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IMCA Northern SportMods news at I-76

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Saturday shows at I-76 feature Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods

FORT MORGAN, Colo. (Jan. 30) – An open-wheeled division already familiar to fans at I-76 Speedway will be sanctioned beginning this season by IMCA.
Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods will race every other Saturday at Fort Morgan. Opening night is April 7, with the final point race set for Sept. 21.

“We have run a sportmod class with rules similar to IMCA’s for five seasons,” promoter Butch Speicher said. “One of the best things about this division is that guys can buy and race an older Modified, and they’ll be able to come here if they want to run for points.”
Speicher anticipates sharing a number of drivers from Phillips County Raceway in Holyoke and tracks in western Nebraska already running the IMCA division. Read Full Article →

IMCA sanctions Modifieds at Petaluma

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IMCA Modified point season starts April 6 at newly-sanctioned Petaluma Speedway

PETALUMA, Calif. (Jan. 28) – IMCA Modifieds will have another familiar California venue to call home on Saturday nights.
Point races for the sanctioned division at Petaluma Speedway begin on April 6 and continue through Sept. 21.

“The one sanctioning body I see that has stood the test of time is IMCA. They’ve done everything they could to keep the sport affordable,” General Manager Rick Faeth said. “I can open the Speedway Motors catalog and build an IMCA Modified, minus the engine.”

In its 53 consecutive year of racing, and 45th under the direction of GLAD Enterprises, Petaluma had also sanctioned its Modified division with IMCA from 1991-1992 and 2004-2006. Read Full Article →

Top IMCA rookies in four divisions reap rewards of Circle Racing Wheels program

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RESNO, Calif. (Jan. 23) – Top rookie drivers in four IMCA divisions are the beneficiaries of post-season awards from Circle Racing Wheels again in 2013.

National rookies of the year in the IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Chassis Southern SportMod divisions all receive a set of four wheels from the Fresno, Calif., manufacturer.

Highest finishing rookies in state point standings – excluding the national rookies of the year – each get $100 product certificates from Circle.

Awards will be presented during the national banquet in November or mailed the following week from the IMCA home office. Drivers must fill out and send a rookie of the year application form to IMCA by Aug. 1 to be eligible. Read Full Article →

10 dates for IMCA Modifieds on EQ Wild West Tour schedule

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EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West Tour takes IMCA Modifieds to five tracks, four states

MYTON, Utah (Jan. 23) – The seventh running of the EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West Modified Tour sports 10 races at five different tracks in four different states.

All 10 IMCA Modified series events this season pay a minimum of $1,000 top win and are 2013 or 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifiers.

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western Region and Allstar Per­formance State, as well as special series and local track, points, where applicable, will be given for Friday and Saturday shows. National and regional bonus points will also be awarded to the champion. Read Full Article →

New promoter named at Lee County Speedway

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Van Genderen takes promotional helm at Lee County

DONNELLSON, Iowa (Jan. 17) – Mike Van Genderen takes over the reins this season as promoter at Lee County Speedway.
The 2013 season will kick off March 29 with the Spring Extravaganza. Opening point night at the 3/8-mile dirt oval in Donnellson is April 5.
Point races for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts continue on Fridays through Aug. 23.

“The opportunity to promote the Lee County Speedway came up after Super Nationals last year,” said Van Genderen, who will also return as promoter at Southern Iowa Speedway. “I want to provide the leadership and organization to make this a fun place to race like we did at Oskaloosa. I want drivers and fans to be excited about coming to the races here.” Read Full Article →

Bonus added to Late Model winner’s share at Super Nationals

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Another IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals champion gets a bigger check this September.

The winner of the Deery Brothers Summer Series feature for IMCA Late Models gets a $30 bonus for each of as many as 50 starts made at regular sanctioned weekly events this season. The Mon­day, Sept. 3 main event already pays $2,000 to win, so the bonus bumps first place money to as much as $3,500.

Bonuses introduced last season for five divisions will be paid again at the 30th annual Super Nation­als.
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Speedway Motors reaches two more milestones with IMCA

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IMCA’s longest tenured sponsor reaches two more milestones with the sanctioning body this season.

Speedway Motors returns as title sponsor for the 30th annual Super Nationals, to be held Sept. 3-8. The premier dirt track racing event in the nation has brought 800-plus cars to Boone Speedway each of the last four years, including a record 843 last year.

The Lincoln, Neb., speed shop is also in its fifth year as title sponsor of the sanctioning organization’s weekly racing program and will provide promoter jackets and shirts, tech offi­cial shirts, flags and banners, among other items, to tracks crowning IMCA champions in 2012.
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Ken Schrader joins IMCA Modified field for five Frostbusters

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VINTON, Iowa – NASCAR icon Ken Schrader joins IMCA Modified stars at Frostbuster specials at five Iowa tracks in early April.

The popular Schrader will race April 4 at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, April 5 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway in Des Moines, April 6 at Mar­shalltown Speedway, April 7 at Boone Speedway and April 8 at Benton County Speedway in Vin­ton.

“I’m really looking forward to the Frostbusters. I don’t race a lot of IMCA but I always enjoy it when I do,” said Schrader, following his Sprint Cup start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “We were working on our schedule, saw these five races, called Toby (Marshalltown promoter Kruse) and here we are.”
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Grabouski tops early entry list for Beatrice Spring Nationals

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BEATRICE, Neb. (March 6) – A weekend sweep at Spring Nationals got Jordan Grabouski on track to winning the IMCA Modified national championship last season.

The hometown hero is among the nearly 130 drivers in five IMCA divisions already pre-registered for the 2012 season-opening special at Beatrice Speedway, set for Friday and Saturday, March 16-17.

Modifieds will race for $1,500 to win and a minimum of $200 to start their Fast Shafts All-Star Invita­tional ballot qualifiers each evening. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods both race for $400 to win and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $300 to win Friday and Saturday.
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Showdown starts season this weekend at Mountain Creek

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Showdown special starts season at Mountain Creek Speedway

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Feb. 27) – Four IMCA divisions take to the track this weekend when Mountain Creek Speedway hosts its March Breakout Let’s Go Race Showdown special.
IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win and a minimum of $100 to start their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying event on Saturday evening, March 3.

Top prize for Smiley’s Racing Chassis Southern SportMods is $700, the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature pays $500 to win and the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature pays $300 to win.
Gates open at 5 p.m. for Thursday’s open practice session. Pit passes are $15 and grandstand admission is free.
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