Photo by Steven Louis.
By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (May 19, 2023) – Just two months after receiving second and third degree burns to his legs in a fire at Central Arizona Raceway in Casa Grande, AZ, Mark Dobmeier made his first start back in a sprint car on Friday night with the Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprints and was classic Dobmeier.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (May 19, 2023) – Just two months after receiving second and third degree burns to his legs in a fire at Central Arizona Raceway in Casa Grande, AZ, Mark Dobmeier made his first start back in a sprint car on Friday night with the Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprints and was classic Dobmeier.
Jack Croaker was fast early on and looked poised to capture his first career NOSA win, but once Dobmeier worked his way forward from the eighth starting position, it became clear that the Buffalo Wild Wings No. 13 was the class of the field.
Dobmeier shot by Croaker on lap 18 of 30 to take the point. Once out front, Dobmeier never looked back as he picked up his 176th career NOSA win on round #1 of the Wayne Anderson Cup.
It was an eventful night for two-time series champion Austin Pierce. Pierce was involved in a hard wreck during heat race action. The driver of the No. 2A hit the front stretch wall while leading, causing him to come to a sudden stop.
Several teams helped Pierce to make repairs before the feature. Pierce started at the tail end of the field and nearly got lapped before the first caution came out. From there, Pierce found his groove and became a contender for a spot on the podium late in the going. However, while racing for second with Croaker, Pierce spun in turn two. He would later run out of fuel, dashing his hopes of a strong run.
The race was halted three times for red flags. Jake Berger on lap nine, Brendan Mullen on lap 27 and Weston Olson, who was making his NOSA debut, on lap 29, all got upside down, but walked away uninjured.
NOSA Notebook:
Quick Time: Nick Omdahl
Lap Leaders: Jack Croaker (1-18); Mark Dobmeier (19-30)
Hard Charger: Jordan Graham (+10)
RESULTS:
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier[8]; 2. 8-Jack Croaker[1]; 3. 8H-Jade Hastings[7]; 4. 99-Jordan Graham[14]; 5. 26-Blake Egeland[3]; 6. 14-Tom Egeland[9]; 7. 91M-Jackson Moffett[12]; 8. 17-Zach Omdahl[4]; 9. 0-Nick Omdahl[2]; 10. 27-Weston Olson[10]; 11. 2A-Austin Pierce[13]; 12. (DNF) 11M-Brendan Mullen[5]; 13. (DNF) 31-Shane Roemeling[6]; 14. (DNF) 19B-Jack Berger[11]; 15. (DNS) 10S-Josh Swangler
Heat 1 (9 Laps): 1. 11M-Brendan Mullen[3]; 2. 17-Zach Omdahl[1]; 3. 0-Nick Omdahl[4]; 4. 14-Tom Egeland[6]; 5. 27-Weston Olson[8]; 6. 19B-Jack Berger[7]; 7. (DNF) 2A-Austin Pierce[2]; 8. (DNF) 99-Jordan Graham[5]
Heat 2 (9 Laps): 1. 8H-Jade Hastings[1]; 2. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier[4]; 3. 8-Jack Croaker[3]; 4. 31-Shane Roemeling[2]; 5. 26-Blake Egeland[5]; 6. (DNF) 91M-Jackson Moffett[6]; 7. (DNS) 10S-Josh Swangler
Qualifying 1 (1 Laps): 1. 0-Nick Omdahl, 00:10.299[8]; 2. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier, 00:10.345[2]; 3. 11M-Brendan Mullen, 00:10.407[7]; 4. 8-Jack Croaker, 00:10.493[4]; 5. 2A-Austin Pierce, 00:10.524[6]; 6. 31-Shane Roemeling, 00:10.579[1]; 7. 17-Zach Omdahl, 00:10.741[9]; 8. 8H-Jade Hastings, 00:10.896[15]; 9. 27-Weston Olson, 00:10.930[5]; 10. 99-Jordan Graham, 00:10.974[3]; 11. 14-Tom Egeland, 00:11.066[14]; 12. 26-Blake Egeland, 00:11.276[12]; 13. 91M-Jackson Moffett, 00:11.355[10]; 14. 19B-Jack Berger, 00:11.384[13]; 15. 10S-Josh Swangler, 00:11.384[11]
Dobmeier shot by Croaker on lap 18 of 30 to take the point. Once out front, Dobmeier never looked back as he picked up his 176th career NOSA win on round #1 of the Wayne Anderson Cup.
It was an eventful night for two-time series champion Austin Pierce. Pierce was involved in a hard wreck during heat race action. The driver of the No. 2A hit the front stretch wall while leading, causing him to come to a sudden stop.
Several teams helped Pierce to make repairs before the feature. Pierce started at the tail end of the field and nearly got lapped before the first caution came out. From there, Pierce found his groove and became a contender for a spot on the podium late in the going. However, while racing for second with Croaker, Pierce spun in turn two. He would later run out of fuel, dashing his hopes of a strong run.
The race was halted three times for red flags. Jake Berger on lap nine, Brendan Mullen on lap 27 and Weston Olson, who was making his NOSA debut, on lap 29, all got upside down, but walked away uninjured.
NOSA Notebook:
Quick Time: Nick Omdahl
Lap Leaders: Jack Croaker (1-18); Mark Dobmeier (19-30)
Hard Charger: Jordan Graham (+10)
RESULTS:
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier[8]; 2. 8-Jack Croaker[1]; 3. 8H-Jade Hastings[7]; 4. 99-Jordan Graham[14]; 5. 26-Blake Egeland[3]; 6. 14-Tom Egeland[9]; 7. 91M-Jackson Moffett[12]; 8. 17-Zach Omdahl[4]; 9. 0-Nick Omdahl[2]; 10. 27-Weston Olson[10]; 11. 2A-Austin Pierce[13]; 12. (DNF) 11M-Brendan Mullen[5]; 13. (DNF) 31-Shane Roemeling[6]; 14. (DNF) 19B-Jack Berger[11]; 15. (DNS) 10S-Josh Swangler
Heat 1 (9 Laps): 1. 11M-Brendan Mullen[3]; 2. 17-Zach Omdahl[1]; 3. 0-Nick Omdahl[4]; 4. 14-Tom Egeland[6]; 5. 27-Weston Olson[8]; 6. 19B-Jack Berger[7]; 7. (DNF) 2A-Austin Pierce[2]; 8. (DNF) 99-Jordan Graham[5]
Heat 2 (9 Laps): 1. 8H-Jade Hastings[1]; 2. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier[4]; 3. 8-Jack Croaker[3]; 4. 31-Shane Roemeling[2]; 5. 26-Blake Egeland[5]; 6. (DNF) 91M-Jackson Moffett[6]; 7. (DNS) 10S-Josh Swangler
Qualifying 1 (1 Laps): 1. 0-Nick Omdahl, 00:10.299[8]; 2. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier, 00:10.345[2]; 3. 11M-Brendan Mullen, 00:10.407[7]; 4. 8-Jack Croaker, 00:10.493[4]; 5. 2A-Austin Pierce, 00:10.524[6]; 6. 31-Shane Roemeling, 00:10.579[1]; 7. 17-Zach Omdahl, 00:10.741[9]; 8. 8H-Jade Hastings, 00:10.896[15]; 9. 27-Weston Olson, 00:10.930[5]; 10. 99-Jordan Graham, 00:10.974[3]; 11. 14-Tom Egeland, 00:11.066[14]; 12. 26-Blake Egeland, 00:11.276[12]; 13. 91M-Jackson Moffett, 00:11.355[10]; 14. 19B-Jack Berger, 00:11.384[13]; 15. 10S-Josh Swangler, 00:11.384[11]
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