Seng And Dyrdahl Earn First Feature Wins in 2007:
Date Posted:  September 4th, 2007
Written By:  Mike Orness
 
On a night sponsored by Rydell GM Auto Center and the Broken Drum Bar & Casino, eighty-nine race teams participated in the Premier Racing Series event one week prior to the John Seitz Late Model Invitational. The Unicel Street Stock heat races were won by Dave Wittner who started on the pole and held off Rick Beier for the win. Aaron Olson won the second heat race over Greg Neumann and John Halverson handled the third heat from the pole over Jim Geringer.

The Dempsey Truck Service Midwest Modified heat races were won by Dale Kraling who started outside the front row and held off Dustin Wahl and Matt Sparby. Dave Riopelle led the majority of the second heat race only to slow on the last lap with mechanical issues which gave the win to Bryan Dydahl. The last heat race was won by Bobby Eckerdt who muscled his way past Jason Strand for the win. Eckerdt was running a tribute paint scheme to John Seitz.

The first of four heat races for the Atekparts.com DTRA Super Late Models was won by Mike Balcaen who started outside the front row. Seng picked up second with Steve Laursen third. Pat Doar had no problem finding the lead during the second heat race and taking the checkered flag ahead of Chad Corbett and Troy Schill. Dale Skytland used the pole position in the third heat race to his advantage and picked up the win holding off Weiss and Anderson. The last heat race was won by Joey Pederson who started on the pole with Brent Larson second from the third spot. Troy Olson came back from running fourth to pass Corbett for the third spot.

Shane Roemeling won his first heat race at RCS is 2007 to kick off the NOSA Sprint Car heats sponsored by Eide Motors. Nick Shirek was second after starting fourth. Chris Shirek looked to be the fastest and grab the lead from the fourth spot to win the second heat race over Jordan Graham and Bob Martin. Mark Dobmeier started the third heat race in the last row and motored past everyone to win the third heat race after changing motors at the close of hotlaps. Chirs Burke followed Dobmeier across the line with Jade Fredrickson in third.

There was a brief intermission for drivers to redraw and also for the Hugo’s/Nestle Kids candy toss from the flagstand in the main grandstand. The DTRA Late Models would run a consolation race taking the top four to start the feature. Doyle Erickson won the consi followed by Tom Corcoran who passed Jeff Pritchard for the second spot. Turk would be the last one taken from the consi to start the feature.

The Unicel Street Stock feature event was next with all twenty cars starting the feature. Steffen Snare and Joe Potter would start the feature on the front row, but it would be Potter that would get the short end of the stick when another car ripped his front nosepiece off forcing officials to throw a yellow flag and send him to the back for the caution. On the restart Snare would lead the group around to take the green and through two more caution Snare would hold off a hard charging Olson to hang on and win his seventh feature at River Cities Speedway this year. Geringer gave both Olson and Snare a run for their money as he finished in the second spot with Olson third. The three drivers had the closest race of all and action packed in every corner. Jason VandeKamp advanced eight spots to finish fourth as John Halverson rounded out the top five spots.

The Dempsey Truck Service Midwest Modified feature started with eighteen of the nineteen entrants. But within the first three laps the current points leader, Dustin Strands night ended as he slowed in turns three and four giving the lead to Bryan LePier. Bryan Dyrdahl pressured LePier for the lead throughout the rest of the race with the next best race for a top five spot with Kraling, Sparby, Eckerdt, and Jason Strand all racing hard for the spot. In the last five laps, Matt Sparby slowed with mechanical problems after running third the whole race. And with five laps to go, Dyrdahl completed the pass on LePier for the lead and continued on to win his first feature race at River Cities Speedway. LePier finished second with Dale Kraling holding off Eckerdt for the third spot and first-timer, Dan Wheeler rounded out the top five.

The Atekparts.com DTRA Late Model feature event was next with twenty-four cars starting the event with Seng and Larson of the front row. On the green flag start, larson immediately took the lead with Seng in the second spot and Pederson running third. With two laps complete, a caution was thrown and charged to Steve Laursen forcing him to start at the back. On the restart it was Larson who continued to lead with Pat Doar now making his way into the top five. There was no other caution flag that would come out as the leaders were entering lap traffic, Balcaen had now moved up a spot as Pederson pulled off the track with mechanical issues as did Ryan Corbett and Tom Balcaen. In lap traffic Seng was able to navigate lap traffic better and chose the line that allowed him to take the lead from Larson. In the same lap Doar passed Larson for the second spot and that is the way they would finish the race. It would be Seng’s first feature win at River Cities Speedway this year. Mike Balcaen followed Larson across the line for fourth and Troy Olson finished fifth from the tenth starting spot.

The Edie Motors Sprint Car feature event started with Graham and Roemeling on the front row and Fredrickson and Nick Shirek on the second row. On the start it was Justin Berg that brought out the first caution with Graham in the lead and Roemeling second. On the next few green flag laps, Martin had moved into the top five with Dobmeier running the high groove. Dobmeier had just taken the lead with Martin behind him before the next caution flag waved. With just seventeen laps to go, the leaders entered lap traffic and the yellow flag waved for Chris Shirek. At this time, Nygaard had moved into the top five spots from the eleventh starting spot as did Kennedy from the thirteenth spot. As Dobmeier continued to lead the rest tried to advance a spot or two. Greg Nikitenko quietly made his way forward while Kennedy, Martin, and Nygaard raced for the second spot. Nikitenko overtook each of them to finish in the second spot when Dobmeier crossed under the checkered flag. Martin was third ahead of Kennedy and Nygaard.

This coming Thursday and Friday will be the 1 ^st Annual John Seitz Late Model Invitational. Thursday night will be all the Late Model Heats, plus a full program for the Street stocks and the Midwest Modifieds. Friday night will be a full program of NOSA Sprints, Midwest Mods, Streets and the feature event for the Seitz Memorial Race. The final race of the year will be September 14 ^th. For more information visit www.rivercitiesspeedway.com

 RIVER CITIES SPEEDWAY AUGUST 31ST RACE RESULTS SUMMARY

MDRA/DTRA Street Stocks

Heat #1

1. 44W-Dave Wittner

2. 23B-Rick Beier

3. 71-Steffan Snare

4. 88-Sheldon Peterson

5. 21-Nathan Peterson

6. 29-Dan McNamee

7. 15-Rodney Hulst

Heat #2

1. 14-Aaron Olson

2. 63-Greg Neumann

3. 93-Steve Jose

4. 27-Tyson Anderson

5. 12L-Kyle Leake

6. 66-Dale Fugelberg

7. 43-Dan Arends

Heat #3

1. 35-John Halvorson

2. 12-Jim Geringer

3. 16-Jason VandeKamp

4. 10-Joe Potter

5. 111-Keith Tourville

6. 2-Darren Erickson

Feature

1. 71-Steffan Snare

2. 12-Jim Geringer

3. 14-Aaron Olson

4. 16-Jason VandeKamp

5. 35-John Halvorson

6. 44W-Dave Wittner

7. 27-Tyson Anderson

8. 88-Sheldon Peterson

9. 12L-Kyle Leake

10. 63-Greg Neumann

11. 111-Keith Tourville

12. 15-Rodney Hulst

13. 23B-Rick Beier

14. 66-Dale Fugelberg

15. 29-Dan McNamee

16. 10-Joe Potter

17. 43-Dan Arends

18. 21-Nathan Peterson

19. 2-Darren Erickson
20. 93-Steve Jose

DTRA/MDRA Midwest Modifieds

Heat #1

1. 7K-Dale Kraling

2. 74-Dustin Wahl

3. 81X-Matt Sparby

4. 71-Dustin Strand

5. 7x-Dustin Ness

6. 99-Doyle Erickson

7. 40-Patrick Sobolik

Heat #2

1. 55-Bryan Dyrdahl

2. 77R-Ryan Schroeder

3. 1-Dan Wheeler

4. 13-Bryan LePier

5. 2-Joe Freeman

6. 5R-Dave Riopelle

Heat #3

1. 92-Bobby Eckerdt

2. 9J-Jason Strand

3. 54-David Hultstrand

4. 22-Rod Peterson

5. 3T-Adam Thompson

6. 53-James SanGrait

Feature

1. 55-Bryan Dyrdahl

2. 13-Bryan LePier

3. 7-Dale Kraling

4. 92-Bobby Eckerdt

5. 1-Dan Wheeler

6. 9J-Jason Strand

7. 99-Doyle Erickson

8. 77R-Ryan Schroeder

9. 53-James SanGrait

10. 40-Patrick Sobolik

11. 74-Dustin Wahl

12. 7X-Dustin Ness

13. 22-Rod Peterson

14. 54-David Hultstrand

15. 81X-Matt Sparby

16. 2-Joe Freeman

17. 3T-Adam Thompson

18. 71-Dustin Strand

DTRA Super Late Models

Heat #1

1. 10-Mike Balcaen

2. 12-Brad Seng

3. 19-Steve Laursen

4. F9-Brandon Fuller

5. 54-Tom Balcaen

6. 1J-Jeff Pritchard

7. 09-Brandon Burke

Heat #2

1. 11D-Pat Doar

2. 21-Chad Corbett

3. 11-Troy Schill

4. 42-Don Shaw

5. 1P-Les Pritchard

6. 99-Doyle Erickson

Heat #3

1. 75-Dale Skytland

2. 7-Ricky Weiss

3. 9-Steve Anderson

4. 52-James SanGrait

5. 75JR-Cody Skytland

6. U1-Dave Tyrchniewicz

Heat #4

1. 7P-Joey Pederson

2. B1-Brent Larson

3. 0-Troy Olson

4. 5C-Ryan Corbett

5. 18-Dustin Hapka

6. T1-Tom Corcoran

7. 14-Bruce Hart

B-Main

1. 99-Doyle Erickson

2. T1-Tom Corcoran

3. 1J-Jeff Pritchard

4. U1-Dave Tyrchniewicz

5. 14-Bruce Hart

6. 09-Brandon Burke

Feature

1. 12-Brad Seng

2. 11D-Pat Doar

3. B1-Brent Larson

4. 10-Mike Balcaen

5. 0-Troy Olson

6. 9-Steve Anderson

7. 7-Ricky Weiss

8. 11-Troy Schill

9. 99-Doyle Erickson

10. 21-Chad Corbett

11. 42-Don Shaw

12. 52-James SanGrait

13. 75JR-Cody Skytland

14. 18-Dustin Hapka

15. F9-Brandon Fuller

16. 1P-Les Pritchard

17. 1J-Jeff Pritchard

18. 5C-Ryan Corbett

19. 54-Tom Balcaen

20. 7P-Joey Pederson

21. 19-Steve Laursen

22. 75-Dale Skytland

23. T1-Tom Corcoran

24. U1-Dave Tyrchniewicz

NOSA Outlaw Sprints

Heat #1

1. 31-Shane Roemeling

2. 11-Nick Shirek

3. 6-Greg Nikitenko

4. 14-Tom Egeland

5. 92-Mike Sitzmann Jr.

6. 31M-Billy Matejcek

7. 7-Dan Wiskow

8. 69-tom Cummings

Heat #2

1. 1-Chris Shirek

2. 99-Jordan Graham

3. 10-Bob Martin

4. 9-Wade Nygaard

5. 21K-Lou Kennedy Jr.

6. 91K-Kyle Fedyk

7. 50-Ryan Flaten

8. 12-Jeff Vonasek

Heat #3

1. 13-Mark Dobmeier

2. 81-Chris Burke

3. 41-Jade Fredrickson

4. 35-Brendon Wilde

5. 67X-Justin Berg

6. 14M-Austin Monson

7. 8-Casey Mack

8. 14X-Chris Ranten

Feature

1. 13-Mark Dobmeier

2. 6-Greg Nikitenko

3. 10-Bob Martin

4. 21K-Lou Kennedy Jr.

5. 9-Wade Nygaard

6. 81-Chris Burke

7. 41-Jade Fredrickson

8. 14-Tom Egeland

9. 11-Nick Shirek

10. 31-Shane Roemeling

11. 1-Chris Shirek

12. 14M-Austin Monson

13. 50-Ryan Flaten

14. 31M-Billy Matejcek

15. 7-Dan Wiskow

16. 35-Brendon Wilde

17. 12-Jeff Vonasek

18. 91K-Kyle Fedyk

19. 67X-Justin Berg

20. 99-Jordan Graham
21. 8-Casey Mack

Strand, Geringer, Restad, And Barnes Win Track Championships:
Date Posted:  September 4th, 2007
Written By:  Mike Orness
 
The first night of September was the Track Championship night for the Devils Lake Speedway. Going into the night, the points races for the Hornets and Pure Stocks was very close, as Restad needed to finish the race ahead of Schill and Barnes just needed to finish the feature to claim the points championships for 2007. The Street Stocks and Midwest Modifieds were clinched before the night started.

In the Hornet qualifying events, points leader Richard Barnes won the first heat race from the pole. Shawn Zinke won the second heat race from the fourth spot when Vasichek hit the cone on a restart and was sent to the back but finished in the second spot. Bryan Russell won the third heat from the pole position.

The two Pure Stock heat races were won by Jason Thoms and Aaron Restad. Lance Schill who was a very close second to Restad failed to start the heat race and feature.

In the two MDRA/DTRA Street Stock heat races, point leader Jim Geringer won the first heat race from the pole position with Joe Potter second and Dan McNamee third. Scott Messner led the majority of the second heat race till his engine gave out giving the lead to Dale Fugleberg. Dan Arends passed Cliff Reeves for the second spot in the closing laps.

With just eight Midwest Modifieds on hand, they ran one qualifying event with Strand leading from green to checkered. Sobolik ran second for the majority of the race with Kruk passing him late in the race for the second finishing spot. Sobolik was third with LePier fourth and David Hultstrand fifth.

All four feature events were ran after a short intermission and the kids candy toss. In the Hornet feature, Richard Barnes and Shawn Zinke led the field around to the green flag. Zinke grabbed the lead with Barnes challenging him for the first couple laps. Barnes slipped back as Russell, Vasichek, and Ebensteiner all passed him for a spot behind Zinke who continued to lead. Russell couldn’t catch Zinke for the lead as he raced under the checkered flag. Vasichek followed Russell across the line for the third spot with Ebensteiner fourth and Naastad passed Barnes for a top five finish.

The Pure Stock feature event was filled with cautions, but the point leader, Restad, led from the green flag to the checkered flag to pick up the track championship for 2007. Jason Thoms of Rugby finished second with Jay Loughman, also of Rugby, finishing third. James Ackerman started third and finished fourth with Kevin Kollman rounding out the top five spots.

The DTRA/MDRA Street Stock feature started with the two heat race winners, Geringer and Fugleberg, on the front row. On the start it was Geringer that would lead the rest with close racing for the top five spots early on. There was only two caution that tightened up the field for a restart, otherwise Geringer would lead every lap on his way to clinch the track championship for points. Joe Potter would pass Fugleberg for the second finishing spot with Fugleberg finishing third, ahead of Reeves and Arends who would round out the top five.

The Service Tire Inc. DTRA Midwest Modifieds would finish off the night with their feature and since it was track championship night, the feature would also line up with the heat race winners on the front row. Strand and Kruk led the field around to take the green flag. Immediately, LePier looked to take the lead from Strand and Kruk. LePier would be credited for leading a lap, then he and Strand raced side by side for the next couple laps. Then
Strand was able to secure the lead but not without LePier getting in close on the low groove. Kruk looked to take the second spot from LePier late in the race using one groove up on the track, but couldn’t make it stick out of the corners. Strand Took the checkered flag and was crowned the track champion for 2007. LePier would be second with Kruk chasing him across the line. Hultstrand advanced one spot to finish fourth with Sobolik fifth.

Thanks all the drivers and fans for another fantastic season at Devils Lake Speedway!  Devils Lake Speedway will finish off the year this Saturday with the Eve of Destruction. Look for advertising in the local papers and radio for more details. There will be School Bus racing, Spectator Drags, Figure 8 Trailer Races, Hornet Car Races, and FireStorm, the Jet Fire Truck will be on hand to destroy some cars. FireStorm will also be giving rides from 5 PM to 7 PM. More information can be found at devilslakespeedway.com.

This Dirt Track Racing Association (DTRA) sanctioned Late Model event is expected to attract the biggest names in Late Model auto racing from across the Midwest to the tight ¼ mile clay oval in the greater Grand Forks, ND area and will be sure to attract the best in the business once the area drivers see the purse structure for this event.

The order of events for the weekend will look like this:

Thursday, September 6th 2007
 
Street Stock Hot Laps
Midwest Modified Hot Laps
Late Model Hot Laps
Street Stock Heat Races
Midwest Modified Heat Races
Late Model Heat Races
Street Stock B-feature
Midwest Modified B-feature
Intermission (redraw for Late Model Dash)
Street Stock Feature
Midwest Modified Feature
Late Model Dash

Friday, September 7th 2007
 
Street Stock Hot Laps
Midwest Modified Hot Laps
Sprint Car Hot Laps
Late Model Hot Laps (Non-Qualified Cars Only)
Street Stock Heat Races
Midwest Modified Heat Races
Sprint Car Heat Races
Street Stock B-feature
Midwest Modified B-feature
Sprint Car B-feature
Late Model B-features
Late Model Hot Laps (Feature Qualified Cars Only)
Intermission
Street Stock Feature
Midwest Modified Feature
Sprint Car Feature
Late Model Feature

Not only will the winner of the Late Model feature earn the honor of winning the 1^st annual John Seitz Memorial in memory of a great racer and great friend to all, but he will also earn a $9,200 paycheck, the largest paying DTRA sanctioned event ever! Late Model drivers are reminded that the winner of Thursday night’s pole dash will earn the pole for the 50-lap feature on Friday, but he will also take home a paycheck for winning the dash of $920

DTRA/MDRA Midwest Modifieds and DTRA/MDRA Street Stocks will be running a complete show each night with heats, b-features and features both nights, with the combined points champion after the 2 night event earning a bonus along with their nightly pay. Midwest Modifieds are running for $400 each night with a $400 bonus to the top point winner after the weekend, while the Street Stocks are running for $250 to win each night with a $100 bonus for the top point winner of the weekend.

Entry fees are as follows: Late Models (car and driver) $100 before August 15^th, and $125 from August 16^th thru the day of the event. Midwest Modifieds (car and driver) will pay a $30 pit pass each day, while the Street Stocks (car and driver) will pay a pit pass of $25 each day. Draw cut off and hot laps will be at 6:30pm each night with racing to follow.

Late Model drivers are reminded that pre-entry forms are available at www.johnseitz92.com or at www.rivercitiesspeedway.com. Please be sure to fill them out and send them in prior to August 15^th to receive the early registration discount. Also, Raceceivers will be used in the Late Model division, so if you have one, please be sure to bring it with, if you don’t have one, you can rent or buy one for the weekend. Late Model drivers are also reminded that 25 cars will start the 50-lap, $9,200 to win Late Model feature. 24 cars will qualify out of heat races and b-features and then the 25^th starting spot will be reserved for the 2006 Harvest Bowl Champion, Steve Laursen. If Laursen qualifies through his heat race or b-feature, then the 25^th starting spot will be given via promoter’s choice.

The John Seitz Memorial Late Model Feature Purse is as follows…..

1-$9,200
2-$5,000
3-$3,000
4-$2,000
5-$1,500
6-$1,400
7-$1,300
8-$1,200
9-$1,100
10-$1,000
11-$700
12-$650
13-$600
14-$550
15^th thru 25^th $500

For more information regarding this event, please contact Josh at josh@johnseitz92.com, or check out www.rivercitiesspeedway.com or www.fyemotorsports.com. This is an event that you will surely not want to miss, so be sure to be in Grand Forks on Thursday and Friday, September 6^th & 7^th.

Heat 2
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 6 Daniel Bolstad Battle Lake, MN
2 60 Tyler Hall Fertile, MN
3 468 James Cooper Mahnomen, MN
4 8 Nick Duncan Glyndon, MN
5 01 Chris Geray Mahnomen, MN
6 9 Greg Umlauf Fergus Falls, MN
7 96 Troy Kuehl Glyndon, MN
8 13 Wayne Niemi Felton, MN

Feature
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 12 Scott Beckman Mahnomen, MN
2 8 Nick Duncan Glyndon, MN
3 34C Michael Griffin Detroit Lakes, MN
4 33C Christopher Christian Fertile, MN
5 468 James Cooper Mahnomen, MN
6 6 Daniel Bolstad Battle Lake, MN
7 62X Tom Andring Detroit Lakes, MN
8 13 Wayne Niemi Felton, MN
9 01 Chris Geray Mahnomen, MN
10 187 Eric Lundon Waubun, MN
11 9 Greg Umlauf Fergus Falls, MN
12 07 Steve Paul Waubun, mn
13 96 Troy Kuehl Glyndon, MN
14 54 Don Byfuglien Roseau, MN
15 30-O Duane Opdahl Fertile, MN
16 60 Tyler Hall Fertile, MN

Heat 2
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 169 Stanley Olson Thief River Falls, MN
2 12X Aaron Kappes Ada, MN
3 26 Kenneth Crane Mahnomen, MN
4 45 Paul Olson Barnesville, MN
5 28 Dean Lundon Mahnomen, MN
6 13H Curt Huseth Underwood, MN
7 20R Brad Lee Dilworth, MN
8 43L Andrew Lundon Mahnomen, MN
9 17 Jason Thoms Courteney, ND

Feature
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 9B David Bolstad Fergus Falls, MN
2 31X Tim Shiek Fargo, ND
3 45 Paul Olson Barnesville, MN
4 169 Stanley Olson Thief River Falls, MN
5 44 Tony Engelstad Fertile, MN
6 01X Jason Alm West Fargo, ND
7 26 Kenneth Crane Mahnomen, MN
8 20R Brad Lee Dilworth, MN
9 3L Logan Salazar Pembina, ND
10 12X Aaron Kappes Ada, MN
11 211 Kerry Askelson Twin Valley, MN
12 13 William Beckman Mahnomen, MN
13 57 Brandon Buschette Flom, MN
14 11 David Goulet Sauk Rapids, MN
15 43L Andrew Lundon Mahnomen, MN
16 9 Chad Geray Mahnomen, MN
17 17 Jason Thoms Courteney, ND
18 28 Dean Lundon Mahnomen, MN
19 13H Curt Huseth Underwood, MN

Heat 2
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 30 Shayne Laske Moorhead, MN
2 40 Corry VanMil Lake Park, MN
3 007 Tyler Elser Fargo, ND
4 6M Eric Monson Harwood, ND
5 8 James Hanson Dilworth, MN
6 15 Scott Abrahamson Moorhead, MN

Feature
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 30 Shayne Laske Moorhead, MN
2 14O Cory Ohnstad ,
3 16 Josh Abrahamson Moorhead, MN
4 8 James Hanson Dilworth, MN
5 28 Jay Lere Moorhead, MN
6 6M Eric Monson Harwood, ND
7 15 Scott Abrahamson Moorhead, MN
8 40 Corry VanMil Lake Park, MN
9 55 Michael Greseth Harwood, ND
10 48N Larry Niemi Mahnomen, MN
11 007 Tyler Elser Fargo, ND
12 1X Cody Erickson Ulen, MN

Heat 2
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 21X Travis Saurer Elizabeth, MN
2 15 Ryan Mikkelson Jamestown, ND
3 8S Danny Strem Fertile, MN
4 88 Timothy Bakewell Fargo, ND
5 19B Jake Bitker Halstad, MN
6 07 Steve Halberg Mahnomen, MN
7 17R Rich Pavlicek Casselton, ND
8 77J Charles Jensen Glyndon, MN

Feature
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 48 Karl Tollefson Beltrami, MN
2 21X Travis Saurer Elizabeth, MN
3 3 Derek Bernstien Enderlin, ND
4 15 Ryan Mikkelson Jamestown, ND
5 17R Rich Pavlicek Casselton, ND
6 10E Craig Engelstad Fertile, MN
7 22 Arvid Broden Gary, MN
8 19B Jake Bitker Halstad, MN
9 88 Timothy Bakewell Fargo, ND
10 7 Bryce Borgen Perley, MN
11 77J Charles Jensen Glyndon, MN
12 8S Danny Strem Fertile, MN
13 07 Steve Halberg Mahnomen, MN
14 8M Guy Mosher Fertile, MN
15 2 Denis Czech Sauk Rapids, MN
16 87A Kylie Abrahamson Merrifield, MN

Heat 2
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 6B Blake Borgen Perley, MN
2 7J Rick Jacobson Wilton, MN
3 2J Blake Jegtvig Hawley, MN
4 96A Alex Engelstad Beltrami, MN
5 7 Danny Staff Winnipeg, MB
6 4T Randy Tarno Jamestown, ND
7 99G Jason Grimes Valley City, ND

Heat 2
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 33C Christopher Christian Fertile, MN
2 01 Chris Geray Mahnomen, MN
3 12 Scott Beckman Mahnomen, MN
4 54 Don Byfuglien Roseau, MN
5 468 James Cooper Mahnomen, MN
6 8 Nick Duncan Glyndon, MN
7 9 Greg Umlauf Fergus Falls, MN

Feature
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 96 Troy Kuehl Glyndon, MN
2 12 Scott Beckman Mahnomen, MN
3 33C Christopher Christian Fertile, MN
4 8 Nick Duncan Glyndon, MN
5 30-O Duane Opdahl Fertile, MN
6 6 Daniel Bolstad Battle Lake, MN
7 468 James Cooper Mahnomen, MN
8 01 Chris Geray Mahnomen, MN
9 126 Joel Larson Fertile, MN
10 13 Wayne Niemi Felton, MN
11 07 Steve Paul Waubun, mn
12 9 Greg Umlauf Fergus Falls, MN
13 54 Don Byfuglien Roseau, MN
14 60 Tyler Hall Fertile, MN
15 13B William Beckman Mahnomen, MN

Heat 2
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 30 Shayne Laske Moorhead, MN
2 28 Jay Lere Moorhead, MN
3 1X Cody Erickson Ulen, MN
4 9 Andy Deters Waite Park, MN
5 6M Eric Monson Harwood, ND
6 15 Scott Abrahamson Moorhead, MN

Feature
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 30 Shayne Laske Moorhead, MN
2 40 Corry VanMil Lake Park, MN
3 28 Jay Lere Moorhead, MN
4 1X Cody Erickson Ulen, MN
5 16 Josh Abrahamson Moorhead, MN
6 6M Eric Monson Harwood, ND
7 14 Matthew Ohnstad Harwood, ND
8 9 Andy Deters Waite Park, MN
9 01 James Morris Hibbing, MN
10 15 Scott Abrahamson Moorhead, MN
11 76 Scott Sailer Fargo, ND
12 48N Larry Niemi Mahnomen, MN

Heat 2
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 17R Rich Pavlicek Casselton, ND
2 48 Karl Tollefson Beltrami, MN
3 3 Derek Bernstien Enderlin, ND
4 15 Ryan Mikkelson Jamestown, ND
5 88 Timothy Bakewell Fargo, ND
6 10X James Olson Barnesville, MN

Heat 3
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 7A Shane Sabraski Rice, MN
2 2 Denis Czech Sauk Rapids, MN
3 19B Jake Bitker Halstad, MN
4 37 Dave Peterson Jamestown, nd
5 24 Mark Martini Avon, MN

Feature
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 7A Shane Sabraski Rice, MN
2 8S Danny Strem Fertile, MN
3 21X Travis Saurer Elizabeth, MN
4 2 Denis Czech Sauk Rapids, MN
5 3 Derek Bernstien Enderlin, ND
6 12 Mark Heinle Warba, MN
7 17R Rich Pavlicek Casselton, ND
8 48 Karl Tollefson Beltrami, MN
9 37 Dave Peterson Jamestown, nd
10 15 Ryan Mikkelson Jamestown, ND
11 7 Bryce Borgen Perley, MN
12 22 Arvid Broden Gary, MN
13 19B Jake Bitker Halstad, MN
14 88 Timothy Bakewell Fargo, ND
15 47 Kevin Stroh Fargo, ND
16 24 Mark Martini Avon, MN
17 10X James Olson Barnesville, MN

Heat 2
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 7A Shane Sabraski Rice, MN
2 4T Randy Tarno Jamestown, ND
3 5 John Corell Jamestown, ND
4 27X Andy Miskowic Milaca, MN
5 96 Brent Pulskamp Wahpeton, ND
6 46H Ken Hron ,
7 17 Michael Greseth Harwood, ND

Heat 3
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 71 Brian Strand Bemidji, MN
2 6 O Corky Thomas Fargo, ND
3 96A Alex Engelstad Beltrami, MN
4 99 Bob Sagen Arthur, ND
5 32 Jeremy Schmidt Bismarck, ND
6 6B Blake Borgen Perley, MN
7 16B Jake Bitker Halstad, MN

Feature
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 2J Blake Jegtvig Hawley, MN
2 71 Brian Strand Bemidji, MN
3 6 O Corky Thomas Fargo, ND
4 52 Jason Thoennes Garfield, MN
5 96A Alex Engelstad Beltrami, MN
6 4T Randy Tarno Jamestown, ND
7 5 John Corell Jamestown, ND
8 99 Bob Sagen Arthur, ND
9 27X Andy Miskowic Milaca, MN
10 96 Brent Pulskamp Wahpeton, ND
11 17 Michael Greseth Harwood, ND
12 7 Danny Staff Winnipeg, MB
13 32 Jeremy Schmidt Bismarck, ND
14 99G Jason Grimes Valley City, ND
15 6B Blake Borgen Perley, MN
16 54 Cullen Brown Fergus Falls, MN
17 16B Jake Bitker Halstad, MN
18 E23 Chad Ohnstad Harwood, ND
19 7A Shane Sabraski Rice, MN
20 37 Scott Ward Watertown, sd
21 46H Ken Hron ,
22 7J Rick Jacobson Wilton, MN

First up would be three MDRA/DTRA Street Stock heat races. Dave Wittner won the first heat race after racing Terry Blacklance side by side for a few laps. Rick Beier picked up the second spot from the third spot. Jim Geringer came from the fourth spot to win the second heat race over Steve Jose and Aaron Olson. Steffen Snare started on the pole of the first heat race and led every lap to claim the win with Greg Neumann in second and John Halvorson in third.

The DTRA/MDRA Dempsey Truck Service Midwest Modifieds ran three heat races with Bryan Dtrdahl claiming the win in the first heat race from the third starting spot. SanGrait led at the start of the race but was passed by Dyrdahl, then Kraling made contact with SanGrait forcing both to retire. Bohlman finished second with Sobolik third. Johnny Zastrow started the second heat race on the pole and assumed the lead when the suspension gave out on Sparby’s car while leading. Sonstelie was second with Dan Ness third. Dustin Strand used the outside front row starting spot to his advantage and won the third heat race leading every lap. Eckerdt finished second in his Seitz tribute car from the third starting spot with pole sitter, Peterson third.

There were a total of fifty-three DTRA Super Late Models that were on hand to pay tribute to John and take home the beautiful traveling trophy for the 1 ^st Annual Memorial race. The first night’s race action were the heat races and the Dash that would pay the winner $920. The first heat race was won by Joel Cryderman from the pole position Jeff Hinkemeyer was second with Ricky Weiss third. Breeschoten came from the eighth spot to finish fourth and Matt Aukland rounded out the top five.

Terry Casey took control of the second heat race from the pole with Ashley Anderson running second. Tom Corcoran and Scott Greer raced side by side for the fourth spot with Corcoran picking up that position. Casey won the heat with Anderson and Larson chasing him across the line. Greer ended up in the fifth spot and would have to come through the consi to start the feature.

On the front row of the third heat race were Brad Seng and Chad Corbett. Seng grabbed the lead first with Chuckie DeSmith second and Mike Nutzmann third from the sixth spot. That is the way they would finish as Seng took the checkered flag. Tom Balcaen started fourth and finished in the same spot with James SanGrait fifth from the seventh starting spot.

Steve Laursen took the lead early in the fourth heat race with lance Mathees charging forward and picking up the second spot when Laursen took the checkered flag. Dave Mass ended up third with Ron Schreiner fourth from the sixth starting spot. Shaun Peterson rounded out the top five after starting outside the front row.

During the fifth heat race with Ryan Corbett and Dustin Hapka on the front row, Mitch Johnson charged forward from the seventh starting spot to take the checkered flag with Pat Doar following him to the front and finish second. Troy Olson started fourth and finished third with Hapka fourth and Corbett fifth.

Joey Pederson started on the pole of the sixth heat race with Jeff Provinzino outstide. Provinzino grabbed the early lead, with Pederson second and Zach Johnson third. Pederson passed Provinzino for the lead late in the race to pick up the win. Provinzino was second with Johnson third. Mike Balcaen would end up fourth after starting eighth while Don Shaw was fifth in his Seitz tribute car.

The Dash for the late models would be the nights last event and would pay the winner $920 while also drawing a card to see where all eight drivers would start the feature. With Mathees and Laursen on the front row to start the dash, Laursen would grab the leed first and finish first with Pat Doar second and Lance Mathees third. While in victory lane, Laursen was interviewed and then drew a card to see how many drivers would be inverted. Laursen drew an 8 which would put the eighth finisher, Joey Pederson on the pole for the feature and Laursen would have to start eighth.

Just before the Late Model Dash, was the Midwest Modified feature race. This had Sonstelie and Dyrdahl on the front row, with Schroeder and Strand in the second row. On the start it was Dyrdahl that would grab the lead first, but would be passed by Strand for the lead with about five laps complete. Schroeder was running strong and was third with Sonstelie fourth. Eckerdt soon moved into the fourth spot, passing Sonstelie and looked to pass Schroeder for another spot while Strand was out front. With just three laps to go, there was a caution which would reset the field for a restart. Strand and Dyrdahl were both caught up in the caution with lap traffic, but were able to keep going. On the restart, Dyrdahl caught Strand and passed him for the win on the last lap. Strand finished second with Schroeder holding off Eckerdt for the third spot. Sonstelie rounded out the top five after starting on the pole.

The Unicel Street Stock feature started twenty-four cars with Aaron Olson and Jim Geringer on the front row to bring the field around to the green flag. With two immediate cautions before a lap was complete, there was one unfortunate car that had