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New promotional team in place for IMCA’s 30^th season at Independence

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (March 23) – A new promotional team is in charge for the 30th season of IMCA racing at Independence Motor Speedway.

Partners Darin Burco and Todd Summers will oversee events at the 3/8-mile oval. Saturday night shows featuring the IMCA Modified, IMCA Late Model, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod divisions are scheduled to start April 28. 

 “We’re going to do everything we can to make sure the track is as good as possible every week and to get more people in the grandstands,” promised Burco, the Late Model champion at Indee in 2000. “We’ll do our best to get people here and to make sure they have a good time.” 

The first project has been reshaping the racing surface. Dirt that had eroded into the infield was scraped up and used as a new base before 100 semiloads of dirt were added to the track. Summers, nicknamed “The Dirt Man,” is a contractor by profession and has done much of that work himself.        

“It’s looking pretty good right now,” Burco said cautiously. “I wish we could have gotten on the track last fall because you never know what the weather is going to be like in the spring, but right now I think we’re going to have a perfect track.”

Plans are in the works for expanded concessions and a new grilling area. Burco and Summers are also taking a new angle at getting the word out about the track.

“One of the ideas that announcer Ryan Clark came up with was putting two free tickets in welcome baskets given to new residents in Independence and the surrounding communities,” Burco said. “We’re still toying with some other ideas. We know that it’s going to take some time but we’re going to do everything we can to bring more fans in.” 

Complementing the strong weekly program, the Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models makes a Monday, July 2 appearance at Independence.

Season championship night is scheduled for Aug. 25.        

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing national points will be given in all five divisions. Modifieds are part of the Belleville Motorsports North Central Region, Stock Cars the Mallory Northern Region and Hobby Stocks in the Stephenville Starter Northern Region.