​The schedule for the 22nd season of NLRA racing has been completed, and it features 17 events at eight area tracks. The season is set to begin on Devils Run weekend at the Devils Lake Speedway near Crary, ND, on June 1st.

The series will co-headline the following week with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at the River Cities Speedway on June 7th. This will be the first of three NLRA and WoO events in the area, as both series will return to Grand Forks, and the Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, ND in August.

June continues with a return to Devils Lake on June 15th, the series first of three visits to the Greenbush Race Park in Greenbush, MN on June 22nd, before rounding out the month with a new addition to the schedule, a Sunday race during the Greater Grand Forks Fair at River Cities on June 23rd.

The series will take a short break before returning to action on July 20th at the Jamestown Speedway in Jamestown, ND, for the series only visit in 2019. July ends with a River Cities and Greenbush double header on July 26th and 27th.

The dog days of summer will begin with the series third and final visit to Devils Lake on August 3rd, while continuing west one night later, with the series lone visit to the Nodak Speedway in Minot, ND.

The aforementioned NLRA and WoO August double dip will be capped off with the series one and only appearance of the campaign at the Sheyenne Speedway in Lisbon, ND.

After the third and final visit to Greenbush on August 24th, the series will round out the 2019 slate with the Traditional Labor Day Double at the Viking Speedway in Alexandria, MN, on August 31st and September 1st, before heading home to crown our 2019 champion during the 'Prelude to the Johnny' at River Cities on September 5th.

For the full schedule, check out our schedule page here.
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Mike Balcaen with his wife and crew in victory lane at Devils Lake last Saturday night. Mike Spieker photo.

​Five-time series champion, Mike Balcaen, driver of the No. 10 Enns Brothers Black Diamond, won in dominant fashion last Saturday night, winning the series season opener at the Devils Lake Speedway, near Crary, ND.

​This Saturday night, the NLRA is set to take to the Devils Lake Speedway near Crary, ND for the 22nd time in series history. The high-banked, third-mile oval is featuring some big changes that were made over the off-season.

Ricky Weiss won his first NLRA series feature of the season Saturday night at the Devils Lake Speedway near Doyon, ND. The win is Weiss' 19th career series victory, and his first with the series in nearly two years. Weiss took the lead from early leader Dave Smith, then held off a hard charging Dustin Strand at the line for the victory. ​

Ricky Weiss won his first NLRA series feature of the season Saturday night at the Devils Lake Speedway near Doyon, ND. The win is Weiss' 19th career series victory, and his first with the series in nearly two years. Weiss took the lead from early leader Dave Smith, then held off a hard charging Dustin Strand at the line for the victory. That finish set up an impromptu rematch of the pairs close finish in August of 2015 in Devils Lake, when Weiss lead the whole race with the exception of the final 30 feet when Strand stole the win at the line. Cole Schill, Bill Mooney and Minot's Robert Hellebust rounded out the top five. Weiss and Strand, who have won five of the last seven Wissota national championships, are now tied atop the NLRA point standings.

Dustin Strand, driver of the No. 71 Q&Z Plumbing & Heating Millenium, picked up his fourth win of the season Saturday night at the Devils Lake Speedway. Strand took the lead on a late restart and won his ninth NLRA series feature, putting him alone in eighth on the series all-time wins list.

​Strand has been on a hot streak lately, as he has won four of the last six NLRA features, sweeping the season series in Devils Lake, along with winning a Modified feature at the Speedway two weeks ago. 

Dustin Strand picked up his fourth win of the season Saturday night at the Devils Lake Speedway. Strand took the lead on a late restart and won his ninth NLRA series feature, putting him alone in eighth on the series all-time wins list. Strand has been on a hot streak lately, as he has won four of the last six NLRA features, sweeping the season series in Devils Lake, along with winning a Modified feature at the Speedway two weeks ago. Strand was followed to the line by Bill Mooney, who lead 15 of the first 16 laps of the main event, and Mike Balcaen, who finished third. Twin No. 12 machines were piloted by Veteran Lance Matthees, who finished fourth, and Brad Seng who rounded out the top five. Strand's win helped him leap frog over Shane Edginton into the second spot in the series standings, as he'll sit 52 markers behind Seng as the series heads to the Red River Co-Op Speedway in Winnipeg on Thursday night.
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