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Weiss Dominates Seitz Weekend; Strand Captures Third Series Title

9/12/2018

Ricky Weiss won all three features contested at River Cities on the John Seitz Memorial weekend.
Dustin Strand won the pole dash, and clinched his third series title with a fourth place run on Saturday afternoon.
Mike Spieker photos.

It was a big weekend for two-time series champion Ricky Weiss, driver of the No. 7 Keewatin Truck Service Bloomquist, as he won all three main events contested during the 12th annual John Seitz Memorial weekend at the River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks.

NLRA Event Preview - Third And Final Battle At The Bush

8/22/2018

Ryan Corbett (C4) and Troy Schill (11) battle side-by-side in Winnipeg last Thursday. Speedway Shots photo.

This Saturday night, August the 25th, the NLRA heads north, for the third and final time this season, to the Greenbush Race Park in Greenbush, MN. This will be the 28th time the series has visited the quarter-mile, high-banked Greenbush oval, which was one of three tracks the series visited during our inaugural season in 1998.

Schatz Doubles Up For Third Time At River Cities

8/21/2018

Donny Schatz won both the NLRA and World of Outlaw features at River Cities last Friday. Mike Spieker photo.

For the third time in his career, Donny Schatz, driver of the No. 15 Fargo Petro Rocket, won the NLRA feature, and followed that up with winning the World of Outlaws Sprint Car main event at the River Cities Speedway. The win in the Late Model is his second of the season, and his seventh with the series overall. That puts him in a tie with current series regular Troy Schill, driver of the No. 11 Mid Ag Dispatch MasterSbilt, and former series champion Troy Olson.

NLRA Event Preview - Return To the Playground Of Power At Nodak Speedway

8/1/2018

Tom Corcoran (T1) and Dustin Strand (71) battle door-to-door earlier this season. Mike Spieker photo.

This Sunday night, August the 5th, the series will return to the Nodak Speedway in Minot, ND, for the first time in six years, and the 13th visit overall to the semi-banked three-eighths mile oval on the North Dakota State Fairgrounds.

Balcaen Scores Second Win Of The Season At Greenbush

7/31/2018

Balcaen in victory lane in Greenbush last Saturday night. Val Truscinski photo.

Mike Balcaen parked the No. 10 Enns Brothers Black Diamond in victory lane at the Greenbush Race Park last Saturday night. Balcaen held off a late charging Brad Seng, driver of the No, 12S S&S Transport MB Custom, holding on for his 25th NLRA triumph. That puts Balcaen one win away from tying the late John Seitz for second on the all time series wins list.

NLRA Event Preview - 2nd Battle At The Bush This Saturday

7/24/2018

Dustin Strand (71) and Troy Schill (11) battle in Greenbush on June 23rd. McKayla Housey photo.

This Saturday night, July the 28th, the NLRA returns to action with the second trip of the 2018 season to the Greenbush Race Park in Greenbush, MN. Dustin Strand parked the No. 71 Q&Z Plumbing & Heating Millenium SRT in victory lane at the quarter-mile high banked oval on June 23rd.

Strand Becomes First Repeat Winner At River Cities

7/3/2018

Dustin Strand with his family in victory lane on Friday night. Mike Spieker photo.

Dustin Strand, driver of the No. 71 Q&Z Plumbing & Heating Millenium SRT, won his second NLRA feature last Friday night at the River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks. The win is also his 16th career NLRA triumph, and came in front of the live T.V. cameras of Midco Sportsnet.

NLRA Event Preview - First Trip To Greenbush For 2018

6/21/2018

Cole Schill (44) and Brad Seng (12S) have won two features each, totaling four of the last five races at Greenbush.
Mike Spieker photo.

This Saturday night, June the 23rd, the NLRA will return to the Greenbush Race Park in Greenbush, MN, for the 26th time in the series twenty-one season history.

Since the series returned to Greenbush on a yearly basis in 2015, Brad Seng, driver of the No. 12S S&S Transport MB Custom, and Cole Schill, driver of the No. 44 Mid Ag Dispatch MasterSbilt by JMR, have been the ones to beat. The pair have won four of the last five races since the series returned after a four year layoff.

NLRA Event Preview - Prelude to the Johnny

9/6/2017

Steve Anderson (9) and Brody Troftgruben (14) race side-by-side at River Cities on track championship night.
Mike Spieker photo.

The 20th season of NLRA action comes to a close this Thursday night at the River Cities Speedway with the seventh running of the 'Prelude to the Johnny' that kicks off the eleventh annual John Seitz Memorial weekend.

NLRA Event Preview - Labor Day Double At Viking

8/29/2017

Brad Seng (12S) and Don Shaw (42S) racing for the lead at Lisbon. The pair have become the ones to beat at Viking of late. Mike Spieker photo.

The NLRA is set to invade the Viking Speedway in Alexandria, MN, for one of the staples on the series schedule, the Labor Day Double Header. The Viking Speedway is the biggest and fastest track, the only remaining half mile on the tour. The track sits on the Douglas County Fairgrounds, and will host the series for the 40th and 41st time, the record holder for any track the series has visited