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IMCA Modifieds Returning To I-96 Speedway
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Ending an absence of more than a decade, Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds will return to Friday race programs at Michigan’s I-96 Speedway in 2016.
The sanctioned division first ran at Lake Odessa in 1988, and most recently there in 2005. Weekly point races will tentatively run from May 6 through Aug. 26 next season.
“We are super excited about sanctioning our Modifieds again with IMCA,” said promoter Mike Mouch, who anticipates sharing cars with Saturday venue Crystal Motor Speedway 45 minutes to the northeast. “We ran a pro mod class that had rules very similar to IMCA’s and averaged 16-18 cars a week this year. Those drivers will be able to race with us and at Crystal next year.”
“Dropping the IMCA sanction after I bought this track was probably the stupidest mistake I ever made,” he added. “The class went out of control cost-wise after that.”
The 3/8-mile dirt oval at I-96 has a configuration similar to the old half-mile track. Mouch brought in turns two, three and four along with the back stretch, and made the track 60-65 feet wide.
A new racing surface will be put on before winter. Other improvements made to the facility under Mouch’s tenure include new lighting, updated walk through concessions, air-conditioned VIP suites and new restrooms.
There’s also a kids’ club with licensed daycare and first-class playground.
The sanctioned division first ran at Lake Odessa in 1988, and most recently there in 2005. Weekly point races will tentatively run from May 6 through Aug. 26 next season.
“We are super excited about sanctioning our Modifieds again with IMCA,” said promoter Mike Mouch, who anticipates sharing cars with Saturday venue Crystal Motor Speedway 45 minutes to the northeast. “We ran a pro mod class that had rules very similar to IMCA’s and averaged 16-18 cars a week this year. Those drivers will be able to race with us and at Crystal next year.”
“Dropping the IMCA sanction after I bought this track was probably the stupidest mistake I ever made,” he added. “The class went out of control cost-wise after that.”
The 3/8-mile dirt oval at I-96 has a configuration similar to the old half-mile track. Mouch brought in turns two, three and four along with the back stretch, and made the track 60-65 feet wide.
A new racing surface will be put on before winter. Other improvements made to the facility under Mouch’s tenure include new lighting, updated walk through concessions, air-conditioned VIP suites and new restrooms.
There’s also a kids’ club with licensed daycare and first-class playground.
