Dvergsten dominates in Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint series debut

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (May 29, 2020) – The POWRi Lucas Oil Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints made their series debut at River Cities on Friday night with 12 cars checked in. Pole sitter, Dexter Dvergsten, led all 15 laps en route to the win. All race long, Dvergsten had his hands full with 2019 Northern Lightning Sprint Association series champion, Alex Truscinski, but Truscinski was never able to get close enough to mount a serious challenge on Dvergsten. 

Dvergsten went on to pick up the win by just over a half-second over Truscinski, as Kelsi Pederson, who won the series’ inaugural event last weekend at Devils Lake, rounded out the podium.

RESULTS:
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 11-Dexter Dvergsten[2]; 2. 10-Alex Truscinski[4]; 3. 93-Kelsi Pederson[5]; 4. 13-Alan Truscinski[6]; 5. 100-Jason Berg[1]; 6. 19S-Travis Surerus[3]; 7. 22-Bryce Haugeberg[10]; 8. 51-Cody Swenson[8]; 9. 1W-Mark Williams[7]; 10. 72-Kate Taves[12]; 11. (DNF) 3-George Murdock[11]; 12. (DNF) 30M-Parker Monroe[9]
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Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 13-Alan Truscinski[2]; 2. 10-Alex Truscinski[6]; 3. 19S-Travis Surerus[1]; 4. 100-Jason Berg[4]; 5. 1W-Mark Williams[5]; 6. (DNS) 30M-Parker Monroe

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 93-Kelsi Pederson[2]; 2. 11-Dexter Dvergsten[5]; 3. 72-Kate Taves[1]; 4. (DNF) 22-Bryce Haugeberg[6]; 5. (DNS) 3-George Murdock; 6. (DQ) 51-Cody Swenson[4]