Devils Lake Speedway
Mooney grabs NLRA victory at Devil's Lake
DOYON, N.D. (Aug. 17) — Bill Mooney of Selkirk, Manitoba, won Saturday’s Northern LateModel Racing Association event at Devil’s Lake Speedway, holding off charges by Brad Seng and Pat Doar in leading all 25 laps of the main event.
Mooney captured his second career NLRA victory and first since an Aug. 13, 2011, triumph at Jamestown (N.D.) Speedway.
Seng, of Grand Forks, N.D., was second followed by Doar, of New Richmond, Wis. Dustin Strand of Grand Forks and Steffen Snare of Hallock, Minn., completed the top five. Mike Balcaen of Winnipeg, Manitoba, came from 23rd to seventh for hard charger honors.
Notes: Mooney’s Rocket Chassis is sponsored by freehearingtest.ca, McPhillips Toyota, Lucas Oil Products, Millar Auto Machine, Emerson Duty Free, Maaco, Future Tint & Stripe, D.G. Cameron’s, Erickson Motors, Ollie’s Auto and carfind.ca. ... Seventeen of 23 starters were running at the finish. ... Rivals Mike Balcaen and Ricky Weiss were disqualified in the fourth heat. ... NLRA competitors return to action Labor Day weekend with Aug. 31-Sept. 1 events at Viking Speedway in Alexandria, Minn.
NLRA @ Devil’s Lake: (1) Bill Mooney, (2) Brad Seng, (3) Pat Doar, (4) Dustin Strand, (5) Steffen Snare, (6) Joey Pederson, (7) Mike Balcaen, (8) Tom Corcoran, (9) Paul Mueller, (10) Troy Schill, (11) Brian Bernatos, (12) Kyle Olson, (13) Cole Schill, (14) Coard Allard, (15) Dewayne Rector, (16) Norm Olson, (17) Billy Michaelsohn, (18) Josh Johnson, (19) Jeff Hapala, (20) Nolan Olmstead, (21) Donny Schatz, (22) Steve Anderson, (23) Shane Edginton. Scratched: Ricky Weiss. Heat race winners (among 24 cars): Mooney, Seng, Snare, Olson.
Correction: Fixes track name to Devil's Lake sted Devil's Bowl.
