Dirt from the Stands by Greg Cybulski
The lilacs are in bloom in Winnipeg so it must mean one thing. The racing season is starting to heat up at Victory Lane Speedway.
In the NOPA/Wissota Modified division, reigning track champion Kevin Sexton has had his hands full with Badger, Minnesota's Nolan Olmstead and Scott Greer of East St. Paul, Manitoba. Following an on-the-edge-of-your-seat winning performance by Sexton over Danny Staff in May, Kevin's luck changed with a DNF and a spinner in the following two races. Still, he only trails both Olmstead and Greer by a mere 4 points and appears to be getting back to his winning form.
Reigning NOSA sprint champion Mark Dobmeier continues his winning ways at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND. He has won 4 of the first 5 races run this season and it looks like it will be another stellar year for the #13 sprinter. The first NOSA Tour date was won by Harwood, ND's Loren Langerud who made the trip to Nodak Speedway in Minot, ND on May 23rd. Langerud is the reigning two-time Wissota 360 Sprint National Points champion and has been eating up the competition at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, ND this season. 17 teams participated at Nodak and despite threats of rain, the precipitation stayed away long enough to run the entire program.
Anyone interested in finding out more about dirt track racing in the Winnipeg area can check out Victory Lane Speedway's website at http://www.victorylane.mb.ca You can also check out my own website, Prairie Dirt, at http://www.racercity.com/members/fanpage/gecwpg Prairie Dirt covers open wheel racing in the Upper Midwest and Canada.
Anyone interested in contacting me may do so at nosafan@hotmail.com
Take care and good racing
Greg Cybulski
