When you think of invitational or big shows within North Dakota, the North Dakota Governor's Cup is definitely one that you will not want to miss! This year's North Dakota Governor's Cup is going to look a little different than previous years to say the least. The racing Board of Directors made the decision that they were going to go a different way this year by dropping the very popular late model class and add a second night of sprint cars. This decision may be controversial from a distance but it actually makes a lot of sense. While late models are an extremely attractive draw to fans there was a noticeable draw back for them. The late models failed to draw more than a dozen cars on two separate occasions last year it makes a lot more sense for trying a new path.
This year the North Dakota Governor's Cup is going to be a battle ground for the CAOSS and the NOSA 410 sprint series swing into town for two complete shows. That's not all as Buffalo Wild Wings has made both shows qualifiers for the Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin" Wings Challenge! The Sprints will be battling for $2,082each night to win! The track is hoping for over 30 sprints each night and are expecting some of the best North Dakota drivers to be in attendance. Mark Dobbmeier and Thomas Kennedy are expected to be in attendance to represent their sponsor...who just happens to be Buffalo Wild WIngs! What also makes the North Dakota Governor's Cup interesting is that this will be one time where the two series truly race each other where both shows are points races.
The North Dakota Governor's Cup will also see all of the weekly scheduled classes racing with the IMCA modifieds, Wissota street stocks, INEX legends, hobby stocks, and the sports compacts. The Dacotah Speedway is very proud that they have one of the highest turnouts on a weekly basis for the IMCA modifieds in the nation. That's not all though, they also can say that they have one of the highest weekly average Wissota street stock car counts in Wissota. With these bits of knowledge it is not unrealistic to see over 135 cars in the pits!
Oh but wait! Buffalo Wild Wings is celebrating it's thirteenth year in business and will also be celebrating a new store opening in Bismarck! What this means to fans is that you MUST show up early Friday night! There will be 82 cent beers and free food prior to the racing action as Buffalo Wild WIngs is bringing their staff to put on a Governor's Cup pre-race party (82 cent beer ends at 6:00). Oh, one more tid bit to the pre-race party; there will be a free live concert with local favorite Dirty Word playing! All of this is taking place from 2:00-6:00 PM Friday night at the track.It's free to attend and you can meet Blazin' Bill the mascot of Buffalo Wild Wings.
The North Dakota Governor's Cup is a massive 2 day show with a little something for everyone! Friday's hotlaps start at 6:00 and racing kicks off at 6:30. Saturday hotlaps start at 5:30 and racing starts at 6:00. Ticket sales start at 5:00 for both nights and ticket prices are Get there earlier to get a good seat, there will be a capacity attendance as all roads lead to Mandan for the Gov Cup!
