Joey Pederson won his eighth career NLRA feature at the River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks Friday night, breaking a tie with former series champions Troy Schill and Troy Olson to put him in sole position of ninth on the wins list. Pederson dedicated the win to his friend Scott Volker, who is battling stage four liver cancer. Pederson got the jump on pole-sitter Mike Balcaen, driver of the No. 10 Northstar Canada Black Diamond, and lead flag-to-flag. Pederson was never able to build a comfortable lead, though, due to the high number of cautions during the race. Balcaen finished second, with Brad Seng, driver of the No. 12S S&S Transport MB Custom finishing third after a late charge from the seventh starting spot.
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Dustin Strand, driver of the Q&Z Plumbing & Heating No. 71 and World of Outlaw feature winner for the 15th time this season, Donny Schatz, driver of the No. 15 K3 Farms Rocket finished fourth and fifth respectively. Matt Aukland, driver of the Northwest Auto Body No. 12A finished sixth, with Steve Anderson, driver of the No. 9 Hi-Per-Flex Panel Systems Pierce seventh, Bill Mooney, driver of the No. 2 OMG Candy MasterSbuilt by JMR eighth, Shane Edginton, driver of the No. 5E Avonlea Group Victory Circle ninth, and Steffen Snare, driver of the No. 71S High Mark Snowmobile Rentals Bloomquist rounding out the top ten. Mooney was the hard charger, improving 15 spots from his 23rd starting spot after a DNF in his heat from damage sustained in an incident with John Buchner, driver of the No. 5 Slap Shot Pizza/Fat Albert's Subs MB Custom. Anderson, Balcaen, Strand, and Pederson won the heats. 25 cars entered the nights' event.
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Joey Pederson in victory lane last Friday night at River Cities. Photo courtesy of Rick Rea.
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Saturday night at the Greenbush Race Park in Greenbush, MN, Brad Seng won his second NLRA feature of the season, and his series best 28th career win. Seng dedicated the win to his father Pat, who passed away last Monday. Ricky Weiss in the No. 7 Derrick's Sandblasting Bloomquist won the drag race to the first corner with Mike Balcaen, who started on the pole for the second night in a row, to the first corner at the start and lead the next 20 laps, despite a charge by Dustin Strand just before the halfway point that was erased by a caution for Adam Fischer, driving the Northwest Auto Body No. 30.
Seng chased Weiss down and took the lead on lap 21 and lead remainder of the race. Weiss finished second, with Dustin Strand was third, with Cody Skytland, driver of the No. 75 Langdon Implement MasterSbuilt by JMR fourth and Shane Edginton fifth. Mike Balcaen and Joey Pederson finished sixth and seventh respectively, while John Halvorson, driver of the Taco Johns No. 35 finished eighth, with Dusty Peterson, driver of the Precision Lawn Car & Landscape No. 1 ninth, and Steffen Snare tenth. Snare was the hard charger gaining ten spots after starting in the 20th and final starting spot. Strand, Balcaen, and Weiss won the heats. 20 cars were in attendance. NLRA action continues on Wednesday night at the Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN.
The NLRA would like to thank Tour Sponsors: Adams Automotive, S & S Transport, Wes' Plumbing, Initials Custom Embroidery (ICE), BOSS Signs & Graphics, Millar Race Engines, Todd's Electric, Gateway Cenex, White Water Truck Wash, ADrenaLize Graphics, Generous Jerry's/Gold-Silver Exchange, Gateway Sports, Grand Forks Subaru Kia, Forum Printing, On The Edge Graphics, Fastlane Racing Equipment, Victory Diesel, Forks Mobile Wash, Q&Z Plumbing, A&L Siding, The Ho Bar And Grill, AG Spray, and Cartunz, and Contingency Sponsors: Speedway International Fuel, Hi-Per Flex, Schaeffer's Oil & Lubricants, Mars Race Cars, Hoosier Tire North, FYE Motorsports Promotion, and CMD Shocks, for their support.
Seng chased Weiss down and took the lead on lap 21 and lead remainder of the race. Weiss finished second, with Dustin Strand was third, with Cody Skytland, driver of the No. 75 Langdon Implement MasterSbuilt by JMR fourth and Shane Edginton fifth. Mike Balcaen and Joey Pederson finished sixth and seventh respectively, while John Halvorson, driver of the Taco Johns No. 35 finished eighth, with Dusty Peterson, driver of the Precision Lawn Car & Landscape No. 1 ninth, and Steffen Snare tenth. Snare was the hard charger gaining ten spots after starting in the 20th and final starting spot. Strand, Balcaen, and Weiss won the heats. 20 cars were in attendance. NLRA action continues on Wednesday night at the Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN.
The NLRA would like to thank Tour Sponsors: Adams Automotive, S & S Transport, Wes' Plumbing, Initials Custom Embroidery (ICE), BOSS Signs & Graphics, Millar Race Engines, Todd's Electric, Gateway Cenex, White Water Truck Wash, ADrenaLize Graphics, Generous Jerry's/Gold-Silver Exchange, Gateway Sports, Grand Forks Subaru Kia, Forum Printing, On The Edge Graphics, Fastlane Racing Equipment, Victory Diesel, Forks Mobile Wash, Q&Z Plumbing, A&L Siding, The Ho Bar And Grill, AG Spray, and Cartunz, and Contingency Sponsors: Speedway International Fuel, Hi-Per Flex, Schaeffer's Oil & Lubricants, Mars Race Cars, Hoosier Tire North, FYE Motorsports Promotion, and CMD Shocks, for their support.
Matt Aukland (12A), Steve Anderson (9), and Dustin Strand (71) run three wide during the main event at River Cities last Friday night. Photo courtesy of Mike Spieker.
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