NLRA Event Preview - Greenbush Race Park

On Saturday night, July the 30th, the NLRA will take the track for the second and final time in 2016, and 24th time overall, at the Greenbush Race Park in Greenbush, MN. The series is also scheduled to make their second of now three away-from-River Cities appearances with the Northern Outlaw Sprint Association.
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Cole Schill, driver of the No. 44 Mid Ag Dispatch MasterSbilt, lead all 25 laps en route to winning his first NLRA series feature on June 18th. Cole became the third Schill to win in Greenbush, as his father Howie won two races in a row in Greenbush in 2007 and again in 2008. Cole's uncle Troy won the series second appearance in Greenbush in July of 1999.

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Schill and Brad Seng, driver of the No. 12S S&S Transport MB Custom, shared the front row at the start, as the race went 25 laps caution free after a yellow on the initial start.

​Seng, twelfth place starter Shane Edginton, driver of the No. 4 Performance Auto Victory, Jeff Hapala, driver of the No. 16S Auto Solutions Rocket, and Jason Storbakken, driver of the Storbakken & Sons Const. No. 16, rounded out the top five.

Schill was the second new winner in as many weeks, as Zach Naastad, driver of the Q&Z Plumbing & Heating No. Z17, picked up his first win at the Jamestown Speedway in Jamestown, ND one week prior.

Steffen Snare, driver of the No. 71S Todd's Electric Bloomquist, finished sixth on June 18th with Mike Balcaen, driver of the No. 10 Enns Brothers Black Diamond, finishing seventh, Rob Odegard, driver of the Dynamic Well Service R30 eighth, Tom Corcoran, driver of the No. T1 D&B Motors Rocket ninth, and Mike Martin, driver of the No. 55 Reimer Overhead Door Pierce, rounding out the top ten in June.

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Shane Edginton (4), Mike Balcaen (10), and Dustin Strand (71) were involved in a wreck in Greenbush in June 18th.
Mike Spieker photo.

The race on June 18th was the first series race in Greenbush since they resurfaced the track to a high banked oval that now measures at nine-thirtyseconds of a mile. Despite the three inches of rain in the hours leading up to the race, the track was relatively good, with a few challenging spots. Saturday nights' event will be the sixth of this season in Greenbush, and first in three weeks, with the last race being run on July 2nd after suffering three straight rain outs. The track was in great shape on July 2nd, with one 20+ year veteran of racing at the track saying it was the best he has seen the track in twenty years. Racing begins at 7pm on Saturday night.

Brad Seng leads the NLRA series standings heading into Greenbush by 30 points over Shane Edginton. Dustin Strand, driver of the No. 71 Q&Z Plumbing & Heating Millenium, sits in the third spot, while Mike Balcaen and Cole Schill round out the top five. Steffen Snare is sixth, with Jeff Hapala seventh, Ryan Corbett, driver of the No. C4 Corbett Trucking MasterSbilt eighth, Tom Corcoran ninth, and Jason Storbakken completing the top ten.
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Previous NLRA Feature Winners at the Greenbush Race Park:
2016 - Cole Schill on June 18
2015 - Brad Seng on June 20; Ricky Weiss on July 25
2011 - Joey Pederson on August 27
2009 - Ricky Weiss on June 13
2008 - Howie Schill  on July 5; Mike Balcaen on August 16
2007 - Howie Schill  on June 30
2006 - Roger Gendron on May 20; Kevin Sexton on June 24
2005 - Dale Skytland on June 25; Kevin Sexton on August 6
2004 - Dave Tyrchniewicz on June 5; John Seitz on July 10; Tom Corcoran on August 14
2003 - Mike Balcaen on July 12; John Seitz on August 16
2002 - Brad Seng on June 1; Troy Olson on August 25
2001 - Brian Strand on July 7
2000 - John Seitz on July 1
1999 - Troy Schill on July 10
1998 - Tom Corcoran on July 25

Cole Schill (44) peeks inside of Terry Blacklance (105) and Steffen Snare (71S) during the series first visit to Greenbush on June 18th. Mike Spieker photo.
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The NLRA would like to thank Tour Sponsors: Adams Automotive, S & S Transport, Wes' Plumbing, BOSS Signs & Graphics, Millar Race Engines, Todd's Electric, Gateway Cenex, White Water Truck Wash, ADrenaLize Graphics, Generous Jerry's/Gold-Silver Exchange, Gateway Sports, Grand Forks Subaru Kia, Forum Printing, On The Edge Graphics, Fastlane Racing Equipment, Q&Z Plumbing, A&L Siding, Performance Auto, Cartunz, Daydreams Specialties, Storbakken and Sons Construction, and Contingency Sponsors: Speedway International Fuel, Hi-Per Flex, Schaeffer's Oil & Lubricants, Mars Race Cars, Hoosier Tire North, FYE Motorsports Promotion, and CMD Shocks, for their support.

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