The Southern California Sand Drag Association (SCSDA) has released its 2013 race dates. March 1-3 will be the Season Opener with dates of April 12-14 & October 4-6 following with the Season Finale happening on November 15-17. All events will be held at the Soboba Casino location in San Jacinto, CA. For more info on the SCSDA, go to www.SoCalSandDrags.com.

Dome Valley Raceway in Wellton, AZ will be holding a couple of Test and Tune sessions before the upcoming Top Fuel Shootout on January 25-27. The track will be open on Sunday December 9 starting at approximately 10AM. Following that, the Top Fuel Shootout Warmup test session will be held on January 12. More details are to follow on the January test session. For more information, contact Ernesto Juarez at 928-503-9675.

The Southern California Sand Drag Association (SCSDA) held their third event of the 2012 season over the last weekend of September. This event was also the fifth of eight races in the 2012 NSRA Quality Aircraft Care Sand Drag Series. Sunny skies and warm weather greeted racers from across the Southwest U.S. for this great battle in So Cal.

Read more: SCSDA Soboba Sept '12 Race Recap

The Mid-America Sand Drag Series made its third stop of the 2012 season in late September. This event would be the Show-Me Fall Nationals at Thunder Valley Sand Drags in Grain Valley, MO. Great fall weather greeted racers with cool air setting the stage for fast times and hot competition. Let’s take a look at the action from this event.

Read more: TVSD Show-Me Fall Nats Sept '12 Race Recap

BY: TOM BRAY

As you can imagine, the past couple months have been very busy for NSDN. It was an unprecedented run of events with traveling to events five weekends in a row with the final tally being six events in a seven week span. By the end, the traveling certainly took its toll, but it was all worth it in the end to see some of the best sand drag racing in the history of the sport. Ultimately, NSDN is a little behind in the race recap department, but it is in the process of catching up & will post them as they get completed.

Read more: Editor's Notes | Nov '12

DomeValley Raceway in Wellton, AZ has announced that the 2013 Top Fuel Shootout will take place on January 25-27. This will be a three-day event with Friday featuring early round Heads-Up Qualifying as well as the popular Pro Truck class, a Pro Shootout for Cars, and two ATV Classes (Pro AND Sportsman). Saturday & Sunday will follow the normal format for previous Dome Valley Raceway events. Stay tuned for more information on this event.

2013 Dome Valley Top Fuel Shootout Pre-Registration Form

Bako Sand Drags in Bakersfield, CA is preparing for the “Fastest On the Planet 2013” event upcoming on April 4-7. This unique ATV-only event coincides with the Central Valley Sportsman Boat & RV Show, so there is always a big crowd to race in front of. For more information on this event, contact Robert Garnas at 661-213-6783, Christy Garnas at 661-301-9949, or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Click “Read More” to view the event flyer.

Read more: Bako Sand Drags Apr '13 Event Info

Atoka Motorsports Park
November 10 Race Results
Atoka, OK

Pro 1 Cars

Money
1st-Les Steelmon
2nd-Roy Focht

Read more: Atoka November '12 Race Results

The 2012 NSRA Quality Aircraft Care Sand Drag Racing Series wrapped up with the “Season Finals” at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA. Several points battles came down to the final rounds of the season. Click on the link below to read about some of those battles as well as read the full final 2012 points rundown. The awards and plaques will be passed out at the 2013 Season Opener at Dome Valley Raceway in Wellton, AZ. Thanks to all of the racers and sponsors who made this a great point series all season long.
 
Final 2012 NSRA Quality Aircraft Care Point Standings (After Race 8 of 8)

Avenal Sand Drags in Avenal, CA has announced their 2013 race dates. The Central California track has decided to keep the same weekends they used in 2012, so the dates will be April 27-28 & October 12-13. For more information on Avenal Sand Drags, check out their new website at www.AvenalSandDrags.com.

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Sunday

The 2012 sand drag racing season wrapped up on Sunday with the “Season Finals” event at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA. Gary Mink once again worked his magic and found his way into the Top Alcohol winner’s circle with great 2.50 and 2.52 passes on race day. Jim Rossi worked some magic of his own as he completed a weekend sweep with two Top Eliminator class wins as he defeated Billy Morris in the final round to go with his win in the completion of the Avenal event, which he won on Saturday. Art Cronin used some driving skill to get a hole shot 2.86 to 2.83 final round Fast Fours victory over Mario Tavares. Geoff Gill worked that Larry Minor Motorsports small block power to take the Pro Mod Unlimited win over Tracy Malan. In the bracket classes, Wes Johnson was the day’s big winner as he took both the Pro 2 and Pro 3 category titles. Other winners on the day included Bob Cambridge (Pro 1), Christian Payne (Motorcycle Pro 1), Randy Mings (Motorcycle Pro 2), and Bradley Myers (Junior Dragster). Eliminations Run Sheets are now posted to conclude the NSDN Daily Race Coverage from this event. (11-6-12)

Read more: NSDN Daily Race Coverage - SCSDA Soboba Nov '12