Presented By:
Sunday
The 12th Annual Heartland Nationals came to an
exciting conclusion on Sunday. The highlight class of the event, Top
Eliminator, came down to a final round between #8 qualifier Courtney Stidham of
Texas versus #16 qualifier Jeff Sieg of Missouri. At the green,
Stidham gained a starting line advantage and never looked back taking a 3.02 to
3.01 victory back home to Texas.
In the Top Alcohol class, Pat Goodale brought the title home to Michigan, getting a
single run in the final after Rod Trower was unable to make it back after round
one breakage. Oklahoma’s
Kenny Kapple scored a big win in the Pro 1 Cars class defeating a tough field.
Rick Lovelace (Pro 1 Quads) & Wyatt Fomby (Pro 2 Cars) also were winners on
the final day of the Heartland Nationals.
Read more: NSDN Daily Race Coverage - Atoka Heartland Nats May '10
The 2010 Pro
Truck Nationals series kicked off with a great event in Cleves, OH
at the IOK 4-Wheelers grounds. After a rough weather day on Friday, racers were
greeted with sunny skies & warm weather. The Pro Truck field was 24 strong
& put on a great show with several runs decided by less than one-thousandth
of a second. 3.5 Index once again was a thriller throughout eliminations with
close racing & upsets throughout. The debut of the new Pro Outlaw class
didn’t disappoint, with great heads-up action. Let’s take a look at some of the
cars and stars from the PTN Season Opener with photos from our friends at Lone
Star Graphics, www.LoneStarGraphics.com.
Gary & Michelle Burrow made the long haul out from Texas and should have their photo gallery
online soon from this event and ready for purchases.
Read more: PTN Cleves May '10 Photo Extra
Presented By:
Saturday
The 2010 PTN Series kicked off with another huge event. 24 Pro Trucks took to
the track and it was the defending PTN Pro Truck champion Ben Dozeman who
outlasted the competition, taking the final round win over Dave Kramer in an
all Michigan
final. The exciting new Pro Outlaw FE class put on an amazing show for the
fans. In the end, it was Brian Ambs pulling out the win in a close final round
race over Kathy Ellington. 3.5 Index earlier in the day, saw Dozeman reach his
first final round on the day against JR Dreher. However, Dozeman couldn’t seal
the deal in this particular race as Dreher won an extremely close match up.
Another highlight of this event was seeing the Brian McWethy and The Boss Funny
Jeep set a new A/Pro Jeep World Record with a 2.970. Other class winners on the
day were Darryl Silvers (Bracket 1), Bryce O’Dell (Bracket 2), Brad Ellington
(Pro ATV & ATV HU 1), Sarah Ems (ATV), and Brad Adams (ATV HU 2). *Update: Run Sheets & Video are now posted*
Read more: NSDN Daily Race Coverage - PTN Cleves May '10
The 2nd Annual Battle at Big
River is coming to Big River Sand
Drags in Bonne Terre, MO on June 12. This event features the
Gallay Motorsports Quick 16 Shootout with a $2000 guaranteed purse. NSDN will
be on-site with Daily Race Coverage from this great upcoming event. Read on to
view the event flyer.
Read more: BRSD Battle at Big River Race Flyer
There was
some great action at the 2010 NSDA Walt’s RV Summer Nationals. Warm temps &
sunny skies blessed the NSDA racers over the weekend & the racers didn’t
disappoint with great racing all weekend long. Here are some great photos from
the event from some new photographers to the sand drag racing world. Action XT
Photography came out and caught some great shots at this event. They have
their photos online from this event at www.dunepix.com.
Read more: NSDA Lake Elsinore May '10 Photo Extra
The NSDA CANIDAE Pet Foods Nationals at the Lake
Elsinore Motorsports Complex was the first race at this new venue and certainly
did not disappoint. From the great weather to the frequent air show beyond the
track to the hot and heavy racing action on track; this race was the beginning
of a bright future of racing at this great new Southern
California race track. Here is a detailed look at the racing
action from this Inaugural event at Lake
Elsinore.
Read more: NSDA Lake Elsinore April 2010 Race Recap
Atoka Motorsports Park
in Atoka, OK
held their third point series race of the 2010 season on May 8. At this event,
three Top Eliminator teams came out to test in preparation for the upcoming May
28-30 Heartland Nationals. Danny & Robert Smith came out with their Blown
Dragster and ran passes of 3.23 & 3.11. They were happy with those passes.
Russ Bailey made the haul from Missouri
with his Turbo Motorcycle-powered Buggy and ran a string of 3.2 second passes.
Jerry & Aaron Dial brought their VW Dragster out and had some issues, but
will be back for the Heartland Nationals event. The Fomby Racing team stood out
in the actual race with Wyatt sweeping both Pro 2 Cars classes and Ethan going to the final round in both Pro 1 Cars classes. Les Steelman's runner-up in the Pro 1
Cars class extended his points lead. Read on for full results from this
event.
Read more: Atoka May '10 Race Results
Sand drag
racing has lost a family member as Allan Durning has passed away. Allan was the
owner, builder, and crew chief of “Eugene
the Jeep” driven by his son, Craig. The Durning Team with “Eugene the Jeep” has been a long time stand
out in Pro 1 action on the west coast. Our condolences go out to Craig and the entire
Durning family.
Update: Services for Allan Durning will be
held on Saturday, May 8 at 10:30AM. The memorial service will be held at Allan’s
residence; 35815 W. Antelope, Wellton,
AZ 85356.
Atoka Motorsports Park in Atoka,
OK has released the race flyer
for the upcoming May 28-30 Heartland Nationals. The folks at AMP are gearing up
for another great National event. Top Eliminator will be the headline class
with a $5000 purse up for grabs. Read on for full details of this great
upcoming event.
Read more: Atoka Heartland Nats 2010 Flyer
After a quiet start to the season, things are
ready to explode in May with lots of great sand drag racing action across the
country. NSDN’s schedule is jam packed with big events and coverage across the
country in the upcoming month. May 14-16, NSDN will be at Lake Elsinore
Motorsports Complex in Lake Elsinore,
CA, for the NSDA Walt’s RV Summer
Nationals. The Inaugural NSDA Lake Elsinore event last month showed what huge
potential the facility has in promoting the sport with a great spectator
turnout. The on track action also was nothing to sneeze at with a Top Fuel
World Record being set (more on that later in this article), Top Alcohol
records nearly being broken, and razor close races in each category. It should
be amazing to see what the next event has to offer.
Read more: Editor's Notes | May '10
