| NSDN Daily Race Coverage - NSDA SJ Feb '08 |
 Sunday The 2008 NSDA series finished has completed its second race of the new season. Scott Whipple took home the $8K to win Top Fuel class over the “Coldwater Kid” Matt Ludlow in the final round. Mike DeNunzio backed up his teammate to make it a Team Canidae sweep of TF/TA with his Top Alcohol class win. Steve Hoffman made it back-to-back victories conquering the Top Eliminator class. Winners in the day’s bracket classes were Mike Gazzeny (Pro 1), Tracy Malan (Pro 2), Nick Young (Pro 3), Brad Olson (MP1), and Rob Winkle (MP2). Top Fuel Round One Eliminations (Driver ET RT) Scott Whipple (W) 2.409 .162 def. Mike Peasley NT-Broke Dennis Rieck (W) 2.885 .256 def. Rick Stewart NT Keith Longerot (W) 2.514 .114 def. Jeff Janoe 2.734 .174 Matt Ludlow (W) 2.657 .084 def. Shane Switzer 2.753 .337 Round Two Eliminations Scott Whipple (W) 2.364 .118 def. Keith Longerot 5.094 -.130 Matt Ludlow (W) 2.590 .028 def. Dennis Rieck 2.612 .092 Final Round Scott Whipple (W) 2.447 .126 def. Matt Ludlow 2.556 .108 Top Fuel Highlight Video Top Alcohol Round One Eliminations (Driver ET RT) Richard Montiel (W) 2.597 .155 def. Shane Sanford 2.623 .206 Gary Mink (W) 2.653 .096 def. David Morton NT-Broke Dan Allen (W) 2.746 .163 def. Pedro Villa NT-Broke Mike DeNunzio (W) 2.703 def. Jim Hammond 2.904 .116 Round Two Eliminations Mike DeNunzio (W) 2.631 .180 def. Dan Allen 2.706 .173 Gary Mink (W) 2.630 .111 def. Richard Montiel NT-Broke Final Round Mike DeNunzio (W) 2.662 .086 def. Gary Mink 4.190 -.139 Top Alcohol Highlight Video Top Eliminator Round One Eliminations (Driver ET RT) Tim Martin (W) 3.032 .166 def. DL King 3.089 .116 Steve Hoffman (W) 3.016 .023 def. Chris Adamson 3.107 .131 Taylor Brewer (W) 3.000 .269 def. Paul Taylor 3.006 -.019 Jeff Mamer (W) NT def. Ralph Switzer NT-RL Round Two Eliminations Steve Hoffman (W) 3.005 .087 def. Tim Martin 2.966 .170 Jeff Mamer (W) 3.046 .077 def. Taylor Brewer 2.984 .511 Final Round Steve Hoffman (W) 2.969 .087 def. Jeff Mamer 3.001 .061 Top Eliminator Highlight Video Pro 1 1st-Mike Gazzeny 2nd-Carl Smith 3rd-Bill Swim 3rd-Mike Kelly Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 Pro 2 1st-Tracy Malan 2nd-Nick Schulzman 3rd-Charlie Johnson Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 Pro 3 1st-Nick Young 2nd-Kevin Williams 3rd-April Elliott 3rd-Steve Bertram Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 Motorcycle Pro 1 1st-Brad Olson 2nd-Ryan Winkle 3rd-Robert Garnas Eliminations Page 1 Motorcycle Pro 2 1st-Rob WInkle 2nd-Joey Weaver 3rd-Steve Lackey 3rd-Jake Russell Eliminations Page 1 Saturday Top Fuel Scott Whipple lowered his qualifying from Friday with a 2.372 in the fourth qualifying session to take home his second straight low qualifying effort. Scott leads the field into race day with Dennis Rieck, Shane Switzer, and Ketih Longerot rounding out the top half of the field. Qualifying Order 1. Scott Whipple 2.372 2. Dennis Rieck 2.478 3. Shane Switzer 2.519 4. Keith Longerot 2.540 5. Jeff Janoe 2.621 6. Matt Ludlow 2.634 7. Rick Stewart 2.852 8. Mike Peasley 4.250 Top Fuel Highlight Video Top Alcohol Richard Montiel ended up as the low qualifier in his first NSDA race of the season. Montiel put the “Top Dog” dragster on top of the field with a 2.532. Qualifying Order 1. Richard Montiel 2.532 2. Dan Allen 2.635 3. Mike DeNunzio 2.665 4. David Morton 2.684 5. Gary Mink 2.702 6. Jim Hammond 2.751 7. Pedro Villa 2.776 8. Shane Sanford 2.803 Top Alcohol Highlight Video Top Eliminator Qualifying Order 1. DL King 2.966 2. Paul Taylor 2.970 3. Billy Morris 2.973 4. Steve Hoffman 2.979 5. Chris Adamson 3.009 6. Jeff Mamer 3.011 7. Taylor Brewer 3.022 8. Tim Martin 3.031 9. Don Diffenbaugh 3.042 10. Pete Schenk 3.049 11. Terry Crawford 3.050 12. Paul Graham 3.099 13. Larry Snow 3.161 14. Ralph Switzer 3.190 15. Mark Punos 3.190 16. Dan Cronin 3.223 DNQ 17. Lori Ketron 3.318 18. Leon Januik 2.941 Round One Eliminations DL King (W) 3.189 .101 def. Dan Cronin 6.161 .097 Tim Martin (W) 2.967 .153 def. Don Diffenbaugh 3.108 .056 Steve Hoffman (W) 3.105 .210 def. Larry Snow NT-Broke .227 Chris Adamson (W) 3.008 .120 def. Paul Graham 3.040 .106 Paul Taylor (W) 2.907 .248 def. Mark Punos 3.147 -.029 Taylor Brewer (W) 3.038 .304 def. Pete Schenk 3.010 -.294 Ralph Switzer (W) 3.129 .197 def. Billy Morris 2.909 .130 Jeff Mamer (W) 3.011 .088 def. Terry Crawford 3.009 .163 Top Eliminator Round One Highlight Video Pro Mod 1st-Mike Erwin 2nd-Clayton Record 3rd-Larry Minor Eliminations Page 1 Pro Index 1st-Wes Johnson 2nd-Charlie Johnson 3rd-Jose Beas Eliminations Page 1 Sportsman 1 1st-Phil Soper 2nd-Donnie Burns 3rd-Hunter Buettner 3rd-Carl Jennings Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 Sportsman 2 1st-Brandon Montgomery 2nd-Bill Mitchell 3rd-Aaron Smith Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 Motorcycle Sportsman 1 1st-Ryan Winkle 2nd-Christy Garnas 3rd-Ian Brown Motorcycle Sportsman 2 1st-Garrett Goorsky 2nd-Randy Mings 3rd-Rob Winkle Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 UTV 1st-Gary Williams 2nd-Don Clark Eliminations Page 1 Friday Top Fuel Scott Whipple started off the weekend with a strong 2.384 in the opening qualifying session to take the provisional top spot in the field. Shane Switzer and Keith Longerot rounded out the top three with a pair of 2.55’s. Qualifying Order 1. Scott Whipple 2.384 2. Shane Switzer 2.550 3. Keith Longerot 2.556 4. Jeff Janoe 2.695 5. Rick Stewart 2.852 6. Mike Peasley 4.250 7. Matt Ludlow 4.488 Top Fuel Highlight Video Top Alcohol Richard Montiel’s Dragster is the “Top Dog” after two qualifying sessions in San Jacinto with a 2.574. Dan Allen sits second with a 2.635 while David Morton and Mike DeNunzio round out the top half of the field. Qualifying Order 1. Richard Montiel 2.574 2. Dan Allen 2.635 3. David Morton 2.684 4. Mike DeNunzio 2.718 5. Jim Hammond 2.751 6. Gary Mink 2.785 7. Pedro Villa 3.272 Top Alcohol Highlight Video Top Eliminator 2007 NSDA TE champion DL King started off this weekend as the #1 qualifier heading into Saturday with a 2.966. Paul Taylor sits second with a 2.970 while Steve Hoffman and Billy Morris round out the top four. Qualifying Order 1. DL King 2.966 2. Paul Taylor 2.970 3. Steve Hoffman 2.979 4. Billy Morris 3.001 5. Jeff Mamer 3.011 6. Pete Schenk 3.049 7. Tim Martin 3.063 8. Paul Graham 3.158 9. Larry Snow 3.161 10. Mark Punos 3.200 11. Chris Adamson 3.216 12. Dan Cronin 3.223 13. Don Diffenbaugh 3.247 14. Lori Ketron 3.318 15. Ralph Switzer 5.130 16. Leon Januik 2.941 17. Taylor Brewer 2.935 18. Terry Crawford 2.904 Top Eliminator Highlight Video Pro Bonus 1st-Charlie Johnson 2nd-Howard Sato Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 Sportsman Bonus 1st-Nick Young 2nd-Todd Kinney Eliminations Page 1 ATV Bonus 1st-Robert Garnas 2nd-Joey Weaver Preview The NSDA moves on to its second event of the 2008 season with Inaugural Larry Minor Motorsports Winter Nationals February 15-17 at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA. This event will be NSDA's first trip back to its home track in the 2008 season. NSDN will be on site with all the latest news, results, and video from the race starting Friday, February 15 with coverage of early round TF/TA/TE qualifying and Test and Tune for the bracket racers. 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