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Photo Credit: A J Johnson Somerton, Arizona (March 23, 2024)………Charles Davis Jr. owns six feature wins in his Avanti Windows & Doors USAC CRA Sprint Car career, but a series victory in his home state of Arizona has been a long time coming. Outside front row starter Davis (Buckeye, Ariz.) took over the top spot on lap four and led the final 17 laps to win the rain-shortened main event on Saturday night at Somerton, Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway. When the rain fell after the completion of lap 20 of...more

Photo Credit: A J Johnson / P1 Racing Images MARCH 19, 2024... After a wild main event at Perris, the Avanti Windows & Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Cars will take center stage this Saturday, March 23rd, at Cocopah Speedway near Yuma, Arizona. Promoted by Brad Whitfield, the third point race will also feature IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Hobby Stocks. Located at 3450 West County 15th Street in Somerton, Arizona at the intersection of US Highway 95 and County 15th Street, the pit gates at “The Diamond in...more

Weekly racing returns to the Diamond in the Desert March 8th and 9th. After a busy January and February the track gets back to its Speedway Motor IMCA Weekly Racing Series action at the big 3/8th dirt oval in Somerton, Arizona. On tap will be the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds and Nothern Sport Mods, Sunoco Race Fuels IMCA Stock Cars, Mach 1 IMCA Sport Compacts along with Sportsman and Master Mini Dwarfs in action for two nights. Pit gates open at 2:00pm with all pit pass cost being...more

Somerton, Arizona The thunder of the high powered non winged sprint cars return to Cocopah Speedway on Saturday night March 23rd. The Avanti Windows and Doors USAC CRA Sprint Cars and The Sands Chevrolet Wild West Sprint Car Series will invade the big 3/8ths dirt oval in Somerton, Arizona. The USAC CRA series kicked off their 2024 season last weekend at Perris Auto Speedway for their 250th event in the storied series history with Matt Mitchell sweeping the night while picking up his 10th...more

Somerton Arizona With a full head of steam The Arizona IMCA Tour heads to The Diamond in the Desert for rounds 5 & 6 this weekend. On tap for the weekend will include the Friesen Perfomance IMCA Modifieds, Friesen Perfomance IMCA Northern Sport Mods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars powered by Integrity Drilling Services , IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks powered by M&M Pump and added to this weekend the Mach 1 IMCA Sport Compacts. Racing starts both nights at 6:00pm with front gates opening at 4:00pm. Adults...more

Somerton Arizona will be motorsport entertainment’s epicenter with the nation’s most competitive Monster Trucks, as the Monster Truck Nitro Tour invades the Cocopah Speedway on Saturday March 16th, 2024 for Two monster shows! See these incredible 10,000-pound, car crushing giants compete in racing, wheelie contests, and then rock the house with amazing freestyle action during the Monster Truck Nitro Tour! Plus, you can meet the drivers and see the trucks up close at the pre-event Autograph Pit...more

Speedway, Indiana (January 6, 2024)………The calendar for the Avanti Windows & Doors USAC CRA Sprint Car racing season has been set with 24 events on the docket in the states of California and Arizona in 2024. The series, featuring new title sponsorship from Avanti, will open and close at its most oft-visited venue, southern California’s Perris Auto Speedway where USAC CRA will travel to on 10 occasions throughout the 2024 campaign. The season begins at Perris on February 24, and makes monthly...more

Somerton, Ariz. (Jan. 25, 2024) – Four IMCA divisions see action each night of the inaugural Arizona IMCA Tour. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods race for $1,000 to win each night Feb. 9 and 10 at Central Arizona Raceway in Casa Grande, Feb. 16 and 17 at Mohave Valley Raceway and Feb. 23 and 24 at Cocopah Speedway in Somerton. Modified winners become eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational, Stock Car...more

Photo by Garrett Kunzman SOMERTON, Ariz. (Jan. 13, 2024) – Chaz Baca has to wait until last October to officially celebrate his 2023 championships. He celebrated his first of 2024 on Saturday night. The Mesa hotshoe wrapped up the IMCA.TV Winter Nationals crown with his second Friesen Performance IMCA Modified victory of the series, after passing Tim Ward for the lead with just two laps left in the series finale at Cocopah Speedway. “It feels good. It’s awesome to start this year the way we...more

Photo by Garrett Kunzman SOMERTON, Ariz. (Jan. 12, 2024) – He wasn’t sure where the fastest line would be when the green flag flew, but Kollin Hibdon figured it out in a hurry Friday night. Hibdon worked lapped track to perfection, leading the distance for his second $1,000 Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature win of the 2024 IMCA.TV Winter Nationals at Cocopah Speedway. Defending series champion Tim Ward, 2023 national champ Chaz Baca and Jerry Flippo were next across the stripe as...more