200-plus already pre-entered for 26th annual IMCA Super Nationals

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200-plus already pre-entered for 26th annual

IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals

 

BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 25) – More than 200 drivers from coast to coast and

border to border are already pre-entered for the Sept. 1-6 IMCA

Speedway Motors Super Nationals at Boone Speedway.

 

Early entries in the Modified division topped 100 late last week and

are in hand from Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana,

Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico,

New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Texas, Wisconsin and

Wyoming.

 

Again touted as ‘America’s Racin’ Vacation,’ Super Nationals opens on

Labor Day with a complete Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA J & J

Steel Late Models program, along with qualifying for IMCA Sunoco

Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks.

 

IMCA KSE Racing Products Sprint Cars wind up their Jackpot Junction

Tour on Tuesday. Qualifying continues for the Stocks and Hobbies,

while the field of 10 is set for the Sunoco Race Fuels Race of

Champions for the Stocks.

 

Wednesday sees the final night of qualifying for the Stock Cars while

Modifieds from all across the nation converge at Boone for the

opportunity to start in the inside row in Saturday’s main event.

 

The front eight in the middle row of the Modified main will be

determined during the Thursday program, which also boasts Harris Auto

Racing Ron Efkamp Memorial Race of Champions qualifying and the first

action of the week for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods.

 

Friday features the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational and qualifying

for the outside row of eight in the Modified feature and last-chance

events for the Northern SportMods.

 

Saturday’s finale boasts last-chance races to complete the Modified

field of 33, the Sunoco Race Fuels Race of Champions, Harris Auto

Racing Ron Efkamp Memorial Race of Champions, and SportMod, Hobby

Stock, Stock Car and Modified features.

 

A dozen of the drivers who have won previous Efkamp races have

accepted invitations from IMCA to start the final Memorial, along

with another 12 drivers who make the field on Thursday.

The race will be 20 laps, divided into two 10-lap segments. After the

first 10 laps are completed, the race will be stopped and a number

between one and 10 drawn to determine how many of the 10 front-

running cars are inverted.

 

The winner earns $1,000, with the $100 paid for each lap led putting

their potential share of the purse at $3,000.

 

Winner of the Modified feature earns $2,008 while first in the Late

Model main pays $2,000. First in the Stock, Sprint and Fast Shafts

All-Star Invitational features all pay $1,000. Northern SportMod and

Hobby Stock winners each earn $600 while the Sunoco Race of Champions

winner nets $500.

 

Every Modified driver who races Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and

Saturday nights is guaranteed $300 against their winnings, while

every Stock Car driver who races Monday, Tuesday and Wednes day is

guaranteed $200.

 

Race programs start at 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and

Friday, and at 4 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday.

 

The 2007 Super Nationals saw 782 cars compete in the six divisions,

for shares of a $275,000 total purse and more than $60,000 in

contingency awards.

 

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