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The World of Outlaws Sprint Cars are the best in the business when it comes to dirt track sprint car racing and Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports proved that they too can be part of the best just this past Friday at their home track of River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND. There were 30 drivers that showed up for the hopes of the $10,000 payout, but Mark had some other plans. Two of Mark’s sponsors, Big Trucks by Jimco and Right Choice Electric both out of Grand Forks, were going to each match that $10,000 if the number 13 was able to park the car in victory lane at the end of the night. That made the night worth $30,000 for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports which brought much excitement to the team, the fans and all of the supporters.

Mark went out on the high banked 4/10ths clay oval for a 2 lap qualifying effort and laid down an 11.159 on his first lap which was fast enough to make the top twenty. About half way through the first lap, Mark had some severe vibrations coming from under the seat and then on the second lap the driveline broke on the Senske & Son Delta Oil #13 not allowing the second qualifying lap.

With huge efforts from the Lunstra/Dobmeier Team, they were able to get the driveline fixed and ready to rock for the heat race. With Dobmeier’s unfortunate qualifying session, he started on the inside of row number 4 in the heat race. The Outlaw’s take the top five to transfer directly into the main event, so when the green flag dropped Mark knew he had to put the elbows up to make it to at least fifth. Throughout the short ten lap contest, Mark raced himself inside the transfer to guarantee a starting position for the attempt of the $30,000.

Dobmeier came from way back in 18th to finish 7th throughout the 40 lap main event to earn the KSE Race Products Hard Charger Award. “We had a couple cautions at the beginning that really helped us move forward,” says the River Cities Speedway veteran, “But, then towards the end we had a few cautions that kind of hurt. We would be right there ready to take another spot and then the yellow flag would fly. Those cautions can work both ways sometimes. I have to thank the guys’. They worked really hard and we are very happy to finish where we did since we kind of got behind the eight ball at the beginning of the night with the qualifying.”

Mark still has a chance at the $30,000 payout with the help of Big Trucks by Jimco and Right Choice Electric when the Outlaws come back to town on the 21st of August. “We really look forward to each and every time we race against these guys’, explains Mark, “We have a pretty good record racing with the Outlaws and it is always fun for our sponsors and our fans when we get this Senske & Son Delta Oil #13 on the track with the best.”

After the Outlaw show in Grand Forks, the Lunstra/Dobmeier Team decided to go to Knoxville instead of the Fargo, ND Outlaw show to keep the team in the points battle. Mark qualified 4th quick with a 15.481 just 1.7 tenths off the leader to start out the night on the legendary half-mile. Dobmeier started 5th in the heat race and made his way up to the number 2 spot right behind Albuquerque native, Johnny Herrera.

Starting 3rd in the main and getting jumbled up on the start, Mark made it back up to fifth and then with only 7 laps to go, the motor decided to explode on the front stretch causing an unfortunate end to the evening. That was the first DNF of the season for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports, but the team will be ready to go for this coming Friday’s River Cities Speedway weekly show followed by another World of Outlaw event at Knoxville Raceway.

Stay up to date with Mark and the Senske & Son Delta Oil #13 through the team website, www.markdobmeier.com and don’t forget to hit up the contact page and sign yourself up for the weekly press releases. Special thanks to Senske & Son Transfer, Delta Oil, Dekalb Seed, Dahlstrom Motors, Big Trucks by Jimco, Right Choice Electric, Forx Radiator, Dammer Brothers Livestock Transportation, Anderson Brothers Body Shop, K & N Air Filters, Forks Mobile Wash, Awesome Racewear, Rite Spot Liquor, X-treme Polishing, the Disabled American Veterans and Driver Websites.com.

The Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports #13 with pilot Mark Dobmeier put the Senske & Son Delta Oil sprint car in victory lane for the third time in a row this past Friday at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND. With the tracks format for lineups placing the high point average drivers’ to the rear of the heat for the starts set Mark on the tail of the heat race to start out the night at. He made his way up to 5th which set him on the outside of row number five for the main event. “The track was pretty slick in the heat,” explains Mark, “I tried to run up top to get some momentum to make some faster laps, but there just wasn’t enough to grab a hold of.”

Mark has started in the back half of the field a time or two on the high banked 4/10ths dirt oval, so starting tenth did not worry the veteran driver. He followed the number 9 car of Wade Nygaard through the field throughout the first 15 laps of the 25 lap contest and then around ten to go, Mark took the lead and set his eyes on the checkered. Dobmeier won the event with Nygaard coming in second.

Following the win at River Cities, the Lunstra/Dobmeier team loaded up and headed to Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa for the hopes of making a solid qualifying run and finishing the main in their much desired top five. Every week the #13 gets a little better at their qualifying efforts and this past Saturday at the historic half mile, “Dynamite” Dobmeier made the fastest lap around the track against some of the best in the business and qualified with a 14.784 which was what the team has been working for all season. “The car was perfect for that qualifying run,” says the proud North Dakota native, “Our whole team has been wanting that top qualifying spot all year down here and with all the work the guys’ put into the car, I was finally able to give that to them. I can’t thank them enough!”

Mark started 6th in the heat and needed to make the top five for the invert into the main event, but after passing Kerry Madsen and attempting the pass on Lynton Jeffery, the right front tire got packed full of mud creating such a vibration in the Senske & Son Delta Oil #13 that Mark was overtaken by the “Mad Man” Kerry Madsen and had to settle just outside the top five and miss the transfer. Finishing 6th in the heat race put Mark on the pole of the “B” next to Johnny Herrera. Dobmeier won the “B” which set him up for a 16th place starting position in the main.

“The car worked very well all night,” explains Mark, “It was kind of frustrating not making the invert in the heat race and having to run the ‘B’, but we put together some very consistent laps in the main and finishing where we did makes all of us pretty happy.” Mark drove from way back in the 16th spot all the way up to 6th, capping off the evening.

Huset’s Speedway was forced to cancel their event the following night, so Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports will be running double features next Sunday the 14th of June to make up the previous week’s rain shortened event. Next up for the team will be River Cities this coming Friday followed by Knoxville Raceway on Saturday and ending the weekend at Huset’s with the double features.

Keep up to date with Dynamite and the gang through the team website, www.markdobmeier.com for all your latest news and results and be sure to check out the contact page to sign up for the weekly press releases. Special thanks to Senske & Son Transfer, Delta Oil, Dekalb Seed, Dahlstrom Motors, Big Trucks by Jimco, Right Choice Electric, Forx Radiator, Dammer Brothers Livestock Transportation, Anderson Brothers Body Shop, K & N Air Filters, Forks Mobile Wash, Awesome Racewear, Rite Spot Liquor, X-treme Polishing, the Disabled American Veterans and Driver Websites.com.