Blooming Prairie MN, Oct. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Everyone calls Mark Noble a rookie, but he’s a rookie in name only.
Noble, wrapping up his first year in the Minimizer Bandit Big Rig Series, finally captured that elusive feature win at Elko Speedway Saturday night.
“We’ve been trying to get (to Victory Lane) all year, and we finally made it,” Noble said.
Noble has more than 600 career wins on the dirt track, but the 2018 season is his first go-round with the Bandits.
“I have a lot of respect for Mark,” Ricky Rude said. “He races me clean, and he had a great race.”
Rude fell short of the feature win, finishing second, but he picked up his second straight season points championship at the end of the night.
“I’m tickled to death,” Rude said. “I hope I can make it three in a row (in 2019). That’s my goal.”
Elko Speedway, the site of a packed house back in August, witnessed the return of Dave ‘Heavy D’ Sparks. Sparks piloted the #51 truck for the second time this year, while Diesel Brothers castmate and friend ‘Diesel’ Dave Kiley made his Bandit debut driving the #98.
“This is one of the wildest forms of racing I’ve ever been a part of,” Sparks said.
The Bandits will take the winter to tune and tinker with their trucks, but next year’s schedule is expected to be released in the coming months.
As for the ‘rookie’ Noble, he expects to be back driving for Kruckeberg Motorsports when the green flag flies for the first time in 2019.
“I have to thank God for this,” Noble said. “I’m just an old guy having fun, and fortunate enough to do it.”
About Bandit Big Rig Series
The Bandit Big Rig Series returns big rig tractor truck racing to the short track in the United States. The series was designed to be affordable and accessible for anyone wishing to put together a race team.
For additional information, please contact Jason Johnson at (507) 676-1987, or email jason@banditseries.com.
About Minimizer
Leveraging more than 30 years of manufacturing expertise at its state-of-the-art facility in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, Minimizer is not only the leader in poly semi truck fenders - we invented the category. Minimizer poly fenders and integrated bracket kits are nearly indestructible and are guaranteed for life.
Our research and development team constantly “tests and tortures” each of our products to make sure what goes on, in or is used to fix the truck meets the rigors of our tough industry.
We also manufacture industry-leading light kits, mud flaps, tool boxes, work benches and other accessories. Our most recent innovations include the world’s ONLY custom molded floor mats for semi trucks, as well as the revolutionary “whole body health” Minimizer Truck Seat System.
Minimizer has been family owned and operated for three generations. The company manufactures its products in the USA and makes everything tough enough to please tough people in a tough industry.
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