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Sunday

The final day of racing at the 2009 NSDA Dan Chittenden Fall Nationals in Primm, NV came to a record breaking conclusion on Sunday. Scott Whipple set a new Top Fuel World Record in a final round victory with an astounding ET of 2.239. Scott’s win also clinched the 2009 NSDA Top Fuel championship. Dan Allen repeated his 2008 NSDA Fall Nationals victory taking this year’s class title. Dan had a single run in the final when Gary Mink was unable to return after being involved in a two-car crash at the top end with Nick Januik. Fortunately, both Gary & Nick emerged okay. Paul Taylor worked his way through the tough Top Eliminator class field for the victory over Jim Rossi in the final round. Also of note was Charlie Johnson doubling up by winning both the Pro 2 & Pro 3 categories on the day. Other winners were George Amos (Pro 1), Garrett Ratliff (Motorcycle Pro 1), and Randy Mings (Motorcycle Pro 2).

Top Fuel

Round One Eliminations (Driver ET RT)
Jeff Janoe (W) 2.489/NS .145 def. Dennis Rieck 2.658/99.64 .143
Geoff Gill (W) 2.348/164.21 .082 Bye
Shane Switzer (W) 2.475/154.98 .258 Bye
Scott Whipple (W) 2.278/162.75 .164

Round Two Eliminations
Scott Whipple (W) 2.273/160.71 .116 def. Jeff Janoe 2.354/NS .189
Geoff Gill (W) 2.387/151.72 .065 def. Shane Switzer 3.317/73.39 .125

Final Round
Scott Whipple (W) 2.239/164.16 .128 def. Geoff Gill 2.343/148.41 .078

Top Fuel Highlight Video

Top Alcohol

Round One Eliminations (Driver ET RT)
Gary Mink (W) 2.540/138.00 .129 def. Pedro Villa 2.860/113.35 .299
Nick Januik (W) 2.603/133.27 .088 def. Mike DeNunzio 2.611/137.98 .125
Scott Carroll (W) 2.674/137.06 .105 def. Jim Hammond 2.786/134.84 .184
Dan Allen (W) 2.547/146.12 .128 def. Shane Sanford 2.589/128.86 .099

Round Two Eliminations
Gary Mink (W) 2.547/140.35 .287 def. Nick Januik NT-LB3A
Dan Allen (W) 2.532/NS .142 def. Scott Carroll 2.595/146.90 .088

Final Round
Dan Allen (W) 6.935/33.86 .570 def. Gary Mink NT-DNS

Top Alcohol Highlight Video

Top Eliminator

Round Two Eliminations
Tiffany Januik (W) 3.229 .159 def. Carey Mahoney 5.665 -.130
Paul Taylor (W) 3.027 .125 def. Ralph Switzer 3.117 .056
Jim Rossi (W) 3.052 .115 def. Leon Januik 3.079 .279
Billy Morris (W) 3.057 .122 def. Don Diffenbaugh 3.250 .132

Round Three Eliminations
Paul Taylor (W) 2.989 .076 def. Tiffany Januik 3.053 .040
Jim Rossi (W) 2.979 .156 def. Billy Morris 2.945 .082

Final Round
Paul Taylor (W) 3.016 .084 def. Jim Rossi 3.027 .160

Top Eliminator Highlight Video

Pro 1
1st-George Amos
2nd-Chris Adamson
3rd-Bill Swim
Eliminations Page 1
Eliminations Page 2

Pro 2
1st-Charlie Johnson
2nd-Justin Adamson
3rd-Wes Gilmore
Eliminations Page 1
Eliminations Page 2

Pro 3
1st-Charlie Johnson
2nd-Shawn Thompson
3rd-Bill Gonzalez
Eliminations Page 1
Eliminations Page 2

Motorcycle Pro 1
1st-Garrett Ratliff
2nd-Rob Winkle
3rd-AJ Eid
3rd-Ryan Winkle
Eliminations Page 1

Motorcycle Pro 2
1st-Randy Mings
2nd-Joey Weaver
3rd-Rob Winkle
3rd-Korey Gray
Eliminations Page 1

Top Dog Junior Dragsters
1st-Kailley Gutierrez
2nd-K. East
3rd-Abby Carroll
3rd-J. Hensley
Eliminations Page 1

Saturday

Day two of the NSDA Dan Chittenden Fall Nationals in Primm, NV saw some excellent racing action. Scott Whipple ran Low ET of the day with a 2.321 in Top Fuel and hung on to take the #1 qualifying spot heading into race day. Gary Mink also held on to his day one top qualifying position in the Top Alcohol class. Round one of Top Eliminator saw all three championship contenders advance to round two. Winners in other competition on the day were Clayton Record (Pro Mod), Steve Foster Jr. (Pro Index), Todd Kolstad (Sportsman 1), Al McKinney (Sportsman 2), Garrett Ratliff (Motorcycle Sportsman 1), and Joey Weaver (Motorcycle Sportsman 2).

Top Fuel
Final Qualifying Order
1. Scott Whipple 2.307/165.54
2. Geoff Gill 2.311/NS
3. Shane Switzer 2.315/152.87
4. Jeff Janoe 2.568/141.22
5. Dennis Rieck 2.892/85.37

Saturday TF Highlight Video

Top Alcohol
Final Qualifying Order
1. Gary Mink 2.492/138.37
2. Scott Carroll 2.522/141.22
3. Dan Allen 2.562/146.71
4. Nick Januik 2.567/134.06
5. Mike DeNunzio 2.569/138.32
6. Shane Sanford 2.603/133.81
7. Jim Hammond 2.687/137.74
8. Craig Sines 2.753/108.89
Did Not Qualify
9. Pedro Villa 2.830/126.37

Saturday TA Highlight Video

Top Eliminator

Final Qualifying Order
1. Tiffany Januik 2.970
2. Jim Rossi 2.981
3. Don Diffenbaugh 2.990
4. Ralph Switzer 2.994
5. Paul Taylor 2.995
6. Billy Morris 3.007
7. Leon Januik 3.038
8. Carey Mahoney 3.044
9. Paul Graham 3.046
10. Mark Punos 3.047
11. Pete Schenk 3.061
12. Bob Snow 3.088
13. Larry Snow 3.151
14. Dan Cronin 3.158
15. Ron D’Artenay 3.159
16. Mario Tavares 3.230
Did Not Qualify
17. Terry Crawford 3.258
18. Eddie Arant 3.287
19. Art Cronin 3.373
20. Glen Hickey 3.438
21. Kenny Cameron 3.443
22. Lori Ketron 3.505
23. Chris Marshall 3.648

Round One Eliminations
Tiffany Januik (W) 3.033 .080 def. Mario Tavares 2.960 .284
Carey Mahoney (W) 3.116 .097 def. Paul Graham 3.354 .096
Ralph Switzer (W) 3.301 .071 def. Larry Snow 3.324 .103
Paul Taylor (W) 3.032 .175 def. Bob Snow 3.379 .196
Jim Rossi (W) 3.055 .128 def. Ron D’Artenay 3.080 .104
Leon Januik (W) NT def. Mark Punos NT-Broke
Don Diffenbaugh (W) 7.416 .175 def. Dan Cronin 3.082 -.159
Billy Morris (W) 3.034 .042 def. Pete Schenk 3.091 .090

Saturday TE Highlight Video

Pro Mod
1st-Clayton Record
2nd-Craig Mark
Eliminations Page 1

Pro Index
1st-Steve Foster Jr.
2nd-Justin Adamson
3rd-Wes Gilmore
3rd-Todd Kinney
Eliminations Page 1
Eliminations Page 2

Sportsman 1
1st-Todd Kolstad
2nd-Kasey Johnson
3rd-Nicole Johnson
Eliminations Page 1
Eliminations Page 2

Sportsman 2
1st-Al McKinney
2nd-Mike Smith
3rd-Jose Luis Buenrostro
Eliminations Page 1
Eliminations Page 2

Motorcycle Sportsman 1
1st-Garrett Ratliff
2nd-Ryan Winkle
3rd-Mikey Banducci
Eliminations Page 1
Eliminations Page 2

Motorcycle Sportsman 2
1st-Joey Weaver
2nd-Sidney Payne
3rd-Dan Rhoades
3rd-Kurtis Kelly
Eliminations Page 1
Eliminations Page 2

Friday

Day one action was as intense as expected at the 2009 NSDA Dan Chittenden Fall Nationals in Primm, NV. Top Fuel qualifying saw Scott Whipple run a 2.307 @ 165.54 to take the low qualifying position into day two of qualifying. Gary Mink is once again on top of the Top Alcohol class with a great 2.492. The points leaders in the Top Eliminator class pace the field as leader Tiffany Januik sits #1 with a 2.970 with second in points Billy Morris sitting #2 in qualifying with a 3.007. The big winner of the night was Chris Hickey taking the Pro Bonus class victory over Gary Gebert. Randy Kluehn defeated Donna Huff for the Sportsman Bonus race victory.

Top Fuel
Qualifying Order (After 2 Sessions)
1. Scott Whipple 2.307/165.54
2. Geoff Gill 2.311/NS
3. Shane Switzer 2.315/152.87
4. Jeff Janoe 2.796/92.30
5. Dennis Rieck 4.537/44.47

Friday TF Highlight Video

Top Alcohol
Qualifying Order (After 2 Sessions)
1. Gary Mink 2.492/138.37
2. Scott Carroll 2.522/141.22
3. Dan Allen 2.597/136.58
4. Shane Sanford 2.603/133.81
5. Nick Januik 2.616/112.65
6. Jim Hammond 2.687/137.74
7. Craig Sines 2.753/108.89
8. Mike DeNunzio 2.763/119.00
9. Pedro Villa 2.850/114.67

Friday TA Highlight Video

Top Eliminator
Qualifying Order (After 2 Sessions)
1. Tiffany Januik 2.970
2. Billy Morris 3.007
3. Ralph Switzer 3.024
4. Leon Januik 3.038
5. Mark Punos 3.047
6. Paul Taylor 3.063
7. Bob Snow 3.088
8. Pete Schenk 3.114
9. Jim Rossi 3.169
10. Paul Graham 3.186
11. Mario Tavares 3.230
12. Larry Snow 3.241
13. Terry Crawford 3.258
14. Dan Cronin 3.265
15. Ron D’Artenay 3.284
16. Don Diffenbaugh 3.305
17. Art Cronin 3.373
18. Glen Hickey 3.438
19. Kenny Cameron 3.443
20. Eddie Arant 3.452
21. Lori Ketron 3.505
22. Chris Marshall 3.648
23. Carey Mahoney 11.871

Friday TE Highlight Video

Pro Bonus
1st-Chris Hickey
2nd-Gary Gerbert
3rd-Mark Whitmore
3rd-Steve Bertram
Eliminations Sheet Page 1
Eliminations Sheet Page 2
Eliminations Sheet Page 3

Pro Bonus Semi-Finals and Final Round Video

Sport Bonus
1st-Randy Kluehn
2nd-Donna Huff
3rd-Arend Schouten
Eliminations Sheet Page 1
Eliminations Sheet Page 2

Preview
National Sand Drag News is heading to Primm, NV for the 2009 NSDA Dan Chittenden Fall Nationals at Primm Valley Casino & Resorts October 23-25. NSDN will have our typical Daily Race Coverage from this event with results, news, and videos each night after racing action is complete. Also, keep an eye on the “Race Updates” live update side bar on the left side of the main page for updates from the event as it happens. This NSDN Daily Race Coverage is brought to you by Canidae Racing/Canidae All Natural Pet Foods, National Sand Drag Association, and Heavy Metal/2 Dolla’ Bill Racing. Our coverage from Primm is in memory of one of our big supporters and racing friends that recently passed away, Dan Chittenden. Racing action kicks off on Friday, October 23 with early round qualifying for the heads-up categories and Bonus class action for the bracket racers. 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..

NSDN Daily Race Coverage - NSDA Primm Fall Nats Oct '09