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Sunday
Tremendous racing action from start to finish highlighted the final day of competition at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA for the 2018 SCSDA Season Opener. Dennis Rieck used an incredible 2.218 ET to not only defeat Marcus Norris in the Top Fuel final, but also back up his 2.201 run from Saturday to set a new ET World Record for TF. The Top Alcohol class belonged to Jim Hammond on this weekend as he recorded a stellar 2.49 for the final round win. Vickie Hall made a big impact on the Top Eliminator class as she ended up with the victory over Jim Rossi in her first ever TE start. Another huge impact was felt as Adam Roe shattered the Fast Fours World Record with an incredible 2.668 ET, however it would be Robert Skidmore getting around Roe in the final with a 2.72. Nick Januik emerged victorious in the Pro Mod Unlimited final round over Jimmy Depasse. Chris Wells came up one round short of a double up as he took the Pro 1 victory before coming within a .001 redlight of the Pro 2 title. KC Springer scored a huge win for the second weekend in a row as he took the Pro 3 victory. Brad Olson got the job done in the Motorcycle Pro 1 defeating the always tough Joey Weaver in the final. Other Sunday winners included Tommy Zavala (Pro 2), Randy Mings (Motorcycle Pro 2), Isaac Gonzales (Juniors) and Audrey Williams (Peewees). Check back over the next week or so as we add tons of content from this great event. *Run Sheets are now posted!!*
NSDN Live Stream Links
Sunday 1 - E1 (TF, TA, TE, FF, PM)
Sunday 2 - E2 TE
Sunday 3
Sunday 4
Sunday 5
NSDN Live Stream Presented By: Good Vibrations Motorsports
Top Fuel
1st-Dennis Rieck
2nd-Marcus Norris
Top Fuel Eliminations Run Sheet & Qualifying Data Log
Final Round Eliminations (Driver ET/MPH RT)
Dennis Rieck (W) 2.218/153.90 .297 def. Marcus Norris 2.332/153.21 .233
Top Alcohol
1st-Jim Hammond
2nd-Jimmy Depasse
3rd-Pedro Villa
3rd-Nick Januik
Top Alcohol Eliminations Run Sheet & Qualifying Data Log
Round One Eliminations (Driver ET/MPH RT)
Jim Hammond (W) 2.483/140.00 .136 def. Nick Januik 3.198/69.64 .165
Jimmy Depasse (W) 2.788/113.07 .189 def. Pedro Villa 3.561/66.58 .299
Final Round Eliminations
Jim Hammond (W) 2.494/137.46 .211 def. Jimmy Depasse NT-No Show
Top Eliminator
1st-Vickie Hall
2nd-Jim Rossi
3rd-Russ Bailey
Top Eliminator Eliminations Run Sheet & Qualifying Data Log
Round One Eliminations (Driver ET RT)
Vickie Hall (W) 3.028 .068 def. Dave Huffman NT-No Show
Russ Bailey (W) 3.071 .214 def. Bill Peterson 3.223 .280
Paul Taylor (W) 2.996 .146 def. Jeff Liston 3.805 .103
Paul Graham (W) 2.959 .415 def. Terry Crawford 2.998 .465
Jim Rossi (W) 3.001 .047 def. Tristan Graham 3.119 .179
Round Two Eliminations
Russ Bailey (W) 2.980 .126 def. Paul Taylor 2.965 .149
Jim Rossi (W) 2.994 .128 def. Paul Graham 14.977 .738
Vickie Hall (W) 2.980 .074 Bye
Round Three Eliminations
Vickie Hall (W) 2.985 .104 def. Russ Bailey 3.009 .136
Jim Rossi (W) 3.038 .159 Bye
Final Round Eliminations
Vickie Hall (W) 3.016 .120 def. Jim Rossi 2.888 .052
Fast Fours
1st-Robert Skidmore
2nd-Adam Roe
3rd-Mario Tavares
3rd-Daniel King
Fast Fours Eliminations Run Sheet & Qualifying Data Log
Round One Eliminations (Driver ET/MPH RT)
Adam Roe (W) 2.688/117.55 .155 Bye
Mario Tavares (W) 2.931/121.53 .169 def. Darrel Roe 2.959/106.86 .167
Robert Skidmore (W) 2.741/114.59 .256 Bye
Daniel King (W) 2.858/108.56 .062 def. Art Cronin NT-No Show
Round Two Eliminations
Adam Roe (W) 2.668/111.95 .203 def. Mario Tavares 2.775/121.75 .118
Robert Skidmore (W) 2.719/116.74 .187 def. Daniel King 2.835/106.53 .128
Final Round Eliminations
Robert Skidmore (W) 2.721/116.94 .259 def. Adam Roe 3.133/80.78 .167
Pro Mod Unlimited
1st-Nick Januik
2nd-Jimmy Depasse
Pro Mod Unlimited Eliminations Run Sheet & Qualifying Data Log
Final Round Eliminations (Driver ET/MPH RT)
Nick Januik (W) 2.836/123.29 .160 def. Jimmy Depasse 8.178/35.16 1.585
Pro 1
1st-Chris Wells
2nd-Craig Durning
3rd-Travis Scouten
3rd-George Amos
Pro 1 Eliminations Run Sheet
Pro 2
1st-Tommy Zavala
2nd-Chris Wells
3rd-Chris Adamson
3rd-Scott Hensley
Pro 2 Eliminations Run Sheet
Pro 3
1st-KC Springer
2nd-Mike Forester
3rd-Chris Adamson
3rd-Justin Adamson
Pro 3 Eliminations Run Sheet
Motorcycle Pro 1
1st-Brad Olson
2nd-Joey Weaver
3rd-Caleb Mings
Motorcycle Pro 1 Eliminations Run Sheet
Motorcycle Pro 2
1st-Randy Mings
2nd-Mark Ratliff
3rd-Caleb Mings
Motorcycle Pro 2 Eliminations Run Sheet
Juniors
1st-Isaac Gonzales
2nd-Troy Adamson
Peewees
1st-Audrey Williams
2nd-Jax Gazzeny
Saturday
The 2018 SCSDA Season Opener continued on Saturday with 300’ sand drag racing at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA. Dennis Rieck stole the show with his incredible 2.201 ET during the early qualifying pass of the day. That 2.201 beats out the existing record by one-thousandth of a second, so Dennis will need to back that up within 2% to become a new Top Fuel ET World Record. Jim Hammond stayed on top of Top Alcohol Qualifying with his Friday 2.55 ET. Another racer that stayed #1 Qualifier from their Friday run was Vickie Hall, who used her 2.951 to lead the TE field into race day. Adam Roe bettered his Friday numbers with a strong 2.710 to lead the Fast Fours Qualifying list. Jimmy Depasse stayed #1 in Pro Mod Unlimited with his Friday 2.91 pass. The Larry Minor Jeep Shootout class was quite a story as both of Wes Johnson’s Jeeps reached the final round. In the final, Wes would slap an .011RT on his brother Charlie to take the victory. Kevin Williams showed why he’s so hard to beat as he scored the Pro Gambler class victory defeating Tommy Zavala, who went .000 Red in the final round. Other big winners on the day included Mike Record (Sportsman 1), Robert Plump (Sportsman 2), Caleb Mings (Motorcycle Sportsman 1) and Mark Ratliff (Motorcycle Sportsman 2).
NSDN Live Stream Links
Saturday 1 - TE Q3
Saturday 2 - TF/TA/FF/PM Q3 - TE Q4
Saturday 3 - Pro Gambler FInal
Saturday 4 - TF/TA/FF Q4 - Larry Minor Shootout Elims
NSDN Live Stream Presented By: Good Vibrations Motorsports
Top Fuel
Final Qualifying Order
1. Dennis Rieck 2.201/156.02
2. Marcus Norris 2.300/148.22
Top Alcohol
Final Qualifying Order
1. Jim Hammond 2.552/143.23
2. Pedro Villa 2.805/116.55
3. Jimmy Depasse 2.880/110.32
4. Nick Januik 3.058/113.07
Top Eliminator
Final Qualifying Order
1. Vickie Hall 2.951
2. Terry Crawford 2.966
3. Bill Peterson 2.972
4. Paul Taylor 2.984
5. Jim Rossi 3.006
6. Tristan Graham 3.143
7. Jeff Liston 3.158
8. Russ Bailey 3.264
9. Paul Graham 3.351
10. Dave Huffman NT
Fast Fours
Final Qualifying Order
1. Adam Roe 2.710/117.75
2. Robert Skidmore 2.723/114.97
3. Daniel King 2.789/108.74
4. Mario Tavares 2.970/118.37
5. Darrel Roe 2.989/106.03
6. Art Cronin 3.021/82.74
Pro Mod Unlimited
Final Qualifying Order
1. Jimmy Depasse 2.911/113.07
2. Nick Januik 2.945/111.22
3. Dave Huffman 3.264/88.89
Larry Minor Jeep Shootout
1st-Wes Johnson
2nd-Charlie Johnson
3rd-Kevin Williams
Larry Minor Shootout Eliminations Run Sheet
Pro Gambler
1st-Kevin Williams
2nd-Tommy Zavala
3rd-Robin Costello
3rd-Tracy Malan
Saturday Pro Gambler Eliminations Run Sheet
Sportsman 1
1st-Mike Record
2nd-Chris Wells
3rd-Justin Higginson
3rd-George Amos
Sportsman 1 Eliminations Run Sheet
Sportsman 2
1st-Robert Plumb
2nd-Jaime Ochoa
3rd-Robin Costello
3rd-Luz Malan
Sportsman 2 Eliminations Run Sheet
Motorcycle Sportsman 1
1st-Caleb Mings
2nd-Mark Ratliff
3rd-Joey Weaver
3rd-Pedro Villa Jr.
Motorcycle Sportsman 1 Eliminations Run Sheet
Motorcycle Sportsman 2
1st-Mark Ratliff
2nd-Marcus Riedel
3rd-Eddie Partida
Motorcycle Sportsman 2 Eliminations Run Sheet
Friday
The 2018 SCSDA Season Opener kicked off with cool weather & heavy track conditions leading to great action at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA. Marcus Norris leads the Top Fuel contingent with a 2.44 lap in the Pat Norris Racing / Worldwide Insurance Services Dragster. The April’s Dream team of Jim Hammond laid down the quickest lap in Top Alcohol with a 2.55. Vickie Hall is having an incredible first event in the Top Eliminator class, sitting #1 after day one with a 2.951 ET on the 2.95 class index. Michigan’s Adam Roe set the bar high in Fast Fours qualifying with a great 2.73 pass. Jimmy Depasse leads the Pro Mod Unlimited category with a 2.91 ET. Kenny Hayes took home the Friday Pro Gambler defeating Chris Adamson by just .007 at the stripe in a great final round. The 3.95 Index category was full of incredible racing with Scott Whipple taking the victory defeating Wes Johnson in the final round. Saturday will feature the remainder of Heads-Up Qualifying as well as Sportsman & Pro Gambler eliminations.
Links to our NSDN Live Feed Videos from Friday
Friday 1 - TF/TE/FF/TA Q1
Friday 2 - TF/TA/TE/FF/PM Q2
Friday 3 - Pro Gambler Semis/Finals & 3.95 Index Q1
Friday 4 - 3.95 Index Q2
Friday 5 - 3.95 Index Eliminations
NSDN Live Stream Presented By: Good Vibrations Motorsports
Top Fuel
Qualifying Order (After 2 of 4 Sessions)
1. Marcus Norris 2.444/154.95
2. Dennis Rieck 2.529/142.34
Top Alcohol
Qualifying Order (After 2 of 4 Sessions)
1. Jim Hammond 2.552/143.23
2. Nick Januik 3.058/113.07
3. Jimmy Depasse 3.103/89.71
Top Eliminator
Qualifying Order (After 2 of 4 Sessions)
1. Vickie Hall 2.951
2. Paul Taylor 3.003
3. Jim Rossi 3.006
4. Bill Peterson 3.155
5. Jeff Liston 3.193
6. Tristan Graham 3.335
7. Paul Graham 3.351
8. Russ Bailey NT
9. Dave Huffman NT
Fast Fours
Qualifying Order (After 2 of 4 Sessions)
1. Adam Roe 2.737/116.94
2. Daniel King 2.794/107.54
3. Robert Skidmore 2.841/116.94
4. Mario Tavares 3.029/115.36
5. Darrel Roe 3.125/98.95
6. Art Cronin 3.351/91.51
Pro Mod Unlimited
Qualifying Order (After 2 of 4 Sessions)
1. Jimmy Depasse 2.911/113.07
2. Nick Januik 3.017/113.82
3. Dave Huffman 3.264/88.89
Pro Gambler
1st-Kenny Hayes
2nd-Chris Adamson
3rd-Charlie Johnson
3rd-Ron Hess
Friday Pro Gambler Eliminations Run Sheet
3.95 Index
1st-Scott Whipple
2nd-Wes Johnson
3rd-Justin Adamson
3.95 Index Eliminations Run Sheet
Preview
National Sand Drag News is heading to the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA for the SCSDA Season Opener February 23-25. NSDN will have our normal race coverage including all the stats, results, news, and videos each night after racing action is complete. The National Sand Drag News Live Stream will be presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports at this event; the Live Stream can be accessed on the NSDN Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/NationalSandDragNews. We will also be posting our normal event updates on the NSDN Facebook page throughout the event at www.Facebook.com/NationalSandDragNews and on our Twitter Feed at www.Twitter.com/NSDN. This NSDN Daily Race Coverage is brought to you by Southern California OTR Recycling/Greg Tounget Motorsports, Good Vibrations Motorsports, Hammer Down Racing (Dennis Rieck), Morris Family Racing, Fast Track Construction, Rialto Trophy, MPC Racing, and Kevin Williams Racing. Racing action kicks off on Friday with two Heads-Up Qualifying Sessions as well as the Friday Car & ATV Gamblers and the 3.95 Index class. For any questions throughout the race weekend or to inquire about future Daily Race Coverage sponsorship opportunities, e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..