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It has been a long season for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports and it came to an end this past weekend starting with a World of Outlaw show that was held at the Clay County Fair in Spencer, IA.
Mark qualified 12th on the grid with a time of 13.703 against the 32 other first class sprint cars to set the pace for the evening which allowed him to start on the front row of the heat race. Mark lost a couple spots early on in the heat to put him back to fourth by the time the checkered flew.
He started 15th in the main with his Senske & Son Forx Radiator #13 and made it up to eleventh early, before a red flag was thrown.
“The car’s working great,” says Mark sitting in the car waiting for the flagman to throw the yellow, “I just have to bide my time, we certainly have a fast race car.”
Mark felt pretty confident throughout the first few laps of the main, but after the red, the car wasn’t right. Dobmeier struggled after the red and fell back to 18th. The team wasn’t quite sure what had happened to the Senske & Son Dekalb Seed #13, but according to team co-owner Dave Lunstra, “It was one of those nights where it just wasn’t our night!”
The team packed up and headed back north to race the final race of the season at their home track of River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND.
Dobmeier clinched the Points Championship at River Cities by racing from last to 3rd in the heat and from eighth to the top spot in the main.
“We were right on all night,” explains Dobmeier. “Once again the guys gave me an awesome car to drive and the track allowed us to pass…It was just a fun night! I would like to thank all of our supporters here at River Cities; this season like many of the past seasons here has been great. I really enjoy this place.”
Following the wins of both the main event and the Points Championship at River Cities, the team headed to Deer Creek Speedway in Minnesota to race with the World of Outlaws one more time before the end of the ’09 season.
“We qualified 9th and started on the outside pole in the heat,” mentions Dobmeier. “We took the lead early and led it to the end.”
Mark started 9th in the Crane Cams Dash and was able to advance himself up to sixth after passing the 6 car of Danny Lasoski.
The finish in the dash lines the top ten cars for the main event with the World of Outlaws and with Mark’s sixth place finish, he started on the outside of the third row for the 35 lap main event with Terry McCarl right behind him in eighth.
At the start of the race, Dobmeier began racing hard against Jason Sides. The car was working great and looking good, but with 12 or so laps into the “Sprint for a Cure Summer Clash,” Dobmeier went into turn one a little hard and jumped the short cushion and put the Senske & Sons Dammer Brothers #13 into the wall with Terry McCarl following right behind.
“I am sure the two of us looked like ‘synchronized flippers’,” laughs Dobmeier. “I just made a driving error and got into the corner a little too hot! It’s really too bad, we had an awesome car and I think we could of made a top five finish fairly easily. The guys’ worked hard like they always do, but tonight was my fault. I love this racetrack, and I can’t wait to come here next year. But, we’ll get the car fixed and be ready for Cheater’s Day (Huset’s Speedway) tomorrow.”
$10, 000 was on the line for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports at the 45th Annual Cheater's Day this past Sunday night at Huset’s Speedway. Going into the night, the team was confident as ever as they have all ready clinched the Points Championship and have won 5 times this season on the high banked 3/8ths mile oval.
Dobmeier posted an 11.143 on the board in his qualifying effort which was 7th out of the field of 17 and starting third in the heat, Mark quickly took the lead and left the pack to earn the heat victory.
Dobmeier lined up sixth for the start of the main event, but right at the beginning the right rear tire started to go down. With only two laps into the race Mark pulled in and the crew hurried with a new right rear Hoosier.
From the back of the pack, following the tire change, “Dynamite” Dobmeier charged through the field and up to sixth behind the Sunnyvale, Texas native, Sam Hafertepe, Jr.
“I can’t complain,” says Mark. “We cut our right rear at the start, which put us behind the eight ball, but there’s not much you can do about that. I drove my (tail) off to climb back through the field and finishing here with a sixth is pretty gratifying.”
FAST FACTS ON DOBMEIER:
Mark graduated from The University of North Dakota in Grand Forks with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business in which he then put the degree to work as he currently has a business in his hometown called Forx Radiator where he specializes in radiator repair and other vehicle service work.
Dobmeier has 14 wins and 23 top fives to date this season thus far.
Mark will be traveling to Tulare, California towards the end of October to drive Mike Anderson’s 360 winged sprinter at the Trophy Cup.
LUNSTRA/DOBMEIER MOTORSPORTS TEAM WEBSITE:
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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.

Two More Championships for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports

Last Friday marks the 70th career feature win at River Cities Speedway for Mark Dobmeier and this being his tenth season driving a sprint car on the fast 4/10ths high-banked oval gives him an average of 7 wins per season. That’s impressive no matter which way you look at it.
It started by coming from the inside of the fifth row in the heat and charging up to the number two position finishing behind the number 8 of Casey Mack. Then in the feature, Mark started eighth and raced up to 3rd right at the start behind Wade Nygaard. As the race went on, Dobmeier went to the bottom of the race track to take the lead and lapped up to fifth capturing his 70th career victory at the speedway.
“We have always done really well here,” explains Dobmeier. “The track is always very ‘racey’ and it gives us multiple lines to move forward. 70 wins is hard to imagine, we’ve been racing here for ten years and we know we have won quite a few, but I had no idea we were at 70! I certainly couldn’t have done it without the support of our team and sponsors. They do everything they can week in and week out and the crew always gives me a good car to drive.”
Following the exciting win at River Cities, Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports headed to Knoxville Raceway for the track’s 56th Annual Season Championship night.
The engine blew in the Senske & Son Dahlstrom Motors #13 early in hot laps, but the crew hurried and put a new power plant in the car to make the qualifying run. Mark set a 6th quick time of 15.023, but the team missed their qualifying slot so in return the #13 was kicked out of the invert for the start of the main event.
Dobmeier came from fifth to third in the heat race and then had to start on the inside of the 7th row for the main event. Dynamite Dobmeier raced up to seventh until he noticed a bad vibration coming from the driveline. He pulled the car in, not finishing the race, and the crew tore apart the driveline and noticed a u-joint that was near explosion.
The team finished out the Knoxville season with a very respectful 9th place finish in the championship behind Lynton Jeffery.
“Our year wasn’t the best here at Knoxville,” explains team co-owner Dave Lunstra. “We had lots of bad luck with motor and equipment failures. We have won features here before, so we all know we are able win…this year wasn’t our year at this place. We’ll take everything we learned from this season and put it into next. But, all in all I am excited to say we finished in the top ten in points here at Knoxville and overall we have had a very strong season going.”
Sunday night was Huset’s Speedway for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports and all they needed to do was start the main event to earn their third consecutive Track Championship at the Speedway.
In qualifying, the front nose wing posts broke causing the nose wing to flip upside down and land on the hood. This created a very tight racecar for Mark throughout the 1 lap time trial on the rough and tacky surface. He qualified 15th out of a field of 17 with a 12.30, which was certainly not how the team wanted to start the evening.
Dobmeier finished fourth in the heat race after starting near the tail of the field at eighth and then lined up ninth for the start of the main event. He made smart passes throughout the event and was up to second with 8 laps to go. Mark was closing a straightaway lead on Terry McCarl when the checkered flag fell and Dobmeier earned his 13th top five finish of the season at the “Home of the Professionals” and added another Season Championship to the record books.
That makes three in a row for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports at Huset’s Speedway in which only two other drivers have been successful of winning three consecutive championships at the famed Speedway.
“We’re very proud of winning our third consecutive,” announces Dobmeier. “We had a very good season here at Huset’s and we look forward to the next! The crew does an awesome job every week and it’s very pleasing to have this championship.”

FAST FACTS ON DOBMEIER:
Mark graduated from The University of North Dakota in Grand Forks with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business in which he then put the degree to work as he currently has a business in his hometown called Forx Radiator where he specializes in radiator repair and other vehicle service work.
Dobmeier won two championships this season and finished 9th in the standings at Knoxville Raceway.

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.

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, 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.