Wednesday, June 26, 2024

East Coast Truck Nationals 2024 Review! DIESEL Motorsports

For the 15th year we have held this event at Numidia Dragway in PA! It has always been a drag race, sled pull, dyno competition, truck show and vendors at the track every year! The size every year has gone up and down depending on weather and the economy. This year was extremely hot with a not so good economy on the country. 





Many of the diesel shops have been hit by the EPA in the past 3 years so everyone is a bit leery about appearing out in public, however the same supporting shops showed up  this year as usual. DIESEL Motorsports always sees some great trucks at this event whether it's racing, pulling, dyno or the truck show - this year did not disappoint! Take some time to look through the photos.

Yes the crowd was not as big as previous ECDNs because of the extreme heat but many still came out because they know it is a fun event. We have done enough of these events to know when it's hot you just have to slow down and take it easy as to not stress people and machines out. 

Even with taking it easy we saw a lot of racing trucks break on runs down the track, the heat is hard on these 1500-2500 hp trucks. Talking to many of them as they picked up their winnings they all had fun and enjoyed seeing each other again after a long stretch.

A huge "Thank You" for all of those fans, competitors and crew who showed up this past Saturday for the 15th East Coast Truck Nationals at Numidia Dragway PA! All of the East Coast tracks surrounding us closed down for the day but not DIESEL Motorsports! Temps hit 96º with comfort index at 101º but we did have a nice breeze on top of the mountain. We originally held this event in the middle of July but moved it to June to get cooler weather - NOT! Hot weather did effect event and operations but we moved a bit slower and did not push items and everyone still had a great time with lots of truck action in all area of the track.

A BIG thank you to Numidia Dragway, the DiMinos and their staff for working through and helping us with this event. More thanks to DIESEL Motorsports crew, Suzet Martin, Interstate pullers/Forrester Farm Equipment for pulling track prep and of course the brave competitors!
Photos are under event photos on DM FB page, as you can see we had some great trucks diesel and gas in areas of competition. All I can say is we had a fun time and got to visit with a lot of people we only get to see once a year!












Photos - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.869078698586913&type=3




ECDN Winners
Racing
ET Bracket – Gas
1st – Bill Lamond
2nd – Michael Card
ET Bracket – Diesel
1st – Jake Bachman
2nd – Jake Spinosa
7.70 – Index
1st – Joey Lamond
2nd – David Hurst
6.70 – Index
1st – Dante Delaney
2nd – Dennis Harnish
Quick Diesel
1st – Andrew Kayhart
2nd – Chris Calkins
Show-N-Shine Truck Show
Best of Show Diesel
Mark Vandalia – BTK
1997 Ford F250
Best of Show Gas
William Jones
2000 Ford F-250
Best Vintage Ford – Ben Maurer – 2016 F-250 7.3L
Best Semis – Ben Maurer – 1986 Ford C7000 tilt Cab
Best Ford Diesel – Chuck Wood – 2024 F250
Best Ford Engine – Will Garber – 2012 F250
Best Ford Gas – Troy Mead – 1994 F150 XLT
Best Dmax – Jeremiah Zimmerman – 2008 Dmax
Best Dmax Modified – Brandon Bennett – Dmax
Best Chevy Vintage Gas – Josh Kalinewski – 1971 Chevy C-10
Best Vintage Dodge – Nicholas Garofalo – 1999 Ram 2500
Best Dodge – Nick Brawley – Brawley Brothers - 2011 Ram 2500
Best Modified Dodge – Ryan Magura – 2002 Ram 2500
Best Engine Dodge – Bryce Brawley – Brawley Brothers – 2006 Ram 3500
Best Rat Rod – Kip Whalen – 1936 Chevy Rat Rod
Sled Pulling
Wild Street
1st – Tom Hassler 312.55
2nd – Todd Young 311.08
3rd – Benny Stone 307.82
4th – Ross Harter 301.22
5th – Lula Henford 301.17
6th – Nick Harter 292.58
7th – Mitchell Paloshey 286.35
2.6 Class
1st – Andrew Kicak 345.16
2nd – Derrick Smith 337.89
3rd – Jesse Young 325.28
4th – Tom Hassler 323.02
Hot Work Stock
1st – Ross Harter 321.84
2nd – Nick Harter 290.76
2WD 6200 Truck
1st – Ian Erricker 316.64
2nd – Dale Forrester 150.27
Tractor 8500 Modified
1st – Jason Forrester 326.43
2nd – BJ Wilkins 310.06
3rd – Brad Peters 309.32
4th – Macey Kiskadda 267.42
5th – Scott Kiskaddon 208.19
6th – Logan Smith 206.24
7th – Vernon Zerby 195.93
8th – Vernon Zerby Z Unit 126.81
Tractor 7800
1st – Andy Forrester 336.62
2nd – Don Haley 336.37
3rd – Keerstie Robinson 334.52
4th - Jason Weikel 334.03
5th – Ian Erriker 319.75
Dyno Results
Highest HP – Jeremy Eckert – 1117.48
HP Dodge – Pecora – 759.63
HP Chevy/Dmax – Becker – 754.61

HP Ford – Scheib – 665.72



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