By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (September 14, 2018) – The 25th anniversary season for the Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprints came to a close Friday night at River Cities Speedway. Jade Hastings led 25 trips around the high-banked three-tenths mile bullring for his first win at the speedway in 2018.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (September 14, 2018) – The 25th anniversary season for the Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprints came to a close Friday night at River Cities Speedway. Jade Hastings led 25 trips around the high-banked three-tenths mile bullring for his first win at the speedway in 2018.
Hastings took the lead from the pole position on lap one as fourth place starter, Blake Egeland, moved into second. Egeland held the runner-up position until 10th place starter, Mark Dobmeier, took the spot at the halfway point. Dobmeier caught Hastings in lapped traffic, but as soon as he got to Hastings, the caution flag waved.
Hastings took the high side on the double-file restart and held the lead over Dobmeier as the field charged into turn one. Two more cautions, including one that set up a green-white-checkered restart, gave Dobmeier golden opportunities to take the lead, but Hastings was just too strong.
Hastings held off River Cities’ and NOSA’s all-time wins leader to claim his second career win at the Bullring.
In the August 31st make-up feature, Jack Croaker led the first eight laps from the pole position, but engine troubles forced the driver of the 8-Ball into the infield. Austin Pierce inherited the race lead and enjoyed a comfortable gap over the rest of the field until Ty Hanten got upside down along the backstretch. Hanten was okay.
Pierce ran relatively unchallenged until the closing laps when the hard-charging Jade Hastings placed a bid for the lead. Hastings pulled alongside Pierce in turns one and two on the final lap, but Pierce had the momentum on the high side of the speedway. Hastings gave it one last shot in the final set of corners, but Pierce held on to beat him to the checkers. The win was an emotional one for Pierce, who’s grandfather passed away earlier that day. It was Pierce’s first RCS win of the 2018 season.
A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 8H-Jade Hastings, [1]; 2. 13-Mark Dobmeier, [10]; 3. 2A-Austin Pierce, [5]; 4. 9N-Wade Nygaard, [6]; 5. 20A-Jordan Adams, [13]; 6. 10TRB-Bob Martin, [8]; 7. 26-Blake Egeland, [4]; 8. 4M-Cale Mack, [7]; 9. 99-Jordan Graham, [16]; 10. 31-Shane Roemeling, [9]; 11. 12-Brayden Pengilly, [11]; 12. (DNF) 1AJ-Trevor Mell, [12]; 13. (DNF) 11M-Brendan Mullen, [3]; 14. (DNF) 13T-Ty Hanten, [18]; 15. (DNF) 14-Tom Egeland, [17]; 16. (DNF) 24-Jon Sorenson, [15]; 17. (DNF) 22-Tanner Wisk, [14]; 18. (DNF) 35-Brenden Wilde, [2]; (DNS) 8C-Jack Croaker,
Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 13-Mark Dobmeier, [4]; 2. 9N-Wade Nygaard, [3]; 3. 12-Brayden Pengilly, [1]; 4. 35-Brenden Wilde, [6]; 5. (DNF) 14-Tom Egeland, [2]; 6. (DNF) 13T-Ty Hanten, [5]; 7. (DNF) 8C-Jack Croaker, [7]
Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 4M-Cale Mack, [1]; 2. 26-Blake Egeland, [2]; 3. 2A-Austin Pierce, [5]; 4. 8H-Jade Hastings, [6]; 5. 20A-Jordan Adams, [4]; 6. 99-Jordan Graham, [3]
Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 31-Shane Roemeling, [2]; 2. 11M-Brendan Mullen, [1]; 3. 10TRB-Bob Martin, [6]; 4. 1AJ-Trevor Mell, [4]; 5. 22-Tanner Wisk, [3]; 6. 24-Jon Sorenson, [5]
A Feature (August 31st Make-Up) (25 Laps): 1. 2A-Austin Pierce, [3]; 2. 8H-Jade Hastings, [7]; 3. 13-Mark Dobmeier, [9]; 4. 10TRB-Bob Martin, [6]; 5. 9N-Wade Nygaard, [11]; 6. 31-Shane Roemeling, [10]; 7. 11M-Brendan Mullen, [13]; 8. 20A-Jordan Adams, [8]; 9. 26-Blake Egeland, [19]; 10. 35-Brenden Wilde, [5]; 11. 99-Jordan Graham, [2]; 12. 4M-Cale Mack, [12]; 13. 1AJ-Trevor Mell, [14]; 14. (DNF) 22-Tanner Wisk, [18]; 15. (DNF) 13T-Ty Hanten, [4]; 16. (DNF) 14-Tom Egeland, [16]; 17. (DNF) 12-Brayden Pengilly, [17]; 18. (DNF) 8C-Jack Croaker, [1]; (DNS) 24S-Ben Silliker
Hastings took the high side on the double-file restart and held the lead over Dobmeier as the field charged into turn one. Two more cautions, including one that set up a green-white-checkered restart, gave Dobmeier golden opportunities to take the lead, but Hastings was just too strong.
Hastings held off River Cities’ and NOSA’s all-time wins leader to claim his second career win at the Bullring.
In the August 31st make-up feature, Jack Croaker led the first eight laps from the pole position, but engine troubles forced the driver of the 8-Ball into the infield. Austin Pierce inherited the race lead and enjoyed a comfortable gap over the rest of the field until Ty Hanten got upside down along the backstretch. Hanten was okay.
Pierce ran relatively unchallenged until the closing laps when the hard-charging Jade Hastings placed a bid for the lead. Hastings pulled alongside Pierce in turns one and two on the final lap, but Pierce had the momentum on the high side of the speedway. Hastings gave it one last shot in the final set of corners, but Pierce held on to beat him to the checkers. The win was an emotional one for Pierce, who’s grandfather passed away earlier that day. It was Pierce’s first RCS win of the 2018 season.
A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 8H-Jade Hastings, [1]; 2. 13-Mark Dobmeier, [10]; 3. 2A-Austin Pierce, [5]; 4. 9N-Wade Nygaard, [6]; 5. 20A-Jordan Adams, [13]; 6. 10TRB-Bob Martin, [8]; 7. 26-Blake Egeland, [4]; 8. 4M-Cale Mack, [7]; 9. 99-Jordan Graham, [16]; 10. 31-Shane Roemeling, [9]; 11. 12-Brayden Pengilly, [11]; 12. (DNF) 1AJ-Trevor Mell, [12]; 13. (DNF) 11M-Brendan Mullen, [3]; 14. (DNF) 13T-Ty Hanten, [18]; 15. (DNF) 14-Tom Egeland, [17]; 16. (DNF) 24-Jon Sorenson, [15]; 17. (DNF) 22-Tanner Wisk, [14]; 18. (DNF) 35-Brenden Wilde, [2]; (DNS) 8C-Jack Croaker,
Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 13-Mark Dobmeier, [4]; 2. 9N-Wade Nygaard, [3]; 3. 12-Brayden Pengilly, [1]; 4. 35-Brenden Wilde, [6]; 5. (DNF) 14-Tom Egeland, [2]; 6. (DNF) 13T-Ty Hanten, [5]; 7. (DNF) 8C-Jack Croaker, [7]
Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 4M-Cale Mack, [1]; 2. 26-Blake Egeland, [2]; 3. 2A-Austin Pierce, [5]; 4. 8H-Jade Hastings, [6]; 5. 20A-Jordan Adams, [4]; 6. 99-Jordan Graham, [3]
Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 31-Shane Roemeling, [2]; 2. 11M-Brendan Mullen, [1]; 3. 10TRB-Bob Martin, [6]; 4. 1AJ-Trevor Mell, [4]; 5. 22-Tanner Wisk, [3]; 6. 24-Jon Sorenson, [5]
A Feature (August 31st Make-Up) (25 Laps): 1. 2A-Austin Pierce, [3]; 2. 8H-Jade Hastings, [7]; 3. 13-Mark Dobmeier, [9]; 4. 10TRB-Bob Martin, [6]; 5. 9N-Wade Nygaard, [11]; 6. 31-Shane Roemeling, [10]; 7. 11M-Brendan Mullen, [13]; 8. 20A-Jordan Adams, [8]; 9. 26-Blake Egeland, [19]; 10. 35-Brenden Wilde, [5]; 11. 99-Jordan Graham, [2]; 12. 4M-Cale Mack, [12]; 13. 1AJ-Trevor Mell, [14]; 14. (DNF) 22-Tanner Wisk, [18]; 15. (DNF) 13T-Ty Hanten, [4]; 16. (DNF) 14-Tom Egeland, [16]; 17. (DNF) 12-Brayden Pengilly, [17]; 18. (DNF) 8C-Jack Croaker, [1]; (DNS) 24S-Ben Silliker
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