By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, ND (August 6) - After a grueling grind through the first two-thirds of the season, the NOSA Sprint Car Series are now entering somewhat of a relaxed stint of the 2015 schedule. This Friday's event at River Cities Speedway will mark the only NOSA-sanctioned race until the tour returns to Greenbush Race Park in Greenbush, MN on August 22nd.

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, ND (July 16) - The NOSA Outlaw Sprints have a double header weekend slated once again. Friday night at River Cities Speedway, the 410 Sprints will join the Wissota Modifieds and the World of Outlaw Late Model Series for a battle at the Bullring. Austin Pierce swept the double features last Friday and will try for his third consecutive win at the 3/10th mile dirt oval, but he'll have to top the always-tough Mark Dobmeier to do so. 

March 3 2014 - Northern Outlaw Sprint Association (NOSA) has updated their 2014 schedule. It now includes scheduled race dates for area Red River Valley tracks and River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND.

Area tracks NOSA will be competing at this year include: Buffalo River Race Park, Devils Lake Speedway, Greenbush Race Park, Red River Co-Op Speedway, Norman County Raceway and Jamestown Speedway.

NOSA also frequently supports traveling sprint car circuits including the World of Outlaws and the All Star Circuit of Champions. NOSA will be supporting these area races in June, July and August of this year.

Grand Forks ND August 16, 2013: Wade Nygaard and other NOSA drivers will be competing against the World of Outlaw Sprints tonight at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND. Nygaard comes into the night with some recent successes, including a win at Jamestown Speedway in late July and at River Cities on August 2nd.

Most drivers have had their helmets hung up since the River Cities double features on August 2nd. A few NOSA drivers, Thomas Kennedy, Chris Shirek and Mark Dobmeier, competed in the 2013 Knoxville Nationals last week in Knoxville, IA. Frequent NOSA guest driver, Donny Schatz, won that event.

While many sprint car fans, crews and even drivers flocked to Iowa for the Nationals, Nygaard and his family took the time to relax at the lake. However, they will be ready to race again tonight and Sunday in Minot, ND with the World of Outlaws.

Nygaard has seen his success build on the track as the season has progressed this year. Nygaard hopes his team's success pays off again tonight while racing at his favorite track. Nygaard applauds the track conditions supplied by River Cities, but most importantly, he recognizes that Grand Forks' has the best race fans of anywhere. Nygaard credits his crew for the increase in the car's speed over the last few weeks and for their new found results consistency.

Grand Forks ND June 26 2013: NOSA hopes to complete their first sanctioned event in 2 weeks tomorrow, Thursday, June 27th at the Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN. Rain events have shortened or cancelled many of the circuit's races this year.

The pits open at 3:00pm for drivers and crews. The draw begins at 4:00pm and is cut off at 6:15pm. Racing starts at 7:00pm. The track may not be conducting hot laps.

Austin Pierce, driving his 2A sprint, will work to maintain his NOSA points lead. Donny Schatz, of the World of Outlaws, will be in attendance racing his Schatz Motorsports car. Chris Ranten, a regular NOSA points contender, will be running a new car, after he suffered a crash while racing with the WoO at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks last Friday.

NOSA will continue their weekend tour with a race Saturday at Greenbush Racepark in Greenbush, MN.

June 24 2013 Grand Forks ND: NOSA Sprints' Austin Pierce will be defending his points lead this week as the team travels to Norman County Raceway (Ada, MN) on Thursday, June 27 and Greenbush Racepark (Greenbush, MN) Saturday. Pierce is holding the NOSA points lead for the first time since his sprint car racing career began in 2009.

Several NOSA sanctioned races have been rained out this year, but Pierce is still getting laps in participating in other events. Pierce raced with the World of Outlaws over the weekend at Grand Forks' River Cities Speedway and I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, MN. "We didn't get the results we wanted," Pierce stated "I definitely used the weekend as a learning experience." However, qualifying for the A-Main with the Outlaws is a significant accomplishment, and one Pierce was able to achieve twice over the weekend. Pierce also raced in the sprint 410-360 race at Casino Speedway in Watertown, SD over the weekend. Pierce took the race lead on lap 3 and managed to maintain it until 2 laps remained, when he was passed by Jason Solwold for the win.

Pierce has been using these opportunities to gain experience on the track. Gaining experience is just one of the reasons Pierce gives for his success this year. He recognizes the contributions and dedication his crew has been showing at the track and in the shop this year; "Each guy on my crew has taken on their own responsibilities. They make sure those get done each and every week." Pierce also understands the importance of being consistent with his performance. "Consistency is one of my main goals for this season, if you're not consistent, you can't make a run for a points title."

Pierce is looking forward to racing at the some of the circuit's smaller tracks, including the rescheduled race at Buffalo River Race Park in Glyndon, MN. That race has been rescheduled for July 7th. The NOSA Sprints will not be racing at Pierce's favorite track, River Cities Speedway, this Friday due to the Grand Forks County Fair.

NOSA's Mark Dobmeier placed 6th during Friday's World of Outlaws stop in Grand Forks, ND and also captured the feature win at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday and a third place finish at Husset's Speedway.