(Video) Vote Yes on Measure 4 Campaign

Here is the video that came out yesterday. Someone posted it on Sioux Sports this morning.

Published on May 23, 2012 by UNDAlumni

The future of UND athletics is on the line. A 'Yes' vote on Measure 4 on the June 12 North Dakota Primary ballot will allow UND to respectfully retire the Fighting Sioux nickname. It is not our preference, but the cost of keeping the nickname is too high.

HERALD SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR: Mark Dobmeier

Dobmeier Closes Out Qualifying Nights with Win from World of Outlaws Sprint Cars on Vimeo.
Goon's North Dakota Red Neck would like to congratulate Mark Dobmeier on being name Sportsman of the Year. Mark is one of the best driver in the Upper Midwest and it's been fun watching him do well on the big stage when he has had the chance to show what he can do.

Wayne Nelson, Grand Forks Herald --- If a driver wants to make it on the national stage, the place to do that is at the Knoxville Nationals — the Super Bowl of sprint racing

Mark Dobmeier — the driver to beat weekly at River Cities Speedway — made it to the national stage at the 2011 Knoxville Nationals. The Grand Forks driver captured one of the two preliminary features at the Nationals, earning him a spot in the event’s 50-lap feature — one that pays $150,000 to win.

Dobmeier’s preliminary win came against the country’s best. And driver of the familiar blue-and-white No. 13 sprint car went on to finish sixth in the Knoxville Nationals feature — the highest finish by an RCS driver in the 51 years of the event.

“Best win yet,” Dobmeier said of his preliminary win.

And it was Dobmeier’s best year as a sprint driver as well.

For his accomplishments at Knoxville and for his continued domination of the local racing scene, Dobmeier is the Herald’s 2011 Sportsperson of the Year

WoO Sprints to invade River Cities Speedway

Schatz Claims 5th Goodyear Knoxville Nationals Title from World of Outlaws Sprint Cars on Vimeo.
Donny Schatz hot off his win at the 51st Knoxville Nationals followed up that win by  winning the All Star Circuit of Champions race at Red River Valley Speedway on Wednesday, in Fargo, ND one could say that Donny Schatz is on a roll.

Another driver local favorite Mark Dobmeier is also on a roll as well, Mark Dobmeier has been hot winning his preliminary race on the second night of qualifying at the Knoxville Nationals and then after finishing 6th in the 51st Knoxville Nations A-Main, Mark followed up that strong weekend by winning the All Star Circuit of Champions race in Huset's Speedway in Brandon, SD on Sunday night. 

Grand Forks Herald --- He (Dobmeier) won the second of two Knoxville Nationals preliminary features last week in Iowa, holding off WoO points leader Jason Meyer for the win. Two nights later, he finished sixth in the Knoxville Nationals A main — the Super Bowl of sprint racing.

Dobmeier started seventh in the 50-lap A main. “It was a nice solid run,” he said. “We were pretty consistent.”

On Sunday, he won the 30-lap All Star feature at Huset’s Speedway near Sioux Falls, S.D., beating the circuit’s season-points leader Tim Shaffer. He raced again with the All Stars on Wednesday night at the Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D., and enters Friday night’s WoO event at RCS with 12 wins on the season.

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