Butler County Motorplex to feature four IMCA divisions

From IMCA

RISING CITY, Neb. (Jan. 11) – Two IMCA divisions return, while two
more sanctioned classes will be new this season at Butler County
Motorplex.

The Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Sport Compacts make their
debut at Rising City, while the IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Hobby
Stocks are back after a one-year absence.

Opening night at the 1/3-mile dirt oval is scheduled for April 11,
with Friday night point races continuing through Aug. 22.

“From the drivers we’ve talked to, there is a lot of inter est in the
Northern SportMods and we expect car counts to go up throughout the
season,” said promoter Char lotte Bivens. “The Sport Compacts are a
class that allows new drivers to start racing very economically and I
know other tracks where they run that have very strong car counts.”

Modified points earned at Rising City apply toward SuperFlow Central
Region standings. Hobby Stock points figure in the Jet Racing
Northern Region.

All four IMCA classes will also vie for shares of a higher purse
during the Friday the 13th program in June.

Butler County Motorplex is the third Nebraska speed plant to add the
Northern SportMods for 2008. They’re also new to Saturday shows at
Beatrice Speedway and Sunday cards at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood.

“I think sanctioning will bring in more area drivers chasing IMCA
national, regional and state points,” Bivens said. “They’ll have the
opportunity to race as many as three times a weekend with a
reasonable amount of travel.”