Jun 21 2018

Skalicky Claims First Career Legends Win at Norman County Raceway

  • June 21, 2018

By Mike Spieker

ADA, Minn. (June 20, 2018) – Race fans were treated to Wednesday night racing at Norman County Raceway as a part of the 123rd Norman County Fair.

Kaitlyn Skalicky of Fargo has been racing with the Petermann Seed INEX Legends for the last six years. On Wednesday, she finally claimed that elusive first career victory. Starting on the outside of the front row, Skalicky took the early lead over Alex Braseth.

Meanwhile, Tim Estenson, who already has 10 wins on the season, sliced his way through the field from the eighth starting position. A restart with seven to go reset the field. Skalicky, Estenson, and Braseth raced three wide for the lead and Estenson looked to split the middle to take the lead.

Skalicky had the momentum on the high side and remained side by side with Estenson into turn three and reclaimed the lead exiting the corner.

Estenson mounted several charges on Skalicky in the final five laps. On the final lap, Estenson pulled even with Skalicky in turns three and four, but the bottom groove didn’t have the traction the top did as Skalicky won the drag race to the checkers.

Ada’s own Andy Wagner continued his dominance in the Titan Machinery IMCA SportMods.

Wagner, who is the defending SportMod track champion, notched his third win of the season from the pole position. Taylor Grove jumped out to the lead from the outside of the front row at the drop of the green flag. Wagner filed into second as Vince Jegtvig, Aaron Wetterlin and last week’s winner, Luke Johnson, raced for third through fifth.

Wagner remained within striking distance of the lead all race long and placed a bid for the lead with seven laps to go. Wagner dove to the inside of Grove, but Grove ran in the preferred high groove and held on to the point.

In the final five laps, Wagner was never less than two car lengths away from Grove as he prepared to mount another charge for the lead. With two laps to go, the leaders approached lapped traffic.

That’s when Wagner made his move.

Wagner found an opening around the outside of Grove to pull even with him out of turn two. However, there was a lapped car in the way of Wagner so he went a lane higher down the backstretch, dipping the right side tires off the track. Wagner cleared for the lead in turn three before the caution flew the following lap.

Wagner held off the pack on the final green-white-checkered restart to claim the win over Grove.

Rob VanMil of Barnesville led every lap of the Norman County Implement IMCA Stock Car feature. Friday’s winner at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, Brandon Schmidt, threatened to take the lead on the final lap, but VanMil held on for his third Stock Car win at NCR.

Michael Greseth of Harwood, N.D. picked up the opening night win in the Sanders Metal Products IMCA Modifieds to snap an 11-year winless streak at NCR back in May. On Wednesday night, he cruised to his second win of the season. Greseth and Jesse Skalicky led the field of 16 cars to the green flag. Greseth pushed in turns one and two, which allowed Skalicky to take the lead down the backstretch. Greseth reeled in the rookie Modified driver and took the lead exiting turn four to lead lap one.

Once out front, Greseth checked out from the field.

Greseth comfortably took the win by nearly six seconds, equating to over a full straight away, over Rob VanMil.

RESULTS:

IMCA Modifieds
Feature: 1. 17-Michael Greseth, [2]; 2. 4D-Rob VanMil, [3]; 3. 7-Dale Kraling, [4]; 4. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, [6]; 5. 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [1]; 6. 99B-Bryce Borgen, [8]; 7. 84-Michael Johnson, [5]; 8. 6D-Dylan Goplen, [12]; 9. 88B-Brady Petermann, [14]; 10. 60-Tyler Hall, [7]; 11. 69-Justin Jones, [10]; 12. 25-Jamie Trautner, [15]; 13. 19-Lucas Rodin, [9]; 14. 20-Dev Malmlov, [11]; 15. 30-Adam Fischer, [13]; (DNS) 79-Tony Mack,

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 17-Michael Greseth, [1]; 2. 84-Michael Johnson, [3]; 3. 99B-Bryce Borgen, [2]; 4. 60-Tyler Hall, [4]; 5. 19-Lucas Rodin, [6]; 6. 20-Dev Malmlov, [8]; 7. (DNF) 30-Adam Fischer, [7]; 8. (DNF) 25-Jamie Trautner, [5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 4D-Rob VanMil, [2]; 2. 7-Dale Kraling, [4]; 3. 69-Justin Jones, [1]; 4. 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [3]; 5. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, [7]; 6. 6D-Dylan Goplen, [6]; 7. 88B-Brady Petermann, [5]; 8. (DNF) 79-Tony Mack, [8]

IMCA SportMods
Feature: 1. 3X-Andy Wagner, [1]; 2. 22-Vince Jegtvig, [5]; 3. 1RM-Taylor Grove, [2]; 4. 21K-Kyle Krogh, [10]; 5. 3W-Aaron Wetterlin, [3]; 6. 9-Torey Fischer, [13]; 7. 47-Kreig Kasin, [7]; 8. 12T-Brandon Tendeland, [8]; 9. 19D-Noah Metzger, [6]; 10. 2X-Brady Moore, [12]; 11. (DNF) 29-Greg Schilling, [11]; 12. (DNF) 13C-Paul Colvin, [4]; 13. (DNF) 8J-Luke Johnson, [9]

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 8J-Luke Johnson, [3]; 2. 22-Vince Jegtvig, [5]; 3. 47-Kreig Kasin, [2]; 4. 13C-Paul Colvin, [1]; 5. 1RM-Taylor Grove, [4]; 6. 29-Greg Schilling, [6]; 7. 9-Torey Fischer, [7]

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 3X-Andy Wagner, [5]; 2. 3W-Aaron Wetterlin, [3]; 3. 12T-Brandon Tendeland, [2]; 4. 21K-Kyle Krogh, [6]; 5. 19D-Noah Metzger, [4]; 6. 2X-Brady Moore, [1]

INEX Legends:
Feature: 1. 8JR-Kaitlyn Skalicky, [2]; 2. 14T-Tim Estenson, [8]; 3. B1-Brody Carlsrud, [4]; 4. 72-Tye Wilke, [3]; 5. 20-Alex Braseth, [1]; 6. D1RT-Tony Brockhouse, [11]; 7. 69-Brian Hanson, [5]; 8. 29-Ryan Braseth, [10]; 9. 5-Dean Julsrud, [9]; 10. 38-Dean Sommerfeld, [7]; 11. 9-John Sommerfeld, [6]; 12. 5G-Garrison Miller, [12]

Heat 1: 1. 8JR-Kaitlyn Skalicky, [2]; 2. 20-Alex Braseth, [1]; 3. 69-Brian Hanson, [5]; 4. B1-Brody Carlsrud, [4]; 5. 38-Dean Sommerfeld, [6]; 6. (DNF) 5-Dean Julsrud, [3]

Heat 2: 1. 72-Tye Wilke, [2]; 2. 14T-Tim Estenson, [4]; 3. D1RT-Tony Brockhouse, [6]; 4. 9-John Sommerfeld, [3]; 5. 5G-Garrison Miller, [5]; 6. (DNF) 29-Ryan Braseth, [1]

IMCA Stock Cars:
Feature: 1. 40-Rob VanMil, [2]; 2. 219-Brandon Schmidt, [1]; 3. 4-Rick Schulz, [3]; 4. 21-Tim Church, [4]; (DNS) 76Z-John Sandvig,

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 4-Rick Schulz, [2]; 2. 219-Brandon Schmidt, [1]; 3. 40-Rob VanMil, [3]; 4. 21-Tim Church, [4]; 5. (DNF) 76Z-John Sandvig, [5]

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Jun 18 2018

NEXT RACE: Norman County Fair Special June 20, 21 & 23

  • June 18, 2018

NORMAN COUNTY FAIR SPECIAL:
Wednesday, June 20 █ Hall of Fame Night

Racing divisions:
Sanders Metal Products IMCA Modifieds (National Points)
Norman County Implement IMCA Stock Cars (National Points)
Titan Machinery IMCA SportMods (National Points)
Seedex INEX Legends (Track & National Points)

Times:
Pit Gates Open: 3:30pm
Grandstands Open: 5:30pm
Draw Cutoff: 6:30pm
Racing Starts: 7:00pm

Grandstand Admission:
Adults: $10
Students (Ages 13 – 17): $8
Ages 12 & under: FREE
Military: $8 (With Military card)

Nightly Activities:
– The Best Used Trucks of MN Candy Toss
– 50/50 Tickets
– Kids enter to win the chance to give the winning trophy to the driver and be in all the victory lane pictures!

Don’t Forget:
– To purchase Norman County Raceway apparel behind the Grandstands
– We have delicious concession food & ice-cold beverages
– Check out the Museum behind the Grandstands and see NCR’s 100-year racing display!

Listen LIVE:
Can’t make it to the race? Tune-in to 106.5 KRJB for LIVE racing coverage. You can also listen online at: www.rjbroadcasting.com
Pre-race coverage begins at 6:45pm.

Sponsored by:

Thursday, June 21 █ Battle of the Wings

Racing divisions:
Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprint Cars
Titan Machinery IMCA SportMods (Track & National Points)
Christian Brothers Ford IMCA Hobby Stocks (Track & National Points)
Seedex INEX Legends (Track & National Points)

Times:
Pit Gates Open: 3:30pm
Grandstands Open: 5:30pm
Draw Cutoff: 6:30pm
Racing Starts: 7:00pm

Grandstand Admission:
Adults: $18
Students (Ages 13 – 17): $15
Ages 12 & under: FREE
Military: $15 (With Military card)

Nightly Activities:
– The Best Used Trucks of MN Candy Toss
– 50/50 Tickets
– Kids enter to win the chance to give the winning trophy to the driver and be in all the victory lane pictures!

Don’t Forget:
– To purchase Norman County Raceway apparel behind the Grandstands
– We have delicious concession food & ice-cold beverages
– Check out the Museum behind the Grandstands and see NCR’s 100-year racing display!

Listen LIVE:
Can’t make it to the race? Tune-in to 106.5 KRJB for LIVE racing coverage. You can also listen online at: www.rjbroadcasting.com
Pre-race coverage begins at 6:45pm.

Sponsored by:

Saturday, June 23 █ Battle of the Businesses Bus Races | Semi-Truck Races | Go-kart Races | Fireworks

Times:
Pit Gates Open: 3:30pm
Grandstands Open: 5:30pm
Racing Starts: 7:00pm

Grandstand Admission:
Adults (Ages 13 & up): $10
Students (Ages 6 – 12): $5
Kids (Ages 5 & under): FREE

Nightly Activities:
– The Best Used Trucks of MN Candy Toss
– 50/50 Tickets
– Kids enter to win the chance to give the winning trophy to the driver and be in all the victory lane pictures!

Sponsored by:

Social Media:
Website – ncraceway.com
Facebook – facebook.com/NormanCountyRaceway
Twitter – twitter.com/ncrada
Instagram – instagram.com/ncraceway

Text Alerts:
Text the keyword “NCRaceway” to 84483

Norman County Raceway:
503 West Thorpe Avenue – Ada, MN
Phone – 218-474-1104

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Jun 15 2018

Schow Rallies for Norman County Raceway Win

  • June 15, 2018

By Mike Spieker

ADA, Minn. (June 14, 2018) – A late afternoon thunderstorm threatened to cancel Thursday night racing at Norman County Raceway, presented by RDO Equipment. Thanks to the perseverance of Visser Grading, the Norman County Raceway track crew, and the local implement dealers, the track was race-ready after a slightly delayed start.

The Christian Motors WISSOTA Midwest Mods had the wildest feature of the evening. On the second attempt at a complete restart, Scott Bintz made contact with another car in turn two, which sent him off the embankment and hard into the outside retaining wall. Bintz climbed from his machine uninjured.

Jamie Dietzler led the first half of the race until he pushed high in turn four, which allowed Matt Schow to take the point. Jason Strand followed Schow into second with a bold move to go from fifth to second. Within a few laps, Strand reeled in the No. 2S of Schow and placed a bid for the lead. Strand pulled even with Schow a couple times, but each time Schow was able to hold off the Portland, N.D. driver.

Matt Schow of McIntosh, Minn. picked up his first Norman County Raceway win of 2018 on Thursday.

Lance Schill, who had won the last two Midwest Mod features at Norman County, made it a three-car battle. With seven to go, Schill drove his car deep into turn three to go underneath Schow and Strand but made heavy contact into the rear end of Schow. All three drivers made contact and spun to a stop at the top of the corner.

Schill retired from the event due to excessive damage, but Schow and Strand were able to continue. Despite heavy cosmetic damage to the rear end of his machine, Schow went on to hold off Strand for the win. In victory lane, Schow dedicated the win to longtime friend and sponsor, Lynn Lucken who is currently battling cancer.

Brady Petermann picked up his first Sanders Metal Products IMCA Modified feature win of the season. Petermann chased Justin Jones in the early going of the 16-lap main event. Jones set a blistering pace on the fast and tacky racing surface, but Petermann chased him down at the halfway point. Petermann took the lead exiting turn four as Tyler Peterson and last week’s winner, Jamie Trautner, challenge Jones for second.

A pair of caution with under five laps to go put Tyler Peterson right on the rear bumper of Petermann, but undeterred, Petermann held a steady line to take the win.

The Northern Lightning Sprint Association made their first and only appearance of the season to the three-eighths-mile dirt track. During their feature, the Lightning Sprints were running just a second and a half off the lap times of the NOSA 410 Sprints. With four laps to go in the feature, Presley Truedson led the field back to green for a restart. A couple cars banged wheels, which stacked several cars up and resulted in Brendan Mullen getting upside down. Mullen was ok.

On the ensuing restart, Alan Truscinsk, who was called for the previous caution, jumped the start after from the tail of the field to bring out another yellow. On the final restart, Truedson pulled away from the field to claim her first career Norman County Raceway win.

A week after having the win slip from his grasp last week, Luke Johnson dominated the Titan Machinery IMCA SportMod feature. Johnson grabbed the lead in the early going and ran out front comfortably until the caution flew with six laps remaining. As the race resumed, Johnson quickly opened up an eight car length lead over Andy Wagner and Kelly Jacobson.

Johnson cruised to his first win of the season at Norman County Raceway as Wagner, Jacobson, Aaron Wetterlin, and Krieg Kasin rounded out the top five.

Rick Schulz picked up the IMCA Stock Car feature win last Friday night at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo and he backed up that win Thursday at Norman County Raceway. Schulz led every lap of the Norman County Implement feature. The best racing on the track was the battle for second as Rob VanMil and Brandon Schmidt raced for second. Schmidt stole the runner-up position from VanMil at the checkers.

This week at Norman County Raceway will be a busy one. Wednesday, June 20th will be Hall of Fame night featuring the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA SportMods, INEX Legends. On Thursday, June 21st, the Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA 410 Sprint Cars return to NCR. They will be joined by the SportMods, Hobby Stocks, and Legends. Things wrap up on Saturday, June 23rd with the Battle of the Businesses Bus Races, Semi-Truck Races, Go-kart Races, and Fireworks. The action starts at 7 pm each night.

RESULTS:
IMCA Modifieds:
Feature: 1. 88B-Brady Petermann, [6]; 2. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, [7]; 3. 69-Justin Jones, [2]; 4. 25-Jamie Trautner, [4]; 5. 7-Dale Kraling, [1]; 6. 7B-Bryce Borgen, [5]; 7. 30-Adam Fischer, [15]; 8. 60-Tyler Hall, [13]; 9. 6-Dylan Goplen, [11]; 10. 84-Michael Johnson, [9]; 11. 79-Tony Mack, [14]; 12. (DNF) 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [3]; 13. (DNF) E85-Jason Strand, [10]; 14. (DNF) 4D-Rob VanMil, [12]; 15. (DNF) 17-Michael Greseth, [8]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 69-Justin Jones, [2]; 2. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, [6]; 3. 25-Jamie Trautner, [3]; 4. 17-Michael Greseth, [7]; 5. E85-Jason Strand, [8]; 6. 6-Dylan Goplen, [5]; 7. 60-Tyler Hall, [4]; 8. 30-Adam Fischer, [1]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [2]; 2. 7-Dale Kraling, [1]; 3. 88B-Brady Petermann, [5]; 4. 7B-Bryce Borgen, [4]; 5. 84-Michael Johnson, [7]; 6. 4D-Rob VanMil, [3]; 7. 79-Tony Mack, [6]

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds:
Feature: 1. 2S-Matt Schow, [3]; 2. E85-Jason Strand, [7]; 3. 87S-Reise Stenberg, [11]; 4. 33-Jeff Nelson, [4]; 5. 5-Aaron Blacklance, [9]; 6. 2G-Brock Gronwold, [5]; 7. 39-Jamie Dietzler, [1]; 8. 22S-Tyler Schow, [10]; 9. 7T-Joseph Thomas, [2]; 10. 15-Eric Platzer, [12]; 11. (DNF) 17-Lance Schill, [8]; 12. (DNF) 1S-Scott Bintz, [6]; (DNS) SS42-Scott Samuelson,

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 33-Jeff Nelson, [2]; 2. 17-Lance Schill, [1]; 3. 2S-Matt Schow, [3]; 4. E85-Jason Strand, [5]; 5. 5-Aaron Blacklance, [6]; 6. 87S-Reise Stenberg, [4]; 7. (DNF) SS42-Scott Samuelson, [7]

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 2G-Brock Gronwold, [4]; 2. 1S-Scott Bintz, [2]; 3. 39-Jamie Dietzler, [3]; 4. 7T-Joseph Thomas, [5]; 5. 22S-Tyler Schow, [1]; 6. 15-Eric Platzer, [6]

NLSA Lightning Sprints:
Feature: 1. 2-Presley Truedson, [1]; 2. 10-Alex Truscinski, [6]; 3. 11-Dexter Dvergsten, [8]; 4. 6J-Tim Estenson, [12]; 5. 93-Kelsi Pederson, [4]; 6. 100-Jason Berg, [11]; 7. 40-Lawrence Veralrud, [9]; 8. 16-Josh Abrahamson, [10]; 9. (DNF) 13-Alan Truscinski, [2]; 10. (DNF) 11M-Brendan Mullen, [3]; 11. (DNF) 22-Dylan Herman, [13]; 12. (DNF) 17K-Zachary Kwiatkoski, [7]; 13. (DNF) 4-Eric Johnson, [5]

Heat 1: 1. 2-Presley Truedson, [2]; 2. 13-Alan Truscinski, [4]; 3. 10-Alex Truscinski, [1]; 4. 11-Dexter Dvergsten, [5]; 5. 40-Lawrence Veralrud, [3]; 6. 100-Jason Berg, [6]

Heat 2: 1. 93-Kelsi Pederson, [1]; 2. 11M-Brendan Mullen, [4]; 3. 17K-Zachary Kwiatkoski, [2]; 4. 4-Eric Johnson, [6]; 5. 16-Josh Abrahamson, [3]; 6. 6J-Tim Estenson, [5]; 7. 22-Dylan Herman, [7]

IMCA SportMods:
Feature: 1. 8J-Luke Johnson, [6]; 2. 3X-Andy Wagner, [9]; 3. 51-Kelly Jacobson, [7]; 4. 3W-Aaron Wetterlin, [8]; 5. 47-Kreig Kasin, [4]; 6. 9-Torey Fischer, [3]; 7. 22-Vince Jegtvig, [5]; 8. 29-Greg Schilling, [2]; 9. 2X-Brady Moore, [1]

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 8J-Luke Johnson, [3]; 2. 3W-Aaron Wetterlin, [4]; 3. 9-Torey Fischer, [2]; 4. 2X-Brady Moore, [1]

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 51-Kelly Jacobson, [4]; 2. 3X-Andy Wagner, [5]; 3. 29-Greg Schilling, [1]; 4. 47-Kreig Kasin, [2]; 5. 22-Vince Jegtvig, [3]

IMCA Stock Cars:
Feature: 1. 4-Rick Schulz, [2]; 2. 219-Brandon Schmidt, [3]; 3. 40-Rob VanMil, [4]; 4. 21-Tim Church, [1]

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 4-Rick Schulz, [2]; 2. 40-Rob VanMil, [4]; 3. 21-Tim Church, [1]; 4. 219-Brandon Schmidt, [3]

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Jun 15 2018

World of Outlaws driver takes on Norman County Raceway

  • June 15, 2018

By Mike Spieker

World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series driver, Greg Wilson, competed in the IMCA Modified division Thursday at Norman County Raceway. Wilson had his Hercules Tire No. W20 Sprint Car on display at Bitker Inc. earlier that day and made arrangements with Norman County Raceway track promoter, Jake Bitker, to run his Modified at the races that night.

Despite a completely different rear-end suspension package and significantly less downforce than his World of Outlaws Sprint Car, Wilson still ran competitively in his heat race and feature.

When chatting with the Benton Ridge, Ohio driver after the races, he said he couldn’t wait to hop back in a Modified at Norman County Raceway soon. The World of Outlaws return to the area later this summer with visits at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks on August 17th and Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo on August 18th.

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Jun 08 2018

Trautner Visits Victory Lane at Norman County Raceway

  • June 8, 2018

By Mike Spieker

ADA, Minn. (June 7, 2018) – A big crowd of race fans packed Norman County Raceway’s Family Night, presented by Titan Machinery, on Thursday. Next week is Dollar Hot Dog Night at the races.

Jamie Trautner of Hendrum picked up the Sanders Metal Products IMCA Modified feature win after a great battle with Tyler Hall. Hall led the field in the early going as Trautner filed into second ahead of Rob VanMil. Trautner peaked to the inside of Hall on lap three and pulled even with him down the back straightaway.

Photo: Jamie Trautner picked up a thrilling IMCA Modified feature win Thursday at Norman County Raceway in Ada.

The lead duo traded the top spot for the next three laps before Trautner prevailed to take the point. Hall remained within striking distance of Trautner for the next several laps. At the halfway point, Hall made one more charge on Trautner as they swapped lanes around the high-banked three-eighths-mile dirt oval.

Trautner eventually stretched out his advantage in the late stages of the race. Trautner went on to claim his first Norman County Raceway win since June 22, 2017.

The Titan Machinery IMCA SportMods had the wildest race of the evening. Brandon Tendeland led the opening laps until Luke Johnson claimed the lead on lap five. Aaron Wetterlin followed Johnson into second.

A restart with six laps to go made for one of the best battles for the lead seen all season at Norman County Raceway. Wetterlin took the lead with five laps to go, but Johnson came back with a big slide job in turn three to reclaim the spot. Wetterlin drove around Johnson in turns one and two before Johnson executed another textbook slide job on Wetterlin at the same end of the speedway.

Johnson held on to the lead with two laps to go until he spun out on his own in turn three and collected Wetterlin. Johnson was called for the caution as Wetterlin inherited the lead for the restart.

Wetterlin went on to take the win as Kelly Jacobson edged out Andy Wagner for third. Wagner, who is the current point leader, rebounded for a podium finish after clipping an infield tire barrier earlier in the race.

Rick Schulz, who barrel-rolled his IMCA Stock Car, last Friday at Red River Valley Speedway, jumped out to the lead of the Norman County Implement feature. Schulz held the lead until Rob VanMil tracked him down and took the point with six laps to go. Once out front, VanMil opened up a big lead and earned the win.

Tim Shiek picked up the Christian Brothers Ford IMCA Hobby Stock feature win. The win was his fifth in the last seven races overall.

After picking up his first career Christian Motors WISSOTA Midwest Modified win at Norman County Raceway last week, Lance Schill of Langdon, N.D. went back-to-back. Schill moved into second in the early going from his third starting position. With 11 laps to go, Schill had reeled in Jeff Nelson for the lead. Schill searched for a way around Nelson for two circuits until he found enough momentum on the high side of turn two to take the lead down the back straightaway.

A late race restart set up a green-white-checkered finish. Fifth place starter, Justin Froemming, drove his car deep into turn one as the race resumed and pulled even with Schill, but Schill was able to power back by before cruising to the win.

Weekly Thursday Night Thunder classes will be in action next week, plus the NLSA Lightning Sprints. Green flag drops at 7 pm.

RESULTS:
IMCA Modifieds:
Feature: 1. 25-Jamie Trautner, [1]; 2. 60-Tyler Hall, [2]; 3. 88B-Brady Petermann, [5]; 4. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, [8]; 5. 4D-Rob VanMil, [3]; 6. 6-Dylan Goplen, [7]; 7. 7B-Bryce Borgen, [6]; 8. 6Z-Zach Dockter, [10]; 9. 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [4]; 10. 7-Dale Kraling, [9]; 11. 30-Adam Fischer, [12]; 12. (DNF) 15-Travis Tooley, [11]
Heat 1: 1. 4D-Rob VanMil, [2]; 2. 6-Dylan Goplen, [4]; 3. 25-Jamie Trautner, [1]; 4. 7-Dale Kraling, [5]; 5. 88B-Brady Petermann, [3]; 6. 15-Travis Tooley, [6]
Heat 2: 1. 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [2]; 2. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, [4]; 3. 7B-Bryce Borgen, [3]; 4. 6Z-Zach Dockter, [5]; 5. 60-Tyler Hall, [1]; 6. 30-Adam Fischer, [6]

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds:
Feature: 1. 17-Lance Schill, [3]; 2. 33X-Justin Froemming, [5]; 3. 33-Jeff Nelson, [1]; 4. 50H-Haley Lee, [6]; 5. 2G-Brock Gronwold, [4]; 6. 5-Aaron Blacklance, [2]; 7. 50C-Cody Lee, [9]; 8. 2S-Matt Schow, [7]; 9. 87S-Reise Stenberg, [10]; 10. 39-Jamie Dietzler, [8]; 11. 7T-Joseph Thomas, [11]
Heat 1: 1. 39-Jamie Dietzler, [2]; 2. 2S-Matt Schow, [1]; 3. 2G-Brock Gronwold, [5]; 4. 5-Aaron Blacklance, [3]; 5. 50C-Cody Lee, [6]; 6. 7T-Joseph Thomas, [4]
Heat 2: 1. 50H-Haley Lee, [2]; 2. 17-Lance Schill, [1]; 3. 33X-Justin Froemming, [5]; 4. 33-Jeff Nelson, [3]; 5. 87S-Reise Stenberg, [4]

IMCA Hobby Stocks:
Feature: 1. 31X-Tim Shiek, [5]; 2. 14-Alyssa White, [3]; 3. 3XL-Brad Orvedal, [4]; 4. 106-Eric Novacek, [2]; 5. 24-Paul Munter, [6]; 6. 73-Todd Gettel, [1]
Heat 1: 1. 73-Todd Gettel, [1]; 2. 31X-Tim Shiek, [5]; 3. 3XL-Brad Orvedal, [4]; 4. 106-Eric Novacek, [2]; 5. 14-Alyssa White, [3]; 6. 24-Paul Munter, [6]

IMCA SportMods:
Feature: 1. 3W-Aaron Wetterlin, [8]; 2. 51-Kelly Jacobson, [6]; 3. 3X-Andy Wagner, [9]; 4. 22-Vince Jegtvig, [5]; 5. 8J-Luke Johnson, [7]; 6. 29-Greg Schilling, [2]; 7. 47-Kreig Kasin, [4]; 8. 9-Torey Fischer, [10]; 9. 12T-Brandon Tendeland, [3]; (DNS) 2X-Brady Moore,
Heat 1: 1. 8J-Luke Johnson, [4]; 2. 3X-Andy Wagner, [5]; 3. 22-Vince Jegtvig, [3]; 4. 12T-Brandon Tendeland, [2]; 5. (DNF) 2X-Brady Moore, [1]
Heat 2: 1. 3W-Aaron Wetterlin, [4]; 2. 47-Kreig Kasin, [2]; 3. 29-Greg Schilling, [1]; 4. 51-Kelly Jacobson, [3]; 5. 9-Torey Fischer, [5]

IMCA Stock Cars:
Feature: 1. 40-Rob VanMil, [4]; 2. 219-Brandon Schmidt, [3]; 3. 4-Rick Schulz, [2]; 4. 21-Tim Church, [1]
Heat 1: 1. 40-Rob VanMil, [4]; 2. 219-Brandon Schmidt, [3]; 3. 21-Tim Church, [1]; 4. 4-Rick Schulz, [2]

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Jun 01 2018

Peterson Drives to Modified Win at Norman County Raceway

  • June 1, 2018

By Mike Spieker

ADA, Minn. (May 31, 2018) – Norman County Raceway’s centennial anniversary season continued Thursday night at the Norman County Fairgrounds. The fan-favorite meet-n-greet, presented by Kelly’s Chrysler Center and Lee Bros. Sales, drew a strong crowd. Kids and adults alike met their favorite drivers, got autographs, candy, and other giveaways during intermission.

Tyler Peterson made his 2018 debut at NCR on Thursday night and wasted no time getting to victory lane. The Hickson, N.D. driver drove from the fifth row to win the 20-lap Sanders Metal Products IMCA Modified feature.

At the drop of the green flag, a three-wide race for the lead broke out between Brady Petermann, Justin Jones, and Tyler Hall. Jones led the opening lap as Petermann and Bryce Borgen filed into second and third, respectively. At the halfway point, Petermann placed a bid for the lead on Jones and took the top spot. Peterson followed in Petermann’s tire tracks and moved into second.

Tyler Peterson (1TPO) and Rob VanMil (4D) race side by side during IMCA Modified heat race action Thursday at Norman County Raceway.

With five circuits remaining, Peterson had reeled in Petermann and drove to the outside to take the lead exiting turn two. Peterson withstood a restart with two laps to go to take the win.

Lance Schill made the haul to Ada from Langdon, N.D. for the second consecutive week and left town with the Christian Motors WISSOTA Midwest Modified feature win. Schill jumped out to the early lead from the pole position as Brock Gronwold moved into second. Schill quickly put several car lengths between himself and Gronwold and held a comfortable lead until the caution waved with four laps to go.

On the restart, Gronwold placed a bid for the lead in turn one, but Schill was able to fend off the charge. Jason Strand took advantage of the restart to move into third from the eighth starting position. Schill held off Gronwold on the final lap to claim his first-ever win at NCR.

Andy Wagner’s Titan Machinery IMCA SportMod track championship title defense is off to a good start. Wagner picked up his second consecutive win to start the 2018 season. Noah Metzger grabbed the early lead at the drop of the green, but Aaron Wetterlin stole the point on lap four as Wagner followed him into second. With 11 laps to go, Wetterlin looped his No. 3W machine right in front of the field. Wagner inherited the lead but had his hands full with Kelly Jacobson in the closing laps. Wetterlin drove through the field and became a contender in the late stages, but Wagner hung on for the win over Jacobson and Wetterlin.

Rick Schulz cruised to the Norman County Implement IMCA Stock Car feature win. The Horace, N.D. driver led every lap of the race to pick up his first win of the 2018 season.

Tye Wilke also visited KRJB 106.5FM Victory Lane for the first time in his career. Kaitlyn Skalicky and Chad Sogge battled for the race lead early on. Sogge took the position and held the point until seven laps remained. Sogge’s machine suddenly slowed off turn four, which handed the lead over to a hard-charging Wilke. Wilke cruised to the win as Dean Julsrud stole second at the line over Sogge.

Racing continues next Thursday night at Norman County Raceway, presented by Titan Machinery. All weekly Thursday Night Thunder divisions will be in action, plus IMCA Hobby Stocks. Green flag drops at 7 pm.

RESULTS:

IMCA Modifieds

Feature: 1. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, [10]; 2. 88B-Brady Petermann, [4]; 3. 7B-Bryce Borgen, [5]; 4. 6-Dylan Goplen, [9]; 5. 69-Justin Jones, [1]; 6. 60-Tyler Hall, [3]; 7. (DNF) 8-Tim Jackson, [8]; 8. (DNF) 25-Jamie Trautner, [2]; 9. (DNF) 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [7]; (DNS) 4D-Rob VanMil,

Heat 1: 1. 60-Tyler Hall, [2]; 2. 7B-Bryce Borgen, [3]; 3. 6-Dylan Goplen, [5]; 4. 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [4]; 5. 69-Justin Jones, [1]

Heat 2: 1. 88B-Brady Petermann, [2]; 2. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, [5]; 3. 25-Jamie Trautner, [1]; 4. 8-Tim Jackson, [4]; 5. (DNF) 4D-Rob VanMil, [3]

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds:

Feature: 1. 17-Lance Schill, [1]; 2. 2G-Brock Gronwold, [4]; 3. E85-Jason Strand, [8]; 4. 5-Aaron Blacklance, [3]; 5. 33-Jeff Nelson, [10]; 6. 7S-Sam Zender, [5]; 7. 11*-Larry Samuelson, [6]; 8. 87S-Reise Stenberg, [11]; 9. 7T-Joseph Thomas, [2]; 10. 27B-Wyatt Bertram, [9]; 11. (DNF) 19-Lucas Rodin, [7]

Heat 1: 1. 2G-Brock Gronwold, [2]; 2. 19-Lucas Rodin, [4]; 3. 17-Lance Schill, [5]; 4. 11*-Larry Samuelson, [3]; 5. 27B-Wyatt Bertram, [6]; 6. (DNF) 87S-Reise Stenberg, [1]

Heat 2: 1. E85-Jason Strand, [2]; 2. 5-Aaron Blacklance, [4]; 3. 7S-Sam Zender, [3]; 4. 7T-Joseph Thomas, [1]; 5. (DNF) 33-Jeff Nelson, [5]

IMCA Sport Mods:

Feature: 1. 3X-Andy Wagner, [6]; 2. 51-Kelly Jacobson, [3]; 3. 3W-Aaron Wetterlin, [4]; 4. 8J-Luke Johnson, [5]; 5. 22-Vince Jegtvig, [8]; 6. 19D-Noah Metzger, [2]; 7. 47-Kreig Kasin, [1]; 8. 29-Greg Schilling, [11]; 9. 12T-Brandon Tendeland, [7]; 10. 2X-Brady Moore, [10]; 11. 1RM-Taylor Grove, [9]

Heat 1: 1. 19D-Noah Metzger, [2]; 2. 3X-Andy Wagner, [4]; 3. 3W-Aaron Wetterlin, [3]; 4. 22-Vince Jegtvig, [5]; 5. 2X-Brady Moore, [6]; 6. 29-Greg Schilling, [1]

Heat 2: 1. 51-Kelly Jacobson, [2]; 2. 8J-Luke Johnson, [3]; 3. 1RM-Taylor Grove, [5]; 4. 47-Kreig Kasin, [1]; 5. (DNF) 12T-Brandon Tendeland, [4]

INEX Legends:

Feature: 1. 72-Tye Wilke, [3]; 2. 5-Dean Julsrud, [5]; 3. 6-Chad Sogge, [2]; 4. D1RT-Tony Brockhouse, [8]; 5. 8JR-Kaitlyn Skalicky, [1]; 6. 29-Ryan Braseth, [7]; 7. 7-Cade Sogge, [9]; 8. 20-Alex Braseth, [6]; 9. 28-Casey Henriksen, [4]

Heat 1: 1. 28-Casey Henriksen, [9]; 2. 72-Tye Wilke, [2]; 3. 6-Chad Sogge, [7]; 4. 5-Dean Julsrud, [4]; 5. 8JR-Kaitlyn Skalicky, [6]; 6. 20-Alex Braseth, [3]; 7. 29-Ryan Braseth, [1]; 8. D1RT-Tony Brockhouse, [8]; 9. 7-Cade Sogge, [5]

IMCA Stock Cars:

Feature: 1. 4-Rick Schulz, [1]; 2. 219-Brandon Schmidt, [3]; 3. 40-Rob VanMil, [4]; 4. 21-Tim Church, [2]

Heat 1: 1. 4-Rick Schulz, [1]; 2. 219-Brandon Schmidt, [3]; 3. 40-Rob VanMil, [4]; 4. 21-Tim Church, [2]

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May 25 2018

Norman County Raceway’s Centennial Season is Underway

  • May 25, 2018

By Mike Spieker

ADA, Minn. (May 24, 2018) – The 100th anniversary season of Norman County Raceway is off and running. The great crowd on hand was treated to race teams from all over the tri-state region Thursday, who flocked to the high-banked three-eighths-mile oval for opening night.

The night was highlighted by the running of the inaugural Dakota Cat Modified Shootout. A stout field of 16 IMCA Modifieds were checked in. Michael Greseth and Dev Malmlov led the field to the green flag. On the initial start, Malmlov entered turn one too high and slid off the embankment, bringing out the caution. As a result, Malmlov was sent to the tail of the field.

Photo: Michael Greseth claimed his first win at NCR since July 21st, 2007 and 16th NCR win overall. (Photo Courtesy Speedway Shots)

As the race resumed, Greseth jumped out to the early lead over Billy Vogel and Modified rookie, Jesse Skalicky. Greseth quickly opened up a comfortable lead as Vogel and Skalicky battled for second. At the midway point, Vogel and Skalicky’s battle turned into a fight for third as Austin Arneson drove by both of them.

Arneson then set his sights on Greseth, who was enjoying a full straightaway lead. Arneson searched all over the racing surface but didn’t have enough speed to reel in Greseth.

Greseth cruised to the win, which was his first at NCR since July 21st, 2007 and 16th overall.

Ada’s own Andy Wagner picked up the IMCA SportMod feature. Wagner, who is coming into 2018 as the defending track champion, picked up where he left off last season leading Thursday’s feature wire to wire.

Luke Johnson, who started sixth, and Aaron Wetterlin, who started 10th, moved into second and third respectively, but couldn’t run down Wagner.

Wagner went on to visit KRJB 106.5FM Victory Lane by a margin of eight car lengths.

The WISSOTA Midwest Modified feature was stacked with former national and track champions throughout the field. Dustin Strand grabbed the early lead with Lance Schill and Brock Gronwold in tow. Strand ran a smooth line around the low side of the speedway, while Schill drove his No. 17 machine deep into the corners. Schill reached the back bumper of Strand once in turns three and four, making slight contact, but that’s as close as he would get to Strand.

Strand went on to claim his 23rd career Midwest Mod win and 34th win overall at NCR.

Tim Shiek led from green to checkers to take the IMCA Hobby Stock feature win.

Rob VanMil picked up the IMCA Stock Car feature win. Rick Schulz held the lead in the opening laps with VanMil hot on his heels. It only took one slight slip by Schulz for VanMil to capitalize on. Schulz’s right rear tire dipped off the banking in turn one, which was all that VanMil needed to get by and take the lead. Once out front, VanMil pulled away to take the win.

Racing continues next Thursday, May 31st at Norman County Raceway with the fan-favorite Meet N Greet night. During intermission, all the drivers will bring their cars on the front straightaway and fans will be able to walk down, meet their favorite drivers, get autographs and take pictures. Green flag drops at 7 pm.

RESULTS:
IMCA Modifieds:
Feature: 1. 17-Michael Greseth, [1]; 2. 10-Austin Arneson, [8]; 3. 4V-Billy Vogel, [3]; 4. 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [4]; 5. 40-Rob VanMil, [10]; 6. 99B-Bryce Borgen, [5]; 7. 72-Dave Shipley, [9]; 8. 9-Billy Kendall, [6]; 9. 88B-Brady Petermann, [11]; 10. 60-Tyler Hall, [12]; 11. 8-Kevin Bliese, [15]; 12. 25-Jamie Trautner, [16]; 13. 99-Cale Arneson, [7]; 14. 57-Tom Cummings, [14]; 15. 69-Justin Jones, [13]; 16. 20-Dev Malmlov, [2]

Heat 1: 1. 99-Cale Arneson, [1]; 2. 10-Austin Arneson, [7]; 3. 9-Billy Kendall, [5]; 4. 17-Michael Greseth, [3]; 5. 99B-Bryce Borgen, [4]; 6. 88B-Brady Petermann, [2]; 7. 69-Justin Jones, [8]; 8. (DNF) 57-Tom Cummings, [6]

Heat 2: 1. 20-Dev Malmlov, [2]; 2. 4V-Billy Vogel, [1]; 3. 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [6]; 4. 72-Dave Shipley, [8]; 5. 40-Rob VanMil, [7]; 6. 60-Tyler Hall, [5]; 7. 8-Kevin Bliese, [3]; (DQ) 25-Jamie Trautner, [4]

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds:
Feature: 1. 71-Dustin Strand, [2]; 2. 2G-Brock Gronwold, [3]; 3. 5-Aaron Blacklance, [5]; 4. 33-Jeff Nelson, [4]; 5. 7T-Joseph Thomas, [7]; 6. (DNF) 17-Lance Schill, [1]; 7. (DNF) 27B-Wyatt Bertram, [6]

Heat 1: 1. 71-Dustin Strand, [4]; 2. 5-Aaron Blacklance, [1]; 3. 17-Lance Schill, [6]; 4. 2G-Brock Gronwold, [5]; 5. 33-Jeff Nelson, [7]; 6. 27B-Wyatt Bertram, [2]; 7. (DNF) 7T-Joseph Thomas, [3]

IMCA Hobby Stocks:
Feature: 1. 31X-Tim Shiek, [1]; 2. 3XL-Brad Orvedal, [4]; 3. 14-Alyssa White, [3]; 4. 11S-William Smith, [2]; 5. 106-Eric Novacek, [5]; (DNS) 73-Todd Gettel,

Heat 1: 1. 31X-Tim Shiek, [4]; 2. 3XL-Brad Orvedal, [1]; 3. 14-Alyssa White, [5]; 4. 11S-William Smith, [6]; 5. (DNF) 106-Eric Novacek, [3]; (DNS) 73-Todd Gettel,

IMCA Sport Mods:
Feature: 1. 3X-Andy Wagner, [2]; 2. 8J-Luke Johnson, [6]; 3. 3W-Aaron Wetterlin, [10]; 4. 40-Chris VanMil, [3]; 5. 76-Reile Sailer, [5]; 6. 51-Kelly Jacobson, [4]; 7. 19D-Noah Metzger, [8]; 8. 13C-Paul Colvin, [9]; 9. (DNF) 47-Kreig Kasin, [7]; 10. (DNF) 29-Greg Schilling, [1]

Heat 1: 1. 3X-Andy Wagner, [1]; 2. 8J-Luke Johnson, [3]; 3. 19D-Noah Metzger, [4]; 4. 13C-Paul Colvin, [2]; 5. 29-Greg Schilling, [5]

Heat 2: 1. 76-Reile Sailer, [1]; 2. 40-Chris VanMil, [2]; 3. 51-Kelly Jacobson, [4]; 4. 3W-Aaron Wetterlin, [5]; 5. 47-Kreig Kasin, [3]

IMCA Stock Cars:
Feature: 1. 40-Rob VanMil, [3]; 2. 219-Brandon Schmidt, [4]; 3. 21-Tim Church, [1]; 4. 4-Rick Schulz, [2]

Heat 1: 1. 4-Rick Schulz, [4]; 2. 40-Rob VanMil, [3]; 3. 21-Tim Church, [2]; 4. 219-Brandon Schmidt, [1]

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Apr 04 2018

MyRacePass Registration

  • April 4, 2018

2018 MyRacePass online registration is now available. If you have previously raced with us or registered with us you do not need to complete a new registration unless one of the following things has occurred:
– Changed class
– Changed car number
– Changed address
– Changed transponder number

Click register to begin
 

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Aug 28 2017

Wagner Secures First Career Track Championship

  • August 28, 2017

Ada, Minnesota’s Andy Wagner claimed his first career IMCA SportMod track championship at NCR.

By Mike Spieker

ADA, Minn. (August 24, 2017) – Norman County Raceway closed its 2017 season on Thursday as KRJB 106.5FM presented championship night at the three-eighths mile dirt oval.

Jesse Skalicky scored his sixth win of the season in the Titan Machinery IMCA SportMods, but it was Ada’s own Andy Wagner, who claimed the track championship. Entering the night, Wagner just had to finish fourth or better to claim the championship, no matter how Skalicky, who was second in points, fared.

Skalicky led all 15 laps to take the win, while Wagner battled his way forward from the sixth starting position. Wagner raced his way up to second, which clinched the title for him by a mere three points. The championship was Wagner’s first at his home track.

Joseph Thomas led all 20 laps of the Christian Motors WISSOTA Midwest Modified main event to record his first ever win. Thomas took the lead over polesitter, Noah Metzger, on the opening lap as Lucas Rodin followed him into second.

At the halfway point, fifth place starter Brock Gronwold challenged Rodin for the second spot, but Rodin was able to fend off the challenge. Rodin set his sights on Thomas once again for the lead, but Thomas drove a nice, smooth line.

Thomas went on to hold off Rodin by 1.3 seconds at the checkers to score a popular win among the fans. Dylan Goplen stole the third spot from Gronwold on the final lap, while Aaron Blacklance rounded out the top five.

Goplen was crowned the 2017 track champion.

Brady Petermann scored his first career Sanders Metal Products IMCA Modified feature win. Just like Thomas, Petermann led every lap during his feature from his front row starting position. Cale Arneson drove by Michael Johnson into second on lap two, but was never able to muster a serious challenge on Petermann.

Petermann took the win by just under a half second over Arneson. As Petermann pulled into KRJB Victory Lane, his right rear tire was completely shredded from the uncharacteristically abrasive racing surface.

Tyler Hall secured the Modified track championship by just one point over Tyler Peterson. Hall finished in the top 10 in 13 of the 14 events, the most of any other driver.

Tim Church capped off a dominating season a NCR with another Christian Brothers Ford IMCA Hobby Stock feature win and the 2017 track championship. Church took the lead at the halfway point before cruising to the win. He was followed to the line by Brandon Schmidt, Tim Shiek, Nick Nelson, Alyssa White and Kalvin Kesselberg.

It may have taken the whole season, but Rich Schulz finally got a feature win at NCR in the Norman County Implement IMCA Stock Cars. Schulz led every lap of the feature, but it was a hard fought win to the end. A caution with two laps to go put Aaron Olson and Rob VanMil right on Schulz’s rear bumper.

However, VanMil and Olson got caught in a battle for second on the restart, which allowed Schulz to pull away and take the win and become just the third different Stock Car winner at NCR this season. Olson took the track championship behind his 11 wins this season.

Fifteen-year-old Tim Estenson claimed the Seedex INEX Legends track championship with a dominating feature win. Estenson held off fellow teenage driver, Tye Wilke, en route to his sixth win of the season at NCR and 19th overall.

2018 will mark the 100th anniversary of racing at the Norman County Fairgrounds. A lot of new, exciting things are in the works to mark the historical anniversary. Stay tuned to ncraceway.com for all the details this offseason.

RESULTS:

IMCA Modifieds:

A Feature 1: 1. 88B-Brady Petermann, [1]; 2. 99-Cale Arneson, [4]; 3. 84-Michael Johnson, [3]; 4. 25-Jamie Trautner, [2]; 5. 19-Lucas Rodin, [5]; 6. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, [8]; 7. 7-Dale Kraling, [10]; 8. 60-Tyler Hall, [9]; 9. 96A-Alex Engelstad, [7]; 10. 99B-Bryce Borgen, [6]; 11. 60X-Patrick Brejcha, [12]; 12. (DNF) K9-Tom Cummings, [11]

Heat 1: 1. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, [5]; 2. 7-Dale Kraling, [6]; 3. 99B-Bryce Borgen, [4]; 4. 99-Cale Arneson, [3]; 5. 25-Jamie Trautner, [2]; 6. K9-Tom Cummings, [1]

Heat 2: 1. 84-Michael Johnson, [2]; 2. 19-Lucas Rodin, [3]; 3. 88B-Brady Petermann, [1]; 4. 96A-Alex Engelstad, [4]; 5. 60-Tyler Hall, [5]; 6. 60X-Patrick Brejcha, [6]

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds:

A Feature 1: 1. 7T-Joseph Thomas, [2]; 2. 19-Lucas Rodin, [4]; 3. 6D-Dylan Goplen, [7]; 4. 2G-Brock Gronwold, [5]; 5. 5-Aaron Blacklance, [8]; 6. 2S-Matt Schow, [6]; 7. 169-Justin Olson, [3]; 8. 87S-Reise Stenberg, [10]; 9. 19D-Noah Metzger, [1]; 10. 11*-Larry Samuelson, [9]; 11. 22S-Tyler Schow, [11]; 12. 27B-Wyatt Bertram, [12]

Heat 1: 1. 19-Lucas Rodin, [3]; 2. 169-Justin Olson, [1]; 3. 7T-Joseph Thomas, [6]; 4. 19D-Noah Metzger, [2]; 5. 11*-Larry Samuelson, [4]; 6. 22S-Tyler Schow, [5]

Heat 2: 1. 6D-Dylan Goplen, [1]; 2. 2G-Brock Gronwold, [3]; 3. 5-Aaron Blacklance, [4]; 4. 2S-Matt Schow, [5]; 5. 87S-Reise Stenberg, [2]; 6. 27B-Wyatt Bertram, [6]

IMCA Hobby Stocks:

A Feature 1: 1. 21-Tim Church, [5]; 2. 219-Brandon Schmidt, [3]; 3. 31X-Tim Shiek, [4]; 4. 37N-Nick Nelson, [2]; 5. (DNF) 14-Alyssa White, [6]; 6. (DNF) 069-Kalvin Kesselberg, [1]

Heat 1: 1. 219-Brandon Schmidt, [4]; 2. 31X-Tim Shiek, [5]; 3. 21-Tim Church, [6]; 4. 37N-Nick Nelson, [3]; 5. 069-Kalvin Kesselberg, [1]; 6. 14-Alyssa White, [2]

IMCA Sport Mods:

A Feature 1: 1. 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [4]; 2. 3X-Andy Wagner, [6]; 3. 3W-Aaron Wetterlin, [5]; 4. 51-Kelly Jacobson, [3]; 5. 22-Vince Jegtvig, [9]; 6. 29-Greg Schilling, [8]; 7. 76-Reile Sailer, [2]; 8. (DNF) 12T-Brandon Tendeland, [7]; 9. (DNF) 13C-Paul Colvin, [1]

Heat 1: 1. 13C-Paul Colvin, [2]; 2. 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [6]; 3. 3W-Aaron Wetterlin, [8]; 4. 51-Kelly Jacobson, [9]; 5. 76-Reile Sailer, [5]; 6. 3X-Andy Wagner, [7]; 7. 29-Greg Schilling, [1]; 8. 12T-Brandon Tendeland, [3]; 9. (DNF) 22-Vince Jegtvig, [4]

INEX Legends:

A Feature 1: 1. 14T-Tim Estenson, [4]; 2. 72-Tye Wilke, [3]; 3. 5-Dean Julsrud, [5]; 4. 79-Scott Richardson, [1]; 5. H20-Darrell Buckingham, [6]; 6. 69-Brian Hanson, [7]; 7. B1-Brody Carlsrud, [2]; 8. 8JR-Kaitlyn Skalicky, [8]; 9. D1RT-Tony Brockhouse, [9]

Heat 1: 1. 14T-Tim Estenson, [7]; 2. 72-Tye Wilke, [6]; 3. 79-Scott Richardson, [1]; 4. 5-Dean Julsrud, [9]; 5. B1-Brody Carlsrud, [2]; 6. H20-Darrell Buckingham, [8]; 7. D1RT-Tony Brockhouse, [3]; 8. 69-Brian Hanson, [5]; 9. 8JR-Kaitlyn Skalicky, [4]

IMCA Stock Cars:

A Feature 1: 1. 4-Rick Schulz, [2]; 2. 14-Aaron Olson, [4]; 3. 40-Rob VanMil, [3]; 4. 87-Eric Harpole, [5]; 5. 76Z-John Sandvig, [1]; 6. 187-Eric Lundon, [6]

Heat 1: 1. 4-Rick Schulz, [2]; 2. 40-Rob VanMil, [3]; 3. 14-Aaron Olson, [4]; 4. 76Z-John Sandvig, [1]; 5. 87-Eric Harpole, [5]; 6. 187-Eric Lundon, [6]

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Aug 18 2017

Pavlicek Prevails for Sanders Mod Tour Win

  • August 18, 2017

Rich Pavlicek in KRJB Victory Lane with the Todd Sanders family.

By Mike Spieker

ADA, Minn. (August 17, 2017) – A season high 47 IMCA Modifieds were checked in Thursday night for the opening night of the second annual Sanders Modified Challenge Tour at Norman County Raceway. In his first appearance of the season at NCR, defending tour champion, Rich Pavlicek, raced to the win over a strong contingent of drivers in the main event.

Pavlicek started on the pole of the 25-lap, 24-car A-main and jumped out to the lead at the drop of the green flag. Michael Greseth and Josh Eberhardt filed into second and third, respectively.

On lap five, Greseth was able to reel in Pavlicek, who was running the extreme high groove, and sneak underneath him to claim the lead. Greseth quickly opened up a 10 car length lead over Pavlicek, but a caution with 16 to go brought the field right back to Greseth’s rear bumper.

On the restart, Tyler Peterson momentarily took second away from Pavlicek, but Pavlicek reclaimed the position down the back straightaway.

Pavlicek kept moving forward and took the lead away from Greseth in turns one and two, utilizing the extreme low groove. Greseth immediately followed suit and went back to the low side in attempt to track down Pavlicek.

Pavlicek was too quick, however, as he opened up a comfortable lead out front and cruised to his first Norman County Raceway win of 2017. Greseth, Peterson, John Correll, and B-main transfer Austin Arneson rounded out the top five.

Jesse Skalicky, winner of the IMCA SportMod feature.

Jesse Skalicky claimed his third consecutive win at NCR in the Titan Machinery IMCA SportMods. The Fargo, N.D. driver started sixth on the grid and took the lead with a three wide pass over Matt Talley and Andy Wagner.

Aaron Olson picked up his 11th NCR win in 12 races

The Norman County Implement IMCA Stock Car feature went to Aaron Olson for the 11th time this season. Olson took the lead on lap two, but was never able to break loose of Rick Schulz’s grasp. Schulz placed a bid for the lead on the final lap, but wasn’t able to muster up enough momentum on the high side to get by Olson at the checkers.

Dylan Goplen collected his second consecutive WISSOTA Midwest Modified win

Joe Thomas and Brock Gronwold led the Christian Motors WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds to the green flag for their 15-lap main event. Gronwold grabbed sole possession of the lead exiting turn two on the opening lap. Fargo’s Dylan Goplen followed Gronwold into second and steadily reeled him in.

With 11 circuits remaining, Goplen moved by Gronwold to take the lead. Gronwold came charging back, but Goplen was too strong. Goplen went on to claim his second win of the season at Norman County and fourth win overall.

Next Thursday will mark the end of the 2017 season at Norman County Raceway with Season Championship night, presented by KRJB 106.5FM.

SUMMARY

IMCA Modifieds:

Sander’s Metal Products A Feature 1: 1. 17P-Rich Pavlicek, [1]; 2. 17-Michael Greseth, [5]; 3. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, [6]; 4. 5-John Correll, [4]; 5. 10-Austin Arneson, [11]; 6. 99G-Jason Grimes, [16]; 7. 22B-Josh Beaulieu, [19]; 8. 60-Tyler Hall, [13]; 9. 72-Dave Shipley, [8]; 10. 99-Cale Arneson, [7]; 11. 19-Lucas Rodin, [17]; 12. 43-Lance Schilling, [23]; 13. 7-Dale Kraling, [10]; 14. 43L-Luke Schilling, [24]; 15. 96A-Alex Engelstad, [12]; 16. 84-Michael Johnson, [21]; 17. 4V-Billy Vogel, [14]; 18. 4D-Rob VanMil, [9]; 19. 15T-Myles Tomlinson, [22]; 20. 87H-Brad Hartigan, [18]; 21. (DNF) 25-Jamie Trautner, [20]; 22. (DNF) 12-Greg Friestad, [3]; 23. (DNF) 2-Josh Eberhardt, [2]; 24. (DNF) 71-Trent Grager, [15]

Sander’s Metal Products B Feature 1: 1. 10-Austin Arneson, [2]; 2. 60-Tyler Hall, [3]; 3. 71-Trent Grager, [5]; 4. 19-Lucas Rodin, [1]; 5. 22B-Josh Beaulieu, [4]; 6. 84-Michael Johnson, [7]; 7. 43-Lance Schilling, [16]; 8. 4T-Troy Heupel, [15]; 9. 4500-Cody Peterson, [6]; 10. 69-Justin Jones, [8]; 11. 18-Randy Gordon, [18]; 12. 21S-Terry Sahr, [11]; 13. 442-Aaron Johnson, [10]; 14. 119-Chad Bush, [14]; 15. (DNF) 21M-Dev Malmlov, [19]; 16. (DNF) 7BB-Bryce Bjerken, [13]; 17. (DNF) 43C-Craig Larson, [9]; (DNS) 51T-Tim Thomas, ; (DNS) 91-Jarrett Carter,

Sander’s Metal Products B Feature 2: 1. 96A-Alex Engelstad, [6]; 2. 4V-Billy Vogel, [4]; 3. 99G-Jason Grimes, [3]; 4. 87H-Brad Hartigan, [10]; 5. 25-Jamie Trautner, [5]; 6. 15T-Myles Tomlinson, [13]; 7. 43L-Luke Schilling, [7]; 8. 5T-Marcus Tomlinson, [11]; 9. 12C-Nick Curtis, [14]; 10. (DNF) 96-Tracy Domagala, [1]; 11. (DNF) 179-Andrew Mack, [17]; 12. (DNF) 27-Jerry Lamb, [9]; 13. (DNF) 17X-Tommy Lee, [15]; (DNS) K9-Tom Cummings, ; (DNS) 21-Jamie Schulz, ; (DNS) 97-Grady Shearer, ; (DQ) 88B-Brady Petermann, [12]; (DQ) 7B-Bryce Borgen, [2]

Sander’s Metal Products Heat 1: 1. 4D-Rob VanMil, [7]; 2. 2-Josh Eberhardt, [4]; 3. 19-Lucas Rodin, [8]; 4. 99G-Jason Grimes, [9]; 5. 4500-Cody Peterson, [1]; 6. 97-Grady Shearer, [10]; 7. 21S-Terry Sahr, [2]; 8. (DNF) 15T-Myles Tomlinson, [6]; 9. (DNF) 43-Lance Schilling, [5]; 10. (DNF) 21-Jamie Schulz, [3]

Sander’s Metal Products Heat 2: 1. 12-Greg Friestad, [1]; 2. 17P-Rich Pavlicek, [4]; 3. 96-Tracy Domagala, [9]; 4. 22B-Josh Beaulieu, [2]; 5. 96A-Alex Engelstad, [8]; 6. 43C-Craig Larson, [6]; 7. 5T-Marcus Tomlinson, [3]; 8. 119-Chad Bush, [5]; 9. K9-Tom Cummings, [10]; 10. (DNF) 21M-Dev Malmlov, [7]

Sander’s Metal Products Heat 3: 1. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, [2]; 2. 5-John Correll, [6]; 3. 10-Austin Arneson, [8]; 4. 4V-Billy Vogel, [7]; 5. 84-Michael Johnson, [9]; 6. 27-Jerry Lamb, [3]; 7. 51T-Tim Thomas, [5]; 8. 12C-Nick Curtis, [1]; 9. (DNF) 91-Jarrett Carter, [4]

Sander’s Metal Products Heat 4: 1. 7-Dale Kraling, [5]; 2. 99-Cale Arneson, [1]; 3. 71-Trent Grager, [7]; 4. 43L-Luke Schilling, [2]; 5. 442-Aaron Johnson, [6]; 6. 88B-Brady Petermann, [9]; 7. 4T-Troy Heupel, [3]; 8. 179-Andrew Mack, [4]; (DQ) 7B-Bryce Borgen, [8]

Sander’s Metal Products Heat 5: 1. 72-Dave Shipley, [1]; 2. 17-Michael Greseth, [5]; 3. 60-Tyler Hall, [3]; 4. 25-Jamie Trautner, [6]; 5. 69-Justin Jones, [7]; 6. 87H-Brad Hartigan, [4]; 7. 7BB-Bryce Bjerken, [2]; 8. 17X-Tommy Lee, [8]; 9. 18-Randy Gordon, [9]

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds:

A Feature 1: 1. 6D-Dylan Goplen, [3]; 2. 2G-Brock Gronwold, [2]; 3. 99G-Jason Grimes, [9]; 4. 19-Lucas Rodin, [4]; 5. 7T-Joseph Thomas, [1]; 6. 97-Grady Shearer, [6]; 7. 8-Tim Jackson, [8]; 8. 87S-Reise Stenberg, [12]; 9. 33-Jeff Nelson, [11]; 10. 169-Justin Olson, [7]; 11. 1X-Travis Engebretson, [14]; 12. 28S-Ryan Schow, [13]; 13. 5-Royce Jawaski, [5]; 14. 39-Jamie Dietzler, [10]; 15. (DNF) 19D-Noah Metzger, [15]

Heat 1: 1. 8-Tim Jackson, [3]; 2. 7T-Joseph Thomas, [1]; 3. 169-Justin Olson, [2]; 4. 6D-Dylan Goplen, [5]; 5. 99G-Jason Grimes, [6]; 6. 33-Jeff Nelson, [8]; 7. 28S-Ryan Schow, [7]; 8. 19D-Noah Metzger, [4]

Heat 2: 1. 2G-Brock Gronwold, [4]; 2. 19-Lucas Rodin, [7]; 3. 5-Royce Jawaski, [2]; 4. 97-Grady Shearer, [3]; 5. 39-Jamie Dietzler, [6]; 6. 87S-Reise Stenberg, [1]; 7. 1X-Travis Engebretson, [5]

IMCA Sport Mods:

A Feature 1: 1. 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [6]; 2. 5T-Matt Talley, [3]; 3. 3X-Andy Wagner, [8]; 4. 51-Scott Jacobson, [4]; 5. 76-Reile Sailer, [2]; 6. 22-Vince Jegtvig, [9]; 7. 13C-Paul Colvin, [11]; 8. 29-Greg Schilling, [13]; 9. (DNF) 44D-Chris VanMil, [10]; 10. (DNF) 47-Kreig Kasin, [1]; 11. (DNF) 12T-Brandon Tendeland, [5]; 12. (DNF) 1RM-Taylor Grove, [7]; (DNS) 19C-Dustin Hartwig,

Heat 1: 1. 22-Vince Jegtvig, [2]; 2. 5T-Matt Talley, [4]; 3. 51-Scott Jacobson, [6]; 4. 1RM-Taylor Grove, [5]; 5. 29-Greg Schilling, [7]; 6. 44D-Chris VanMil, [3]; 7. (DNF) 19C-Dustin Hartwig, [1]

Heat 2: 1. 3X-Andy Wagner, [2]; 2. 3S-Jesse Skalicky, [4]; 3. 12T-Brandon Tendeland, [6]; 4. 47-Kreig Kasin, [1]; 5. 76-Reile Sailer, [3]; 6. 13C-Paul Colvin, [5]

IMCA Stock Cars:

A Feature 1: 1. 14-Aaron Olson, [4]; 2. 4-Rick Schulz, [3]; 3. 40-Rob VanMil, [1]; 4. 76Z-John Sandvig, [2]; (DNS) 1-Scott Jacobson,

Heat 1: 1. 40-Rob VanMil, [2]; 2. 14-Aaron Olson, [4]; 3. 4-Rick Schulz, [1]; 4. 76Z-John Sandvig, [3]; 5. (DNF) 1-Scott Jacobson, [5]

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