EGF's Pulkrabek picks up first career win at River Cities Speedway
May 16—GRAND FORKS — Gage Pulkrabek began the 2026 race season traveling and competing against High Limit Racing, one of the top two sprint car circuits in the country. Racing against the best in the country apparently has paid off for the 19-year-old East Grand Forks sprint car driver. Pulkrabek returned home Friday night, winning the season-opening NOSA 25-lap feature at River Cities Speedway — his first career win at The Bullring.
Pulkrabek caught a break when NOSA career wins leader Mark Dobmeier spun out with 13 laps to go. At the time, Dobmeier led Pulkrabek by 2. 704 seconds.
"It's a pretty big win for me," said Pulkrabek. "It's my home track. " He said Dobmeier's bobble opened the door for him.
"But the track conditions were great. The bottom didn't wear out until probably the last restart. " Dobmeier was looking for career NOSA win No.
199. "The car was really good," said Dobmeier. "I just drove it a little too hard into the corner.