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Red River Valley Fair to Host NOSA Sprint Cars Presented by Buffalo Wild Wings
Tickets on sale for World of Outlaws return to Red River Valley Speedway on June 17
WEST FARGO, N.D. — February 1, 2017 — Tickets are now on sale for the “Duel in the Dakotas” on Saturday, June 17 at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, North Dakota, featuring the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series and can be purchased online at slspromotions.ticketforce.com or by calling SLS Promotions at 815-344-2023.
In the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series last visit to Red River Valley Speedway in 2012, three-time series champion Sammy Swindell was victorious. Swindell started on the pole and led early, before Chad Kemenah took the top spot on the ninth lap. Swindell would re-take the lead with just eight laps remaining to earn his seventh-career A-Feature win at the track.
Donny Schatz, who calls Fargo home, has won four times at the track, including winning both nights of the 2006 “Duel in the Dakotas.” Schatz has won at least once at every track in his home state that the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series has competed it. He raced with the Outlaws for the first time at Red River Valley Speedway as a teenager in 1993, finishing 15th.
Battling Schatz in 2017 is a talented group of full-time competitors, including 2013 series champion Daryn Pittman, Brad Sweet, who is Pittman’s teammate at Kasey Kahne Racing, Joey Saldana, who driving for a new team co-owned by NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in 2017, David Gravel, who finished a career-best third in points last year, Shane Stewart, who won eight A-Feature races last season, Jason Johnson, the reigning Knoxville Nationals winner and veteran drivers Jason Sides, Paul McMahan and Greg Wilson.
Young drivers Logan Schuchart, Jacob Allen and Clyde Knipp are all set to hit the road again in 2017, as is rookie contender Brent Marks from Pennsylvania.
Tickets for the “Duel in the Dakotas,” featuring World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, North Dakota, on Saturday, June 17 can be purchased online at slspromotions.ticketforce.com or by phone at 815-344-2023.
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2017 Transition Rules
The 2017 transition rules have been released. Theses rules will apply to both Red River Valley Speedway and Norman County Raceway.
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Awards Banquet
*If you plan on attending the 2017 Red River Valley Speedway Banquet, please fill out the RSVP below.
(You do not need to fill out RSVP’s for both race tracks.)
JUST ANNOUNCED: World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Return to Red River Valley Speedway in 2017
JUST ANNOUNCED: World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Return to Red River Valley Speedway in 2017
By Mike Spieker
WEST FARGO, N.D. (December 8, 2016) – In 2016 Jake Bitker and Nick Skalicky revived Red River Valley Speedway and brought back weekly racing to one of the country’s most historic dirt tracks. In 2017 Bitker and Skalicky are taking things one step further. They have inked a deal with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series, which will bring the country’s premier dirt track touring series back to Red River Valley Speedway (RRVS) on Saturday, June 17th, 2017.
“The race fans will see a fantastic show, I believe,” said Skalicky. “It’s pretty exciting. The World of Outlaws have a long history with Red River Valley Speedway and we are happy we can keep that going.”
The 2017 date will come nearly five years to the day when the World of Outlaws (WoO) last visited the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in June of 2012, which was the first WoO show on the newly reconfigured and racy three-eighths mile oval. During time trials of that event a new track record was set by Brownsburg, Indiana’s Joey Saldana with a blistering time of 12.566 seconds, averaging 107.402mph.
“I’m looking forward to seeing what the drivers think of the track. We’ve made some changes to turn four over the offseason,” continued Skalicky. “I’m interested to see what kind of crowd we get, too. The Outlaws always bring in a lot of people so I think it’s going to be a pretty big night.”
Along with the WoO, the event will be co-sanctioned with the Northern Outlaw Sprint Association (NOSA), the regional 410c.i. Sprint Car series. When the NOSA Sprints competed at RRVS last July, 33 Sprint Cars were checked in for the Red River Valley Fair special. As of now, there are 14 confirmed drivers that will compete full-time on the WoO tour, combine that with other regional Midwest drivers and there is potential for a great field of cars and talent.
Despite being just the second date for the WoO in eight years at RRVS, the return of the “Greatest Show on Dirt” will mark their 31st appearance at the West Fargo dirt track, dating back to 1981.
A support class for the event is still to be determined.
Stay tuned for ticket pricing and information.
Red River Valley Speedway will be hitting the ground running in 2017 and plans to announce its complete 2017 weekly schedule around the new year.
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Previous World of Outlaws A-Feature Winners:
2012 – Sammy Swindell on June 16
2008 – Daryn Pittman on August 12
2007 – Jac Haudenschild on June 30
2006 – Donny Schatz on June 17
2005 – Jason Meyers on July 2, Steve Kinser on Aug. 16
2004 – Joey Saldana on July 10
2003 – Danny Lasoski on June 14
2002 – Donny Schatz on July 6
2001 – Craig Dollansky on July 7
2000 – Sammy Swindell on July 8
1999 – Steve Kinser on July 10
1998 – Sammy Swindell on July 11
1997 – Stevie Smith on July 12
1996 – Sammy Swindell on July 7
1995 – Sammy Swindell on July 8
1994 – Steve Kinser on July 10
1993 – Johnny Herrera on July 10
1992 – Steve Kinser on July 12
1991 – Doug Wolfgang on July 6
1990 – Doug Wolfgang on July 7
1989 – Jeff Swindell on July 8
1988 – Doug Wolfgang on July 9
1987 – Steve Kinser on July 11
1986 – Steve Kinser on July 12
1985 – Steve Kinser on July 13
1984 – Steve Kinser on July 14
1983 – Sammy Swindell on July 9
1982 – Steve Kinser on July 14
1981 – Sammy Swindell on July 13
RRVS To Host 2017 INEX Legend Dirt Nationals
WEST FARGO, ND – Red River Valley Speedway will be hosting the INEX Legend Dirt Nationals in 2017! The Dirt Nationals is a 3-day event with testing the first night, heat & qualifying races the second night and championship races the final night. The event brings the best Legend drivers in the country together as they battle head-to-head to be the best in their division. (Race details and specific dates for the event will be released at a later time.)
Legend racing divisions are:
Young Lions (Drivers 12 – 15 years old)
Semi-Pro (Drivers 16 years old and older)
Masters (Drivers 40 years old and over)
Pro (Expert Class – Designed for experienced drivers)
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Red River Valley Speedway
Location: Red River Valley Fairgrounds – West Fargo, North Dakota
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IMCA Stock Cars Added to the 2017 Lineup
WEST FARGO, ND – Red River Valley Speedway has announced that the IMCA Stock Cars will be added to the race schedule in 2017. The 5 weekly classes will be: IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks & INEX Legends.
The annual King Pin Klash presented by The Bowler of Fargo will now be a 2 day IMCA Stock Car Special starting in 2017. It will begin at the Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN on a Thursday and end on a Friday at the Red River Valley Speedway. (Dates: TBA) In a similar move, the Norman County Raceway will also have the IMCA Stock Cars as part of their weekly lineup.
Red River Valley Speedway
Location: Red River Valley Fairgrounds – West Fargo, North Dakota
Phone: 701-388-6637
Website: redrivervalleyspeedway.com
Facebook: facebook.com/redrivervalleyspeedway
Twitter: twitter.com/rrvspeedway
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Stock Car Informational Meeting
There will be an IMCA Stock Car informational meeting on Wednesday, September 21 at 6pm. It will be held at Performance Auto in Fargo. (3401 1/2 Interstate Blvd.) The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the possibility of adding the IMCA Stock Cars to the Red River Valley Speedway schedule. Drivers from the IMCA Hobby Stocks, WISSOTA Street Stocks and Pure Stocks are encouraged to come and offer their input.
We’ll See You In 2017!
