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VHS Series: World of Outlaws Late Models – June 8, 1989 (Red River Valley Speedway)

Posted on April 23, 2020 by theracinglife Posted in Uncategorized

From the Jaime Schulz video collection.
A complete night of racing from Thursday, June 8, 1989, at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, ND. Classes running that night were the World of Outlaws Late Models with the supporting class, WISSOTA Modifieds. If you are you trying to buy or sell a car, can be very useful for you if you check the 15 Best Blogs to Follow About New Vw Transporter Vans For Sale.

Race results and recap from the Inside Track newspaper – June 1989


Kevin Thompson tops WoO/LM field at West Fargo (By Gary L. Nelson)

West Fargo, N.D. – Kevin Thompson’s qualifying time Thursday, June 8 for the World of Outlaws late model series at Red River Speedway, was just over one-half second slower than Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark.

That should have told the competition something. Moyer has been tough to beat in the WoO/ALMA series throughout the country.

The Grand Forks, N.D. driver went on to lead the 30-lap feature flag to flag for the $4,000 win.

He had plenty of competition behind him as Mitch Johnson of Fargo, second fastest qualifier in his special outlaw car, nudged Thompson’s left rear panel coming around the third and fourth turns of the last lap.

Johnson said he wanted to win the race and hoped the tap would give him the edge he needed to win.

“There was a lot of dollars difference between first and second place,” said Johnson. His strategy didn’t work as Thompson stayed in line for the win. Johnson’s right front was damaged and he went to the wall. He came out of it for a fourth place finish.

“Oh well, they still paid at least $1,000 for 10th place,” Johnson said as he and the crew fixed the car after the feature.

Thompson, meanwhile, was basking in the glory of winning the big event and the big paycheck.

“We used pretty much the usual setup for the car,” Thompson said. “The track was good and tacky.”

His last major win in a big late model race was the Winnipeg Speedway Players 100 last fall.

He joined the five-day WoO/ALMA series in Fargo, the third night of the series which began June 4 at Impact Speedway near Madison, Wisc. Moyer won that race.

The second night was at Shawano Speedway in Shawano, Wisc. Rich Egersdorf of St. Paul won that race.

The $150,000 series was put on by Gary, Bob and Ted Cook, owners of Cedar Lake Speedway at Somerset, Wisc. The tour moved to Superior, Wisc. Friday and concluded at Cedar Lake Saturday, June 10.


-RESULTS-

WISSOTA Modifieds
Heat 1 – 1. Tom Cummings, Grandin; 2. Les Pritchard, Roland, Manitoba; 3. Mike Hoaby, West Fargo; 4. John Corell, Jamestown; 5. Corky Thomas, Nielsville, Minn.

Heat 2 – 1. Jay McDonald, Fargo, Mike Spaulding, Bemidji, 3. Dave Stork, Morris; 4. Mike Sitzman, Fargo, 5. Jim Jacobson, Pelican Rapids

Trophy – 1. Storck; 2, McDonald; 3. Hoaby

Feature: 1. Hoaby, 2. Spaulding, 3. Brock Anderson, Moorhead, 4. Pritchard, 5. Thomas, 6. Steve Pavlicek, Moorhead, 7. Jacobson, 8. Brian Hanson, Jamestown, 9. Greg Freitag, Wolverton.

Outlaw Late Models:
Heat 1 – 1. T.J. Pauschert, Carlisle, Ark., 2. Todd Anderson, Amery, Wisc., 3. Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark., 4. Pete Parker, Green Bay, Wisc., 5. Brian Strand, Brocket, N.D.

Heat 2 – 1. Larry Seckerson, Eldridge, N.D., 2. Rick Aukland, Fargo, 3. Steve Francis, Ashland, Ky., 4. Mitch Johnson, Fargo, 5. Tom Nesbitt, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Heat 3 – 1. Scott Bloomquist, Mooreburg, Tenn., 2. Larry McDonald, Witchita, Kan., 3. Willie Kraft, Lakefield, Minn., 4. Steve Fegers, Mound, Minn., 5. Kevin Thompson, Grand Forks.

B-main – Kevin Gundaker, St. Louis, Mo., 2. Tom Steuding, Altoona, Wisc. 3. Steve Egersdorf, St. Paul, 4. Lyle Gehrke, Watertown, S.D., 5. Rick Egersdorft, St. Paul, 6. Randy Schilling, Britton, S.D., 7. Duane Wadeson, Leonard, N.D.

A-main – 1. Thompson, 2. Moyer, 3. Bloomquist, 4. Johnson, 5. Phillips, 6. McDaniels, 7. Fegers, 8. Lance Matthees, Winona, Minn., 9. Francis, 10. Steve Egersdorf, 11. Dennis Moser, Aberdeen, 12. Nesbitt, 13. Rick Egersdorf, 14. Ron Anderson, Watertown, S.D., 15 Gehrke, 16. Wadeson, 17. Schilling

FASTEST QUALIFYING TIMES
Moyer – 18.738, 2. Johnson – 19.218, 3. Thompson – 19.396, 4. Parker – 19.655, 5. Aukland, – 19.708, 6. Bloomquist – 19.708, 7. Pauchert – 19.765, 8. Seckerson – 19.837, 9. Fegers – 19.839, 10. Anderson – 19.912


Red River Valley Speedway Details:
– Current Size/Composition: 3/8 mile dirt track
– Location: Red River Valley Fairgrounds in West Fargo, North Dakota
– Weekly Classes: IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, and INEX Legends
– Race Night: Friday Nights at 7:00pm

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Search For A Champion

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Vintage Racing Videos

Posted on April 15, 2013 by theracinglife Posted in Uncategorized

We love to watch vintage race footage! (“Vintage”: Any race that’s been recorded on VHS tape or previous formats.) This video is from the Jeff Hapala home video collection. It features racing from the Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, ND around the 1970 racing season. It was originally shot on 8mm film.

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Twists And Turns

Posted on April 7, 2013 by theracinglife Posted in Uncategorized

Are you ready for the 2013 racing season? The Racing Life is. But with all the snow STILL on the ground here in North Dakota is seems like spring will never get here. So to get you in the mood… we made this video. It was a NASCAR commercial that we re-edited with a dirt track twist. It’s a short recap of some of the best video from the last 3 years of traveling to the area tracks for The Racing Life.

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