Morning Crew

Bonnie and Doug visit with Track Announcer Corey Litton of Checkers and Wreckers about this weekend's races, including locally, World of Outlaws and NASCAR.  Corey joins us every Friday at 6:40am during the racing season. Checkers and Wreckers is brought to you by 7th Ave. Auto Salvage and Buffalo River Speedway.   

CHECKERS AND WRECKERS FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 18TH

WHAT HAPPENED

FRIDAY, JUNE 11TH-RED RIVER VALLEY SPEEDWAY

Ryan Restad went Back-to-Back in the Sportmods, then Trent Grager picked up win number 2 on the year in the Stock Cars, Ryan Braseth passed half the field to win in the Legends, Austin Arneson grabbed his first win of the year in the Modifieds, Brodee Eckert won the Hobby Stock win for the second week in a row, and Tye Wilke out dueled Ty Hanten to earn his second Racesaver Sprint win of the year.

SATURDAY, JUNE 12TH-JAMESTOWN SPEEDWAY-DON GUMKE RACERS MEMORIAL

Paul Morman backed up last weeks Bomber win by parking it again in victory lane to start the night.  “The Assasin” Kyle Anderson was next up grabbing the trophy and the big Street Stock Tour win.  The main event of the night went to Kollin Hibdon.  The Pahrump, NV transplant has been the hottest Modified driver in the region has been winning every big event so far this year.

SUNDAY, JUNE 13TH-BUFFALO RIVER SPEEDWAY

Scott Herron earned his second Hobby Stock win of the year at the Cozy Confines.  Then Shannon George picked up his first ever Short Tracker win.  Ben Wolden is a perfect 3-for-3 in the Limited Late Models.  Rich Pavlicek was next to win in the Sport Mods.  He then did a pretty awesome burnout on the front stretch.  Then Allen Kent capped off the night with his Modified win.

MONDAY, JUNE 14TH-RED RIVER KART CLUB

BIG WINNERS: Novice 1-Dalton Babcock and Chase Babcock, Rookie 1-Hunter Veralrud, Rookie 2-Ben Martin and Owen Broden, 206 Black-Kate Taves, Adult Stock-Jake Haugeberg

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16TH-FORKS KARTING ASSOCIATION

BIG WINNERS: Lawson Driscoll, Rylan Thompson, Owen Springer, James Machart, Adam Thorvilson, Eric Thompson, Luke Hendrickson, Charlie Good, and Bryan Good.

THURSDAY, JUNE 17TH-DAKOTA CAT MOD SHOOTOUT and DRIVER MEET AND GREET-NORMAN COUNTY RACEWAY

It was a good night for the Ada boys as Andy Wagner in the Sportmods and Kalvin Kesselberg in the Stock Cars both picked up the win and exciting the hometown crowd.  Aaron Blacklance made a late race pass to win in the Midwest Mods.  Bryce Haugeberg picked up his first Lightning Sprint victory.  And Dave Shipley won the Modified Main Event.

NASCAR

Kyle Larson won the NASCAR All-Star race.  And in other news, water is wet.  The Cup series returns to Nashville this Sunday.

WHAT’S UP

TONIGHT: Dakota Cat Mod Shootout and 2020 Hall of Fame night, Red River Valley Speedway (7)

SATURDAY: Rebel Midwest Modified Tour, Jamestown Speedway (7)

SUNDAY: Modifieds and Limited Late Models at the Buffalo River Speedway (6)

MONDAY: Red River Kart Club (6:30)

WEDNESDAY: Forks Karting Association (7)

THURSDAY: Norman County Fair night at the Norman County Raceway featuring the NLRA Late Models, Sportmods, Stock Cars, Hornets, and the IMCA Race Saver Sprint Cars.

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Kathy and Tom from Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton stopped in today.  We chatted about zoo memberships and reciprocity with other zoos across the country.  We also talked about wild animals and how you should just leave them alone instead of trying to rescue them.  Take your dad to Chahinkapa Zoo for Father's Day and it's a win-win for the whole family.  If you'd like to volunteer at the zoo, you can.   Don't forget you can support the zoo by visiting, scheduling a Behind the Scenes Tour, or by buying a membership.  

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Clay County Extension Educator Randy Nelson joins Bonnie and Doug every Tues. at 6:40am and he answers your questions. Today he answered questions about flea beetles, what kind of flower will thrive in the heat, how to treat potato beetles and more.  Take a listen!  If you have more questions for Randy you can call him at 218-299-7338.

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Trollwood Performing Arts School is putting on Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella next month and tickets are on sale and going fast.  Bonnie and Doug chat with Amy Norstedt of Fargo Public Schools to get more details on the production, which is July 14-17, July 21-24 and July 28-31. 

 

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Licensed Registered Dietitian Elizabeth Magee joins us every Tues. at 7:40am to answer our health and nutrition questions.  Today we talked about whether pork is good for us and avoiding too many calories in alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

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Lars Knobloch of Nordic Companies Inc. joins Bonnie and Doug every Tues. at 6:40 a.m. to give us home fix-it and maintenance advice, and he answers your questions. Today he talked about bats, mice and other critters and how to keep them out of your house.  He also answered a listener question about radon in homes.   If you have further questions for Lars you can call Nordic Companies at 701-566-1446.  

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ND Country Fest is right around the corner, and now is the time to get your tickets before prices go up. The outdoor country musical festival, which includes camping, food trucks, craft vendors and more is July 8-10.  Bonnie and Doug chat with John Gourley to get more details. 

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Bonnie and Doug talk about consumer topics with KFGO Farm and Ranch Director Sarah Heinrich every Monday at 6:40am.  Today we talked about a chip shortage that has pushed up the price of new and used cars, which means if you're looking to sell your vehicle, you'll likely get more money because used car prices have jumped nearly 30-percent.

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J.J. is going to be selling food at the RedHawks stadium in a friendly competition with Mark J. Lindquist.  The two are raising money for their favorite charities and there's fireworks at the RedHawks tonight.  There's also a taco fest and farmer's market this weekend and so much more.  Taken a listen! 

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Bonnie and Doug visit with Track Announcer Corey Litton of Checkers and Wreckers about this weekend's races, including locally, World of Outlaws and NASCAR. Stay tuned because Corey will join us every Friday at 6:40am during the racing season. Checkers and Wreckers is brought to you by 7th Ave. Auto Salvage and Buffalo River Speedway   

CHECKERS AND WRECKERS FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 11TH

WHAT HAPPENED

FRIDAY, JUNE 4TH-RED RIVER VALLEY SPEEDWAY

Defending track champion Brodee Eckerdt led the night off with his win in the Hobby Stocks.  Then Ty Hanten became the first repeat RaceSaver Sprint winner.  Ryan Restad grabbed his first Sportmod win of the year next.  Then Kalvin Kesselberg got his first ever RRVS win in the Stock Cars.  And as the Checkers flew for Jamie Schultz in the Modifieds, the wind picked up and the storm came in ending the night befote we could get the Lightning Sprint main event in.

SATURDAY, JUNE 5TH-JAMESTOWN SPEEDWAY

Tripp Nelson was the winner in the Slingshots, then it was Paul Morman getting his first win in the Bombers, Jaren Wibstad won in the Midwest Mods, Donavin Weist in the Legends, Bob Banish JR in the Street Stocks, and 66 years young Johnny Corell won in the Modifieds.

SUNDAY, JUNE 6TH-BUFFALO RIVER SPEEDWAY

Chase Peterson picked up his first BRS win.  He was follower in wins by Alan Truscinski who claimed a $320 bounty in the Lightning Sprints, John Current in the Short Trackers, Chris Vanmil in the Sportmods, and rounding out the night, Ryan Mikkelson made some great moves in traffic to win the Late Model main event over Joey Pederson and Donny Schatz.

MONDAY, JUNE 7TH-RED RIVER KART CLUB

Winners before the rains hit were: Dalton Babcock and Jayden Ambuehl in the Novice Class,Hunter Veralrud in the Rookies, Henry Beitelspacher in the Rookie 2s, Kyle Vanmil in the 206 Blue Slide , Alex Clark in the 206 Black Slide, and Jake Haugeberg in the Adult Stock Class.

THURSDAY, JUNE 10TH-NORMAN COUNTY RACEWAY

Rich Pavlicek got his first win of the year in the Sport Mods.  Tye Wilke was next to win in the Legends.  Then it was “Stone Cold” Brad Orvedal narrowly won in the Hobby Stocks. Ty Hanten ran away with the Racesaver Sprint Feature.  Then Todd Heinrich won in the Stock Cars

NASCAR

Kyle Larson dominated in Sonoma, CA Sunday for his 3rd win of the year moving him just 47 points out of the lead which is still held by the winless Denny Hamlin.  The NASCAR Cup Series will be at the Texas Motor Speedway for the All-Star race Sunday.

SCHATZ WATCH

River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks rained out Friday night, so the Outlaws went down the road to the Granite City Motor Park in Sauk Rapids, MN which was won by David Gravel with Schatz coming in second.  The Outlaws spend the weekend in Knoxville, IA (AKA Schatzville).

WHAT’S UP

TONIGHT-Red River Valley Speedway Modified Meet and Greet at 7pm.

SATURDAY-2nd Annual 2* Racers Memorial @ Jamestown Speedway 7pm.

SUNDAY-Buffalo River Speedway with Limited Late Models and Modifieds 6pm.

MONDAY-Red River Kart Club 6:30pm.

THURSDAY-Thursday Night Thunder @ Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN 7pm.

Follow Checkers and Wreckers with Corey Litton on Facebook as well as @Chexnrex on Twitter and Instagram for FM’s number 1 source of racing news.

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