By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (August 10, 2018) – Weekly Friday night racing at River Cities Speedway continued last week. In addition to the Premier Racing Series, the NLSA Lightning Sprints returned to the high-banked three-tenths mile clay oval.
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​GRAND FORKS, N.D. — August 8, 2018 — The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D., on Friday, August 17for their second and final visit of the season with the running of the 2nd Leg of the Gerdau Recycling Northern Tour.

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, ND (August 3, 2018) - Blake Egeland scored his first career Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprint Car feature win Friday night at River Cities Speedway. The Climax, Minnesota driver, who is in his eighth year of racing, took the lead from two-time and defending NOSA and River Cities Speedway track champion, Austin Pierce, and held on for the win. ​

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, ND (August 3, 2018) - Shane Edginton raced to the early lead of the Performance Auto Late Model feature. Edginton led Travis Robertson on lap one, but Brandon Fuller and Dustin Strand both got by Robertson on the following lap. ​

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, ND (August 3, 2018) - Three of the top five WISSOTA Midwest Modified national point chasers were on hand at the Bullring, including Lance Schill, Austin Hunter and Brock Gronwold. Gronwold led the 21 car field over Todd Johnson on the opening lap after pole sitter, Jory Berg, was tagged for jumping the initial start. ​

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (July 27, 2018) – Friday night’s races at River Cities Speedway was one for the history books. Joey and Kelsi Pederson became the first father-daughter duo to visit RydellCars.com Victory Lane on the same night in track history.

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By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS,N.D. (July 20, 2018) – Mark Dobmeier returned to his winning ways with the Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprints. Dobmeier took the lead from Wade Nygaard on lap four of the 25-lap feature and never looked back for his sixth win of the year at the Bullring.

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (July 20, 2018) – Joey Pederson raced to his second Performance Auto Late Model feature win of the season. Pederson moved by Brandon Fuller for the lead on the lap seven restart. Pederson was challenged by Bill Mooney until another restart brought RCS point leader, Dustin Strand, into the fray. ​

Dustin Strand dominated the first WISSOTA Modified feature of the season at River Cities. The Grand Forks driver started on the outside of the front row and took the lead over Mark Esala on the opening circuit. Ward Imrie, who started fourth on the 22-car grid, made his way past Esala on lap eight and set his sights on Strand for the lead. 

Strand approached lapped traffic at the halfway point, but he still managed to hold a comfortable lead over Imrie. Strand went on to pick up the win over Imrie by 1.7 seconds. Dale Kraling, who started 12th, had one of the most impressive drives all night as he rounded out the podium with his IMCA-legal Modified. ​

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (July 6, 2018) – ​Ricky Weiss and Mike Balcaen led the field of 18 Performance Auto Late Models to the green flag for their 20-lap feature. Weiss grabbed the lead in turn one as Balcaen and Seng settled into second and third.

By  Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (July 6, 2018) – Austin Pierce and Nick Omdahl brought the Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprints to green from the front row for the 25-lap feature. Omdahl got a great start out of turn four to take the lead on the opening lap over Pierce. Omdahl found himself in lapped traffic by lap three, which allowed Pierce to close in. On the following circuit, Chris Ranten, who was running fourth, spun to a stop down the back stretch. On the restart, Wade Nygaard moved from fourth to second before Pierce made it three wide in turn one to go from third to the lead. Omdahl was shuffled from first to fourth as Hastings also got by him for third. ​

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (July 6, 2018) – Casey Arneson jumped out to the lead of the IMCA Modified feature at the drop of the green flag. On lap three, pole sitter Bryce Borgen reeled in Arneson and pulled even with him down the back straightaway. The lead duo nearly touched as they raced hard for the top spot. Arneson prevailed as his momentum on the highside carried him back into the lead. ​

All of us at River Cities Speedway extend our most sincere condolences to the entire Jason Johnson Racing family. 

Johnson was a five-time ASCS National Tour champion and 2016 Knoxville Nationals champion. Johnson's first and only World of Outlaws win in the state of North Dakota came at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo on August 19th, 2017. 

According to press issued by the World of Outlaws:
"During Lap 18 of the Jim Boyd Memorial at Beaver Dam Raceway, Johnson was involved in a crash battling for the lead on the backstretch of the third-mile oval. Emergency crews quickly attended to the situation and transported Johnson via air to Aurora Medical Center, where he later succumbed to the injuries. Johnson, 41, of Eunice, LA, is survived by his wife Bobbi and five-year-old son Jaxx."
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Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with his friends and family. 

Due to a heavy shot of rain, the races for tonight have been canceled. See you next Friday!