09/09/2026
It's a Race Worth Winning to support ALS--but it almost didn't happen this year. The , in memory of Elko Speedway racer Dan Ryan Sr., has been a mainstay at the Minnesota racetrack for more than two decades, and it nearly fell apart this season. Enter the Ryan and Fredrickson families. We sat down with Alison Ryan Gilbertson, Dan Ryan's daughter, and her good friend and family supporter, Nichole Fredrickson, to discuss how it all came together so quickly. Thunderstruck 93 will truly be a salute to short track racing in memory of the man who embodied the sport, Dan Ryan Sr.
It's a Race Worth Winning to support ALS--but it almost didn't happ...
