Photo by Steven Young.
By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (August 23, 2019) – A wild night of action at River Cities Speedway was capped off with veteran Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprint Car driver, Bob Martin, visiting RydellCars.com Victory Lane for the first time since 2010.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (August 23, 2019) – A wild night of action at River Cities Speedway was capped off with veteran Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprint Car driver, Bob Martin, visiting RydellCars.com Victory Lane for the first time since 2010.
Martin started 11th on the grid of 22 and patiently rode the low side of the speedway all the way to the front of the pack. Nick Ranten led the first five circuits until Wade Nygaard took the point on lap six. On the following lap, Austin Pierce suffered damage to his left front after contact with another car and attempted to take his No. 2A to the infield. However, the field stacked up behind him and an eight-car pile up on the front straightaway ensued.
On the restart, seventh-place starter Mark Dobmeier took the point as Nygaard, Ranten and Martin battled for second. With 11 to go, Martin cleared Nygaard for second and set his sights on Dobmeier, who had a full straightaway advantage.
Lap by lap, Martin reeled in Dobmeier. With two laps to go, Martin pulled even with Dobmeier and took the lead in turns one and two. Dobmeier tried to rally past Martin on the final lap, but Martin was too strong and took the win.
“[The moisture] stuck around on the bottom the whole race, both in turns two and four,” said Martin after the race. “I got by Wade, and Mark was up there a little ways. Little by little I was creeping up on him. With about two or three to go, he was up high and two lapped cars pushed up in front of him and took his line away. I went underneath and I expected him to roar around me on the top and it never happened.
“It still baffles me. It’s amazing. It’s been a long time. We’ve had some dumb luck this year, but it all came together tonight,” he said.
This week, the Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprints have a doubleheader on tap. First, the series heads back to River Cities Speedway on Friday night, followed by a visit to Buffalo River Race Park in Glyndon, Minn. on Sunday.
RESULTS:
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 10TRB-Bob Martin, [11]; 2. 13-Mark Dobmeier, [7]; 3. 55-Nick Ranten, [1]; 4. 9N-Wade Nygaard, [3]; 5. 8H-Jade Hastings, [5]; 6. 0-Nick Omdahl, [4]; 7. 14-Tom Egeland, [17]; 8. 20A-Jordan Adams, [2]; 9. 13T-Ty Hanten, [13]; 10. 11M-Brendan Mullen, [9]; 11. 35-Brenden Wilde, [16]; 12. 27-Chris Ranten, [8]; 13. 31-Shane Roemeling, [21]; 14. 12-Brayden Pengilly, [18]; 15. (DNF) 41T-Travis Strandell, [19]; 16. (DNF) 99-Jordan Graham, [20]; 17. (DNF) 26-Blake Egeland, [15]; 18. (DNF) 8C-Jack Croaker, [10]; 19. (DNF) 42-Rick Bates, [14]; 20. (DNF) 2A-Austin Pierce, [6]; 21. (DNF) 22-Tanner Wisk, [22]; (DNS) 5-Presley Truedson,
Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 9N-Wade Nygaard, [4]; 2. 8H-Jade Hastings, [5]; 3. 2A-Austin Pierce, [6]; 4. 26-Blake Egeland, [2]; 5. 12-Brayden Pengilly, [1]; 6. (DNF) 41T-Travis Strandell, [7]; 7. (DNF) 5-Presley Truedson, [3]; (DNS) 22-Tanner Wisk,
Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 13-Mark Dobmeier, [6]; 2. 55-Nick Ranten, [3]; 3. 10TRB-Bob Martin, [4]; 4. 8C-Jack Croaker, [5]; 5. 14-Tom Egeland, [1]; 6. 42-Rick Bates, [2]; 7. (DNF) 99-Jordan Graham, [7]
Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 20A-Jordan Adams, [3]; 2. 0-Nick Omdahl, [4]; 3. 27-Chris Ranten, [6]; 4. 11M-Brendan Mullen, [5]; 5. 35-Brenden Wilde, [1]; 6. 13T-Ty Hanten, [2]; 7. 31-Shane Roemeling, [7]
On the restart, seventh-place starter Mark Dobmeier took the point as Nygaard, Ranten and Martin battled for second. With 11 to go, Martin cleared Nygaard for second and set his sights on Dobmeier, who had a full straightaway advantage.
Lap by lap, Martin reeled in Dobmeier. With two laps to go, Martin pulled even with Dobmeier and took the lead in turns one and two. Dobmeier tried to rally past Martin on the final lap, but Martin was too strong and took the win.
“[The moisture] stuck around on the bottom the whole race, both in turns two and four,” said Martin after the race. “I got by Wade, and Mark was up there a little ways. Little by little I was creeping up on him. With about two or three to go, he was up high and two lapped cars pushed up in front of him and took his line away. I went underneath and I expected him to roar around me on the top and it never happened.
“It still baffles me. It’s amazing. It’s been a long time. We’ve had some dumb luck this year, but it all came together tonight,” he said.
This week, the Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprints have a doubleheader on tap. First, the series heads back to River Cities Speedway on Friday night, followed by a visit to Buffalo River Race Park in Glyndon, Minn. on Sunday.
RESULTS:
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 10TRB-Bob Martin, [11]; 2. 13-Mark Dobmeier, [7]; 3. 55-Nick Ranten, [1]; 4. 9N-Wade Nygaard, [3]; 5. 8H-Jade Hastings, [5]; 6. 0-Nick Omdahl, [4]; 7. 14-Tom Egeland, [17]; 8. 20A-Jordan Adams, [2]; 9. 13T-Ty Hanten, [13]; 10. 11M-Brendan Mullen, [9]; 11. 35-Brenden Wilde, [16]; 12. 27-Chris Ranten, [8]; 13. 31-Shane Roemeling, [21]; 14. 12-Brayden Pengilly, [18]; 15. (DNF) 41T-Travis Strandell, [19]; 16. (DNF) 99-Jordan Graham, [20]; 17. (DNF) 26-Blake Egeland, [15]; 18. (DNF) 8C-Jack Croaker, [10]; 19. (DNF) 42-Rick Bates, [14]; 20. (DNF) 2A-Austin Pierce, [6]; 21. (DNF) 22-Tanner Wisk, [22]; (DNS) 5-Presley Truedson,
Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 9N-Wade Nygaard, [4]; 2. 8H-Jade Hastings, [5]; 3. 2A-Austin Pierce, [6]; 4. 26-Blake Egeland, [2]; 5. 12-Brayden Pengilly, [1]; 6. (DNF) 41T-Travis Strandell, [7]; 7. (DNF) 5-Presley Truedson, [3]; (DNS) 22-Tanner Wisk,
Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 13-Mark Dobmeier, [6]; 2. 55-Nick Ranten, [3]; 3. 10TRB-Bob Martin, [4]; 4. 8C-Jack Croaker, [5]; 5. 14-Tom Egeland, [1]; 6. 42-Rick Bates, [2]; 7. (DNF) 99-Jordan Graham, [7]
Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 20A-Jordan Adams, [3]; 2. 0-Nick Omdahl, [4]; 3. 27-Chris Ranten, [6]; 4. 11M-Brendan Mullen, [5]; 5. 35-Brenden Wilde, [1]; 6. 13T-Ty Hanten, [2]; 7. 31-Shane Roemeling, [7]
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