9/9/2015
National Sprint League
15th Annual Jerry Richert Memorial Saturday for FVP National Sprint League!
15th Annual Jerry Richert Memorial Saturday for FVP National Sprint League!
Windom, MN (September 9, 2015) – The FVP National Sprint League and the Bumper to Bumper IRA Series come together again this Saturday night, September 12, for the 15th Annual Jerry Richert Memorial at Cedar Lake Speedway near New Richmond, Wisconsin. As of today, over $9,000 has been added to the purse thanks to several sponsors for the event. An open wheel tripleheader is in store, as the UMSS sprints and traditional sprints will also be in action!
There will also be a free BBQ in the pits after the races, and an autograph session starting at 4 p.m.!
Sponsors who have added to the night’s purses include: DNR Construction, Frattalone Companies, Bevlor Utilites, DMI, Gillund Enterprises, Big G Man, GRP Motorsports, Glen Erickson, Lars and Linda Larsen, Rice Creek Builders, Northwoods Home Improvement, Protofab Engineering, Reed's Appliance, Tatnell Enterprises, Winnick Supply, Wood Co., Zuercher Well Drilling, Donahue Designs, Mastell Racing, Silver Shear, Joni and Rich, Kathy and Paul and Midwest Power Equipment.
Five current FVP National Sprint League drivers have tasted victory in the fifteen year history of the Jerry Richert Memorial. Seven-time Knoxville track champion, Terry McCarl, is a two-time winner of the event, as is nine-time Australian World Series Sprintcars titlist, Brooke Tatnell. Seven-time IRA champion, Bill Balog (2011), five-time Huset’s Speedway champion, Mark Dobmeier (2013) and 2014 Knoxville Raceway champion, Ian Madsen (2014) are other previous champions of the Jerry Richert Memorial. All are expected to be in attendance.
Three NSL members have won with the World of Outlaws on the banked 3/8-mile. Those include current series’ point leader, Danny Lasoski (1999), “The Crowd Pleaser” Craig Dollansky (2004 and 2010) and Tatnell (2005). Other NSL members expected to attend include two-time “King of California”, Tim Kaeding, three-time USAC Driver of the Year, Bryan Clauson, 2014 Charlotte World Finals winner, Brian Brown, 2015 Knoxville Nationals World Challenge winner, Lynton Jeffrey, Austin McCarl, Matt Juhl, Tasker Phillips, Dakota Hendrickson and more!
With six races left on the IRA schedule, six drivers remain in contention for a championship. The series has seen fourteen different winners in its last fourteen events. Ben Schmidt is atop the point chase heading into the weekend a mere three markers ahead of second place, Bill Rose. Scott Neitzel, Jeremy Schultz, Scotty Thiel and Blake Nimee all remain in striking distance of a title. Others expected at Cedar Lake include Phillip Mock, Scott Uttech, Kyle Marten, Russell Borland and two-time Jerry Richert Memorial champion, Mike Reinke.
Balog won the IRA event at Cedar Lake Speedway in May, ahead of Schmidt, Travis Whitney, Thiel and Rose.
Join us Saturday as the stars of the FVP National Sprint League take on the IRA Sprints on the banked 3/8-mile Cedar Lake Speedway!
Tickets and Times
Tickets are just $25 for adults, $12 for students 6-16, and 5 and under are FREE! The FVP National Sprint League and the IRA will be joined by the UMSS sprints and traditional (non-wing) sprints! Grandstands open at 5 p.m. with racing scheduled for 6 p.m.!
Stay tuned to the FVP National Sprint League website at www.NationalSprintLeague.com, on Facebook, and @NSLSeries on Twitter for more information. For more information on the IRA visit www.IRASprints.com! For more information on the Cedar Lake Speedway, visit www.CedarLakeSpeedway.com!
Jerry Richert Memorial Winners
2001 – Kim Mock
2002 – Don Droud Jr.
2003 – Terry McCarl
2004 – Terry McCarl
2005 – Justin Henderson
2006 – Mike Reinke
2007 – Mike Reinke
2008 – Brooke Tatnell
2009 – Brooke Tatnell
2010 – Scott Winters
2011 – Bill Balog
2012 – Mike Kertscher
2013 – Mark Dobmeier
2014 – Ian Madsen
UMSS 360 Winners
2009 – Rob Kubli
2010 – Brooke Tatnell
2011 – Brooke Tatnell
2012 – Kaley Gharst
2013 – Chris Graf
2014 – Ryan Bowers
Photo: A few of the drivers expected at Cedar Lake include Craig Dollansky (2KS), Bryan Clauson (17w) and Danny Lasoski (2) (Jeff Bylsma Photo)
2015 FVP National Sprint League Driver Point Standings (Top 25)
- Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO 2 7366
- Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. 18 6433
- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA 3 6210
- Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA 24 6086
- Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI 17B 6066
- Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN 17w 6016
- Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO 21 5883
- Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA 12 5374
- Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND 13 4869
- Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. 55 4660
- Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA 17A 4483
- Matt Juhl, Sioux Falls, SD 09 4439
- Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA 7TAZ 4254
- Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD 82 3886
- Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE 5H 3596
- Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN 56 2256
- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN 2KS 1900
- Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA 44 1793
- Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO o5 1788
- Austin Johnson, Pleasant Hill, IA 81 1457
- Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA 49 1443
- Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD 25 1355
- Joe Riedel, Ramona, SD 15 1246
- Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD 17 1217
- Stu Snyder, Waverly, NE 23s 1159
2015 FVP National Sprint League Schedule
Saturday, April 11 – 34 Raceway (Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA)
Friday, May 8 – Eagle Raceway (Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO)$
Saturday, May 9 – Knoxville Raceway (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO) ($20,000 bonus from Durst Motorplex to win Eagle and Knoxville)$
Friday, May 15 – Jacksonville Speedway, “Sprints Gone Wild” w/MOWA (Rain)
Friday, May 22 – Jackson Speedway, Folkens Bros. Trucking Spring Nationals - $10,000 to win! (Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sunday, May 24 – Huset’s Speedway (Rain)
Thursday, May 28 – St. Francois County Raceway, “March Through Missouri” (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO)
Friday, May 29 – Randolph County Raceway, “March Through Missouri” (Rain)
Saturday, June 27 – Knoxville Raceway, Mid-Season Championship, $5,000 to win (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO)*
Friday, July 3 – Huset’s Speedway, $5,000 to win (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO)*
Saturday, July 4 – Knoxville Raceway (Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA)*
Friday, July 10 – Park Jefferson International Speedway (Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND)
Tuesday, July 21 – Hancock County Speedway (Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI)+
Wednesday, July 22 – Iowa State Fair Speedway (Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN)+
Thursday, July 23 – Jackson Speedway (Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD)+
Sunday, July 26 – Huset’s Speedway (Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND)*
Thursday, July 30 – I-80 Speedway “Road to Knoxville” $5,000 to win (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO)
Friday, July 31 – I-80 Speedway “Road to Knoxville” $10,000 to win (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO)
Monday, August 10 – Southern Iowa Speedway, $20,000 to win Front Row Challenge (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Friday, August 21 – Fairmont Raceway (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO)
Saturday, August 22 – Clay County Fair Speedway (Rain)
Sunday, August 23 – Huset’s Speedway, $8,000 to win (Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD)
Friday, Augusts 28 – Randolph County Raceway (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO)
Saturday, August 29 – Knoxville Raceway, $5,000 to win (Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD)*
Sunday, August 30 – Angell Park Speedway, w/IRA (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO)
Friday, September 4 – Jackson Speedway, Jackson Nationals (Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN)
Saturday, September 5 – Jackson Speedway, Jackson Nationals, $25,000 to win (Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN)*
Sunday, September 6 – Huset’s Speedway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Friday, September 11 – Eagle Raceway, Nebraska Cup, $3,911 to win (Eagle, NE)
Saturday, September 12 – Cedar Lake Speedway, Jerry Richert Memorial w/IRA (New Richmond, WI)
Friday, October 2 – I-80 Speedway, “Fearless 410 Finale” (Greenwood, NE)
Saturday, October 3 – I-80 Speedway, “Fearless 410 Finale”, $7,000 to win (Greenwood, NE)
*-DeBerg Concrete Triple Crown Challenge Eligibility Race (Must win one at Knoxville, Huset’s and the Jackson Nationals finale September 5)
+-FVP National Sprint League Fair Speedweek
$-Durst Motorplex $20,000 Bonus for Sweeping
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FVP National Sprint League Series Sponsors
Abdo, Eick & Meyers
Arnold Motor Supply
Bank Midwest
Bosma Poultry
Casey’s General Stores
Hoosier Tire – Official Tire of the NSL
Octane Ink
Okoboji Motor Company – Official automobile supplier of the NSL
Rossie Feed & Grain
The Craft Agency
FVP National Sprint League Contingency Sponsors
Bell Racing – “Hard Luck Award”
Brown & Miller Racing Solutions – “3 for 3 Award”
Bulterbuilt – “Unique Tweet your Seat Award”
Cobblestone Hotel & Suites of Knoxville, Iowa
DMI – “Heat Award”
Fuel Safe – “Heat/Dash Award”
Hooker Harness – “Locked-in Award”
Kaeding Performance – “Heat Award”
Hoosier Tire – “Heat Award”
KSE Racing Products – “Hard-charger Award”
Minnesota Mafia – “Quick Time Award”
Speedway Graphics – “From the Tail Award”
Ti22 – “Good as New with Ti22 Award”
Vortex Racing Products – “Clean Sweep Award”
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