Mark Dobmeier Shatters 25-Lap Track Record!

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, ND (June 10) - On a hot and humid Friday night the high-banked River Cities Speedway was fast and tacky for the night's Premier Racing Series action. The track was so fast in fact, Corey Mack turned a lap time just four-tenths of a second off the track record during heat race competition. That speed would hold up throughout the night and transfer over to the main event. 

Mark Dobmeier won the A-main in convincing fashion and set a brand new 25-lap track record in the caution free main event. Dobmeier completed 25 circuits around the 3/10th mile bullring in 4:57.998, shattering his previous standard of 6:00.586 set on August 6th, 2010. 

"I knew we had to be close [to the record]", said Dobmeier. "Hats off to all of the drivers to go 25 laps on a track like that. There were several times where people biked up and banged wheels, but kept on going. It was just a fast race track and everyone just kept control of their car as best they could."

Next Friday night Dobmeier and the rest of the NOSA Outlaw Sprints will try to defend their home turf against the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series. Dobmeier has been close to getting that elusive WoO win at River Cities Speedway, but will come into this year's event with a wave of momentum after capturing his fourth win of the season. 

*25-lap records have only been recorded since the start of electronic scoring at RCS (May 26, 2006)
*Stats courtesy of Steven Young