Dustin Strand won his 31st career NLRA feature Friday night at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks. Strand's second win with the series this season happened in the final few feet of the main event as he stole the victory from Shane Edginton as the pair came to the checkered flag.
| A pair of Rocket XR1's led the field to green as Laela Eisenschenk lined up on the pole in the Schatz Crossroads No. 15 with Jason Strand on the outside in the North Dakota Corn Council No. E85. Eisenschenk took the lead in the first set of turns and went on to make history, becoming the first female driver to lead a lap in series history. Dustin Strand took the lead in the No. 71 Q&Z Plumbing & Heating Longhorn on the second lap and led through a pair of cautions and then a red flag for Eisenschenk on lap six when she rolled a number of times on a restart. She did suffer a concussion but hopes to be back as soon as possible. |  Laela Eisenschenk leads lap one, becoming the first female driver in series history to lead a lap. |
Shane Edginton moved the Polymer Shapes No. 5E to the inside on the ensuing restart and took the lead on the eighth lap. Edginton led through a caution then a second red flag for Greg Moore who exited the No. 14M West End Hide & Fur T&E ok after a tumble outside of turn two.
Edginton kept Strand behind him on the final restart with 12 laps left and continued to hold the point at traffic became an issue in the closing laps.
Edginton kept Strand behind him on the final restart with 12 laps left and continued to hold the point at traffic became an issue in the closing laps.
 Dustin Strand wins the race by .049 over Shane Edginton | Strand was back on Edginton's spoiler with three to go then on the final lap made the diamond off turns three and for to drag race Edginton back to the line to win the race by .049 seconds. “I tell you Shane's about one of the best in the business on the bottom,” Strand said in victory lane post-race. “I wanted to stay up high because it was a little smoother but he was so good around the bottom once we'd get into about a six to eight lap run. I started reeling him in a little bit but that was definitely his race and a lapped car kind of screwed him up and we were able to capitalize on it. That must’ve been pretty close at the line there.” |
Jason Strand was third with Cole Schill fourth in the No. 44* Mid Ag Dispatch MB Custom and Ryan Corbett fifth in the Corbett Trucking No. 50. Joey Pederson, Schill, Strand, and John Seng were the heat winners.
Pederson's night ended as his No. 7P Dahlstrom Motors Rocket XR1 became involved in the red for Eisenschenk. John Seng appeared to have lost a power plant after winning the final heat in the No. 21S TRENDLess Designs MB Custom. 27 cars signed in for action at River Cities on Friday night.
The series heads to West Fargo, ND next with the first of three visits to Red River Valley Speedway on Friday night June 14th.
Pederson's night ended as his No. 7P Dahlstrom Motors Rocket XR1 became involved in the red for Eisenschenk. John Seng appeared to have lost a power plant after winning the final heat in the No. 21S TRENDLess Designs MB Custom. 27 cars signed in for action at River Cities on Friday night.
The series heads to West Fargo, ND next with the first of three visits to Red River Valley Speedway on Friday night June 14th.
The NLRA would like to thank tour sponsors, Performance Auto, Wes’ Plumbing, S & S Transport, Adams Automotive and Machine, White Water Truck Wash, Grand Forks Subaru/Kia, Signs by deSigns, Storbakken & Sons Construction, Millar Engines, Gateway Cenex, SRT Specialties, Q & Z Plumbing, Fargo Forum, Hugo’s Family Marketplace, EGF American Legion Post 157, Greg’s Lawn Care, Checkered Flag Services, Smeby Construction, Advanced Drain Systems, Signature Graphics & Apparel, and contingency sponsors, Performance Auto, Schaeffer’s Oil & Lubricants, Hoosier Tire North, and FYE Motorsports Promotion, for their continued support.
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