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- Greg Cybulski

Monday, April 13, 2020

Ty Hanten Grabs Governor's Cup Sprint Car Victory

Ty Hanten photo courtesy of Western North Dakota Sprints

Greg Cybulski, MANDAN, ND (July 29, 2017) West Fargo's Ty Hanten and Estevan, Saskatchewan's Tyson Turnbull battled to the finish in the Western North Dakota Sprint Car 25 lap feature race but in the end, Hanten captured the checkered flag at the 2017 Governor's Cup in Mandan, North Dakota.

This was Hanten's first win of the season and Turnbull's person best with the Western Sprint Car group.

Rounding up the Top 5 were Ty Hanten, Tyson Turnbull, Ryder Olson, Greg Niktenko and Kelly Miller.

17 Sprint Cars, with teams from North Dakota, Minnesota, Saskatchewan and Alberta, were on hand for the 2nd night of the Governor's Cup weekend event.

Western North Dakota Sprints
Dacotah Speedway, Mandan, ND
Saturday, July 29, 2017

FEATURE
1. 13 Ty Hanten
2. 10 Tyson Turnbull
3. 21 Ryder Olson
4. 6N Greg Nikitenko
5. 2JR Kelly Miller
6. 26 Blake Egeland
7. 17M Todd Mickelson
8. 20 Kevin Lawson
9. 20L Dusty Lawson
10. 91K Kyle Fedyk
11. 90 Randy Blotsky
12. 12 Brayden Pengilly
13. 14 Bill Holler
14. 69 Brandon Rekow
15. 9 Jeffrey Stein
16. 6A Terry Arneson (DNF)
17. 14T Tom Egeland (DNF)

Next scheduled racing action for the Western North Dakota Sprints is Saturday, September 2 and Sunday, September 3 at Nodak Speedway, Minot, ND as part of their annual Motor Magic weekend.

Western North Dakota Sprints travel to race tracks in Eastern Saskatchewan and Western North Dakota including Estevan Motor Speedway, Nodak Speedway, Dacotah Speedway and Williston Basin Speedway. Be sure to follow the Western North Dakota Sprints on Facebook.