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2024 Schedule Release
NEXT RACE: Friday, August 11 – Throwback Night | IMCA Racesaver Sprint Special | IMCA Modified Meet & Greet | Minn-Kota Legends Tour
FANS & TEAMS:
The Food Truck Festival will be happening Friday night. Here are some items to be aware of:
• Fans should use the two southernmost Parking Entrances. The Overflow Parking Entrance (Ave of Flags) is for Overflow ONLY.
• Grand Stand Ave is not a thru street. Race teams headed to the pits should use Gate 4 for entrance and exit.
Tonight’s Events:
• Throwback Night (Wear your best racing throwback gear for a chance to win prizes!)
• IMCA Racesaver Sprint Special
• IMCA Modified Meet & Greet (In Victory Lane from 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm)
• Minn-Kota Legends Tour
Full Race Schedule: https://redrivervalleyspeedway.com/schedule
Racing divisions this week:
Superior Customs Signs & Designs IMCA Sprint Cars
All Finish Concrete IMCA Modifieds
Skalicky’s Auto Repair IMCA Stock Cars
FM Drain Cleaning & Services IMCA SportMods
A Transmission City IMCA Hobby Stocks
Optima Realty (Tony Paul) INEX Legends
Times:
Pit Gates Open: 4:30 pm
Grandstands Open: 5:30 pm
Racing Starts: 7:00 pm
Ticket prices at the door:
Adults: $15
Ages 6 – 12: $5
5 & Under: FREE
Military ticket – $10 – For Military members who have served past or present (Military ID must be shown at the ticket window)
College ticket – $10 (Current College ID must be shown at the ticket window)
Advanced discounted ticket location:
Dakota Cat Motorsports – 600 Main Ave W West Fargo, ND
Adults: $10
Ages 6 – 12: $5
Weekly Race Sponsors:
Caution Flags: Earthwork Services
Starting Line: Century 21
Driver Registration:
– You must register to race online by 6:00 pm day of the event. To register go to: https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/1834/registrations. Make sure you finish your registration. No drivers can register at the track. If you have not registered online, you will start at the back.
Nightly Activities:
– The Skalicky’s Auto Repair Candy Toss
– Norman County Raceway T-shirt Cannon
– Bike Giveaway – Kids enter weekly to win a bike at the end of each month! (August Sponsor: #71 IMCA Stock Car – Trent Grager)
– 50/50 Tickets (1st place wins half the pot in cash! 2nd – 5th place receives vouchers from the Twisted Spork, Thunder Road, The Bowler, Buffalo Wild Wings, and the Red River Valley Fair.
– Kids enter to win the chance to give the winning trophy to the driver and be in all the victory lane pictures!
Don’t Forget:
– To purchase Red River Valley Speedway apparel behind the Grandstands
– We have delicious concession food & ice-cold beverages at the Twisted Spork (Watch for our weekly specials)
Listen LIVE:
Can’t make it to the race? Tune in to 106.5 KRJB for LIVE racing coverage. You can also listen on your phone by downloading the RadioMax app and searching “KRJB.” Pre-race coverage begins at 6:45 pm.
Perks:
– Bring in a 2023 Red River Valley Speedway race ticket or pit wristband to BorderTown Bar and Grill or M & J Saloon and receive one drink FREE with the purchase of another drink! (Per person. Per visit.)
Push Notifications:
Receive the latest news or schedule changes via the MyRacePass App: https://redrivervalleyspeedway.com/push-notifications
Social Media:
Website – https://redrivervalleyspeedway.com
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/redrivervalleyspeedway
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rrvspeedway
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/redrivervalleyspeedway
Snapchat – https://www.snapchat.com/add/rrvspeedway
Youtube – http://tiny.cc/RRVS
MyRacePass – https://www.myracepass.com/profile/?r=1834&rt=track
Speedway Shots Picture Gallery – https://speedwayshots.smugmug.com/RedRiverValleySpeedway
Red River Valley Speedway:
Address: 1805 Main Avenue West – West Fargo, ND
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 701-388-6637
Track Surface: 3/8 mile dirt oval
Camping:
Call: 1-701-282-2200
Lodging:
La Quinta Inn & Suites
2355 46th St South
Fargo, ND 58104
Call: 1-701-499-2000
NEXT RACE: Friday, July 21 – Fan Appreciation Night | IMCA Sprint Car Meet & Greet
Tonight’s Events:
• Fan Appreciation Night (Get your FREE TICKETS at all Fargo/Moorhead area Napa Locations)
• IMCA Sprint Car Meet & Greet (In Victory Lane from 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm)
Full Race Schedule: https://redrivervalleyspeedway.com/schedule
Racing divisions this week:
Superior Customs Signs & Designs IMCA Sprint Cars
All Finish Concrete IMCA Modifieds
Skalicky’s Auto Repair IMCA Stock Cars
FM Drain Cleaning & Services IMCA SportMods
A Transmission City IMCA Hobby Stocks
Optima Realty (Tony Paul) INEX Legends
Times:
Pit Gates Open: 4:30 pm
Grandstands Open: 5:30 pm
Racing Starts: 7:00 pm
Grandstand Admission:
FREE TICKETS are available at all Fargo/Moorhead area Napa Locations
Ticket prices at the door:
Adults: $15
Ages 6 – 12: $5
5 & Under: FREE
Military ticket – $10 – For Military members who have served past or present (Military ID must be shown at the ticket window)
College ticket – $10 (Current College ID must be shown at the ticket window)
Advanced discounted ticket location:
Dakota Cat Motorsports – 600 Main Ave W West Fargo, ND
Adults: $10
Ages 6 – 12: $5
Weekly Race Sponsors:
Caution Flags: Earthwork Services
Starting Line: Century 21
Driver Registration:
– You must register to race online by 6:00 pm day of the event. To register go to: https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/1834/registrations. Make sure you finish your registration. No drivers can register at the track. If you have not registered online, you will start at the back.
Nightly Activities:
– The Skalicky’s Auto Repair Candy Toss
– Norman County Raceway T-shirt Cannon
– Bike Giveaway – Kids enter to win a bike EVERY WEEK during June! (June Sponsor: Top Notch Motorsports)
– 50/50 Tickets (1st place wins half the pot in cash! 2nd – 5th place receives vouchers from the Twisted Spork, Thunder Road, The Bowler, Buffalo Wild Wings, NAPA, and the Red River Valley Fair.
– Kids enter to win the chance to give the winning trophy to the driver and be in all the victory lane pictures!
Don’t Forget:
– To purchase Red River Valley Speedway apparel behind the Grandstands
– We have delicious concession food & ice-cold beverages at the Twisted Spork (Watch for our weekly specials)
Listen LIVE:
Can’t make it to the race? Tune in to 106.5 KRJB for LIVE racing coverage. You can also listen on your phone by downloading the RadioMax app and searching “KRJB.” Pre-race coverage begins at 6:45 pm.
Perks:
– Bring in a 2023 Red River Valley Speedway race ticket or pit wristband to BorderTown Bar and Grill or M & J Saloon and receive one drink FREE with the purchase of another drink! (Per person. Per visit.)
Push Notifications:
Receive the latest news or schedule changes via the MyRacePass App: https://redrivervalleyspeedway.com/push-notifications
Social Media:
Website – https://redrivervalleyspeedway.com
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/redrivervalleyspeedway
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rrvspeedway
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/redrivervalleyspeedway
Snapchat – https://www.snapchat.com/add/rrvspeedway
Youtube – http://tiny.cc/RRVS
MyRacePass – https://www.myracepass.com/profile/?r=1834&rt=track
Speedway Shots Picture Gallery – https://speedwayshots.smugmug.com/RedRiverValleySpeedway
Red River Valley Speedway:
Address: 1805 Main Avenue West – West Fargo, ND
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 701-388-6637
Track Surface: 3/8 mile dirt oval
Camping:
Call: 1-701-282-2200
Lodging:
La Quinta Inn & Suites
2355 46th St South
Fargo, ND 58104
Call: 1-701-499-2000
Awards Banquet
Dobmeier earns elusive feature win at Red River Valley Speedway
WEST FARGO — Mark Dobmeier of Grand Forks has one of the strongest résumés in all of sprint car racing. He’s won three World of Outlaws features, a preliminary win at the Knoxville Nationals in Knoxville, Iowa — the biggest sprint car race of the year — and is the all-time wins leader with the Northern Outlaw Sprint Cars and at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks.
But victory lane at Red River Valley Speedway had eluded the driver of the Buffalo Wild Wings No. 13. Until Sunday.
“It feels great to finally get the monkey off my back here,” said an excited Dobmeier in victory lane. “We seem to have good cars whenever we come here, but we can never pull off that win. Tonight it was definitely a battle. It was great racing.”
Dobmeier started on the pole of the 25-lap main event and jumped out to the early lead. Dobmeier led comfortably with Harwood driver Lee Grosz in tow.
Dobmeier showed the way until the Lap 10 restart, when Thomas Kennedy of Winnipeg, Manitoba, came charging from the fourth position to take the point. Kennedy looked to be the class of the field, but he was eventually passed by Nick Omdahl of East Grand Forks, Minn., who was the only car running on the extreme low side of the speedway.
The final restart with four laps to go proved to be the deciding factor as Dobmeier, who had fallen back to fourth, blazed his way forward and stole the lead from Omdahl with two laps to go. Omdahl tried to battle back on the final circuit, but Dobmeier had too much speed as he held him off for the win.
“I knew I had a shot at the win on that last restart, but the guys in front of me were running so well on the bottom, I didn’t think the top side was going to be fast enough, but it was my only option,” said Dobmeier.
Grosz rounded out the podium, despite running a smaller 360 cubic inch engine, compared to the 410 cubic inch engines the Northern Outlaws run.
Doug Gardner of Glyndon, Minn. topped a stout field of 23 IMCA SportMods for his second Red River Valley Speedway win of the season. Gardner started on the pole and led all 20 trips around the speedway en route to the victory. The best action during the race was the fight for second as Chris VanMil of Barnesville, Minn. and Ryan Restad of West Fargo raced side by side, lap after lap.
At one point the two drivers closed in on Gardner to momentarily make it a three-way battle for the lead. However, Gardner found his groove in the middle of the speedway and pulled away from the rest of the pack as he cruised to the win.
Restad held off VanMil for second, while Brandon Schmidt of Kindred, N.D. rebounded from a mid-race spin to finish fourth. Austin Veralrud of Barnesville, Minn. drove from 19th to round out the top five.
The INEX legends feature went to Kindred’s Sean Johnson. Like Gardner in the SportMods, Johnson started on the pole and led every lap. The win for Johnson came less than 24 hours after he suffered heavy damage to his car during the races Saturday night at Jamestown Speedway. Johnson and his brother, and fellow racer, Dylan, stayed up all night to get the car repaired in time for Sunday’s races.
Results
Northern Outlaw Sprint Cars
Feature – 13-Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, N.D.; 2. 0-Nick Omdahl, East Grand Forks, Minn.; 3. 4J-Lee Grosz, Harwood, N.D.; 4. 9N-Wade Nygaard, Grand Forks, N.D. 5. 13T-Ty Hanten, West Fargo, N.D.
IMCA SportMods
Feature – 1. 41-Doug Gardner, Glyndon, Minn.; 2. 7R-Ryan Restad, West Fargo; 3. 40-Chris VanMil, Barnesville, Minn.; 4. 219-Brandon Schmidt, Kindred, N.D.; 5. 6-Austin Veralrud, Barnesville, Minn.
INEX Legends
1. 58-Sean Johnson, Kindred, N.D.; 2. 21-Andrew Jochim, Glyndon, Minn.; 3. 72-Tye Wilke, Detroit Lakes, Minn.; 4. B1-Brody Carlsrud, Moorhead, Minn.; 5. 20-Alex Braseth, Ulen, Minn.
World of Outlaws invade Red River Valley Speedway on August 18
WEST FARGO, N.D. — August 9, 2018 — The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series invades Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D., on Saturday, August 18 for the Gerdau Recycling Duel in the Dakotas.
The late Jason Johnson was victorious at Red River Valley Speedway last year in his debut at the track. The 2016 winner of the Knoxville Nationals held off a hard-charging Kerry Madsen and Donny Schatz for the win.
Donny Schatz, who calls Fargo home, has won four times in his career at Red River Valley Speedway, including winning both nights of the 2006 Duel in the Dakotas. The nine-time and defending series champion raced with the Outlaws for the first time at Red River Valley Speedway as a teenager in 1993, finishing 15th. Entering this year’s Duel in the Dakotas, Schatz leads the point standings on the strength of 15 wins.
Brad Sweet is currently second in points and has three wins thus far in 2018, while David Gravel sits third in the standings on the strength of five wins. Daryn Pittman, who also has five wins is currently fourth in points, with Shane Stewart, who has one victory this season, rounding out the top-five.
Sheldon Haudenschild, who has four wins this season, is tied for sixth in the standings with Logan Schuchart, who recently scored his first win of 2018 in the finale of the Ironman 55. Rookie contender Ian Madsen in currently eighth, with Brent Marks, who has two wins in ninth and Kraig Kinser in 10th.
Just outside of the top-10 in points is Jacob Allen, along with veteran drivers Jason Sides and Greg Wilson.
Also in action during the Gerdau Recycling Duel in the Dakotas will be the NLRA Late Models, making their only visit of the season to Red River Valley Speedway. Dustin Strand leads the current series standings over Brad Seng. Strand also sits atop the leaderboard with three victories. Mike Balcaen, who has a pair of wins is third in points, with Shane Edington fourth and Troy Schill fifth. Donny Schatz was victorious with the series on August 5 at Nodak Speedway in Minot.
Tickets for the Gerdau Recycling Duel in the Dakotas, featuring the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series and NLRA Late Models at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D., on Saturday, August 18 can be purchased in advance onlinehttps://slspromotions.ticketforce.com or by calling 815-344-2023 and at the track on race day.
Twitter: @SLS_Promotions
Facebook: SLS Promotions LLC
Jegtvig Records First Sport Mod Win at Red River Valley Speedway
By Mike Spieker
WEST FARGO – Vince Jegtvig scored his first career IMCA Sport Mod feature win at Red River Valley Speedway Friday night. The Dilworth, Minn. driver started on the outside of the front row and quickly checked out from the rest of the field. Jegtvig’s margin of victory at the checkers was just under a second and a half over 12th place starter Luke Johnson. Austin Veralrud rounded out the podium a distant six seconds behind Jegtvig.
Rick Schulz had a wild moment in the IMCA stock car feature, which brought out the red flag. Schulz, who won Thursday at Norman County Raceway in Ada, Minn., was racing with Tim Compson on lap two when they got together on the front stretch. The contact forced Schulz to climb the concrete wall, which sent him barrel rolling three times before coming to rest on all four wheels. Schulz climbed out of his car uninjured.
On the restart, Mike Anderson led Rob VanMil. VanMil searched all over the three-eighths-mile clay oval before finding a way around Anderson with three laps to go. VanMil went on to win his third stock car feature at Red River Valley Speedway.
Tim Estenson rolled to his third consecutive INEX legends feature win. The Fargo driver started eighth on the field before grabbing the lead from Alex Braseth at the halfway point. Braseth hung on for second as Dylan Johnson rounded out the podium.
Tim Shiek also claimed his third consecutive Red River Valley Speedway win. Shiek took the lead on lap three and opened up a comfortable five-second lead over Brad Orvedahl en route to the win.
Just as the green flag flew on the IMCA modified feature, the skies opened up. Red River Valley Speedway officials were forced to call the races for the night. The IMCA modified feature will be made up next Friday night.
Red River Valley Speedway’s 48th season of weekly racing continues Friday, June 8th, featuring a meet-n-greet with the INEX legend drivers during intermission. Green flag drops at 7 pm.
RESULTS:
IMCA Modifieds:
Feature: Postponed due to rain. Will be made up June 8th.
IMCA SportMods:
Feature: 1. 22-Vince Jegtvig, Dilworth, Minn.; 2. 8J-Luke Johnson, Moorhead, Minn.; 3. 6-Austin Veralrud, Fargo, N.D.; 4. 40-Chris VanMil, Barnesville, Minn.; 5. 2D-Dan Dowling, Davenport, N.D.;
IMCA Stock Cars:
Feature: 1. 40-Rob VanMil, Barnesville, Minn.; 2. 18-Mike Anderson, Walcott, N.D.; 3. 21-Tim Church, Barnesville, Minn.; 4. 49-Tim Compson, Valley City, N.D.; 5. 96-Erv Grossman, Fargo, N.D.
INEX Legends:
Feature: 1. 14T-Tim Estenson, Fargo, N.D.; 2. 20-Alex Braseth, Ulen, Minn.; 3. 5D8-Dylan Johnson, Durbin, N.D.; 4. 72-Tye Wilke, Detroit Lakes, Minn.; 5. 5-Dean Julsrud, Barnesville, Minn.
IMCA Hobby Stocks:
Feature: 1. 31X-Tim Shiek, Fargo, N.D.; 2. 3XL-Brad Orvedal, Fargo, N.D.; 3. 00-Arnie Lovdokken, Hankinson, N.D.; 4. 14-Alyssa White, West Fargo, N.D.; 5. 106-Eric Novacek, West Fargo, N.D.
March 31 | Red River Valley Speedway Night @ Fargo Force Game
Mark your calendars for March 31st because it’s Red River Valley Speedway Night at the Fargo Force game! Puck drops at 7:05 pm at the Scheels Arena. Click HERE to purchase game tickets for that night. We’ll be giving out RRVS promotional items for the first 1,000 fans in attendance. Plus we’ll have race cars on display throughout the building.
Fargo Force game night details:
Lincoln Stars vs Fargo Force
Post-game Skate with the Force for 30 minutes. Bring your skates to Scheels Arena to skate with the team following the game! Skates must be left in your car until the end of the game or kept at your seats in a bag (with skate guards on). A PA announcement will be made in the third period on where to go after the game to put on your skates.
Braseth Blasts to Dirt Nationals Championship
By Jacob Pommerer
West Fargo – Ryan Braseth outlasted two pre-race favorites to earn one of four INEX Legend Dirt Nationals Championships handed out Saturday night at the Red River Valley Speedway.
Front row starters Ty Wilke and Cole Klein looked to be the two cars to beat early in the Young Lions division main event. Klein grabbed the early lead with Wilke hot on his heels. On lap five Wilke found a way to take the lead away from Klein. However, just a few laps later Wilke spun in front of the field bring out the caution and putting Wilke to the back of the pack. On the restart Ryan Braseth inherited the lead from Wilke. Braseth tried to pull away from the field however in the closing laps Wilke worked his way from the back of the pack to Braseth’s back bumper. Braseth however would hold off the hard charging Wilke to win the Young Lions Dirt Nationals Championship.
The second feature to hit the track was the Semi-Pro Legends. Front row starters Tim Estenson and Jackson Lewis raced hard in the opening laps for the lead. On lap two Estenson spun which brought out a yellow and put Estenson to the back of the pack. On the restart Lewis pulled away from the pack as Estenson worked his way towards the front from the back of the pack. Within ten laps Estenson found his way back up to second right on Lewis bumper. Lewis and Estenson battled side by side for the lead, neither driver giving an inch some contact was made between the two leaders. Under an ensuing caution both drivers were black flagged for rough driving. As a result, Mason Chaney took over the lead. Chaney, Dylan Johnson, Duantae Martin put on a great race for the lead, this allowed Austin Wiest to close in on the leaders. With only a handful of laps remaining Wiest worked his way into third and put his car on the top of the speedway in pursuit of Johnson and Martin. Wiest found enough speed to pass both Martin and Johnson and take the lead and the eventual win.
Dave Comer left the fans with no doubt who was the fastest lNEX legend in the Masters division was. Comer started the 30-lap main event on the pole and was never challenged during the feature event to earn a Dirt Nationals Championship.
Dave’s son Justin Comer paced the field early in the Pro Legends main event. Comer received heavy pressure from Andrew Jochim in the races early stages. Glen Arnold who started 13th on the field and Baiden Heskett made it a four-car race for the lead. Arnold found his way through traffic and was able to pass Comer for the lead and the win.
Jake Hagemann looked to picked up his second win of the weekend in the IMCA Sport Mods. Hagemann used his front row starting spot to jump out to the early race lead. Meanwhile Kelly Jacobson moved from seventh up to second. A restart at the halfway point would be exactly what Jacobson needed. As Hagemann worked the top side of the speedway as Jacobson ran right around the tires on the bottom and took the lead. Jacobson pulled away from the field in the closing laps to pick up the win.
Rick Shultz led the opening lap on the IMCA Stock Car feature. Fifth place started Shane Laske wasted no time moving up to second and racing Shultz for the lead. Laske and Schultz swapped the lead numerous times before Laske was able to get the upper hand and go on to grab the win.
Bryce Borgen led every lap of the IMCA Modified feature, however it was not without a fight from sixth place starter Tyler Peterson. Peterson moved from sixth to second in the opening lap and tried to run down Borgen. Peterson was able to pull alongside Borgen on numerous occasion just never having enough speed to make the pass.