Three-wide action at I-94 Speedway during the opener on May 3rd. Speedway Shots photo.
With rain being the rule and not the exception so far this spring, the NLRA hopes to roar into Summer with a pair of races this weekend as the series makes its first appearance of the 2024 campaign at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks on Friday night before heading south to I-94 emr Speedway for the King of the Dirt event on Saturday.
The series participation in the McNaught Cup at Dead Horse Creek Speedway in Morden, Manitoba was lost to rain last weekend leaving the series with just one completed race so far in 2024. Dustin Strand, driver of the No. 71 Q&Z Plumbing & Heating Longhorn, remains the most recent series winner, collection his 30th series win on May 11th at the season opener at Devils Lake Speedway near Doyon, ND.
As for River Cities, it's been the same as just one week of weekly competition has been put in the history books driver and it was Brody Troftgruben winning the opener on May 10th in the No. 14 Gateway Auto Tech Longhorn.
I-94 is the only track that has dodged the rain so far as they were scheduled for an off night last week but have completed four shows so far this season. Tyler Peterson leads the way at the three-eighths mile oval scoring two wins in those four nights including the opener on May 3rd. Shane Sabraski and Cole Searing also have wins at I-94 so far this year.
Peterson leads the weekly standings heading into Saturday's King of the Dirt by 17 markers over Cole Schill and his No. 44 Mid Ag Dispatch MB Custom.
Saturday will be the first of two visits this month to Fergus Falls and the series will be led into battle by Brad Seng and his No. 12S S&S Transport MB Custom after sweeping last season's pair of visits including last year's King of the Dirt.
This season's King will take home $2,090-to-win after crossing under the checkers first on Saturday night, which will be the seventh visit to I-94 in series history.
Racing starts at seven o'clock on Friday night at River Cities and at 5:30 on Saturday evening at I-94. For more information visit rivercitiesspeedway.com and i94speedways.com
The NLRA would like to thank tour sponsors, Performance Auto, Wes’ Plumbing, S & S Transport, Adams Automotive and Machine, White Water Truck Wash, Grand Forks Subaru/Kia, Signs by deSigns, Storbakken & Sons Construction, Millar Engines, Gateway Cenex, SRT Specialties, Q & Z Plumbing, Fargo Forum, Hugo’s Family Marketplace, EGF American Legion Post 157, Greg’s Lawn Care, Checkered Flag Services, Smeby Construction, Advanced Drain Systems, Signature Graphics & Apparel, and contingency sponsors, Performance Auto, Schaeffer’s Oil & Lubricants, Hoosier Tire North, and FYE Motorsports Promotion, for their continued support.
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