Eibach’s Longstanding Role in IMCA Grassroots Racing

Eibach’s involvement in American motorsports extends well beyond NASCAR and ARCA. For nearly two decades, the company has maintained a strong relationship with the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA), one of the largest and most established sanctioning organizations in grassroots dirt-track racing.

While Eibach’s NASCAR and ARCA programs showcase its suspension technology at the professional level, its IMCA partnership serves a different purpose: putting Eibach products directly in the hands of grassroots racers across the country.

Eibach has been an IMCA partner since 2008, making the relationship one of the company's longest-running motorsports partnerships.

Supporting Grassroots Racers

IMCA sanctions racing across a broad range of dirt-track divisions, including Modifieds, Stock Cars, Late Models, Hobby Stocks, Northern and Southern SportMods, Mod Lites, and Sport Compacts.

For Eibach, that broad reach makes IMCA an important connection to the grassroots racing community. Rather than focusing on a handful of professional teams, the partnership gives Eibach exposure to hundreds of competitors and teams across numerous classes and regions.

Eibach remains listed among IMCA's current sponsors and partners, and the company continues to participate in IMCA's contingency programs.

Contingency Awards Put Eibach Products in Racers' Hands

One of the most significant aspects of Eibach's IMCA involvement has historically been its contingency-award program.

Rather than limiting the partnership to traditional sponsorship and advertising, Eibach has used the program to reward racers with actual Eibach products and product certificates.

Over the years, these awards have included sets of racing springs, individual springs, product certificates, and Eibach-branded racing equipment.

In one example of the program's reach, Eibach's awards have been distributed to champions across Modified, Late Model, Stock Car, Hobby Stock, Northern SportMod, Southern SportMod, and Mod Lite divisions.

The approach gives racers an opportunity to experience Eibach's products rather than simply seeing the company's name on a sponsor list.

A Focus on Suspension Technology

The connection between Eibach and IMCA is particularly relevant because dirt-track racing places significant demands on suspension components.

Eibach's circle-track springs are designed specifically for racing applications, with an emphasis on consistent spring rates, durability, lightweight construction, and repeatable performance.

Eibach's current conventional circle-track springs use high-tensile chrome-silicon spring wire and are designed for the standardized dimensions commonly found in dirt-track racing chassis. The company individually tests its springs and emphasizes rate linearity and consistency from spring to spring.

That technology is applicable across the types of dirt-track cars competing under IMCA sanction.

Reaching the Racer at the Track

Eibach's relationship with IMCA also provides the company with a direct presence within the dirt-track racing community.

At the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals, one of the largest events on the IMCA calendar, Eibach has participated in Manufacturers' Row alongside other major racing manufacturers and suppliers.

The event provides manufacturers with an opportunity to interact directly with drivers, crew members, builders, and racing customers. Eibach was again included among the manufacturers represented at the 2024 Super Nationals.

This type of interaction is particularly valuable in grassroots racing, where racers frequently make purchasing decisions based on direct product experience, recommendations from other competitors, and relationships with manufacturers.

From Professional Racing to the Dirt Track

Eibach's IMCA involvement complements its relationships with NASCAR and ARCA.

At the professional stock-car level, Eibach supplies precision racing springs through its Speedway Spring Program. Eibach describes its NASCAR and ARCA springs as being manufactured to stringent tolerances and individually dyno tested for precise load characteristics.

IMCA provides a different environment.

Instead of focusing primarily on professional teams and highly controlled racing programs, the IMCA relationship connects Eibach with grassroots racers who build, tune, maintain, and race their own cars.

That makes IMCA an important part of Eibach's overall motorsports strategy: professional racing demonstrates the company's engineering capabilities, while grassroots racing puts those products directly into the hands of the broader racing community.

A Partnership Built Around the Racer

Perhaps the most important characteristic of Eibach's IMCA relationship is its longevity.

With Eibach listed as an IMCA partner since 2008, the relationship has evolved from a traditional contingency program into a long-term connection with grassroots racing.

The company has repeatedly used IMCA's championship and contingency programs to reward racers across multiple divisions, while maintaining a presence at major IMCA events.

That strategy aligns closely with Eibach's broader motorsports philosophy: build products for serious competition, put them in the hands of racers, and allow performance to become part of the brand's reputation.

Eibach and IMCA Today

Eibach's current relationship with IMCA represents one of the company's strongest connections to grassroots American racing.

While NASCAR and ARCA showcase Eibach's suspension technology at the professional stock-car level, IMCA gives the company access to a much broader base of competitors—from regional racers and weekend competitors to national champions.

The result is a partnership that combines product exposure, contingency support, direct racer interaction, and real-world suspension performance.

For Eibach, IMCA isn't simply another racing sponsorship. It is a way to maintain a direct connection with the racers who have helped build America's dirt-track racing culture—and to put Eibach springs where they matter most: on the cars competing every weekend across the country.