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IMCA car classes include: Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock, Northern SportMod, Southern SportMod, Sport Compact, Late Model and Sprint. New classes are added every so often and each class has specific rules and regulations regarding the build of the body and engine. The rules for each car are extensive and are best found on the IMCA website.
In the late 1970s, the dirt modified was re-introduced in the Midwest as a mid-level class between late models and hobby stocks. [24] One of the most notable differences in the Midwest modified series cars is the use of stock production car frame sections as part of the racing chassis.
Dirt track racing is a form of motorsport held on clay or dirt surfaced banked oval racetracks. Dirt track racing started in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 1930s using both automobiles and motorcycles, spreading throughout Japan and often running on horse racing tracks.
Dirt track racing is the single most common form of auto racing in the United States. According to the National Speedway Directory, there are over 700 dirt oval tracks in operation in the US. [1] The composition of the dirt on tracks has an effect on the amount of grip available. Many tracks use clay with a specific mixture of dirt.
Jack Johnson (September 2, 1944 – April 1, 2021) was an American dirt modified racing driver. A six-time Mr. Dirt Champion and four-time Super DIRT Series Champion, Johnson won 428 Modified feature races at 35 tracks in 10 states and two Canadian provinces.
The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into the three national touring series of NASCAR, [1] [2] and hosts events at a variety of track types including superspeedways, road courses, and dirt tracks. [3]
Stock car racing is a form of ... "hobby stock", "showroom stock", or "U-car" racing. ... are known as Saloon cars. Super Saloons are similar to dirt late models with ...
The premiere event for the series is the Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux 200, a part of NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week which is currently held at the Oswego Speedway in Oswego, New York. The race features one of the biggest purses in dirt modified racing with the purse paying $50,000 to the winner.