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Mark Dobmeier – Huset’s
Outlaw Winner!
Lunstra/Dobmeier
Motorsports
July 5, 2012 – Mark
Dobmeier accomplished something Tuesday he hadn’t done in nearly six years;
winning a World of Outlaws ‘A’ Main. This one, however, came with his
Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports #13, marking the first time this team was in
victory lane for an Outlaws ‘A’ Main. Dobmeier dominated lapped traffic of the
second half of the race, lapping up to the ninth position, and leading the last
25 laps of 35 lap event.
This WoO win was the second in his career, with the other
coming at the Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wisconsin aboard the Rush Racing #8 in
October of 2006 filling in for Brooke Tatnell. The four-time Huset’s Speedway
track champion now has 46 career wins at the 1/3 mile bullring. The win marked
the second of the year, and the eighth of the 2012 season. Mark also set quick
time for the second time of the year with the Outlaws, becoming just the second
driver in their first 34 races to set quick time and win the feature.
“It was just a great night from the get-go in setting quick
time,” a smiling Dobmeier said among a throng of fans. “What a team effort this
race was. We’ve been having a ton of bad luck and it finally turned around with
this win. I had the easy job of going out and racing the car. I can’t say
enough about my crew who works their tails off on this car.”
Mark lined up third on the grid for the feature after moving
up one spot in the dash. He was patient early, and moved up to the second spot
past Craig Dollansky on lap three. The two would work into traffic on lap eight
when contact between the two sent Dollansky flipping down the backstretch.
“I was in second there trying to get around Chuck
(McGillivrary),” Dobmeier stated. “Chuck is usually on the bottom, but he slid
up off of turn two. I was diving to the bottom to go around him and had no idea
Craig was there and we made contact. I feel bad for him, but we’ve endured our
fair share of bad luck already this year as well.”
It only took a few laps after the restart to get passed
race-long leader Ian Madsen. The eventual winning move came on lap eleven on
the top of turns one and two. Dobmeier endured a couple of other cautions and
red flags, including an open red, and won by over a straightaway much to the
pleasure of the capacity crowd.
“What a night,” Dobmeier said in reviewing the win. “We waited
to get around Ian as I didn’t want to show him the top was the place to be.
Once we got by him it was smooth sailing. I didn’t know we had such a big lead,
but the car was just awesome. Again, this goes to my guys who work on this car.
We’ve had nothing but bad luck all year, and hopefully this turns this season
around going into the Nationals.”
Bad luck plagued the Senske & Son/J&J the two races
before that at Knoxville Raceway and the weekly show Sunday night at Huset’s. A
blown left rear at Knoxville ruined a great night while Dobmeier was in the
second position early in the race. He would rally to finish ninth after
starting at the tail, but they lost valuable points with the blown tire. They’ll
look to gain back those points for the championship hunt with Twin Features
Night this Saturday.
Sunday night at Huset’s summed up how the year had gone to
that point at the track. The Right Choice Electric #13 was working his way
forward in the feature when contact between the leaders resulted in Dobmeier
having nowhere to go. The resulting damage allowed Dobs to get back out, but
the car was not fully repaired and resulted in a 13th place finish. The night
had started out by charging sixth to first in the heat after being third quick
for the 21 car field.
“It seems like it’s something new every week,” a frustrated
Dobmeier said. “The bad luck just keeps finding its way to this team. We were
going into turn three there and just had nowhere to go as we tried to go low
around (a tumbling) Jody (Rosenboom), and his car just continued to come down
the hill. We really need to get this monkey off this team’s back.”
A scheduled night off on Friday at River Cities Speedway saw
the team make the 10 hour drive from Grand Forks, North Dakota to the
Belleville High Banks in Bellville, Kansas for the WoO show. A disappointing
lap in time trials meant they would miss the heat race inversion. However, the
Big Trucks by Jimco car would make its way forward during the ‘A’ finishing in
eighth after starting 14th.
The weekend’s plans are to head to Cedar Lake Speedway on
Friday with the Outlaws, Saturday at Knoxville for Twin Features, and then back
to Huset’s on Sunday.
VIDEO: Shawn
Miller, PR man for the World of Outlaws, mounted his Go-Pro camera on Mark’s
car for the ‘A’ Feature at Huset’s. Here is the link: http://vimeo.com/45219019
The link for the post race interview and results from the
Huset’s show is HERE
2012 STATS: 27
Starts, 8 Wins, 17 Top Fives, 22 Top Tens, 9 Heat Race Wins, 4 Fast Times,
Average Finish of 5.296, 110 Cars Passed in A Main Action, and a Plus/Minus of
81 positions.
APPAREL: The new
Mark Dobmeier shirts and hoodies have arrived and can be purchased at the
trailer following the races!
SPONSORS:
Lunstra/Dobmeier Motorsports would like to thank all of their sponsors for
their continued support into 2012: Senske & Son Transfer, Right Choice
Electric, 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.
WEBSITE: Of
course you can follow along at Mark’s new and improved website at
MarkDobmeier.com
SOCIAL MEDIA:
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Also, Follow Mark on Twitter at: Twitter.com/DobmeierRacing
EMAIL: If you
would like to receive Mark’s weekly release, or have any other questions, drop
an email at [email protected] and we will add you to the list.
PHOTOGRAPHERS: If
you would like your photo of Dobmeier in this weekly release, please email us
at [email protected] with your photos and we will gladly use it.
Mark and Crew in Victory Lane at Huset's!
Mark Celebrating the Huset's Win!
(Rob Kocak Photos)
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