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It was a beautiful Saturday evening to start the 2018 WISSOTA Polydome dirt track series at the Greenbush Race Park, as 68 cars signed in each hoping to take home their first checkered flag of the season. Twelve modifieds took the green flag for their feature and it would be polesitter Dustin Wahl of Greenbush. taking early command of the race. Wahl was in control for most of the race even through four caution flags. The real race was for the second through fifth spot between Jordan Duray of Halma, Ryan Kereluk of St. Andrews, Mb., Shawn...
With the first of May here it can only mean that racing at the Greenbush Race Park can't be too far off. But first, at the 2017 WISSOTA awards banquet, the Race Park was given the "Award of Excellence" by the sanctioning body. It's quite an honor for a smaller track like the Race Park to win track of the year and says a lot about the quality of show we put, on on a weekly basis. For 2018, the Race Park will again run the WISSOTA Modifieds, Streets, and Midwest Modifieds, along with the Lightning Sprints, Pure Stocks, and limited dates for the...
Night one of the Labor Day weekend racing doubleheader at the Greenbush Race Park had 107 cars sign in at the pit gate. Jordan Duray of Halma, would sit on the pole and lead the 20 field to the green. Duray would quickly capitalize on his starting spot and jump out to the early lead. Duray had about a six car length lead before the first caution flew on lap seven. With everyone on his bumper for the restart, Duray would again hold everyone off and maintain his lead. The last caution came on lap 13 and with Duray out in front, Aaron Holtan of...
The 2017 Wissota PolyDome Dirt Track Series wrapped up on Sunday Sept. 3 at the Greenbush Race Park, as points titles were handed out in six classes, and 102 cars had signed in for the final night of racing. The Modified feature sent 20 cars to take the green. Jordan Duray of Halma, led the first six laps before Dustin Wahl of Greenbush, passed him out of corner four for the lead. Wahl led the final 13 laps enroute to pick up his third win of the year. Ward Imrie of Winnipeg, MB., was second and Duray third. Heat wins went to Imrie, Lance...
by Keith Cumming It was a gorgeous day for racing for the Wissota PolyDome Dirt Track Series at the Greenbush Race Park, as 85 cars were signed in and ready to race. The night was dubbed as the "Battle for the Bandit". Rick Johnson was known as the Border Bandit, and was the Race Park's first Streets points champion, who passed away in May of this year. Kyle Dykhoff of Perham, was lucky enough to draw the number 90 chip in the redraw and that put him on the pole for the 30 lap feature race. Dykhoff used that to his advantage and grabbed the ear...
It was a hot muggy night for the Wissota PolyDome Dirt Track Series at the Greenbush Race Park this past Saturday, but that didn't keep away the drivers or fans as 70 cars signed in at the pit gate. This night was in rememberance of Brad Wall a young Street driver who raced quite often at the Race Park that lost his life this past March in an auto accident. Art Linert of Badger, would lead the 15 car field to the green and was in control early. Through three early cautions, the last coming on lap six, Linert was out in front of the pack and was...
Gray heavy skies hung around all day long and produced no rain until about 5:30 when a steady light rain/drizzle forced promoter Jaime Sovde to cancel racing at Greenbush Race Park. But for the NLRA Late Model fans, you'll have two more times to catch them this summer, July 15th and August 26th. Up next for the fastest 1/4 mile dirt track in Northwestern Minnesota will be a doubleheader weekend with eight classes of cars on Saturday July 1st, and seven classes on Sunday July 2nd. Saturday's racing will feature the only stop this year for the...
Gray, overcast and cool skies greeted the 73 drivers that signed in at the pit gate, but with these less than ideal conditions, the rain stayed away and racing went on at the Greenbush Race Park. It was the second running of the "Dugan" Nelson memorial for the Midwest Modifieds and Aaron Blacklance of Thief River Falls, would lead the 20 car field to the green flag and would take the early lead. The first yellow flew just six laps in as Randy Thompson of Lakota, N.D., spun in corner two. Blacklance would lead following the restart but one lap...
Early morning showers cast some doubt as to whether there would be any racing at all at the Greenbush Race Park, but the rain was short lived and allowed the track crew to get to work to prepare for the evenings racing. The sun come out early in the afternoon and a good stiff breeze really helped dry things up, and by race time everything was ready to go. Chase Boen of Karlstad, would lead the 11 car Street feature to the green and lead the first two circuits before outside polesitter John Halvorson of Warren, would pass Boen coming out of...
The 25th summer of racing for the WISSOTA PolyDome Dirt Track series is set to begin as the Greenbush Race Park has 15 Saturday dates along with three Sunday nights of racing scheduled for the fastest 1/4 dirt track in Northwestern Minnesota. The same six classes will be racing at the Park including the Modifieds, Streets, Midwest Modifieds along with Pure Stocks, Lighting Sprints and select dates for the 4 Cylinders. Gates open at 4pm and the cutoff for the draw is at 6pm with racing starting at 7pm sharp. The three Sunday dates everything wil...
The final weekend of racing for the WISSOTA Polydome dirt track series at the Greenbush Race Park had overflowing pits as 107 cars checked in to race on the first night of a double header weekend. The Central Boiler Modifieds would send 18 cars to take the green flag and outside polesitter Jamie Trautner of Felton, would lead them into the first corner. The first caution flew seven laps in when third place runner Bryan Dyrdahl of Bagley, slid off the backstretch. On the restart Trautner would have to hold off Rick Delaine of Stoney Mountain,...
Unfortunately for racers and fans, the 2016 race season at the Greenbush Race Park ended just like it started, rained out. Three of the six classes were very close with under 10 points between first and second, but you can't fight Mother Nature. Here is a list of the top three in points in each class: Modifieds Rick Delaine - Stoney Mountain, Mb. - 508pts Aaron Holtan - Newfolden - 496pts Jamen Foss - Greenbush - 481pts Streets Ryan Johnson - Karlstad - 529pts Chase Boen - Karlstad - 508pts Jeremy Gust - Strathcona - 465pts Midwest Modifieds...
It was a cool, almost chilly night for racers and fans at the Greenbush Race Park, but 75 cars still signed in at the pit gate. This night the winner of the Street feature would collect a $750 paycheck, and the winner wasn't decided until the last corner. 13 Streets lined up for the 20 lap feature and Travis Robertson of Moorhead, would lead them to the green. Only three cautions slowed this race, the first came on lap two for Brent Olson of Badger, spinning in three. The second flew seven laps later on lap nine for Ryan Johnson of Karlstad,...
Another beautiful night of racing for the WISSOTA Polydome dirt track series on the fastest 1/4 dirt track in Northwestern Minnesota, as it was the 18th running of the Elliot Baker Memorial for the Modifieds with the winner cashing a $2,000 paycheck. Twenty-two Mods signed in at the pit gate, and all of them took the green flag. The saying in NASCAR is that "cautions breed cautions,” and this 24 lap feature was full of them. It took three tries to get one lap in and two more tries before they could get past the first lap. When they did get t...
It was a perfect night for racing for the WISSOTA Polydome dirt track series at the Greenbush Race Park. Over 80 cars had signed in to race with Mid Season Championships for the Modifieds, Streets, and Midwest Modifieds, and the fourth running of the Donny Byfuglien Memorial for the Pure Stocks. The Central Boiler Modifieds sent 16 cars to take the green flag and it would be polesitter Aaron Holtan of Newfolden, to take the lead. It would take a couple of tries to get off lap four and one of those cautions was charged to Dustin Wahl of Greenbus...
After a three week curse from Mother Nature, racers and fans were treated to a great night of racing at the Greenbush Race Park. It was a first for the fastest 1/4 dirt track in Northwestern Minnesota as the NLRA Late Models and NOSA Sprints were the headliners for the evening, as well as the race being broadcast on pay-per-view at racefeedx.com. Cole Schill of Horace, N.D., would lead the 17 car Late Model field to the green, but it would the 12s of Brad Send of Grand Forks, N.D., to take the early lead. Seng looked to have it in cruise...
Two inches of rain on Thursday night had the track prep crew at the Greenbush Race Park hustling to get the track and grounds ready for racing action on Saturday night. Their hard work paid off, but halfway through the heat races Mother Nature showed up again and cancelled the night's racing action. Up next for the fastest 1/4 dirt track in Northwestern Minnesota is the Worktables.com Mid Season Championships, with the Modifieds, Streets, Midwest Modifieds, Pure Stocks, Lightning Sprints and 4 Cylinders. Gates open at 4:30 p.m., cutoff for the...
The 4th of July weekend and a beautiful night for racing set the stage for the WISSOTA Polydome dirt track series at the Greenbush Race Park. The Central Boiler Modifieds would send 13 cars to take the green flag. Jordan Duray of Halma would start third and lead the first three laps before spinning in corner four and making contact with Rick Delaine of Stoney Mountain, Mb., sending both drivers to the rear. On the restart, Newfolden driver Aaron Holtan would inherit the top spot and use it to build a commanding lead. Holtan would go...
Once again the WISSOTA Polydome dirt track series was threatened by heavy overcast skies, but by race time they cleared and it was a great night of racing for the Duane "Dugan" Nelson memorial for the Midwest Modifieds. 33 Midwest Mods checked in for their chance at the winners $1,000 paycheck, but only 20 of them would have the chance to take home the big money. Jordan Wahl of Greenbush, would win his heat and the dash and would lead the field to the green for the 25 lap feature. Wahl would lead the first three circuits but it would be...
With over four inches of rain for the week, and almost two of that falling on Friday, the track crew of the Greenbush Race Park began pumping water shortly after the rains ended about 1 p.m. Friday. Their hard work payed off as racing went on as scheduled for the WISSOTA Polydome Dirt Track Series. The NLRA Late Models were making the first of two appearences at the Race Park and it would be Brad Seng of Grand Forks, N.D. to lead the 13 car field to the green. But a yellow before everyone could get through that first lap would send Mike Martin...
The 2016 WISSOTA Polydome dirt track series kicked off this past Saturday as Racers and fans got their first chance to see racing action on the new banking at the Greenbush Race Park, but two weeks worth of rain made track conditions unfavorable as the track started to get rough before all the heat races were over. But with the new banking racers were able to use multiple grooves to figure out the fastest way around the track. A strong, 20 car field of Modifieds were led to the green by polesitter Aaron Holtan of Greenbush. Holtan would lead th...