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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.
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Only one race was on the schedule for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports this past weekend and that was the Jerry Richert Memorial in New Richmond, Wisconsin on the very fast 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval of Cedar Lake Speedway. The night started out right by setting a time in the 10-second bracket which was quick enough to hold second to Terry McCarl.
Dobmeier started on the outside of the third row for the heat race and at the drop of the green, Mark blew forward and passed up to second behind race leader Lynton Jeffery. Mark showed his nose a few times to the veteran Australian throughout the remaining laps, but Jeffery held his line and kept Dobmeier back in the number two position.
“The guys had the car perfect for both qualifying and the heat race,” explains Mark. “It’s always a lot of fun to race with Lynton (Jeffery)…he is one of the hardest guys to pass once you show him a nose. We feel really good going into the main, we have been fast all night so far and we’re starting up front.”
Dobmeier lined the Senske & Son Dekalb Seed #13 on the inside of the second row for the main event, but when the race began the car just didn’t look like it should.
“Right at the beginning the car didn’t act right,” says Dobmeier. “After a few laps I realized that I had a right rear tire going down.”
“Dynamite” Dobmeier held on to the fifth position with the flattening right rear tire until it finally blew with under 10 laps to go. The crew replaced the tire under the caution and Mark went to the rear of the field to restart with about 9 laps to go.
He charged up to 14th in the remaining laps to cap off the evening, but the team was disappointed in the results because they had such a fast car early on in the evening.
“We had a good night going,” says Mark. “We qualified right, did well in our heat and earned a decent starting position. We just had a bleeder leak all of the air out of our right rear and then that obviously threw a curve ball into our night. All in all I’m pretty happy with the show, the guys worked hard and gave me a great car to drive and we’ll take this into our next race at Spencer.”
Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports will be heading to Spencer, Iowa for the World of Outlaws show this Wednesday and will be following that event with a final run at River Cities, another Outlaw event at Deer Creek on Saturday and finishing the weekend out at Huset’s Speedway for their annual Cheater’s Day.

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 13 wins and 23 top fives to date this season thus far.
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.

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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.

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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.

Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports started their weekend with the World of Outlaw show this past Friday at the Dobmeier home track of River Cities Speedway. It was an exciting night for the team because once again Right Choice Electric and Big Trucks by Jimco both put up an additional $10,000 for the #13 to win.

Mark qualified 11th quick with a time of 9.478 just over two tenths off the fast time set by Jason Meyers. He started on the outside of the front row in the heat race and quickly grabbed the lead from Tony Bruce Jr. and led the 10 laps to earn the win and place him on the inside of second row for the dash.

Dobmeier finished third in the dash to line the Senske & Son Dammer Brothers #13 in the third spot for the start of the main event.
“We felt very good about where we were at,” says Dobmeier. “Starting towards the front is what we needed and my guys’ gave me an awesome car to do just that!”

At the start of the race, Dobmeier ‘wheelied’ coming out of turn two and as the car entered the third turn, Mark slowed to drop the front end down, but doing so, another car got into the back of the Senske & Son Dammer Brothers #13 and the two of them went flipping down the backstretch, ending the night for the team.

“We had a good night started,” explains Mark. “It’s frustrating that we crashed, but that happens. We’ll regroup and be ready for the next one!”

Following the crash at the World of Outlaw show in River Cities, Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports decided to stay home and work on the car to get it ready for the Sunday night Huset’s event.
Qualifying sixth quick at the “Home of the Professionals,” Mark started fourth in the heat race. He quickly grabbed the number two position and finished second behind Huset’s veteran Chad Meyer.

Dobmeier then lined up 6th for the start of the 25 lap main event and charged up to second in the first lap. After a restart following a red flag, Mark quickly took the lead from Jody Rosenboom and led the rest of the race earning the 10th win of the season for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports.
“The car was very strong all night,” exclaims Mark. “Getting this win tonight was just what we needed. We’ll take the momentum from tonight back up to River Cities this coming Friday.”

Team Co-Owner Dave Lunstra adds, “I can’t thank the crew enough…These guys’ are like pack mules, they never stop! Without their help, we certainly wouldn’t be able to do what we do week in and week out. I would also like to thank all of our sponsors for their dedicated support. They play a big role in our team and we certainly appreciate all of them being on board.”

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:
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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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.

08/17/09 - Knoxville Nationals Re-Cap for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports

Rain can create a lot of problems for dirt track racers, and it certainly was an issue for everyone at the 49th Annual Super Clean Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil this past week. It all started Wednesday night for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports and the Senske & Son Delta Oil #13 when the rain came down before the guys’ were even able to hit the track for their test session. The track crew was able to get the surface back in race ready form which allowed the drivers to get their hot laps in before the qualifying. When the rain hits the track like that and even after the track workers get the track ran back in, it creates a lock down race track with little passing.

After Dobmeier’s impressive 13th quick time of 14.828, he had to start on the outside of the third row in his heat. “We were very happy with our qualifying efforts,” explains Dobmeier. “But, we were worried that it would be tough to make that precious top four in the heat with the track being the way it was.”

He raced up a spot to fifth, but that was just one position outside of the transfer to make the “A” for the 1st qualifying night of The Nationals. “The Senske & Son Delta Oil car was good,” says Mark. “We were fast, but so was everyone else on the track. It’s frustrating to have a surface like this, but we do the best we can to make a great show for the fans.”

His fifth place finish in the heat raced put Dobmeier on the outside of the 5th row for the “B” feature in which the track was a little wider, but still very narrow and tough to pass on. At the drop of the green the veteran driver began his charge to that all important top 4, but was not able to make it as he finished 6th just two spots out.

With the efforts put forth from Mark and the team, the #13 was guaranteed a starting position of 15th in the “B” feature on Saturday night. But, the rain came again. This time it was enough to cancel the evening and the event was to be made up the following night.

“The rain really frustrated us on Saturday,” exclaims Mark. “We waited patiently to race again and then we had to wait another day. It don’t matter too much that we had to wait, but the biggest thing is that we were ready to race and our entire crew was here to help. After the cancellation, part of our crew had to head back home to make it to work. Plus, it’s very disappointing for the fans.”

Sunday came and the rain halted, so the team got their hot lap session and was ready to start on the inside of the 8th row. Throughout the race, Mark was able to race up to twelfth to cap off his best finish at the Knoxville Nationals.

“Overall we’re pretty happy with the week,” says Mark. “The rain made it tough for all of us but we did finish higher then we have in the past, even though we really wanted to make the main event. We’ll take what we learned this week and be back next year!”

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 finished 5th in the “C” Main in the 48th running of the Knoxville Nationals in 2008.

LUNSTRA/DOBMEIER MOTORSPORTS TEAM WEBSITE:
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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.

With a rain out at River Cities Speedway, Lustra/Dobmeier Motorsports went directly to Knoxville Raceway to get one more race in on the legendary ½ mile dirt oval before the upcoming 49th Annual Knoxville Nationals. They started out the night qualifying 17th with a time of 15.694 against the 42-car field and lined up on the outside of the front row in the heat race.
Taking the green, Dobmeier lead the heat to the finish to give him yet another heat race victory and a 14th starting position for the main event.
“I felt great going into the main,” explains Dobmeier. “We just brought on Davey Whitworth from Kansas to help us out this week and throughout the Nationals and having his great knowledge and expertise on sprint cars certainly helps. In the heat race the car was fantastic and motor ran great, I knew we had a good shot in the main.”
Dobmeier made it up to seventh throughout the 25-lap main, passing seven cars including the quick time setter, Cody Darrah in the number 89.
Following Knoxville, it was off to the Huset’s Speedway for Lunsta/Dobmeier Motorsports. 15 cars showed up for the Sunday event and Dobmeier qualified in the number two spot behind the 11x of Gregg Bakker.
Starting 6th in the heat, Mark quickly made headway and raced the Senske & Son Delta Oil #13 up to third. The team elected to take the back row challenge and that decision lined Dobmeier up at the tail of the 15-car field and increased the winnings from $2500 to $8500. Once the green flag was dropped, Dobmeier nailed the throttle and starting taking positions.
The race went from flag to flag not allowing any restart advantages for the #13, but Dobmeier came within 4 car lengths of race victor Jake Peters, finishing second.
“The car was fast,” says the excited veteran. “If we would have had one more lap or even a caution sometime throughout the race, I think we’d a had it… The Senske & Son Delta Oil machine was on a rail…I was able to put the car wherever I needed to advancing my way towards the front of the field. The guys’ had this car perfect!”
Terry McCarl’s “Front Row Challenge” was next up for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports, but it did not go quite the way the team was expecting.
Dobmeier started ninth in the heat race and made his way up to sixth, just one spot out of the transfer position into the main event, then following the much anticipated foot races, that McCarl likes to put on throughout the Osky Challenges, a small storm came over the speedway dumping a large amount of water on the racetrack.
The track crew worked vigorously on the racing surface for nearly three hours until it was finally ready for the B-main. Dobmeier, starting on the inside of the fourth row, raced up to fifth with five laps to go and then on the last lap, the motor in the Senske & Son Delta Oil #13 burned up ending the night for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports.
“It’s very disappointing,” says Mark, “We had a good car tonight, but with the way the track got after the rain, it just made the surface a lock down race track. Then the motor burnt up on the last lap, which didn’t make any of us very pleased. We have tomorrow off before we qualify on Wednesday for the Nationals, so we’ll get a new motor in the car and we’ll be ready to rock.”

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 has over 130 Sprint Car Feature Wins in a 410 Outlaw Sprint Car.

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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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.

No matter what type of racing one is involved with, you always have at least one of those weekends where things just don’t go the way they should. Well, this past weekend was one of those weekends for Mark Dobmeier and Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports.
It all started by passing up the regular scheduled race at River Cities for a special 410 Outlaw Sprint show at Rock Rapids Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa. 21 cars showed up for this inaugural event on the 31st of July and Mark Dobmeier was there with his eyes set on that $2500 payday.
The rain was on the way at the time of pit meeting and the Rock Rapids Officials decided to wait for the rain to come and leave, knowing that the storm was to be short lived. Just as the officials said, the heavy rain appeared and dropped nearly a ½ inch on the racetrack. With the sun shortly behind, the officials attempted to run in the race track to get in working order, but after two hours of push truck racing, the track was just not cooperating. It was officially, a rain out.
Following the rainy Friday in Rock Rapids, it was time to start the double-header of the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions at the “Home of the Professionals,” Huset’s Speedway.
Dobmeier qualified 10th quick with a 10.903 out of the 27 cars which put him on the inside of the third row to start out the 8 lap heat race in which he was able to hold his position to make the transfer into the main event and shoot for that 5 large.
Dobmeier came from 8th to 6th with his underpowered machine until the power steering line blew forcing the Senske & Son Delta Oil #13 into the pits around lap 15. The team later found out that a broken lifter is what caused the motor to act sub-par.
“At the start of the main, I noticed that the motor was under-powered,” explains Dobmeier. But I was able to make it up two spots until the power steering line blew and shot fluid all over the steering wheel.”
Night two of the O’Reilly All Stars was the big one, the $10,000 to win “Event of the Season.” The track was a little slower this particular night then the last, as none of the 33 cars entered could break the 11 second mark throughout qualifying. Mark Dobmeier set an 11.33 time with the Senske & Son Delta Oil #13 which was 17th fastest in the field.
He lined up on the outside pole for the heat race in which he quickly grabbed the lead at the drop of the green and led the 8-lap contest from flag to flag and guaranteeing a starting position in the main.
The start of the main was one of those starts in which every racer dreads. When the green flag dropped, another racer in front of Mark (sitting on the outside of row 8) hit the standing water at the bottom of the track and slid in front of the #13 causing the car to turn right and into the front stretch wall creating a near five car crash. This incident took the front and rear ends out of the Senske & Son Delta Oil #13 and forcing yet another disappointing DNF for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports.
“Weekend’s like these are quite annoying,” says Mark. “But, when this sort of thing does happen it really makes us sit back, do our homework and be that much more prepared for the weekend to follow.”

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 has over 130 Sprint Car Feature Wins in a 410 Outlaw Sprint Car.

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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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 home track of River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND is where Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports began their 3-day race weekend which started out with a bang. Mark, with his high point average, started in the back of the heat race at eighth and came up to second behind the 10TR of Bob Martin.
The second place finish in the heat race lined the Senske & Son Delta Oil #13 on the outside of the fourth row for start of the main event. With 12 laps to go, Mark took advantage of the well prepared race track and passed Chris Shirek for the lead and by the time the checkered flag was thrown, Mark had over a ½ track lead taking his 8th win of the 2009 season.

“Tonight was a lot of fun,” explains the River Cities veteran. “The track was awesome and I was able to keep the car up top except for a few bottom runs while we were moving forward. There were lanes on both the bottom and the top which gave us a lot of room to race; I’m sure the fans loved this one!”

Following the win at River Cities, it was off to Knoxville to prepare themselves for the 49th Annual SuperClean Knoxville Nationals. Dobmeier qualified late in the field with a 16.000 second time and then was able to start the heat race from the front row on the outside of Johnny Herrera.

Dobmeier took the early lead in the heat, but lost the position to Herrera going into the second lap. The two took off from there leaving the field behind them and Dobmeier ended the heat in the number 2 position.

Starting 17th in the main event, Mark charged forward up to ninth until a slice in the right rear tire caused the Senske & Son Delta Oil #13 to slow. Mark was able to salvage an 11th place finish in the feature which keeps Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports in the seventh position in the chase to the championship.

“We’re still working on a few things for the nationals,” explains Mark. “I think we are very close and we expect to be very fast this year. It was a little disappointing having the right rear (tire) go down…when we came in pits after the main we checked the air and it was down to 3 pounds so it made the car feel like I was on a sponge.”

Following Knoxville’s 11th place finish, it was off to Huset’s Speedway for Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports. Mark set a tenth quick time with an 11.432 to begin the evening on the fast high-banked 3/8ths dirt oval and lined up 4th in the heat.
Dobmeier quickly grabbed the lead at the start of the 10 lap heat and didn’t look back until the drop of the black and white as he took yet another heat race victory at the “Home of the Professionals.”

He began the 25 lap main event from the inside of the third row and with only 6 laps down the caution flag threw and bunched up the pack. At the time of restart, Dobmeier went low as the 11x of Greg Bakker went high going into turn one. “Dynamite” Dobmeier grabbed the lead coming out of turn 2 and led the remainder of the event capturing his 3rd win of the season at Huset’s and 9th overall for the 2009 season.

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 has over 130 Sprint Car Feature Wins and currently is leading the points battle at both River Cities Speedway and Huset’s Speedway. He sits 7th in the standings at Knoxville Raceway behind Sydney, Australia native Kerry Madsen.
This past weekend “Dynamite” Dobmeier passed a total of 26 cars throughout the three races at River Cities, Knoxville and Huset’s.

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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.