September 7, 2025 | By Ben Deatherage

Tim Ward, Jake McBirnie score big at IMCA Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa—Tim Ward, originally from Mesa, Arizona, and now living in Harcourt, etched his name in Super Nationals history again Saturday night at Boone Speedway by winning the 40-circuit Friesen Performance IMCA Modified Big Dance during the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The 2023 event champion became a two-time event winner after fending off heavy pressure from Dakota Sproul in the closing stages.

2025 Midwest Madness Tour champion Sproul showed the way at the start, pulling away from two-time Super Nationals winner Richie Gustin and Tim Ward as the race stayed green through the early going. Ward tracked down Sproul by lap 12 and took command on the 17th circuit, just before a caution reset the field. A string of yellows followed, but Ward was flawless on the restarts and opened up daylight each time.

Sproul found his rhythm and closed in as lapped traffic loomed with seven circuits left, but Ward held strong to the stripe. Sproul settled for second, two-time Super Nationals champion Dallon Murty drove the Darin Duffy-owned no. 99X to third, and 2020 National champ and 2022 Super Nationals winner Tom Berry Jr., originally from Oregon and now living in Iowa, crossed in fourth.

Boone Speedway’s 2025 track champion Jeremy Mills completed the top five, with Drew Janssen putting the Danny Meier-owned no. 127 in sixth. Two-time Minnesota State Modified champ Aaron Johnson claimed seventh, and Kollin Hibdon, originally from Nevada and now Iowa-based, rallied from 21st to eighth.

2021 Super Nationals champion Cody Laney of Southern California finished ninth, while Colorado native Tripp Gaylord, now living in Iowa, the 2024 Marshalltown Speedway titlist, stormed from 20th to complete the top 10.

Ward earlier capped his banner week by winning the Rage Chassis Race of Champions in dominating fashion, the first time he has done so in his career.

243 Friesen Performance IMCA Modified entries made the journey to Boone Speedway.

The event was broadcast live on IMCA TV. Catch the replay with a monthly IMCA TV Replay Subscription for $24.99/month, and don’t miss Season 2 of the Boone Docuseries, streaming exclusively on IMCA TV.


IMCA MODIFIED

Big Dance (40 Laps): 1. 4TW-Tim Ward[4]; 2. 08S-Dakota Sproul[1]; 3. 99X-Dallon Murty[7]; 4. 11X-Tom Berry Jr[6]; 5. 10-Jeremy Mills[8]; 6. 127-Drew Janssen[3]; 7. 442-Aaron Johnson[16]; 8. 48K-Kollin Hibdon[21]; 9. 5L-Cody Laney[13]; 10. 77T-Tripp Gaylord[20]; 11. 18Z-Zane DeVilbiss[18]; 12. 08-Johnny Whitman[5]; 13. 111-Ethan Braaksma[25]; 14. 33Y-Bryson Yeager[22]; 15. 5ZM-Zachary Madrid[12]; 16. 88-Josh Long[9]; 17. 13-Jerry Flippo[19]; 18. 21CZ-Cole Czarneski[10]; 19. 74-Zachary Raab[31]; 20. 5T-Jeff Taylor[28]; 21. 11M-Izac Mallicoat[23]; 22. 75JR-Chaz Baca[27]; 23. 14T-Travis Hagen[26]; 24. 0202-Jacob Dahle[11]; 25. 77-Garrett Gregory[29]; 26. 15M-Shane DeMey[24]; 27. 7ST-Todd Stinehart[17]; 28. (DNF) 38T-Richie Gustin[2]; 29. (DNF) 12TC-Jacob Hobscheidt[15]; 30. (DNF) 17-Cory Sauerman[14]; 31. (DNF) 5-Todd Shute[33]; 32. (DNF) 77A-Jeff Aikey[30]; 33. (DNF) 4-Ryan Maitland[32]


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McBIRNIE STORMS TO STOCK CAR SUPER NATIONALS GLORY


BOONE, Iowa -- Jake McBirnie celebrated in victory lane after capturing his first Sunoco IMCA Stock Car Super Nationals crown in the Big Dance on Sept. 6 at Boone Speedway during the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. (Photo by Byron Fichter Fotography)
Jake McBirnie celebrated in victory lane after capturing his first Sunoco IMCA Stock Car Super Nationals crown in the Big Dance on Sept. 6 at Boone Speedway during the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. (Photo by Byron Fichter Fotography)
By Ben Deatherage


BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 6, 2025) — Jake McBirnie of Boone scored the crown jewel of his Sunoco IMCA Stock Car career Saturday at Boone Speedway, winning the 30-circuit Stock Car Big Dance during the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. McBirnie, who captured the Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod main event here in 2018, added his first Stock Car Super Nationals title to his résumé.

The Class Too Tough To Tame lived up to its billing. Two-time champion Dallon Murty shot out front before Doug Smith, the 2020 Northern SportMod National champion and 2016 SportMod Super Nationals winner, paced the opening circuit. McBirnie stormed into contention in the Mike Kennedy-owned no. 822, pulling off a daring double overtake in turn three on lap 12, only for Smith to wrestle the lead back at the flag stand.

McBirnie regrouped and powered to the front on lap 15, just before misfortune sidelined both Smith and Murty with separate mechanical issues on lap 17 while they battled for second. A lap 20 caution was the last obstacle, and McBirnie checked out on the restart to cruise to the win.

2016 Southern SportMod National champion Jeffrey Abbey claimed second, with Nebraska’s Jeff Ware charging from 20th to finish third. Damon Murty ran fourth while 2013 IMCA Modified National champion William Gould of Oklahoma took fifth.

Braden Richards crossed in sixth, 2023 California State champion Troy Foulger was seventh, and Westin Abbey advanced from 21st to eighth. Three-time Kansas State champion Tathan Burkhart came home ninth, while 2021 IMCA Hobby Stock National champion Kaden Reynolds rocketed from 28th to complete the top 10.

In other Saturday action, 2025 IMCA.TV Clash On The Coast Stock Car champion Mike Vandermark Jr. of Cedar Springs, Michigan, dominated the Sunoco Race Fuels Race of Champions.

287 drivers made the trip to Iowa’s Action Track in hopes of claiming one of just 30 spots in the Big Dance field.

The event was broadcast live on IMCA TV. Catch the replay with a monthly IMCA TV Replay Subscription for $24.99/month, and don’t miss Season 2 of the Boone Docuseries, streaming exclusively on IMCA TV.


IMCA STOCK CAR

Big Dance (30 Laps): 1. 822-Jake McBirnie[3]; 2. 37-Jeffrey Abbey[4]; 3. 83-Jeff Ware[23]; 4. 99D-Damon Murty[6]; 5. 60-William Gould[8]; 6. 11R-Braden Richards[5]; 7. 49F-Troy Foulger[9]; 8. 12A-Westin Abbey[21]; 9. 250-Tathan Burkhart[14]; 10. 1-Kaden Reynolds[28]; 11. 8-David Smith[12]; 12. 22-Chris Pruitt[17]; 13. 82-Shelby Williams[11]; 14. 21H-Jim Horejsi[22]; 15. 1R-Craig Reetz[24]; 16. 21CZ-Cole Czarneski[18]; 17. 69JR-Johnathon Logue[25]; 18. 3-Mike Albertsen[27]; 19. 999-Jesse Sobbing[30]; 20. 25JF-Jared Siefert[16]; 21. 94S-Dillon Solum[15]; 22. 99X-Jeremy Christians[29]; 23. (DNF) 46-Jonny Carter[13]; 24. (DNF) 77M-Jeff Mueller[10]; 25. (DNF) 93-Michael Jaennette[19]; 26. (DNF) 12E-Doug Smith[2]; 27. (DNF) 99XX-Dallon Murty[1]; 28. (DNF) 30M-Maguire DeJong[20]; 29. (DNF) 75-Cole Suckow[7]; 30. (DNF) 49-Kyle Olson[26]


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SACHAU DOMINATES FOR SECOND NORTHERN SPORTMOD SUPER NATIONALS CROWN

BOONE< Iowa -- Jake Sachau stood atop his car in victory lane after earning his second career Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod Super Nationals championship in the Big Dance on Sept. 6 at Boone Speedway during the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. (Photo by Byron Fichter Fotography)
Jake Sachau stood atop his car in victory lane after earning his second career Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod Super Nationals championship in the Big Dance on Sept. 6 at Boone Speedway during the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. (Photo by Byron Fichter Fotography)
By Ben Deatherage

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 6, 2025) — Manning motorist Jake Sachau returned to the top step Saturday at Boone Speedway, winning the 30-circuit Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod Big Dance during the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The 2023 champion became just the second driver in event history to win more than once in the division.

Sachau led the opening trip around the oval before Bakersfield and Merced Speedway champion Jason Bannister wrestled the point away on the third circuit. Sachau quickly answered back on lap four and began to stretch out his advantage while Bannister came under fire from Independence Motor Speedway titlist Cole Suckow.

By lap 17, Sachau worked into lapped traffic and handled it flawlessly until a lap 23 caution set up a final dash. 2025 Boone track champion and two-time Hobby Stock Super Nationals winner Mike Smith secured second on the restart, but Sachau pulled away to dominate the distance and cement his place in the history books.

Smith crossed the stripe in the runner-up spot, with Suckow in third and Joe Reetz finishing fourth. National point leader and 2024 Iowa State champion Brayton Carter was fifth, while Michael Johnson, originally from California and now living in Minnesota, placed sixth.

Four-time Hancock County Speedway champion Alec Fett stormed from 24th to seventh, Nebraska’s Jacob Olmstead was eighth, and two-time Captain of the Creek winner Matt Avila charged from 27th to ninth. Jeff Steenbergen made up the most ground from next to dead last, completing the top 10.

The event was broadcast live on IMCA TV. Catch the replay with a monthly IMCA TV Replay Subscription for $24.99/month, and don’t miss Season 2 of the Boone Docuseries, streaming exclusively on IMCA TV.


IMCA NORTHERN SPORTMOD

Big Dance (30 Laps): 1. 14X-Jake Sachau[3]; 2. 22X-Mike Smith[12]; 3. 75S-Cole Suckow[4]; 4. 1JR-Joe Reetz[6]; 5. 01-Brayton Carter[13]; 6. 22C-Michael Johnson[7]; 7. 08-Alec Fett[24]; 8. 88J-Jacob Olmstead[8]; 9. 2X-Matt Avila[27]; 10. 62S-Jeff Steenbergen[29]; 11. 131-Caleb Woodard[11]; 12. 42-Tyler Heckart[1]; 13. 86W-Willy Kirk[30]; 14. K3-Kyle Olson[15]; 15. 51-Jason Bannister[2]; 16. 07-Cory Kemkes[26]; 17. 1C-Colby Langenberg[16]; 18. 75-Tyler Johnson[5]; 19. 37M-Derek Murphy[18]; 20. 423-Jake Newsom[20]; 21. 93-Hunter Longnecker[19]; 22. 58-Hunter Poston[10]; 23. 74P-Jayden Pavlicek[25]; 24. (DNF) 2K-Taylor Kuehl[22]; 25. (DNF) 33-Jarett Franzen[9]; 26. (DNF) 17V-Coy Vlies[28]; 27. (DNF) 7W-Will Wolf[23]; 28. (DNF) T23-Tony Olson[14]; 29. (DNF) 12D-Joe Docekal[17]; 30. (DNF) 117-Dylan VanWyk[21]


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NELSON EDGES LULNENBURG IN LAST-CORNER DUEL TO BECOME TWO-TIME HOBBY STOCK NATS CHAMPION

BOONE, Iowa -- Dylan Nelson stood in victory lane after winning the Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock Big Dance on Sept. 6 at Boone Speedway during the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, his second career Super Nationals crown in the division. (Photo by Byron Fichter Fotography)
Dylan Nelson stood in victory lane after winning the Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock Big Dance on Sept. 6 at Boone Speedway during the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, his second career Super Nationals crown in the division. (Photo by Byron Fichter Fotography)
By Ben Deatherage

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 6, 2025) — Dylan Nelson of Adell became just the sixth driver in Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s history to win multiple Hobby Stock crowns, edging Blake Luinenburg in a dramatic 30-lap Big Dance at Boone Speedway.

Nelson, the 2019 Super Nats champion, paced the field from the opening lap after a complete restart from a crash before the initial trip around the oval and fought through a caution-filled contest that saw several slowdowns. Luinenburg, the 2024 Murray County and Worthington Speedway track champion, challenged late and briefly nosed ahead in the final set of corners.

Nelson countered low and won the drag race to the stripe by half a car length. Defending event champion Nathan Ballard improved 16 positions to finish third, Justin Frederick was fourth, and Dylan Bell of Kansas rounded out the top five.

Defending Stuart and Shelby County Speedway track champion Skylar Pruitt stormed from 27th to sixth, while Eric Knutson passed the most cars after starting next to dead last and finishing seventh. Joe Wollenhaupt ran eighth, Brayden Hurley advanced 15 spots from 24th to ninth, and Briar Kriegel completed the top 10.

The event was broadcast live on IMCA TV. Catch the replay with a monthly IMCA TV Replay Subscription for $24.99/month, and don’t miss Season 2 of the Boone Docuseries, streaming exclusively on IMCA TV.


IMCA HOBBY STOCK

Big Dance (30 Laps): 1. 13N-Dylan Nelson[1]; 2. 16X-Blake Luinenburg[9]; 3. 29N-Nathan Ballard[19]; 4. 83X-Justin Frederick[12]; 5. 31-Dylan Bell[11]; 6. 96X-Skylar Pruitt[27]; 7. 12K-Eric Knutson[29]; 8. 4W-Joe Wollenhaupt[21]; 9. 38-Brayden Hurley[25]; 10. 17K-Briar Kriegel[18]; 11. T8-Brandon Nielsen[3]; 12. 17-Evan Schettler[28]; 13. 7H-Adam Hensel[15]; 14. 47-Sam West[30]; 15. 9-Joel Magee[20]; 16. 84B-Rusty Bates[24]; 17. (DNF) 51X-Dustin Filloon[8]; 18. (DNF) 19H-Colin Hein[22]; 19. (DNF) 98Z-Zach Olmstead[6]; 20. (DNF) 00K-Kaylb Brunssen[26]; 21. (DNF) 77W-Cody Williams[14]; 22. (DNF) 2M-Mitchell McNeill[23]; 23. (DNF) 11B-Solomon Bennett[13]; 24. (DNF) 78B-Andrew Burg[10]; 25. (DNF) 7B-Eric Stanton[16]; 26. (DNF) 52-Joren Fisher[4]; 27. (DNF) 4-Hunter Ferrell[17]; 28. (DNF) 24R-Dillon Richards[7]; 29. (DNF) 55X-Corey VanDerwilt[2]; 30. (DNF) 32J-Austin Jahnz[5]


COMPLETE SATURDAY RESULTS