Here's your latest New, Notes, and Racing Tidbits from happenings at Norman County Raceway, Red River Valley Speedway, Buffalo River Race Park, and beyond.
Hot Pink
Tyler Hall of Fertile, MN picked up his first win of his IMCA Modified career on Sunday night at Buffalo River Race Park. I believe this is his 3rd full year in a Mod and came close several times last season.
Cold Open
Red River Valley Speedway opened it's doors for the first time since 2012 on Friday. The weather was not on its side, however. Temps were in the 40s and the wind was gusting 20-30 mph, making the center grandstands a popular option. Credit goes to the drivers and fans for braving it out and being a part of history. Some fans even showed up when the gates opened right at 5:30. 67 cars showed up and the track was in phenomenal shape. Overall, it seemed as if the show went off without a hitch.
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| Red River Valley Speedway Under the Lights during May 6th Test and Tune |
Pretty B.A. Week
Aaron Blacklance, driver of the #5BA Wissota Midwest Modified, picked up two wins this past week. Aaron took home the checkers at Norman County Raceway and Devils Lake Speedway. This is only his 2nd year of racing a B-mod after a successful campaign in a Street Stock. Aaron will by the featured guest on this week's Racing on the Radio Review
No Love for Malmlov
There's been a lot of discussion in the announcer booth as to whether or not Dev Malmlov cursed himself by switching to #21. There's no question that he's had one of the fastest cars on the track in the last few races, but late race spin outs have cost him a chance at the win. Personally, I'm not one to believe in curses, but it's hard not to wonder if the bad luck continues, will Dev go back to #91?
Middle School Modifieds
The Wissota Midwest Modifieds have a very young class of drivers that are now competing and competing well. Bryton Foss is just 15 and is becoming much more competitive this summer, He currently sits in 5th place for points at NCR. Noah Metzger is just a junior in high school and a couple of top 5's already. And let's not forget about Joseph Thomas, son of the iconic Corky Thomas, who is barely a teenager. In just his first few races, he's stayed with the pack and has been consistent. Anyone who can do that will be a threat in no time. And there's others too, like Mike Nichols, who is either 15 or 16, Nichols put on a clinic at last year's stacked John Seitz Memorial race. He already has a handful of wins and a top 5 at the Wissota 100 in short career in the Midwest Modifeds. Fun Fact: With the exception of Metzger, all of those drivers started out racing Go-Karts.
Coming up:
Regular weekly series this week at Norman County Raceway and Red River Valley Speedway. Both races can be heard on 106.5 KRJB and rjbroadcasting.com. PreRace Show starts at 6:45pm.
The NOSA Sprints invade Buffalo River Race Park this Sunday night. It'll be the 2nd "tour" race for the NOSA series of the year. Wade Nygaard picked up a win at Devils Lake Speedway this past weekend, his 2nd win so far in 2016. Many local Sprint Car Drivers, Nygaard included, will also be competed in the NOSA supported Badlands Motor Speedway $100,000 Silver Shoot Out this Saturday in South Dakota.
As mentioned prior, this weekend's Racing on the Radio Review will feature Aaron Blacklance. Catch that Saturday at 8:45am on KRJB/KRJM/KKCQ.
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