NLRA Event Preview - Second And Final Showdown At Devils Lake For 2018

Late Model sophomores Brody Troftgruben (14) and Travis Robertson (1R) in turn two at Devils Lake earlier this season. Troftgruben is the current Devils Lake point leader.
​Mike Spieker photo.

The NLRA will make their second and final visit to the Devils Lake Speedway this Saturday night, in another co-headlined show. This time the series will share the spotlight with 410 Sprint Cars, as the Northern Outlaw Sprint Association and the Canadian American Outlaw Sprint Series will face off at the third-mile high-banked Crary, ND oval.

This big show will also be highlighted, not only as the final appearance by the NLRA at the track this season, but also as a NOSA Blazin' Challenge qualifier, and a $750-to-win street stock special, as well.

Four Late Model features have been contested in Devils Lake so far this season. Cole Schill, driver of the No. 44 Mid Ag Dispatch MasterSbilt by JMR, won the opener at Devils Lake on May 12th. Mike Balcaen, driver of the No. 10 Sylmak, Inc. Black Diamond, won the first visit by the series on May 19th. 

Kevin Robertson, driver of the H. Anderson Concrete No. 10R  won on May 26th. Shane Edginton won last weeks' main event in his No. 4 General Signs Victory.

Balcaen's win on May 19th was his fourth NLRA feature win in Devils Lake, and first since August of 2002. Dustin Strand, driver of the No. 71 McCaughan Builders Millenium SRT, a three-time series winner at the Speedway in his own right, was the runner-up. Edginton was third, with Jim Harris making the long haul from Estevan, Saskatchewan to score a fourth place run in his CJ Oilfield And Maintenance and Repair No. 17.

Kevin Robertson's prequel to his win the following week saw him slide home in the final spot inside the top five on May 19th.
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Late Model Sophomore Brody Troftgruben, driver of the No. 14 R&R Landscaping Rocket, leads the season long standings at Devils Lake heading into their fifth week of action. A trio of Manitoba drivers fill the middle of the top five as Shane Edginton sits second, Mike Balcaen is third, and rookie Jesse Teunis, driver of the Grand Prix Amusements No. 70 is fourth.

Travis Robertson, who put on a clinic, running second on May 26 with a strong run around the top of the Speedway in his No. 1R Tires Plus MasterSbilt, is fifth in the standings.

Racing starts at seven on Saturday night. The Speedway does offer online ticket sales on their MyRacePass site at this highlighted link.

​Previous NLRA Feature Winners at the Devils Lake Speedway:
2018 - Mike Balcaen on May 19
2017 - Ricky Weiss on July 22; Brad Seng on August 19
2016 - Dustin Strand on July 23; Dustin Strand on August 20
​2015 - Brad Seng on July 18; Dustin Strand on August 29
2014 - Brad Seng on July 26
2013 - Bill Mooney on August 17
2012 - Ricky Weiss on June 23
2011 - Ricky Weiss on August 19
2006 - Cody Skytland on June 10; Roger Gendron on August 19
2003 - Brad Seng on June 28; Brian Strand on July 19
2002 - Ryan Corbett on June 8; Mike Balcaen on July 27; Mike Balcaen on August 31
2001 - John Seitz on June 23; Mike Balcaen on July 21; John Seitz on Sept. 1; Brian Strand on Sept. 2

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, A&L Siding, Millar Engines, Gateway Cenex, Fastlane Racing Equipment, Q&Z Plumbing, Fargo Forum, On The Edge Graphics, Hugo's, EGF American Legion Post 157, 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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