What won the race: Brad Seng of Grand Forks, N.D., started on the pole and went on to win his second NLRA A-main of the season. Seng held off fellow front-row starter Ricky Weiss of Headingly, Manitoba, Canada, to pick up the $1,200 winner's check. Sixth-starting Bill Mooney of Selkirk, Manitoba, finished third.

Key notes: Seng's win snapped a two-race win streak by sprint car ace Donny Schatz of Fargo, N.D. ... The series kicked off the weekend Thursday at Red River Co-op Speedway in Winnipeg, Mantoba, where Schatz earned his third career NLRA victory. … Schatz won again Friday at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. … Dustin Strand, who won a pair of NLRA races at Devils Lake last season, had trouble and didn't finish his heat. Strand failed to start the A-main as well. ... Fourteen of the 20 starters finished the race. ... Weiss won his heat race from the seventh starting spot. ...

On the move: Matt Smith of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, finished fifth after starting 18th.

Winner's sponsors: Seng's MB Customs entry is sponsored by S&S Transport, Signature Warehousing, Bergstrom Electric, Forks Mobile Wash, M.V. Collette Farms, Custom Stripes, Broken Drum Bar & Grill, Anderson Brothers Body Shop, Valley Oral & Facial, Schill Construction, Gateway Sportz and W.W. Wallworks.

Points chase: Heading into Friday's action, Ricky Weiss (756 points) of Headingly, Manitoba sat atop the series standings over Dustin Strand (702) and Brad Seng (690).

Car count: 21

Heat race winners: Steffen Snare, Brad Seng, Ricky Weiss

Next series race: September 6, River Cities Speedway (Grand Forks, ND) $1,292