September 4
Viking Speedway,
Alexandria, MN
Sanction: Northern LateModel Racing Association (NLRA Labor Day Double Dip) - $1,600
Information provided by: Series reports (last updated September 5, 7:15 am)
Shaw edges Strand, completes Viking's NLRA sweep
NLRA Labor Day Double Dip
- Don Shaw
- Dustin Strand
- Brad Seng
- Zach Johnson
- Corey Nelson
- Shane Edginton
- Cole Schill
- Mike Balcaen
- Shawn Meyer
- Matt Gerlach-Smith
- Greg Meyer
- Rick Schroeder
- Casey Meyer
- Steffen Snare
- Jeff Hapala
- Clarence Washburn
- Jon Samuelson
- Scott Lehn
- Tom Corcoran
- Matt Aukland
- Dave Smith
- Rick Nelson
- Ryan Corbett
What won the race: Stunning red-hot Dustin Strand in the final laps, Don Shaw of Ham Lake, Minn., led three laps — the first one and the last two — to complete a sweep of Viking Speedway's Labor Day Double Dip. Shaw took the checkers 0.744 seconds ahead of Strand, who entered the race with four straight NLRA victories.
Key notes: Shaw won his sixth career NLRA event (half of those have come at Viking). ... Runner-up Dustin Strand led laps 2-23. ... Series points leader Brad Seng was third. ... Seventeen drivers completed 25 laps. ... NLRA wraps up its 2016 campaign Sept. 8 at River Cities Speedway.
On the move: Cole Schill of West Fargo, N.D., started 16th and finished seventh.
Winner's sponsors: Shaw's Billy Moyer Victory Race Car is sponsored by Blaine Brothers, Shaw Trucking, Northern Metal Recycling, Allstate Peterbilt and Karl Performance.
Points chase: Entering the holiday weekend, Seng led the NLRA title chase with 1,542 points over Strand (1.526).
Car count: 23
Polesitter: Dustin Strand
Heat race winners: Dustin Strand, Don Shaw, Corey Nelson
Next series race: August 18, Red River Valley Speedway (West Fargo, ND) $1,200
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.