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Sunday

The 2014 Top Fuel Shootout at Dome Valley Raceway in Wellton, AZ featured amazing sand drag racing action from start to finish. Dennis Rieck and the Hammer Down Hemi used a pair of solid 2.2-second ET’s during Sunday’s Eliminations to take the Top Fuel Shootout title. Robert Skidmore made more history as he recorded the first ever 2.6-second ET in a Fast Fours Dragster. Robert ran a 2.684, but unfortunately red lighted away his chance at the Final Round victory by .009 as Mario Tavares took the class win with a 2.81 ET. The Top Eliminator class saw an epic final round as two of the strongest competitors from across the country met up for the first time. The win light in this battle would go to Texas racer Courtney Stidham as he defeated Billy Morris on a hole shot 2.97 to 2.96. Rod Trower certainly didn’t take it easy as he soloed to the Top Alcohol class win while recording his Personal Best ET of 2.42. The Pro Bracket classes were extremely entertaining as well. The Durning Racing team had a huge day as Craig Durning took the Pro 1 victory in “Eugene The Jeep” and Brad Olson scored the Motorcycle Pro 1 class win. Jeeps swept the Pro Bracket classes as Jose Beas (Pro 2) and Kenny Hayes (Pro 3) won their respective classes. MPC Racing’s Mark Ratliff took the victory in the Motorcycle Pro 2 category. **Run Sheets are now posted. (1-28)**

Top Fuel
1st-Dennis Rieck
2nd-Marcus Norris
3rd-Billy Morris
Top Fuel Eliminations Run Sheet & Qualifying Data Log
Top Fuel Sunday Eliminations Video

Round One Eliminations (Driver ET/MPH RT)
Dennis Rieck (W) 2.263/161.49 .267 Bye
Marcus Norris (W) 2.594/167.15 .137 def. Billy Morris 3.206/65.38 .112

Final Round
Dennis Rieck (W) 2.294/159.15 .130 def. Marcus Norris 2.726/124.72 .038

Top Alcohol
1st-Rod Trower
2nd-Jimmy DePasse
Top Alcohol Eliminations Run Sheet & Qualifying Data Log
Top Alcohol Sunday Eliminations Video

Final Round (Driver ET/MPH RT)
Rod Trower (W) 2.422/145.10 .153 def. Jimmy DePasse NT-Broke

Top Eliminator
1st-Courtney Stidham
2nd-Billy Morris
3rd-Jimmie Leggs
3rd-Paul Taylor
Top Eliminator Eliminations Run Sheet & Qualifying Data Log
Top Eliminator Sunday Eliminations Video

Race-In Round Eliminations (Driver ET RT)
Ron D’Artenay (W) 2.957 .073 def. Israel Quintero 3.296 .082

Round One Eliminations
Paul Taylor (W) 3.030 .089 def. Dee Trower 2.918 .081
Courtney Stidham (W) 3.010 .007 def. Jim Rossi 3.034 .171
Billy Morris (W) 2.981 .060 def. Ron D’Artenay 3.038 .090
Jimmie Leggs (W) 3.045 .035 def. Pat Headington 3.068 -.047

Round Two Eliminations
Courtney Stidham (W) 3.016 .017 def. Paul Taylor 2.962 .105
Billy Morris (W) 2.996 .031 def. Jimmie Leggs 3.095 .034

Final Round
Courtney Stidham (W) 2.977 .010 def. Billy Morris 2.968 .054

Fast Fours
1st-Mario Tavares
2nd-Robert Skidmore
Fast Fours Eliminations Run Sheet & Qualifying Data Log
Fast Fours Sunday Eliminations Video

Final Round Eliminations (Driver ET/MPH RT)
Mario Tavares (W) 2.811/110.54 .049 def. Robert Skidmore 2.684/121.64 -.009

Pro 1
1st-Craig Durning
2nd-Justin Adamson
3rd-Scoty Burris
3rd-Steve Anthony
Pro 1 Eliminations Run Sheet

Pro 2
1st-Jose Beas
2nd-Al McKinney
3rd-Steve Jackson
3rd-Kenny Hayes
Pro 2 Eliminations Run Sheet

Pro 3
1st-Kenny Hayes
2nd-Chris Adamson
3rd-Mike Carlson
3rd-Budy Palmer
Pro 3 Eliminations Run Sheet

Motorcycle Pro 1
1st-Brad Olson
2nd-Christian Payne
3rd-Garrett Ratliff
Motorcycle Pro 1 Eliminations Run Sheet

Motorcycle Pro 2
1st-Mark Ratliff
2nd-Jack Vandigriff
3rd-Garrett Ratliff
3rd-Jeff Coale
Motorcycle Pro 2 Eliminations Run Sheet

Saturday

The 5th Annual Top Fuel Shootout at Dome Valley Raceway in Wellton, AZ produced some incredible racing in great Arizona January conditions. Dennis Rieck and the Hammer Down Hemi threw down Low ET of the weekend in the Saturday Night Qualifying session with a 2.266. Dennis will get the first round bye while Billy Morris and Marcus Norris will face off. Rod Trower continues to lead the Top Alcohol class with a 2.47. Paul Taylor withstood some great runs on Saturday to hang on to the top spot with his 2.960 pass from Friday. But the big news was Robert Skidmore lowering the Fast Fours World Record running a 2.730 in the night session backed up by a 2.759 earlier in the day. In the bracket classes, Tony DeNunzio kept up the winning ways for the DeNunzio family in their new ride as he took the Open Pro class win. Mark Ratliff showed them how it’s done as he topped an extremely tough Motorcycle Open Pro field. Other winners on the day included Forrest Hudson (Sportsman 1), James Varnadore (Sportsman 2), Aaron Bailey (Motorcycle Sportsman 1), Jeff Coale (Motorcycle Sportsman 2), Ryan Rodriguez (Junior Dragster), Taylor Cameron (Kids), and Keagan Lemons (Youth). Action continues on Sunday with Eliminations in the Heads-Up and Pro Bracket categories.

Top Fuel
Final Qualifying Order
1. Dennis Rieck 2.266/138.83
2. Billy Morris 2.434/124.24
3. Marcus Norris 2.545/150.91

Saturday TF Highlight Video

Top Alcohol
Final Qualifying Order
1. Rod Trower 2.471/143.09
2. Jimmy Depasse 4.263/43.41

Saturday TA Highlight Video

Top Eliminator
Final Qualifying Order
1. Paul Taylor 2.960
2. Billy Morris 2.961
3. Pat Headington 2.961
4. Courtney Stidham 2.987
5. Jim Rossi 3.001
6. Jimmie Leggs 3.012
7. Ron D’Artenay 3.067
8. Dee Trower 3.076
9. Christian Payne 3.215
10. Israel Quintero 3.252

Saturday TE Highlight Video

Fast Fours
Final Qualifying Order
1. Robert Skidmore 2.730/115.84
2. Mario Tavares 2.802/111.81
3. Art Cronin 2.904/107.92
4. Daniel King 2.927/NS
5. John Cronin 3.352/63.76

Saturday FF Highlight Video

Open Pro
1st-Tony DeNunzio
2nd-Israel Quintero
3rd-Chris Adamson
3rd-Damon Hall
Open Pro Eliminations Run Sheet

Motorcycle Open Pro
1st-Mark Ratliff
2nd-Austin Thomas
3rd-Lance Root
3rd-Bo Crossland
Motorcycle Open Pro Eliminations Run Sheet

Sportsman 1
1st-Forrest Hudson
2nd-Leon Wilmot
3rd-Jack Bone
Sportsman 1 Eliminations Run Sheet

Sportsman 2
1st-James Varnadore
2nd-Jennifer Carlson
Sportsman 2 Eliminations Run Sheet

Motorcycle Sportsman 1
1st-Aaron Bailey
2nd-Budy Palmer
3rd-Mark Ratliff
3rd-Grant Hutchinson
Motorcycle Sportsman 1 Eliminations Run Sheet

Motorcycle Sportsman 2
1st-Jeff Coale
2nd-Jennifer Shuck
3rd-Jack Vandigriff
Motorcycle Sportsman 2 Eliminations Run Sheet

Junior Dragster
1st-Ryan Rodriguez

Kids
1st-Taylor Cameron

Youth
1st-Keagan Lemons
2nd-TJ Siewers
3rd-Seth Shuck

Friday

Day one of the 5th Annual Dome Valley Raceway Top Fuel Shootout in Wellton, AZ is complete. Dennis Rieck and the Hammer Down Hemi lead Top Fuel Qualifying after the early qualifying rounds with a 2.32/138MPH blast. Oklahoma’s Rod Trower is the #1 Qualifier in Top Alcohol with a nice 2.47/143MPH run. Paul Taylor started off the new race season on a high note with a solid 2.960 to lead first day qualifying in Top Eliminator. Mario Tavares is the Fast Fours Qualifying Leader with a 2.871.  Al McKinney was the big winner in the PTN-sponsored Pro Truck class as he defeated Kenny Hayes in the final round. New Mexico’s Steve Jackson emerged as the winner in the Pro Shootout class over “Wild Willie” Bill Swim. Jeff Coale nearly earned a double up victory as he took the Pro ATV win over Heather Taylor, but Jeff lost a close final in the Sportsman ATV final round to Jack Vandigriff. Racing action continues on Saturday with a full day of on track action.

Top Fuel
Qualifying Order (After 2 of 4 Sessions)
1. Dennis Rieck 2.322/138.30
2. Billy Morris 2.434/124.24
3. Marcus Norris 3.357/64.52

Friday TF Highlight Video

Top Alcohol
Qualifying Order (After 2 of 4 Sessions)
1. Rod Trower 2.471/143.09
2. Jimmy DePasse 4.263/43.41

Friday TA Highlight Video

Top Eliminator
Qualifying Order (After 2 of 4 Sessions)
1. Paul Taylor 2.960
2. Billy Morris 2.961
3. Jim Rossi 3.006
4. Jimmie Leggs 3.012
5. Ron D’Artenay 3.067
6. Dee Trower 3.114
7. Christian Payne 3.215
8. Pat Headington 3.701
9. Courtney Stidham 2.932

Friday TE Highlight Video

Fast Fours
Qualifying Order (After 2 of 4 Sessions)
1. Mario Tavares 2.871/109.76
2. Robert Skidmore 2.902/91.18
3. Daniel King 2.927/NS
4. Art Cronin 3.083/105.04
5. John Cronin 3.352/63.76

Friday FF Highlight Video

Pro Truck
1st-Al McKinney
2nd-Kenny Hayes
3rd-Tony DeNunzio
3rd-Justin Adamson
Pro Truck Eliminations Run Sheet

Pro Shootout
1st-Steve Jackson
2nd-Bill Swim
3rd-Chris Adamson
Pro Shootout Eliminations Run Sheet
 
Pro ATV
1st-Jeff Coale
2nd-Heather Taylor
3rd-Christian Payne
Pro ATV Eliminations Run Sheet

Sportsman ATV
1st-Jack Vandigriff
2nd-Jeff Coale
3rd-Aaron Bailey
Sportsman ATV Eliminations Run Sheet

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Preview
National Sand Drag News is kicking off the 2014 sand drag racing season with coverage of the 5th Annual Top Fuel Shootout at Dome Valley Raceway in Wellton, AZ. This race will feature the Top Fuel class as the 8000HP Kings of the Sport take to the Dome Valley race track. Another big feature will be the PTN Pro Truck class that will be contested on Friday. The Pro Truck class is contested only once per year on the west coast and the racers will be fighting for not only the hardware but a nice payday with added cash supplied by Pro Truck Nationals. NSDN will have our normal race coverage including all the stats, results, news, and videos each night after racing action is complete. Be sure to check our Twitter Feed at the top of the each page or visit the Twitter Feed directly at www.Twitter.com/NSDN. Also, we will be updating the NSDN Facebook page throughout the event at www.Facebook.com/NationalSandDragNews. This NSDN Daily Race Coverage is brought to you by Hammer Down Racing, Morris Family Racing/Heavy Metal/2 Dolla' Bill Racing, and Swag Racing. Racing action kicks off on Friday with Pro Truck & Specialty Bracket Eliminations as well as early round Top Fuel & Heads-Up class qualifying. 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..