Strand Wins First Late Model Feature of the Season, Takes Wissota National Points Lead
Dustin Strand picked up his first late model feature win of the season last Thursday, July the 11th, at the Grand Rapids Speedway in Grand Rapids, MN, and in doing so, became the Wissota national points leader. Strand finished second in his heat race after starting sixth. Strand then started seventh in the main event, and went on to defeat a field of thirteen competitors that included Kyle Peterlin, Don Shaw, and recent NLRA feature winner Jeffrey Massingill. The win was Strand's ninth career late model victory, after winning eight in 2012, his first full season of late model competition. Strand holds a 46 point lead over defending national champion Chad Becker.
Previous NLRA Feature Winners at Norman County Raceway:
2013 - Zach Johnson on June 19
2012 - Brad Seng on June 27; Dustin Strand on August 9
2011 - Pat Doar on July 14
2009 - Cody Skytland on June 24
2008 - Troy Olson on June 25
2004 - John Seitz on August 19
2001 - John Seitz on June 30
1998 - Mitch Johnson on July 12
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