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It was a typical schedule for the Grand Forks, North Dakota native, Mark Dobmeier as he raced his home track of River Cities Speedway on Friday night, followed by the long trek to Knoxville Raceway on Saturday and then back up to Huset’s Speedway in Brandon for Sunday nights weekly 410 show.

Every year, River Cities Speedway holds a Track Champion night, in which the winner of the event is crowned the “River Cities Track Champion,” not to be confused with the typical Track Points Champion that is calculated at the end of the year.

Friday night was Track Champion Night for River Cities Speedway and “Dynamite” Dobmeier started out the night with more confidence as ever; the team’s success there this year has been second to none, winning 7 of the 13 regular scheduled events. Starting on the inside second row for the heat race, Dobmeier quickly grabbed second and finished behind heat race winner Bob Martin in the 10TR car. From the inside of the third row, Mark raced up to the lead about half-way through the Main Event, and stayed up front winning his 8th feature event at River Cities Speedway and was crowned 2010 River Cities Speedway Track Champion.

“We were fast on Friday,” explains Dobmeier. “River Cities is our home track and it’s where I cut my teeth back when I first started, so it is a lot of fun to be quick here. Our fans are the best here in Grand Forks, and whenever we can put on a show like this it makes all of us amongst Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports feel great!”

Following win number 12 of the 2010 season, it was off to Knoxville, where the team has had both bad and good luck. Mark began the night qualifying 12th quick with a 15.331out of the 21 cars and with a third place start in the heat, Dobmeier dropped back one spot to finish fourth behind Pleasantville, Iowa native Rager Phillips.

Dobmeier was set to start 13th for the Main Event, but going into turn one there was a bad wreck involving seven cars, taking out the Senske & Son Right Choice Electric’s #13 top wing and rear end. Mark took the car to the work area, and the dedicated crew worked hard to get the car fixed and was able to don a new top wing, jacobs ladder and a rear wheel to get the sprinter back on the race track. The rear axle was bent, so Dobmeier knew it was going to be a struggle throughout the remaining laps.

“We just got clipped in that turn one wreck,” says Mark after finishing 12th in the Main Event. “The guys’ worked their tail off to get the car fixed during that red, but the rear axle was bent and it was shaking the car really bad as we raced. I just tried to hold on and collect as many points as I could, and we ended up with a 12th place finish. It wasn’t what we were looking for, but that happens, and when it does you just have to make the best of it!”

Huset’s Speedway was next, and it was all Dobmeier as he made Quick Time for the third time in a row at the “Home of the Professionals”, finished fourth to previous week’s race winner Chuck Mcgillivary in the heat race and set up to start on the pole for the 25 lap Main Event.

At the drop of the green, Dobmeier took off and never looked back as he lapped up to fourth place by the time of the checkered flag. Dobmeier mentions that he noticed on the scoreboard that the 56 of Johnn Cressman was in second, and that he could see Johnn going into the corner as he came out, so he knew they were fast.

The victory at Huset’s Speedway marked the 13th win of the season for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports and the Senske & Son Right Choice Electric #13.

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Every weekend for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports it starts out with their home track of River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and every weekend, the team is destined to run up front.

This past Friday marked the 11th win of the season for “Dynamite” Mark Dobmeier, driver of the Senske & Sons Right Choice Electric #13. It began with a tail-end start in the heat race, in which Dobmeier was able to capitalize with a victory. Starting on the outside of the fourth row for the main event, Dobmeier made the pass for the lead only seven laps in, and lapped up to fourth, with the second and third place drivers right ahead.

“It was just an awesome night,” says Dobmeier. “We had everything right with the car, and we were fast. We really enjoy this track…it is a lot of fun for us as a team to be fast and put on a great show for the fans. We look forward to taking this momentum into the week of Knoxville.”

Following the win at River Cities, the team traveled to Knoxville for one last weekly event on the legendary ½ mile speedway before the 50th Annual Knoxville Nationals to make sure everything was in order to have a successful Nationals.

Dobmeier qualified 22nd with a 15.559 out of the 39 entries and with a pole starting spot for the heat, Mark fell back one spot to Dusty Zomer to finish second to line up 18th for the start of the main event.

“We always move forward throughout the race,” explains Mark, “Starting 18th is not exactly what you want to do here at Knoxville, but we knew we had a good car and that we should be pretty fast.”

Fast is exactly what Mark was in the Senske & Sons Right Choice Electric #13 as he powered through the strong field and up to an amazing fifth by the time Doug Clark waved the checkered flag.
Every year, Terry McCarl and McTwo Promotions puts on the Osky Challenges at Southern Iowa Speedway, and since the team was in town for the Nationals, Dobmeier and the crew decided to race the Front Row Challenge in hopes of the 50 Large. Mark has been fast at Southern Iowa Speedway in years past as he has conquered the King of the Hill event in 2008.
With the rain the speedway had the night before, the track was a little narrow in the heat race, not allowing the #13 to move forward and therefore Dobmeier had to make his way into the main event through the Semi. Starting 3rd in the Semi, Dobmeier took second about half way through to guarantee a starting spot in the main event.
Mark started 18th at the beginning of the 25 lap Front Row Challenge and made short work of the next 9 drivers as he sat in ninth with only four laps down. Following a restart, Mark’s hood was nailed by a mud clump, ripping it off and blocking Mark’s vision, ending the night for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports.
“It was very unfortunate the hood broke,” says Mark. “We were very fast and we had a lot of laps left, but we decided to just pull in, save equipment and get ready for the Nationals.”
Mark has been very quick at Knoxville Raceway this year and the team looks forward to a successful 2010 Knoxville Nationals. The team’s highest finish is 12th in the B, and with the homework and hard work the team has put forth, you can certainly expect to see Dobmeier high in the charts throughout this coming week.
Mark mentions that qualifying will be the focus throughout the week and with good qualifying runs, it makes it that much easier to make the prestigious main event. “We have everything in line; the car is great, our motor program is where we need it, and the crew has been phenomenal each and every week, we should have a great Nationals!”

LUNSTRA/DOBMEIER MOTORSPORTS TEAM WEBSITE:
Be sure to follow the team through the team website www.markdobmeier.com. Latest results, news and photo updates will be updated regularly.

Follow Dobmeier on Twitter! www.twitter.com/dobmeierracing

SIGN UP FOR THE PRESS RELEASES!
While you are at www.markdobmeier.com, don’t forget to swing by the contact page and sign yourself up for the weekly press releases!

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Senske & Son Transfer, Right Choice Electric, Big Trucks by Jimco, Dekalb Seed, Dahlstrom Motors, Forx Radiator, Delta Oil , Dammer Brothers Livestock Transportation, Anderson Brothers Body Shop, Fragola Hoses, Willow Ridge, Rose Creek Tavern, Forks Mobile Wash, Awesome Racewear, Rite Spot Liquor, X-treme Polishing, the Disabled American Veterans and Driver Websites.com.