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NLRA EVENT PREVIEW - SEASON LONG FOUR RACE STRETCH AHEAD

6/20/2023

Norman County Raceway - Ada Nationals / 128th Norman County Fair - Thursday
I-94 emr Speedway - Friday
Devils Lake Speedway - 5th Annual $5k-to-win Golden Hammer Classic - Saturday
River Cities Speedway - Greater Grand Forks Fair - Sunday

Cole Schill (44), Jason Strand (e85), and Mike Greseth (17) battle at Devils Lake Speedway last month.
Speedway Shots photo.

The longest stretch of the season lies ahead for the NLRA and its series regulars this week with four races in as many days, which starts Thursday night with a visit to Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN for a night of racing during the Norman County Fair. The series continues to I-94 emr Speedway in Fergus Falls, MN on Friday and Devils Lake Speedway on Saturday for the 5th annual Golden Hammer Classic. The four race stretch ends Sunday during the Greater Grand Forks Fair at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks.

SCHILL AND SENG SPLIT NLRA WEEKEND WINS

6/7/2023

Lance Schill (left) and Brad Seng (right) picked up last weekend's victories.
Schill photo by Speedway Shots
Seng photo courtesy of Nick Anderson

The NLRA kicked off the month of June with a pair of marquee events last weekend, with Lance Schill winning in front of a capacity crowd during the Outlaws first visit of the season to River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND, and Brad Seng being crowned King of the Dirt at I-94 emr Speedway in Fergus Falls, MN.

NLRA Event Preview: Four Race Weekend Headlined By $5K-to-win Golden Hammer Classic At Devils Lake

6/22/2022

Brad Seng (12S), Shane Edginton (5E), and Brody Troftgruben (14) battle at Devils Lake last June. Speedway Shots photo.

Another four-day weekend is on tap for the NLRA this weekend, featuring the $5,000-to-win, 4th annual Walhalla Builders Golden Hammer Classic at the Devils Lake Speedway, near Crary, North Dakota.

Event Preview: Silver Season Kick-off Features Three Big Events

6/2/2022

Tom Corcoran (T1), Shane Edginton (5E), and Dustin Strand (71) battle three-wide at River Cities last Friday.
Speedway Shots photo.

The NLRA is set to kick off its silver anniversary season this weekend with three big events. It all kicks off on Friday night, June the 3rd, At the River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND, where the series will co-headline with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. Race two of the weekend features the Dick Johanneck Memorial King of the Dirt at the Sure Step I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, MN, before wrapping up with the first of two more scheduled visits to the Sheyenne Speedway in Lisbon, ND.

Shaw Wins At Norman County

7/30/2021

Don Shaw in victory lane at Norman County on Thursday night. Speedway Shots photo.

Don Shaw won his second NLRA feature of the season Thursday night at the Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN. Shaw started second in his Shaw Trucking No. 42S, and led every lap en route to his 13th career series win, tying him with Mitch Johnson for seventh on the all-time series wins list. His teammate Dave Mass finished second, with Cole Schill third, Jason Strand fourth, and point leader Shane Edginton rounding out the top five. Four-time series winner in 2021 Mike Greseth was the hard charger, coming back from a DNF in his heat race, and finishing seventh after starting in the 23rd and final spot. Edginton will carry a 32 point lead over Brad Seng into Saturday's race at the Devils Lake Speedway near Crary, ND.

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NLRA Event Preview - Greenbush Race Park

6/10/2021

Blake Anderson (9A) Mike Greseth (17) and Kreig Kasin (47) battle at the Buffalo River Speedway last Sunday.
Speedway Shots photo.

This Saturday night, June the 12th, the series will head to the Greenbush Race Park in Greenbush, MN, for the first time this season and for the 32nd time overall to the high-banked Roseau County oval the measures in at between a quarter and a third of a mile.

Strand And Mikkelson Split NLRA Weekend

6/10/2021

Dustin Strand (left Richard Keech photo;) and Ryan Mikkelson (right; Speedway Shots photo) split the NLRA shows at I-94 and Buffalo River last weekend.

Dustin Strand and Ryan Mikkelson split the pair of NLRA races run last weekend at the Sure Step I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, MN and at the Buffalo River Speedway in Glyndon, MN. Strand's win was his twenty-fifth win with the series, while Mikkelson became the second first time winner with the series on Sunday night.

NLRA Event Preview - River Cities With The Outlaws; Johanneck Memorial At I-94; Return To Buffalo River

6/3/2021

Brad Seng (12S) and Mike Greseth (17) swap the lead at Grand Rapids last Thursday. Speedway Shots photo.

It's a big week of racing ahead for the NLRA Late Model series, as the series will run for the first time this season at the River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks on Friday night, co-headlining with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. On Saturday night, the series will be part of the Dick Johanneck Memorial at the Sure Step I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, MN. The weekend ends on Sunday with the return to the Buffalo River Speedway in Glyndon, MN for the first series event at the track since 2015.

Greseth Wins At The Grand Rapids Speedway

5/28/2021

Mike Greseth in victory lane after his first NLRA win. Speedway Shots photo.

Mike Greseth became the series 54th different winner Thursday night, parking the No. 17 Quality Engines Rocket XR1 in victory lane, as series returned to the Grand Rapids Speedway for the first time since 2010. Greseth won from the pole, but lost the lead to Brad Seng for a couple laps towards the midway point. Those two drivers and Shane Edginton made up a great three car battle for the victory. Greseth will also head into the three race swing next weekend as the point leader after winning in just his second NLRA start, and sixth in a Late Model overall. Greseth is also yet to finish outside the top five in those starts. Edginton, Seng, I-94 winner Dave Mass, and Kyle Peterlin rounder out the top five. NLRA action continues next week at the River Cities Speedway on Friday with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car series, on Saturday night at the Dick Johanneck Memorial at the Sure Step I-94 Speedway, and concludes next Sunday with another return, this time to the Buffalo River Speedway in Glyndon, MN.

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NLRA Event Preview: Return To Grand Rapids

5/26/2021

Brody Troftgruben (14) and Blake Anderson (9A) in action earlier this season. Speedway Shots photo.

This Thursday night, May the 27th, the NLRA will head to the Grand Rapids Speedway in Grand Rapids, MN for the first time in nearly eleven years. This will be the second consecutive show that will be a return, and a second overall visit, as the series returned to the Sure Step I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, MN last Friday night.