9/4/2022
IMCA Super Nationals
Alvarado looks to punch ticket for IMCA Super Nationals Championship Night
BOONE, Iowa – Among the many drivers returning to Boone Speedway for the 40th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s is Friesen Performance IMCA Modified pilot Ricky Alvarado, who makes the trek from Delta, Colo.
Alvarado is hoping to punch his ticket for Championship Night on Saturday. He ran on opening night of the the Wild Rose Casino Prelude at Boone and finished 11th.
“We struggled with the car at the Prelude but we found a bit of a problem with the pull bar,” said Alvarado. “That made us feel a bit better that it happened then rather than during a qualifying feature.”
Alvarado has raced his way into two Big Dances at Boone, exiting early in the 2012 show and then finishing ninth in 2017. He also has five Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational appearances and a Harris Auto Racing Race of Champions start to his Super Nationals credit.
Despite running a limited schedule this season, he has captured two wins. Those came at Sweetwater Speedway in Rock Springs, Wy., and at Marshalltown Speedway’s Showdown at Motown just last Friday.
“We haven’t raced a whole lot this year,” said Alvarado, now the winner of 111 features in his IMCA Modified career. “We went up and ran the Dakota (Classic IMCA Modified) Tour and ran good, then came here. Other than that, we went to the show at Rock Springs, Wy. Everything we’ve traveled to has been good.”
Article Credit: Ben Deatherage
