To say it was an action-packed debut of the Bullring's all-Sprint weekend would be an understatement. From the home team defending home turf, to the next generation of a speedway Hall-of-Famer scoring his first pair of wins, to the Lightnings answering a call to stop the top dog of their series…

Last weekend's all-Sprint weekend had all the storylines one could ask for with Austin Pierce rounding out the NOSA vs. IRA weekend by winning his 50th career feature, Andy Pake sweeping the Red River Sprint Series debut here, a former Midwest Mod winner getting his first win over the classes' young phenom that won from 18th just one night prior, or seeing an 8-race win streak snapped in the Lightning Sprints... We saw it all at the Bullring last weekend.

The top two in last season's highly contested point races in both the NOSA series and River Cities points battle's brought night one of the Buffalo Wild Wings King of the Wings to green last Friday night.

Following a Red for Danny Schlafer on the initial start, Mark Dobmeier led Jade Hastings through lap one of the first 30 lap King of the Wings feature of the double header. 

Dobmeier took the lead on the second lap, while Hastings held off Iowa native Josh Schneiderman for second. The lead pair broke away from the rest of the field as Dobmeier caught up to the end of the field shortly thereafter.

Dobmeier started working lapped traffic just five laps into the race, and even built a stronger advantage working through the traffic before a caution flag flew on the ninth lap. The caution was for a slowing Hastings, who slowed on the back stretch.

When the field came back to green, Dobmeier led Schneiderman and NOSA regulars Mullen and Pierce, who eventually won the battle against Mullen for the third spot. Dobmeier again started to work traffic just five five laps into the most recent green flag run before another caution slowed the pace.

Dobmeier continued to lead on the ensuing restart, but it was Pierce that moved in the second past Schneiderman just before the races’ midway point.

Pierce caught up to Dobmeier in lapped traffic as the race came down to ten laps to go. Dobmeier, for the second time in the race, was able to build a stronger lead despite the traffic, until the final caution with five circuits remaining. Dobmeier caught lap traffic just two laps into the final green flag run, allowing Pierce to make one last ditch effort for the victory.

Pierce pulled even in turns three and four when the leaders were shown the white flag, but Dobmeierwas able to hold him off for the win

Pierce was second with Brenham Crouch third, Josh Schneiderman fourth, and Josh Myers, Jr. fifth.

Austin Pierce and Jack Croaker led the field green on the second night of the doubleheader, with Croaker leading the first lap. Croaker caught the rear of the field earlier than the night before, and began working lapped traffic on lap four.

Croaker, just like Dobmeier had the night before, was able to build a better lead than he had in clean air while working lap traffic through eight laps.

Two laps later, Texas native Brenham Crouch was able to reel in and pass Croaker as the lead duo worked traffic to take the lead.

Crouch led the field back to green while Austin Pierce moved past Croaker at the top of turn two on the second green flag lap after the slowdown to take second. From there, Pierce reeled in Crouch in clean air before the lead duo reached lap traffic again. The leader pair again caught the tail end of the field and began working lap traffic with 12 laps to go.

Crouch was spared from having to work lapped traffic by a caution with 11 laps to go, and went on to build another advantage in clean air until he again reached lap traffic just three laps into the next green flag stint.

Pierce got a run off of turn four as the field aimed for the flagstand for six to go, but Pierce was able to beat Crouch back to the start finish line before the last caution of the race.

Under IRA rules, and their ‘split yellow’ format, Pierce was able to hold the lead on the ensuing single file restart. That's all Pierce needed, as he went on to lead the final five laps unchallenged to go on to his 50th career feature win over Crouch, Mullen, Dobmeier, and Croaker.

In other open-wheel action, Felton, Minnesota native Andy Pake was able to keep the family tradition alive, sweeping the Superior Customs Red River Sprint Series debut at the ‘Bullring’.

Pake dominated for his second win of the weekend on night two, but he had to rebound from a spin to win on the opening night, in true Pake form. He became the second Pake in track history to recover from an early race to spin to win a feature at River Cities after his father Brad, a River Cities Hall-of-Fame, came back from an early spin to beat Matt Folstad on August 27, 1999. The elder Pake went on to become the first track champion in River Cities history since the track was renamed earlier that spring.

Red River Series point leader Tye Wilke joined South Dakota hot shoe Koby Workmeister as drivers that finished in the top ten on both nights. Pake (on night one) and Workmeister (on night two) earned Keith Berger Realtor Hard Charger honors. 

In Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprint Car action, Adam Sobolik and Jeremy Lizakowski split the weekend set. Sobolik rebounded from brake issues in his heat race on the opening night to charge from 18th to the win over Minnesota Iron-Ranger Ken Hron, and former Winnipeg Super Truck ace Eric Guyot.

Lizakowski led every lap on night two to score his first career sprint car win, and first win at the Bullring since his WISSOTA Midwest Mod triumph on Sept. 1, 2017. Guyot and former Street Stock regular Brandon Palm were second and third.

In the POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints, Dexter Dvergsten continued a stranglehold over the division on night one, winning his seventh feature-in-a-row over Alex Truscinski and youngster Matthew Taves.

With a bounty on his head on night two, Alan Truscinski answered the call, ending Dvergsten’s streak, and collecting the added payday over Dvergsten and Dylan Langevin.

Racing action continues this Friday night with the annual running of 'Big Motor Mania' featuring the NOSA Sprints, NLRA Late Models, and Moonshine Mod Tour A-Mods.

Racing action continues this Friday night with the annual running of 'Big Motor Mania' which sees the Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprints and NLRA Late Models joined by A-Modifieds, which this year will appear under the Moonshine Mod Tour banner for the first time at the high-banked quarter-mile 'Bullring'.

The NOSA Sprints will return to the speedway on Friday night on a high, having swept the Wisconsin-based Interstate Racing Association last weekend. Leading the way will be defending series and track champion Mark Dobmeier, who won two of the three races held between River Cities and I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, MN.

Austin Pierce picked up his 50th career win last Saturday night, becoming just the fourth driver in NOSA history to hit the milestone. Jade Hasting will come into the weekend trailing Dobmeier by just four points in the season standings.

The NLRA Late Models will also hold their first series race since Sunday at the Fair last month. Tyler Peterson, the winner on that evening in June, is coming off a pair of triumphs with the series at South Dakota's Brown County Speedway last weekend.

Dustin Strand will take a three-point lead over Brad Seng into Friday night's competition in the track standings, while two-time and defending series champion Mike Greseth will bring a 44-point advantage in the NLRA standings.

Making their debut at the Bullring will be the newly formed Moonshine Mod Tour, which will hold its third race of the week at the Speedway after appearances at Minnesota's Buffalo River Speedway and Norman County Raceway on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.

Just like in the Late Model division, Tyler Peterson and Dustin Strand have been the top runners in the Modified class this season at the Bullring, with Strand winning two of the three races held, and Peterson winning the other.

Racing is set to begin at 7:00pm on Friday night.

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By Spieker Promotions

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (April 23, 2018) – On March 19th when Mark found out he would no longer be piloting the Jimco Motorsports machine, questions and rumors immediately circulated on the future of his racing career. Those questions and rumors have been answered! Mark will be hitting the track once again in 2018.

Within the past month, Mark has purchased a home south of Grand Forks with a large lot and an adjacent shop. This will allow his family, especially his two boys Jaxson and Ty, the room to play and grow while Mark and his crew will have the shop space needed to work on his race equipment.

Mark has now formed Team 13 Racing, under Mark Dobmeier Racing LLC. This newly created entity has entered into a purchase agreement with Blazin’ Racin LLC, owned by Todd and Susan LaHaise for their race equipment, semi and trailer. Buffalo Wild Wings will remain a primary sponsor with the primary B-Dubs colors and logos to be retained. Mark invites everyone to support the LaHaise’s new Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Sioux Falls, S.D., as well as their other nine B-Dubs locations in South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota.

After three months of racing retirement, Dave and Jaime Lunstra of Lunstra Motorsports will be back on-board Dobmeier’s No. 13 machine, which will also be a primary sponsor. The partnership reunites them with the Grand Forks driver after Dobmeier and Lunstra teamed up for eight years between 2006-2014 competing weekly at River Cities Speedway, Knoxville Raceway, and Husets/Badlands Motor Speedway where they have well over 100 wins.

​Also joining Team 13 Racing will be one of Mark’s long-time sponsors, Dahlstrom Motors Inc. of Oslo, Minn.
“I am ecstatic to be starting up this race team with the overwhelming amount of support that has poured out from sponsors, family, friends, and fans. We are working hard on setting up the shop and building cars with our first race tentatively scheduled for May 11th at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks with the Buffalo Wild Wings Northern Outlaw Sprint Association (NOSA)” said Mark.

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (July 7, 2017) – Mark Dobmeier added two more Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprint Car checkered flags to his impressive River Cities Speedway résumé Friday night. Dobmeier began the night by claiming the June 9th make-up feature, albeit with some controversy. ​

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, ND (April 7, 2017) - River Cities Speedway (RCS) and Midco Sports Network are proud to announce they have teamed up to put on a live cable television broadcast from the legendary quarter-mile bullring on Friday, June 23rd.

​By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, ND (July 28) - This Friday night racing continues at River Cities Speedway with the AFCO Race of Champions Qualifier for the WISSOTA Late Models, Midwest Mods, and Street Stocks.

The winner of each feature will be granted a starting spot in the AFCO Race of Champions event at the WISSOTA 100 in Huron, SD in September.

On the Sprint Car side of tomorrow night's schedule, Mark Dobmeier will be trying to do something no other driver has done in River Cities Speedway history*. Coming in, Dobmeier has won the last seven consecutive NOSA Sprint Car races at the three-tenths mile bullring, which broke his previous Sprint Car record of six wins in a row and ties him with former Super Stock driver, Jerry Messner, for the overall win streak record.

If Dobmeier has one thing on his side, it's momentum. The Grand Forks, ND pilot has won his last five races in a row between River Cities and Badlands Motor Speedway and looks to be peaking at the right time of the season with the Knoxville Nationals coming up in just two weeks.

The green flag flies at 7pm sharp. Save $3 per adult by purchasing your ticket at Home of Economy, University Station, Gateway Cenex, StaMart, ElRoco Bottle Shop, or Northdale Oil! Students receive 50% off the ticket price with a valid Student ID. 

*River Cities Speedway history (1999-present), does not include results from Grand Forks Speedway (1950's-1998)
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May 6th 2016 Rick Rea from RickRea.com recorded Mark Dobmeier making an evasive move at The World Famous Legendary Bullring River Cities Speedway to avoid crashing into a Sprint Car that collected the wall but Mark still collided and damaged his wing and then spun 3 times avoiding coming to a complete stop to get his position back. Mark came back to take the win!

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, ND (April 29) - There are two types of people putting in long hours in the tractor right now; farmers and the River Cities Speedway track crew. That's because they're getting the Bullring prepped and groomed to kick off  the 2015 season this Friday night. 

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, ND (August 29) - Mark Dobmeier got back to his winning ways Friday Night at River Cities Speedway in Northern Outlaw Sprint Association competition.

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, ND (July 25) - Mark Dobmeier came from the sixth position to pick up the Northern Outlaw Sprint Association win Friday night at "The Bullring"

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, ND (July 18) - The night got off to a rocky start for the NOSA Outlaw Sprints as both Wade Nygaard and Mitch Mack took a wild ride off the turn two banking during each of their hot lap sessions. Both drivers were OK and Mack was able to get his car fixed for the feature, but Nygaard called it a night and headed home early.

Mark Dobmeier, #13 from Grand Forks, took the win for the makeup 410 Outlaw Sprint Feature.  Roger “THE ROCKET” Crocket, from Medford, OR, drove the #82 Buffalo Wild Wing car and put on an impressive show living up to his name for the fans

Mark Dobmeier in RydellCars.com Victory Lane at River Cities Speedway - Photos by www.RickRea.com 

Brad Seng captures his second Seitz Memorial Victory and making history in the process. Photo by Rick Rea

Pat Doar (11) uses the high banks of The Legendary Bullring to pass Adam Hansel (33x) Photo: Traci Palya