| NSDN Daily Race Coverage - NSDA Primm Spring Nats Apr '09 |
    Sunday An incredible final day of racing capped off the 2009 NSDA Primm Valley Resorts Spring Nationals. Scott Whipple pulled out the win in a great Top Fuel final round over Geoff Gill. Gary Mink won his second race of the 2009 season in Top Alcohol defeating Shane Sanford. Jeff Mamer emerged victorious in Top Eliminator over Billy Morris in an extremely close final round race. Other winners on the day were Mike Gazzeny (Pro 1), Mike Bolton (Pro 2), Justin Taylor (Pro 3), Rob Winkle (Motorcycle Pro 1), Randy Mings (Motorcycle Pro 2), and Alan Mamer (Top Dog Junior Dragster). Top Fuel Round One Eliminations (Driver ET RT) Scott Whipple (W) 2.366/152.26 .135 Bye Jeff Janoe (W) 2.437//153.93 1.815 def. Pete Schenk NT-Broke Geoff Gill (W) 2.415/155.36 .131 Bye Shane Switzer (W) 2.868/92.57 .293 def. Dennis Rieck NT-Broke Round Two Eliminations Scott Whipple (W) 2.430/155.81 .127 def. Jeff Janoe 2.575/NS .090 Geoff Gill (W) 2.324/163.43 def. Shane Switzer 17.239/NS .163 Final Round Scott Whipple (W) 2.323/160.43 .104 def. Geoff Gill 2.411/143.10 .145 Top Fuel Highlight Video Exhibition Dual Tire Top Fuel Terri Blair Video Top Alcohol Round One Eliminations (Driver ET RT) Dan Allen (W) 5.421/48.35 .428 def. Nick Januik 7.949/33.90 .460 Shane Sanford (W) 2.570/129.20 .168 def. Scott Carroll 2.641/134.01 .104 Mike DeNunzio (W) 2.509/134.29 .152 def. Carey Mahoney 2.872/115.52 .086 Gary Mink (W) 2.511/134.39 .134 def. Jim Hammond 2.826/120.14 .004 Round Two Eliminations Shane Sanford (W) 2.625/NS .057 def. Dan Allen 2.605/139.74 .096 Gary Mink (W) 2.501/138.00 .087 def. Mike DeNunzio 2.532/129.66 .121 Final Round Gary Mink (W) 2.478/135.16 .096 def. Shane Sanford 2.586/129.52 .054 Top Alcohol Highlight Video Top Eliminator Round One Eliminations (Driver ET RT) Jeff Mamer (W) 3.043 .063 def. Larry Snow 3.185 .147 Don Diffenbaugh (W) 3.069 .280 def. Mario Tavares NT-RL Leon Januik (W) 3.039 .177 def. Rebecca Barlow 10.627 .326 Tiffany Januik (W) 2.983 .183 def. Ron D’Artenay NT-RL Bob Snow (W) 3.162 .220 def. Paul Graham 5.028 .137 Billy Morris (W) 3.031 .459 def. Terry Crawford NT-RL Mike Erwin (W) 3.052 .084 def. Paul Taylor 3.046 .140 Sidney Payne (W) 3.079 .024 def. Mark Punos 3.025 -.148 Round Two Eliminations Jeff Mamer (W) 2.966 .078 def. Don Diffenbaugh 3.011 .069 Tiffany Januik (W) 3.094 .084 def. Leon Januik 2.938 .300 Billy Morris (W) 3.056 .389 def. Bob Snow NT-RL Mike Erwin (W) 3.098 .090 def. Sidney Payne 2.946 .071 Round Three Eliminations Jeff Mamer (W) 2.989 .055 def. Tiffany Januik 3.080 -.022 Billy Morris (W) 3.157 .048 def. Mike Erwin 3.107 .102 Final Round Jeff Mamer (W) 3.051 .073 def. Billy Morris 3.048 .081 Top Eliminator Highlight Video Pro 1 1st-Mike Gazzeny 2nd-Tracy Malan 3rd-Todd Kolstad Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 Pro 2 1st-Mike Bolton 2nd-Jim Williams 3rd-Dave Stidham Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 Pro 3 1st-Justin Taylor 2nd-Justin Adamson 3rd-Lara Wright Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 Motorcycle Pro 1 1st-Rob Winkle 2nd-Ron Garnas 3rd-Craig Thresher Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 Motorcycle Pro 2 1st-Randy Mings 2nd-Joey Weaver 3rd-Rob Winkle 3rd-Korey Gray Eliminations Page 1 Top Dog Junior Dragsters 1st-Alan Mamer 2nd-Aimee Mamer 3rd-Abby Carroll Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 Saturday The second day of the NSDA Primm Valley Resorts Spring Nationals saw the wind die down and allow for some top notch racing action. Scott Whipple ran a great 2.303/160.83mph pass to take the top qualifying position in Top Fuel. Dan Allen stole the show in Top Alcohol with a 2.475 ET for the top spot. Jeff Mamer made his 2009 debut in grand fashion with a perfect 2.950 to lead the Top Eliminator class into race day. April Soares did an awesome job in Sportsman class action winning both the Sportsman 1 and Sportsman 2 car classes. Other winners on the day were Steve Foster Jr. (Pro Index), Garrett Ratliff (Motorcycle Sportsman 1), and Joey Weaver (Motorcycle Sportsman 2). Top Fuel Final Qualifying Order 1. Scott Whipple 2.303/160.83 2. Geoff Gill 2.384/157.22 3. Shane Switzer 2.443/158.34 4. Jeff Janoe 2.448/147.11 5. Pete Schenk 2.559/112.67 6. Dennis Qualifying Notes - Scott Whipple had a great .981 60’ on his 2.303 #1 qualifying pass. Whipple also had Low ET of qualifying session two with a 2.371. - Geoff Gill ran Low ET of session one with a 2.384, then had problems and had to shut off early on the following two passes. - Dennis Rieck struggled, breaking just off the line on both passes. - Pete Schenk experienced major driveline damage on his first pass, putting him and the Gary Brown-owned car out of the weekend. Saturday TF Highlight Video Top Alcohol Final Qualifying Order 1. Dan Allen 2.475/NS 2. Mike DeNunzio 2.499/133.72 3. Gary Mink 2.504/NS 4. Shane Sanford 2.508//NS 5. Scott Carroll 2.602/NS 6. Jim Hammond 2.806/116.13 7. Carey Mahoney 2.852/122.07 8. Nick Januik 9.499/29.79 Qualifying Notes - Dan Allen’s #1 qualifying 2.475 was run in qualifying session #2. - Mike DeNunzio had the quickest 60’ in the TA class with a 1.022 on his final session 2.499. Saturday TA Highlight Video Top Eliminator Final Qualifying Order 1. Jeff Mamer 2.950 2. Bob Snow 2.956 3. Paul Taylor 2.956 4. Leon Januik 2.957 5. Tiffany Januik 2.961 6. Mark Punos 2.968 7. Billy Morris 2.991 8. Mario Tavares 2.997 9. Don Diffenbaugh 3.021 10. Terry Crawford 3.048 11. Sidney Payne 3.094 12. Ron D’Artenay 3.100 13. Rebecca Barlow 3.104 14. Mike Erwin 3.111 15. Paul Graham 3.112 16. Larry Snow 3.116 Did Not Qualify 17. DL King 3.160 18. Eddie Arant 3.180 19. Ralph Switzer 3.261 20. Glen Hickey 3.371 21. Art Cronin 3.508 22. Bud Martens 2.875 WD. Jim Rossi 2.993 Saturday TE Highlight Video Pro Mod 1st-Clayton Record 2nd-Don Boespflug Eliminations Page 1 Pro Index 1st-Steve Foster Jr. 2nd-Donnie Burns 3rd-Jose Beas Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 Sportsman 1 1st-April Soares 2nd-Tommy Zavala 3rd-Jim Hendricks Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 Sportsman 2 1st-April Soares 2nd-Arend Schouten 3rd-Randy Kleuhn Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 Motorcycle Sportsman 1 1st-Garrett Ratliff 2nd-Heather Taylor 3rd-Rob Winkle Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 Motorcycle Sportsman 2 1st-Joey Weaver 2nd-Brandon Wright 3rd-Shea Marlow 3rd-Rob Winkle Eliminations Page 1 Eliminations Page 2 Friday Heavy winds put a damper on the racing action on day one of the 2009 NSDA Primm Valley Resorts Spring Nationals. Both qualifying sessions for the Top Fuel, Top Alcohol, and Top Eliminator classes were scratched due to the heavy winds possibly creating an unsafe condition in the shut down area. The bracket classes were still able to complete their Bonus classes and test & tune action on the day. Shawn Thompson (Pro Bonus) and Nick Schulzman (Sportsman Bonus) were today’s winners. Saturday’s schedule will see three qualifying sessions for the TF, TA, and TE classes as the schedule for the rest of the weekend will be similar to the two-day format used at the March Yuma event. For racers, NSDA has copies of the revised weekend schedule at the registration trailer. Pro Bonus 1st-Shawn Thompson 2nd-Jim Hendricks 3rd-Donnie Burns 3rd-Mike Bolton Eliminations Sheet Page 1 Eliminations Sheet Page 2 Pro Bonus Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, and Final Round Video Sport Bonus 1st-Nick Schulzman 2nd-Jim Williams 3rd-April Soares 3rd-Arend Schouten Eliminations Sheet Page 1 Sport Bonus Final Round Video Preview National Sand Drag News is heading to |
