, located south of the main grandstands at Boone Speedway. Numerous events each day of America’s Racin’ Vacation Sept. 3-8. The Casey’s General Store redraw for starts in the front two rows of the Deery Brothers Summer Series main event will be held at approximately 7 p.m. on Monday. Card games to determine the starting grid for Northern SportMod and Hobby Stock race of champions events will be held at approximately 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively, on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Monday’s Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod qualifying feature winners sign autographs at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Drivers in the two divisions winning qualifiers that evening sign autographs during another 6 p.m. session on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Top four finishers from Wednesday’s Modified and Stock Car qualifiers Rochambeau for starting positions and sign autographs starting at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively on Thursday, Sept. 6. Best appearing Modified [Read More]

IMCA sponsors fill Manufacturers’ Row

BOONE, Iowa – Nearly 40 vendors will be represented on Manufacturers’ Row during the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. IMCA sponsors will offer a wide range of high performance products for use during the week of Sept. 3-8. They’ll also display a variety of new products for use in IMCA competition in 2019. Manufacturers’ Row will be located in the northeast corner of the speedway grounds and open from approximately 9 a.m.-5 p.m. each day and accessible from the pit area through gates on the west and east end of Manufacturers’ Row. Companies confirmed for Manufacturers’ Row locations include: Aero Race Wheels, AFCO, Allstar Performance, AutoMeter, B & B Racing Chassis, Bassett, Bilstein, BMS Race Cars, Bob Harris Enterprises, BSB Manufacturing, Day Motor Sports, Dynamic Drivelines and Eibach. Fast Shafts, Finishline Racing Products, Fox Shocks, Friesen Chevrolet, GRT Race Cars, Harris Auto Racing, Hyperco, Integra, Jerovetz Shock Service, Karl Chevrolet and Kevko. And Larry Shaw Race Cars, MD3, Motorsports Warehouse, Penske Shocks, Performance Bodies, Performance Engineering & Manufacturing, Razor Chassis, RH2, [Read More]

Supporting your local IMCA track is theme for Super Nationals best appearing car contest

BOONE, Iowa – The 150-plus venues from across the country and Canada that give weekly racers the opportunity to shine provide the theme for the Best Appearing Car contest at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Modified and Northern SportMod drivers coming to Boone Speedway for the Sept. 3-8 Super Nationals are encouraged to enter cars with the Support Your Local Track theme. Golden Empire Towing of Bakersfield, Calif., gives $200 in cash to drivers of the winning cars in each division. An official track logo must be displayed in a prominent location on the car. “Super Nationals is the biggest event in the world for the weekly dirt track racer so the local track theme is something that allows racers to bring a piece of home with them,” said IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder. “Racers are proud of their local IMCA sanctioned dirt track and we want them to highlight that.” “This is also a contest with a lot of latitude. Designs can and should be unique but drivers and [Read More]

Super Nationals nears record with entries from 26 states

BOONE, Iowa – The number of drivers already entered for the Sept. 3-8 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s is impressive. So are all the states they’re coming to Boone Speedway from, to be part of America’s Racin’ Vacation. “Our pre-registration numbers are over 500 and running ahead of last year. What’s really neat to see is the number of different states (26 so far, plus Canada and Australia) that are represented by early entries,” noted IMCA President Brett Root. “We pride ourselves on having a set of rules that allows drivers to go to any sanctioned track in the country and know they’ll be legal when they get there,” he continued. “That’s one reason why so many drivers from so many different places make Super Nationals their racing vacation every September.” The record for different states represented at Super Nationals is 27, matched most recently two years ago. “The atmosphere at Boone is a huge draw. There are a lot of big events but Super Nationals is unique,” Root said. “Another thing [Read More]