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Kennedy Claims Sprint Car Win

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By Mike Spieker

WEST FARGO – The Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprint Cars made their first and only appearance of the season to Red River Valley Speedway on Sunday evening during the Red River Valley Fair. A crowd of over 5,000 race fans packed the grandstand to watch twenty-two 900+ horsepower sprint cars take on the high-banked three-eighths mile clay oval.

Thomas Kennedy raced to his first career sprint car win at Red River Valley Speedway Sunday during the Red River Valley Fair.

Thomas Kennedy of Winnipeg, Manitoba claimed his first career sprint car win at Red River Valley Speedway. Kennedy, who finished second on Saturday night at Devils Lake Speedway after leading every lap but the last one, started the night by winning his heat race in convincing fashion. Kennedy’s fastest lap during his heat was just four-one-hundredths of a second off the Red River Valley Speedway track record, which was set by World of Outlaws driver Shane Stewart last August. Kennedy’s lap time of 11.996 seconds put him at an average speed of 112mph and was just the fourth sub-12 second lap ever turned on Red River Valley Speedway’s three-eighths mile configuration.

The 25-lap sprint car feature started with Jordan Graham taking the early lead over defending race winner, Wade Nygaard. Nygaard, a nine-time NOSA champion, took the lead on lap six as Kennedy followed him into second.

The NOSA Sprints give their traditional four-wide salute to the fans before their main event at Red River Valley Speedway Sunday.

On lap nine, Kennedy made a bold move to the inside of Nygaard to take the lead out of turn four in lapped traffic. Lurking in the third spot was the all-time NOSA wins leader, Mark Dobmeier. Dobmeier went after Nygaard for second, which allowed Kennedy to pull away.

Thomas Kennedy raced to his first career sprint car win at Red River Valley Speedway Sunday during the Red River Valley Fair.

Dobmeier took the spot and began reeling in Kennedy in the closing laps. With two laps to go, Kennedy and Dobmeier found themselves in heavy lapped traffic. Dobmeier drove to the inside of turn four, where he clipped an infield tire barrier, which sent his Buffalo Wild Wings No. 13 upside down. A lapped car was also collected and got upside down with Dobmeier, but both drivers were ok.

On the ensuing restart, Kennedy got a great start and drove away from Nygaard. Kennedy drove the final laps unchallenged as he cruised to the $1,200 win.

“I was racing on seven cylinders the whole race so this win feels even better,” said an elated Kennedy in victory lane.

Michael Johnson of Moorhead, Minn. picked up his first IMCA modified win of the season. Johnson led the majority of the 25-lap feature to pick up the win over Dylan Goplen, who ran a close second. The best racing on the track was back in the pack as several drivers came from deep in the field to move into the top five. Cale Arneson rounded out the podium, while Jason Strand, who started 15th, finished fourth. Casey Arneson started 13th to finish fifth, while Dale Kraling was the hard charger of the event coming from 19th to finish sixth.

Tim Estenson came from the 15th starting position to win the INEX Legends feature. Estenson held off pole sitter, Sean Johnson, for his 16th win of the season overall.

Next week at Red River Valley Speedway, Rusty Wallace will be in attendance as the grand marshall of the event.

RESULTS
NOSA Sprint Cars:
Feature: 1. 21K-Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, MB; 2. 9N-Wade Nygaard, Grand Forks, N.D.; 3. 8H-Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, N.D.; 4. 2A-Austin Pierce, Grand Forks, N.D.; 5. 4J-Lee Grosz, Harwood, N.D.

IMCA Modifieds:
Feature: 1. 84-Michael Johnson, Moorhead, Minn.; 2. 6D-Dylan Goplen, Fargo, N.D.; 3. 99-Cale Arneson, Fargo, N.D.; 4. E85-Jason Strand, Portland, N.D.; 5. 2-Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D.

INEX Legends:
Feature: 1. 14T-Tim Estenson, Fargo, N.D.; 2. 58-Sean Johnson, Kindred, N.D.; 3. 5D8-Dylan Johnson, Durbin, N.D.; 4. 79-Scott Richardson, Pelican Rapids, Minn.; 5. 72-Tye Wilke, Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Dave Shipley claims Red River Valley Speedway modified track championship

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Dave Shipley scored the 2017 Red River Valley Speedway IMCA modified track championship (Photo courtesy Speedway Shots)

By Mike Spieker

WEST FARGO – Friday night’s season championship at Red River Valley Speedway was washed out due to rain, bringing an end to the regular season. As a result, Dave Shipley of Fargo was crowned the 2017 IMCA modified track champion.

Shipley took the title by 18 points over Hickson’s Tyler Peterson. Rob VanMil, Rich Pavlicek, and Michael Greseth rounded out the top five in points.

Shipley recorded two wins at the three-eighths mile dirt oval in 2017. Dale Kraling and Greseth also scored a pair of wins, while Austin Arneson led all drivers with five victories this season. A total of 65 different drivers competed in modified division this season; the most among all five weekly divisions.

Jesse Skalicky picked up his second consecutive IMCA Sport Mod track championship. The Fargo driver dominated the wins category with eight triumphs on the season. Chris VanMil finished second in points, 14 markers behind Skalicky, with two wins on the season. Kelly Jacobson, Luke Johnson and Matt Talley rounded out the top five.

Brandon Schmidt and Tim Church had some of the best battles seen all season long at Red River Valley Speedway in the IMCA hobby stock division. In the end, Schmidt took the hobby stock championship by 27 points over Church. Schmidt led the class with four wins to Church’s and Tim Shiek’s three wins. Eric Novacek, Alyssa White, and Shiek rounded out the top five in points.

The IMCA stock cars were the most competitive class of the season, with eight different drivers parking in victory lane over the course of the season. Consistency was the key for Kelly Jacobson as his 10 top fives pushed him atop the standings. Tim Compson, Rick Schulz, John Sandvig, and Duffy Froemke, who led the division with three wins, rounded out the top five in points.

All season long the INEX legends were dominated by 15-year-old Tim Estenson. Estenson of Fargo won exactly half of the races with seven victories. He took the points title over Tye Wilke, Kaitlyn Skalicky, Dean Julsrud, and Andrew Jochim.

Red River Valley Speedway’s 50th anniversary wraps up with the two-night INEX Legends Nationals. The country’s top legends drivers will be going up against the stout local competition for their biggest race of the year. IMCA Modifieds, Sport Mods, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks will also be in action both nights.

Schatz Cruises to Late Model win

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Donny Schatz celebrates the NLRA late model win Wednesday in front his hometown fans at Red River Valley Speedway.

By Mike Spieker

WEST FARGO – Just four days after racing with the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars at Red River Valley Speedway, Donny Schatz was back at it Wednesday night behind the wheel of his No. 15 NLRA late model.

After finishing fifth with the Outlaws on Saturday, Schatz was hungry for a win at his hometrack.

And he got it.

The Fargo driver started on the outside of the front row for the feature after winning his heat race earlier in the night, but fell back into the second spot on the opening lap.

“[Ricky Weiss] is really good and I thought it would take getting into lapped traffic to get by him,” said Schatz of the early race leader, Weiss, a four-time Wissota late model national champion. “We were able to get him in open track. It’s always a good thing when you are able to make a guy move his line when he sees you, which allows you to move yours and do what you need to do.”

Schatz took the lead from Weiss on lap four using the inside groove of turns one and two. Once out front, Schatz quickly encountered lapped traffic, but he was still able to extend his advantage over Weiss.

“Lapped traffic is what you look forward to if you’re running second or third in hopes that the leader makes mistakes,” he said. “But I get to race in lapped traffic everyday with the World of Outlaws, which might give me a little bit of an advantage over some of these guys. I just try not to slow down for lapped traffic, but these cars are just so much different than what I’m used to in a sprint car. It’s fun to get in lapped traffic because those guys force you to do different things that you normally wouldn’t do because you’re in that position.”

In what was a caution-free 25 lap feature, Schatz ran away with the show, boasting nearly a half lap lead over Weiss in the final stages. Schatz lapped up to seventh place in the 23-car field as he took the checkers.

The win marked Schatz’s third NLRA late model win in less than a week’s time. The eight-time and defending World of Outlaws champion also scored wins at Red River Co-op Speedway in Winnipeg on August 17th and at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks on August 18th.

Michael Greseth backed up his IMCA modified win on Sunday at Buffalo River Race Park with another dominating performance at Red River Valley Speedway. The Harwood driver jumped into the lead in the early going of the 20 lap affair from the third starting position and held off Hickson’s Tyler Peterson after a restart with four to go. The win was Greseth’s fourth of the season overall.

Fargo’s Jesse Skalicky recorded his eighth IMCA sportmod win of the season at Red River Valley Speedway and 14th win overall. Skalicky led all 16 laps and took the win over Scott Jacobson, Kelly Jacobson, Chris VanMil, who started 17th, and Charlie Jensen.

Tim Estenson started from the pole of the INEX legends feature and rolled to his 18th win of the season. Tim Church picked up the IMCA hobby stock victory.

The regular season at Red River Valley Speedway concludes on Friday with season championship night. IMCA modifieds, sportmods, hobby stocks, stock cars and INEX legends will all be in action. Green flag drops at 7pm.

Donny Schatz flies into turn three enroute to a NLRA late model heat win at Red River Valley Speedway.

The NLRA rumble returns to Red River Valley Speedway tonight!

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By Mike Spieker

WEST FARGO, N.D. (August 23, 2017) – Tonight, Red River Valley Speedway plays host to the best Late Model drivers in the upper Midwest as the Northern Late Model Racing Association (NLRA) takes on the semi-banked three-eighths mile clay oval. The event, which is presented by The Forum, Bernie’s Wine & Liquor, Corwin Automotive, and Inland Truck Parts & Service, will mark the first and only appearance of the season by the 650+ horsepower, full bodied machines.

Four-time WISSOTA Late Model national champion, Ricky Weiss, will bring in a 68 point lead over three-time and defending NLRA champion, Brad Seng. Weiss, perhaps, is one of the drivers that brings in the most experience on Red River Valley Speedway’s three-eighths mile configuration. The Headingly, MB driver leads all drivers with four career wins on the smaller racing surface, dating back to 2010.

On the other side of the coin, Seng comes into the midweek special with the most momentum. The driver of the S&S Transport No. 12S is the latest winner on the NLRA tour after picking up the win on Saturday at Devils Lake Speedway. The win, which was his fourth of the season, propelled him past Dustin Strand in the points into second.

The NLRA had a pair of dates on the Red River Valley Speedway schedule in 2016 and saw two different winners park in KRJB 106.5FM Victory Lane. Hometown driver Cole Schill claimed the first win of the season in front of a large contingent of family, friends and fans after holding off Seng in the closing laps.

Strand won the second NLRA show in 2016 in a dominating performance in front of nearly 6,500 race fans during the Red River Valley Fair.

Schill won’t be the only hometown driver in the field. The event will also be a homecoming for West Fargo driver, Jeff Hapala. Hapala has also seen victory lane at Red River Valley Speedway’s three-eighths mile, with wins in 2010 and 2012 in the WISSOTA Super Stock division. Hapala also recorded a runner-up finish in the Super Stock points in 2012.

The third West Fargo driver joining the field this evening will be none other than eight-time and defending World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion, Donny Schatz. After claiming NLRA wins at Red River Co-op Speedway in Winnipeg and River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks last week, Schatz will be looking for his third win in as many races at the track he calls home.

Meet & Greet:

NLRA drivers Donny Schatz, Brad Seng, Dustin Strand and Cole Schill will be signing autographs, handing out driver cards, and taking pictures in front of the grandstands this evening from 6:00-6:30pm.

NLRA Notebook:

Previous NLRA Feature Winners at the Red River Valley Speedway:

2016 – Cole Schill on June 24; Dustin Strand on July 17

2012 – Marshall Fegers on May 5; Matt Aukland on June 20; Dustin Strand on August 25

2011 – Jake Redetzke on June 23; Corey Seckerson on August 17

2010 – Chad Becker on July 14

2009 – Brad Seng on June 20

 

Red River Valley Speedway Late Model Wins List on 3/8th Mile (2010-2017):

  1. Ricky Weiss: 4
  2. Dustin Strand: 3
  3. Cole Schill: 2
  4. Jeremy Keller: 2
  5. Cody Skytland: 2
  6. Matt Aukland: 2
  7. Mike Balcaen: 1
  8. Brad Seng 1
  9. Zach Johnson: 1
  10. Harold Schill: 1
  11. Chad Becker: 1
  12. Corey Seckerson: 1
  13. Jake Redetzke: 1
  14. Marshall Fegers: 1

CAR SHOW PLUS NLRA LATE MODELS: Wednesday, August 23

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Do you have a classic car or hot rod that you’d like to show off? Bring it to the races!
– Setup will be from 4:30pm to 5pm in the Grandstands parking lot.
– Car show will be from 5pm to 7pm
– 7pm – Races

*The NLRA Late Models will headline the night of racing. See World of Outlaws Sprint Car champion Donny Schatz wheel his #15 Late Model!

Picture Courtesy: www.donnyschatzmotorsports.com

* We will have a meet and greet with NLRA Late Model drivers Donny Schatz, Brad Seng, Dustin Strand, and Cole Schill in Victory Lane from 6:00pm – 6:30pm. Meet the drivers and get autographs!

* COLLEGE STUDENTS: Get into the races for only $5! (Present your current college ID at the ticket window)

 

Wednesday, August 23rd Sponsors: The Forum, Inland Truck Parts & Service, Corwin, Bernie’s Wines & Liquors

Racing divisions this week:
NLRA Late Models
All Finish Concrete IMCA Modifieds
Eide Bailly IMCA Sport Mods
A Transmission City IMCA Hobby Stocks
Petermann Seeds INEX Legends
*NO STOCK CARS

Times:
Pit Gates Open: 4:30pm
Grandstands Open: 5:30pm
Draw Cutoff: 6:30pm
Racing Starts: 7:00pm

Grandstand Admission:
Adults: $13
Ages 6 – 12: $5
5 & Under: FREE
College Students: $5 (With current college ID)

Buy discounted tickets online:

Advanced discounted ticket location:
Performance Auto – 3401 1/2 Interstate Blvd – Fargo, ND

Buy World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series “Duel in the Dakotas” tickets:

We’ll have:
– The HotSpring Spas & Pool Tables Duck Toss
– The Nugget Vending Candy Toss
– The Fast Lane Car Wash T-shirt cannon
– 50/50 Tickets
– Red River Valley Speedway apparel
– Delicious concession food & ice-cold beverages

Listen LIVE:
Can’t make it to the race? Tune-in to 106.5 KRJB for LIVE racing coverage. You can also listen online at: www.rjbroadcasting.com
Pre-race coverage begins at 6:45pm.

Social Media:
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Text Alerts:
Text the keyword “Stagger” to 84483

Red River Valley Speedway:
1805 Main Avenue West – West Fargo, ND

Lodging:
La Quinta Inn & Suites
2355 46th St South
Fargo, ND 58104
Call: 1-701-499-2000

Rob VanMil Doubles Down

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Photo: Rob VanMil drove to two IMCA stock car feature wins Friday night at Red River Valley Speedway
(Photo Courtesy: Speedway Shots)

By Mike Spieker

WEST FARGO – It was a big night of racing Friday at Red River Valley Speedway as Rob-See-Co, Titan Machinery, and Steffes presented the night’s action.

Rob VanMil of Barnesville swept the Audio Garage IMCA stock car action to highlight a great night of racing Friday evening at Red River Valley Speedway. VanMil, of Barnesville, Minn., began the night by claiming the King Pin Klash make-up feature that was postponed due to rain last Friday.

In the regularly scheduled feature, Horace’s Rick Schulz jumped out to the early lead and paced the field until five to go. That’s when eighth place starter, VanMil, chased down Schulz to steal the lead. Once out front, VanMil put his No. 40 machine on cruise control as he picked up the win by nearly two full seconds.

“The car has been awesome. I just have to thank my dad for giving me this opportunity,” said VanMil in victory lane. VanMil has been driving his father’s, Corey, stock car for the past couple weeks at the area race tracks. “I couldn’t gain any ground (on Schulz) so I decided to go to the top side to get some momentum going,” he said of his pass for the lead.

Tailin Tommerdahl took the lead on the opening lap of the All Finish Concrete IMCA modified feature. Tommerdahl paced the field for the first four circuits until last Sunday’s winner at Buffalo River Race Park, “Magic” Mike Johnson, took the point.

Within a couple laps, Johnson had his hands full with Michael Greseth. Greseth took the spot on lap five, but Johnson battled back up top to regain the position on lap eight.

Dave Shipley entered the fray inside 10 to go as Johnson and Greseth encountered lapped traffic. With seven to go, Shipley made a move which catapulted him into the lead. From there, the driver of the Dakota Cat No. 72 held on to take his second RRVS win of the season.

Billy Vogel claimed the modified make-up feature.

An early race charge by Fargo’s Kelly Jacobson put him in solid position to win the Eide Bailly IMCA Sport Mod feature. Jacobson charged from ninth to first in just two laps.

A restart with 10 to go led to a three wide battle for the runner-up spot between Luke Johnson, Kelly’s father Scott Jacobson, and Thursday night’s winner at Norman County Raceway in Ada, Minn., Jesse Skalicky.

Johnson won the battle for second and gave Jacobson a run for his money in the final laps, but came up short at Jacobson raced to his second win of the season.

Fifteen-year-old Tim Estenson scored his 15th win of the season in the Petermann Seed INEX legends. The young up-and-comer from Fargo drove his way from the 10th starting position into the lead in just nine laps. From there he drove away from Tye Wilke and Scott Richardson, who finished second and third, respectively.

Andrew Bertsch backed up his win the previous night at Norman County Raceway. Bertsch took the lead on lap four of the A Transmission City IMCA hobby stock Mid-Summer Shootout, presented by Schmidt and Sons Construction and Collins Brothers Towing, and held off Austin Jahnz to score the $500 win.

Racing continues next Wednesday night, featuring the NLRA Late Models.

RESULTS:
All Finish Concrete IMCA Modifieds
A Feature 1: 1. 72-Dave Shipley, [12]; 2. 84-Michael Johnson, [3]; 3. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, [11]; 4. 17G-Michael Greseth, [10]; 5. 4V-Billy Vogel, [8]; 6. 4D-Rob VanMil, [7]; 7. 7-Dale Kraling, [9]; 8. 38-Tailin Tommerdahl, [2]; 9. 17-Rich Pavlicek, [6]; 10. 88B-Brady Petermann, [4]; 11. 51T-Tim Thomas, [13]; 12. E85-Jason Strand, [14]; 13. 86C-Darren Pfau, [5]; 14. 98-John Nord, [17]; 15. 10-Cale Arneson, [15]; 16. 4500-Cody Peterson, [16]; 17. 7B-Bryce Bjerken, [18]; 18. 12C-Nickolis Curtis, [20]; 19. 52-Brennan Borg, [21]; 20. 5-Justin Bieber, [19]; 21. 191-Bryce Bjerke, [1]; 22. K9-Tom Cummings, [22]
Heat 1: 1. 17G-Michael Greseth, [6]; 2. 17-Rich Pavlicek, [4]; 3. 4V-Billy Vogel, [5]; 4. 84-Michael Johnson, [3]; 5. 51T-Tim Thomas, [8]; 6. 4500-Cody Peterson, [2]; 7. 5-Justin Bieber, [7]; 8. K9-Tom Cummings, [1]
Heat 2: 1. 88B-Brady Petermann, [3]; 2. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, [6]; 3. 4D-Rob VanMil, [4]; 4. 191-Bryce Bjerke, [2]; 5. E85-Jason Strand, [5]; 6. 98-John Nord, [7]; 7. 12C-Nickolis Curtis, [1]
Heat 3: 1. 72-Dave Shipley, [6]; 2. 86C-Darren Pfau, [3]; 3. 7-Dale Kraling, [5]; 4. 38-Tailin Tommerdahl, [2]; 5. 10-Cale Arneson, [4]; 6. 7B-Bryce Bjerken, [7]; 7. 52-Brennan Borg, [1]

Eide Bailly IMCA Sport Mods
A Feature 1: 1. 51-Kelly Jacobson, [9]; 2. 8J-Luke Johnson, [11]; 3. 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [12]; 4. 44D-Chris VanMil, [10]; 5. 5-Scott Jacobson, [5]; 6. 19C-Dustin Hartwig, [3]; 7. 5T-Matt Talley, [17]; 8. 55-Kenneth Bye, [2]; 9. 77-Charles Jensen, [8]; 10. 76-Reile Sailer, [6]; 11. 6-Austin Veralrud, [18]; 12. 8-Billy Michaelsohn, [4]; 13. 12T-Brandon Tendeland, [15]; 14. 15-Matthew Clark, [16]; 15. 89-Jeff Bieber, [13]; 16. 47-Kreig Kasin, [19]; 17. (DNF) 1RM-Taylor Grove, [7]; 18. (DNF) 22-Vince Jegtvig, [14]; 19. (DNF) 13C-Paul Colvin, [1]
Heat 1: 1. 19C-Dustin Hartwig, [2]; 2. 1RM-Taylor Grove, [4]; 3. 44D-Chris VanMil, [6]; 4. 77-Charles Jensen, [5]; 5. 89-Jeff Bieber, [7]; 6. 15-Matthew Clark, [1]; 7. 47-Kreig Kasin, [3]
Heat 2: 1. 5-Scott Jacobson, [3]; 2. 8J-Luke Johnson, [6]; 3. 8-Billy Michaelsohn, [2]; 4. 13C-Paul Colvin, [1]; 5. 22-Vince Jegtvig, [4]; 6. 5T-Matt Talley, [5]
Heat 3: 1. 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [6]; 2. 51-Kelly Jacobson, [5]; 3. 55-Kenneth Bye, [1]; 4. 76-Reile Sailer, [3]; 5. 12T-Brandon Tendeland, [2]; 6. 6-Austin Veralrud, [4]

A Transmission City IMCA Hobby Stocks
A Feature 1: 1. 146-Andrew Bertsch, [4]; 2. 32J-Austin Jahnz, [3]; 3. 219-Brandon Schmidt, [8]; 4. 5G-Tim Gonska, [10]; 5. 37N-Nick Nelson, [6]; 6. 52X-Joe Gonska, [2]; 7. 31X-Tim Shiek, [12]; 8. 9-Torey Fischer, [5]; 9. 211-Joe Schrodt, [16]; 10. 06-Clint Hudkins, [14]; 11. 73-Maranda Borg, [17]; 12. 069-Kalvin Kesselberg, [15]; 13. 32-Wes Jahnz, [9]; 14. 35W-Phillip Witt, [11]; 15. 106-Eric Novacek, [1]; 16. 21-Tim Church, [7]; 17. (DNF) 14-Alyssa White, [13]
Heat 1: 1. 32J-Austin Jahnz, [1]; 2. 219-Brandon Schmidt, [6]; 3. 32-Wes Jahnz, [7]; 4. 37N-Nick Nelson, [8]; 5. 106-Eric Novacek, [3]; 6. 35W-Phillip Witt, [2]; 7. 14-Alyssa White, [4]; 8. (DNF) 069-Kalvin Kesselberg, [5]
Heat 2: 1. 146-Andrew Bertsch, [5]; 2. 21-Tim Church, [1]; 3. 5G-Tim Gonska, [7]; 4. 52X-Joe Gonska, [4]; 5. 9-Torey Fischer, [2]; 6. 31X-Tim Shiek, [8]; 7. 06-Clint Hudkins, [3]; 8. 211-Joe Schrodt, [6]; 9. 73-Maranda Borg, [9]

The Audio Garage IMCA Stock Cars
A Feature 1: 1. 40-Rob VanMil, [8]; 2. 4-Rick Schulz, [5]; 3. 99M-Kevin Mattox, [7]; 4. 87-Eric Harpole, [6]; 5. 1-Kelly Jacobson, [4]; 6. 28M-Keith Mattox, [11]; 7. 76-Bob Fuegmann, [9]; 8. 12-Rob Stenvold, [10]; 9. 76Z-John Sandvig, [1]; 10. 72-Adam Geist, [12]; 11. (DNF) 49-Tim Compson, [2]; 12. (DNF) 82-MIke Anderson, [3]
Heat 1: 1. 76-Bob Fuegmann, [6]; 2. 49-Tim Compson, [2]; 3. 1-Kelly Jacobson, [3]; 4. 76Z-John Sandvig, [1]; 5. 87-Eric Harpole, [4]; 6. 28M-Keith Mattox, [5]
Heat 2: 1. 82-MIke Anderson, [2]; 2. 99M-Kevin Mattox, [4]; 3. 40-Rob VanMil, [5]; 4. 4-Rick Schulz, [3]; 5. 12-Rob Stenvold, [6]; 6. 72-Adam Geist, [1]

Petermann Seeds INEX Legends
A Feature 1: 1. 14T-Tim Estenson, [10]; 2. 72-Tye Wilke, [8]; 3. 79-Scott Richardson, [5]; 4. D1RT-Tony Brockhouse, [6]; 5. 5-Dean Julsrud, [7]; 6. 8JR-Kaitlyn Skalicky, [9]; 7. 29-Brandon Erickson, [12]; 8. 20-Alex Braseth, [2]; 9. 29B-Ryan Braseth, [11]; 10. B1-Brody Carlsrud, [1]; 11. 24-Shaun Erickson, [14]; 12. (DNF) 5D8-Dylan Johnson, [3]; 13. (DNF) 69-Brian Hanson, [4]; 14. (DNF) 77-Tony Jagoditsh, [13]
Heat 1: 1. 14T-Tim Estenson, [6]; 2. 72-Tye Wilke, [5]; 3. 5D8-Dylan Johnson, [3]; 4. 79-Scott Richardson, [4]; 5. B1-Brody Carlsrud, [1]; 6. 29B-Ryan Braseth, [2]; 7. 77-Tony Jagoditsh, [7]
Heat 2: 1. 5-Dean Julsrud, [4]; 2. 20-Alex Braseth, [2]; 3. 8JR-Kaitlyn Skalicky, [5]; 4. 69-Brian Hanson, [3]; 5. D1RT-Tony Brockhouse, [7]; 6. 29-Brandon Erickson, [6]; 7. 24-Shaun Erickson, [1]

VanMil Steals Sport Mod Win at Red River Valley Speedway

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Chris VanMil (44D) takes the lead away from Luke Johnson (8J) in the late stages of the IMCA Sport Mod feature Friday at Red River Valley Speedway.
Photo Courtesy: Speedway Shots

By Mike Spieker

WEST FARGO – Red River Valley Speedway’s Friday night racing roared back to life after a ttwo-week hiatus last night at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds, presented by The Bowler, Casey’s General Stores, and M&J Auto Parts. The night, which featured the Audio Garage IMCA stock car King Pin Klash special, was cut short due to rain just as the stock cars took to the track for their main event.

As a result, double features for the stock cars and the All Finish Concrete IMCA modifieds will highlight a big night of racing next Friday, July 28th.

The three divisions that were able to complete their features, displayed compelling racing around the smooth, dry-slick track surface.

It looked as though Luke Johnson had his seventh overall win of the season in hand in the closing laps of the Eide Bailly IMCA Sport Mod feature. Johnson took the lead from veteran driver Scott Jacobson with eight laps to go before pulling out to a seven car length advantage over the field.

Barnesville’s Chris VanMil found in his groove in the late going, however, and used the middle groove on the three-eighths mile dirt oval to erase Johnson’s lead. With four circuits remaining, VanMil ducked to the inside of Johnson in turn one to grab the top spot.

“A couple laps before the last caution I figured out that I could run through the middle and I knew Luke (Johnson) would stay up on the top,” said VanMil after the race. “I just had to be patient. I could dive into turn three really hard and make up a lot of ground. I just kept doing that and finally reeled him in.”

VanMil then drove away from Johnson to claim his second win at RRVS and fourth overall.

“I feels really good to get a win tonight,” VanMil continued. “I went to Brainerd (North Central Speedway) and tried some different things with the setup. I hit on something there and tried it out here tonight and it worked great.”

Jeff Hooker of Minot put on an impressive drive from 12th to finish in the runner-up spot.

Another Barnesville driver found KRJB 106.5FM Victory Lane later in the evening as Josh Julsrud picked up the Petermann Seed INEX legend feature win. Julsrud methodically drove through the pack from his 11th starting position

The A Transmission City IMCA hobby stock feature went to Tim Shiek of Fargo. With three laps to go, Shiek, Brandon Schmidt and Tim Church went three wide for the lead exiting turn four. The trio made contact, which resulted in Shiek spinning in turn one.

Schmidt was charged for the caution but rallied back to finish fourth. Shiek then held off Church in the final laps to collect his third win of the season.

When racing continues next Friday night, 41-year racing veteran and fan favorite John Corell of Jamestown will lead the field of IMCA Modifieds to the green flag with Fargo’s Billy Vogel to his outside on the front row.

Rick Schulz’s self-built engine and Tim Compson’s Mopar will make up the front row for the stock car’s make-up feature.

Summary:

All Finish Concrete IMCA Modifieds:
Heat 1: 1. 84-Michael Johnson, [4]; 2. 5-John Correll, [2]; 3. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, [7]; 4. 4D-Rob VanMil, [5]; 5. 86C-Darren Pfau, [6]; 6. 88B-Brady Petermann, [8]; 7. 4500-Cody Peterson, [3]; 8. K9-Tom Cummings, [1]

Heat 2: 1. 4V-Billy Vogel, [2]; 2. 99-Cale Arneson, [4]; 3. 17-Rich Pavlicek, [5]; 4. 38-Tailin Tommerdahl, [3]; 5. 7-Dale Kraling, [6]; 6. 72-Dave Shipley, [7]; 7. 191-Bryce Bjerke, [8]; 8. 12C-Nickolis Curtis, [1]

A Transmission City IMCA Hobby Stocks
A Feature 1: 1. 31X-Tim Shiek, [4]; 2. 21-Tim Church, [5]; 3. 37N-Nick Nelson, [2]; 4. 219-Brandon Schmidt, [3]; 5. 14-Alyssa White, [1]; 6. 106-Eric Novacek, [8]; 7. (DNF) 35W-Phillip Witt, [6]; 8. (DNF) 069-Kalvin Kesselberg, [7]

Heat 1: 1. 219-Brandon Schmidt, [5]; 2. 31X-Tim Shiek, [6]; 3. 37N-Nick Nelson, [4]; 4. 21-Tim Church, [7]; 5. 14-Alyssa White, [3]; 6. 35W-Phillip Witt, [1]; 7. 069-Kalvin Kesselberg, [8]; 8. 106-Eric Novacek, [2]

Eide Bailly IMCA SportMods
A Feature 1: 1. 44D-Chris VanMil, [8]; 2. 7X-Jeff Hooker, [12]; 3. 8J-Luke Johnson, [10]; 4. 5-Scott Jacobson, [1]; 5. 5T-Matt Talley, [7]; 6. 51-Kelly Jacobson, [9]; 7. 8-Billy Michaelsohn, [2]; 8. 76-Reile Sailer, [15]; 9. 19C-Dustin Hartwig, [3]; 10. 55-Kenneth Bye, [18]; 11. 12T-Brandon Tendeland, [4]; 12. 6-Austin Veralrud, [6]; 13. 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [11]; 14. 15-Matthew Clark, [13]; 15. (DNF) 21K-Kyle Krogh, [5]; 16. (DNF) 22-Vince Jegtvig, [14]; 17. (DNF) 77-Charles Jensen, [16]; 18. (DNF) 86C-Travis Pfau, [17]; (DNS) 22S-Brian Schaffer,

Heat 1: 1. 8J-Luke Johnson, [5]; 2. 5-Scott Jacobson, [1]; 3. 6-Austin Veralrud, [3]; 4. 12T-Brandon Tendeland, [7]; 5. 15-Matthew Clark, [2]; 6. 77-Charles Jensen, [4]; 7. (DNF) 22S-Brian Schaffer, [6]

Heat 2: 1. 44D-Chris VanMil, [5]; 2. 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [6]; 3. 21K-Kyle Krogh, [3]; 4. 19C-Dustin Hartwig, [2]; 5. 22-Vince Jegtvig, [4]; 6. 86C-Travis Pfau, [1]

Heat 3: 1. 5T-Matt Talley, [4]; 2. 7X-Jeff Hooker, [6]; 3. 51-Kelly Jacobson, [5]; 4. 8-Billy Michaelsohn, [1]; 5. 76-Reile Sailer, [3]; 6. 55-Kenneth Bye, [2]

Petermann Seed INEX Legends:
A Feature 1: 1. 18-Joshua Julsrud, [11]; 2. 1-Steven Kuntz, [1]; 3. 20-Alex Braseth, [3]; 4. 14T-Tim Estenson, [17]; 5. 58-Sean Johnson, [4]; 6. 8JR-Kaitlyn Skalicky, [9]; 7. 21-Andrew Jochim, [12]; 8. 5-Dean Julsrud, [10]; 9. 15-Mariah Henriksen, [8]; 10. 72-Tye Wilke, [15]; 11. 69-Brian Hanson, [6]; 12. D1RT-Tony Brockhouse, [7]; 13. 29B-Ryan Braseth, [13]; 14. 5D8-Dylan Johnson, [5]; 15. 38-Andrew Sommerfeld, [19]; 16. 7-Cade Sogge, [16]; 17. B1-Brody Carlsrud, [14]; 18. 79-Jacob Aldrich, [2]; 19. 24-Shaun Erickson, [18]

Heat 1: 1. 1-Steven Kuntz, [1]; 2. 18-Joshua Julsrud, [6]; 3. 69-Brian Hanson, [4]; 4. 8JR-Kaitlyn Skalicky, [5]; 5. 29B-Ryan Braseth, [2]; 6. 7-Cade Sogge, [3]; 7. 38-Andrew Sommerfeld, [7]

Heat 2: 1. D1RT-Tony Brockhouse, [6]; 2. 5-Dean Julsrud, [4]; 3. 58-Sean Johnson, [3]; 4. 79-Jacob Aldrich, [2]; 5. B1-Brody Carlsrud, [1]; 6. 14T-Tim Estenson, [5]

Heat 3: 1. 21-Andrew Jochim, [6]; 2. 15-Mariah Henriksen, [4]; 3. 5D8-Dylan Johnson, [3]; 4. 20-Alex Braseth, [2]; 5. 72-Tye Wilke, [5]; 6. 24-Shaun Erickson, [1]

Audio Garage IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1: 1. 4-Rick Schulz, [2]; 2. 40-Rob VanMil, [5]; 3. 49-Tim Compson, [1]; 4. 1-Kelly Jacobson, [3]; 5. 76Z-John Sandvig, [4]

Nygaard Nets Sprint Car Win at Red River Valley Speedway

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Wade Nygaard drives in front of an estimated 6,000 people while leading the NOSA sprint car feature Sunday at RRVS. (Photo Credit: Speedway Shots)

By Mike Spieker

WEST FARGO – Wade Nygaard picked up his 261st career sprint car win Sunday evening at Red River Valley Speedway during the Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprint Car special. The Grand Forks driver held off perennial frontrunners Thomas Kennedy and Austin Pierce en route to his first win on Red River Valley Speedway’s three-eighths mile configuration.

Nygaard powered by front row starters Jade Hastings and Jackson Moffett on the opening lap to secure the lead, as Pierce and Kennedy followed in his tracks.

A pair of incidents slowed the field in the first 10 laps, one of which brought out the red flag for Sam Miller, who got upside down.

On the lap eight restart, Kennedy maneuvered around Pierce to secure the runner-up spot. With Nygaard in his crosshairs, Kennedy looked to close in on the nine-time and defending Northern Outlaw Sprint Association (NOSA) champion.

Nygaard kept Kennedy at bay until the closing stages, when Kennedy placed a bid for the lead with four to go. Kennedy got a run on Nygaard down the front straightaway and tried to drive around the outside of him in turns one and two. Nygaard kept his foot pegged to the floor, however, as the two banged wheels exiting the corner.

Nygaard regained the lead down the backstretch as Kennedy regrouped for one last charge.

Nygaard was too fast for Kennedy in final laps and cruised to the win.

“That was a fun race,” said Nygaard in victory lane. “We were beating and banging on each other there a little bit. I just had to keep the car in the rubber on the track. Kennedy found the rubber first, but once I got in it I was able to hold him off.”

Dale Kraling backed up his IMCA Modified win Thursday night at Norman County Raceway in Ada, Minn as he parked in KRJB 106.5FM Victory Lane. Kraling led all 20 trips around to claim his first feature win of the season at Red River Valley Speedway and third overall. Fargo’s Austin Arneson was the hard charger of the race, advancing from 14th to second. He was followed to the checkers by his brother, Cale Arneson, as Michael Greseth and Bryce Borgen rounded out the top five.

Dale Kraling cruised to the IMCA Modified feature win Sunday at Red River Valley Speedway. (Photo Credit: Speedway Shots)

Tim Estenson drove away with his 13th win of the season in the INEX legends. The 15-year-old Fargo driver started fourth on the grid but managed to take the lead on lap three before driving away from the field.

Racing continues next Friday night at Red River Valley Speedway, featuring the King Pin Stock Car Klash. Racing begins at 7pm.

RESULTS:
NOSA Sprint Cars:
Feature – 1. Wade Nygaard; 2. Thomas Kennedy; 3. Austin Pierce; 4. Nick Omdahl; 5. Ryan Bickett

IMCA Modifieds:
Feature – 1. Dale Kraling; 2. Austin Arneson; 3. Cale Arneson; 4. Michael Greseth; 5. Bryce Borgen

INEX Legends:
Feature – 1. Tim Estenson; 2. Josh Julsrud; 3. Donavin Wiest; 4. Andrew Jochim; 5. Mariah Hendriksen

Wade Nygaard picked up the NOSA sprint car feature win Sunday at Red River Valley Speedway. (Photo Credit: Speedway Shots)

 

Wade Nygaard (9N) and Thomas Kennedy (21K) race for the lead during the NOSA sprint car feature. (Photo Credit: Speedway Shots)

Sprint Cars Highlight Fair Special at Red River Valley Speedway

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By Mike Spieker

WEST FARGO – Sunday evening the Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA sprint cars make their first and only appearance of 2017 at Red River Valley Speedway. The 410 cubic inch (c.i.) winged sprint cars always bring in the biggest names in sprint car racing in the upper Midwest, including Grand Forks’ Wade Nygaard.

Nygaard, who is the nine-time and defending NOSA sprint car champion, has countless wins at Red River Valley Speedway’s half-mile configuration but says the newer three-eighths mile layout evens up the playing field.

“All the miles I’ve put on at Red River Valley Speedway were on the big track so it’s a bit of an adjustment now racing on the smaller track,” said Nygaard, who has over 250 wins tallied over a 27 year career. “I bet I don’t have any more laps around the three-eighths mile than anybody else.”

Back when Red River Valley Speedway hosted weekly 360c.i. sprint car racing, Nygaard competed regularly in his Auto Finance Super Center No. 9N machine and had built up a big fanbase in the process.

“It’s going to be nice to get to see some of my old friends and fans who don’t get to make it to the races much in Grand Forks,” Nygaard continued. “It would be great to cap off the night with a trip to victory lane.”

Among the strong contingent of talent is Harwood’s Lee Grosz.

Grosz travels the Midwest competing in events from Nebraska to Iowa, and all through South Dakota. Sunday will be a homecoming for Grosz, as he will also get to compete in front of family and friends.

“I’m really looking forward to getting back to Red River Valley Speedway,” said Grosz, who just picked up a feature win in Jackson, Minn. last Saturday. “We don’t race around the area much so to be able to race in my hometown is going to be really special. I’ve had this one circled on the calendar all year. It’s always fun to be racing in front of your family, friends, and sponsors.”

Despite running a smaller 360c.i. motor against the bigger 410c.i. powerplants of the NOSA sprints, Grosz is still a favorite each time his No. 4J enters the pit area. Grosz last topped the NOSA sprints in 2013 at Norman County Raceway in Ada, Minn. In his only appearance against the NOSA sprints in 2017, Grosz charged to a solid eighth place finish at Norman County Raceway on June 22nd.

Racing starts at 6pm Sunday at Red River Valley Speedway. The race is free to attend after purchasing a Red River Valley Fair gate admission. The IMCA Modifieds will be co-headlining the event with the NOSA Sprints.

Kraling picks up win at Red River Valley Speedway

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By Mike Spieker

WEST FARGO—Veteran modified driver Dale Kraling picked up his first win on Red River Valley Speedway’s three-eighths mile track Friday night.

The Mayville, N.D., driver, who has countless wins on the old half-mile, started sixth on the field before taking second from Tim Thomas on just the second circuit. Last Sunday night’s winner at Buffalo River Race Park, Michael Greseth followed Kraling into the third spot with five laps in the books.

In a matter of four laps, Kraling erased pole position starter, Michael Johnson’s, advantage as the race for the lead was on. Kraling took the top spot as the lead duo entered lapped traffic.

Once out front, Kraling was gone.

The driver of the No. 7 Modified checked out from the rest of the field, taking the win by a staggering five-and-a-half second. In the process, Kraling lapped up to eighth.

Johnson, Darren Pfau, Greseth, and Thursday night’s winner at Norman County Raceway, Tyler Peterson, rounded out the top five.

After a three-wide pass for the lead, Luke Johnson of Moorhead controlled the pace of the IMCA Sport Mod main event. Johnson got by Dustin Hartwig and Kenneth Bye before opening up a sizable advantage over second place.

In the late going, 10th place starter, Jesse Skalicky, moved into second, but he didn’t have enough time to reel in Johnson. The win was Johnson’s second at RRVS of the season and seventh overall.

With four laps remaining in the IMCA stock car feature, Rich Schulz stole the lead from Bismarck’s Eric Harpole. Schulz utilized the low groove exiting turn two to get by Harpole and distance himself from the field. The win marked Schulz’s second of the season at RRVS.

Troy Hoff scored his first win of the season at RRVS in the INEX Legends. The driver hailing from Flasher started on the pole and held off a hard charging Tim Estenson in the closing laps to record his eighth overall win of 2017.

Tim Church picked up his seventh win of 2017 in the IMCA hobby stocks. The driver out of Moorhead grabbed the lead away from Tim Shiek with seven laps to go before cruising to KRJB 106.5FM Victory Lane.

RESULTS

Modifieds
Feature: 1. Dale Kraling, Mayville, N.D. 2. Michael Johnson, Moorhead. 3. Darren Pfau, Fargo. 4. Michael Greseth, Harwood, N.D. 5. Tyler Peterson, Hickson, N.D.

Sport Mods
Feature: 1. Luke Johnson, Moorhead. 2. Jesse Skalicky, Fargo. 3. Chris VanMil, Barnesville, Minn. 4. Kenneth Bye, Moorhead. 5. Charles Jensen, Pelican Rapids, Minn.

Stock Cars
Feature 1: Rick Schulz, Horace, N.D. 2. Eric Harpole, Bismarck, N.D. 3. John Sandvig, West Fargo. 4. Adam Geist, West Fargo. 5. Mike Anderson, Walcott, N.D.

Legends
Feature 1: 1. Troy Hoff, Flasher, Minn. 2. Tim Estenson, Fargo. 3. Joshua Julsrud, Barnesville, Minn. 4. Andrew Jochim, Glyndon, Minn. 5. Tye Wilke, Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Hobby Stocks
Feature: 1. Tim Church, Moorhead, Minn. 2. Tim Shiek, Fargo. 3. Brandon Schmidt, Hillsboro, Minn. 4. Nick Nelson, Georgetown, Minn. 5. Eric Novacek, West Fargo.