 Photos by Mike Spieker (Speedway-Shots.com). GRAND FORKS, N.D. (March 4, 2018) – River Cities Speedway’s 20th anniversary season is set to be one of its biggest yet. The legendary bullring has a stout 25-race schedule slated for the 2018 season, featuring the country’s premier touring series to the fan favorite weekly classes.
Friday night racing begins at 7pm. Save $3 on Premier Racing Series tickets all year by getting them in advance at these select businesses: Home of Economy, University Station, Gateway Cenex, StaMart, ElRoco Bottle Shop, and Northdale Oil. Current and former members of the military receive a $5 discount by presenting a Military ID at the gate, while students get in for half price with a student ID.
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 Great Weather And Great Racing Friday May 6thMay 5th 2016 Grand Forks, ND: Great Weather and Great Racing are two things that go together like Cheese on a Cheeseburger with cool beverages with good friends on a summer evening. All of which will be experienced this Friday at The World Famous Legendary Bullring River Cities Speedway. Mid 70's and overcast is the forecast when the green flag drops this Friday at The Bullring. A great time will be had by all that is for sure! This year has started early, very competitive & thrilling leaving everyone wanting more. Last week the WISSOTA NLRA Late Models had a surprise visit from Donny Schatz in his NLRA Late Model and in the heat race Donny had the fastest lap times in the ending laps as you can see by the stats in the image below, but in the last lap with 2 turns to go local NLRA drivers Steve Anderson Jr and Mike Balcaen held 1 and 2 at the finish and Donny Schatz landed 3rd at the line. Click here for VIDEO  Season Points Championship preview, presented by RydellCars.com Dustin Strand leading the field during heat race action last Friday night. Photo by Mike Spieker. By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, ND (September 2) – Seventeen; that’s the number of scheduled Premier Racing Series events that have led up to Friday night’s season championship, presented by Stamart. Since late April, every driver that has hit the high banks of River Cities Speedway has scratched and clawed to earn every single position out there on the track; and it all comes down to this Friday night.  3 Great Days of Racing and the biggest event of the year at The World Famous Legendary Bullring August 14 Preview, presented by RydellCars.com Rob VanMil (#4D) battles with Bryce Borgen (#7) during IMCA Modified heat race action. Photo by Mike Spieker. By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, ND (August 13) – A big night of racing is on the books for River Cities Speedway Friday night with the annual AFCO Race of Champions qualifying night. Happy Harry's Bottle Shops WISSOTA Midwest Modified recap, presented by RydellCars.com Matt Schow celebrates with his family in RydellCars.com Victory Lane. Photo by Mike Spieker. By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, ND (August 7) - Scott Vasichek and Aaron Blacklance battled side by side into turn one at the start of the Happy Harry's Bottle Shops WISSOTA Midwest Modified feature. August 7th River Cities Speedway Preview, presented by RydellCars.com 16-year-old female Sprint Car pilot, Brayden Pengilly, pacing the field before heat race action. Photo by Mike Spieker. By Mike Spieker GRAND FORKS, ND (August 6) - The Premier Racing Series continues this Friday night at River Cities Speedway with WISSOTA Street Stocks, Midwest Modifieds, Late Models and NOSA Outlaw Sprint Cars, presented by University Station and Orchard Oil. Happy Harry's WISSOTA Midwest Modfied recap, presented by RydellCars.com Ryan Schroeder celebrates in RydellCars.com Victory Lane. Photo by Mike Spieker. By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, ND (July 31) - The Happy Harry's WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds were 22 cars strong for their 18 lap main event Friday night at River Cities Speedway. Aaron Blacklance and Joe Henninger lined up on the front row with Blacklance taking the lead into turn one. WISSOTA Late Model recap, presented by RydellCars.com Brad Seng and crew in RydellCars.com Victory Lane. Photo by Mike Spieker. By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, ND (July 31) - Nineteen WISSOTA Late Models made up the starting grid for the 20 lap feature. Shane Edginton and Bill Mooney led them across the North Dakota Eye Clinic starting line and took the green flag. July 31 PS Garage Doors "Driver of the Night" By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, ND (July 31) - Even though Ryan Schroeder hasn't been a weekly competitor at River Cities Speedway this season, the 2010 and 2012 track champion still knows how to get around the ol' Bullring. WISSOTA Late Model recap, presented by RydellCars.com Brad Seng & crew in RydellCars.com Victory Lane with Mrs. North Dakota. Photo by Mike Spieker. By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, ND (July 24) - Eighteen WISSOTA Late Models set the grid for the 20 lap main event. Grand Forks’ very own Dustin Strand and Brad Seng led the field to the green flag. Dustin Strand named PS Garage Doors "Driver of the Night" Dustin Strand (#71) passing current WoO point leader, Shane Clanton (#25), for second position. Photo by Mike Spieker. By Mike Spieker GRAND FORKS, ND (July 10) - If there's ever been an obvious choice for the PS Garage Doors "Driver of the Night" award, it was last Friday night with hometown driver, Dustin Strand. WISSOTA Modified Recap, presented by RydellCars.com Dustin Strand takes WISSOTA Modified checkered flag. Photo by Mike Spieker. By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, ND (July 10) - The WISSOTA Modifieds were 20 cars strong for their first appearance of the year to the Bullring. John Nord and Scott Greer made up the front row for the 20 lap main event. Bobcat of Grand Forks presents the Premier Racing Series this Friday Night! Jeff Hapala sliding around turn two in his B n H Racing #16s Late Model. Photo by Mike Spieker.
Strand picked up the Late Model feature win and was named the PS Garage Doors "Driver of the Night" for June 12. Dustin Strand celebrates in RydellCars.com Victory Lane Friday, June 12. Photo by Mike Spieker. By Mike Spieker GRAND FORKS, ND (June 13) - Dustin Strand of Grand Forks was named Friday night's PS Garage Doors "Driver of the Night" with his River Cities Speedway Late Model victory. Travis Robertson picks up the Wells Concrete Street Stocks win.
Travis Robertson celebrates in RydellCars.com Victory Lane. Photo by Mike Spieker.
By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, ND (June 13) - Travis Robertson of Moorhead, MN picked up his fourth career RCS Street Stock win with a late race pass over Ryan Johnson to take the lead. Ryan Johnson prevails for Street Stock victory.
Ryan Johnson in RydellCars.com Victory Lane. Photo by Mike Spieker.
By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, ND (June 5) - A full field of 24 Wells Concrete Street Stocks made up the starting grid for the 15 lap feature. Rory Opp and Ryan Johnson led the field to the green flag. Preston Carr takes his second consecutive Happy Harry's Midwest Mod feature win.
Present Carr in RydellCars.com Victory Lane. Photo by Mike Spieker.
By Mike Spieker GRAND FORKS, ND (June 5) - The Happy Harry’s Bottle Shops Midwest Modifieds were 32 car strong, but a wild B-main trimmed the field down to the fastest 22. Cole Haugland put his Ford on the pole for the 18 lap feature with Todd Johnson lined up to his outside. Ryan Flaten parks his 1955 Chevy in RydellCars.com Victory Lane.
An ecstatic Ryan Flaten poses for a victory lane photo after his Street Stock win. Photo courtesy of Mike Spieker.
By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, ND (May 15) - The Well's Concrete WISSOTA Street Stocks were 17 cars strong for their 15 lap main event. Nick Minske and Ryan Flaten led the field to the green flag, with Flaten jumping out to the early advantage. By lap three, Flaten had established a 15 car length lead over second place, Bryce Reimer. A caution on lap six, however, erased Flaten's lead and put the pack right on his rear bumper. Joey Pederson steals the Late Model win away from Mike Balcaen in the closing laps.
Joey Pederson in RydellCars.com Victory Lane. Photo by Mike Spieker.
By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, ND (May 15) - In a field that consisted of the top three Late Model drivers in last year's 2014 WISSOTA national points, it was the local River Cities Speedway talent that led the way around the high-banked 3/10th mile dirt track. Despite all the rain this week, the races are still on for Friday, May 15th!
Wade Nygaard running the cushion in his Auto Finance Super Center #9 NOSA Outlaw Sprint Car. Photo by Rick Rea.
By Mike Spieker GRAND FORKS, ND (May 14) - Despite gloomy and soggy conditions all week, it appears as though the weather is going to turn around just in time for night two of the Premier Racing Series at River Cities Speedway. Racing Kicks Off Friday Night at River Cities Speedway!
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. Robert Bladow to wheel #00 WISSOTA Late Model at The Bullring in 2015 River Cities Speedway | RydellCars.com
By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, ND (April 23) - The Northern Outlaw Sprint Association isn't the only series with young talent entering its ranks. The NLRA Late Models will have 19-year-old Robert Bladow joining the tour this year in search of the 2015 NLRA Rookie of the Year title. Bladow began his racing career in the Pure Stock division, where he picked up a feature win at Norman County Raceway in 2012, and has competed in a WISSOTA Midwest Modified/IMCA Sport Mod for the previous two seasons. AJ Diemel holds on to win a thriller over Joey Pederson.
AJ Diemel wins the 92 lap event by a half car length over Joey Pederson. Photo by Rick Rea.
By Mike Spieker
GRAND FORKS, ND (September 6) - After the stout 26 car field paid tribute to the late John Seitz with their four wide missing man formation, the drivers cinched down their seat belts and got their elbows up for the 92 lap, $9,200-to-win Late Model feature. |
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