Blake Anderson (9) and Cole Babcock (2*) battle at Devils Lake on June 1st. Mike Spieker photo.
This Saturday night, August the 3rd, the NLRA returns to the Devils Lake Speedway near Crary, ND, for the second and final time in 2019. This event is scheduled to be the 24th visit to the third-mile, high-banked oval that sits 15 minutes east of Devils Lake on Highway 2. This is the first of two races on Highway 2 for the series this weekend, as the NLRA will continue west on Sunday for a date at the Nodak Speedway in Minot.
| Shane Edginton, driver of the No. 4 Performance Auto Victory, won the Golden Hammer Classic at Devils Lake on June 1st. Edginton chased down race long leader Dustin Strand, and his No. 71 Walhalla Builders Millenium SRT, on lap 26 to score the victory. Cole Schill was third on June 1st in the No. 44 Mid Ag Dispatch MB Custom, with Brad Seng fourth in the No. 12S Bergstrom Electric MB Custom. Estevan, Saskatchewan native, Aaron Turnbull, rounded out the top five in the No. 21 Mack Auction MB Custom. Along with Edginton, Seng, Chad Becker, and Ryan Kereluk, have wins in weekly competition in the four races contested at the Speedway in 2019. Chad Becker won the season opener on May 25th, with Seng winning on June 29th, and Kereluk winning the second feature of his rookie campaign on July 13th, after a win at the Red River Co-Op Speedway in Winnipeg on June 20th. Kereluk was also the Performance Auto hard charger on June 1st, advancing ten spots to finish ninth. |  Shane Edginton was the winner at Devils Lake on June 1st. Mike Spieker photo. Related |
Seng and Mike Balcaen, driver of the No. 10 Enns Brothers Black Diamond, lead all active series drivers with four previous Devils Lake victories. Dustin Strand has three wins, while Edginton joins Bill Mooney, driver of the No. 2 Lithia Toyota of Grand Forks MasterSbilt by JMR, and Ryan Corbett, driver of the No. C4 Dempsey Truck Service MasterSbilt, as the only other active series regulars to score a Devils Lake victory.
Seng is the point leader at Devils Lake by 46 over defending track champion Brody Troftgruben and his No. 14 R&R Dirt & Gravel. Travis Robertson is third in the No. 1R Tires Plus MasterSbilt, with Jesse Teunis fourth in the No. 70 Grand Prix Amusements MasterSbilt, and Blake Anderson rounds out the top five in the No. 9 Grinch Sales & Service MB Custom.
Three-time and defending series champion Dustin Strand has a 26 point lead in the NLRA standings over Shane Edginton heading into the weekend. Brad Seng is third, with Brody Troftgruben fourth, and Mike Balcaen rounding out the top five.
Cole Schill is sixth, with Jesse Teunis seventh, Ryan Corbett eighth, Ryan Kereluk ninth, and Tom Corcoran rounding out the top ten with his No. T1 Forks Finest Auto Body & Wash MB Custom.
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:
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: Performance Auto, Adams Automotive & Machine, S&S Transport, Gateway Cenex, Millar Engines, Wes' Plumbing & Heating, White Water Truck Wash, On The Edge Graphics, Anderson Brother's Body Shop, Smitty's Transmission, Fastenal, El Roco Nightclub & Bottleshop, Hart Attack Racing, Residual Materials, Generous Jerry's, Gold & Silver Exchange, Gateway Sportz, Grand Forks Subaru/Kia, BOSS Signs & Graphics, Fargo Forum Printing, Fastlane Racing Equipment, Q&Z Plumbing, A&L Siding, Bank Insure/Forward, Hugo's Wine & Spirits, Daydreams Specialties, Play It Again Sports, Red Wing Shoes, Speedway Shots, Country Financial, Storbakken & Sons Construction, EGF American Legion Post #157, EZ Open Garage Door, Schill Construction, Northern Lights Floral Co., Jess Rice Crary Realty, Generations Salon, Northern Motors, and Contingency Sponsors: CMD Shocks, Hoosier Tire North, Mars Race Cars, Performance Auto, Speedway International Fuel, Schaeffer's Oil & Lubricants, for their support.
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