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Photo by Garrett Kunzman SOMERTON, Ariz. (Jan. 11, 2024) – He’d been fast but obviously not as fast as he wanted to be during the first week of the IMCA.TV Winter Nationals. So home state hero Chaz Baca made changes and raced to his first Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature win of 2024 Thursday night at Cocopah Speedway. The defending national and Shaw Race Cars Western Region champion started on the pole and led all 25 times around the track in taking the $1,000 checkers ahead of tough...more

Photo by Garrett Kunzman SOMERTON, Ariz. (Jan. 10, 2024) – A driver who learned a lot last season taught his Friesen Performance IMCA Modified foes a thing or two Wednesday night at Cocopah Speedway. Ethan Braaksma raced to his second $1,000 IMCA.TV Winter Nationals win of the season, taking advantage of a late restart and leading the last six circuits in the 25-lap main event at Somerton. “It’s crazy,” Braaksma said. “We didn’t have a real good year last year. We learned a lot but we didn’t...more

Photo Credit : Garrett Kunzman SOMERTON, Ariz. (Jan. 6, 2024) – Kollin Hibdon turned his first competitive laps at Cocopah Speedway at the age of 14. Fast forward six years and the Nevada native returned to Somerton to win his career fourth IMCA.TV Winter Nationals main event. Hibdon got the lead following a late restart in a fast and furious battle with defending national king Chaz Baca and topped Saturday’s $1,000 to win Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature. “There was some pretty...more

Photo Credit : Garrett Kunzman SOMERTON, Ariz. (Jan. 5, 2024) – His streak of fifth place finishes came to an end Friday night, when Jeremy Mills topped the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature at Cocopah Speedway. The Iowa long tow, an IMCA.TV Winter Nationals regular the last three years, had placed fifth in four consecutive Somerton starts dating back to last January. He started on the pole and led all 25 laps in ending that streak despite the best efforts of Thursday winner Ethan...more

SOMERTON, Ariz. (Dec. 21, 2023) – The start of the 2024 Speedway Motors Weekly Racing season takes five IMCA divisions and several hundred drivers from across the U.S. and Canada to Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway for eight January dates. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods race for $1,000 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $500 to win and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts for $275 to win each night of the IMCA.TV Winter Nationals at...more

Ed Whitehead's Tire Pros , The Official Tire supplier of the IMCA Hobby Stocks at the Playa Azul Seypet Resorts, IMCA.TV Winter Nationals presented by YUMA INSURANCE, INC & RV World Recreation Vehicle Center here at Cocopah Speedway. Ed Whitehead's Tire Pros will be on sight every day throughout Winter Nationals. They also will be giving away the following: The main event winner each night will receive 1 new 205/70r15 tire. The hobby stock champ will get 4 new hobby tires on the last night of...more

During each race night of the Playa Azul Seypet Resorts IMCATV Winter Nationals presented by YUMA INSURANCE, INC and RV World Recreation Vehicle Center we will have the Budweiser Fan Zone up on the main concourse. All drivers are invited to participate by selling team apparel, and it is completely FREE of charge. "I wanted to do something to give back to the drivers, and many of the teams have shirts and apparel for sale," Cocopah Speedway Promoter, Brad Whitfield mentioned. "Our fans are not...more

ATTENTION: Playa Azul Seypet Resorts, IMCATV Winter Nationals presented by Yuma Insurance, Inc and RV World Recreation Vehicle Center, IMCA Stock Cars IMCA Sport Mods IMCA Hobby Stocks We are excited to announce another partner in JE Pistons. JE Pistons will present the IMCA Stock Car Champion with a set of JE Pistons and Rings. IMCA Sport Mods, JE Pistons will present the highest points finisher with an open engine with a set of JE Pistons and rings. IMCA Hobby Stocks, JE Pistons will present...more

Our History The origins of what we know today as JE Pistons can be traced back to 1912 and the Los Angeles foundry of William Jahns Sr. and his company W.H. Jahns. Employing the tagline, “Nothing but Pistons,” the W.H. Jahns company produced pistons and semi-finished pistons until 1948, when Jahns Sr. retired. Meanwhile, Jahns’ son, William “Uncle Bill” Jahns Jr., started and had been working on his company Jahns’ Racing Pistons since 1947. Shortly after, the business became Jahns’ Engineering...more

Photo Credit: A J Johnson Somerton, Arizona (November 5, 2023)………Daison Pursley’s Western World Championships record remained undefeated on Saturday night as he raced to his second consecutive AMSOIL USAC CRA Sprint Car Series feature victory in as many nights during the 56th running of the event presented by Avanti Windows & Doors and Yuma Insurance at Somerton, Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway. Aboard the Team AZ Racing No. 21AZ for just the second time, the Locust Grove, Okla. native gave the...more