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Inaugural IMCA American Stock Car Series set for June 30-July 2 ALTA, Iowa (May 27) – Three tracks will host events in the inaugural June 30-July 2 IMCA American Stock Car Series. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for top prizes of $1,000 Tuesday night at Buena Vista Raceway in Alta and Wednesday at In dependence Motor Speed way, and for $1,250 on Thursday at Marshalltown Speedway. “We are moving from what was the two-day Shootout at Marshalltown to give drivers the opportunity to compete at three different facilities for respectable purses,” said IMCA Vice President of Opera tions Brett Root. “The Shootout has had a long and successful history, first at Oskaloosa and more recently at Marshalltown, and that is certainly something we want to continue.” “In another sense,” he added, this gets back to what we did with our traveling series for Stock Cars that ran from 1994-2001.” Buena Vista Raceway’s Kyle Suter Memorial pro gram also includes IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks in $400 to win features, Karl Chev rolet Northern Sport Mods in a $300 to win event and Mach-1 Sport Compacts in a $75 to win race. The Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models is also on the card at Independence. That event pays $2,000 to win. Hobby Stocks and Sport Mods round out the night at Marshalltown, in $400 and $300 to win events, respectively. National, home region and Smiley’s Racing Prod ucts state points will be awarded for each Stock Car show. The top driver in point standings for the three-race swing becomes eligible to qualify for the Sunoco Race Fuels Race of Champions during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals. “The Shootout spot lighted many of the best IMCA Stock Car drivers in the nation and we expect to have the same caliber of competition for the Ameri can Stock Car Series,” Root said. “The purse structure makes it extremely afford able. We’re excited about the potential this series of fers to drivers as well as fans.” Information about the respective events is avail able from BVR promoter Jeff Herrig at 712 830-1193, from Independ ence pro moter Cam Granger at 563 380-0665 or from Marshalltown promoter Toby Kruse at 515 231-5444. General information about the series is available from Root at the IMCA home office, 319 472-2201.
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