Diesels on the East Coast - REPORT!

East Coast Diesel Nationals - Numidia Dragway July 15th - Report

You know we make the claim of this show is the "Largest DIESEL only show on the East Coast"! Sure there are other shows that are bigger but they include gas vehicles, tractors and other race vehicles.

DIESEL Motorsports was started to give the 3/4 and 1 ton diesel pickup their own shows along with their own ruleset. Again the diesel lifestyle is a family event where the people who attend all use diesel vehicles in their life working, playing and hauling!

The East Coast Diesel Nationals was started because we were told there was diesel people on the East Coast who did not have their own show. That was 9 years ago and this year's event was bigger than previous years. We saw some high power trucks that were built this last winter for racing and pulling. 

It rained cats and dogs on Thursday and Friday before the event dropping 4 inches of rain on top of the mountain in Numidia. Thank goodness Numidia Dragway is on top of a mountain and rain runs down hill. Not only was it beautiful on Saturday with 80 degrees temperatures and low humidity but no rain in sight. In fact we had to add water to the pulling track and it still dried out by the end of pulling.

DIESEL Motorsports has been at this venue for nine years and every year we still see new diesel enthusiasts along with new trucks that are built for competition during the day. This year DIESEL Motorsports saw some very nice twin and triple turbo diesels running in the heads-up Unlimited drag class. Over 12 trucks ran in that class with most running in the 10s in the quarter mile.

The final run between Greg Alberalla and Nick Eklund was classic drag racing with both trucks running in the low 10s. Greg took the win running 139.43 mph when something in Nick's truck blew toward the end of the track.

It was like this all day long between the racing and pulling classes with some nice high powered trucks. Even in sled pulling where in the 2.6/3.0 class Jesse warren to 1st place with his 2004 Ford F350 with a 6.0 engine which is a first at any of our pulling competitions. That truck flat out run tough against some regulars who win most of the time! Congrats Jesse on a great pull under some beautiful skies.

Also need to point out Caleb Hermann winning 1st in the 2.5 pulling class for the 2nd year in a row with 18 trucks competing in the class. This is no easy feat with so many strong trucks in the class. 

This facility is one of the few places where DIESEL Motorsports runs the racing at the same time as the pulling classes in the afternoon. Many fans line both sides of the track watching the action on both sides with non-stop action. We want to thank the Dimino family for providing such a nice setting for our yearly event at Numidia Dragway.

The list of winners are listed below and photos can be seen at the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/Diesel-Motorsports-195139160520323/

Winners;

Drag Racing
ET Bracket
Champion – Dennis Harnish – R.020 I12.72/12.823, MPH 99.64
2nd – Ernie Barkman – R.149 I14.14/14.178, MPH 94.22
Quick Diesel 12.0 Index
Champion – Brian Dolly – R.306 I12.0/12.059, MPH 111.92
2nd – Ryan Westrick – R.325 I12.0/12.154, MPH 97.76
Unlimited Heads-up
Champion – Greg Alberalla – R.577 T10.043, MPH 139.43
2nd – Nick Eklund – R.625 T10.284, MPH 132.75

Sled Pulling
2.6/3.0 Class
1. Jesse Warren, Ford 6.0, 347.8
2. Jon Manns, 340.94
3. Caleb Griffith, 335.45
4. Jay Hill, 335.22
5. Jeremy Urey, 332.81
6. Curvin Zimmerman, 330.46
7. Michael Garafalo, 327.83
8. Josh Hayes, 317.17
9. Joseph Hemm, 316.75
10. Trent Hbare, 314.57
11. Tyler Albert, 308.98
12. Jake Slinguff, 304.98
13. Joe Gaughan, 301.14
14. Brandon Porzik, 271.52
15. Brian Robbins, 266.25
16. David Jacobs, 262.42
17. Dan Paolhamus, 199.34
18. Kevin Panacok, 164.02
19. Greg Walker, 60.92
20. Justin Gordan

2.5 Class
1. Caleb Herman, 350.38
2. Joe Gaughan, 347.29
3. Tom Hassler, 335.39
4. Gregg Talbot, 333.33
5. Nick Wenger, 328.84
6. Joshua Bordas, 326.87
7. Ross Harter, 323.95
8. Richard Abare, 320.70
9. Benny Stone, 313.68
10. Brandon Porzik, 311.04
11. Travis Richards, 309.51
12. Chuck Dutter, 305.50
13. Nate Faust, 303.36
14. Gregg Slinguff, 295.69
15. Nathan Stiller, 288.72
16. Jesse Young, 273.90
17. Todd Young, 57.40

Tractor Class
1. Kevin Utt, 339.03
2. Adam Diaz, 333.56
3. Vern Zerby, 329.66
4. Jeff Mikloicle, 324.23
5. Cole Forrester, 322.72
6. Steve Beckley, 316.82
7. Corey Davis, 311.03
8. Vern Zerby, 308.21
9. Vern Zerby, 306.37
10. Rick Havck, 284.97
11. Vern Zerby, 284.38
12. Cole Forrester, 181.85

Hot Work Stock
1. Tom Hassler, 328.47
2. Matt Thomas, 311.55
3. Greg Talbot, 310.67
4. Ross Harter, 291.09
5. Tom Bonaquist, 284.86
6. Brandon Fairchild, 280.48
7. Mark Fessler, 279.11
8. Nick Wenger, 278.85
9. Ben Gelsinger, 274.79
10. James Westervett, 272.51
11. Nate Faust, 265.35
12. Ben George, 247.20
13. Rick Abare, 231.09

Work Stock Class
1. Ben Gelsinger, 300.10
2. Justin Horst, 295.45
3. Cisco Raffi, 286.68
4. Brock Welliver, 286.31
5. Anthony Stroup, 283.50
6. Logan Hackenburg, 278.38
7. Lonnie Horst, 273.92
8. Scott Wood, 241.33
9. Ronald Shrouds, 227.46
10. Michael Beyrouty, 101.24

Show-N-Shine
Best of Show – Matt Preist
Best Dmax – Derek Bedway
Best Ford – Austin Galante
Best Dodge – Sam Garafalo
Best Rat Rod/Vintage – BJ Keiffer

Dyno Competition
Highest Horsepower – Mark Vanadia – HP1213/T1694
Best Ford - Mark Vanadia – HP1213/T1694
Best Dmax – Mike Carpenter – H998/T1766
Best Dodge – Greg Heikel – H680/T1204