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Zach Omdahl Learning the Ropes in NOSA Sprints
Zach Omdahl describes himself as an “adrenaline junkie.” That might be the best explanation for the 32-year-old hopping behind the wheel...
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Jun 3, 20212 min read


A Racer From Down Under
If they gave out a nightly long-tow award at the region’s race tracks, Glenn Mitchell would win it. By a landslide. Mitchell is from...
tombergie01
Jun 1, 20212 min read


Catching Up With: Barry Robertson, 3-Time Red River Valley Speedway Champ
The Robertson racing name is well known in eastern North Dakota racing. First there was Sam who started it all. His sons Kevin and Barry...
tombergie01
May 5, 20213 min read


Catching Up With: Rick Thoennes, Viking Speedway LM Champion
Alexandria native Rick Thoennes got a shot to do something a lot of successful dirt-track racers dream of — racing at the next level....
tombergie01
Apr 22, 20213 min read


Catching Up With: Paul Engelstad, Norman County Raceway Hall of Famer
Paul Engelstad has seen dirt-track racing from different perspectives — as a racer himself and as a track promoter. The Beltrami, Minn.,...
tombergie01
Apr 14, 20213 min read


Catching Up With: Myron Tschakert, 2001 Wissota Street National Champ
Myron Tschakert’s racing career reached a pinnacle in 2001. That year, he won nearly half of the feature races he entered and won a...
tombergie01
Apr 7, 20212 min read


Catching Up With: Lisbon Veteran Driver Duffy Froemke
There aren’t racing divisions Duffy Froemke of Lisbon didn't tried at least once in his career. That includes years in street stocks and...
tombergie01
Mar 31, 20212 min read


Catching Up With Former NOSA Sprint Champion Kevin Jopp
More than two decades after his driving career ended, Kevin Jopp still has the urge to race. “I would crawl in one today fit I could,” he...
tombergie01
Mar 24, 20212 min read


Catching Up With former Buffalo River Champion Steve Pavlicek
Steve Pavlicek says he was born to race. “It was just in me,” said Pavlicek, who now lives in Casselton, N.D. “The day I was born, I...
tombergie01
Mar 17, 20212 min read


Catching Up With: Viking Speedway Hall of Famer Dave Storck
If you followed modified racing in western Minnesota in the late 1980s and for many years afterwards, you often saw the familiar No. 57...
tombergie01
Mar 10, 20213 min read


Anderson Doing Double-Duty at Sheyenne This Summer
Double driving duty at the race track seems to be suiting Kelby Anderson of Fort Ransom just fine in 2020. It’s also provided plenty of...
tombergie01
Sep 4, 20202 min read


Zach Johnson: Successful on the Race Track and YouTube Star as Millennial Farmer
For many years, Zach Johnson was a well known and accomplished stock-car racer in western Minnesota, driving the #73 modified and late...
tombergie01
Sep 2, 20204 min read


Varnson Continues Growth in Midwest Modifieds
The Wissota Midwest Modified class has been pretty competitive at Devils Lake Speedway this season, as eight different drivers have won...
tombergie01
Sep 1, 20202 min read


Miller Enjoying Solid Year in Super Stocks
Matt Miller doesn’t mind doing things a little differently when it comes to his race car. The Glenwood resident is running a Mopar engine...
tombergie01
Aug 28, 20202 min read


Love for Racing Keeps Samuelson Going Every Week
There is no place Larry Samuelson of Erhard, Minn., would rather spend his Friday nights than at the racetrack. In fact, every Friday...
tombergie01
Aug 26, 20202 min read


Eckerdt Learning the Ropes in IMCA Hobby Stocks
Brodee Eckerdt of Grand Forks is in his third year of stock-car racing but he’s already set a pretty lofty goal. “I’m trying to beat my...
tombergie01
Aug 25, 20202 min read


Veteran Olson A Mainstay in Midwest Mods at Viking
Shawn Olson says over the past few years, he’s planned to walk away from racing. He simply can’t — he loves it too much. “We’ve always...
tombergie01
Aug 20, 20202 min read


Rantens Enjoy Racing Together and Working Together
Brothers Chris and Nick Ranten not only work together — they race together, too. They wouldn’t have it any other way. The two brothers...
tombergie01
Aug 19, 20204 min read


Pfau Having 'Good Year' Despite Bouts of Bad Luck
Darren Pfau’s #86C IMCA Modified has run pretty well in 2020 — even if the results don’t show it. The West Fargo driver does have a...
tombergie01
Aug 18, 20202 min read


Wibstad Eyes More Success in Wissota Midwest Modifieds
Most third-year drivers would be satisfied with 11 top five finishes in a season. Jaren Wibstad, however, is continuing to aim higher....
tombergie01
Aug 13, 20202 min read
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