National Sand Drag News - National Sand Drag News | The #1 Source For Sand Drag Racing News | www.NationalSandDragNews.com National Sand Drag News (NSDN) is an online magazine covering the sport of sand drag racing. NSDN’s full array of up to the minute news and race coverage can be found online at www.NationalSandDragNews.com. Here is a brief explanation of what NSDN covers. The fast growing motor sport of sand drag racing consists of race cars that are very similar to their asphalt drag racing counterparts racing down 300 feet long (100 yard) tracks with a sand/dirt surface. The headliners of the show are the Nitro-burning Top Fuel dragsters that cross the finish line in under 2.5 seconds and reach speeds in excess of 160 MPH. Although the Top Fuel cars are the headliners of the show, multitudes of grass roots bracket racers compile the largest racer group in the sand. NSDN focuses on the hottest properties in sand drag racing, including coverage of the Pro Truck Nationals (PTN) series and other large independent events. Other large independent races across the country are also covered. NSDN covers these events with live race updates, race results, news, features, race videos, and photos. https://nsdn.us/index.php 2024-04-29T09:50:43+00:00 National Sand Drag News editor@nsdn.us Joomla! - Open Source Content Management NSDN Daily Race Coverage - Avenal Apr '15 2015-04-23T08:31:14+00:00 2015-04-23T08:31:14+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=868&catid=126&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <center> <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue4-15/sameday-avenalapr15.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 63px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" /><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial"><b>Presented By:</b></span><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Avenal Sand Drags Logo" src="http://www.nationalsanddragnews.com/images/stories/issue4-14/avlogo.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 172px; height: 118px;" title="rialtotrophylogo.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=798"><img alt="" src="http://www.nationalsanddragnews.com/images/banners/redwarriorad.jpg" style="width: 172px; height: 118px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" /></a></center> <br /> <strong>Sunday<br /> <br /> </strong>The 2015 Avenal Sand Drags Spring Nationals final day of eliminations was contested with sunny skies and mild temps in Central California. The Top Eliminator final round is one for the ages. Carey Mahoney took the TE class victory defeating Ron d&rsquo;Artenay in a close 2.954 to 2.955 race on the 2.95 Index. Carey had a .04 starting line advantage and that was the deciding factor. Gary Mink put the power to the ground and won the Top Alcohol class with a weekend best 2.48 in the final round. The Three Jeeps ended up in the Winner&rsquo;s Circle at Avenal with Kenny Hayes (Pro 1), Justin Adamson (Pro 2), and Chris Adamson (Pro 3) all getting their respective class wins. Timothy Wilson (MP1) and Jack Vandigriff (MP2) were the ATV Pro Bracket class winners on Sunday. Junior class winners were Chaylene Pintor (Juniors), Jayden Pena (Kids), and Cheyenne Hartman (Youth). <strong>Run Sheets are now posted (4-29)</strong>.<br /> <br /> <center> <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue4-15/sameday-avenalapr15.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 63px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" /><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial"><b>Presented By:</b></span><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Avenal Sand Drags Logo" src="http://www.nationalsanddragnews.com/images/stories/issue4-14/avlogo.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 172px; height: 118px;" title="rialtotrophylogo.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=798"><img alt="" src="http://www.nationalsanddragnews.com/images/banners/redwarriorad.jpg" style="width: 172px; height: 118px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" /></a></center> <br /> <strong>Sunday<br /> <br /> </strong>The 2015 Avenal Sand Drags Spring Nationals final day of eliminations was contested with sunny skies and mild temps in Central California. The Top Eliminator final round is one for the ages. Carey Mahoney took the TE class victory defeating Ron d&rsquo;Artenay in a close 2.954 to 2.955 race on the 2.95 Index. Carey had a .04 starting line advantage and that was the deciding factor. Gary Mink put the power to the ground and won the Top Alcohol class with a weekend best 2.48 in the final round. The Three Jeeps ended up in the Winner&rsquo;s Circle at Avenal with Kenny Hayes (Pro 1), Justin Adamson (Pro 2), and Chris Adamson (Pro 3) all getting their respective class wins. Timothy Wilson (MP1) and Jack Vandigriff (MP2) were the ATV Pro Bracket class winners on Sunday. Junior class winners were Chaylene Pintor (Juniors), Jayden Pena (Kids), and Cheyenne Hartman (Youth). <strong>Run Sheets are now posted (4-29)</strong>.<br /> <br /> Atoka April '15 Photo Recap 2015-04-16T07:33:27+00:00 2015-04-16T07:33:27+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=866&catid=126&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue4-15/atokaapr15/lead.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;" />Atoka Motorsports Park in Atoka, OK kicked off their 2015 point series season on April 11 after having to cancel the March event due to rainy weather. The April event featured great racing in the always competitive Pro Bracket Car &amp; Quad classes at the Southeastern Oklahoma sand drag facility. Check out some great photos from this event courtesy of our friends at <a href="http://www.lonestargraphics.com/">Lonestar Graphics</a>. Gary &amp; Michelle once again took some great shots throughout the weekend. Be sure to check out their site and pick up a shirt, hat, iPhone case, or one of the many other great products Lonestar offers. Click &ldquo;Read More&rdquo; to view the event photo recap.<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue4-15/atokaapr15/lead.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;" />Atoka Motorsports Park in Atoka, OK kicked off their 2015 point series season on April 11 after having to cancel the March event due to rainy weather. The April event featured great racing in the always competitive Pro Bracket Car &amp; Quad classes at the Southeastern Oklahoma sand drag facility. Check out some great photos from this event courtesy of our friends at <a href="http://www.lonestargraphics.com/">Lonestar Graphics</a>. Gary &amp; Michelle once again took some great shots throughout the weekend. Be sure to check out their site and pick up a shirt, hat, iPhone case, or one of the many other great products Lonestar offers. Click &ldquo;Read More&rdquo; to view the event photo recap.<br /> <br /> Atoka April '15 Race Results 2015-04-13T05:13:59+00:00 2015-04-13T05:13:59+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=865&catid=126&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <strong>Atoka Motorsports Park Season Opener</strong><br /> <strong>April 11, 2015 Race Results</strong><br /> <strong>Atoka, OK<br /> <br /> Pro 1 Cars</strong><br /> <br /> <em>Money</em><br /> 1st-Harold Fomby<br /> 2nd-Amanda Mathews<br /> <br /> <em>Trophy</em><br /> 1st-Tim Feuerhelm<br /> 2nd-Les Steelmon<br /> <br /> <strong>Atoka Motorsports Park Season Opener</strong><br /> <strong>April 11, 2015 Race Results</strong><br /> <strong>Atoka, OK<br /> <br /> Pro 1 Cars</strong><br /> <br /> <em>Money</em><br /> 1st-Harold Fomby<br /> 2nd-Amanda Mathews<br /> <br /> <em>Trophy</em><br /> 1st-Tim Feuerhelm<br /> 2nd-Les Steelmon<br /> <br /> SCSDA March '15 Race Results 2015-04-13T05:12:46+00:00 2015-04-13T05:12:46+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=864&catid=126&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <strong>Southern California Sand Drag Association</strong><br /> <strong>March 20-22, 2015 Race Results</strong><br /> <strong>Victorville, CA</strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Top Fuel</strong><br /> 1st-D. Rieck<br /> 2nd-R. Cameron<br /> <br /> <strong>Top Alcohol</strong><br /> 1st-G. Mink<br /> 2nd-J. Hammond<br /> <br /> <strong>A/Fuel</strong><br /> 1st-R. Skidmore<br /> 2nd-A. Cronin<br /> <br /> <strong>Southern California Sand Drag Association</strong><br /> <strong>March 20-22, 2015 Race Results</strong><br /> <strong>Victorville, CA</strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Top Fuel</strong><br /> 1st-D. Rieck<br /> 2nd-R. Cameron<br /> <br /> <strong>Top Alcohol</strong><br /> 1st-G. Mink<br /> 2nd-J. Hammond<br /> <br /> <strong>A/Fuel</strong><br /> 1st-R. Skidmore<br /> 2nd-A. Cronin<br /> <br /> R.I.P. Rick Cameron 2015-04-05T22:33:41+00:00 2015-04-05T22:33:41+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=863&catid=126&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue4-15/cameron/05.jpg" style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; width: 250px; height: 141px;" />We are saddened to pass along the news of the sudden passing of longtime Top Fuel sand drag racer Rick Cameron. Rick had competed as recently as two weeks ago at an event in California scoring a runner up finish. He had a life long love for burning Nitromethane competing on both sand and asphalt in a variety of dragsters. NSDN passes along our condolences to Rick&#39;s Family at this difficult time. Click &ldquo;Read More&rdquo; to view more photos of Rick in action and a neat story about Rick from a few years ago.<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue4-15/cameron/05.jpg" style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; width: 250px; height: 141px;" />We are saddened to pass along the news of the sudden passing of longtime Top Fuel sand drag racer Rick Cameron. Rick had competed as recently as two weeks ago at an event in California scoring a runner up finish. He had a life long love for burning Nitromethane competing on both sand and asphalt in a variety of dragsters. NSDN passes along our condolences to Rick&#39;s Family at this difficult time. Click &ldquo;Read More&rdquo; to view more photos of Rick in action and a neat story about Rick from a few years ago.<br /> <br /> LVJC Jamboree at Dumont is a GO for 2016! 2015-04-03T05:05:41+00:00 2015-04-03T05:05:41+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=862&catid=126&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue4-15/lvjclead.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 103px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;" />Mark your calendars for Presidents Day Weekend 2016 as the Las Vegas Jeep Club Jamboree is back! The standard weekend of racing with Hill Climbs on Saturday and Sand Drags on Sunday is on the docket. On top of that, the Las Vegas Jeep Club has partnered with the Side by Side Wars group headed by Matt Ling to add a strong group of high horsepower UTV&rsquo;s to the race program on both the Hill Climbs and Sand Drags. Complete event details are being finalized and will be released at a later date. This is promising to be a great weekend of action with Jeeps and UTV&rsquo;s at the Dumont Dunes. CA. For more information, contact Shawn Thompson 702-378-3571 or Dave Stidham at 702-338-4606 for Las Vegas Jeep Club info, or Matt Ling at 559-312-6312 for Side by Side Wars UTV info. <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue4-15/lvjclead.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 103px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;" />Mark your calendars for Presidents Day Weekend 2016 as the Las Vegas Jeep Club Jamboree is back! The standard weekend of racing with Hill Climbs on Saturday and Sand Drags on Sunday is on the docket. On top of that, the Las Vegas Jeep Club has partnered with the Side by Side Wars group headed by Matt Ling to add a strong group of high horsepower UTV&rsquo;s to the race program on both the Hill Climbs and Sand Drags. Complete event details are being finalized and will be released at a later date. This is promising to be a great weekend of action with Jeeps and UTV&rsquo;s at the Dumont Dunes. CA. For more information, contact Shawn Thompson 702-378-3571 or Dave Stidham at 702-338-4606 for Las Vegas Jeep Club info, or Matt Ling at 559-312-6312 for Side by Side Wars UTV info. NSDN Rewind: Throwback Thursday #1 2015-04-03T04:11:09+00:00 2015-04-03T04:11:09+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=861&catid=126&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue4-15/tbt1/lead.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; width: 250px; height: 116px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;" />NSDN is proud to be entering our 9th year of sand drag racing coverage. The past eight years have been full of meeting great people, lots of travel adventures, and most of all witnessing great 300&rsquo; sand drag action across the country. There are tons of great photos on the NSDN hard drives, so let&rsquo;s take a look back at some of the best racing and neatest race cars in the first eight years of NSDN. This is the first installment of &ldquo;NSDN Rewind&#39;s Throwback&rdquo;.<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue4-15/tbt1/lead.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; width: 250px; height: 116px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;" />NSDN is proud to be entering our 9th year of sand drag racing coverage. The past eight years have been full of meeting great people, lots of travel adventures, and most of all witnessing great 300&rsquo; sand drag action across the country. There are tons of great photos on the NSDN hard drives, so let&rsquo;s take a look back at some of the best racing and neatest race cars in the first eight years of NSDN. This is the first installment of &ldquo;NSDN Rewind&#39;s Throwback&rdquo;.<br /> <br /> Avenal Sand Drags Apr '15 Event Info 2015-03-27T09:56:51+00:00 2015-03-27T09:56:51+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=860&catid=126&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue2-15/avenallead.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 177px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />The Avenal Sand Drags crew has released the Event Info for the upcoming Spring Nationals on April 25-26 in Avenal, CA. Click on the links below to view the documents. NSDN will present our season opening Daily Race Coverage from this event, courtesy of <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/">Avenal Sand Drags</a> and <a href="http://www.nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=798">Red Warrior / d&rsquo;Artenay Motorsports</a>. NSDN has a couple additional Daily Race Coverage sponsorship spots available for a very affordable price; contact us at <a href="mailto:editor@nsdn.us">editor@nsdn.us</a> for more info. For more info on Avenal Sand Drags, go to <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/">www.AvenalSandDrags.com</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong><u>Avenal April 2015 Race Documents</u></strong><br /> <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/AvenalApr15Schedule.pdf">Race Weekend Schedule</a><br /> <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/AvenalApr15RegForm.pdf">Racer Registration Form</a><br /> <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/AvenalApr15Classes.pdf">Race Weekend Class Entry Fees &amp; Payouts List</a><br /> <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/AvenalTechSheet15.pdf">Racer Tech Sheet</a><br /> <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/AvenalMinorMediaRelease15.pdf">Minor Media Release Form</a> <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue2-15/avenallead.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 177px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />The Avenal Sand Drags crew has released the Event Info for the upcoming Spring Nationals on April 25-26 in Avenal, CA. Click on the links below to view the documents. NSDN will present our season opening Daily Race Coverage from this event, courtesy of <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/">Avenal Sand Drags</a> and <a href="http://www.nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=798">Red Warrior / d&rsquo;Artenay Motorsports</a>. NSDN has a couple additional Daily Race Coverage sponsorship spots available for a very affordable price; contact us at <a href="mailto:editor@nsdn.us">editor@nsdn.us</a> for more info. For more info on Avenal Sand Drags, go to <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/">www.AvenalSandDrags.com</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong><u>Avenal April 2015 Race Documents</u></strong><br /> <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/AvenalApr15Schedule.pdf">Race Weekend Schedule</a><br /> <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/AvenalApr15RegForm.pdf">Racer Registration Form</a><br /> <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/AvenalApr15Classes.pdf">Race Weekend Class Entry Fees &amp; Payouts List</a><br /> <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/AvenalTechSheet15.pdf">Racer Tech Sheet</a><br /> <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/AvenalMinorMediaRelease15.pdf">Minor Media Release Form</a>