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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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It was the 50th Annual Knoxville Nationals just a couple weeks ago at the famed ½ mile of Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. It is an event amongst none other in the ranks of Sprint Car Racing and Grand Forks, North Dakota native, Mark Dobmeier was there yet another year in hopes of improving his best finish of 9th in the “B” on Saturday’s evening of Main Events.

“We ended up in the ‘C’”, says the disappointed driver of the Senske and Son Right Choice Electric #13, “We have some very successful runs at Knoxville this year and years past, but we got off to a bad start with a poor qualifying run. On the qualifying night, we won the heat which put us in the back of the main for that night…We raced hard up to 15th.”

Because of the weather, the “C” Scrambles were cancelled, not allowing Dobmeier to advance his starting position, but “Dynamite” took his 11th place finish in the C-Main as a week of some bad luck and unfortunate disappointments. “You really have to be ready for the Nationals,” explains the veteran, “We have had success here, but everything wasn’t clicking like it needs to here at the Nationals. We’ll learn from this as we do every race, and we’ll be back next year stronger than ever.”

Following the week of the Nationals, the Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports crew took a night off this past Friday and missed the opening day of the double-header at Nodak Speedway in Minot, North Dakota, but returned for Saturday’s event to race with the World of Outlaws.

Qualifying 13th quick with a 14.156 out of the 33 teams that entered was how the night began for Mark in the Senske & Son Right Choice Electric #13. He then started on the pole in the heat, in which he stayed ahead of Outlaw regulars, Jason Sides, Jac Haudenschild and Ben Gregg throughout the 10 lap heat to win his first Outlaw heat race of the season.

Starting 8th in the dash, Dobmeier moved up two spots and finished right behind the #11 of Steve Kinser at 6th.

“We were feeling pretty good going into the main,” says Mark. “The crew has been doing a fantastic job, the car was fast and we were more prepared than ever.”

Dobmeier started on the outside of the third row for the start of the main event, and stayed around the top five as the rubber began coming down on the speedway. By the end of 30 laps, Dobmeier moved up one spot to cap off the evening with a very impressive fifth place finish.

Sunday night was back to Huset’s and night got off to a great start as Dobmeier made Quick Time and came from the back to the front in the heat race. He started ninth in the main event and made his way up to third about half-way through, until he and Jody Rosenboom got together on the back straightaway, flattening his right rear tire. From the back of the pack following the restart, Mark raced his way up to third once again, finishing out the night with a podium finish.

Up next for the Grand Forks native will be Friday at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND, followed by Knoxville Raceway on Saturday and then Sunday at Huset’s in Brandon, SD.

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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!”

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Four wins in a row for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports at their home track of River Cities Speedway is how Mark Dobmeier of Grand Forks started out the weekend in the Senske and Son Right Choice Electric #13. Mark started on the 5th row in the main event on the fast 10 second track and quickly grabbed the lead, taking the checkers for the fourth time in a row.

“It always feels good to win here,” says Mark. “We have been very fortunate and successful here at River Cities, and it is a lot of fun to show the guys how all of their hard work pays off and also to give something for the loyal fans to come out and see week in and week out. It was a fantastic race track tonight, it had a nice cushion on the top and you could really make some serious lap times.”

Following the win at River Cities this past Friday was another near-win experience at the legendary speedway of Knoxville. It started out by qualifying 6th out of the 29 cars with a 15.745, setting the Senske & Son Right Choice Electric #13 on the inside of the third row for the heat race to make his way up to fourth. A number 6 pill was drawn before the night’s main event, lining up Dynamite Dobmeier on the outside of the front row.

“A front row start is the best place to be here at Knoxville,” mentions Dobmeier. “We had a great car going into the main and with some of the runs we have had throughout the year, I knew we were to have the car to beat.”

Mark certainly had the car to beat as he took an early, commanding lead and lead until a caution flag flew with only a few laps to go. With a driver who has won more races at this track then most right on Mark’s tail, it was certainly going to play out to be an exciting finish. Terry McCarl got around Mark with a very close slide job through turns three and four and made the night’s experience one to remember, as Dobmeier finished behind the number 24 in the number 2 spot.

“I really enjoy racing against (Terry) McCarl,” explains Mark following the tight, exciting race to the checkereds. “He certainly knows his way around this place and it can be a challenge keeping him behind you, but we raced hard and clean at the end, giving a nice show for the fans and unfortunately, Terry came out on top instead of us.”

With a win and a second under the belt of Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports for the weekend, looking into Huset’s was nothing but positive. With the strong runs throughout the weekend, the team knew they had a fast race car, and were geared to win their second of the weekend, following the near two for two start of it.

Dobmeier made Quick Time on the 3/8 oval with an 11.019 and followed up with a fourth place finish in the heat. Mark started on the pole of the feature and made quick work of the speedway, leading the contest from flag to flag.

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.
Mark will be racing River Cities Speedway, Knoxville Raceway and Huset’s Speedway weekly throughout the 2010 season with as many close World of Outlaw, IRA and other NOSA events to fill in the gaps of the schedule.

LUNSTRA/DOBMEIER MOTORSPORTS TEAM WEBSITE:
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Dobmeier won his third feature event in a row at River Cities Speedway this past weekend making that his 7th win of the season. Mark started out the night by finishing third in the heat race on the fast 4/10 mile clay oval setting the Senske & Son Right Choice Electric #13 on the inside of the fifth row for the start of the main event.

Mark made short work of getting to the front, as he had the lead with 17 laps to go. Staying in front throughout the remainder of the laps, Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports nailed their 3rd straight at River Cities. “The car was on a rail!” exclaims Dobmeier, “I can’t thank everyone enough for putting in all the time that we do, working on things and making us faster and faster every week.”

Taking the momentum from the win at River Cities Speedway, the team made the 10 hour trek to Knoxville Raceway for their weekly Saturday night program. Dobmeier qualified 10th quick out of the 30 entries with a 15.699 time on the ½ mile and then lined up on the inside of the second row for the start of the heat. Dobmeier moved up to second in the first lap and finished in the number two spot behind the #17a of Austin McCarl.

“We have had a very decent season going for us,” says the driver of the Senske & Son Right Choice Electric #13, “we have won a couple here at Knoxville and we look forward to coming here every week. Going into the feature, we had a great car, so I knew we could move forward.”

Mark capped off the night with a fifth, just ahead of the #24 machine driven by Terry McCarl.

With a win at River Cities Speedway and a top five at Knoxville, Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports went to Huset’s Speedway with great confidence. The team qualified 3rd quick, just a tenth off pole setter Zach Zimmerly and followed that with a heat race win and a fifth place starting position for the main event.

“The track was very decent and ‘racey’,” says Mark, “We had a great car once again, but once the top three guys got going up front it was hard to catch them. We got up to third, which is good, and it certainly makes for a great weekend of racing.”

This Friday at the home track of River Cities Speedway will be the next event for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports followed by Knoxville on Saturday and Huset’s on Sunday. Next Thursday, Mark will be going after an All Star Circuit of Champions victory at Red River Valley Speedway in Fargo, North Dakota followed by the All Star events at Huset’s Speedway.

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.

LUNSTRA/DOBMEIER MOTORSPORTS TEAM WEBSITE:
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Each and every week Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports begins their race weekend with the home track of River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND and each and every weekend, they are always towards the front. This past Friday was shortened due to rain falling after the heats, but before the rain Dobmeier started last in the heat race and charged to the front, winning the heat and setting the team up for a great night. But the night ended early and the Speedway will be holding double features next Friday.

“We really do our homework week in and week out,” says Dobmeier, “Our team works very hard to be fast everywhere we go, and we had a great shot to win tonight, but we’ll have to bring that back next week!”

Going into Knoxville’s double feature night, Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports felt pretty confident as they have put down some very solid finishes with 2 wins so far at the famed half-mile of Knoxville Raceway. “We started the night out qualifying fifth quick only two tenths behind (Terry) McCarl,” says Dobmeier, “Then we finished fifth in the heat.”

Dobmeier lined up fifth for the start of the main event and made it up to second with about half way through the event.

Challenging Terry one last time with a dive to the bottom through turns one and two on the last lap, Mark scrubbed too much speed which allowed Johnny Herrera to slide by putting the Senske and Son Right Choice Electric #13 back to third.

For the second feature of the night, the starting lineup was completely inverted lining up Dobmeier on the inside of the ninth row at 17th. Mark made it up to thirteenth by the time the checkered flag flew, missing that top ten finish by only three spots.

Huset’s Speedway is a fast 3/8 mile dirt oval that always brings much excitement to the fans and the racers. Mark had a night to remember as he came from seventh in the heat racing his way to the front of the field and then flipped the Senske & Son Right Choice Electric #13 down the backstretch when there was no room to get by the sideways #94 of Zach Zimmerly.

The team worked hard to get the car ready to rock for the main event after the heat race altercation, and managed to get the car back in one piece and ready to race the 25 lap main event. Since Mark was starting in the back of the pack at 20th, and that he knew the track was probably going to take rubber, he needed to make his moves early before the one lane rubber down surface appeared.

Dobmeier raced strong, passing ten cars and saving the near disaster night with another solid finish of 10th.

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.

Mark will be racing River Cities Speedway, Knoxville Raceway and Huset’s Speedway weekly throughout the 2010 season with as many close World of Outlaw, IRA and other NOSA events to fill in the gaps of the schedule.

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.

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If there is anyone who knows how to get around Huset’s Speedway, its Grand Forks, ND native Mark Dobmeier, pilot of the Senske & Son Right Choice Electric #13. When the Outlaws come to the fast high-banked 3/8 mile, Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports are always prepared to go fast and make a great showing. They qualified a little slower than they would have liked at 18th out of the 30 entries with an 11.238, just 4 tenths off the pace from pole-setter Jason Meyers.

Starting on the outside of the third row at sixth, Dobmeier charged forward on the narrow racing groove and up to fourth locking him into the main event to start 17th. “We knew the track would get a little more ‘racey’ for the main,” explains Dobmeier, “We made just a couple changes to the car and we felt pretty confident that we would move forward.”

Moving forward is exactly what the veteran Huset’s driver did as he charged up to 10th, passing Joey Saldana with just a few laps to go, earning the KSE Hard Charger Award. “It is always fun to race against these guys,” says Mark. “We are generally pretty quick whenever the Outlaws come to town, we do a lot of homework throughout the season to prepare ourselves and it pays off.”

After making the long, near five hour drive back to Grand Forks, Mark slept for just a bit as he had to get up early for a day’s worth of work before Friday night’s River Cities event.

From the back to second in the heat race, Dobmeier started 9th for the main event. He quickly grabbed the lead and stayed up front to the end, nailing down his 5th win of the season and fourth at River Cities.

Saturday night was Knoxville. Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports have been working very hard to be successful at the legendary raceway, doing their homework week in and week out, making sure everything is right. Mark won the feature at the fast ½ mile back in May and electing to race Knoxville instead of the World of Outlaw show at North Central Speedway in Brainerd, MN was the choice they made, knowing that things need to happen there very soon.

Qualifying tenth quick and running third in the heat, Dobmeier started on the outside of row number two for the main event. About five laps in, Dobmeier took the lead from Davey Heskin and with one contest of the lead from Brian Brown, Mark stayed up front winning his second feature of the year at Knoxville Raceway.

“It feels great to stand in Victory Lane here,” exclaims Mark. “We work very hard to be strong at this place every Saturday and tonight it paid off!”

The team was very pleased with their success at Knoxville and would look to continue it the following day at Huset’s. Mark went out for hot laps, and noticed that the motor wasn’t running right and the team realized they had some magneto issues. There is hardly any time between hot laps and qualifying at Huset’s Speedway, but the team managed to install a new magneto in time to qualify with a seventh-quick time, but they missed their time slot.

When the team missed their time slot Mark had to start in the back of the heat race. Dobmeier then raced up to fourth in the ten lap contest which put him on the inside of the fourth row for the start of the main. “We felt pretty good going into the main,” says Mark. “The track had an 8” curb around the top which made it a little tough to get around, but with it slick in the middle I am sure it made for a good show for the fans. A fourth place finish isn’t as good as we would like, but top five’s are always good.”

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.

Mark will be racing River Cities Speedway, Knoxville Raceway and Huset’s Speedway weekly throughout the 2010 season with as many close World of Outlaw, IRA and other NOSA events to fill in the gaps of the schedule.

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

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With many Season Championships and feature wins at the home track of River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND, Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports always looks forward to when the World of Outlaws come to town. With two wins and four top three finishes so far this year on the fast 4/10ths mile, a competitive run against the Outlaws is certainly something the team expects and is very capable of doing.

The double header was pushed forward a day due to rain on Friday, in which Dobmeier had to decide whether or not to stay or travel to Knoxville and Huset’s to keep in the points battles. But, after consideration, the team decided to stay and race with the Outlaws for the attempt of their first win against the cream of the crop at their home track.

For the first night of the World of Outlaw double header, Dobmeier qualified 12th on the board out of the 38 drivers and then started on the outside pole of the heat race to finish third. “The car was working well,” explains the veteran River Cities driver, “We had a lot of things right, but unfortunately lost the number two spot to finish third.”

Dobmeier lined up on the inside of the eighth row in the Senske and Son Right Choice Electric #13, and raced up to 13th until some mud got in the wheel and created a huge vibration. “The track fooled us a little bit on Saturday,” says Mark. “Moisture usually does not come back throughout the night, but before the feature, the track went from heavy to ‘suck your shoes off sticky’. When the mud got in our wheels, we weren’t really going anywhere so I pulled off and called it a night.”

The following night, Dobmeier didn’t have the qualifying run as expected as he put a 22nd fast time on the board. “We were just too loose in our qualifying run,” explains Mark. “We tightened up the car for the heat and were fast…we came from 6th in the heat to finish third.”

Dobmeier started 21st for the main event and drove the Senske and Son Right Choice Electric #13 all the way up to the 12th position, overtaking 9 cars. “The guys had the car working great,” exclaims Dobmeier. “We just needed a better qualifying run tonight so we could have started further towards the front. All in all it was a decent weekend, we learned a few things and we’ll be that much more prepared for next time. We are very capable of winning against these guys, so with a little homework and good luck, we’ll be on top.”

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.
Mark will be racing River Cities Speedway, Knoxville Raceway and Huset’s Speedway weekly throughout the 2010 season with as many close World of Outlaw, IRA and other NOSA events to fill in the gaps of the schedule.

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

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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.