National Sand Drag News - National Sand Drag News | The #1 Source For Sand Drag Racing News | www.NationalSandDragNews.com National Sand Drag News (NSDN) is an online magazine covering the sport of sand drag racing. NSDN’s full array of up to the minute news and race coverage can be found online at www.NationalSandDragNews.com. Here is a brief explanation of what NSDN covers. The fast growing motor sport of sand drag racing consists of race cars that are very similar to their asphalt drag racing counterparts racing down 300 feet long (100 yard) tracks with a sand/dirt surface. The headliners of the show are the Nitro-burning Top Fuel dragsters that cross the finish line in under 2.5 seconds and reach speeds in excess of 160 MPH. Although the Top Fuel cars are the headliners of the show, multitudes of grass roots bracket racers compile the largest racer group in the sand. NSDN focuses on the hottest properties in sand drag racing, including coverage of the Pro Truck Nationals (PTN) series and other large independent events. Other large independent races across the country are also covered. NSDN covers these events with live race updates, race results, news, features, race videos, and photos. https://nsdn.us/index.php 2024-04-28T05:47:25+00:00 National Sand Drag News editor@nsdn.us Joomla! - Open Source Content Management NSDN Christmas Day Sand Drag Marathon 2017-12-25T23:07:39+00:00 2017-12-25T23:07:39+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=986&catid=143&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="225" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNationalSandDragNews%2Fvideos%2F10155856741912591%2F&amp;width=400" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="400"></iframe> <iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="225" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNationalSandDragNews%2Fvideos%2F10155856741912591%2F&amp;width=400" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="400"></iframe> LVJC Dumont 2018 Flyer Released 2017-12-04T12:26:17+00:00 2017-12-04T12:26:17+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=984&catid=143&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue12-17/lvjcflyer18LEAD.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 110px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;" />Coming President&#39;s Day Weekend 2018!! The 46th Las Vegas Jeep Club Sand Drags &amp; Hill Climbs will be held at the Dumont Dunes, CA. Saturday (Feb 17) will be the Hill Climb event with Sunday (Feb 18) the 300&#39; Sand Drags. Click on over to the<a href="http://www.nationalsanddragnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=764"> LVJC Page</a> on NSDN for class info &amp; more. Stay tuned for more info on this event as it gets closer. Mark your calendars now to be in Dumont on President&#39;s Day Weekend!! Click &quot;Read More&quot; to view full flyer.<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue12-17/lvjcflyer18LEAD.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 110px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;" />Coming President&#39;s Day Weekend 2018!! The 46th Las Vegas Jeep Club Sand Drags &amp; Hill Climbs will be held at the Dumont Dunes, CA. Saturday (Feb 17) will be the Hill Climb event with Sunday (Feb 18) the 300&#39; Sand Drags. Click on over to the<a href="http://www.nationalsanddragnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=764"> LVJC Page</a> on NSDN for class info &amp; more. Stay tuned for more info on this event as it gets closer. Mark your calendars now to be in Dumont on President&#39;s Day Weekend!! Click &quot;Read More&quot; to view full flyer.<br /> <br /> 2017 SCSDA Point Series Champions 2017-12-04T12:33:47+00:00 2017-12-04T12:33:47+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=985&catid=143&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue12-17/scsda17-champs/lead.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 118px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />Congratulations to all of the 2017 Southern California Sand Drag Association class champions! These racers fought tooth and nail for each round win en route to their respective titles. The SCSDA will be handing out trophies &amp; gold cards at the Season Opener February 23-25.<br /> <br /> <strong>2017 SCSDA Class Champions</strong><br /> Top Alcohol: Jake Morton<br /> Top Eliminator: Billy Morris<br /> Fast Fours: Robert Skidmore<br /> Pro 1: Kenny Hayes<br /> Pro 2: Jim Larr<br /> Sportsman 1: Kenny Hayes<br /> Sportsman 2: Ron Hess<br /> Motorcycle Pro 1: Mark Ratliff<br /> Motorcycle Pro 2: Caleb Mings<br /> Motorcycle Sportsman 1: Mark Ratliff<br /> Motorcycle Sportsman 2: Mark Ratliff<br /> Junior Dragster 9+: Christian Myers<br /> Juniors: Ryan Rodriguez<br /> <br /> Click &quot;Read More&quot; to view photos of the Champions...<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue12-17/scsda17-champs/lead.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 118px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />Congratulations to all of the 2017 Southern California Sand Drag Association class champions! These racers fought tooth and nail for each round win en route to their respective titles. The SCSDA will be handing out trophies &amp; gold cards at the Season Opener February 23-25.<br /> <br /> <strong>2017 SCSDA Class Champions</strong><br /> Top Alcohol: Jake Morton<br /> Top Eliminator: Billy Morris<br /> Fast Fours: Robert Skidmore<br /> Pro 1: Kenny Hayes<br /> Pro 2: Jim Larr<br /> Sportsman 1: Kenny Hayes<br /> Sportsman 2: Ron Hess<br /> Motorcycle Pro 1: Mark Ratliff<br /> Motorcycle Pro 2: Caleb Mings<br /> Motorcycle Sportsman 1: Mark Ratliff<br /> Motorcycle Sportsman 2: Mark Ratliff<br /> Junior Dragster 9+: Christian Myers<br /> Juniors: Ryan Rodriguez<br /> <br /> Click &quot;Read More&quot; to view photos of the Champions...<br /> <br /> SCSDA 2018 Schedule Announcement 2017-12-04T12:22:37+00:00 2017-12-04T12:22:37+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=983&catid=143&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue12-17/scsda-500.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 124px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />The Southern California Sand Drag Association has announced their 2018 Race Schedule. SCSDA&rsquo;s 2018 season kicks off February 23-25 followed up by Race 2 one month later March 23-25. Then, the SCSDA Season Finale will take place on September 28-30. All three events will again be held at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA. Look for more announcements regarding the SCSDA 2018 season posted as the season gets closer. Be sure to like the <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=188673461160485&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" href="https://www.facebook.com/So-Cal-Sand-Drag-Association-188673461160485/?fref=mentions">So Cal Sand Drag Association</a> on Facebook for all things SCSDA as well as <a href="http://www.SoCalSandDrags.com">www.SoCalSandDrags.com</a>.<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue12-17/scsda2-500.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 242px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" /> <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue12-17/scsda-500.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 124px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />The Southern California Sand Drag Association has announced their 2018 Race Schedule. SCSDA&rsquo;s 2018 season kicks off February 23-25 followed up by Race 2 one month later March 23-25. Then, the SCSDA Season Finale will take place on September 28-30. All three events will again be held at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA. Look for more announcements regarding the SCSDA 2018 season posted as the season gets closer. Be sure to like the <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=188673461160485&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" href="https://www.facebook.com/So-Cal-Sand-Drag-Association-188673461160485/?fref=mentions">So Cal Sand Drag Association</a> on Facebook for all things SCSDA as well as <a href="http://www.SoCalSandDrags.com">www.SoCalSandDrags.com</a>.<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue12-17/scsda2-500.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 242px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" /> Atoka November '17 Race Results 2017-11-23T13:46:06+00:00 2017-11-23T13:46:06+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=982&catid=143&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <strong>Atoka Motorsports Park<br /> Dirt Outlaw Belt &ldquo;Championship&rdquo; Belt Race</strong><br /> <strong>November 11, 2017 Race Results</strong><br /> <strong>Atoka, OK</strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Dirt Outlaw Belt Race</strong><br /> 1st-Les Steelmon<br /> 2nd-Michael Hopkins<br /> <br /> <strong>Atoka Motorsports Park<br /> Dirt Outlaw Belt &ldquo;Championship&rdquo; Belt Race</strong><br /> <strong>November 11, 2017 Race Results</strong><br /> <strong>Atoka, OK</strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Dirt Outlaw Belt Race</strong><br /> 1st-Les Steelmon<br /> 2nd-Michael Hopkins<br /> <br /> Avenal Fall Nats Oct '17 Race Recap 2017-11-23T12:52:20+00:00 2017-11-23T12:52:20+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=981&catid=143&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue11-17/gallery-avoct17/93.jpg" style="width: 250px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; float: right; height: 108px;" />The Avenal Sand Drags crew once again raised the bar with a tremendous Fall Nationals event to wrap up the 2017 sand drag racing season on the west coast. A record racer turnout for Avenal Sand Drags led to full fields in most categories. This put on a great show for the Central California crowd. Let&rsquo;s recap all the great on track action throughout the weekend.<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue11-17/gallery-avoct17/93.jpg" style="width: 250px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; float: right; height: 108px;" />The Avenal Sand Drags crew once again raised the bar with a tremendous Fall Nationals event to wrap up the 2017 sand drag racing season on the west coast. A record racer turnout for Avenal Sand Drags led to full fields in most categories. This put on a great show for the Central California crowd. Let&rsquo;s recap all the great on track action throughout the weekend.<br /> <br /> NSDN Daily Race Coverage - Avenal Oct '17 2017-10-18T22:03:24+00:00 2017-10-18T22:03:24+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=980&catid=143&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue10-17/sameday-avenaloct17.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 63px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" /><br /> <br /> <center> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial"><b>Presented By:</b></span><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Avenal Sand Drags Logo" src="http://www.nationalsanddragnews.com/images/stories/issue4-14/avlogo.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 172px; height: 118px;" title="rialtotrophylogo.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=798"><img alt="" src="http://www.nationalsanddragnews.com/images/banners/redwarriorad.jpg" style="width: 172px; height: 118px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" /></a></center> <br /> <strong>Sunday<br /> <br /> </strong>Prime racing conditions led to an incredible final day of racing at the 2017 Avenal Sand Drags Fall Nationals in Avenal, CA. Jake Morton put down a strong 2.51 ET to earn the Top Alcohol class final round victory over Jim Hammond. Jim Rossi persevered through bad luck early in the weekend to put his &ldquo;Bad Toy&rdquo; Dragster in the Winners Circle with the TE class win. A similar story could be told for Robert Watanabe and the Watanabe Racing Dragster as he fought through some gremlins to take the Pro 1 class win over an incredibly tough field. Justin Adamson was on his game all day Sunday and took home top honors in the Pro 2 category defeating Charlie Johnson in the final. Speaking of on their game, Charlie Johnson made it to his second final round of the day &amp; earned the Pro 3 victory defeating Stacy Bolton. A great story took place in the Motorcycle Pro categories as brothers Taylor Holmes &amp; Dylan Holmes swept the MP1-MP2 categories. Taylor&rsquo;s MP1 win and Dylan&rsquo;s MP2 win coupled with Cole Foy&rsquo;s MP1 meant Team Marchant swept 3 of the Top 4 spots in MP class competition on Sunday. Junior class competition was great as always with a field of 40+ entries taking to the track Sunday morning. Chaylene Pintor broke through for her first final round win in the Junior Dragster class after many final round appearances in the past with her very cool Junior Truck. Tessa Nunes used consistent low 5-second ET&rsquo;s to earn the Juniors class victory. Last but not least young Jhett Montgomery stole the show in his first ever race day as he blistered the track with 4.5MPH laps en route to the Youth class victory, which was such a neat moment for the next racer from the Montgomery Family. <strong>Run Sheets &amp; TA/TE Highlight Videos are now posted.</strong><br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue10-17/sameday-avenaloct17.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 63px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" /><br /> <br /> <center> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial"><b>Presented By:</b></span><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.avenalsanddrags.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Avenal Sand Drags Logo" src="http://www.nationalsanddragnews.com/images/stories/issue4-14/avlogo.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 172px; height: 118px;" title="rialtotrophylogo.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=798"><img alt="" src="http://www.nationalsanddragnews.com/images/banners/redwarriorad.jpg" style="width: 172px; height: 118px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" /></a></center> <br /> <strong>Sunday<br /> <br /> </strong>Prime racing conditions led to an incredible final day of racing at the 2017 Avenal Sand Drags Fall Nationals in Avenal, CA. Jake Morton put down a strong 2.51 ET to earn the Top Alcohol class final round victory over Jim Hammond. Jim Rossi persevered through bad luck early in the weekend to put his &ldquo;Bad Toy&rdquo; Dragster in the Winners Circle with the TE class win. A similar story could be told for Robert Watanabe and the Watanabe Racing Dragster as he fought through some gremlins to take the Pro 1 class win over an incredibly tough field. Justin Adamson was on his game all day Sunday and took home top honors in the Pro 2 category defeating Charlie Johnson in the final. Speaking of on their game, Charlie Johnson made it to his second final round of the day &amp; earned the Pro 3 victory defeating Stacy Bolton. A great story took place in the Motorcycle Pro categories as brothers Taylor Holmes &amp; Dylan Holmes swept the MP1-MP2 categories. Taylor&rsquo;s MP1 win and Dylan&rsquo;s MP2 win coupled with Cole Foy&rsquo;s MP1 meant Team Marchant swept 3 of the Top 4 spots in MP class competition on Sunday. Junior class competition was great as always with a field of 40+ entries taking to the track Sunday morning. Chaylene Pintor broke through for her first final round win in the Junior Dragster class after many final round appearances in the past with her very cool Junior Truck. Tessa Nunes used consistent low 5-second ET&rsquo;s to earn the Juniors class victory. Last but not least young Jhett Montgomery stole the show in his first ever race day as he blistered the track with 4.5MPH laps en route to the Youth class victory, which was such a neat moment for the next racer from the Montgomery Family. <strong>Run Sheets &amp; TA/TE Highlight Videos are now posted.</strong><br /> <br /> SCSDA Hammer Down Nats '17 Race Recap 2017-10-17T11:08:20+00:00 2017-10-17T11:08:20+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=979&catid=143&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue10-17/gallery-sjoct17/123.jpg" style="width: 251px; height: 152px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;" />The 2017 SCSDA Hammer Down Nationals was once again a huge success at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA. Sunny skies and warm temps during the day with nice cool evening air made for some incredible racing action across all three days. The Saturday Night Thunder show once put on a phenomenal show with Heads-Up Qualifying under the lights in front of a huge Southern California crowd. Big money was on the line for Sunday Race Day with added purse money on the line. Continue on to read about the Winners as well as check out our Event Photo Gallery.<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="https://nsdn.us/images/stories/issue10-17/gallery-sjoct17/123.jpg" style="width: 251px; height: 152px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;" />The 2017 SCSDA Hammer Down Nationals was once again a huge success at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA. Sunny skies and warm temps during the day with nice cool evening air made for some incredible racing action across all three days. The Saturday Night Thunder show once put on a phenomenal show with Heads-Up Qualifying under the lights in front of a huge Southern California crowd. Big money was on the line for Sunday Race Day with added purse money on the line. Continue on to read about the Winners as well as check out our Event Photo Gallery.<br /> <br /> Atoka Fall Fest '17 Race Results/Updates 2017-10-14T23:44:41+00:00 2017-10-14T23:44:41+00:00 https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=978&catid=143&Itemid=61 Administrator editor@nsdn.us <strong>Fall Fest 2017<br /> Atoka Motorsports Park - Atoka OK<br /> October 13-14, 2017</strong><br /> <br /> <u><strong>Full Results Rundown</strong></u><br /> <br /> <strong>Top Eliminator</strong><br /> 1st-John Pate<br /> 2nd-Russ Bailey<br /> 3rd-Marc Luce<br /> 3rd-Jeremy Click<br /> <br /> <strong>Pro 1 Cars</strong><br /> 1st-Amanda Mathews<br /> 2nd-Danny Mathews<br /> <br /> <strong>Pro 1 Quads<br /> </strong>1st-Nick Allen<br /> 2nd-Craig McNeil<br /> <br /> <strong>Fall Fest 2017<br /> Atoka Motorsports Park - Atoka OK<br /> October 13-14, 2017</strong><br /> <br /> <u><strong>Full Results Rundown</strong></u><br /> <br /> <strong>Top Eliminator</strong><br /> 1st-John Pate<br /> 2nd-Russ Bailey<br /> 3rd-Marc Luce<br /> 3rd-Jeremy Click<br /> <br /> <strong>Pro 1 Cars</strong><br /> 1st-Amanda Mathews<br /> 2nd-Danny Mathews<br /> <br /> <strong>Pro 1 Quads<br /> </strong>1st-Nick Allen<br /> 2nd-Craig McNeil<br /> <br />