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Brad Seng Tops the 5^th Annual John Seitz Memorial Race

River Cities Speedway, Grand Forks, ND

Race Report for Sept 9 & Sept 10, 2011

Written by Mike Orness

Perfect weather greeted the record number of drivers that entered the 5^th Annual Memorial race to honor John Seitz. Fifty-nine late model drivers signed in along with twenty-four sprint teams. There were thirty-three streets the first night along with twenty-nine Midwest mods. The second night the mods grew three, and the streets lost three.

The Streets and Mods ran two complete shows over the two day event, with the Sprints and Late Models running one show with heats and dash the first night and consi’s and features on the second night. All in all, with the car counts, racing, and weather, it was a perfect weekend to honor a champion!

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5^th Annual Seitz Memorial – Continuing To Honor A Champion!

The 5^th annual John Seitz Memorial Late Model Invitational is rapidly approaching at the highly competitive River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The event, entering its fifth season, will kick off with a new twist in 2011. Instead of the traditional practice night on Thursday, September 8^th, the event will kick off with a Late Model only racing program followed by the ultra-popular Johnny Holmes Band playing a concert on the front stretch, dubbed the ‘Prelude to the Johnny’. Late Models will compete in an $1,100 to win / $200 to start program which will begin and 7pm and end by 9pm so that the Johnny Holmes Band can begin playing at 9 and play until midnight to start the weekend off with some fun. This event will serve as the 2011 NLRA Championships and will be the final point night for the ’11 NLRA season, which will allow the tour champion to be crowned at River Cities for the first time ever. NLRA point leader Mike Balcaen will be looking for his 5^th NLRA championship, which would break the first place tie he has with the late great Seitz, so what more fitting place to crown the NLRA champion than at the event that honors the 4 time series champ!

Fans and Late Model drivers should note that Thursday night’s car/driver entry fee will just be $50 at the pit gate for drivers, while pit passes will be $25 and tickets in the grandstands will be $15 in advance or $18 at the track. Your ticket includes admission to both the races and the concert. UND Students with current ID will be admitted to the grandstands for just $10.

The racing program will then begin again on Friday, September 9^th with action for the WISSOTA Late Models, NOSA Outlaw 410 Sprint Cars, WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds and WISSOTA Street Stocks. Friday’s program will feature heat races and the $920 to win Go Hard or Go Home pole dash for the Late Models, plus a complete program (heat races, semi-features and feature) for both the Midwest Modifieds and Street Stocks and a slight change from previous years, but this year the Sprints will run heat races and a pole dash on Friday night as well.

Saturday’s program will feature b-features and the 92-lap $9,200 to win feature event for the Late Models plus another complete program for the Midwest Modifieds and Street Stocks plus the remainder of the show for the NOSA Sprints. More than 50 of the Midwest’s best Late Model competitors from upwards of 5 states and several Canadian provinces, including the four previous champions, (Mitch Johnson, Justin Fegers, Pat Doar and Cody Skytland) are all expected to be in attendance to compete for this giant purse and the prestige of winning the John Seitz Memorial! In addition, multi-time River Cities track champion Brad Seng, defending WISSOTA champion Ricky Weiss and a host of local competitors will be looking to ‘defend their home turf’ from the travelers to try to keep the $9,200 in the Grand Forks area once the memorial weekend’s event is completed.

Thursday’s action will begin at 7pm, while Friday night’s racing program will kick off at 7:30pm, with Saturday’s show beginning at 6pm. The event is sponsored in part by Valley Oral & Facial Surgery, Shaw Trucking Inc., S & S Transport, North Dakota Eye Clinic, Northern Plumbing, Wes’ Plumbing & Heating, and 71 Bar. This event has been ultra-successful over the first four seasons and fans will want to make sure to be in Grand Forks for the fifth running of the event on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 8^th, 9^th & 10^th.

Tons of contingency awards will be provided in all divisions throughout the course of the weekend by some great sponsors. Details will be announced at a later date. For ticket prices and more information please log onto www.rivercitiesspeedway.com or www.johnseitz92.com for more event information or call Chris at (715) 497-8916.