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South Dakota driver earns top starting spot for Seitz race
GRAND FORKS — Chad Becker has raced a few times at River Cities Speedway. He’s done well during his trips to The Bullring.
His latest trip, however, could prove to be his best.
Becker won Friday night’s 15-lap pole dash at the 18th annual John Seitz Memorial Late Model Invitational, a win that places him on the pole for the event’s 92-lap feature that pays $9,200 to win.
The Saturday night feature will cap another season of late model racing in Grand Forks. And Becker, who races regularly in Aberdeen, S.D., could score one of his biggest wins during his 25-year career.
Becker started sixth in his heat race and finished second. He drew the No. 2 position among the top eight drivers after the heat races and quickly grabbed the lead from pole-sitter Mike Greseth to earn the top starting spot for the 92-lap feature.
“The car has been good,” said Becker. “We rolled around there and tried stuff we knew we needed to do. Hopefully, we’ll be in business.”
Becker has raced the Seitz a handful of times. Last season, he started 20th and finished second.
Does he have RCS figured out?
“I hope but you can never say that too loud,” he said.
He likes the track. “It’s fun,” he said, “It’s elbows-up, which I enjoy.”
Greseth finished second in the dash, followed by Aaron Turnbull, Dustin Strand, Cole Searing, Scott Ward and A.J. Diemel and Lee Grosz.
Turnbull and Diemel are past Seitz champions. Strand, the dominant late mode driver at RCS this season, is looking for his first title.
There is always more pressure starting on the pole.
“There is always pressure starting on the pole,” said Becker. “We just have to maintain. We’ll have to have eyes in the back of our head for a little while. But we’ve done this long enough. It’ll be what it will be.”
There were 196 cars in the pits Friday night, up 13 from Thursday night’s program, which was the unofficial start to the Seitz weekend.
Two other features were held. Tyler Peterson won his second-straight modified feature, which was called the Big Al Delaine Memorial.
Peterson started ninth in the 35-lap event but took the lead by passing Dale Ames down the back straightaway with 29 laps to go. He won by 3.638 seconds over Jason Strand. Ames was third, followed by Blake Jegtvig and Kevin Adams.
WISSOTA super stocks also raced at RCS. Sauk Rapids, Minn., driver Jordan Henkemeyer took the 25-lap feature. Dave Mass was second, followed by Trevor Nelson, Terran Spacek and Jeremy North.
Wayne Nelson / Grand Forks Herald
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – The President set to travel to Mount Rushmore to mark America’s 250th anniversary.
Friday, President Donald Trump is taking that celebration to one America’s most iconic sites, Mount Rushmore
The President is traveling to South Dakota for a celebration at Mount Rushmore that will include fireworks, military bands and flyovers – including one by the new Air Force One – which had its maiden flight on Wednesday to North Dakota. The Boeing 747 is a gift from Qatar.
While at Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota, President Trump will deliver a keynote address marking the nation’s 250th anniversary.
The sculpture at Mount Rushmore features 60-foot-tall depictions of the heads of four U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. They were chosen to represent the nation’s foundation, expansion, development, and preservation
President Trump last visited Mount Rushmore for a Fourth of July Celebration in 2020. The event featured the first official fireworks display at the monument in over a decade.
He’s also repeatedly joked that his face should be added to the monument.
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PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The South Dakota State Museum in Pierre reopened three rooms to the public on July 1st after three years of renovations.
The State Historical Society received funds to enhance the Cultural Heritage Center in 2022, aimed at improving the building and expanding collection storage.
The museum’s exhibits were redeveloped based on extensive public input and updated state social studies standards, ensuring they reflect South Dakota’s story for modern visitors.
The reopening of the three rooms is part of the America 250 celebration.
“Come to Pierre and experience South Dakota’s history! People of many backgrounds have aided the process, so come see the collective work,” said South Dakota State Museum Director David Grabitske.
The South Dakota State Museum is closed on Mondays, but is open from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm on Sundays.
Admission is free for all South Dakotans and children from anywhere.
The remainder of the museum gallery space will be reopened later this year.
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