Steven Richards collects first career Wells Concrete Street Stock win at The Bullring

Photo by Mike Spieker | speedway-shots.com

By Mike Spieker

​GRAND FORKS, ND (August 3, 2018) - The Wells Concrete WISSOTA Street Stocks were 24 cars strong for their 15-lap main event. Jeremy Castro took the lead on the opening lap over fellow front row starter and Street Stock rookie, Blake Anderson. John Halvorson moved by Anderson for second on lap three, while James Meagher, Chase Boen and Anderson raced three wide for the final podium position.

A pair of caution slowed the race on consecutive laps. Bradon Miller made heavy contact with the outside retaining wall for the first yellow. Anderson, who was running third, got collected in a three-car pileup in turn four for the second yellow.

On the restart, Castro led Halvorson and Steven Richards. After running door-to-door for several laps, Richards finally cleared Halvorson for second. The final caution of the event flew with three laps remaining.

Halvorson’s machine slowed on the restart, ruining his solid effort. Richards led at the American Ag Radio Network Flagstand with two circuits to go. Castro remained alongside of Richards on the final lap. The two almost made contact in the final set of corners, which forced Castro to tap the brakes. That’s all Richards needed to claim his first career River Cities Speedway win.

​A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 3-Steven Richards, [12]; 2. 14-Jeremy Castro, [1]; 3. 7-James Meagher, [14]; 4. 48-Chase Boen, [3]; 5. 25-Ryan Johnson, [9]; 6. 39-Aaron Blacklance, [5]; 7. 03-Bryce Reimer, [11]; 8. 27P-Tucker Pederson, [6]; 9. 17V-Casey Vargason, [16]; 10. 28-Greg Jose, [10]; 11. 33-Daniel Aberle, [21]; 12. 99-Josh Barker, [22]; 13. 1M-Nicholas Minske, [23]; 14. 21J-Brian Johanson, [19]; 15. 18B-Adam Burrows, [15]; 16. 3L-Zach Lee, [4]; 17. 7B-David Barker, [24]; 18. 24T-Tiffany Noreikis, [17]; 19. 35-John Halvorson, [8]; 20. 17-Adam Rassier, [20]; 21. (DNF) 29-Dan McNamee, [18]; 22. (DNF) 9A-Blake Anderson, [2]; 23. (DNF) 45-TYLER REIMER, [7]; 24. (DNF) 5-Bradon Miller, [13]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 27P-Tucker Pederson, [1]; 2. 45-TYLER REIMER, [2]; 3. 3L-Zach Lee, [3]; 4. 28-Greg Jose, [7]; 5. 5-Bradon Miller, [8]; 6. 17V-Casey Vargason, [5]; 7. 21J-Brian Johanson, [6]; 8. (DNF) 1M-Nicholas Minske, [4]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 39-Aaron Blacklance, [2]; 2. 25-Ryan Johnson, [6]; 3. 35-John Halvorson, [5]; 4. 03-Bryce Reimer, [1]; 5. 7-James Meagher, [3]; 6. 24T-Tiffany Noreikis, [8]; 7. 17-Adam Rassier, [7]; (DNS) 7B-David Barker
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Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 48-Chase Boen, [1]; 2. 9A-Blake Anderson, [2]; 3. 14-Jeremy Castro, [6]; 4. 3-Steven Richards, [7]; 5. 18B-Adam Burrows, [3]; 6. 29-Dan McNamee, [4]; 7. 33-Daniel Aberle, [8]; 8. 99-Josh Barker, [5]

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