NLRA series action continues this Thursday night, August the 21st, at the Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN, and on Saturday night, August the 23rd, at the Devils Lake Speedway near Doyon, ND. The race on Thursday is scheduled to be the third this season, and 14th appearance overall at the three-eighths mile dirt oval on the Norman County Fairgrounds. Jeff Wildung and Cody Skytland were feature winners at the Norman County Raceway in June.
Jeff Wildung, in the No. 50 Veit Companies Rocket, started fourth and took the lead from Ricky Weiss on lap seven, lead the remaining 23 laps, scoring his eleventh series victory. On night two, two time NLRA champion Cody Skytland started tenth and took the lead on lap 24 to win his fourth series feature. Donny Schatz started second and jumped out to the lead, and held off charges by Brad Seng and Steven Pfiefer until Skytland made his way to the lead trio by lap 20. Along with Wildung, Weiss, Skytland, and Schatz; Zach Johnson, Pat Doar, and Brad Seng, driver of the No.12S S&S Transport MB Custom, were drivers that collected top tens on both nights.
The race on Saturday night is scheduled to be the second appearance this season, and fifteenth overall at the three eighths mile clay oval that is located 15 miles east of Devils Lake. On July 26th Brad Seng lead all 25 laps and collected, at that point, his fourth win of the 2014 NLRA season last Saturday night at the Devils Lake Speedway. Seng was followed home by Steffen Snare, driver of the No. 71A High Mark Snomobile Rentals Bloomquist in second, with Mike Balcaen, driver of the No. 10 Northstar Canada third, Steve Anderson, driver of the No. 9 Hi-Per-Flex Panel Systems Pierce fourth, and Zach Naastad, driver of the No. Z17 Q&Z Plumbing & Heating Millenium who completed the top five. Naastad was also the races' hard charger improving three spots from his eighth place starting spot.
Brad Seng leads the NLRA point standings heading into the weekend with a 118 point advantage over Mike Balcaen. Dustin Strand, driver of the No. 71 Q&Z Plumbing and Heating Millenium sits in the third spot, while Shane Edginton, driver of the No. 5E Avonlea Group Victory Circle and Cole Schill, driver of the No. 44 Rivinius Ranch Rocket round out the top five. Ricky Weiss is in the sixth spot, with Steve Anderson, driver of the No. 9 Hi-Per-Flex Panel Systems Pierce in seventh, Bill Mooney, driver of the No. 2 Lithia Toyota/Pizza Ranch Rocket in eighth, Donny Schatz ninth, and Pat Doar rounding out the top ten.
Previous NLRA Feature Winners at Norman County Raceway:
2014 - Jeff Wildung on June 25; Cody Skytland on June 26
2013 - Zach Johnson on June 19; Brad Seng on July 18; Kent Arment on August 8
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
Previous NLRA Feature Winners at Devils Lake Speedway:
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 race on Saturday night is scheduled to be the second appearance this season, and fifteenth overall at the three eighths mile clay oval that is located 15 miles east of Devils Lake. On July 26th Brad Seng lead all 25 laps and collected, at that point, his fourth win of the 2014 NLRA season last Saturday night at the Devils Lake Speedway. Seng was followed home by Steffen Snare, driver of the No. 71A High Mark Snomobile Rentals Bloomquist in second, with Mike Balcaen, driver of the No. 10 Northstar Canada third, Steve Anderson, driver of the No. 9 Hi-Per-Flex Panel Systems Pierce fourth, and Zach Naastad, driver of the No. Z17 Q&Z Plumbing & Heating Millenium who completed the top five. Naastad was also the races' hard charger improving three spots from his eighth place starting spot.
Brad Seng leads the NLRA point standings heading into the weekend with a 118 point advantage over Mike Balcaen. Dustin Strand, driver of the No. 71 Q&Z Plumbing and Heating Millenium sits in the third spot, while Shane Edginton, driver of the No. 5E Avonlea Group Victory Circle and Cole Schill, driver of the No. 44 Rivinius Ranch Rocket round out the top five. Ricky Weiss is in the sixth spot, with Steve Anderson, driver of the No. 9 Hi-Per-Flex Panel Systems Pierce in seventh, Bill Mooney, driver of the No. 2 Lithia Toyota/Pizza Ranch Rocket in eighth, Donny Schatz ninth, and Pat Doar rounding out the top ten.
Previous NLRA Feature Winners at Norman County Raceway:
2014 - Jeff Wildung on June 25; Cody Skytland on June 26
2013 - Zach Johnson on June 19; Brad Seng on July 18; Kent Arment on August 8
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
Previous NLRA Feature Winners at Devils Lake Speedway:
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 top two in the NLRA points standings Mike Balcaen (10) and Brad Seng (12S) racing side-by-side at the River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks. Photo courtesy of Rick Rea.
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