NLRA Event Preview - Showdown At The Devils Playground

Father and Son duo, Blake and Steve Anderson battle door-to-door at Devils Lake on June 27th.
Speedway Shots photo.

The series wraps up a three race swing this Saturday night, August 1st, at the Devils Lake Speedway near Crary, ND. This will be the 26th series event at the one-third mile oval, which opened 20 years ago.

The series has already run one event at Devils Lake the season. That race was on June 27th, and it was Brad Seng who parked the No. 12S Forks Mobile Wash MB Custom in victory lane, with his series leading 38th victory.

The win was worth $2,000, as the Walhalla Building Center presented the second running of the Golden Hammer Classic.

The event served as the season opener for the series, as the first four events were in some way compromised by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dustin Strand was second in the No. 71 Naastad Acres Millenium SRT, with Joey Pederson rounding out the podium in the No. 7P Vesey Plumbing Victory.

​Former Devils Lake track champion Brody Troftgruben was fourth in the No. 14 Gateway Auto Tech Rocket, with Troy Schill rounding out the top five in the No. 11 Mid Ag Dispatch MB Custom.

​​Strand is the only other driver with a win at Devils Lake this season, as he won on June 13th over Kevin Robertson, who charged from the eighteenth starting spot in the H. Anderson Concrete No. 10R.

Brad Seng was the NLRA winner at Devils Lake on June 27th. Speedway Shots photo.

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​​Cousins Shawn and Casey Meyer were third and fourth respectively in the No. 18X and 03 Smith Motors MB Customs. Troy Schill completed the top five on June 13th.

​Seng, Strand, and Mike Balcaen, driver of the No. 10 Enns Brothers Black Diamond, lead all active series drivers with four previous triumphs at Devils Lake. 

​Shane Edginton, Bill Mooney, driver of the No. 2 Lithia Toyota of Grand Forks MasterSbilt by JMR, and Ryan Corbett, driver of the No. C4 Jess Rice Crary Realty MasterSbilt, are the only other active series regulars to chalk up a win in Devils Lake.

Racing begins at seven on Saturday night. For more information, visit our Tracks page, or log on to dlspeedwaytest.weebly.com

​Previous NLRA Feature Winners at the Devils Lake Speedway:
2020 - Brad Seng on June 27
2019 - Shane Edginton on June 1
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 and Machine, White Water Truck Wash, DayDreams Specialties, Grand Forks Subaru/Kia, Boss Signs, Storbakken & Sons Construction, Millar Engines, Gateway Cenex, Fastlane Racing Equipment, Q & Z Plumbing, Fargo Forum, On The Edge Graphics, Hugo’s Family Marketplace, EGF American Legion Post 157, EZ Open Garage Door, Schill Construction, and Greg’s Lawn Care, and Contingency Sponsors: CMD Shocks, ​Hoosier Tire North, Mars Race Cars, Performance Auto, Speedway International Fuel, Schaeffer's Oil & Lubricants, for their continued support.