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<channel><title><![CDATA[NOSA Sprint Cars - Official Online Home - News]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news]]></link><description><![CDATA[News]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:38:22 -0600</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[NOSA EVENT PREVIEW: 2025 Season Set to Begin Sunday at Nodak Speedway]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/nosa-event-preview-2025-season-set-to-begin-sunday-at-nodak-speedway]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/nosa-event-preview-2025-season-set-to-begin-sunday-at-nodak-speedway#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:30:34 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nosasprints.com/news/nosa-event-preview-2025-season-set-to-begin-sunday-at-nodak-speedway</guid><description><![CDATA[       GRAND FORKS, N.D. (April 29, 2025) - The Buffalo Wild Wings Northern Outlaw Sprint Association is set to lift the lid on its 32nd season of racing action this Sunday night at Nodak Speedway in Minot, ND. This is scheduled to be the first time the series returns to a stomping ground from the past, as a dozen year hiatus is set to come to an end.      The series&rsquo; last points paying trip to the &lsquo;Playground of Power&rsquo; was back in 2013 when Thomas Kennedy picked up the win. Si [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.nosasprints.com/uploads/2/0/0/6/20068313/img-0001-2_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">GRAND FORKS, N.D. (April 29, 2025) - The Buffalo Wild Wings Northern Outlaw Sprint Association is set to lift the lid on its 32nd season of racing action this Sunday night at Nodak Speedway in Minot, ND. This is scheduled to be the first time the series returns to a stomping ground from the past, as a dozen year hiatus is set to come to an end.</span></span></div>  <div>  <!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">The series&rsquo; last points paying trip to the &lsquo;Playground of Power&rsquo; was back in 2013 when Thomas Kennedy picked up the win. Since that night in June of 2013, the series has seen a nearly complete turnover in its roster of regulars as just two drivers remain active from that night and less than a handful overall.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">That said, a few NOSA regulars have had success at the three-eighths mile in the past. Blake Egeland has a win with his Engelstad Farms No. 26 back in 2015, and Nick Omdahl has a pair of wins in his CMS No. 0 in Western Dakota / CAOSS Sprint action. But with no 410 racing in Minot since 2022, this event appears to present a clean slate for NOSA and its regular drivers.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">The series competed on just one three-eighths mile track last season when Mark Dobmeier won at Norman County Raceway last July, putting NOSA up 1-0 over the visiting IRA Sprints in his Buffalo Wild Wings backed No. 13JT.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Though it has been 12 years since the last series race at Nodak, this will be the 46th time the series makes the trip to Minot. Two-time series champion Lou Kennedy, Jr. leads all drivers with 8 wins at Nodak, though Minot native Greg Nikitenko in one behind with seven previous wins.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">The night will start with NOSA series hot laps and qualifying at 6:00pm with racing to follow. For more information, visit racenodak.com.<br />&#8203;</span></span><br /></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Previous NOSA Feature Winners at the Nodak Speedway:<br />&#8203;</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">2018 - Kyle Fedyk on Sept. 2 (w/ CAOSS; no points)<br />2013 - Thomas Kennedy on June 2<br />2012 - Lou Kennedy, Jr. on Sept. 1; Thomas Kennedy on Sept. 2<br />2011 - Kyle Fedyk on May 22, Chris Shirek on Sept. 4, Casey Mack on Sept. 5<br />2010 - Lou Kennedy, Jr. on Sept. 4<br />2009 - Lou Kennedy, Jr. on May 17<br />2008 - Casey Mack on May 22, Jason Linnell on Aug. 30, Greg Nikitenko on Aug. 31<br />2007 - Casey Mack on May 20, Jason Linnell on June 10, Lou Kennedy, Jr. on July 1, Greg Nikitenko on Sept. 1, Casey Mack on Sept. 2<br />2006 - Lou Kennedy, Jr. on May 7, Lou Kennedy, Jr. on July 2, Wade Nygaard on Sept. 2 &amp; 3<br />2005 - Mark Dobmeier on May 30, Dustin Lindquist on June 18, Donny Schatz on June 19, Justin Zimmerman on<br />Aug. 28, Lou Kennedy, Jr. on Sept. 3, Chris Shirek on Sept. 4<br />2004 - Loren Langerud on May 23, Greg Nikitenko on June 27, Chris Shirek on Aug. 15, Mark Dobmeier on Sept. 4, Greg Nikitenko on Sept. 5<br />2003 - Mark Dobmeier on June 22, Greg Nikitenko on July 6, Mark Dobmeier on Aug. 31<br />2002 - Greg Nikitenko on June 30, Wade Nygaard on July 14, Brad Pake on Sept. 1, Jeff Hodgson on Sept. 2<br />2001 - Wade Nygaard on May 28, Wade Nygaard on July 1, Wade Nygaard on Sept. 1, Mark Dobmeier on Sept. 2, Wade Nygaard on Sept. 3<br />2000 - Greg Nikitenko on July 2<br />1997 - Lou Kennedy, Jr. on July 6</span><br /><span></span></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hastings and Pake Win NOSA Features at River Cities and Buffalo River]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/hastings-and-pake-win-nosa-features-at-river-cities-and-buffalo-river]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/hastings-and-pake-win-nosa-features-at-river-cities-and-buffalo-river#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 04:46:09 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nosasprints.com/news/hastings-and-pake-win-nosa-features-at-river-cities-and-buffalo-river</guid><description><![CDATA[ 	 		 			 				 					 						          					 								 					 						          					 							 		 	   Jade Hastings and Andy Pake split the pair of NOSA events run over the weekend with Hastings picking up the win on Friday night at River Cities Speedway and Pake picking up his first series victory Sunday night at Buffalo River Speedway in Glyndon, MN. Hastings&rsquo; win was his 28th, breaking a tie with Andy Pake&rsquo;s dad Brad who won 27 of his own in his hall of fame career.      &#8203;Jack Croa [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.nosasprints.com/uploads/2/0/0/6/20068313/img-0835_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.nosasprints.com/uploads/2/0/0/6/20068313/2e5939ae-5898-41e9-8626-94dbb41b111b_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>  <div class="paragraph">Jade Hastings and Andy Pake split the pair of NOSA events run over the weekend with Hastings picking up the win on Friday night at River Cities Speedway and Pake picking up his first series victory Sunday night at Buffalo River Speedway in Glyndon, MN. Hastings&rsquo; win was his 28th, breaking a tie with Andy Pake&rsquo;s dad Brad who won 27 of his own in his hall of fame career.</div>  <div>  <!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div>  <div class="paragraph">&#8203;Jack Croaker and Zach Omdahl made up the front row at the beginning of Friday night&rsquo;s 25-lap feature at River Cities. Croaker led the opening lap over Omdahl and Jade Hastings. Hastings. moved the Ault Construction No. 94 to the inside of Omdahl on the second lap and the pair battled side-by-side until the first caution of the race on lap three.<br /><br />Hastings took second on the restart as Andy Pake moved to the inside of Zach Omdahl and moved into the third position. Following the second caution on lap seven, Croaker remained out front over Hastings before Pake and Omdahl made contact which saw Omdahl go over the top of the banking in turn which brought his night to an end.<br /><br />The contact on that restart set up a single file restart which saw Croaker continue to lead, though Hastings used the top of the racetrack to move to the lead coming off of turn two on the following lap as Mark Dobmeier took third from Pake.<br /><br />Dobmeier continued forwards on lap nine, successfully sliding Croaker to move up to second before the third caution of the race put Dobmeier to Hastings&rsquo; inside for the next double-file restart.<br /><br />Dobmeier stalked Hastings in traffic with ten to go and two laps later, Dobmeier led for about 30 feet attempting a slide job to take the lead but fell off the top of turn two, bringing out the final caution of the race.<br /><br />Jack Croaker, Andy Pake, and Nick Omdahl battled in the closing laps for the second spot as Hastings continued on for his second victory at the Bullring in as many weeks over Pake, Nick Omdahl, Dobmeier, and Croaker.<br /><br />Hastings dedicated the victory to one of the night&rsquo;s new Hall of Fame inductees Mike Johnson and his car owner Jeff Leebrick who passed away two weeks ago. The No. 94 livery that Hastings ran Friday was a throwback design from Johnson and Leebrick&rsquo;s 1992-94 car.<br /><br />Andy Pake and Josh Johnson led the 20-lap main event to green Sunday night at Buffalo River Speedway with Pake leading the opening lap over Mark Dobmeier who took second. The lead Duo pulled away from the rest of the field on lap two as Tom Egeland took third after a side-by-side battle with Johnson as Pake set a torrid Pace out front.<br /><br />In just four laps on the tight quarter-mile, Pake was already working lap traffic as Dobmeier wheelied off the fourth turn while erasing Pake's Advantage.<br /><br />As Pake was about to work with a set of lap cars, Blake Egeland flipped in the fourth turn, bringing out the red flag but he was ok. Pake chose the inside from on the ensuing double file restart and remained the leader as Jade Hastings took third from Tom Egeland.<br /><br />Pake continued to run strong out front as he pulled away by about ten car lengths in the couple of circuits that followed the red flag. It took a few more laps than it did on the initial start to reach traffic, but Pake pulled to the rear of the field just before the midway point but was able to continue to pull away from Dobmeier using the top side of the racetrack.<br /><br />The first yellow flag of the race again cleared the way for Pake with 11 to go. The nine laps he led to this point was nearly as many as he led in his NOSA debut two years ago at Buffalo River when he led 12 laps with his 305 engine over Dobmeier.<br /><br />Pake again pulled away by ten car lengths in the lap following the caution before the third slowdown of the race which saw contact between three cars in turn two. This brought Kate Taves' night to an end. Taves was making her NOSA debut as the 11th female driver in series history.<br /><br />With ten laps showing on the scoreboard, that set up a single file restart with Pake again doing as he had all race long, getting good restarts and pulling back to his ten car length advantage over Dobmeier.<br /><br />With five laps remaining, and lap traffic running around the bottom of the racetrack, Pake continued to use the high side to put distance between himself and Dobmeier. Coming to the flag stand for the two to go sign, Pake put two lap cars between himself and Dobmeier and continued on for his first career NOSA victory over Dobmeier, Brendan Mullen, Jade Hastings, and Jack Croaker.<br /><br />&ldquo;With the rain falling, I was hoping that we'd be able to get the race in,&rdquo; Pake said post-race. &ldquo;That went pretty good. My car wasn't running quite right. It didn't in the heat race, so I was kind of worried that I wouldn't have the horsepower to pull on them guys, but it worked out.&rdquo;<br /><br />NOSA action continues August 16th at River Cities Speedway with the first of the final four races of the 2024 campaign.&nbsp;</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hastings Wins Wayne Anderson Cup Finale at River Cities Speedway]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/hastings-wins-wayne-anderson-cup-finale-at-river-cities-speedway]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/hastings-wins-wayne-anderson-cup-finale-at-river-cities-speedway#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:03:54 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nosasprints.com/news/hastings-wins-wayne-anderson-cup-finale-at-river-cities-speedway</guid><description><![CDATA[       Jade Hastings won his third feature of the season last Friday night at River Cities Speedway which was also the fourth and final race of the 2024 Wayne Anderson Cup. Hastings&rsquo; win, the 27th of his career, helped to extend his point lead and also broke a tie with 2009 champion Bobby Martin and moved him into a tie with Brad Pake for sixth on the all-time wins list.      Zach Omdahl in the Minn-Kota Power Co-op No. 17 and Tom Egeland in the Egeland Racing Engines No. 14 won the heat r [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.nosasprints.com/uploads/2/0/0/6/20068313/img-0114_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">Jade Hastings won his third feature of the season last Friday night at River Cities Speedway which was also the fourth and final race of the 2024 Wayne Anderson Cup. Hastings&rsquo; win, the 27th of his career, helped to extend his point lead and also broke a tie with 2009 champion Bobby Martin and moved him into a tie with Brad Pake for sixth on the all-time wins list.</div>  <div>  <!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div>  <div class="paragraph">Zach Omdahl in the Minn-Kota Power Co-op No. 17 and Tom Egeland in the Egeland Racing Engines No. 14 won the heat races and made up the front row at the start of the 30-lap Anderson Cup finale. Hastings took second on the initial start in the Ault Construction No. 8H as Omdahl led the opening lap.<br /><br />Omdahl brought the field back to green, getting off to a great restart and pulling away by about ten car lengths before that start was washed out due to the second caution of the race. Omdahl repeated his great start from the previous attempt and continued to lead while Weston Olson moved into the third spot in the Olson Underground No. 27.<br /><br />On lap seven, Omdahl continued to lead by a straightaway as Olson pulled to the inside of Hastings in an attempt to take the second spot. With ten laps in the books, the leaders continued to run around the cushion of the quarter-mile Bullring while lapping through traffic.<br /><br />Hastings had all but erased Omdahl's lead when Weston Olson peeked to Hastings&rsquo; inside and briefly took the second spot. Nick Omdahl also joined the mix in the CMS No. 0 as Hastings got second back from Olson with 13 to go, bringing Nick Omdahl with him as Zach Omdahl jumped over the cushion in turn three which brought out a caution.<br /><br />Hastings acquired the lead at that point and lined up with Olson to his outside on the double file restart. Nick Omdahl again took the second spot on the restart, though within two laps the top three had pulled away to a good ten car length distance from each other.<br /><br />The split between the top three. grew past the ten to go mark as Hastings worked flawlessly through lap traffic. In the closing laps, Hastings' lead was nearly a half track as he went on to pick up the win over Nick Omdahl and Weston Olson. Jack Croaker was fourth in the Hugo&rsquo;s Family Marketplace Eight-Ball and Adam Sobolik completed the top five in the Evil Iron Classics No. 52.<br /><br />&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been struggling, so it's nice to get Mark [Dobmeier] out of here and have a confidence night,&rdquo; Hastings said in victory lane post-race. &ldquo;We tried some things and I felt really good. You just never know until the 13 [Mark Dobmeier] comes back if you're good or not but that&rsquo;s as fast as I&rsquo;ve felt here in probably over a month.&rdquo;<br /><br />Hastings also dedicated the victory to series co-founder Jeff Leebrick who passed away the week prior. Leebrick was also an integral part of the formation of SJS Racing&rsquo;s move to Sprint Cars back in 2014.<br /><br />Racing action continues Friday night at River Cities as the series will be in action during the track&rsquo;s annual Hall of Fame night. Two former NOSA regulars, Mike Johnson and Sam Braaten, will be inducted during intermission of Friday&rsquo;s races which will begin at seven o&rsquo;clock.<br></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dobmeier Sweeps to Put NOSA 3-0 Over IRA at Buffalo Wild Wings King of the Wings]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/dobmeier-sweeps-to-put-nosa-3-0-over-ira-at-buffalo-wild-wings-king-of-the-wings]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/dobmeier-sweeps-to-put-nosa-3-0-over-ira-at-buffalo-wild-wings-king-of-the-wings#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nosasprints.com/news/dobmeier-sweeps-to-put-nosa-3-0-over-ira-at-buffalo-wild-wings-king-of-the-wings</guid><description><![CDATA[       Mark Dobmeier swept the third Annual Buffalo Wild Wings King of the Wings last weekend, culminating in a $5,000 victory last Saturday night, his 192nd career series victory.      Scott Thiel and Jake Neuman led the field to green Thursday night at Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN for the 25-lap main event. It was a rocky start to the main event with cautions on laps one and three.&nbsp;Thiel led the first five laps before spinning to a stop in turn four, relinquishing the lead to Jake Neu [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.nosasprints.com/uploads/2/0/0/6/20068313/img-9934_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">Mark Dobmeier swept the third Annual Buffalo Wild Wings King of the Wings last weekend, culminating in a $5,000 victory last Saturday night, his 192nd career series victory.<br></div>  <div>  <!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div>  <div class="paragraph">Scott Thiel and Jake Neuman led the field to green Thursday night at Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN for the 25-lap main event. It was a rocky start to the main event with cautions on laps one and three.&nbsp;<br /><br />Thiel led the first five laps before spinning to a stop in turn four, relinquishing the lead to Jake Neuman. This also moved Mark Dobmeier and the Buffalo Wild Wings No. 13 into second and Jake Blackhurst to third.<br /><br />Neuman pulled out to about a ten-car length lead while Blackhurst and Christopher Thram battled for the third spot. Dobmeier began reeling in Neuman as the pair worked lapped traffic near the midway point.<br /><br />With 11 laps to go, Neuman slipped up at the top of turn four, allowing Dobmeier to capitalize and take the lead which Dobmeier consolidated with two more green flag laps before the final caution with eight to go.<br /><br />Dobmeier set sail from there and already had a straightaway lead before the flagman put five fingers in the air to signify five laps remaining.<br /><br />Dobmeier had to work traffic in the final three circuits but remained un-phased as he went on to win over Neuman and Christopher Thram who took the third spot in the closing laps from Blackhurst.<br /><br />Friday night&rsquo;s 30-lap feature began with a four wide salute with the missing man for series co-founder Jeff Leebrick.<br /><br />When the race went green Austin Hartmann and Nick Omdahl led the field to green, though a pile-up and turn two that ended Ryan Bowers's night, set up a complete restart.<br /><br />Hartmann led in turns one and two before Nick Omdahl, in his CMS No. 0, got a good bite off of the cushion and took the lead on the second start attempt, which was also erased by a caution. Hartmann's best of the three starts saw him lead the opening lap over Omdahl and Gage Pulkrabek.<br /><br />Caution number four on the third lap set up a single file restart where Mark Dobmeier took third from Gage Pulkrabek&rsquo;s AgServe No. G5 coming off of turn four. After a spirited three-lap battle, Dobmeier took second from Nick Omdahl leaving the latter to battle for third with Pulkrabek before another caution on lap eight which saw Logan Julien's night come to an end.<br /><br />Dobmeier gained momentum for three laps as he stalked Hartmann for the lead, eventually taking it with a slide job off turn four to complete the 11th lap. Hartmann came back at him, and they nearly finished the next circuit side-by-side, but Dobmeier began to build his lead from that point.<br /><br />With eight laps to go, Nick Omdahl who was running second, saw his night come to end with engine issues. With five laps left, Scott Thiel began to close in on Hartmann for second. Thiel took second from Hartmann two laps later as Dobmeier continued on for the checkers. Andy Pake took third in the closing lap to complete the podium with Dobmeier and Thiel.<br /><br />The beginning of the 35-lap on Saturday night saw Dobmeier start on the pole with Laela Eisenschenk to his outside. Eisenschenk, becoming just the second driver in 20 years to start on the front row in a feature with both NOSA and the NLRA Late Models in the same season, brought the King in the Wings finale to green.<br /><br />Dobmeier led from the start as Logan Julian, Eisenschenk in her Kost Materials No. 15, and Brendan Mullen in his Home of Economy No. 11M, fought for the second spot. Five laps into the race, Dobmeier started working lap traffic and put a pair of lapped cars between him and Julian as the latter continued to be attacked by both Eisenschenk and Mullen again in a three-car battle for second.<br /><br />Dobmeier continued to lead past a caution on lap 13 and until Jake Neuman had a fire in turn two with 17 to go. Save for a few scary moments, Neuman exited his car okay.<br /><br />When the race resumed, Mullen and Julian went side-by-side for the second spot. Julian again fought off those charges for the second spot until 12 to go when it appeared something broke on Julien&rsquo;s car going into turn three, causing hard contact with the outside fence posts on the outside of the Bullring. Julian's night was over, but he was okay.<br /><br />On what proved to be the final restart, Mullen pulled even with Dobmeier in turns one and two, but Dobmeier again showed his strength and continued to lead. Gage Pulkrabek held off Nick Omdahl, who eventually had to try and keep the fourth spot away from Andy Pake.<br /><br />Lapped traffic was a factor again in the closing five laps, but Dobmeier continued on to complete the sweep over Mullen and Pulkrabek.<br /><br />&ldquo;I can't be prouder of where this team is sitting at right now,&rdquo; Dobmeier said after completing the sweep. &ldquo;We've been through a lot of ups and downs. We've always had speed, but we've been kind of on a roll lately and I haven't been this comfortable for probably four years in a Sprint Car. We've really got a good balance on the car and things are working. I&rsquo;ve got a badass crew that's working all the time and we put a lot of effort, a lot of nights and weekends, a lot of everything on this one. It feels really good to be sitting in the spot where we have a comfortable car, and things are just rolling again like they used to.&rdquo;<br /><br />Racing action continues Friday night, July 26th, at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks during their Big Motor Mania event.<br></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hastings Gets Second Win of the Season During Mid-Season Championship at River Cities]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/hastings-gets-second-win-of-the-season-during-mid-season-championship-at-river-cities]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/hastings-gets-second-win-of-the-season-during-mid-season-championship-at-river-cities#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:59:26 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nosasprints.com/news/hastings-gets-second-win-of-the-season-during-mid-season-championship-at-river-cities</guid><description><![CDATA[       Jade Hastings extended his point lead last Friday night after winning his second feature of the season during Mid-Season Track Championship and Wayne Anderson Cup Qualifier number three at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks.      Jade Hastings and Nick Omdahl paced the field at the beginning of the 30-lap Mid-Season Championship feature and Wayne Anderson Cup qualifier. The pair remained side-by-side for the majority of the lap though Hastings, getting a good bite off the bottom of turn [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.nosasprints.com/uploads/2/0/0/6/20068313/img-9090_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">Jade Hastings extended his point lead last Friday night after winning his second feature of the season during Mid-Season Track Championship and Wayne Anderson Cup Qualifier number three at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks.<br></div>  <div>  <!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div>  <div class="paragraph">Jade Hastings and Nick Omdahl paced the field at the beginning of the 30-lap Mid-Season Championship feature and Wayne Anderson Cup qualifier. The pair remained side-by-side for the majority of the lap though Hastings, getting a good bite off the bottom of turn four, led the opening lap.&nbsp;<br /><br />Mark Dobmeier moved the Buffalo Wild Wings No. 13 to the inside of Nick Omdahl&rsquo;s CMS No. 0 before the first caution on lap two. Dobmeier moved into second on the restart and on lap three, slid Hastings in turns one and two and then tried to protect the bottom in turns three and four before a second caution flag waved<br /><br />Hastings and Dobmeier remained side-by-side on the restart before Dobmeier took the lead after roaring off of the cushion in turn four to lead the fourth lap.<br /><br />Ten laps into the race, Dobmeier was lapping well through lapped traffic but only had a ten-car length lead on Hastings&rsquo; Ault Construction No. 8H at that point.<br /><br />With 17 to go, Dobmeier got caught up in traffic by a spinning Gage Pulkrabek causing him to spin to a stop and relinquishing the lead to Hastings.<br /><br />Nick Omdahl remained within striking distance on the restart running the bottom as the pair again pulled side-by-side and turns three and four in the next pair of laps though Hastings remained the leader at the midway point.<br /><br />Hastings protected the bottom going into turn one which allowed Weston Olson to close in on Omdahl for the second spot, which he took one lap later.<br /><br />The final caution with ten to go set up a single file restart. Weston Olson remained second in the Olson Underground No. 27 for the time being but Blake Egeland, who started last in the Engelstad Farms No. 26 after being unable to run his heat race, worked his way up into the top five and passed Olson for second with eight to go.<br /><br />Dobmeier had also charged from the tail of the field to make his way into the top five, passing Olson for fourth and then Omdahl for third with six to go.<br /><br />With every spot up for grabs between second and fifth, Hastings pulled away by a straightaway and went on to pick up his 26th career victory tying 2009 Series Champion Bobby Martin for seventh all time.<br /><br />Egeland, Dobmeier, Nick Omdahl, and Olson completed the top five.<br /><br />&ldquo;I didn't start off very good,&rdquo; Hastings said post-race. &ldquo;I was way too tight, which we anticipated, and it would have been nice to see what happened there with Mark at the end. It would have been nice to race against him but, &lsquo;They don't ask how they ask, how many.&rsquo;<br /><br />NOSA action continues this weekend with the annual running of the Buffalo Wild Wings King of the Wings which starts Thursday night at Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN and concludes with two nights of action at River Cities Speedway on Friday and Saturday.&nbsp;<br></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[NOSA Event Preview: Third Annual Buffalo Wild Wings King of the Wings]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/nosa-event-preview-third-annual-buffalo-wild-wings-king-of-the-wings]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/nosa-event-preview-third-annual-buffalo-wild-wings-king-of-the-wings#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 22:55:07 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nosasprints.com/news/nosa-event-preview-third-annual-buffalo-wild-wings-king-of-the-wings</guid><description><![CDATA[       This weekend marks one of the biggest weekends on the schedule with the running of the Third Annual Buffalo Wild Wings King of the Wings which kicks off Thursday night at Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN and concludes with two nights at River Cities Speedway on Friday and Saturday.      For the third consecutive year, the Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprints will take on the visiting Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association from Wisconsin and Illinois. The three-race series will see NOSA [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.nosasprints.com/uploads/2/0/0/6/20068313/mas-5288_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">This weekend marks one of the biggest weekends on the schedule with the running of the Third Annual Buffalo Wild Wings King of the Wings which kicks off Thursday night at Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN and concludes with two nights at River Cities Speedway on Friday and Saturday.<br></div>  <div>  <!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div>  <div class="paragraph">For the third consecutive year, the Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprints will take on the visiting Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association from Wisconsin and Illinois. The three-race series will see NOSA return to Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN for the first visit to the three-eighths mile oval since 2020 while the IRA will make their debut at the track.<br /><br />Friday and Saturday&rsquo;s races will be the eighth and ninth visits by the IRA to River Cities following their debut in 2003. The three-race mini-series will culminate Saturday night with the $5,000-to-win main event and $500 to start, but along with Saturday&rsquo;s top prize, a $5,000 three-race points fund being paid to the top five drivers in the three-race stretch will pay the points winner $2,000.<br /><br />Second will take home $1,500 with third through fifth earning $750, $500, and $250 respectively thanks to Todd LaHaise of Buffalo Wild Wings.<br /><br />NOSA will be led into the weekend by two-time and defending champion Jade Hastings who won last Friday night in the Ault Construction 8H. Also representing NOSA will be leading series feature winner in 2024, Mark Dobmeier, who has five wins in the Buffalo Wild Wings No. 13.<br /><br />Nick Omdahl also has a win and is third in points in the CMS Homes 0 and is the most recent NOSA winner at Norman County with his win in 2020.<br /><br />The IRA will be led by 'The Big Wheel' Scotty Thiel who leads the series points standings coming into the weekend as he searches for his first IRA title. He is trailed by 2022 King of the Wings Champion Jake Blackhurst who stole the Saturday night win in the final corner of the final lap two years ago.<br /><br />Danny Schlafer is third with Scotty Neitzel fourth in the IRA standings. Neitzel is the last remaining IRA regular to have run the series' first visit to River Cities in 2003. 2022 champion Jordan Goldesberry rounds out the top five.<br></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dobmeier and Omdahl Split River Cities Independence Special Wins]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/dobmeier-and-omdahl-split-river-cities-independence-special-wins]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/dobmeier-and-omdahl-split-river-cities-independence-special-wins#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 01:19:45 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nosasprints.com/news/dobmeier-and-omdahl-split-river-cities-independence-special-wins</guid><description><![CDATA[ 	 		 			 				 					 						          					 								 					 						          					 							 		 	   Mark Dobmeier and Nick Omdahl picked up victories last Tuesday night at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks during the Bullring&rsquo;s Independence Day special. Dobmeier picked up his fifth series victory of the season and 189th overall while Omdahl&rsquo;s initial triumph of the 2024 campaign was his 11th career series win.      &#8203;Brendan Mullen and Mark Dobmeier led the first main event of the [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.nosasprints.com/uploads/2/0/0/6/20068313/img-0140_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.nosasprints.com/uploads/2/0/0/6/20068313/img-0253_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>  <div class="paragraph">Mark Dobmeier and Nick Omdahl picked up victories last Tuesday night at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks during the Bullring&rsquo;s Independence Day special. Dobmeier picked up his fifth series victory of the season and 189th overall while Omdahl&rsquo;s initial triumph of the 2024 campaign was his 11th career series win.<br></div>  <div>  <!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div>  <div class="paragraph">&#8203;Brendan Mullen and Mark Dobmeier led the first main event of the evening to green. The pair remained side-by-side for the majority of the lap before Dobmeier took the lead heading into turn one on the second lap.<br /><br />The top two pulled away from the field and were already in the lap traffic on lap number three. A caution on lap seven set up the first double file restart of the main event. Brendan Mullen went for a slide job on the restart and took the top spot leading lap number seven.<br /><br />With Mullen as the new leader, Nick Omdahl moved in on Jack Croaker in a battle for the third spot. A second caution on lap 13 set up the second double file restart of the race. This time it was Dobmeier going for the slide job though Mullen held him off and continued to lead.<br /><br />Alberta native Kelly Miller joined Omdahl and Croaker in the battle for the third spot. Miller and his strong 360 took the fourth spot as Croaker remained third.<br /><br />The third caution with 10 to go set up a single file restart as all features go single with 10 or less laps remaining. Mullen had built about a half straightaway advantage before having to work traffic again in just three laps time.<br /><br />In traffic with five to go it was Dobmeier with the final slide job in turn two to take the lead back from Mullen and held it for a complete lap before the fourth and final caution of the race with 4 to go.<br /><br />The race was all Dobmeier&rsquo;s from there as he went on to win over Mullen and Jade Hastings, who took third from Croaker on the final restart. Nick Omdahl finished fifth.<br /><br />Before the second feature got underway, which was the make-up feature from May 17th, Dobmeier went for a tumble during warm-up laps in turn number three. His crew was able to make repairs in time for him to tag the back of the field. Zach Omdahl and Jordan Graham led the field to the green with Omdahl beating Graham back to the line to lead the opening lap.&nbsp;<br /><br />On the second lap, Croaker ran into the same problems as Dobmeier in turn three and went for a tumble ending his night.<br /><br />A great restart for Omdahl saw him continue to lead as his cousin Nick moved into the second spot. The cousins pulled away from the rest of the field with Nick remaining no more than a couple car lengths from Zach in the battle for the lead through five laps.<br /><br />At the Midway point, the pair remained the class of the field as they worked lapped traffic. Nick Omdahl ran off the top of turn four and beat Zach back to the line to lead with 12 to go. Hastings and Mullen reeled in both Omdahl&rsquo;s to make it a four-car battle for the lead with 10 to go.<br /><br />Nick Omdahl began to pull away as Brendan Mullen and Jade Hastings went side-by-side for the third spot just behind Zach Omdahl in the closing laps.<br /><br />Omdahl continued on for his first win of the season while Hastings and Mullen both passed Zach Omdahl on the final lap to take second and third respectively. Jordan Graham finished fifth.<br /><br />NOSA action continues Friday, July 12th, as the series gets one final tune-up race at River Cities before next week&rsquo;s King of the Wings vs. the Interstate Racing Association.</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estenson and Dobmeier Split South Dakota Weekend]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/estenson-and-dobmeier-split-south-dakota-weekend]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/estenson-and-dobmeier-split-south-dakota-weekend#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 21:52:53 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nosasprints.com/news/estenson-and-dobmeier-split-south-dakota-weekend</guid><description><![CDATA[ 	 		 			 				 					 						          					 								 					 						          					 							 		 	   The series made a trip through the Rushmore State last weekend to a pair of South Dakota bullrings as Tim Estenson and Mark Dobmeier split the weekend mini-series as NOSA's regulars took on the newly formed 410 arm of the South Dakota based MSTS Sprint Series.      &#8203;Weston Olson and Justin Jacobsma brought the first 30 lap feature of the weekend to the drop of the green Friday night at Brown Coun [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.nosasprints.com/uploads/2/0/0/6/20068313/449198802-502643555445446-8055310327661300821-n-orig_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.nosasprints.com/uploads/2/0/0/6/20068313/img-9997_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>  <div class="paragraph">The series made a trip through the Rushmore State last weekend to a pair of South Dakota bullrings as Tim Estenson and Mark Dobmeier split the weekend mini-series as NOSA's regulars took on the newly formed 410 arm of the South Dakota based MSTS Sprint Series.<br></div>  <div>  <!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div>  <div class="paragraph">&#8203;Weston Olson and Justin Jacobsma brought the first 30 lap feature of the weekend to the drop of the green Friday night at Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen. Olson led the opening lap in the Olson Underground No. 27 while Tim Estenson passed Jacobsma to take over the second spot.<br /><br />With just three laps completed, Olson started working lapped traffic. One lap later, however, Dominic Dobesh went for a tumble in turn two with Olson also flipping trying to avoid the accident. Both drivers were okay, but both drivers' nights were over.<br /><br />With the accident scene cleaned up, Estenson led the field back to green in the Truline Logistics No. 14T as Brendan Mullen moved the Native Nations Cannabis No. 11M past Jacobsma on the completion of the fourth lap.<br /><br />On lap eight, the caution came back out for Wade Nygaard as Shane Roemeling's Forks Finest Auto Body No. 31 came to a stop on the top of turn three.<br /><br />A fantastic restart for Estenson saw him pull away from Mullen by about a half a straight away. Meanwhile, point leader Jade Hastings, driving the Ault Construction No. 8H, was the next to challenge Jacobsma for position as the two went side-by-side for the third position.<br /><br />At the Midway point of the feature, Estenson started working traffic and his advantage at this point was a was over a full straight away. With ten laps to go Estenson's clinic out front continued as he lapped well into the top ten at this point.<br /><br />With seven to go, Estenson started to have some trouble with heavy lapped traffic which allowed the now second place runner Mark Dobmeier to close to within ten car lengths of the lead in the Buffalo Wild Wings No. 13.<br /><br />With five to go, however, Dobmeier slid off of the top of turn one and brought out the final caution of the race. The leaders had lapped up to sixth, allowing Dobmeier to restart in the sixth position with five laps left to get back into the top five.<br /><br />Estenson again executed a flawless restart as Mullen and Hastings completed the top three. Ryan Bickett moved past Justin Jacobsma to move into fourth as the pair held off Dobmeier in his attempt to get back into the top five.<br /><br />Estenson continued on for his second career series victory, both coming in the state of South Dakota, over Mullen, Hastings, Bickett, and Jacobsma.<br /><br />Jack Croaker and Mark Dobmeier led the final 30 lapper to green Sunday night at Casino Speedway in Watertown. Dobmeier took the lead in turns one and two with Croaker and Mullen completing the top three at the conclusion of the opening lap.<br /><br />Misfortune for lap four for the second and third place runners as Brendan Mullen spun into the infield on the back stretch and Jack Croaker pulled to the pit area with engine problems in the Hugo&rsquo;s Family Marketplace Eight Ball.<br /><br />This moved Laela Eisenschenk, in just her fourth 410 start, into the second position in the Kost Materials No. 15, as she was looking to become the third female driver ever to score a podium in the 31-year history of the series.<br /><br />Hastings won the drag race with Eisenschenk down the back stretch when the race went back to green as Dobmeier continued to lead. On lap nine, Dobmeier started working lap traffic as Hastings and Eisenschenk continued to complete the top three.<br /><br />Dobmeier put three lapped cars between himself and Hastings just before the midway point, a caution for Weston Olson on the back stretch saved Tim Estenson and Brendan Mullen from going a lap down as the two of them charged through the field after starting at the back of the previous restart.<br /><br />The ensuing restart, however, saw Estenson's run from the rear of the field run into a bit of a hiccup as he spun in turn four.<br /><br />When the race got back underway, Eisenschenk pulled even with Hastings in the battle for second as Sam Henderson moved in on both of them. While this was going on, Brendan Mullen had climbed back into the top ten after restarting at the tail on the first caution of the race.<br /><br />Following a pair of cautions with 13 and then 11 laps to go, Dobmeier continued to lead as the top three remained the same with Brendan Mullen charging back to eighth with ten to go.<br /><br />The best battle on the track became the one for third as Sam Henderson and Laela Eisenschenk went side-by-side for a number of laps in their bids to complete the podium.<br /><br />With six to go Mullen&rsquo;s incredible charge from the rear of the field came to an end when he clipped an infield tractor tire. Before he was able to get us straightened out, he and Wade Nygaard made contact with Nygaard flipping down the back stretch. Both drivers were okay, but their nights were over.<br /><br />With six to go, Henderson, Eisenschenk, and Justin Jacobsma went three wide briefly for the third spot. Following the final caution with three to go, Henderson held on to third as Dobmeier held off Hastings to win his fourth series feature of the season.<br /><br />Hastings, Henderson, Eisenschenk, and Jacobsma completed the top five.<br /><br />Series action continued Tuesday night, July 2nd, at River Cities Speedway as the series will run double features, making up one of the previous early season rainouts at the Bullring.</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dobmeier Sweeps Greater Grand Forks Fair; South Dakota Double Next]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/dobmeier-sweeps-greater-grand-forks-fair-south-dakota-double-next]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/dobmeier-sweeps-greater-grand-forks-fair-south-dakota-double-next#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 03:09:28 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nosasprints.com/news/dobmeier-sweeps-greater-grand-forks-fair-south-dakota-double-next</guid><description><![CDATA[       The Northern Outlaw Sprint Association got two races in last weekend as the series kicked off arguable its busiest stretch of the 2024 campaign and it was Mark Dobmeier that came out on top on both Friday and Saturday nights, sweeping the Greater Grand Forks Fair double-header at River Cities Speedway in the Buffalo Wild Wings No. 13 as he inches closer to the 200-win plateau with the 31-year-old series.      Dobmeier started on the pole with Gage Pulkrabek and his AGServ Consulting No. G [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.nosasprints.com/uploads/2/0/0/6/20068313/img-9628-1_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">The Northern Outlaw Sprint Association got two races in last weekend as the series kicked off arguable its busiest stretch of the 2024 campaign and it was Mark Dobmeier that came out on top on both Friday and Saturday nights, sweeping the Greater Grand Forks Fair double-header at River Cities Speedway in the Buffalo Wild Wings No. 13 as he inches closer to the 200-win plateau with the 31-year-old series.<br></div>  <div>  <!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div>  <div class="paragraph">Dobmeier started on the pole with Gage Pulkrabek and his AGServ Consulting No. G5 making up the front row for Friday night's main event which saw a season high 26-cars enter the pits for action for night one of the Greater Grand Forks Fair double-header.<br /><br />Dobmeier jumped out to the early lead as Pulkrabek was followed by Zach Omdahl at the end of the opening circuit. With just two laps in the books, Dobmeier started working lap traffic but continued to set his Torrid Pace out front.<br /><br />With five laps in the books, Dobmeier saw himself in heavy traffic but continued to lead, putting a pair of lapped cars between himself and Pulkrabek. The track cleared, however, when a lap eight caution cleared the track for the leaders.<br /><br />Dobmeier was again about to start working traffic when another caution slowed the pace two laps later. Another terrific restart saw Dobmeier continue to lead before he, for the third time, caught lap traffic in just two green flag laps which was followed by another caution.<br /><br />At the midway point, Dobmeier was again in traffic as Pulkrabek tried to keep pace, but Dobmeier continued to show no signs of slowing as he made traffic work for him to keep his lead with 10 to go.<br /><br />Heading into turn one with seven ago, Pulkrabek had erased Dobmeier's advantage when he took a look to Dobmeier&rsquo;s inside, got loose and spun and brought out the second-to-last caution of the race.<br /><br />Two laps later, Pulkrabek&rsquo;s race ended when he hit a tractor tire on the inside of turn four. The final restart saw Dobmeier do what he did all race long, get a great restart and roar around the outside of traffic to continue on for his second victory of the year in NOSA competition over Zach and Nick Omdahl. Zach Omdahl&rsquo;s finish was his career best with the series. Wade Nygaard and Blake Egeland rounded out the top five.<br /><br />The feature on the second night saw Wade Nygaard in Shane Roemeling's Forks Finest Auto Body No. 31 earn the pole and Zach Omdahl line up on the outside pole following his fourth-straight heat win.<br /><br />Nygaard took the lead at the start over Omdahl as Dobmeier moved from eighth to fifth on the opening lap. Dobmeier, Jack Croaker and Brenden Mullen battled for the fifth spot as Nygaard built his early lead.<br /><br />Pulkrabek and Omdahl went side-by-side as they reeled Omdahl back in as the leaders started working traffic four laps into the race.<br /><br />&lsquo;Throw a blanket&rsquo; as they say over second through fifth as both the Omdahl cousins joined Pulkrabek and Dobmeier in the battles for positions two through five.<br /><br />On lap nine, Nygaard spun to a stop at turn three, giving up the lead to Pulkrabek. Pulkrabek was working traffic on lap 12 when Dobmeier caught him. Dobmeier completed a slide job off turn number four to take the lead.<br /><br />Pulkrabek battled back to his inside, but the lead was Dobmeier&rsquo;s as they continued to work traffic at the midway point.<br /><br />With ten to go, a series of restarts tested Dobmeier's mettle again. But he passed them all with flying colors including the restart after the red flag for Blake Egeland who lost a right rear tire going into turn three. He exited the Engelstad Farms No. 26 okay.<br /><br />The third and final caution of the stint saw Pulkrabek&rsquo;s night come to an end when he went off of the third turn. This gave Jade Hastings one last opportunity to steal the win from Dobmeier. Hastings reeled him in in the closing laps but was never able to duck underneath the No. 13 for the lead as Dobmeier continued on to sweep the weekend.<br /><br />Nick Omdahl, Brendan Mullen, and Alberta native Kelly Miller, who made his series debut back in 2017, completed the top five.<br /><br />Racing action continues this weekend at a pair of South Dakota bullrings. The series will go head-to-head against the 410 arm of the MSTS series at Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen on Friday and Casino Speedway in Watertown on Saturday.</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dobmeier Scores First of the Year During Anderson Cup Opener at River Cities]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/dobmeier-scores-first-of-the-year-during-anderson-cup-opener-at-river-cities]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.nosasprints.com/news/dobmeier-scores-first-of-the-year-during-anderson-cup-opener-at-river-cities#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nosasprints.com/news/dobmeier-scores-first-of-the-year-during-anderson-cup-opener-at-river-cities</guid><description><![CDATA[       Mark Dobmeier returned to victory lane Friday night, winning the opening night in the four-race Wayne Anderson Cup series at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks. Dobmeier's win is his first of the 2024 campaign and his series best 185th victory.      Jade Hastings in the Ault Construction No. 8H and Austin Pierce in his first night behind the wheel of Shane Roemeling's Forks Finest Auto Body No. 31 brought the field off turn four at the drop of the green.Hastings led the opening lap over [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.nosasprints.com/uploads/2/0/0/6/20068313/img-8924_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Mark Dobmeier returned to victory lane Friday night, winning the opening night in the four-race Wayne Anderson Cup series at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks. Dobmeier's win is his first of the 2024 campaign and his series best 185th victory.</span></span></div>  <div>  <!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Jade Hastings in the Ault Construction No. 8H and Austin Pierce in his first night behind the wheel of Shane Roemeling's Forks Finest Auto Body No. 31 brought the field off turn four at the drop of the green.</span></span><br /><span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Hastings led the opening lap over Pierce though Pierce remained close in the initial handful of circuits. On the fifth lap, Pierce took the lead coming off of turn four, making the pass on the outside of Hastings to become the new leader.</span></span><br /><span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">The leaders started working trap traffic on lap nine which allowed Hastings to move back in on Pierce and Brendan Mullen to reel in both drivers in the Native Nations Cannabis No. 11M.</span></span><br /><span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Mullen went from third to first, taking the lead on lap eleven to become the third leader of the race. Hastings also passed Pierce to move into second as the leaders continued to work thick lap traffic.</span></span><br /><span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Mullen and Hastings remained close at the midway point going side-by-side on a couple of occasions for the lead allowing Mark Dobmeier in the Buffalo Wild Wings No. 13 to close the gap to make it a three-way battle for the lead.</span></span><br /><span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Dobmeier passed Hastings with a dozen remaining on the scoreboard and set his sights on Mullen for the top spot. Dobmeier rode the cushion for the majority of the next two laps, eventually reeling in and passing Mullen taking the top spot with 10 to go, becoming the fourth leader of the race.</span></span><br /><span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">The race remained clean and green for the final ten laps, going green-to-checkered in just under six and a half minutes with Dobmeier picking up the win over Hastings, Mullen, Pierce, and Gage Pulkrabek in the ProSeed No. G5</span></span><br /><span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">"Patience was the name of the game,&rdquo; Dobmeier said in victory lane. &lsquo;Thankfully we got a great field of Sprint Cars here. We&rsquo;ve got great competition, and it also creates a lot of lapped traffic, which changes the race. So we got the lap cars and I just had to do one of those things I'm not good at and be patient. I did that for a little bit and then I was like, &ldquo;I gotta move,&rdquo; so I started making moves and was able to find a few lanes, make a few bold moves and got up the front.&rdquo;</span></span><br /><span></span><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Dobmeier and the rest of NOSA&rsquo;s regulars will welcome the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series to River Cities Speedway on Friday June 7th with racing beginning at seven o&rsquo;clock.</span></span><br /><span></span><br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>