NLRA Event Preview - Labor Day Double At Viking

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

Going into the 2015 Double, you couldn't think NLRA at Alex without thinking, Zach Johnson and Jeff Wildung. That fact is still true, however, the names Don Shaw, driver of the No. 42S Blaine Brothers Victory and Brad Seng, driver of the No. 12S S&S Transport MB Custom, have replaced the prior duo as the dominant forces of the event, the pair having won the past five NLRA shows at the track, including all four on Labor Day. 

Point leader Ricky Weiss, driver of the No. 7 Derrick's Sandblasting Bloomquist, and Dave Mass are the only drivers other than Johnson, Wildung, Shaw, and Seng to win at the half-mile on Labor Day.

Shaw leads all drivers in weekly competition at Viking with seven wins in 14 nights. Zach Johnson has three wins, John Kaanta has two. Shawn Meyer and NLRA regular Cole Schill, driver of the No. 44 Rivinius Ranch MasterSbilt by JMR, have one each.

Zach Johnson has already clinched the track points title, as Rick Nelson sits second, with Shaw third, and Greg and Casey Meyer rounding out the top five.

With three races remaining, Ricky Weiss will carry a 68 point lead over Brad Seng. Shane Edginton, driver of the No. 4 Performance Auto Victory, is third, with Bill Mooney, driver of the No. 2 Winnipeg Hearing Centres MasterSbilt by JMR in fourth, and two-time champion Dustin Strand, driver of the No. 71 Q&Z Plumbing & Heating Millenium, rounding out top five.

Mike Balcaen, driver of the No. 10 Enns Brothers Black Diamond, is sixth, with Steve Anderson, driver of the No. 9 Schmidt, Inc. MB Custom, seventh, and Tom Corcoran, driver of the No. T1 Forks Finest Auto Body MB Custom, eighth. 

Travis Robertson, driver of the No. 1R Tires Plus MasterSbilt in ninth, and Donny Schatz, driver of the No. 15 Fargo Petro Rocket, currently rounds out the top ten.
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Racing is scheduled to begin at six both nights. For more info on the Viking Speedway, visit our Tracks page.
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Previous NLRA Feature Winners at the Viking Speedway:
2016 - Don Shaw on September 3; Don Shaw on September 4
2015 - Brad Seng on May 23; Don Shaw on September 5; Brad Seng on September 6
2014 - Ricky Weiss on May 24; Brad Seng on May 25; Ricky Weiss on August 30; Jeff Wildung on August 31
2013 - Pat Doar on May 25; Zach Johnson on May 26; Zach Johnson on September 1
2012 - Zach Johnson on Sept. 1; Jeff Wildung on Sept. 2
2011 - Pat Doar on May 28; Joel Cryderman on May 29; Jeff Wildung on Sept. 3; Jeff Wildung on Sept. 4
2010 - Jeff Wildung on May 29; Zach Johnson on May 30; Jeff Wildung on Sept. 4; Zach Johnson on Sept. 5
2009 - Matt Aukland on May 23; Jeff Wildung on May 24
2008 - Justin Fegers on May 24; Zach Johnson on May 25; Zach Johnson on August 30; Jeff Wildung on August 31
2007 - Mitch Johnson on May 26; Mitch Johnson on May 27; Dave Mass on Sept. 1; Zach Johnson on Sept. 2
2006 - Mitch Johnson on May 27; Jeff Wildung on May 28
2005 - Mitch Johnson on May 29; Brad Seng on July 9; Jeff Wildung on August 27
2004 - Mike Balcaen on August 28
2003 - Jeff Wildung on May 31

The NLRA would like to thank Tour Sponsors: Wes' Plumbing, S&S Transport, Performance Auto, Adams Automotive & Machine, White Water Truck Wash, Day Dreams, Grand Forks Subaru/Kia, BOSS Signs & Graphics, Storbakken & Sons Construction, Cartunz, Generous Jerry's/Gold Silver Exchange, A&L Siding, Millar Engines, Todd's Electric, Gateway Cenex, Fastlane Racing Equipment, Q&Z Plumbing, On The Edge, Fargo Forum, Hugo's, Eagles, and Contingency Sponsors: Speedway International Fuel, Hi-Per Flex, Schaeffer's Oil & Lubricants, Hoosier Tire North, and FYE Motorsports Promotion, for their support.
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