Blacklance Prevails for Wells Concrete Street Stock Win

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (May 26, 2017) – For the second week in a row, the Wells Concrete Street Stock feature came down to the final lap.

On lap two, pole sitter Tucker Pederson got sideways in front of the field and collected three other cars to bring out the first caution. That handed the lead over to Aaron Blacklance with Kyle Dykhoff and Jonny Carter behind him in row two.
 
With Blacklance out to a comfortable lead, Carter and last Friday’s winner, Adam Burrows, fought for the second spot. On lap nine, Burrows tagged the back bumper of Carter, which sent the No. 46 spinning in turn two. Burrows was charged for the caution as Carter rejoined the field in second.
 
Another caution set up a three lap dash to the finish. As the race went green, Dykhoff dove to the inside of Blacklance for the lead. On the final lap, the two young guns were side by side, with Blacklance having a half car length advantage as they charged into turn three.
 
Blacklance, who ran a groove off the bottom, had just enough momentum to beat Dykhoff in the dragrace to the Valley Sunrise Properties flagstand for his first River Cities Speedway win of the season.

RESULTS:
A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 39-Aaron Blacklance[3]; 2. 11-Kyle Dykhoff[6]; 3. 46-Jonny Carter[8]; 4. 48-Chase Boen[5]; 5. 25-Ryan Johnson[11]; 6. 35-John Halvorson[10]; 7. 33-Daniel Aberle[24]; 8. 03-Bryce Reimer[12]; 9. 18M-Matt Beehler[2]; 10. 29-Dan McNamee[21]; 11. 17-CASEY VARGASON[15]; 12. 42-Darryl Heintz[14]; 13. 1M-Nicholas Minske[4]; 14. 11F-Brandon Fah[18]; 15. 7-James Meagher[17]; 16. 24T-Tiffany Noreikis[16]; 17. 27P-Tucker Pederson[1]; 18. 9-Jason Rethemeier[22]; 19. 88-Tristan Johnson[23]; 20. 77-Benjamin Coopland[20]; 21. (DNF) 18X-Riley Gregoire[19]; 22. (DNF) 18B-Adam Burrows[7]; 23. (DNF) 3-Steven Richards[9]; 24. (DNF) 3C-Cory Dykhoff[13]; (DNS) 76-Ron Olafson
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 18B-Adam Burrows[1]; 2. 1M-Nicholas Minske[2]; 3. 3-Steven Richards[3]; 4. 3C-Cory Dykhoff[5]; 5. 7-James Meagher[7]; 6. 29-Dan McNamee[4]; 7. 33-Daniel Aberle[6]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Kyle Dykhoff[1]; 2. 46-Jonny Carter[4]; 3. 35-John Halvorson[3]; 4. 42-Darryl Heintz[5]; 5. 11F-Brandon Fah[2]; 6. 9-Jason Rethemeier[6]