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Qualifying heats were run to set the starting spots for the features ineach of the five divisions. Heats in the Late Models were won by Steve Laursen Cumberland, Pat Doar New Richmond and Darrell Nelson Hermantown. Modified heats went to Joey Jensen Forest Lake and Kelly Estey Kelly Lake. Three heats of Super Stocks were won by Donnie Lofdahl Proctor, Dave Read Brainerd and Scott Lawrence Superior while the Midwest Modified heats went to Skeeter Estey and Neil Balduc. The three heats of Pure Stocks went to Matt Madsen Superior, Ken Tody, Jr Ashland and Austin Blom Saginaw.

The first feature to roll onto the track was for the Midwest Modifieds.At the green flag Dan Kingsley wedged his green #68 between pole sitter Deven Van House and the #99 of Neil Bolduc to take the early lead. Skeeter Estey followed him through to second with Bolduc and Scott Herrick third and fourth. Jeff Pohjonen driving for Brian Youderin slipped through into fifth. Estey closed on Kingsley and used the outside lane to grab the lead off of turn two. Pohjonen and Bolduc ran side by side for third and Pohjonen won that skirmish. Estey extended his lead to nearly a straight away for an easy win. Kingsley, Herrick, Pohjonen and Balduc finished in the top five.

Next up was 20 laps for the WISSOTA Super Stocks. Andy Grymala and Donnie Lofdahl led the 24 car field to the green flag. Lofdahl nipped Grymala for the lead as Dave read and Grymala went wheel to wheel for second. Scott Lawrence and Willie Johnsen also battled side by side for third. Five laps in Read looped in turn two bringing out the caution flag. Lofdahl maintained the lead on the restart ahead of Lawrence, Johnsen and Dave Flynn while Read headed for the back of the pack. Lawrence tried for the lead but the caution flag reappeared when Brian Carl and Read tangled in turn two. The re start saw Lofdahl still at the point over Lawrence, Grymala, Johnsen and newcomer to the top five, Brian Mikkonen.

by Justin Zoch
He’s been strong there in the past – including a runner-up to Terry McCarl in last year’s Northern Nationals at Superior Speedway in Superior, Wisconsin - but Bill Balog was not to be denied this year. Balog struggled a bit in his heat race and started ninth in the A-main but wasted little time working his way forward before passing Steve Meyer following a lap 16 caution flag. It was Balog’s sixth IRA win of the 2010 season.

There are not too many tracks around the Upper Midwest where Terry McCarl had not visited victory lane but Superior Speedway in Superior, Wisconsin, was one of them. That all changed when McCarl raced by Erin Crocker to take the win at the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints Budweiser Northern Nationals. The win was the fourth IRA win of the season for McCarl.

Crocker took the lead from the outside of the front row and held off polesitter Davey Heskin through a few early yellow flags and a red flag for Billy Hafemann's flip in turn two. On the restart, McCarl snuck by Crocker and opened up a large lead. Late in the race, IRA point leader Bill Balog closed in on Crocker to take second but was never able to pass McCarl, despite a late yellow flag. Balog, who started 10th, was second followed by Crocker, Mike Reinke and Scott Neitzel. Johnny Herrera suffered a broken nose wing and slipped to sixth from third at the finish ahead of Davey Heskin, who spun while running second but charged back to seventh at the finish.

More than $100,000 in prize money and valuable series points are on the line June 17-20

The Midwest-based WORLD Dirt Racing League, a touring Late model series now in its eighth season, is preparing to take the series' stars and cars to Minnesota and Wisconsin, a truly breathtaking part of the United States, for four exciting nights of racing.

Butch and Linda Erickson spent the first week of February in Daytona Beach getting a first-hand look at what NASCAR has to offer its track promoters. The Ericksons, promoters of Superior (Wisc.) Speedway, took part in the activities and meetings during DIRECTV Speedweeks that NASCAR hosts. Beginning with its 2009 season, the .375-mile red clay oval located in the northwestern corner of Wisconsin near Lake Superior, will be part of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. “The name ‘NASCAR’ brings a lot of excitement, but the NASCAR points fund and structure lead a long list of pluses,” said Butch Erickson.

By Jerry O'Brien
The 20th annual Budweiser Northern Nationals scheduled for Friday and Saturday September 5th & 6th stood on a precarious precipice as Mother Nature threatened to shut down the event on Friday night.