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IOWA

Car show, test and tune scheduled for April 12 in Independence

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (March 11, 2014) – The streets of downtown Independence will soon be filled with the sights and sounds of a new race season during the Indee Drivers’ Day Car Show. The event, which kicks off the 2014 season at Independence Motor Speedway, offers race fans the chance to get a close-up view of […]

Davenport Speedway Launches New Website

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 9, 2014) – The Davenport Speedway website design has been refreshed top to bottom. The Iowa dirt track operated by Drt Trak Racing Incorporated will drop the green flag on a brand new racing season in April. The IMCA Deery Brothers Summer Series is set to host the opening round on the […]

34 Raceway’s annual car show and kick off party March 15 and 16

BURLINGTON, IA – 34 Raceway, is gearing up for its 2014 season with the annual Midwest Performance & Power Westland Mall 2 day car show and the Roederer’s Kick Off Party Saturday, March 15 and Sunday March 16. Racers in all divisions taking to the track this season will have their cars on display at […]

“Spring Extravaganza” Set to Open the 2014 Season at the Lee County Speedway

by Brian Neal Donnellson, IA (Tuesday, March 4, 2014) – The 2014 season at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, IA is set to begin with the “Spring Extravaganza” on Friday, March 28th and Saturday, March 29th. Cole Implement and Fleck Sales Miller Lite / Coor’s Light are helping to present the action in the Modifieds, […]

Crawford County Speedway sanctions Sprint Cars with IMCA

DENISON, Iowa (Feb. 28) – A class of race cars previously featured during fair specials joins weekly shows this season at Crawford County Speedway. IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver Sprint Cars make their debut at Denison during the Deery Brothers Summer Series program at Denison on April 5. They’ll be part of regular Friday races […]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through Feb. 27

IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds – 1. Ryan Roath, Phoenix, Ariz., 453; 2. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 451; 3. Tim Ward, Gilbert, Ariz., 443; 4. Larry Hood, Bakersfield, Calif., 324; 5. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, Iowa, and Chris Olexiewicz, Chandler, Ariz., both 318; 7. Brian Schultz, Casa Grande, Ariz., 292; 8. Lance Mari, El Centro, […]

ILLINOIS

Macon Speedway/Lucas Oil Series discount

MACON, Ill. (March 11, 2014) – Here’s a deal that pays off all racing season. Macon Speedway season reserved seat ticket holders receive a $10 discount for the St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100 on May 1, when the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series makes its first appearance at Macon Speedway, the historic one-fifth mile banked […]

Macon Speedway unveils exciting schedule for 2014

MACON, Ill. (Feb. 28, 2014) – Grab the seat cushion. Round up the kids. Macon Speedway is ready to drop the green flag for a 69th season of racing by doubling up the fun. The historic fifth-mile high-banked clay oval added another premier late model show and will also host NASACAR Night of Stars on […]

Macon Speedway Car Show highlights racing machines

MACON, Ill. – Macon Speedway and Chevrolet Hall of Fame Museum have partnered to bring race fans the Macon Speedway Car Show, an event that kicks off the racing season. The show is scheduled for 11 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 29 at the Chevrolet Hall of Fame Museum, located on U.S. 36 […]

Tri City Rules Meeting and Banquet Dates

Granite City, Il (December 16, 2013) – Tri City Rules Meeting and Banquet Dates Rules Meeting: Sunday, January 5th 1:00pm St. Gregory Armenian Community Center (Same place as Banquet last year) 3501 Century Dr. Granite City, IL62040 IMPORTANT UMP Memberships will be sold at the Rules Meeting if you purchase your UMP Membership your Tri […]

2014 Tentative Schedule With Increased Late Model Payout

2014 Tentative Schedule With Increased Late Model Payout QUINCY, ILL (December 7, 2013) – Quincy Raceways has scheduled 26 nights of racing for the 2014 season. The schedule remains in the “tentative” stage as a few special events are still waiting to be booked which will require some minor modifications. In addition, the track would […]

Andrew Felker gunning for 1st victory in POWRi’s Battle at the Center on Dec. 7

DU QUOIN, Ill. (Nov. 20, 2013)—Andrew Felker will be gunning for his first victory in the fourth annual Great Clips Battle at the Center presented by K & N Filters, a non-points, all-star event promoted by the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series on the one-sixth Mini Magic Mile at the Southern Illinois Center. Felker […]

MISSOURI

DirtonDirt.com to sponsor MLRA Pole Award in 2014

WHEATLAND, MO (March 11th, 2014) – With just under a month remaining in the off-season for the Lucas Oil MLRA, another cog has fallen into place. One of the leading Dirt Late Model news sources, DirtOnDirt.com has signed on to present the DirtOnDirt.com Pole Award at each stop along the 2014 tour. Each pole sitter […]

Show-Me 100 “Race of Champions” expanded for 2014!

WHEATLAND, MO (March 12th, 2014) – Officials with Lucas Oil Speedway are pleased to announce the expansion of the Crawford Supply Race of Champions Presented by Traeger Grills for 2014. This year the highly anticipated $1,000 to win Friday night preliminary event as part of the 22nd Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 Presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com […]

Pre-Entry Deadline For Springfield Raceway B Mod Nations Hitting Home Stretch

Springfield, Mo. (March 4, 2014) - The deadline for the 2nd Annual Liquid Nitro B Mod Nationals at the “ Quick-Quarter” of the Springfield Raceway in Springfield, Missouri is hitting the homestretch for the deadline date of March 30th by mail or April 1 for on-line registration in this $6600 to win, $1200 to start […]

MLRA Championship Points Fund Increased for 2014

WHEATLAND, MO (March 3rd, 2014)- Lucas Oil MLRA series officials are thrilled to announce a sizable bump in the season ending championship point fund. In the past 25 seasons, the highest fund ever paid was $10,000 to the year-end champion. For 2014, the dollar figure at the top has jumped 50 percent to $15,000 to […]

Central Missouri Speedway (CMS) Poised to Start Season with Spring Cleanup and Practice Sessions!

Warrensburg, MO (Feb 28, 2014) – Central Missouri Speedway in Warrensburg, Missouri, the fastest high-banked clay oval in the Midwest, is just over a month away from launching its grand reopening in April. Over the years, promoters Earl and Susan Walls, who are entering their 19th year at the track, have held court over 390 […]

Brian Brown among strong list of ASCS part timers in 2014

TULSA, Okla. (February 18, 2014) – While most take notice of full time Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour drivers like Jason Johnson, Tony Bruce, Jr., and Jeff Swindell; fans and drivers alike stand at attention when the FVP/Casey’s General Store No. 21 of Brian Brown rolls into the pits. Starting his season at the Cocopah […]

SERIES

DirtonDirt.com to sponsor MLRA Pole Award in 2014

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through Feb. 27

Brian Brown among strong list of ASCS part timers in 2014

Hot Rod Processing, Hot Rod Tracker expands sponsorship at Lucas Oil Speedway, MLRA

WHEATLAND, MO (Feb. 18th, 2014)-Hot Rod Tracker will be the title sponsor of the Manufacturers Dash during the 22nd annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com weekend on May 22-24 and Hot Rod Processing has become an associate sponsor of Lucas Oil Speedway and the Lucas Oil MLRA late model series for the […]

11 dates on XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour schedule

VINTON, Iowa (Feb. 9) – The fifth annual XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour takes the best Modified drivers from in and around Iowa to 11 different tracks this season. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds race for a minimum of $1,000 to win and a minimum of $150 to start each night. The champion also earns a […]

Anderson Teams With Koons for 2014 and Beyond

Wheatland, MO (February 7, 2014) – Three time Lucas Oil MLRA Champion John Anderson has teamed with fellow Omaha, Nebraska racer Bill Koons for the 2014 season and beyond. The two have long been friends, and the timing was right for both to put a solid program in place. BK Motorsports will start the year […]

DRIVER UPDATES

Brian Brown – Tulare First Up in California WoO Swing!

(Bill W) March 10, 2014 – Winning races with the World of Outlaws requires you to put yourself in position to win. Despite qualifying well with fast racecars, Brian Brown and the Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team suffered some bad luck along the way last weekend. After a flat tire knocked them out of […]

Tyler Reddick Fifth at Daytona; Receives NCWTS Clearance

Tyler Reddick Fifth at Daytona; Receives NCWTS Clearance Corning, California (02/18/14) – Tyler Reddick obtained great news on Monday morning, when he received notification from NASCAR that he had officially received his super speedway certification, which will allow him to enter this week’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) event at Daytona International Speedway (Daytona, […]

Jason Krohn Races to First Win of 2014; Royal Purple Next

Slayton, Minnesota (02/10/14) – , Jason Krohn from Slayton, Minnesota wasted little time adding his name into the win column on the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) for the 2014 season as he claimed the victory in the season opener on Saturday night at South Texas Speedway (Corpus Christi, Texas). The $3,000-to-win, opening round […]

Brian Brown – Hockett/McMillin Memorial Special This Weekend!

(Bill W) September 23, 2013 – It will be a special weekend for Brian Brown and the Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team. The Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial will be held at Lucas Oil Speedway near Wheatland, Missouri this Friday and Saturday. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver will have the honor of flying the Jesse Hockett […]

14-Year-Old Jake Griffin Not Giving Up On Chance For 2013 Rookie Award In The JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour

Two Points Races Remaining in Chase for Howie Lettow Memorial Rookie of the Year Title Quincy, Illinois (September 20, 2013) - With just two races to go in the 2013 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance season, 14-year-old Jake Griffin has had, for all practical purposes a very good rookie campaign in a field chalk […]

Tuesdays with TMAC – Notes from Burlington and Huset’s!

(Bill W) September 10, 2013 – A pair of top five finishes with the MOWA series in West Burlington, Iowa and a third place finish in the season finale at Huset’s Speedway near Brandon, South Dakota highlighted the weekend for Terry McCarl and the TMAC Motorsports #24 team. This weekend, the Altoona, Iowa driver will […]

KANSAS / NEBRASKA

Beatrice Spring Nationals postponed to March 21, 22

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 4) – Chalk up another early-season postponement due to too much winter and not enough spring. Spring Nationals at Beatrice Speedway will now be Friday and Saturday, March 21 and 22. The 21st annual special had originally been scheduled for March 14-15. The rescheduled program sports five sanctioned divisions, headlined by […]

Fall Nationals concludes season at RPM Speedway

By Mike Hughes HAYS, KS (October 10-12)—Over 230 race teams, representing 11 states and Canada, converged on RPM Speedway in Hays, KS, Thursday, Friday & Saturday, October 10-12, for the 7th annual Fall Nationals. The Sport Compacts ran a complete program on Thursday night. On Friday night, heat races and qualifiers were ran for […]

IMCA Modifieds race for $5,000 to win at RPM Fall Nationals

HAYS, Kan. (Oct. 8) – The IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified feature pays $5,000 to win during RPM Speedway’s seventh annual Fall Nationals Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 10-12. The main event is a 2014 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier and pays a minimum of $400 to start. Fall Nationals also boasts a $3,000 check […]

Track champions crowned at RPM Speedway

By Mike Hughes HAYS, KS (September 21)—It was championship night at RPM Speedway in Hays, KS, on Saturday evening, September 21. Three of the five track titles were still up for grabs as the evening started. In the S & W Supply IMCA Modified class, it was a 2 car race for the championship as […]

Danny Lasoski wins the Nebraska Cup

by: Bryan Hulbert EAGLE, Neb. (September 8, 2013) Slide jobs was the word of the night at Eagle Raceway with the Speedway Motors Midwest Region on Sunday night with Danny Lasoski utilizing a green, white, checkered restart to get the pass on Jason Johnson for the $5,000 Nebraska Cup championship check. The field chased Jack […]

Cranston makes it two in a row at Norton season finale

By Mike Hughes Norton, KS (September 1)—The final night of the 2013 racing season at Elmwood Park Speedway in Norton, KS, took place Sunday evening, September 1, with the URSS Sprint Cars, IMCA Stock Cars and vintage cars returning to action for the second night in a row. Prior to the evening’s race program, […]

USMTS

Hughes cashes in at Cresco; Seven points separate top three in Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup

CRESCO, Iowa (September 1, 2013) – Jason Hughes scored his second straight victory in the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup Sunday night at the Cresco Speedway to set up a three-way showdown heading into the points finale on opening night at the Featherlite Fall Jamboree in 18 days. The 39-year-old drew the pole for […]

Gustin returns to winning ways at Cedar County Raceway

TIPTON, Iowa — Two-time defending USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin got the monkey off his back Thursday night as he scored a decisive victory at the Cedar County Raceway in Tipton, Iowa, during Round 13 of the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup. Winless since June 13, the 22-year-old from Marshalltown, Iowa, took the lead […]

Payne rebounds, wins Lucas Slick Mist Shoot-Out

WHEATLAND, Mo. (August 10, 2013) – Twenty-four hours ago, Jeremy Payne was hoping to make a last-lap pass for the lead but instead saw his hopes of a USMTS victory vanish when a skirmish with the leader ended his effort one lap short. On Saturday night, Payne’s pass for the lead came on the first […]

United States Modified Touring Series Invades I-35 Speedway

WINSTON, Mo. (August 8, 2013) - Stormy Scott was in the right place at the right time to take down the feature win Thursday night as the United States Modified Touring Series blasted into the I-35 Speedway for the second race in the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup. Riding third at the white flag, Scott […]

Regional campaign complete, Hunt for USMTS Casey’s Cup up next for Trevor Hunt Racing

KEARNEY, Mo. (July 23) — After 36 events, regional points races for the USMTS Modifieds wrapped up on Saturday, July 20, and now Trevor Hunt looks ahead to the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup with momentum on his side and a sixth-place ranking in the championship points chase. It all got started in 179 […]

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (July 16, 2013) - In front of the biggest audience of the season for the USMTS Casey’s Cup Series, Jeremy Payne stole the show Tuesday night as he led from start to finish en route to a $5,000 victory at the Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. Driving the #186 Randy Davidson Trucking […]

IMCA

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through Feb. 27

Westring adds Boone County promoter title to racing resume

ALBION, Neb. (Jan. 29, 2014) – Former driver and tech inspector Kirk Westring has a new role this season at Boone County Raceway. Westring takes over as promoter of the 3/8-mile clay oval in Albion. Five sanctioned divisions, the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Chevrolet Northern […]

Jerovetz Motorsports Shock Service awards new for IMCA Modified, Northern SportMod specials

SUAMICO, Wis. (Jan. 19) – A company with a rapidly expanding customer list in the Badger State becomes a new contingency award sponsor with IMCA in 2014. Jerovetz Motorsports Shock Service, owned by cousins and veteran drivers Sean and Troy Jerovetz, gives gift certificates good toward two free shock rebuilds to top five finishers […]

Chevrolet Performance bonuses total $12,750 for IMCA SportMod crate engine track champs

VINTON, Iowa (January 19, 2014) - Bonuses totaling $12,750 were paid by Chevrolet Performance to IMCA Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod drivers powered by crate engines to local track titles in 2013. Each of 51 track championships was worth $250. National champion Matt Looft pocketed $1,000 for winning Arlington Raceway, Clay County Fairgrounds, Fairmont Raceway and […]

Coleman Racing Products returns as IMCA sponsor in 2014

MENOMINEE, Mich. – Coleman Racing Products will award $50 product certificates to two drivers in each of the five regions for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds next season. The rookie of the year and sixth place finisher in point standings in each region receive certificates from the Menominee, Mich., high performance parts manufacturer and […]

IMCA honors record class of champions and top rookies at 2013 national awards banquet

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nov. 30) – A record number of champions took home a record amount of point fund and bonus money from the IMCA national awards banquet, held Saturday in Lincoln, Neb. The 2013 national champions were William Gould, IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds; Justin Kay, IMCA Late Models; John Ricketts, IMCA Eagle Motorsports RaceSaver […]

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