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Norman County Raceway
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 THURSDAY NIGHT (5/5/05) WAS THE SEASON OPENER AT THE NORMAN COUNTY RACEWAY IN ADA, MINNESOTA. IT WAS A "GOOD NIGHT" FOR AN OPENER SAID NORMAN COUNTY RACEWAY GENERAL MANAGER, PAUL ENGELSTAD. SEVENTY THREE CARS IN SIX CLASSES PULLED INTO THE NORMAN COUNTY RACEWAY. INCLUDED IN THE FIELD WERE SEVERAL DRIVERS WHO HAVE WON PREVIOUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND MANY OTHERS WHO RACE THROUGHOUT THE REGION. WISSOTA MOD 4'S HEATS. (TOP THREE) HEAT ONE 1. DAVE MOE 2. CORY VANMIL 3. TYLER ELSER HEAT TWO (TOP THREE) 1. MIKE GRESETH 2. BILL LEAHY 3. DENNIS CHARLES FEATURE (TOP 5) 1.MIKE GRESETH 2. SHANE LASKE 3. DENNIS CHARLES 4.CORY VANMIL 5. ERIC MONSON NOPA STREETS HEAT ONE (TOP THREE) 1. STEVE HALBERG 2. JIM GERINGER 3. JOSEPH POTTER FEATURE (TOP 3) 1. JIM GERINGER 2. JOSEPH POTTER 3. STEVE HALBERG MIDWEST MODS HEAT ONE (TOP THREE) 1. DANNY STREM 2. JUSTIN JONES 3. TRAVIS SAUER HEAT TWO (TOP THREE) 1. BLAKE BORGEN 2. KARL TOLLEFSON 3. CRAIG ENGELSTAD FEATURE (TOP FIVE) 1. JUSTIN JONES 2. CRAIG ENGELSTAD 3. ARVID BRODEN 4. TRAVIS SAUER 5. RON SAUER PURE STOCKS HEAT ONE (TOP THREE) 1. KEN CRANE 2. PAUL OLSON 3. RANDY JAWASKI HEAT TWO (TOP THREE) 1. DAN BECKMAN 2. DEAN LUNDON 3. CHRISTOPHER SMEBY FEATURE (TOP FIVE) 1. PAUL OLSON 2. RANDY JAWASKI 3. DEAN LUNDON 4. KEN CRANE 5. BILL BECKMAN SUPER STOCKS HEAT ONE (TOP THREE) 1. RYAN AHO 2. STEVE BEACH 3. JON STEPAN HEAT TWO (TOP THREE) 1. BLAKE JETVIG 2. TODD CALDER 3. KYLE PETERLIN FEATURE (TOP FIVE) 1. STEVE BEACH 2. RYAN AHO 3. KYLE PETERLIN 4. ALEX ENGELSTAD 5. JON STEPAN MODIFIEDS HEAT ONE (TOP THREE) 1. BLAKE JETVIG 2. BRIAN STRAND 3. CHAD OHNSTAD HEAT TWO (TOP THREE) 1. DEV MALMLOV 2. RICK JACOBSON 3. MARK TRAUTNER FEATURE (TOP FIVE) 1. BLAKE JETVIG 2. CHAD OHNSTAD 3. DAVE RIOPELLE 4. RICK JACOBSON 5. MICHAEL JOHNSON LOCAL DRIVER BLAKE "THE JET" JETVIG TALKED WITH R & J SPORTS AND TRACK ANNOUNCER JIM BIRKEMEYER. (5551A) NORMAN COUNTY RACEWAY PROMOTER TERRY BLACKLANCE SAID IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT FOR THE SEASON OPENER, LOT'S OF CARS, LOT'S OF FANS, NEXT WEEK SHOULD BE EVEN BIGGER! (5551C) THE NORMAN COUNTY RACEWAY RACES EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT, NEXT WEEK IS WEST MAIN PIZZA NIGHT. PIT GATES OPEN AT 4:30PM, HOT LAPS AT 6:30 AND RACING BEGINS AT 7PM . GRANDSTAND AND CONCESSIONS OPEN AT 6PM. WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE NORMAN COUNTY RACEWAY IN ADA MINNESOTA AGAIN NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NORMAN COUNTY RACEWAY, "WHERE THE BIG DOGS COME TO PLAY" |
