6/20/2013
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Mark Dobmeier – Another Win and a Weekend of Racing!
Mark Dobmeier – Another Win and a Weekend of Racing!
Lunstra Motorsports and Mark Dobmeier PR
June 20, 2013 – Last weekend proved that Mother Nature wanted to see a few races for the Lunstra Motorsports #13, even if a couple of those races flirted with getting rained out. The weekend kicked off with a win in Canada and a couple World of Outlaws races sandwiched between a good run at Huset’s Speedway to end the weekend. The upcoming weekend brings the Outlaws to Mark Dobmeier’s home turf at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. on Friday.
“We went up to Winnipeg at Red River Co-Op Speedway on Thursday with the NOSA guys to start the week off with a win,” Dobmeier said. “We didn’t get home ‘til after 2am, went to run the business (Forx Radiators) for a few hours, and then headed south for the Outlaw show at Jackson (Speedway). It was good to start the week off on a winning foot even with the little sleep.”
34 cars met the Senske & Son Eagle at Jackson on Friday, and Mark ended up starting his heat race on the pole after qualifying 15th quick. After a heated battled with Outlaw point leader Daryn Pittman, a rocker arm broke while running in a dash spot of 2nd, relegating the team to the Last Chance Showdown. The team worked hard to change the Fisher engine to complete the LCS to make the transfer to the ‘A’ Main. Mark worked hard but crossed the line in 13th after starting in 14th for the feature.
“It seems like we moved up further than we did in the feature, but a lot of guys were stuck racing each other middle on back,” he said. “Obviously it was disappointing not making the dash, but it could have been a lot worse. We changed motors, and were able to put up an okay finish after the bad circumstances.”
The Lunstra Motorsports team was off to Knoxville for the last tune-up for the Nationals with the Outlaws on the card. The Sioux Falls Ford Eagle timed in 25th quick of the 43 cars signed in after going out late in time trials. Still, “Dynamite” was able to climb to a transfer spot in his stacked heat going from sixth to fourth to lock himself in. He started outside row eleven, and was working his way through the field until a right rear blew in turn two, sending him into the catch fence and for a
tumble ending his charge.
“We hit the frontstretch wall a half lap before that so it might have had something to do with the tire blowing in the corner,” Dobmeier admitted. “It was a disappointing way to end the night because I think we had something to get in the top ten. We need to improve our qualifying for the Nationals and with the new point system to have any chance of running the top guys down.”
After switching out the Eagle Chassis at the Lunstra shop, it was off to Huset’s Speedway to try to end the weekend with his 50th career win at the bullring. The Big Trucks by Jimco #13 set quick time and won the heat after starting sixth and was looking for a sweep starting ninth in the feature. An early race caution saw Jason Solwold take a commanding lead and Dobmeier struggling with a tricky cushion as they came up short with a second place finish.
“I think we had something for Jason there early in the race, but we biked the cushion and fell back a couple of spots,” he said. “There just aren’t enough lapped cars right now to try to catch up any ground on good drivers like him when it goes green for long periods of time like that. We’re learning these tires, and getting ready for the Outlaw show in a few weeks to defend our win from last year.”
The upcoming weekend brings those Outlaws back to
North Dakota for their first visit of the year in his home state and Mark is ready to defend the home turf. He’s still looking to capture the home town win for the first time with the series and this might be the week it happens.
“Last year we set quick time and were running in the top five when we got caught up in a mishap. I’m looking to learn from that and put this car in victory lane if Mother Nature allows us to get another race in back home,” Dobmeier said. “I can’t thank my guys and everyone that supports us because we’ve had a tough start to the year. We’re ready to turn it around and get some wins if we can get some races in.”
The rest of the weekend has plans for the weekly show at Knoxville weather permitting and finishing the weekend up on Sunday at Huset’s.
2013 STATS: 13 Starts, 4 Wins, 7 Top Fives, 9 Top Tens, 4 Heat Wins, Average Finish of 6.923, 72 Cars Passed in A Main Action, and Plus/Minus of +68 Positions
POINTS: Mark finds himself leading the points both at River Cities and Huset’s and sitting in 7th at Knoxville.
APPAREL: The 2013 design has been done, and you can grab your shirt, hoodies, and a whole bunch of other things at the 13 rig after the races!
SPONSORS: Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports would like to thank all of their sponsors for their continued support into 2013: Senske & Son Transfer, Sioux Falls Ford, Big Trucks by Jimco, DeKalb Seed, IQ Bid Auctioneers, Dahlstrom Motors, Forx Radatior, Dammer Trucking, Anderson Brothers Body Shop, Forks Mobile Wash, Disabled American Veterans, Xtreme Polishing, Willow Ridge, Rose Creek Farms, Rendezvous Region Construction, and Visit Grand Forks.
About Senske & Son Transfer
The team of Senske & Son, Inc is dedicated to providing superior distribution, transportation and logistic services to ensure that your company and customers will receive products on-time and damage free. Our performance has a direct impact on the quality of our customer’s products and services. Our goal is to contribute to your quality by consistently providing you with the best services available in the trucking Industry. Visit www.SenskeTransfer.com for more information.
About Sioux Falls Ford
Our goal is to make you a customer for life by providing superb customer service. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the staff at Sioux Falls Ford will help you find the Ford vehicle you want. At Sioux Falls Ford we offer a searchable online inventory of new Ford cars in Sioux Falls, along with well-maintained used cars by today's top manufacturers. Find the new or used car you're interested and come in for a test drive today! For more information visit www.SiouxFallsFord.com.
About Big Trucks by Jimco
Big Trucks by Jimco specializes in helping you pick out the right truck tailored for your needs. We then customize the truck at your request with the possibilities being endless. We install boxes, tarps, wet kits, additional axles, and can do stretch jobs on the truck you purchase from us. Visit www.BigTrucksByJimco.com for more information.
WEBSITE: You can follow along at Mark’s new and improved website to find where they are racing, recent pictures, Mark’s history, and pretty much everything else at www.MarkDobmeier.com
SOCIAL MEDIA: Like us on Facebook and get updates from the track at: www.Facebook.com/pages/LunstraDobmeier-Motorsports/127617420603580
Also, Follow Mark on Twitter at: www.Twitter.com/DobmeierRacing
THE CREW: Mark wouldn’t be able to do what he does on the track without the guys behind the scenes putting in all of the hard hours. A big shout out to: Dave Lunstra, Ethan & Wyatt Thompson, Perry & Mike Dobmeier, John Doese, Lenny Reiter, Aaron Kroetsch & Ryan Grind for all of the hard work they put in.
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Article Credit: Kole Faragher
Submitted By: Kole Faragher
