The final race in the Mid-American Sand Drag Series was an exciting event to watch as all the points classes besides Top Alcohol, won by Randy Kimbley, were up for grabs.
Friday started out with a 5 hour test & tune session, followed by the first Qualifying Session of Top Alcohol & Top Eliminator. T/E was a three way battle for the points Championship among Jeremy Click, Wade Schulz, and Pat Ross. All of which were chasing their first Mid-American Championships.
Top Eliminator Qualifying – Round 1
- John Pate: 3.00
- Wade Schulz: 3.049
- Pruett Schulz: 3.10
- Dennis Burrows: 3.14
- Jeremy Click: 3.87
- Mike Belcher: NT/LBY
Top Alcohol Qualifying – Round 1
- John Moreland: 2.67
Friday night also featured two bracket classes, one for Cars and one for ATVs. The first round of each class would be run and then we would see the second round of Qualifying for Top Eliminator as well as the first round of Qualifying of Unlimited ATV. None of the Top Alcohol entrants would make a pass this session.
With just entering the class alone, Nick Allen would clinch the inaugural Unlimited ATV Mid-American Points Championship.
Top Eliminator Qualifying – Round 2
- John Pate: 3.00 (3.06)
- Wade Schulz: 3.049 (2.94)
- Pruett Schulz: 3.10 (3.25)
- Dennis Burrows: 3.14 (3.16)
- Mike Belcher: 3.23
- Jeremy Click: 3.87
Round 2 ETs
Unlimited ATV Qualifying – Round 1
- Tommy Springer: 3.75
- Michael Hopkins: 3.86
- Nick Allen: NT/DNF
At the end of the night, the finals of the Friday night bracket classes would hit the track.
Thunder Valley Sand Drags local, Craig McNiel, would defeat Texas’ Pruett Schulz in the Car Bracket class.
Two Atoka Motorsports Park locals would then meet in the finals of the ATV Bracket class as Randy Kimbley took the win over Nick Allen to wrap up the night.
ATV Bracket:
1st Randy Kimbley
2nd Nick Allen
Car Bracket:
1st Craig McNiel
2nd Pruett Schulz
Saturday would start off with a foggy morning as the Pee Wees (12 & Younger) would hit the track.
Our big winner in this class would be Jesse Evans as he defeated Colt Nogorski
Pee Wees:
1st Jesse Evans
2nd Colt Nagorski
Third round of Top Alcohol & Top Eliminator would then take to the track, along with the second round of qualifying of Unlimited ATV
Top Alcohol Qualifying – Round 3
- John Moreland: 2.67
- Randy Kimbley: 4.42
Round 3 ETs
Top Eliminator Qualifying – Round 3
- John Pate: 2.96
- Pruett Schulz: 3.000
- Pat Ross: 3.041
- Wade Schulz: 3.049
- Dennis Burrows: 3.13
- Mike Belcher: 3.23 (3.28)
- Jeremy Click: 3.87
Round 3 ETs
Unlimited ATV Qualifying – Round 2
- Joseph Evans: 3.47
- Tommy Springer: 3.67
- Michael Hopkins: 3.86 (3.92)
- Nick Allen: NT/DNF
Round 2 ETs
Time Trials for all the bracket classes would hit the track for their first session and then the Final Round of Qualifying for the heads up classes would finish up and the final orders would be set.
Top Alcohol Final Qualifying Order
1. John Moreland: 2.67
2. Randy Kimbley: 3.31
Top Eliminator Final Qualifying Order
1. John Pate: 2.96
2. Pruett Schulz: 3.00
3. Pat Ross: 3.041
4. Wade Schulz: 3.049
5. Dennis Burrows: 3.13
6. Mike Belcher: 3.23
7. Jeremy Click: 3.87
Unlimited ATV Final Qualifying Order
1. Joseph Evans: 3.47
2. Tommy Springer: 3.67
3. Michael Hopkins: 3.85
4. Nick Allen: NT/DNF
Eliminations would commence and the battles for the Mid-American Championships were on.
Two Championships would be clinched after the first round with Axel Smithart taking the Juniors Points win over Amaya Hernandez. Both racers were tied going into this race, unfortunately Amaya would take a loss in the first round while Axel moved on to take the points lead.
Pro 2 Cars would also be decided. Three drivers were tied for first: Laura Feuerhelm, Craig McNiel, and Zella Kincaid. Laura would be awarded the points win as she was the only one of the three to make it past the first round.
The Pro 2 ATV Points Championship was split between Jamie Winsor & Craig McNiel as the two decided to be Co-Champions instead of a run off.
Pat Ross would clinch the Pro 1 Cars Points Championship with the elimination of Danny Mathews in the semi final round.
Tommy Springer would clinch Pro 1 ATV Points Championship with a semi final round finish.
Wade Schulz would take the Points Championship in Top Eliminator with the elimination of Pat Ross in the semi final round.
At the end of the night, we saw all the final rounds back to back and the winners can be seen below.
Juniors (15 & Younger):
1st Nevaeh Merkel
2nd Addison Stephen
3rd Alyssa Loudermilk
Pro 3 ATV (5.91 & Slower):
1st Nate Moss
2nd Bryce Lopez
3rd Jessica Powell
Pro 2 ATV (4.51-5.90):
1st Michael Hopkins
2nd Caelan Hall
3rd Bobby Kincaid
Pro 2 Cars (4.51 & Slower):
1st Laura Feuerhelm
2nd Brianna Acker
3rd Cliff Schull
Pro 1 ATV (4.50 & Faster):
1st Michael Hopkins
2nd Jamie Winsor
2nd Tommy Springer
Pro 1 Cars (4.50 & Faster):
1st Laura Feuerhelm
2nd John Pate
3rd Danny Mathews
3rd John Acker
Unlimited ATV:
1st Tommy Springer
2nd Joseph Evans
Top Eliminator (2.95 Index):
1st John Pate
2nd Pruett Schulz
Top Alcohol:
1st Randy Kimbley
Mid-American Sand Drag Series Points Champions
This was WSDN’s last stop of the 2020 Season. We want to thank all of those who supported us this year and going forward.
We will be back to cover the Mid-American Sand Drag Series in 2021 along with many other events. Until then, have a great off season!
