08/20/2025
Mullen Starts Comeback with First Win in Two Years at Greenbush Race Park
Grand Forks, N.D. (August 20, 2025) - Brendan Mullen returned to the seat of the Knife River / Auto Finance Super Center No. 11M last week and scored a win during the Northern Outlaw Sprint Association’s return to Greenbush Race Park in Greenbush, MN on Saturday night. Mullen started on the pole and led every lap to break a nearly two-year long drought.
Mullen started his comeback to racing Friday night at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND and started 13th in the main event. Mullen had charged as high as fourth as the second half of the 30-lap race began, but a pair of yellows ended his night early.
Despite that, the speed the team built on Friday immediately carried over to Saturday’s event at Greenbush Race Park. Mullen won his heat and re-drew the one pill, giving him the pole position for the 25-lap main event.
Mullen wasted little time asserting dominance up front as he led by a straightaway in the early laps of the race. By the midway point, Mullen continued to lead though traffic slowed him enough to let Jack Croaker close in for the race lead.
Mullen lapped up to sixth, however, in the closing laps and pulled away to score his first feature win in nearly two years.
“This thing was a rocket ship,” Mullen said in victory lane post-race. “I just pulled it flat right around the top, and I felt, just judging on some of the lap cars I was coming up on, like Nick Omdahl and Weston Olson, who've been really fast lately... I figured I was in pretty good shape to kind of just arc it a little bit and three and four and not mess up and slide over that edge and then just kind of make my hay through one and two.”
Mullen continued, “but yeah, the thing was awesome. We've been trying some different stuff with shocks and weight, and some other stuff that's kind of new to me, and it's been fantastic. So far, so I'm excited to keep going with that.”
Mullen continued the comeback Sunday night at Huset’s with a charge through the field, finishing seventh after starting all the way back in 14th. Mullen also came home with a 19th place finish with the World of Outlaws Tuesday night at Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Wisconsin.
Look for Mullen to continue his run with the Outlaws this weekend at River Cities and Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, ND.
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Top Fives: 4
Top Tens: 7
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