Saturday
Thunder Valley Sand Drags put on a great show Saturday night as the Show-Me Fall Nationals came to a conclusion. The hotly contested Top Eliminator class saw Texas racer Courtney Stidham walk away as the winner after he ran an impressive string of high 2.9 passes on race day. In the Pro 1 Cars class, John Acker continued towards a clean sweep of the Mid-America Sand Drag Series season as he took his third straight win. Mollie Eades did a great job in the Pro 1 ATV class as she defeated Darren Dockins in the final round to take the big win. Other winners on the day included Terry Hatfield (Pro 2 Cars), Josh Mansfield (Pro 2 ATV), Brad Buxton (Sport Comp), Joey Tate (Sport ATV), Mikel Eades (Juniors), and Luke Buxton (Peewees).
Top Eliminator
1st-Courtney Stidham
2nd-Mike Smith
3rd-Jeff Sieg
3rd-Marc Luce
Round One Eliminations (Driver ET RT)
Marc Luce (W) NT Bye
Mike Smith (W) 3.234 .177 def. Jack Monroe NT-No Show
Courtney Stidham (W) 2.989 .109 def. Terry Glasscock NT-No Show
Jeff Sieg (W) 3.197 .179 def. Russ Bailey 3.185 .252
Round Two Eliminations
Mike Smith (W) 3.731 .500 def. Marc Luce 3.917 -.042
Courtney Stidham (W) 2.991 .032 def. Jeff Sieg NT .197
Final Round
Courtney Stidham (W) 2.986 .071 def. Mike Smith 2.920 .120
Final Qualifying Order
1. Marc Luce 2.972
2. Courtney Stidham 2.979
3. Jeff Sieg 2.986
4. Mike Smith 3.003
5. Jack Monroe 3.055
6. Russ Bailey 3.236
7. Terry Glasscock 3.289
Top Eliminator Eliminations Run Sheet & Qualifying Data Log
Top Eliminator Highlight Video
Pro 1 Cars / Pro Comp
1st-John Acker
2nd-Dennis Burrows
3rd-Tony Hatfield
Pro 1 Cars Eliminations Run Sheet
Pro 1 ATV / Pro ATV
1st-Mollie Eades
2nd-Darren Dockins
3rd-Charlie Curtis
3rd-Tim Martin
Pro 1 Quads Eliminations Run Sheet
Pro 2 Cars
1st-Terry Hatfield
2nd-Tony Hatfield
Pro 2 ATV
1st-Josh Mansfield
2nd-Joey Tate
3rd-Ron Wosel
3rd-Craig McNeill
Sport Comp
1st-Brad Buxton
2nd-Joe McNeill
Sport ATV
1st-Joey Tate
2nd-Mollie Eades
3rd-Mikel Eades
3rd-Josh Baker
Juniors
1st-Mikel Eades
2nd-Taylor Culp
Peewees
1st-Luke Buxton
2nd-Jacob Conine
3rd-Daniel Dockins
3rd-Dayton Dockins
Friday
The first day of action is complete at Thunder Valley Sand Drags’ Show-Me Fall Nationals 2012. Marc Luce put Oklahoma at the top of the qualifying sheet in Top Eliminator with a solid 2.972. Jeff Sieg is right behind Marc with a 2.986 behind the wheel of his brother Stacey’s Dragster for this event. Russ Bailey emerged victorious in the Pro 1 Cars class as he drove his Chevy-powered Coupe to the win over the always tough Dennis Burrows. Darren Dockins did all the right things en route to a big Pro 1 ATV win over John Butler. Jamie Winsor doubled up with Pro 2 ATV & Sport ATV victories while Joe McNeill was the big winner in the Sport Comp category. Saturday action kicks off at Noon with Q3 for Top Eliminator.
Top Eliminator
Qualifying Order (After 2 of 4 Sessions)
1. Marc Luce 2.972
2. Jeff Sieg 2.986
3. Jack Monroe 3.055
4. Mike Smith 3.065
5. Terry Glasscock 3.289
6. Russ Bailey 3.327
7. Courtney Stidham 2.915
Friday TE Highlight Video
Pro 1 Cars / Pro Comp
1st-Russ Bailey
2nd-Dennis Burrows
3rd-John Acker
3rd-Marc Luce
Pro 1 Cars Eliminations Run Sheet
Pro 1 ATV / Pro ATV
1st-Darren Dockins
2nd-John Butler
3rd-Rick Willis
3rd-Charlie Curtis
Pro 1 Quads Eliminations Run Sheet
Pro 2 ATV
1st-Jamie Winsor
2nd-Josh Mansfield
Sport Comp
1st-Joe McNeill
2nd-Kevin Moreland
Sport ATV
1st-Jamie Winsor
2nd-Joey Tate
3rd-Josh Baker
3rd-Brandon Stansberry
Preview
National Sand Drag News will be on-site in Grain Valley, MO at Thunder Valley Sand Drags for the Show-Me Fall Nationals, September 21-22. This event also serves as Race 3 of the 2012 Mid-America Sand Drag Series. NSDN will have our normal Coverage with same day results, video, and more. This NSDN Daily Race Coverage event is brought to you courtesy of Thunder Valley Sand Drags. NSDN will also have Live Text & Video updates on our left sidebar. Racing kicks off on Friday with the first two rounds of TE qualifying as well as the first night Pro Bracket class action. Check back throughout the weekend for all the latest news from this event.