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IMCA Modifieds join Late Models at Quad City Speedway 

EAST MOLINE, Ill. (March 22) – Randy Massarolo brings a keen sense of history into his first season as pro­moter at Quad City Speedway. 

A 30-year veteran of the sport, as a car owner and sponsor, crewman and track employee, he’ll bring IMCA Modifieds back to the ¼-mile dirt oval after a 23-year absence from regular programs at East Moline. The sanctioned open wheeled class joins IMCA Late Models on Sunday shows from opening night on May 2 to Aug. 29. 

While the Late Models have been a fixture at East Moline since 2004, the last weekly IMCA Modified race was held there in 1987. 

“Several of IMCA’s national champions have come from the Quad City area,” noted Massarolo, who expects to see a number of drivers from both sides of the Mississippi River mount strong bids for IMCA titles. “With the sanction, Modi­fieds will have the opportunity to run for points Fridays at Davenport Speedway, Saturdays at Jackson County Speedway and at East Moline on Sundays.” 

Modified sanctions at Davenport and Maquoketa were new in 2009. Both tracks also sanction their Late Model divi­sions with IMCA. 

All three tracks are part of IMCA’s ButlerBuilt North Central Region for Modifieds. 

“This is an economical class for local weekly drivers,” said Massarolo. “IMCA is a proven, quality sanc­tioning body and we’ll continue with everything fans and drivers have come to expect from IMCA.” 

Test and tune sessions start at 2 p.m. Sundays April 18 and 25, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28 and are also open to local modified, street stock and 4-cylinder classes. Grandstand admission those three days is free while pit passes are $15. 

Late Models race for $1,000 to win on opening night. No Late Model points will be given during the June 13 Ronnie Weedon Memorial for Quad City’s non-sanctioned modi­fieds. Mid-season championship night is July 11. 

The winner of the Thursday, July 22 Late Model feature during the Rock Island County Fair earns $1,500. Na­tional, Allstar Performance state and local track points will be given for that event. 

Checks for car registration can be mailed to Massarolo at PO Box 387 in East Moline, 61244. That cost is $30 if post­marked before April 20 or $40 after that date. 

“There’s a lot of IMCA Modified history in the Quad City market,” said Brett Root, vice president of operations for the sanctioning body. “It’s good that drivers in the area will have the opportunity to race for national and regional championships.”