KUPPER CHEVROLET TAKES NEW WINNERS CIRCLE SPONSORSHIP FOR TOUR

The Dakota Trackside Classic Modified Tour—with IMCA Stock
Cars--has partnered up with Kupper Chevrolet in Mandan to put more cash in
the feature winner’s pockets for both the IMCA Modified and Stock Car
divisions at five tracks in North Dakota and Estevan, Sask.  North
Dakota’s largest volume Chevrolet dealer will pay an additional $100 bill
to the Modified feature winner, as well as a $50 bill to the Stock Car
feature winner in cash at all feature events during the six night run July
8-13. The additional payout guarantees yet another record purse payout for
the 23rd annual event, while adding to what looks like a banner year for
contingency prizes for drivers.

“Bob Kupper has an outstanding record of support for racing at the Mandan
track and this expansion with the five tracks that make up the Tour is a
natural in this area of rapidly expanding oil development in the state,”
according to Tour Director John Gartner. The Tour has an aggressive
marketing plan developed to work with local, regional, and national
sponsors to provide cash and contingency awards to augment the large
nightly purse paid at each track.  More announcements will be made in the
coming weeks.

Drivers who have any questions can call Gartner at (701) 202-6075

2012 Tour Dates Set

DAKOTA TRACKSIDE CLASSIC MODIFIED TOUR 2012 DATES/LOCATIONS ANNOUNCED

MANDAN, ND--The 2012 dates and locations for the 23rd Annual Dakota Trackside Classic Modified Tour-with IMCA Stock Cars--have been agreed upon at the cooperating tracks recent meeting in New Town, ND. The series will once again be an all IMCA sanctioned format for the two touring divisions-- IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Stock Cars.

The series starts with a double-header at Nodak Speedway in Minot, ND on SUnday/Monday July 8-9. Minot was not part of the Tour last year after a massive flood forced officials to use the Speedway's clay surface for critical dike material to protect the fairgrounds complex. The high banked 3/8 mile track was reconstructed after the flood and is ready to go for the 2012 season.

The third consecutive night on the Tour takes a trip across the border to Estevan, SK and the 3/8 mile high banked Estevan Motor Speedway on Tuesday, July 10. US IMCA points will be awarded to all drivers who compete.

On Wednesday, July 11, the series heads back to the US and the 1/4 mile Williston Basin Speeday. Willisto, ND has a booming economy due to the oil play in the rich Bakken formation, so standing room only crowds will now get a new elevated grandstand in time for the Tour.

Thursday, July 12, it's south through the beautiful ND Badlands and the 1/4 mile Southwest Speedway at Dickinson, ND. Expect to see some of the tightest racing on the Tour at the smallest track on the series.

On Friday, the six nights series wraps up its run with Championship Night for both classes July 13 at the 3/8 mile Dacotah Speedway in Mandan, ND. With a huge local car count taking on the alwayts big travelers, the last race of the Tour always produces great racing.

The same procedures and flagman will be used at all tracks and Tour Director John Gartner will once again coordinate every night of the series.

IMCA's National Tech inspector is expected to make sure the playing field is level for all competitors. The cooperating tracks also approved its best ever payout with a purse that pays $300 to start the 26 car modified feature. Identical registration and pit fees were approved that are some of the lowest in the nation. All tracks use AMB transponders and Raceievers.

Drivers who are planning on entering should secure motel rooms early at all tracks as the expanding oil boom has now engulfed the entire region, making rooms difficults to secure.

For more information can John Gartner at (701) 202-6075

TOUR FUND DRIVE RAISES $4552.50 FOR FLOOD RELIEF AT THREE TOUR CITIES

During the recent Dakota Trackside Classic Modified Tour drivers helped raise funds for organizations that are involved in the ongoing flood fight/recovery on the Souris and Missouri Rivers. In Estevan, Sask., $1066.00 was raised for the Canadian Red Cross and local Salvation Army in Estevan. Estevan Motor Speedway then made a $1000.00 contribution to be shared by both organizations for a total of $2066.00.

Southwest Speedway in Dickinson and Dacotah Speedway in Mandan sent drivers into the grandstands during their Tour races as well. They split their funds to go to flood relief in Minot and the Mandan-Bismarck area.  A total of $2486.25 was raised at the two tracks. Dacotah Speedway will be presenting $1243.12 to the Western Dakota Red Cross at their Governors Stock Car Classic race this weekend. The other half will go to an organization that is helping the flood recovery efforts in Minot. The Nodak Race Club in Minot will make the determination as to which organization will receive the funds.  Their club is now undertaking the monumental task of rebuilding their racetrack after materials from the track were used to protect the new grandstand on the North Dakota State Fairgrounds. They hope to hold their first race after the flood on August 13, according to Nodak Race Club’s Vice President Lindsay Lawson.

The Tour wishes to thank the drivers and fans who contributed to the fund raising efforts.

2011 Dakota Trackside Dakota Classic Contingency Prizes

22nd Annual Dakota Trackside Classic Modified Tour Contingency Prizes

IMCA Modified Division Top 10 in Points

1st           Jay Noteboom - Hinton, Iowa
$500 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$500 aluminum jack from Dakota Jacks
Kevco Racing Oil Pan
Quickcar Products 3 gauge instrument panel (IMCA)
$200 Joie of Seating product certificate (IMCA)
$100 Comp Cams cert.
$100 Howards Cams cert. (IMCA)
$100 Lunati cert. (IMCA)
$50 R2C Performance cert. (IMCA) 

2nd          Matt Brack - Mead, Colorado
$350 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$100 Cash from Dakota Jacks
Bassett Racing Wheels set (DTS)
$100 Schoenfeld Racing Headers cert.
$100 Comp Cams cert.
$100 Competion Products cert.
$100 Isky Racing Cams cert. (IMCA)
$50 HJC Motorsports (IMCA) 

3rd           Shawn Strand - Mandan, North Dakota
$250 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$100 Schoenfeld Racing Headers cert.
$100 Comp Cams cert.
$100 Competition Products certificate
$100 Goodridge cert. (IMCA)
$100 KSE Racing Products  cert. (IMCA) 

4th           Aaron Turnbull - Estevan, Sask
$200 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$100 Schoenfeld Racing Headers cert.
$100 Comp Cams cert.
$100 Competition Products cert.
$100 Moser Engineering cert. (IMCA)
Case of Schaeffer Racing Oil 

5th           Mike Jergens - Plover, Iowa
$150 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$100 Schoenfeld Racing Headers cert.
$100 Comp Cams cert.
$100 RHS Products cert.
$50 Belleville Motorsports cert. (IMCA)
$50 BSB Manufacturing cert. (IMCA)

6th           Marlyn Seidler - Underwood, North Dakota
$150 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$100 RHS cert.
Intercomp chassis software
Case of Schaeffer Racing Oil
$50 Racing Optics cert. (IMCA) 

7th           Hank Berry - Sidney, Montana
$100 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$100 RHS cert.
Case of Schaeffer Racing Oil
Intercomp chassis software
$50 Schoenfeld cert. (IMCA) 

8th           Steven Pfeifer - Minot, North Dakota
$100 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$150 Design Racewear cert. (IMCA)
Schaeffer Synthetic gear oil 4 pack
$50 Comp Cams cert.
$50 RHS cert. 

9th           Will Brack - Mead, Colorado
$100 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$100 Design Racewear cert. (IMCA)
$50 Comp Cams cert.
$50 RHS cert.
$50 Extreme Technologies cert. (IMCA)
$50 Hawk Performance gift card (IMCA) 

10th        David Karst - Mills, Wyoming
$100 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$50 Comp Cams cert.
$50 RHS cert.
$50 Design Racewear cert. (IMCA)
Aero Race Wheels $40 off cert. 

Nightly Prizes
$100 All Star Performance gift card for each Feature Winner (IMCA)
Free 55 gallon Drum of Methanol (if you buy 1 from DTS)
$50 Hard Charger Award from All Star Performance
$50 Hard Charger Award from Hawk Brakes/DTS

IMCA Stock Car Division Top 10 in Points

1st           Nathan Burke - Minot, North Dakota
$250 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
Kevco Racing oil pan
Quickcar Products 3 gauge instrument panel (IMCA)
Case of Schaeffer Racing oil
$200 Joie of Seating product certificate (IMCA)
$100 Howards Cams cert. (IMCA)
$100 Lunati cert. (IMCA)               

2nd          Kelly Henderson - Minot, North Dakota
$175 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$100 Cash from Dakota Jacks
Bassett Racing Wheels set (DTS)
$100 Schoenfeld Racing Headers cert.
$100 Comp Cams cert.
$100 Goodridge cert. (IMCA)
$100 Isky Racing Cams cert. (IMCA)               

3rd           Randy Conway - Minot, North Dakota
$125 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$100 Schoenfeld Racing Headers cert.
$100 Comp Cams cert.
$100 Competition Products certificate
$100 Moser Engineering cert. (IMCA)
Case of Schaeffer Racing oil 

4th           Robbie Rosselli - Minot, North Dakota
$100 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$100 Schoenfeld Racing Headers cert.
$100 Comp Cams cert.
$100 Competition Products cert.
$100 RHS cert.               

5th           Austin Daae - Estevan, Sask
$75 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$100 Competition Products cert.
$100 RHS Products cert.
$100 JC Dubil cert. (IMCA)
Intercomp Chassis software

6th           Steven Pfeifer - Minot, North Dakota
$75 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$100 RHS cert.
$100 Competition Products cert.
$50 Racing Optics cert. (IMCA)
Intercomp Chassis software 

7th           Corey Westerness - Columbus, North Dakota
$50 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$50 Comp Cams cert.
Case of Schaeffer Racing Oil
$50 Quicktime cert. (IMCA) 

8th           Tim Sorenson - Williston, North Dakota
$50 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
Schaeffer Synthetic gear oil 4 pack
$50 Comp Cams cert.
$50 RHS cert. 

9th           Mike Swaller - Minot, North Dakota
$50 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$50 RHS cert.
$50 HJC Motorsports cert. (IMCA)
$50 Hawk Performance gift card (IMCA) 

10th        Joe Flory - Williston, North Dakota
$50 from Dakota Trackside (at IMCA Banquet)
$50 Comp Cams cert.
$50 RHS cert.

Nightly Prizes
$100 gift card for each Feature Winner (IMCA)
$50 Hard Charger Award from All Star Performance
$50 Hard Charger Award from Hawk Brakes/DTS