Defending champions Marriott, Zevenbergen earn Dakota Tour repeat wins at Williston Basin
WILLISTON, N.D. (July 11) – Familiar faces were in a familiar place following Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour main events at Williston Basin Speedway. Defending champions Hunter Marriott and Elijah Zevenbergen became the first repeat winners of the 2017 tour on Tuesday night, Marriott in the IMCA Modified feature, Zevenbergen in the headliner for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars. Marriott started fifth and was quickly into the lead. Multiple cautions, however, prevented him from checking out. Marriott held off the 12th starting Justin O’Brien and Marlyn Seidler in leading all 30 laps for the $2,300 victory, his ninth in a 2017 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying event. Jeff Taylor and 13th starting Johnny Scott completed the top five. Drivers from 11 states and Canada were represented in the starting grid. Zevenbergen scored the $800 Stock Car checkers after starting fourth and completing a three-wide pass of Austin Daae and Dalton Flory for the lead. Daae and Flory battled over second while sticking close to the leader. The front trio got into lapped traffic late but neither challenger [Read More]