Ricky Weiss, driver of the No. 7 Derrick's Sandblasting Bloomquist, won his 17th NLRA feature of his career, and fourth this season, last Thursday night at the Red River Co-Op Speedway in Winnipeg, MB. Weiss started on the outside of the front row, and lead all 25 laps. The best battle of the night was for the fifth through seventh spots as Steffen Snare, Bill Mooney, and Brad Seng went three-wide coming out of turn four on laps five, eight and nine. While this was going on, Mike Balcaen and Dustin Strand were not only fighting for the second spot, but also for the point lead atop the NLRA series standings. Strand took second with eleven laps to go and started cutting into the advantage held by Weiss. Strand pulled up alongside Weiss with to laps to go as they split the lapped car of Kevin Sexton, but Weiss got a good bite off the high side of turn two and held Strand off for the win. The final pass of the night was made by Brad Seng, as he took fourth from Cole Schill on lap 23.
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Dustin Strand, driver of the Q&Z Plumbing & Heating No. 71 finished second, with Mike Balcaen, driver of the No. 10 Northstar Canada Black Diamond third, Brad Seng, driver of the No. 12S S&S Transport MB Custom fourth, and Cole Schill, driver of the No. 44 Rivinius Ranch MasterSbuilt by JMR rounding out the top five. Steffen Snare, driver of the No. 71S High Mark Snowmobile Rentals Bloomquist sixth, Bill Mooney, driver of the No. 2 OMG Candy MasterSbuilt by JMR seventh, Kevin Sexton in the DAB's repair No. 8 eighth, Paul Veert in the Veert Landscaping No. 88 ninth, and Jeff Hapala, driver of the No. 16S Auto Solutions Rocket tenth. Mooney was the hard charger, improving seven spots, from his original 14th place starting spot. Weiss, Balcaen, and Schill won the heats. 17 cars entered the event. NLRA series action continues on July 18th at the Devils Lake Speedway, near Doyon, ND.
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Ricky Weiss in victory lane in Winnipeg last Thursday night. Photo credit: Tim Johnson. tsjphoto.smugmug.com
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Mike Balcaen leads the NLRA point standings with a twelve point advantage over Dustin Strand. Brad Seng sits in the third spot, while Steffen Snare and Ricky Weiss round out the top five. Steve Anderson, driver of the No. 9 Hi-Per-Flex Panel Systems Pierce is in the sixth spot, with Jeff Hapala in seventh, Cole Schill eighth, Cody Skytland, driver of the No. 75 Langdon Implement MasterSbuilt by JMR ninth, and Bill Mooney rounding out the top ten.
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.
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.
Steve Anderson (9) and Dustin Strand (71) in heat race action at Red River Co-Op Speedway last Thursday night. Photo credit: Tim Johnson. tsjphoto.smugmug.com
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