9/13/2013
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Mark Dobmeier - Richert Memorial Winner & Huset's Champ
Mark Dobmeier – Richert Memorial Winner & Huset’s Champ!
Lunstra Motorsports and Mark Dobmeier PR
September 13, 2013 – Following a weekend full of bad luck and uneventful happenings, Mark Dobmeier aboard his Lunstra Motorsports car had a weekend for the ages. They picked up a couple of victories, including the illustrious Jerry Richert Memorial, while capping the weekend off with a second place finish at the Huset’s Speedway in their season finale.
The previous weekend saw three DNF’s at the Jackson Speedway and at Huset’s where they had to go to a back-up car in the middle of the program. The team put that behind them by kicking the weekend off Thursday night at River Cities Speedway. The Big Trucks by Jimco Eagle picked up the win at the high-banked bullring after starting fourth in the feature. The win was Mark’s sixth of the year at the track and 101st of his career there.
“It was good to finish a race for once, let alone win one again,” Dobmeier joked. “The car was great all night long and it was nice to end our season at home (at River Cities) with a win.
With Friday night off, the team headed southeast to the Cedar Lake Speedway outside New Richmond, Wis. 29 total cars signed in under the IRA banner for the popular race honoring the late Jerry Richert. The night started off by qualifying in at eighth quick. Dobmeier would pick up his 13th heat victory of the year after starting fourth. After all of that, the Senske & Son No. 13 was starting on the pole for the feature event. He would lead every lap of the 30-lapper and garnered the $5,000 winner’s check. The win was his first at the Richert Memorial and also his second career with the IRA group and also his 16th overall for 2013.
“What an honor to finally pick up this win after coming here for so many years.” Dobmeier said. “The Richert and Tatnell families do an awesome job promoting this event and we are pumped to finally win this event. The car was perfect for the feature and we did what we needed to do after starting on the pole.”
It was back to South Dakota and the Lunstra shop to get ready for the season finale at Huset’s, which was paying $10,000 to win thanks to Dollar Loan Center. 15 cars signed in for the Season Championship with the Forx Radiators timing in third quick. A single-file track yielded a fifth place finish in the heat race and lined them up to start eighth in the 25-lap feature after the 10-pill was drawn.
Dobmeier worked his way into the third position throughout the race on a lightning-fast surface around the top, and would be lined up on Ian Madsen’s tail tank for a restart with three to-go after second running Austin McCarl stopped. Madsen took off on the restart and left “Dynamite” to finish second and a nice payday of $5,000 for his Sioux Falls Ford Eagle. However, a couple of driver’s including Dobmeier were displeased with the restart that was not called back.
“What I was upset about was Ian went from the top side of the track to the bottom on the restart,” Mark stated. “He did take off a little bit early, but every driver’s meeting I’ve ever been to says you must hold your line as the leader on the restart and he didn’t. We would have loved to have had a chance to do something for the 10 grand, but the restart was upheld. Congrats to Ian as he did what he needed to do to win the race.
“It was still an amazing weekend for this race team, especially after the horrible weekend we had before. We also ended up winning the title at Huset’s for the fifth time which is nothing to sneeze at. A big thank you goes out to all of our sponsors, crew, fans, and anybody that has anything to do with this team. And none of this would be possible without Dave (Lunstra) as well.”
One race is scheduled for the upcoming weekend with that being Friday night with the Outlaws at the Clay County Fairgrounds. Mark will not be racing Saturday at Deer Creek Speedway as he is in a wedding that day.
2013 STATS: 43 Starts, 16 Wins, 25 Top Fives, 31 Top Tens, 13 Heat Wins, 3 Fast Times, Average Finish of 6.977, 147 Cars Passed in A Main Action, and Plus/Minus of +92 Positions
POINTS: Mark won the points at Huset’s and finished sixth 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, Guy Forbrook, Ethan & Wyatt Thompson, Perry & Mike Dobmeier, John Doese, Lenny Reiter, Aaron Kroetsch & Ryan Grind for all of the hard work they put in.
EMAIL: If you would like to receive Mark’s weekly release, or have any other questions, drop an email at DobmeierPR13@gmail.com and we will add you to the list.
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Article Credit: Kole Faragher
Submitted By: Kole Faragher
