National Sand Drag News

2015 Sept-Oct

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Sunday

The 2015 edition of the Avenal Sand Drags Fall Nationals in Avenal, CA is in the books after a great Sunday of eliminations. All eyes were glued on the track for the much anticipated Top Alcohol final round. Unfortunately it was an anti-climatic battle as top qualifier Jake Morton broke a rear end right off the line after a .044 to .077 starting line advantage and Gary Mink went on to the Winner’s Circle for the second weekend in a row with a 2.52. Another back-to-back weekend winner was Paul Taylor who ran a pair of 2.99’s in Top Eliminator action on Sunday to take home the top prize. The Jeep dominance of the bracket classes at Avenal continued on Sunday with Kenny Hayes (Pro 1), Mike Williams Sr. (Pro 2) and Justin Adamson (Pro 3) all taking wins. Austin Rego completed a weekend sweep as he backed up his Saturday MS1 win with the Sunday Motorcycle Pro 1 victory. Robby Stancliff also had a great Sunday as he won the Motorcycle Pro 2 class along with a semi-final finish in MP1. Junior class winners on the day were Drake Montgomery (Juniors), Jayden Pena (Intermediate), and Sky Chaffin (Youth). **Run Sheets are now posted from this event.**

Atoka Motorsports Park
Fall Fest 2015
October 9-10, 2015 Race Results
Atoka, OK

Top Eliminator
1st-John Pate
2nd-Terry Glasscock
3rd-Jack Monroe
3rd-Russ Bailey

Pro 1 Cars
1st-James Jackson
2nd-Danny Mathews
3rd-Amanda Mathews
2015 Track Points Champ-Danny Mathews

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Sunday

Sunday was another great day of sand drag racing to finish off the SCSDA Racin’ For A Cure event at the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds in Victorville, CA. Another World Record was broken as Derek Balcunas piloting the Larry Minor Motorsports Jeep carded a 2.754 setting the A/Pro Jeep ET record en route to the Pro Mod Unlimited class win. Gary Mink and his “Bad to the Bone” hot rod came out on the winning end of an extremely close Top Alcohol class final round nipping Jake Morton at the stripe. Another extremely close battle saw Paul Taylor emerge victorious in the Top Eliminator final reaching the finish line first by just three-thousandths (.003) of a second. MPC Racing’s Mark Ratliff nearly finished off an astonishing double double up weekend as he won two classes on Saturday, then went on to with the Motorcycle Pro 1 category on Sunday before turning on the red light in Motorcycle Pro 2 handing the win to Randy Mings. Craig Durning was flat out on his game on Sunday as he piloted “Eugene the Jeep” to the Pro 1 victory defeating Michigan racer Nick Beaudoin in the final round. Other winners on the day included Joe Simeone (Pro 2), Charlie Johnson (Pro 3), Luz Malan (Powderpuff Cars), Heather Taylor (Powderpuff ATV), Troy Adamson (Junior Dragster), Derek Partida (Juniors), and Braydon Myers (Peewees). **Sunday Videos and Run Sheets are now posted.**

La Plata Valley Raceway in Farmington, New Mexico is preparing to hold the Jim Thode Memorial Race on September 26-27. This will be a two day event with a separate race each day with the track’s regular classes; Pro Open Car, Pro Quad/Bike, 4x4 Trophy, Trophy Quad/Bike, Pro Gambler, Youth & Junior. For more information on this event, go to La Plata Valley Raceway’s Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/LaPlataValleyRaceway?fref=ts. Click “Read More” to view the Event Flyer.

National Sand Drag News is heading to Southern California for the 2nd Annual SCSDA Racin’ For A Cure event at the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds in Victorville, CA on October 2-4. Thanks to some great racer friends we will have Race Coverage all weekend long from this event. There are still coverage sponsorship openings for this event, if your race team or business is interested in coming on board send us an e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We also have a package available for those interested in sponsoring the back-to-back weekends of coverage at both Victorville and Avenal, inquire if interested. This is shaping up to be a great race. Links to full event info are listed below.

SCSDA 2015 Race 3 - RACER INFO
Racer Registration Form PDF Document *Do NOT send in pre-registration money, pay at the track.*
Powder Puff Racer Registration Form PDF Document
Powder Puff Class Guidelines PDF Document
Minor Release Registration Form PDF Document *This needs to be filled out for all Minor racers, regardless if they are racing junior or adult classes.*
Race Weekend Schedule <-- PDF Document
SCSDA Membership Form PDF Document
Event Flyer
Torco Race Fuels Pre-Order Form PDF Document ALL FUEL MUST BE PRE-ORDERED - Please Order ASAP!!!

Check out some highlights from the 2015 Fall Hill Climb at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes in Mears, MI with footage from NSDN Editor Tom Bray. The first run of the video is quick time of the day by Craig Jeske in the Shakedown S-10.

Atoka Motorsports Park
17th Annual Heartland Nationals
September 4-6, 2015 Race Results
Atoka, OK

3.5 Index - Friday
1st-Vickie Hall
2nd-Darren Hosman

4.00 Index ATV - Friday
1st-Luke Martin
2nd-Joseph Evans

3.80 Index ATV - Friday
1st-Nick Allen
2nd-James Martin

Quick 16 Cars - Friday
1st-Les Steelmon
2nd-Garrett Jackson

Quick 16 ATV - Friday
1st-Randy Kimbley
2nd-Bobby Kincaid

Excitement continues to build for Sand Wars at the Dumont Dunes, CA on President’s Day Weekend 2016. The Side X Side Wars crew has been hard at work trying to pull together a title sponsorship and preparing for a huge influx of UTV’s, including the brand new factory Yamaha & Turbo Polaris models. The Las Vegas Jeep Club is working towards finalizing some new exciting ideas to add to the race program. There are several Blown Alcohol Jeeps locked in to once again battle on the sand of Dumont. The Sand Wars event flyer will be going to print in Mid-September, there are some great opportunities available to sponsor this fine event. For more info on sponsorship contact, 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. Stay tuned for more exciting announcements surrounding Sand Wars.