Dustin Strand (71) and Brad Seng (12S) battle at River Cities earlier this year. The pair have combined for four of the seven victories at the track in 2020. Speedway Shots photo.
This Friday night, July 31st, the series will take to the River Cities Speedway for the first time in 2020. This is scheduled to be the 43rd series race held at the quarter-mile "Bullring" on the Greater Grand Forks Fairgrounds. This Friday's date was scheduled to be the third series race of the 2020 campaign, but the first two were lost due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
| Last season at River Cities in NLRA action, Donny Schatz parked the No. 15 Fargo Petro Rocket in victory lane during both series shows with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. Dustin Strand was best in show at the 'Sunday at the Fair' event in the No. 71 Q&Z Walhalla Builders Millenium SRT on June 23rd. Brad Seng was first to the checkers in the No. 12S Valley Oral & Facial Surgery MB Custom at the July event in 2019, while Wisconsin's Jake Redetzke won the 'Prelude to the Johnny' last September. Seven races have been held in weekly competition at the speedway so far in 2020. Dustin Strand leads all drivers with three wins, the most recent coming last Friday night. Strand has also won the last three regular season features at the Speedway, and was fifth with the World of Outlaws on July 19th. Ryan Corbett, who won his first feature at the speedway in eleven seasons last August, won the opener in the No. C4 Hefty Seeds MasterSbilt. |  Tom Corcoran won on June 26th, winning in his sixth consecutive decade of racing. Speedway Shots photo. Related |
Seng won on week two, while Lance Schill, driver of the No. 17 Schill Construction MB Custom, won his first Late Model feature on June 19th, as he made his return to Late Model competition this season for the first time since 2012.
Tom Corcoran, driver of the No. T1 D&B Motors MB Custom, won on June 26th, scoring a win in his sixth consecutive decade of racing.
Tom Corcoran, driver of the No. T1 D&B Motors MB Custom, won on June 26th, scoring a win in his sixth consecutive decade of racing.
Strand leads the point battle at River Cities by seven markers over Seng. Joey Pederson is third with the No. 7P Dahlstrom Motors Victory, with Corcoran fourth, and Steve Anderson, and the No. 9 Pro Mark Services MB Custom, rounding out the top five.
Action begins at seven on Friday night. For more information, visit our Tracks page, or log on to rivercitiesspeedway.com
Previous NLRA Feature Winners at the River Cities Speedway:
2019 - Donny Schatz on June 7; Dustin Strand on June 23; Brad Seng on July 26; Donny Schatz on August 16; Jake Redetzke on September 5
2018 - Ricky Weiss on June 15; Dustin Strand on June 29; Donny Schatz on August 17; Ricky Weiss on September 8
2017 - Dustin Strand on June 16; Dustin Strand on June 30; Donny Schatz on August 18; Don Shaw on September 7
2016 - Mike Balcaen on June 17; Don Shaw on June 25; Dustin Strand on August 26; Dustin Strand on September 8
2015 - Joey Pederson on June 19; Bill Mooney on August 21; AJ Diemel on September 10
2014 - Mike Balcaen on June 20; Brad Seng on August 15; Donny Schatz on August 16; Ricky Weiss on Sept. 4
2013 - Joey Pederson in June 21; Donny Schatz on August 16; Pat Doar on September 5
2012 - Joey Pederson on August 17; John Kaanta on Sept. 6
2011 - Ricky Weiss on August 18; Adam Hensel on Sept. 8
2010 - Steve Anderson on June 19; Ricky Weiss on June 20
2009 - Brad Seng on June 19
2008 - Joey Pederson on June 13
2003 - Dave Zimmerman on August 8
2001 - Brad Seng on August 3
2000 - Mitch Johnson on May 31; Johnny Johnson on June 1; Mitch Johnson on August 18
1999 - Don Shaw on June 17; Joel Cryderman on August 19
2019 - Donny Schatz on June 7; Dustin Strand on June 23; Brad Seng on July 26; Donny Schatz on August 16; Jake Redetzke on September 5
2018 - Ricky Weiss on June 15; Dustin Strand on June 29; Donny Schatz on August 17; Ricky Weiss on September 8
2017 - Dustin Strand on June 16; Dustin Strand on June 30; Donny Schatz on August 18; Don Shaw on September 7
2016 - Mike Balcaen on June 17; Don Shaw on June 25; Dustin Strand on August 26; Dustin Strand on September 8
2015 - Joey Pederson on June 19; Bill Mooney on August 21; AJ Diemel on September 10
2014 - Mike Balcaen on June 20; Brad Seng on August 15; Donny Schatz on August 16; Ricky Weiss on Sept. 4
2013 - Joey Pederson in June 21; Donny Schatz on August 16; Pat Doar on September 5
2012 - Joey Pederson on August 17; John Kaanta on Sept. 6
2011 - Ricky Weiss on August 18; Adam Hensel on Sept. 8
2010 - Steve Anderson on June 19; Ricky Weiss on June 20
2009 - Brad Seng on June 19
2008 - Joey Pederson on June 13
2003 - Dave Zimmerman on August 8
2001 - Brad Seng on August 3
2000 - Mitch Johnson on May 31; Johnny Johnson on June 1; Mitch Johnson on August 18
1999 - Don Shaw on June 17; Joel Cryderman on August 19
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