Don Shaw and Brad Seng picked up victories on Sunday during the series annual Labor Day Double Header events at the Viking Speedway in Alexandria, MN on Sunday. Shaw's win was his second of the season, and third overall, while Seng kept his title hopes alive with his fifth series win of the season, and second at Viking. This marks the first time in series history that racers other than Jeff Wildung or Zach Johnson won races on Labor Day weekend in Alexandria, as the pair had won all but two labor day events at the big half mile since 2007.
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Don Shaw, driving the Shaw Trucking No. 42S, and Cody Skytland, driver of the No. 75 Langdon Implement MasterSbuilt by JMR, shared the front row at the start of the evenings' first feature, as the green flag flew at ten minutes to four in the afternoon, the race having been postponed from Saturday nights' program. Shaw won the drag race to the first turn, and lead the first half of the race. The race was delayed by a terrrible accident involving Wahpeton, ND native Casey Meyer, as a part failure on his No. 03 machine failed, unfortunately sending him upside down. Shaw remained the leader after the restart, and lead the entire event, with Cody Skytland finishing second. Ricky Weiss in the No. 7 Derrick's Sandblasting Bloomquist, and Jeff Wildung, in the No. 50 Veit Companies Rocket settled their race long duel, with Weiss taking third, and Wildung finishing fourth. Newly minted River Cities Speedway Champion Dustin Strand, driver of the No. 71 Q&Z Plumbing & Heating Moyer Longhorn, rounded out the top five. Shawn Kirwin finished sixth, with Mike Balcaen, driver of the No. 10 Northstar Canada Black Diamond, finishing seventh, and Brad Seng, driver of the No. 12S S&S Transport MB Custom, running eighth. Bill Mooney, driver of the No. 2 OMG Candy MasterSbuilt by JMR, and Corey Nelson rounded out the top ten. Casey and Shawn Meyer won the first two heats, with Skytland and Shaw winning the second pair of heats. Steffen Snare, driver of the No. 71S Todd's Electric Bloomquist, winning the B Main. 32 cars were in attendance.
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Sunday nights' winner Brad Seng at speed at the I-94 Speedway last Friday night. Photo courtesy of Mike Spieker.
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Ricky Weiss and Shane Edginton, driving the No. 4 Performance Auto Victory Chassis, shared the front row at the start of the second feature, with Weiss taking the point. Weiss lead big for the first 20 laps, but Brad Seng began eating away at Weiss' advantage with five to go. Seng took advantage of a mistake by then-leader Ricky Weiss with four to go, as Weiss went over the edge in turn one, allowing Seng to take the point on lap 22. Seng lead the remaining three laps, picking up his 31st career series victory by nearly four seconds over Dustin Strand, who finished second. Weiss fell back to third, while Jeff Wildung and Cole Schill, driver of the No. 44 Rivinius Ranch MasterSbuilt by JMR, rounded out the top five. The top five remained unchanged, other than Weiss' slipup, from lap eight on after Shane Edginton, who had been running third, dropped out of the race. Cody Skytland finished sixth after starting 13th, with Norm Olson, driver of the No. 29 Disabled American Veterans MasterSbuilt finishing seventh, Shawn Kirwin in eighth, Jeremy Keller ninth, and Greg Meyer rounding out the top ten. Seng, Strand, Weiss, and Edginton won the heat races, with Steffen Snare winning the B Main. 32 cars were in attendance.
Sunday Afternoon winner Don Shaw at River Cities on July 31st. Photo credit: Traci Palya.
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Dustin Strand sits atop the series standings for the first time since the series left the Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN on June 25. Strand now leads by 32 points over Seng, with Balcaen falling back to third, 38 points back of Strand, with one race remaining. Ricky Weiss and Steffen Snare round out the top five. Steve Anderson, driver of the No. 9 Hi-Per-Flex Panel Systems Pierce is in the sixth spot, with Bill Mooney in seventh, and Jeff Hapala, driver of the No. 16S Auto Solutions Rocket in eighth. Cole Schill is ninth in points, with Norm Olson rounding out the top ten. The season finale takes place this Thursday night at the River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND, with the running of the annual 'Prelude to the Johnny' on John Seitz Memorial weekend.
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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.
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Don Shaw (left) in victory lane at the Norman County Raceway on July 30th, Brad Seng (right) in victory lane at River Cities on June 5th. Photos courtesy of Mike Spieker (left) and Rick Rea (right).
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