Load up your kids, grab an extra blanket and pack up the trailer… It’s race time in Texas!
The 2025 racing season is set to kick-off today, Friday Feb. 14 for the annual Abilene Ice Breaker at Abilene Speedway, in Abilene, Tx.
“This is our 31st year to host this event and we are excited and looking forward to some great racing from the drivers,” said Abilene Speedway owner Libby Poor. “We are looking forward to a great turnout and should have around 120 to 150 drivers.
“We have drivers from Iowa, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and all across Texas registered to come to Abilene for the Ice Breaker,” Poor continued. “Rob and I have worked hard getting everything ready and Rob has been working hard on the track to give the drivers a great track to race on. We are ready to see everybody as this is our first event of the 2025 season and leads into our regular weekly racing.”
The two-day event (Friday and Saturday) will feature some of the fastest dirt track action from across the state as drivers race for their first win of the 2025 season.
The IMCA Modifieds sponsored by Abilene Race Rads will headline the event with feature races with a hefty $1,000 to win purse for each night. IMCA Stock Cars sponsored by Five Star Coatings will duel it out for $1,000 to win as well, while the Dark Horse Racing Shocks sponsored IMCA Southern Sport Modifieds will race for $650.
The Street Stocks sponsored by Brown Plumbing purse is $450, while the Centec Electric sponsored Sport Compacts $250 and Junior Limiteds sponsored by CEP Transport will race for $400 to win on Saturday.
IMCA.TV will add to the excitement with an additional $1,000 for modifieds and stock cars and $650 for drivers who can win both nights in their divisions.
Grandstand admission to the races will be $15 for adults, $12 with military ID, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and 5 and under are free. Pit passes are available for $35 each night.
The pits will open at 3 p.m. today, Feb. 14. The grandstands will open at 5:30 p.m. each day.
Hot laps will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday evening with races set to start at 7 p.m. Saturday’s hot laps will start at 5:45 p.m. and races will start at 6 p.m.
Drivers can register at http://www.myracepass.com/tracks/1008/registrations.
For those that can’t be in attendance, the event will be streamed live on IMCA.TV. Additional information can be found on the Abilene Speedway Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566903836185.
2024 Ice Breaker results (2-16-24)
(TOP 5)
IMCA Modifieds by Abilene Race Rads
(Finish listed first; Start position listed second)
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 117-Toby Herring[1]; 2. 11-Kade Ogle[3]; 3. 60-William Gould[14]; 4. 98T-Tyler Iverson[2]; 5. 11T-Tim Hamilton[5]
IMCA Southern Sport Modifieds by Dark Horse Racing Shocks
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 48-Bradley Poor[1]; 2. 00-David Phillips[9]; 3. 77-Tyler Fain[6]; 4. 9-Gavin Faulks[4]; 5. 28-Jerrett Bransom[8]
IMCA Stock Cars by Five Star Coatings
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 114-Thomas Hall Jr[1]; 2. 60-William Gould[7]; 3. 98-Tyler Iverson[10]; 4. 233TC-TANNER COX[15]; 5. 03-Jack Miles[6]
IMCA Sport Compact by Centex Electric
A Feature 1: 1. 7S-Steven Bevills[1]; 2. 148-Keagan Haralson[3]; 3. 8-Randall Martin[10]; 4. 16-Kelly VanDriel[2]; 5. 1-Chase Martin[5];
Street Stocks by Brown Plumbing
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 124-Ryan Wilkerson[1]; 2. 17-D Jay Rister[2]; 3. 0-Rodney Sparks[8]; 4. 28-Cy Spalding[12]; 5. 4-Ron Shinkle[9]
Jr Sport Compact
A Feature 1: 1. 20-Landon Phillips[1]; 2. (DNS) 2-Gauge Patterson
**Results are as listed on My Race Pass. The 2024 Ice Breaker raced one night only and the second night (2-17-24) was canceled.