DDVERGSTEN RECORDS FIRST WIN OF SEASON AT GREENBUSH, MULLEN STAYS HOT AT BRRP

(August 21, 2017) – The race teams of the NLSA Lightning Sprints were back at it last weekend with a pair of shows at the series’ weekly tracks.

Dexter Dvergsten scored his first win of 2017 on Saturday at Greenbush Race Park in a dominating performance. Dvergsten started outside of the front row after winning the third heat race and powered by Alex Truscinski on lap three to take the lead.

Once out front, Dvergsten looked to set sail on the 18-car field, but a hard charging Brandon Johnson kept Dvergsten at bay. Johnson, who started back in 16th, moved into second with 10 laps in the books, and closed the gap between himself and Dvergsten to under a second, but Dvergsten was able to hold on to claim the win.

Alex Truscinski, Presley Truedson, and Dvergsten picked up heat race wins.

On Saturday, the series headed south to Buffalo River Race Park in Glyndon, Minn.

The main event turned into a race of attrition for some of the front runners. Third place runner Josh Abrahamson suffered mechanical woes near the halfway point. Soon thereafter, the leader, Eric Johnson, also endured an equipment failure after dominating the majority of the feature.

Fourteen-year-old Brendan Mullen then inherited the lead and drove away from the field for the victory.

Mullen and Eric Johnson were heat race winners.

RESULTS:
Greenbush Race Park – August 19th, 2017:
A Feature 1: 1. 11M-Brendan Mullen, [2]; 2. 13-Alan Truscinski, [8]; 3. 10-Alex Truscinski, [9]; 4. 17K-Zachary Kwiatkoski, [4]; 5. 2-Presley Truedson, [7]; 6. 2C-Corey Olson, [6]; 7. 100-Jason Berg, [11]; 8. (DNF) 4-Eric Johnson, [3]; 9. (DNF) 16-Josh Abrahamson, [5]; 10. (DNF) 4H-Dylan Herman, [10]; (DNS) 44DD-Jim Hadfield,
Heat 1: 1. 11M-Brendan Mullen, [2]; 2. 2C-Corey Olson, [4]; 3. 17K-Zachary Kwiatkoski, [3]; 4. 13-Alan Truscinski, [5]; 5. 4H-Dylan Herman, [6]; 6. (DNF) 100-Jason Berg, [1]
Heat 2: 1. 4-Eric Johnson, [2]; 2. 2-Presley Truedson, [4]; 3. 10-Alex Truscinski, [5]; 4. 16-Josh Abrahamson, [3]; 5. 44DD-Jim Hadfield, [1]

Buffalo River Race Park – August 20th, 2017:
A Feature 1: 1. 11M-Brendan Mullen, [2]; 2. 13-Alan Truscinski, [8]; 3. 10-Alex Truscinski, [9]; 4. 17K-Zachary Kwiatkoski, [4]; 5. 2-Presley Truedson, [7]; 6. 2C-Corey Olson, [6]; 7. 100-Jason Berg, [11]; 8. (DNF) 4-Eric Johnson, [3]; 9. (DNF) 16-Josh Abrahamson, [5]; 10. (DNF) 4H-Dylan Herman, [10]; (DNS) 44DD-Jim Hadfield,
Heat 1: 1. 11M-Brendan Mullen, [2]; 2. 2C-Corey Olson, [4]; 3. 17K-Zachary Kwiatkoski, [3]; 4. 13-Alan Truscinski, [5]; 5. 4H-Dylan Herman, [6]; 6. (DNF) 100-Jason Berg, [1]
Heat 2: 1. 4-Eric Johnson, [2]; 2. 2-Presley Truedson, [4]; 3. 10-Alex Truscinski, [5]; 4. 16-Josh Abrahamson, [3]; 5. 44DD-Jim Hadfield, [1]

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