2012 Events
WINTER SERIES
January 1
January 22(February 4th)
February 19
March 18
April 1
May 5
SUMMER SERIES
May 6
May 19
June 9
June 30
August 11
September 8
*October 14th
*National Dragster Challenge Race
(Wally to winners, no points)


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NHRA's Quick Reference Rules link.

ET Racing Rules

ET Pictures

Awards Banquet 2010

CONGRATULATIONS
Mark Warmouth
2011 King of the Track

Steven Parrish
2011 ROC Pro

Tony Trimp
2011 Super Pro Champion ET finals

Chaysse Trimp
2011 Sportsman Champion ET finals

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FREE CHASSISWORKS/TEAM SACRAMENTO T-SHIRT TO ALL TEAM MEMBERS STARTING JANUARY 1, 2012 (limited supply)

The 2012 NHRA/Summit ET finals will be September 26-30 at Famoso Raceway.
Teams consist of Only the top 40 racers.
Top 5 racers will race in the Summit Superstar showdown (ROC)
Winners from each category during the ET finals will be added to the Top 5 winners racing in the Summit Superstar showdown (ROC) on Sunday.

Pacific Division ET Challenge Series

The 2012 Pacific Division ET Challenge would consist of a four race series to be held at each NHRA Pacific Division Member Track.  Racers will compete at their local track and not be required to travel for a chance at this award.  Each competitor will be required only to be signed up for track points and have a current NHRA Competition Number/License and Membership.  Champions will be crowned in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, and Motorcycle.  Each champion will receive a Wally and jacket for this accomplishment. Program Guidelines Four race series to be held at each Member Track on dates specified by track and held between February 1 and September 18, 2012. Race results will be sent to the Pacific Division office by the racetrack. Race results will consist of round by round results (to verify car count and rounds won) Four classes of competition – Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, and Motorcycle. Racer must be signed up for track points and have valid NHRA Competition Number and Membership. Racers may compete in this program at more than one track, but points will be awarded individually per track (no combining of tracks). Points will be awarded by the Pacific Division as follows: Win – 85 points, Runner-up – 64, Semi finals – 43, and Quarter finals – 32. Seventeen (17) car minimum field size (five rounds) is required to receive full points. Nine (9) car minimum (four rounds) will receive win (84), runner up (63), and semi (42) points only. Five (5) car minimum (three rounds) will receive win (83) and runner up (62) points only. In the event of a tie, the procedure to break the tie will be as follows: (1) Driver with most rounds won at scored events, (2) Tied competitors will face off at the Pacific Division Summit ET Finals with the winner being the champion. Points will be kept solely by, and at the discretion of, the Pacific Division office.

New Year’s Day Drags
From Sacramento Raceway Park
Mike Brundage, Cameron Park, CA, pocketed a cool grand for his win in Super Pro.

With Northern California nestled below a protective dome of high pressure, Sacramento Raceway Park’s immensely popular New Year’s Day Drags kicked off the track’s 2012 season under a beautiful blue sky. A shirt sleeved crowd of fans were  treated to plenty of thrilling and tightly contested racing as close to 200 sportsman competitors showed up to duke it out in Super Pro, Pro ET, Sportsman, Street, and Motorcycle classes. It was also race number one at Sacramento Raceway for those racers participating in the Summit E.T. Racing Series. Indexes for the classes are 7.00-11.99 for Super Pro; 10.00-13.99 for Pro; 12.00-19.99 for Sportsman; and, 7.50-15.99 for Super Pro Motorcycle. Last year, Steve Parrish of Richmond represented Sacramento Raceway (and Division 7) at the national finals held at the Auto Club Raceway in Pomona.

For the New Year’s Day Drags, a purse of $4000 was up for grabs. Therefore, it was no surprise that some of the competitors looked a little edgy by the time it got around to the final rounds. Of the five classes contested, red lights settled two final rounds, and another was decided by the break out rule. Fair Oaks’ Ashley Barnes won Street with her hot pink ’71 Plymouth Scamp despite breaking out as a fidgety Scott Frick triggered a red bulb with his 2002 ‘Vette. Jesse Adams, no stranger to the winner’s circle, started his year with a victory in Pro ET when Danny Cole squeezed the gas pedal a little early, too. In Motorcycle, both finalists hit their dial-ins dead on, but Craig Holsey prevailed over Michael O’Neil with a superior reaction time. The last round of Sportsman was an equally tense affair. Chad Walker, locked in to his 13.32 dial in with his ’85 Chevy truck, saw the $400 pay out end up in Leslie Freeman’s pocket when he broke out with a 13.31. For her part, Freeman was right on with a 12.149 on a 12.10 dial in. No less exciting was the Super Pro final. In that race, Mike Brundage drove his ’01 Sarmento dragster to a win over Dennis Paz with a .002margin of victory.

FINAL ROUND RESULTS

SUPER PRO                     DIAL        REACT          ET         SPEED    

W: Mike Brundage             8.28       0.025      8.289    155.78
RU: Dennis Paz                 11.00     0.009     11.027   129.59

PRO ET

W: Jessie Adams               10.70     0.083     14.542    60.07       
RU: Danny Cole              11.29     -.090     11.356    114.77 (foul)

SPORTSMAN

W: Leslie Freeman          12.10     0.033      12.149      105.05                    
RU: Chad Walker          13.32     0.030      13.310      98.20 (break out)

MOTORCYCLE

W: Craig Holsey           10.72      0.025       10.721      124.22
RU: Michael O’Neil     10.46     0.095       10.463      135.54

STREET

W: Ashley Barnes       12.16      0.065     12.081      109.22 (break out)
RU: Scott Frick          12.00      -.126      12.016      105.11 (foul)

Yuba City’s Jesse Adams won Pro with his K&N-backed ’69 Camaro.

 
When Scott Frick quickly lit both bulbs staging, it may have been his undoing. A more
deliberate Ashley Barnes then watched Scott throw away a nice 12.016 on a 12.00 DI to win
on his red light.

 
Craig Holsey won Motorcycle in a dominating fashion. After qualifying #1, Craig whipped
the field with sharp lights and a consistent bike.

 
Leslie Freeman, Galt, CA; ’79 Datsun; Winner in Sportsman;

 
Dennis Paz, Stockton CA; ’41 Willys; RU in Super Pro

 
Danny Cole, North Highlands CA; ’69 Camaro; RU in Pro ET

 
Chad Walker, Rio Linda CA; ’85 Chevy Truck; RU in Sportsman

 
Scott Frick; ’02 Corvette; RU in Street

 
Michael O’Neil, Sacramento CA; ’07 GSXR; RU in Motorcycle 

Roger Holder’s True 10.5 ’00 Camaro makes an obscene amount of horsepower-
ran consistent 7.7s with speeds in the mid-190 mph range.

 
Ron Alves, Colusa, CA, was a semi-finalist in Motorcycle with his Kawasaki 1000.

Story and Imagery by Stephen Justice