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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]

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.

Dave Shipley Collects First RRVS Modified Win

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By Mike Spieker

WEST FARGO – A stout field of 28 IMCA Modifieds made up the starting grid for the 25-lap main event Friday night at Red River Valley Speedway. Dave Shipley of Fargo picked up the win, ending Austin Arneson’s stranglehold on victory lane.

Shipley started ninth on the field before charging into the lead. The driver of the Dakota Cat No. 72 topped fellow Fargo driver, Cale Arneson, who finished second. Michael Greseth, Rob VanMil, and Dale Kraling rounded out the top five.

IMCA hobby stock drivers Brandon Schmidt and Tim Church have been battling each other hard all season long. More often than not, it’s for the win.

That was the case again Friday night at the high-banked three-eighths mile oval. Both Schmidt and Church started in the fourth row, but they didn’t stay back there long. The two drivers rubbed fenders as they fought for the win in the closing laps.

At the checkers, Schmidt took the win over Church to record his fifth triumph of the 2017.

Entering the night, Jesse Skalicky was riding a wave of momentum after picking up the biggest win of his career Tuesday night at Hancock County Speedway in Britt, Iowa.

The Fargo driver used that momentum to carry him from his 11th starting position into the lead of the IMCA Sport Mod main event. Skalicky held off Moorhead’s Luke Johnson, who came in second, and was followed by Kelly Jacobson, Chris VanMil, and Austin Veralrud.

Mike Anderson of Walcott started on the pole of the IMCA stock car feature and picked up the win over Horace’s Rick Schulz. The win marks Anderson’s first of the season at RRVS.

Racing continues next Friday night at Red River Valley Speedway, starting at 7pm.

RESULTS

IMCA Modifieds:
Feature – 1. Dave Shipley, Fargo, N.D.; 2. Cale Arneson, Fargo, N.D.; 3. Michael Greseth, Harwood, N.D.; 4. Rob VanMil, Barnesville, Minn.; 5. Dale Kraling, Mayville, N.D.

IMCA SportMods:
Feature – 1. Jesse Skalicky, Fargo, N.D.; 2. Luke Johnson, Moorhead, Minn.; 3. Kelly Jacobson, Fargo, N.D.; 4. Chris VanMil, Barnesville, Minn.; 5. Austin Veralrud, Fargo, N.D.

IMCA Stock Cars:
Feature – 1. Mike Anderson, Walcott, N.D.; 2. Rick Schulz, Horace, N.D.; 3. Tim Compson, Valley City, N.D.; 4. John Sandvig, West Fargo, N.D.; 5. Kelly Jacobson, Fargo, N.D.

IMCA Hobby Stocks:
Feature – 1. Brandon Schimdt, Hillsboro, N.D.; 2. Tim Church, Moorhead, Minn.; 3. Torey Fischer, West Fargo, N.D.; 4. Alyssa White, West Fargo, N.D.; 5. Maranda Borg, Harwood, N.D.

Rain forces postponement of World of Outlaws event at Red River Valley Speedway to August 19

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — June 17, 2017 —Rain has forced the postponement of the Gerdau Recycling Duel in the Dakotas for the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series originally scheduled for Saturday, June 17 at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, North Dakota.

The event has been re-scheduled for Saturday, August 19. All tickets from the originally scheduled race will be honored for that date.

For more information on tickets, visit www.slspromotions.com or call 815-344-2023.

Twitter: @SLS_Promotions

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Arneson Remains Unbeatable at Red River Valley Speedway

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By Mike Spieker

WEST FARGO – Austin Arneson picked up his fifth win of the season Friday night at Red River Valley Speedway. Arneson has now won five of the first six IMCA Modified features at the West Fargo dirt track. The only race he hasn’t won came on May 25th, where he crossed the finish line first, but was disqualified following the race for his car weighing in too light.

Jason Strand took the early lead of the modified feature from the third starting position. Strand paced the field in his No. E85 machine until defending track champion, Rob VanMil, took the top spot on lap six.

Strand battled back with 15 circuits remaining and briefly took the lead down the back straightaway. VanMil was too strong, however, and pulled away from Strand using the high lane.
With Arneson starting 11th, it took him several laps to make his way up to the front, but once he did he made his presence known.

Arneson took second at the halfway point before challenging VanMil for the lead with under five laps remaining. The two veteran drivers were side by side for the lead when they made contact on the front straightaway, which sent VanMil spinning uncontrollably into the infield. Race officials charged VanMil with the caution, which sent him to the back of the pack.

Arneson held off Dave Shipley and Strand in the final laps to take the win.

The IMCA Sport Mod feature began with Taylor Grove taking the early lead after starting in the fourth position. The Shelly, Minn. driver held a comfortable lead over Luke Johnson before the yellow flag waved with 10 laps to go.

On the restart, Johnson took the point after a four-wide battle for the lead with Grove, Chris VanMil, and Jesse Skalicky. In what looked to be a replay of last week’s feature, Johnson had his hands full with Skalicky as they raced for the lead in the closing stages.

After battling side by side for four trips around the three-eighths mile dirt oval, Skalicky grabbed the lead with seven laps to go and went on to claim his fifth win of the season.

Duffy Froemke picked up the IMCA stock car feature win in dramatic fashion. The Lisbon driver stalked Rick Schulz for the duration of the 15-lap feature before stealing the win on the last corner of the final lap. Froemke dove to the inside of Schulz entering turn three and slid up right in front of Schulz exiting turn four to win the race back to the checkered flag. The win was Froemke’s fourth of the year.

Hillsboro’s Brandon Schmidt executed a dominating performance in the IMCA hobby stock feature. Tim Estenson grabbed the INEX Legends feature win from the fourth starting position. The win marks Estenson’s fifth win of the young 2017 season.

RESULTS:

Modifieds:
Feature – 1. Austin Arneson, Fargo, N.D.; 2. Dave Shipley, Fargo, N.D.; 3. Jason Strand, Portland, N.D.; 4. Jarrett Carter, Lisbon, N.D.; 5. Dale Kraling, Mayville, N.D.

Sport Mods:
Feature – 1. Jesse Skalicky, Fargo, N.D.; 2. Luke Johnson, Moorhead, Minn.; 3. Kelly Jacobson, Fargo, N.D.; 4. Chris VanMil, Barnesville, Minn.; 5. Taylor Grove, Shelly, Minn.

Stock Cars:
Feature – 1. Duffy Froemke, Lisbon, N.D.; 2. Rick Schulz, Horace, N.D.; 3. Tim Compson, Valley City, N.D.; 4. Kelly Jacobson, Fargo, N.D.; 5. John Sandvig, West Fargo, N.D.

Legends:
Feature – 1. Tim Estenson, Fargo, N.D.; 2. Donavin Wiest, Wishek, N.D.; 3. Andrew Jochim, Glyndon, Minn.; 4. Baiden Heskett, Shakopee, Minn.; 5. Kaitlyn Skalicky, Fargo, N.D.

Hobby Stocks:
Feature – 1. Brandon Schmidt, Hillsboro, N.D.; 2. Tim Shiek, Fargo, N.D.; 3. Tim Church, Moorhead, Minn.; 4. Torey Fischer, West Fargo, N.D.; 5. Eric Novacek, West Fargo, N.D.

Johnson Steals Rrv Speedway Win on Final Lap

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By Mike Spieker

WEST FARGO – With threatening skies off to the west, it was an accelerated night at Red River Valley Speedway Friday evening as the track hustled to beat the weather.

Luke Johnson picked up his first win of the season in the IMCA Sport Mods. The Moorhead driver was charged for a debris caution in the opening laps, which put him to the tail of the 17 car field. Within a matter of laps, Johnson had made his way back up to second, but he had defending track champion, Jesse Skalicky, in his way.

Johnson took advantage of a late-race caution as he used the low side of the speedway to reel in Skalicky. It came down to a drag race to the checkers, where Johnson edged out Skalicky by a half car length.

“There was a real small tack strip around the bottom, and if you entered the corner real slow and hit it, you could carry a lot of speed out of the corner,” said Johnson in KRJB victory lane.

Fargo’s Austin Arneson continued his winning ways after picking up his third win at the West Fargo three-eighths mile dirt oval.

After four and even five wide racing early on, Rob VanMil paced the field of 22 cars in the early going.

On lap seven, Arneson, who started in 11th, came up to challenge the Barnesville, Minn. wheelman for the race lead. Arneson successfully maneuvered by the No. 4D of VanMil before cruising out to a five and one-half second lead.

Arneson backed up his win Thursday night at Norman County Raceway in Ada, Minn. as he went on to score the victory over Jarrett Carter, who started 13th.

Rick Schulz picked up the IMCA Stock Car feature win. The Horace driver has scored countless victories in the WISSOTA street stock class over the years at the speedway but held off Lisbon’s Duffy Froemke for his first win in the brand new stock car division.

Sean Johnson was victorious in the INEX Legends, while Tim Shiek won the IMCA hobby stock feature.

Racing continues next Friday night at Red River Valley Speedway with ‘Meet N Greet’ night, where all fans can get an up-close look at the cars and visit with their favorite drivers during intermission. On June 17th the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars make their highly anticipated return to West Fargo.

RESULTS

Modifieds:

Feature – 1. Austin Arneson, Fargo, N.D.; 2. Jarrett Carter, Lisbon, N.D.; 3. Dave Shipley, Argusville, N.D.; 4. Rich Pavlicek, Casselton, N.D.; 5. Rob VanMil, Barnesville, Minn.

Sport Mods:

Feature – 1. Luke Johnson, Moorhead, Minn.; 2. Jesse Skalicky, Fargo, N.D.; 3. Matt Talley, Sabin, Minn.; 4. Chris VanMil, Barnesville, Minn.; 5. Kelly Jacobson, Fargo, N.D.

Stock Cars:

Feature – 1. Rick Schulz, Horace, N.D.; 2. Duffy Froemke, Lisbon, N.D.; 3. Kelly Jacobson, Fargo, N.D.; 4. Randy Klein, Lisbon, N.D.; 5. Tim Compson, Valley City, N.D.

Hobby Stocks:

Feature – 1. Tim Schiek, Fargo, N.D.; 2. Torey Fischer, West Fargo, N.D.; 3. Nick Nelson, Georgetown, Minn.; 4. Kalvin Kesselberg, Ada, Minn.; 5. Eric Novacek, West Fargo, N.D.

Legends:

Feature – 1. Sean Johnson, Kindred, N.D.; 2. Dean Julsrud, Barnesville, Minn.; 3. Brandon Erickson; 4. Scott Richardson, Pelican Rapids, Minn.; 5. Mariah Henriksen, Glyndon, Minn.