Great job by the promotion team of Mike Van Genderen, Dana Benning, and Trent Chinn on putting the event together. Jeff Kropf, Jeff Broeg, and Tony Paris did a fantastic job with announcing races through out the week; Advantage Racing TV and IMCA TV broadcasts were fantastic. Josh Reynolds and Colton Graham did a nice job in the scoring tower, and John Huff on waving those colorful sticks.
The first feature on finale night of the IMCA Summer Nationals was the IMCA Northern Sport Mods presented by Pat's Auto Salvage for 20 laps. Kyle Olson, Cam Reimers and Brayton Carter led the field to the green flag. Carter snatching up the race lead using the cushion. Carter led the way as the battle heated up because Olson and Reimers were behind him, as did Caleb Woodard and Ben Chapman. Carter had a 2-second lead before the first caution on lap eight when Brandon Bradford spun off the top of turn three. Carter held off Woodard and Olson on the restart. The caution came out again on lap 11 when Hunter Poston slid off the top of turns three and four. Carter got another great restart; Woodard jumped the cushion in turn two, but shortly after, another caution on lap 12 came out when Zach Davis, Mary Hahn and Jacob Berry got into an infield tyre in turn four. Carter held off Reimres and Devyn Peterson on the restart and got a little separation. The final caution came out on lap 17 when Justin Klynsma spun in turn four after slight racing contact with Tony Olson. Carter went to claim the $3,000 to win the feature event, adding to his Monday night's invitational win that was also worth $3,000. Woodard came from tenth to finish second; Peterson from fourteenth to third. Tuesday's winner Cam Reimers fell back to fourth, and Tony Olson came home in fifth.
Jace Whitt, Kollin Hibdon, and Ethan Braaksma led the field to the green flag in the 22-lap IMCA Modifieds presented by Waterloo Auto Parts. Hibdon jumped out to the race lead; Braaksma ran second as Cody Laney and Brandon Beckendorf battled for third. On lap four, the caution came out when Whitt slid off the top of turn two and got caught up in the guardrail. Hibdon held off Braaksma and Beckendorf initially on the restart but slid off the top of turn two, allowing Braaksma to take the lead away. Beckendorf followed Braaksma and began to apply some pressure. Laney joined the battle out front, but Braaksma held them off until lap sixteen. Beckendorf took the lead away and never looked back as he went on to take the feature win worth $5,000 to win. Braaksma finished second, Hibdon in third, Laney in fourth, and Tuesday's winner Joel Rust was fifth. Hard Charger of the feature was Tim Ward moving from fifteenth to sixth. Monday's winner was Cayden Carter.
The initial start of the IMCA Stock Cars Summer Nationals 20-lap feature was called back, and that was followed up by a caution before lap one was scored when Tommy Fain from Abilene, Texas, slid off the top of turn two. When the race finally got some momentum and got rolling, it was Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, driver Brandon Schmitt grabbing the top spot, as they were going three and four wide throughout the field. Schmitt used the bottom, and Little Suamico, Wisconsin racer Tyler Wilson used the top shelf, and they battled it out for the race lead. Then the caution came out again on lap seven when Parker Slagle and Braden Richards went together in turn one. Schmitt continued to lead the way, but Kelly Shryock broke up the Cheesehead party out front and joined in the battle for the lead. The final caution came out on lap 12 when Cole Czarneski slid off the backstretch when he got bumped by Kodey Miles. Schmitt, Wilson, and Shryock battled it out on the restart. Wilson edged ahead on lap 16, but Schmitt came back to take the lead on lap 18. Wilson did not go away and won in a photo finish at the line over Schmitt and Shryock to take home the $5,000 prize. Nick Buckarma and eighteenth-place starter Cayden Carter finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Carter won Monday night's invitational, and Tony Olson won Tuesday night's feature.
Braden Gifford, Leah Wroten, and Wayne Gifford led the field to the green flag in the 16-lap IMCA Summer Nationals feature event for the IMCA Hobby Stocks presented by Performance Bodies. In the younger Gifford, Braden grabbed the race lead, but he had his hands full as Dad, Wayne, battled it out. Wayne Gifford got by his son Braden on lap five and left his son to battle with Leah Wroten and Briar Kriegel. Unfortunately, just after the race passed the halfway point, a hand full of cautions came out. The first caution was for Ben Shannon and McKenna Koch, who spun in turns three and four; the following restart saw Karter Miles slide off the top of turn one; the next restart saw Tyler Gray spin on the backstretch with Brandon Nielsen, Jaice Tuttle, and Koch all getting together on the backstretch. Wayne Gifford and the field finally got another lap in the books, but the caution came out again when Quinton Miller spun in turn four, and then on the restart, Briar Krigel spun in turn four, collecting David Bennett, Zach McNeese, Miller and Jacob Floyd. Wayne Gifford hung on to take the feature win worth $2,000. Braden Gifford finished second, Leah Wroten was third, Dalton Weepie was fourth, and Joren Fisher was fifth. Wroten won on Monday night, and Karter Miles won on Tuesday.
The final feature of the IMCA Summer Nationals was the 15-lap IMCA Sport Compacts presented by Cue Rentals powered by Tarpy. The initial start was waived twice, penalizing Adam Gates one row for jumping the start. Lukas Rick inherited the pole position and took full advantage, grabbing the race lead. They went four, five, and briefly six wide behind him. Brad Chandler was among those in that battle, working his way from ninth. Chandler took over the top spot on lap 4, and he pulled away. The caution came out on lap six for Mike Peyton, who spun in turn two. Lap seven, another caution came out. Jay Orr slid off the top of turn three as Stephen Randall lost a right rear wheel in turn four, collecting Terry Bickford, Dan Schmidt, and Michael Stoddard. Two more cautions came out; lap eight for Orr made contact with Robert Rundle, pushing him off the front stretch. The final caution came out on lap nine when Adam Gates and Mitch Bielenberg got together off turn two. Chandler led the remaining 6 laps and went on to pocket the $1,000 prize, his second win of the week, as he also won the $1,000 to win the invitational race on Monday. Tuesday's winner Mitch Bielenberg came from eleventh to finish second. Rick was third, Brooke Osler was fourth, and fifteenth-place starter Michael Gardner came home in fifth.
No racing this Saturday, June 6th, at the Independence Motor Speedway; racing action returns on Saturday, June 13th, with Hall of Fame Night. This year's Hall of Fame class of inductees is made up of Jeff Aikey, Vern Jackson, Fred Smock, Jeff "Wally" Lawless, and Casey Lawless. Several door panels will be auctioned off at intermission. The Karl Chevrolet Premier Late Model Tour presented by Nutrien Ag Solutions will be in attendance along with Waterloo Auto Parts IMCA Modifieds, Christie Door Company IMCA Stock Cars, Pat's Auto Salvage IMCA Sport Mods, Performance Bodies & Parts IMCA Hobby Stocks, Cue Rentals powered by Tarpy IMCA Sport Compacts, and Rooster Auto Crown Vics. Gates open at 4 p.m., hot laps at 6 p.m., and racing to follow.
For more information about the Independence Motor Speedway check out Independence Motor Speedway on MyRacePass or check out Race Indee - Independence Motor Speedway Facebook Page or call Mike Van Genderen at (641) 521-0330 or Dana Benning at (319) 404-7177.
Don't forget to check out the other racetracks Mike Van Genderen promotes or is the track manager. Highway 39 Speedway in Denison, Stuart Speedway in Stuart, Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway, and Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Missouri.
Don't forget to check out the other racetracks Trent Chinn promotes or is the track manager. Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, Buena Vista Raceway in Alta, and Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson, South Dakota.
Independence Motor Speedway
Independence, Iowa
3rd Annual IMCA Summer Nationals
Finale Night
Finale Night
Wednesday June 3rd, 2026
IMCA MODIFIEDS
presented by Waterloo Auto Parts
A Feature (22 Laps) : 1. 5 Brandon Beckendorf (Danube, Minn.); 2. 111 Ethan Braaksma (Newton); 3. 48K Kollin Hibdon (Waterloo); 4. 5L Cody Laney (Torrance, Calif.); 5. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 6. 151 Tim Ward (Mesa, Ariz.); 7. 30 Jordan Grabouski (Beatrice, Neb.); 8. 07X Troy Morris III (Bakersfield, Calif.); 9. 6 Konnor Wilinski (Seymour, Wis.); 10. 10C Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa); 11. 20S Brandon Schmitt (Beaver Dam, Wis.); 12. 20 Spencer Diercks (Davenport); 13. 20C Cody Schroeder (Manitowoc, Wis.); 14. 21CZ Cole Czarneski (Denmark, Wis.); 15. 72M Brian Mullen (Seymour, Wis.); 16. B24 Owen Barnhill (Milton, Fla.); 17. 44K Kelsie Black (Otis, Kan.); 18. 4 Ryan Maitland (Waterloo); 19. 98 Jacob Snyder (Dunkerton); 20. 71C Troy Cordes (Dunkerton); 21. 77T Tripp Gaylord (Lakewood, Colo.); 22. 13 Jerry Flippo (Rockford); 23. 29D Brad Diercks (Davenport); 24. 26 Jace Whitt (Hamilton, Mo.).
B Feature 1 (10 Laps) : 1. Cordes; 2. Barnhill; 3. Schroeder; 4. 44T Tanner Black (Otis, Kan.); 5. 6J Jed Freiburger (Dubuque); 6. 59 Josh Fisher (La Porte City); 7. 56 Dustin Kroening (Hebron, Ill.); 8. 21W John Waugh (Batesville, Ark.); 9. 20L Zach Less (Manchester); 10. 777 Rayce Mullen (Pearl City, Ill.); 11. 42 Wes Digman (Cuba City, Wis.); 12. 413 Tate Johnson (Homestead, Mont.).
B Feature 2 (10 Laps) : 1. Brian Mullen; 2. Spencer Diercks; 3. Czarneski; 4. 101 Luke Silber (Laveen, Ariz.); 5. 72 Kolton Osborn (Janesville); 6. 24R Adam Johnson (Independence); 7. 442 Aaron Johnson (Brainerd, Minn.); 8. 21 Brennen Chipp (Waterloo); 9. 88K Kole Quam (Elk Run Heights); 10. 01 Ed Thomas (Waterloo); 11. 75 Greg Elliott (Webster City); DNS 99 Mike Mullen (Seymour, Wis.).
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Maitland; 2. Brad Diercks; 3. Carter; 4. Fisher; 5. Barnhill; 6. Freiburger; 7. Digman.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Hibdon; 2. Braaksma; 3. Grabouski; 4. Brian Mullen; 5. Czarneski; 6. Osborn; 7. Aaron Johnson.
Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Wilinsiki; 2. Morris III; 3. Ward; 4. Cordes; 5. Tanner Black; 6. Waugh; 7. Rayce Mullen.
Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. Kelsie Black; 2. Beckendorf; 3. Gaylord; 4. Spencer Diercks; 5. Silber; 6. Chipp; 7. Adam Johnson.
Heat 5 (8 Laps) : 1. Rust; 2. Laney; 3. Schmitt; 4. Schroeder; 5. Kroening; 6. Tate Johnson; 7. Less.
Heat 6 (8 Laps) : 1. Whitt; 2. Flippo; 3. Snyder; 4. Mike Mullen; 5. Elliott; 6. Quam; 7. Thomas.
IMCA STOCK CARS
presented by Christie Door Company
A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. K9 Tyler Wilson (Little Suamico, Wis.); 2. 20 Brandon Schmitt (Beaver Dam, Wis.); 3. 3 Kelly Shryock (Fertile); 4. 12X Nick Buckarma (Sobieski, Wis.); 5. 1X Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa); 6. 4K Kodey Miles (Bernard); 7. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 8. 93 Michael Jaennette (Kellogg); 9. 30 Jordan Grabouski (Beatrice, Neb.); 10. 02 Austin Staley (Muscatine); 11. 20T Dylan Thornton (Orcutt, Calif.); 12. 1 Kaden Reynolds (Norfolk, Neb.); 13. 37D Brady Derry (Bedford); 14. 05JR John Oliver Jr. (West Burlington); 15. 12 Gage Neal (Anamosa); 16. 37 Jeffrey Abbey (Rhome, Texas); 17. 99X Jeremy Christians (Horicon, Wis.); 18. 4JR Jordan Miles (Bernard); 19. 21CZ Cole Czarneski (Denmark, Wis.); 20. 8K Kyle Merkes (Farley); 21. VB1 Zack VanderBeek (New Sharon); 22. F4 Tommy Fain (Abilene, Texas); 23. 47 Parker Slagle (Eagle Grove); 24. 11R Braden Richards (Madrid).
B Feature 1 (10 Laps) : 1. Richards; 2. Reynolds; 3. 9 Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 4. 1S Hunter Smith (Fort Morgan, Colo.); 5. 3H Ty Hill (Winterset); 6. 5G Tim Gonska (Brainerd, Minn.); 7. 10 Tyler Droste (Washburn); 8. 20V Dustin Vis (Martelle); 9. 19 Chris Luloff (Aurora); DNS 83 Jeff Ware (Columbus, Neb.); DNS 78 Evan Foust (Knoxville, Mary.).
B Feature 2 (10 Laps) : 1. Neal; 2. Jordan Miles; 3. 18S Tom Schmitt (Independence); 4. 55 Steve Churchill (Creston); 5. 7D Dakoda Sellers (Vinton); 6. 56 Dustin Kroening (Hebron, Ill.); 7. 99K Kyle Murty (Tama); 8. K3 Kyle Olson (Cedar Rapids); 9. 18K Dylan Clinton (West Union); DNS 2G Bradly Graham (Victor).
B Feature 3 (10 Laps) : 1. Czarneski; 2. Abbey; 3. 57VG Rowdee Van Genderen (Newton); 4. T23 Tony Olson (Cedar Rapids); 5. 41K Nick Kufalk (Burnett, Wis.); 6. 8E Mitchell Evens (Dubuque); 7. 27 Matt Picray (West Liberty); 8. 3X Jarod Weepie (Dunkerton); 9. 4R Riley Hanson (Vinton); DNS 19 Clay Anding (Albion, Neb.).
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Brandon Schmitt; 2. Slagle; 3. Derry; 4. Reynolds; 5. Richards; 6. Smith; 7. Luloff; 8. Hill; 9. Foust.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Damon Murty; 2. Staley; 3. Jaennette; 4. Clinton; 5. Jordan Miles; 6. Sellers; 7. Kroening; 8. Kyle Murty.
Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Wilson; 2. Kodey Miles; 3. Grabouski; 4. Hanson; 5. Weepie; 6. Anding; 7. Kufalk; 8. Tony Olson.
Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. Shryock; 2. Thornton; 3. Oliver Jr; 4. Rust; 5. Ware; 6. Vis; 7. Droste; 8. Gonska.
Heat 5 (8 Laps) : 1. Christians; 2. Fain; 3. VanderBeek; 4. Neal; 5. Tom Schmitt; 6. Graham; 7. Churchill; 8. Kyle Olson.
Heat 6 (8 Laps) : 1. Buckarma; 2. Merkes; 3. Carter; 4. Czarenski; 5. Van Genderen; 6. Abbey; 7. Picray; 8. Evens.
IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS
presented by Pat's Auto Salvage
A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 01 Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa); 2. 131 Caleb Woodard (Bennington, Neb.); 3. 5D Devyn Peterson (Milford, Neb.); 4. 21 Cam Reimers (Kelley); 5. T23 Tony Olson (Cedar Rapids); 6. 66 Trevor Noonan (Dorchester, Neb.); 7. 75 Cole Suckow (Cresco); 8. 86W Willy Kirk (Salix); 9. 07 Cory Kemkes (Appleton, Wis.); 10. NF1 Keegan Nordquist (Beresford, SD); 11. 7W Will Wolf (Lynnville); 12. K3 Kyle Olson (Cedar Rapids); 13. 22JR Brady Hilmer (Dysart); 14. 4C Dylan Cherry (Galva, Kan.); 15. 88N Nate Albrant (Clear Lake); 16. 82 Jacob Berry (Cedar Falls); 17. 392 Jackson Carey (Nashua); 18. 21X Brandon Bradford (Osawatomie, Kan); 19. 1S Justin Klynsma (Hospers); 20. 8K Austin Kemp (Vinton); 21. 1Z Zach Davis (Lonsdale, Minn.); 22. 1JR Ben Chapman (Clarence); 23. 17 Mary Hahn (Lincoln, Neb.); 24. 58 Hunter Poston (Villisca); 25. 26 Taylor Haufschildt (Greenville, Wis.).
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Kirk; 2. Chapman; 3. Carey; 4. Suckow; 5. Bradford; 6. Klynsma; 7. Berry; 8. Cherry; 9. Albrant.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Wolf; 2. Woodard; 3. Carter; 4. Kyle Olson; 5. Peterson; 6. Hahn; 7. Poston; 8. Nordquist.
Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Reimers; 2. Noonan; 3. Tony Olson; 4. Haufschildt; 5. Davis; 6. Hilmer; 7. Kemp; 8. Kemkes.
IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
presented by Performance Bodies
A Feature (16 Laps) : 1. 22W Wayne Gifford (Boone); 2. 22B Braden Gifford (Boone); 3. 14C Leah Wroten (Independence); 4. 3 Dalton Weepie (Dunkerton); 5. 52 Joren Fisher (Garrison); 6. 45 Justin Wacha (Vinton); 7. 10X Carson Butt (Preston); 8. 8B Jacob Floyd (Cedar Rapids); 9. 23Z Zach McNeese (Independence); 10. 4K Karter Miles (Bernard); 11. 56J Jamie Coady (Colfax); 12. B25 Brandon Beyer (Independence); 13. 55 Ben Shannon (Independence); 14. 73 Quinton Miller (Independence); 15. 17K Briar Kriegel (Brooklyn); 16. 357 Brett Vanous (Quasqueton); 17. 33J Carson James (Winthrop); 18. 16 David Bennett (Shullsburg, Wis.); 19. 12G Tyler Gray (Clarinda); 20. T8 Brandon Nielsen (Spencer); 21. 34J Jaice Tuttle (Vinton); 22. 33C Cameron Graham (Winthrop); 23. 22G Brad Graham (Brooklyn); 24. 13K McKenna Koch (Independence).
B Feature 1 (9 Laps) : 1. Miles; 2. McNeese; 3. Koch; 4. Floyd; 5. Miller; 6. Brad Graham; 7. 33W Scott Wetter (Platteville, Wis.); 8. 22H Kyler Hefty (Potosi, Wis.); 9. 20J Darin Johnson (Dickens).
Heat 1 (7 Laps) : 1. Weepie; 2. Vanous; 3. James; 4. Kriegel; 5. Shannon; 6. Tuttle; 7. Miles; 8. McNeese; DNS Miller.
Heat 2 (7 Laps) : 1. Gray; 2. Wayne Gifford; 3. Wroten; 4. Wacha; 5. Nielsen; 6. Cameron Graham; 7. Koch; 8. Floyd; 9. Wetter.
Heat 3 (7 Laps) : 1. Coady; 2. Butt; 3. Fisher; 4. Braden Gifford; 5. Bennett; 6. Beyer; 7. Johnson; 8. Brad Graham; 9. Hefty.
IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
presented by Cue Rentals powered by Tarpy
A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 2 Brad Chandler (Cedar Rapids); 2. 12 Mitch Bielenberg (Charlotte); 3. 85 Lukas Rick (Walker); 4. 07 Brooke Osler (Milford); 5. 46 Michael Gardner (Des Moines); 6. 82K Carl King (Shawano, Wis.); 7. 7G Gilbert Aldape (Sioux City); 8. 16 Drew Stanek (Buckingham); 9. 221 Leighton Potter (Lake Elmo, Minn.); 10. 10P Chris Pittman (Dunkerton); 11. 22C Ryan Cheney (Deep River); 12. 58 Aaron Swearingen (Monticello); 13. 35M Tyler Mannion (Jesup); 14. 43E Ethan Hogan (Marion); 15. 717 Michael Stoddard (Walker0; 16. 81 Christopher Mannion (Waterloo); 17. 21 Mike Peyton (Waverly); 18. Jay Orr (South Milwaukee, Wis.); 19. 007 Adam Gates (Marion); 20. 90 Robert Rundle (Center Point); 21. 47 Stephen Randall (Vinton); 22. 63B Terry Bickford (Shannon City); 23. 14DAB Dan Schmidt (Cedar Rapids); 24. C4E Chase Forey (Waverly); 25. 84J Korey Lana (Cedar Rapids).
Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1. Gates; 2. Randall; 3. Osler; 4. Chandler; 5. Aldape; 6. Pittman; 7. Cheney; 8. Forey; 9. Christopher Mannion.
Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1. Schmidt; 2. Rundle; 3. Stoddard; 4. Stanek; 5. Orr; 6. Lana; 7. Peyton; 8. Potter.
Heat 3 (6 Laps) : 1. Rick; 2. Bielenberg; 3. Bickford; 4. King; 5. Gardner; 6. Hogan; 7. Tyler Mannion; DNS Swearingen.
