| NSDN Daily Race Coverage - NSDA CANIDAE Nats April '10 |
 Presented By:   Sunday Records were shattered during the final day of the 2010 NSDA CANIDAE Pet Foods Nationals at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex in Lake Elsinore, CA. Scott Whipple and tuner Famous Amos Satterlee left everyone in amazement with a string of 2.2 second passes culminating in the quickest run in sand drag racing history with a 2.221 during his final round Top Fuel victory. The run will also stand as the Top Fuel World Record as Scott’s prior 2.255 is sufficient back up for the record to be certified. The action was also hot in the Top Alcohol class. Both Gary Mink and Dan Allen looked to be the class of the field all weekend, knocking on the World Record on every pass. In the final, the Allen Racing crew broke a fuel line having to be shut off while defending champion Gary Mink went on to take his first win of the 2010 season. In the Super Eliminator class, it’s beginning to become routine as it was once again Billy Morris and Paul Taylor facing off in the final round. The outcome would be the same as Billy would have a great reaction time and take home his second SE class win to start the season. Local favorite Paul Graham waded through a tough Top Eliminator class to take home his first NSDA TE class victory at the Inaugural Lake Elsinore race. Other winners on the day were Mike Gazzeny (Pro 1), Wes Johnson (Pro 2), Arend Schouten (Pro 3), and Mark Ratliff (Motorcycle Pro 1 & 2). Top Fuel Round One Eliminations (Driver ET RT) Scott Whipple (W) 2.265/165.65 .124 Bye Dennis Rieck (W) 2.458/133.48 1.150 def. Rick Cameron NT-Stage Foul Final Round Scott Whipple (W) 2.221/172.79 .103 def. Dennis Rieck 3.529/48.75 .099 Top Fuel Highlight Video Top Alcohol Round One Eliminations (Driver ET RT) Gary Mink (W) 2.470/130.75 .147 Bye Scott Carroll (W) 2.662/141.89 .131 def. Craig Sines 2.612/NS -.006 Dan Allen (W) 2.609/NS .068 def. Shane Sanford NT-DNS Mike DeNunzio (W) 2.576/NS .137 def. Jim Hammond 2.774/111.51 .111 Round Two Eliminations Gary Mink (W) 2.464/133.93 .059 def. Scott Carroll 2.570/143.76 .088 Dan Allen (W) 2.427/135.39 .113 def. Mike DeNunzio 2.969/87.06 .086 Final Round Gary Mink (W) 2.483/132.14 .144 def. Dan Allen NT-DNS Top Alcohol Highlight Video Super Eliminator Round One Eliminations Jim Rossi (W) 2.870 .161 def. Dan Cronin 2.905 .254 Paul Taylor (W) 2.841 .081 def. Pedro Villa 3.009 .145 Billy Morris (W) NT def. Mario Tavares NT Round Two Eliminations Paul Taylor (W) 2.836 .099 def. Jim Rossi 2.842 .119 Billy Morris (W) 2.823 .045 Bye Final Round Billy Morris (W) 3.098 .024 def. Paul Taylor 2.822 .323 Super Eliminator Highlight Video Top Eliminator Round One Eliminations Paul Graham (W) 3.134 .240 Bye Taylor Brewer (W) 3.357 .084 def. Mike Rasmussen 2.941 .145 Aaron Mamer (W) 3.154 .078 def. Sidney Payne NT-DNS Daniel King (W) 2.967 .006 def. Larry Snow 3.100 .116 Brian Chapman (W) 3.096 .126 def. Don Diffenbaugh 3.239 .022 Round Two Eliminations Paul Graham (W) 3.075 .180 def. Taylor Brewer NT-DNS Brian Chapman (W) 3.037 .063 def. Daniel King 3.033 .096 Aaron Mamer (W) 2.968 .116 Bye Round Three Eliminations Paul Graham (W) 3.057 .112 def. Aaron Mamer 3.084 .091 Brian Chapman (W) 9.777 Bye Final Round Paul Graham (W) 3.040 .089 def. Brian Chapman 3.102 -.097 Top Eliminator Highlight Video Pro 1 1st-Mike Gazzeny 2nd-Rick Heitzman 3rd-Geoff Gill 3rd-Mike Kelly Results Sheet Pro 2 1st-Wes Johnson 2nd-Tony DeNunzio 3rd-David Cox 3rd-Tommy Zavala Results Sheet Pro 3 1st-Arend Schouten 2nd-Luz Malan 3rd-Jeff Goorsky Results Sheet Motorcycle Pro 1 1st-Mark Ratliff 2nd-Garrett Ratliff 3rd-Heather Taylor 3rd-Ryan Winkle Results Sheet Motorcycle Pro 2 1st-Mark Ratliff 2nd-Joey Weaver 3rd-Rob Winkle Results Sheet Saturday Day two of the NSDA CANIDAE Pet Foods Nationals at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex saw some amazing action. In the Top Fuel class, Scott Whipple set the bar high with a spectacular 2.255 in the final qualifying session. Gary Mink showed why he is the defending Top Alcohol class champion running a 2.41to take the top spot into race day. Billy Morris continued to lead the pack in Super Eliminator with a 2.809 while Paul Graham also held on to his top spot in the Top Eliminator class with a 2.97. Mike Erwin (Pro Outlaw) and Clayton Record (Pro Mod) were big winners on the day as were Al McKinney Jr. (Sportsman Car), Joey Weaver (Motorcycle Sportsman), and Christian Payne (Junior Dragster). Top Fuel Final Qualifying Order 1. Scott Whipple 2.255/149.61 2. Geoff Gill 2.314/160.35 3. Dennis Rieck 2.383/135.26 4. Rick Cameron 2.627/123.18 Saturday TF Highlight Video Top Alcohol Final Qualifying Order 1. 2. Dan Allen 2.477/137.32 3. Mike DeNunzio 2.523/140.00 4. Scott Carroll 2.567/143.22 5. Craig Sines 2.716/127.95 6. Jim Hammond 2.719/119.77 7. Shane Sanford 3.284/68.05 Saturday TA Highlight Video Super Eliminator Final Qualifying Order 1. Billy Morris 2.809 2. Jim Rossi 2.823 3. Paul Taylor 2.845 4. Pedro Villa 2.926 5. Dan Cronin 2.943 6. Mario Tavares 3.190 Saturday SE Highlight Video Top Eliminator Final Qualifying Order 1. Paul Graham 2.977 2. Aaron Mamer 2.989 3. Daniel King 2.989 4. Don Diffenbaugh 2.992 5. Mike Rasmussen 3.031 6. Taylor Brewer 3.063 7. Brian Chapman 3.080 8. Larry Snow 3.115 9. Sidney Payne 3.236 Saturday TE Highlight Video Pro Mod 1st-Clayton Record 2nd-Geoff Gill Results Sheet Pro Outlaw 1st-Mike Erwin 2nd-Wes Johnson 3rd-Wes Gilmore 3rd-Clayton Record Results Sheet Sportsman Car 1st-Al McKinney Jr. 2nd-Jim Williams 3rd-Matt Gill 3rd-Jeff Goorsky Results Sheet Motorcycle Sportsman 1st-Joey Weaver 2nd-Brooks Ryan 3rd-Ryan Winkle Results Sheet 1 Results Sheet 2 Junior Dragster 1st-Christian Payne 2nd-Allen Mamer 3rd-Michael Wright Results Sheet Bonus Footage Justin Adamson Wheelie Contest Winner We’ll have more video from this soon… Friday Day one of the NSDA CANIDAE Pet Foods Nationals is in the books and it appears as though the new Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex sand drag racing facility is shaping up to be an amazing race track. Geoff Gill, in his first race of the year, led Top Fuel qualifying with a sizzling 2.314/160mph in the second qualifying round. The Top Alcohol class saw some great passes as Gary Mink led the pack with a 2.45 followed closely behind by Dan Allen in the LUCAS Oil Dragster with a 2.47. Billy Morris backed up his great performance in Super Eliminator at the Season Opener by leading qualifying on day one with a great 2.809. The Top Eliminator class was led by Paul Graham with a nice 2.977. Wes Johnson once again took the Pro Gambler class win over his brother Charlie. Racing action continues on Saturday with more Professional qualifying as well as Sportsman and Kids class eliminations. Top Fuel Qualifying Order (After 2 Sessions) 1. Geoff Gill 2.314/160.35 2. Dennis Rieck 2.500/145.98 3. Scott Whipple 2.721/93.97 Notes - Geoff Gill also ran quick time of the first session with a 2.438/124.62 pass. - Dennis Rieck went 2.57 on his first pass, then improved to a 2.50 on the second run. - Scott Whipple had problems and clicked it off way early on the first pass. On his second qualifying round attempt, the chutes deployed as he rolled up to the starting line. They were able to pack the chutes and make a pass that didn’t count towards qualifying where he would run quick time of the day with a 2.313. Friday TF Highlight Video Top Alcohol Qualifying Order (After 2 Sessions) 1. 2. Dan Allen 2.477/137.72 3. Scott Carroll 2.667/138.24 4. Craig Sines 2.757/114.11 5. Mike DeNunzio 2.764/91.39 6. Jim Hammond 2.955/96.84 7. Shane Sanford 4.412/136.04 Notes - - Dan Allen ran a nice 2.477 on his second qualifying round. - Mike DeNunzio had some problems on his 2.76 opening qualifying pass, but they will be ready for Saturday. - Jim Hammond had a monster wheel stand in the second qualifying session, causing some major chassis damage. Jim plans on transplanting his drive train into his old chassis to complete the weekend. - Shane Sanford had a pretty looking pass in the first qualifying session, but rolled the beams coming up with a 4.41 ET. His daughter, Ashley made her first licensing pass in the car for Super Eliminator earlier in the day. Friday TA Highlight Video Super Eliminator Qualifying Order (After 2 Sessions) 1. Billy Morris 2.809 2. Jim Rossi 2.860 3. Paul Taylor 2.886 4. Dan Cronin 2.943 5. Mario Tavares 3.190 6. Pedro Villa 3.227 7. Sidney Payne 3.369 Friday SE Highlight Video Top Eliminator Qualifying Order (After 2 Sessions) 1. Paul Graham 2.977 2. Daniel King 2.989 3. Don Diffenbaugh 2.992 4. Larry Snow 3.115 5. Brian Chapman 3.286 6. Taylor Brewer 3.322 7. Jim DePasse 3.511 8. Mike Rasmussen 2.889 Friday TE Highlight Video Pro Gambler 1st-Wes Johnson 2nd-Charlie Johnson Eliminations Sheet Page 1 Sport Bonus 1st-Fran McKinney 2nd-Al McKinney Jr. Preview National Sand Drag News is heading to the Inaugural sand drag event at |
