NADCAR News 2012

5/11 - Memorial Weekend!! The track/crowd is really looking forward to hosting the Memorial Weekend Shoot-Out! This will be a NADCAR/DDCC rules race. We have a great payout set up from the track! As of now.... $50 minimum will be paid out to whoever takes a green flag (heat/b-main/a-main)! Phillips Racing has thrown in the first $100 towards the purse, and I'm expecting a few other locals to do the same! Looking for hard charger sponsors for each night?? Long Haul sponsors? Or Purse sponsors? Ryan Henesey took the overall win last year?! Will he be back to try for 2 in a row?! More info will be posted as it comes in!

Tim Cotherman wins the Main Event

Jerry Rudy wins the Trophy Dash

5/11 - Another FUN night of racing at Thunder Raceway for NADCAR! 24 cars pill drew for the Cinco de Mayo event. The JBJ Trucking Trophy Dash was another hit, Jerry Rudy lead from the front row with Neill Etter trying him on the high, low and middle lines. Rudy held his line and took home his first NADCAR trophy of the year! Ryan Henesey from Phoenix, AZ started on the front row, he had a great start and pulled away with a 10 car length lead over 2nd place to get the first heat win of the night. Tim Cotherman battled with local hot shoe Frank Phillips to take the 2nd heat race win.Wes Meeks had another great heat race run, he lead 2011 Points Champ Rick Haase and Jason Craner to the checkered flag. Jim Hock made the trip up the hill to take a heat race win from the NADCAR group, finishing just ahead of Neil Etter and Roy Meeks. The new track grooming at Thunder Raceway has lead to some intense pack racing, everyone is fast and looking for a way to get to the front! Roy Meeks lead the pack to the 20 lap main green flag. Jason Craner, Frank Phillips and Tim Cotherman weren't going to give Roy his first NADCAR win without a fight! Craner made an aggressive challenge on the inside of Meeks which opened the door for Cotherman to slip by on the low line! Cotherman took the lead with Phillips, Wes Meeks and Ryan Henesey all in pursuit! Henesey moved passed the traffic to get the 2nd position, but Cotherman extended a straightaway lead and he wasn't slowing down! Cotherman grabbed his first main event of 2012, with Ryan Henesey, Wes Meeks, Rick Haase and Frank Phillips filling in the top 5 spots! Another great race for the Thunder Raceway fans!! Memorial Weekend Shoot-Out is next on the schedule! More info coming soon!!

Ryan Henesey Wins !!

4/21 - Thank you to all the drivers, local and out of towners, who came out for NADCAR's opening night at Thunder Raceway! The new track was a blast to race on, great job on the track prep Thunder Raceway!! The JBJ Trucking Trophy Dash started out with an inverted start of the Top 5 in 2011 Championship points. Pat Henesey got a big jump on the outside and never looked back, he lead NADCAR's finest to the checkered flag, picking up the first trophy of the night! On to the heat races, 2011 Points Champ Rick Haase secured the 1st heat ahead Neil Etter and Randy Deines. Local boy Jason Craner battled side by side with Matt Lund for most of the 2nd heat, Jason was able to get the the finish line first ahead of Lund and Steve Kapaun. Ryan Henesey came from the back of heat # 3 to secure the win with George Cooke and Jerry Rudy securing the other transfer spots. Pat Henesey got to the lead quick in Heat #4, he grabbed his 2nd win of the night ahead of Wes Meeks, Rob Deines and Daniel Lamm! Main Event Time: The track slowly dried out through out the night, but was still racey from top to bottom for the main event! Rick Haase lead the field for the first few laps, but Ryan Henesey was hooked up and fast, taking the lead 5 laps in! Wes and Roy Meeks worked their way through the field, jumping into the 2nd and 3rd positions. Kapaun, Etter, Haase, Godsey, Cooke and Lamm all fought hard for the 3rd through 8th positions. Tim Cotherman and Randy Deines secured the final top 10 positions. Great racing all over the track, no bad wrecks! Successful opening night! NADCAR T-shirts are going fast, limited sizes and colors are available! All money from shirt sales goes back into the 2012 points fund! Big thanks go out to all of our 2012 NADCAR Sponsors: JBJ Trucking - Flagstaff, AZ, E&E Services - Lakeside, AZ, Phillips Racing - Cornville/Show Low, AZ, Arrow Redi-Mix - Flagstaff, AZ, Coconino Motors - Flagstaff, AZ, Creative Benefits - Scottsdale, AZ and Snap On of the White Mountains! We will still have the 4 brand new tire give away around mid July, get those sponsors in! If we get enough sponsors, we may be able to give away 2 sets of tires! See you all on the 5th!!

4/9 - The April 21st Race Scheduled fo Thunder Raceway will be a Night Race starting at sun down. Please see the revised schedule. Click Here.

3/31 - Congrats to Pat Henesey for driving his #12 Coconino Motors Pick-up front to the checkered flag!! 1st race of the season down, 13 more to go!! Points and full results will be posted soon! If anyone needs small wash towels for the season to keep their cars sparkling, our fantastic club sponsor E & E services has a great deal going on! 55 small towels for only $10.00!!! Please contact me if you'd like me to save you a pack, they are going quick!! thanks Heather #11!

3/15 - The first race is right around the corner, March 31st at Mohave Valley Raceway! Corporate Sponsorships have been rolling in since the beginning of 2012! Coconino Motors, Phillips Racing and Arrow Redi-Mix have all signed up for NADCAR 2012 Sponsors! Get those sponsors in, we will be doing the "4 New Tire's Give-Away" mid season again! See you all soon! Heather #11

3/6 - The 2012 Schedule is here - Click Here

2/15 - The new 2012 NADCAR Rule Book is posted. Click Here.

2/7 - A note from Heather about the annual rules meeting - After the annual meeting discussion and having tallied the votes, NADCAR rules that passed are:

• New claim for all engines will be $1800.
• 2011 motor rules will be kept the same through 2012 and 2013.
• You must race 25% of the points races to have a vote in 2013's Annual Meeting.
• Tim Cotherman will remain President for 2012 and Heather Henesey will still hold the Secretary position for 2012.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the meeting. I'm still working on the 2012 schedule but promise to have it released very shortly!

2/6 - Winter Racing at night. The Krotch Rocket Shootout. Feb 24th & 25th. Click here to see the info. Click here for the rules. Click here for registration form.

1/31 - Please find the 2012 Rules Ballot ­Click here. The 2012 NADCAR meeting will be at Coconino Motors 1141 W Kaibab Lane Flagstaff AZ on Saturday the 4th at 11am. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please complete the ballot and email (heneseyheather@yahoo.com) or Fax: (928)774-2582. Those not able to attend the meeting must have ballots sent in prior to 6pm on the 3rd or will not be valid. No exceptions. Thanks see you all at the meeting! Heather

1/23 - We will be excepting ballot topics until Wednesday at 5pm. The ballot will be posted shortly after for those who can't make it to the meeting. Ballots must be in before the start of the Annual NADCAR meeting.

1/10 - The NADCAR Annual Rules Meeting will be on Feb, 4th - 11am @ Cocnino Motors in Flagstaff. The President and Secretary positions are also up for elections this year so please consider your nominations. To see the rules suggestions page. Click Here.

1/9 - Hello everyone, it's that time of year again! The 2012 race season is right around the corner and we need to meet for the Annual NADCAR Meeting. Please start sending in any rules you would like to discuss for the 2012 season to Mike Dunn. The meeting will be tentatively set for one of the first weekends in February. I'm still looking into dates/location. Looks like we have a great group of rookies joining our club for 2012 and all the regular hot shoes will be back for more racing action! See you all soon! Heather

11/29 - Final arrangements have been made for the 2011 NADCAR Awards Banquet. It will be $10 a person to join in the festivities! All sponsors and family members are more than welcome to attend! We have great gifts lined up, but more raffle prizes are always welcome!! The party will start around noon and end around 4pm. I'm working on open tab fund right now, K&N Custom Concrete and Cocooning Motors have contributed a total of $250.00! I'm looking for at least $250.00 more. Please let me know if you know anyone interested. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, can't wait to get everyone back together!!

11/22 - Congrats to our 2011 NADCAR Champion!! #63 Rick Haase sponsored by E & E Services, Slumber Parties by Cathie, Bill's Machine Shop, Maverick Magazine, Send Out Cards, Crystal Dragons and C & C Auto. In order to celebrate out 2011 Season to the fullest I will need a little help on the Bar tab for our celebration. K & N Concrete has stepped up for the first sponsorship, please let me know if anyone else is interested! Happy Thanksgiving!!

11/8 - Hello All, we have a date set for the always exciting end of the year Awards Banquet Dec. 10th from 12-4 pm at Country Host in Flagstaff, AZ. Trophies for 1st through 20th position will be handed out along with end of the year pay!! The cost will be between $10 and $15 per person, still finalizing the menu! Start gathering prizes/gifts to be raffled off from your sponsors! Feel free to contact me with a tally of who will be attending with you! thanks! Heather

10/15 - The pressure was on at NADCAR's final race of the 2011 season. #63 Rick Haase enter tonights race with a 20 point race lead on #43 Tim Cotherman, all he had to do was keep Cotherman in his sights to secure the championship. Randy Deines secured the first heat race of the night just ahead of Pat Henesey with Rick Haase coming in 3rd. Tim Cotherman took the the track in the 2nd heat, holding off a hard charging Rick Godsey to take the heat race win. Mike Williams out ran Helen Henesey and Barbie Stafford to the 3rd heat race win . Randy Deines and Barbie lead the field to the green flag for the final time this season! Tim Cotherman needed to beat Haase by 5 positions, he got to the lead quickly and held off contenders Pat Henesey, Mike Williams and Randy Deines. Haase knew exactly what it took to secure the championship, he drove smart and kept the #43 truck in his sights all night! Haase secured the championship with a 4th place finish for the night finishing behind Cotherman, Williams, and Deines. What a great night of racing and an awesome BBQ after!! Congrats to #63 Rick Haase on his 2011 Championship!!

I'm working on end of the year festivities now, planning on a weekend after Thanksgiving and before Christmas!

10/1- Mohave Valley Raceway was prepped and ready for some fast NADCAR racing. Melanie Williams took an early lead in heat #1, Helen Henesey wasn't giving up easy, trying high, low, then high again! Melanie held her fast line beating Helen Henesey and Randy Deines at the line for a photo finish! Mike Williams came from the 3rd rom of heat #2 to run the bottom line and pass the quick Pat Henesey and Tim Cotherman to the checkered flag! The Williams crew wasn't finished yet, Mike worked his way to the front of the pack in the main event and took the checkered flag just ahead of Pat and Helen Henesey, Rick Haase and Randy Deines. Rick Haase extended his points lead on Cotherman, who suffered a flat right rear in the main. The points have tightened up for the top 5 spots, top 10 spots and top 20 spots. Remember the top 20 positions all get paid out at the end of the year! Good luck on the 15th! AJ Breu is getting the ball rolling with an after race feast, feel free to bring some side dishes and any meat you'd like to throw on the grill!

9/24 - The Deines Dynasty Dominated the last weekend at Thunder Raceway for NADCAR. The JBJ Trucking Trophy Dash hosted the Rookies of 2011. Elaine Deines got out to an early lead, but had challengers on either side going in to turn 1 on the 2nd lap! #00 Erin Deines drove in hard on the high line to take the lead spot away from her sister in-law! Caleb Presnal didn't have enough to catch Erin who lead the 2011 Rookies to the checkered flag! #71 David Cooke Jr made the trip up from Prescott to lead all 8 laps of the first heat race with Jason Craner and Tim Cotherman finishing 2nd and 3rd. #12 Pat Henesey took and early lead in the 2nd heat race and finished just ahead of Mike Williams and AJ Breu. The 3rd heat went to Randy Deines with Caleb Presnal holding off the points leader Rick Haase to secure the 2nd spot. The track was fast once again for main event time! Randy Deines got out to a very early lead as the rest of the field struggled to keep up! Cotherman and Williams worked there way up through the pack but had nothing for the #90 Pick-Up. Randy secured his 2nd win of 2011 ahead of a very fast pack of cars! Mike Williams, Tim Cotherman, Caleb Presnal and AJ Breu rounded out the top 5 positions. The last 2 races of the 2011 season will be at Mohave Valley Raceway! See you all there!!

Tim Cotherman Wins the Main Event

John Ogden takes the JBJ Trucking Trophy Dash

Rob & Elaine Deines win the Chili Cook-off

9/17 - Thunder Raceway hosted NADCAR's 11th race of the season. #6 John Ogden started off the evening with a dominating performance in the JBJ Trucking Trophy dash! The track was drying out quick, it was going to be a dry slick night! Black Diamond Auto Glasses Jason Craner, lead Tim Cotherman around the track for heat race #1. Cotherman dove low in 3 coming to the checkered flag to beat Craner by bumper at the finish line. Pat Henesey jumped out to an early lead in the 2nd heat, with Rick Haase and Rookie of the year contender #99 Caleb Presnal picking up the 3rd place finish. #10 Helen Henesey had a great start in the 3rd heat, out running John Ogden and AJ Breu to end the fast paced 3rd heat! The track was going to be tricky for Main Event time! 21 cars lined up for the drop of the green flag. Caleb Presnal drove hard into 1 to claim the lead position from front row starter Jason Craner. Pressure was on the rookie, he lead the field for more than half the race until Tim Cotherman snuck by with Helen Henesey in hot pursuit! Cotherman managed to hold off the aggressive Helen Henesey to take the win! Mike Williams, Caleb Presnal, AJ Breu John Ogden, Rick Haase, Heather Henesey, Randy Deines and Charlotte Williams finished out the top 10! The 2011 JBJ Trucking Rookie Trophy Dash will be next weekend at Thunder Raceway. Get it Rookies!! And...the 2011 NADCAR Chili Cook Off winner brought the spiciest of the bunch! Congrats to the NADCAR Chili King and Queen Rob and Elaine Deines! (Great Cookies Tooo!!!)

9/12 - Only 4 races left for the 2011 NADCAR season! The Top 20 spots are still up for grabs! #63 Rick Haase has a big lead but #43Tim Cotherman and #12 Pat Henesey will be bring their A game! #99 Caleb Presnal and #00 Erin Denies are fighting hard for the 2011 Rookie of the Year award! Good Luck NADCAR drivers! See you this weekend! Chili Cook-Off has been re-scheduled for this weekend. Bring the best you've got!!

Saturday Main and Overall Winner - Pat Henesey


Saturday JBJ Trucking Trophy Dash Winner - AJ Breu

Sunday Main Event Winner - Erick Gibson

JBJ Trucking Bill Currier (L) with
Sunday Trophy Dash Winner Jim Hock (R)

North South Shootout top 10

9/3 - North South Shootout - Day - 1. 38 Cars showed up at Thunder Raceway for racing fun and more important, a year’s worth of bragging rights!!
AJ Breu started off the first night with a dominating northern performance to secure the JBJ Trucking Trophy Dash win! 5 heat races lined up to take the track next. #47 Steve Kapaun, a Thunder Raceway regular on his DDCC nights off showed his skills by out wheeling #10 Helen Henesey and #76 Chad Stewart to the first heat race win. Brain Stehr took the 2nd heat, Daniel Lamm took the 3rd and Ryan Henesey took the 4th. Neil Etter stepped it up for the Northern team, securing the last heat race win ahead of #32 Rick Godsey and #69 Eddie O’Neill of the south.
The B-Mains were packed, with each allowing only 7 to transfer to the A-Main… Chad Stewart from the South ran away with B-1 and Tim Cotherman from the Northern team took the B-2 win!
A 24 car field was finally set and ready for the dry slick track to come! With side by side racing all over the track, the drama of the night was definitely up front… Father vs. Son… North vs. South… Pat “Papa-Wheelie” Henesey was showing Ryan “The Kid” Henesey how to get around the high line of the track. With a green to checker race… Pat couldn't’t afford a mistake or Ryan would pounce! Showing his Thunder Raceway expertise Pat Henesey was flawless and took the NORTHERN Arizona #12 Ford Truck to victory lane! Click here to see the finish order of Day 1.

9/4 North South Shootout - Day – 2. The Northern team led the weekend going into Sunday’s festivities. A little rain wasn’t going to hold up Thunder Raceway’s night of racing. Big thanks to the Thunder Raceway crew for putting the extra effort in to get the track back after a major down pour around 5pm, I’ve never seen a promoter so dedicated, AWESOME!!
#16 Jim Hock of the south wheeled his ‘32 Ford Sedan to the checkered flag just ahead of hard charging New Mexico representative Randy Haugen! The southern club held strong once again in heat race competition winning all but 1 heat race. #07 Erick Gibson, #79 Brian Stehr, #96 Sandy Matthews and #32 Rick Godsey of the south, and #13 Neill Etter of the north took the wins!
Ryan and Heather Henesey took the B-1 and B-2 wins for the night.
With a much tackier track for Sunday’s main event, it was going to be a fast race! Sandy Matthews took the early lead with Ryan Henesey, Erick Gibson, Randy Deines and Pat Henesey all in the hunt! After catching a pack of battling cars, Ryan Henesey dove in a little too hot, collecting him, Sandy Matthews and Jim Hock for the first caution of the night. Gibson, Deines, Henesey and Stehr lined up for the restart. 07 Gibson out of Tucson, left the Thunder Raceway regulars behind, Gibson lead the 24 car field to his first dwarf car main event win ahead of Pat Henesey, Randy Deines, Brian Stehr and Eddie O’Neill. Click here to see the finish order of Day 2.
What a great weekend of racing and an even better group of people to share it with!! Brain Stehr and Mike McGough took the$50 and very popular “I beat Steve T-shirts”, Hard-Chargin Randy Haugen took the hard charger award for each night and after a gnarly turn 2 disaster Saturday night #57 Kyle Huttenhow of the south was handed the “hard luck” award... yes he is OK, just a bad headache and real real soar!! Thanks to all participants, racers/fans/family!! We couldn’t have done it without you!! Click here for the overall finish order.

8/29 - The 2011 North vs South Shoot-Out is turning into one of the largest events NADCAR has ever hosted! Big thanks go out to all of our sponsors who are making this possible: JBJ Trucking, Coconino Motors, C & R Motors, White Mountain Bait and Tackle, RT’s Black Bull, C & C Auto Repair, E & E Services and Slumber Parties by Cathie. Should be some fast and fun racing with a big BBQ saturday night! See everyone there!!

8/22 - The North vs. South Shoot-Out on Labor Day Weekend is right around the corner! We should have excellent car count from both sides competing to be the Champion! It will be 2 separate nights of racing/points/pay-out, we will combine both nights points to award the overall champion! We have quite a few sponsors lined up as well: JBJ Trucking is sponsoring the Top 10 Trophies for the weekend along with the Trophy Dash Trophies. White Mountain Bait and Tackle and RT's Black Bull are throwing in extra money towards both nights purse. Century Sprinkler is sponsoring 2nd and 3rd place trophies for each night of racing. And Dwarf Car Company is sponsoring the "Hard Luck" award! The new promoter at Thunder Raceway has also upped our purse for the event!! The Pay-Out will be excellent to all of those who attend!! NADCAR / DDCC rules will apply.

Rick Haase wins the Main Event


Neil Etter wins the JBJ Trucking Trophy Dash

8/6 - NADCAR/PVR UPDATE: We will continue with the rest of the scheduled season, there will be no additional races. The points Championship will be based on the best 14 races, (instead of 15). Good Luck!

On to the good stuff... The 10th event of the season brought nothing but excitement to Thunder Raceway! Black Diamond Auto Glass sponsored Jason Craner jumped out to an early lead in the JBJ Trucking Trophy Dash but #13 Neil Etter was hunting him down corner after corner. It took Etter all 4 laps to catch Jason but he got him by a nose at the line! Neil Etter continued his winning ways by out driving the field in the first heat, Heather Henesey and AJ Breu battled right behind for the 2nd and 3rd positions. Frank Phillips couldn't hold off the charging Pat Henesey in the second heat of the night. Henesey took the win followed by Frank Phillips and Jason Craner. Helen Henesey jumped out to an early lead in the the third heat. Rick Haase tracked her down but couldn't complete the pass. Helen Henesey had the line and didn't budge taking the heat #3 win ahead of Rick Haase and Ed Halliburton!
Ed Halliburton and Jason Craner lead the quick NADCAR field to the green flag. The field was 3 and 4 wide for the first few laps with action all over the track! Haase, Etter and Pat Henesey were all charging from the back while AJ Breu, Helen Henesey and Jason Craner were extending their lead from the front. A caution flag flew allowing the field to bunch back up and catch their breath! AJ Breu made his way to the lead with Helen Henesey challenging hi and low with no luck. Haase diced through the field and had a great run on the outside and completed the pass to take the lead!! Haase was untouchable with open real estate ahead of him! He out ran the quick pack to the checkered flag securing his 1st NADCAR main event win! Helen Henesey, Pat Henesey, AJ Breu and Heather Henesey rounded out the top 5. Thunder Raceway has upped our purse for this weekends event! Payout will be excellent for all drivers who make the 11th race of the season!
Also: Chili Cook Off for this weekends race at Thunder Raceway, bring the best you've got!! Votes will be tallied and a winner named!!! See you all there!!!

8/2 - The latest news on PVR from the Prescott Courier Newspaper - Prescott Valley Raceway, which holds its events at Yavapai Downs, was forced to cancel its races last weekend and now it's doubtful that there will be any more for the rest of the season due to Yavapai Downs' bankruptcy.

"The bankruptcy court effectively shut down Prescott Valley Raceway and terminated the lease," said attorney Jeff Adams, who represents Prescott Valley Raceway. "The primary concern that they had asserted was liability for continued operations out there, because there is a common access roadway that is shared by the facility between the YCFAA (The Yavapai County Farm & Agriculture Association) and Prescott Valley Raceway.

Adams added, "The bankruptcy trustee was concerned about if people were traveling on that road to go to the Prescott Valley Raceway or leaving from the Prescott Valley Raceway traveling across the property, they could get in an accident or someone could get injured and they could assert a claim against the bankruptcy estate that would rise to the top of the list of priority creditors."

There were also concerns about liability related to the operations of the racetrack, including crashes during a race and fan or worker related injuries.

"If those injuries happen, then a claim against the bankruptcy estate could accrue to the landlord of the bankruptcy estate," Adams said. "So, they shutdown the raceway and terminated the lease."

When asked if Prescott Valley Raceway could reopen before the end of the season, Adams said, "That's probably unlikely."

The bankruptcy courts and trustee would have to approve a motion to reopen the raceway.

Adams wouldn't comment on whether or not PVR plans to fight the ruling.

"I really am not at liberty to discuss what action we are taking at this point," he said.

7/29 - Racing at Prescott Valley Raceway has been CANCELLED until further notice. Management of Prescott Valley Raceway has informed us that due to circumstances beyond their control there will be no racing at the track this weekend, and beyond, until further notice. Please keep checking this site or the PVR web site.

Rick Godsey wins @ Thunder Raceway


Rat wins the JBJ Trucking Trophy Dash

7/23 - With great 80 degree weather and no rain it was bound to be an awesome night of racing! The track prep was excellent which was going to lead to an exciting night of racing for the fans. Rat Stafford and Ryan Irish, the DDCC native's, came up for a visit and get a little track time at Thunder Raceway . They were placed against Tim Cotherman in the #60 and local favorite #23 Jason Craner for the always exciting JBJ Trucking Trophy Dash. Stafford jumped out to an early lead with Craner, Cotherman and Irish dicing for position behind him. Stafford had the quick middle groove down, he out ran the closing Craner to the checkered flag to take his first JBJ Trophy dash win.
It was time for heat races, the track was still holding moisture and was going to be quick! Rat Stafford had early success in the first heat until his axle snapped and sent him to the pits. The 2 Rick's, Godsey and Haase, put on a great show coming across the line with a photo finish! Haase edged out Godsey by a bumper to take the win with Ryan Irish grabbing the 3rd position. Heather Henesey jumped out to an early lead in heat #2. Neil Etter and David Cooke Jr. were battling for position behind her. The last few laps had 2 and 3 wide racing for the lead. Henesey managed to hold them off to grab the heat race win! Pat Henesey beat Randy Deines into turn #1 to claim the lead spot in the 3rd heat. Deines, Craner and Cotherman couldn't make up the ground to catch Henesey and had to settle for 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
The track was still holding for main event time. 18 Cars took the green flag with tight battles breaking out all over the track. Helen Henesey was making ground on the field from the 14th position, while Haase and Etter were holding their own in the top 5,. Both trying to nose in on the hooked up Heather Henesey and Rick Godsey. Heather took the early lead but couldn't hold off the pass by Godsey for the lead. She tried him high and low but couldn't make it work. Godsey out ran the NADCAR field to claim another Thunder raceway main event. Heather Henesey, Neil Etter, hard charging Helen Henesey and Rick Haase round out the top 5. The NADCAR Corporate sponship tires were won by Tim Cotherman,. He brought in $1000 worth of sponsors and more than deserved to win the fresh rubber! See everyone on 30th for the 10th points race of the season!

7/8 - Hello NADCAR Members, hope you are enjoying these few weekends off! Tim, Randy and I have decided on the July 23rd Thunder Raceway points race for the 2011 Tire Give-Away! 4 brand new tires will be given out to one of the lucky members who brought in a sponsor for our 2011 season! 1 ticket will be placed in a jar for each $250 sponsorship. Thanks again to our 2011 NADCAR Sponsors!! JBJ Trucking, RTR Paving and Resurfacing, Napa Auto Parts, Phillips Racing, E & E Services, Snap On Of Show Low, Black Diamond Auto Glass and Bobbi Jo's Restaurant ! Thanks Again for all of your hard work this year NADCAR members! See you all in Show Low!

Randy Deines Wins!!


Rhett Butler takes the JBJ Trophy Dash

6/25 - Thanks to our newest NADCAR club Sponsors for 2011! Black Diamond Auto Glass and E & E Services both signed on for their 2nd year sponsorship. Snap-On of Show Low and Bobbi Jo’s Restaurant of Lakeside also signed on for their 1st year of sponsorship of the club! It was the night of first time winners at Thunder Raceway! The Black Diamond Auto Glass sponsored car of Rhett Butler chased down and passed 2011 Rookie contender Caleb Presnal from the back row, securing his 1st JBJ Trucking Trophy Dash Win! #G4 George Cooke and #23 Jason Craner battled for the 1st heat race win of the night. George managed to get his car to the checkered flag just ahead of Craner and Heather Henesey. Coconino Motors sponsored Pat Henesey jumped to the early lead in heat #2, Randy Deines showed him a wheel down low but couldn't complete the pass and took the 2nd spot. Heat #3 had the Phillips brothers leading the field to the green flag, Storm jumped out to an early lead ahead of Frank but E & E Services Rick Haase was hooked up and coming from the back of the pack! On the final lap Haase gained enough ground to throw it in under Storm Phillips for a drag race to the checkered flag! Haase edged out Storm by a bumper!! The 18 contenders and their chosen co-pilots in the stands were ready to race by main event time!! George Cooke, Heather Henesey and Randy Deines jumped out to an early lead. The fast groove was middle high and George was hooked up!! Randy Deines was driving like he stole it! He slid past Heather using the low line and was in the hunt for George Cooke. On lap 16 Randy dove past George to secure the front spot and never looked back. He out ran the pack to the checkered flag and secured his first win with NADCAR!! Rick Haase got around George for the 2nd spot but could’t catch Deines. George finished 3rd followed by Frank Phillips and Pat Henesey! Enjoy the next few weeks off!

Mike Dunn #67 wins !

6/18 - Crescent Moon Cycles, Vintage Motorcycle Parts, Sales and Service locally in Prescott Valley sponsored a fun, fast and exciting night of NADCAR racing! #12 Pat Henesey scored the first win of the night in heat #1, leaving E & E Services, Rick Haase and JBJ Trucking's, Tim Cotherman to battled for 2nd and 3rd place. Defending Prescott Valley Raceway winner Mike Williams took advantage of another nice pill draw by his wife Melanie to land him on the front row of heat #2!! He out ran Mike Moyer, Helen Henesey and Melanie Williams to the checkered flag. #54 Fred Definbaugh won the 3rd heat just ahead of the battling brother in laws Mike Dunn and Brian Comley!
Mike Dunn and Brian Comley lead the Crescent Moon Cycles 20 car field to the green flag for 20 laps of main event action! The track was fast with room to work the bottom or ride the cushion in the high line. Dunn ran right in the middle and kept Comley behind him while Pat Henesey, Rick Haase, Tim Cotherman, and Mike Williams worked through traffic to try for the lead. With open real estate up front #67 Mike Dunn had the best seat in the house, he lead every lap and dethroned Mike Williams from the Prescott Valley throne! With no serious cautions a fun time was had by all! Brian Comley, Mike Williams, Tim Cotherman, Rick Haase, David Cooke Jr., Helen Henesey, Melanie Williams, Mike Moyer and AJ Breu rounded out the top 10 for the night! Next race at Thunder Raceway on June 25th. See everyone up there!!

6/10- David Cooke Sr. and Jr. #71, would like to invite all NADCAR drivers to participate in the PV Days Parade on June 18th. This will be a great way to promote our Dwarf Cars in the Prescott Area! We are looking for nicely polished Dwarf cars on a trailer with the driver suited up standing on the trailer. The cost will be $50 divided up between all participants. If you are interested please email David Cooke Sr at dwarfcarracer@cableone.net.

6/8 - FIRE Update: As you all know the Wallow Fire has hit North East Arizona very hard and has yet to let up. Bob and Thunder Raceway has generously offered to store all live-stock, motor homes and anything else needed at the track. This weekends Races have been cancelled. For those of you who need to get your race on.... ET Motor Park will be running DDCC and Alamosa, CO is hosting The Clash, a big 3 day event starting Thursday night.

6/4 - The wind died down just in time for some great NADCAR action at Prescott Valley Raceway Saturday night.
#12 Pat Henesey out ran, Matt Decker, Tim Cotherman and Randy Deines to secure the first heat victory of the night. Starting from the outside front row Mike Williams was able to launch past his wife Melanie to take the heat win followed by a racey David Cooke Jr and Melanie Williams. First time heat Winner Rick Haase, all the way from Show Low drove to an early lead in the 3rd heat. He out ran the quick rookie out of Prescott Valley, #45 Jeremy Moyer and #99x Rob Denies.
The Show Low guys, Randy Deines and Rick Haase lead the field down to the green flag for the Main Event. With side by side action all over the track Mike Williams took advantage of the his favorite highest line and drove to the front of the pack by time the first caution flag came out. Mike Moyer, Cotherman and Pat Henesey settled for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th spots with David Cooke showing off his skills, holding on to the 5th position! Rick Haase, Mike Bracy, Melanie Williams, Helen Henesey, and Matt Decker took the final top 10 spots for the night!
Thank you to our new NADCAR Corporate sponsors out of the White Mountain Area, Bobby Jo's Cafe and Snap on Tools of Show Low!! E & E Services signed on for their 2nd year of sponsorship also!

5/27 - The Memorial Day Weekend 2 Day Show was a success with 24 cars showing to battle for 2 days of racing. The first night of racing saw Ryan Henesey win the main event and the Sunday winner was Brian Stehr. With a 1st and 2nd place finishes, Ryan Henesey took home the combined points overall followed by Brian Stehr, Rick Godsey, Marcos Zaragoza, Tim Cotherman, Rick Haase, Randy Haugen, Helen Henesey, Heather Henesey, and Pat Henesey.

Pat Henesey wins Race #5 @ Thunder Raceway 5/21/2011

5/21 - NADCAR’s opening night at Thunder Raceway brought 21 cars from Arizona with New Mexico's 3NM car of Russ Maurer bringing the field to 22. The JBJ Trucking Trophy Dash started the night with Helen Henesey taking advantage of the front row start to gain the 1st place position, holding off the aggressive #90 Randy Deines to claim the first trophy of the year. Thunder Raceway put together a smooth track, but passing was difficult if you got too much out of the groove. Pill draw gave 3 Heneseys positions in the front of the first heat. Pat Henesey jumped ahead taking the first spot followed up by Ryan & Helen and Rat Stafford bringing in the 4th spot. Neil Etter grabbed his first heat win of the year with Tim Cotherman and John Ogden finishing out the top 3. Heat 3 brought the stands to their feet, #G4, George Cooke took the early lead with Frank Phillips working the outside and looking to the inside for a place to pass. Frank found his opportunity coming out of 4 to take the checkered flag by a bumper just ahead of Cooke!! Russ Maurer and Black Diamond auto Glass's Jason Craner finished up in the top 4 positions.
The Main event started with Pat Henesey and #43 Tim Cotherman in the front row and pretty much remained that way for all the laps. Tim tried high and low to get the lead, but the yellow truck was able to keep the best line and pull off a win with Tim in 2nd and Ryan Henesey making it 3 wide for a very close finish. Helen Henesey and John Ogden followed for the top 5, with Rick Godsey, AJ Breu, Rat Stafford, Seth Gaston and Neil Etter rounding out the top 10.

5/14 - Nineteen anxious drivers gathered at Prescott Valley Raceway to entertain the fans and compete for the coveted K&N Custom Concrete & Landscape Sponsored Trophies. AJ Breu grabbed the first heat win over the JBJ Trucking's Tim Cotherman and C&C Auto's Randy Deines. Heat 2 saw a mid race tight battle between the "North Shores" John Ogden holding off Mike Williams with E & E Services Rick Haase finishing 3rd. Mike Moyer and David Cooke Jr. sliced and diced in the final Heat and Cooke Jr. took the win with the AZ Concrete Cutting truck of Melanie Williams Finishing 3rd. The main event started with Cooke Jr. on the pole position and Breu on the outside, but unfortunately the race took an immediate red flag with a massive wreck claiming several cars and trucks. With the race re-starting in its original formation, Cooke Jr.'s Crescent Moon Cycles powered ride immediately proved it was to be contended with taking the lead over #93 Breu and #39 Melanie Williams. It took little time for Cable Ones John Ogden and AZ Concrete's Mike Williams to work their way to the front. After a couple of yellows Mike overtook Cooke Jr. for the lead with Ogden in tow. With 5 laps to go and the rookies of Grant Williams, Jeremy Moyer, Bugs Haliburton, Erin Deines and Samantha Cotherman challenging each other for position, Caleb Presnal got air born on the backstretch thrilling the fans and brought out the second red flag. With a couple of laps remaining, the AZ Concrete Cutting Truck of Mike Williams once again closed out the race to be the victor of the night over Cooke Jr. in 2nd, Ogden 3rd, Melanie 4th, Josh Randal 5th. Closing out the top ten was AJ Breu 6th, Rookie of the year contender Grant Williams 7th, steady running Jeremy Moyer 8th, Mile High's Keith Herring 9th and "Dirt Turn'n" Bugs Halibuton 10th. Honorable mention goes to Erin Deines 11th and the 12th finishing car of Samantha Cotherman as they finished unscathed and steady on a fast track. We hope to see you all on May 21 for the first race at Thunder Raceway in Show Low!! (Thanks to guest writer #93 Aj Breu! )

And on a side note....

To everybody who came up to me after the race,

Now that it is Sunday Night and I have had a chance to assess the damage, the only thing that I can complain about is a little soreness around the tops of my shoulders (were the belts grabbed me).  The 99 car is, well let us just say it will need some parts.  I really would like to thank the track crew for their response, they are top notch.  Finally thanks to everybody who came over to make sure that I was not hurt.  I hope to see everybody at the track soon.

Thanks,

Caleb Presnal

#99

P.S.

Did anyone get pictures or video?  I didn't see that much from where I was sitting.

5/4 - Thunder Raceway has invited the NADCAR drivers to come out for a practice / non point race May 7th. Races start at sun down. Get in some good practice laps before our first points race at Thunder Raceway! Please call or email with any questions!

4/23 - NADCAR gave the Prescott Valley race fans another great show! We had a full field and a lot of action! #56 Jack Defibaugh out drove his Dad, #54 Fred Defibaugh in the first heat to secure the first win of the night. The 2nd heat had Mike Williams driving his #1 car to the front of the pack out running, Brian Comley, Randy Durta and his wife Melanie Williams. Mike Moyer lead from the pole position to the checkered flag of the 3rd heat, Mike Dunn and David Cook Jr. put on a great show finishing in the 2nd and 3rd place positions! Strong competition filled the main event line up. Low averages from #46 Mike Moyer and #12 Pat Henesey gave them the front row for the start of the race. Moyer got a great start ahead of Henesey and the rest of the field. The battle was tough from 3rd to 12th with battles breaking out everywhere! The Defibaughs were slowly working through the pack, Williams diced through the field, #71 David Cook maneuvered the low line to gain positions every lap. The Halliburton Bro's were dicing every lap along with the Kingman drivers Caleb Presnal and Shawnie Berry! The rookie battle is going to be a good one this year! Williams used the caution laps to his advantage gaining spots with every restart. He eventually got around Moyer and grabbed the 1st K & N Custom Concrete and Lanscape victory at Prescott Valley. Fred Defibaugh and Mike Moyer put on a great show with Defibaugh edging just ahead of Moyer for the 2nd position. P. Henesey, Cotherman, J. Defibaugh, Breu, H. Henesey, Haase and Melanie Williams finished out the top 10. Next race is May14th at PVR. See you all there!

4/18 - The first race at PVR is finally here! We've had a great season so far, lets keep it going!! Those of you who haven't had a chance to run with NADCAR yet this year, please get to the track a little early!! Membership forms need to be filled out and paid for, the scales will be available for all members to use and our Tech Crew will be going over all new and old cars. See you all Saturday!

Mike Williams takes checkers @ Round 2

4/2 - It was another warm night of racing for NADCAR saturday night at Mohave Valley Raceway. 17 dwarf cars were hauled from all over AZ to compete in the action! Mike Williams', AZ Concrete Cutting Truck and Pat Henesey's, Coconino Motors Truck battled side by side for the first heat win of the night. Williams took advantage of Henesey's poor muffler choice and powered by Henesey on the straight-away to take the win. The women of NADCAR started in the front of Heat #2, Helen Henesey got an early jump on Melanie Williams to enter turn 1. The battle was tight with Henesey leading, Williams in 2nd and Heather Henesey in 3rd. Helen ran away with the win with Heather taking 2nd after Melanie tagged the turn 4 wall. Jeremy Moyer had a great run finishing 3rd! After 2 flat tires on the way to the track Mike Moyer still managed to score his first heat win, just ahead of the battle for 2nd between JBJ Trucking's Tim Cotherman and C&C Auto Repair's Randy Deines. NADCAR's points average invert worked against us this race! After bad luck races last week by Pat Henesey and Mike Williams they landed the front row for the main event! The track was smooth, dry and fast. The middle and high groove allowed for side by side racing and the drivers of NADCAR were ready to battle! Williams took off to a quick lead ahead of Pat Henesey. Helen Henesey jumped into 2nd, someone had to run down Williams and she accepted the challenge! The battle was tight from 3rd to 10th, cars were side by side, testing the limits on the high line, and throwing slide jobs from the bottom line! With 3 cautions for the night Helen Henesey was all over Williams but couldn't get the job done! Williams grabbed his first win of 2011 with Pat Henesey, Heather Henesey taking 2nd and 3rd. Melanie Williams had an awesome run driving all the way up to 4th with Randy Deines rounding out the top 5. The rookie battle for 2011 is ON! Grant Williams out of Prescott is edging just ahead of Erin Deines in the points. Caleb Presnal #99 might be a rookie to look out for? He proved he his skills in his first race out, finishing in the 7th position.

The 3rd Points race for NADCAR will be at PVR on April 23rd. Scales will be available at the track before the race. Please come early so we can complete tech.

Thanks to our Sponsors for 2011 JBJ Trucking, RTR Paving and Resurfacing and Phillips Racing!! The Tire raffle is a go!! For every corporate sponsor ($250) you bring in, you will have a ticket in the drawing for a set of brand new tires for your dwarf car! Lets get those SPONSORS!!

Tim Cotherman wins the NADCAR season opener

3/19 - The first race of the year turned out better than imagined. Mohave Valley Raceway provided NADCAR with a smooth and tacky track for the whole night. Pat Henesey took an early lead with his daughter Heather and wife Helen very close behind. 3 laps in Pat burned the clutch up and pulled off the track letting the battle in sue between the 2 girls! Heather took the white flag and cautiously drove the last lap not prepared for the dive bomb coming her way! Helen threw it in hard in turn 3 and rolled up a bumper ahead to take the win, Rick Haase finished 3rd just ahead of Randy Deines. The 2nd heat had two hot shots on the front row, Mike Williams and Tim Cotherman. Mike sailed around the track to clinch his first heat race of 2011. JBJ Trucking driver Tim Cotherman and Veteran racer Storm Phillips rounded out the top 3! The track stayed fast for the main event! Williams and Phillips led the field to the green flag. Williams was out of the race quick with a snapped axle, so Cotherman took advantage and dove into the 1st place position ahead of Phillips, Haase, and Helen Henesey. There were battles throughout the track! The newest rookie Grant Williams and his Grandpa Morley Williams were battling side by side for the 7th position most of the race. (Yes!! We did have 3 generations of drivers on the track doing battle,Grant, Mike and Morley!!) Phillips and Haase were splitting traffic every other lap and Heather Henesey did battle with Randy Deines throughout the green to checkered event! Cotherman showed his skills and took the 1st win of the season! Storm Phillips, Rick Haase, Heather Henesey and Randy Deines rounded out the top 5. The rookie battle was tough for the first race of the season. Grant Williams edged out just ahead of Erin Deines and Ed Halliburton! Should be a fun season! See everyone at the next MVR race 4/2/2011.

3/15 - The racing season is finally here! Mohave Valley Raceway will host NADCAR's first 2 events for 2011. JBJ Trucking and RTR Paving and Resurfacing out of Flagstaff have signed on again to sponsor our 2011 season. We are putting together the same sponsorship raffle drawing this year to take place half way through the season! Grab a few club sponsors and you could walk away with an AWESOME prize! ($250 minimum for club sponsors). The Pioneer Hotel and Casino has a racers rate ($30) available for those of you who'd like to head to Laughlin after the race! See everyone Saturday! Don't forget your Membership Form.

2/9 - The 2011 Schedule is finally complete!! NADCAR is in high demand throughout Northern Arizona, I hope everyone is ready to race!
Here is the NADCAR Membership form for 2011. Send it in or bring it to your first event.
We are looking for Trophy Sponsors for Prescott Valley for 2011 ($35 per race). K & N Custom Concrete has stepped up to cover the first 3 events at PV. Please let me know if anyone else is interested in sponsoring. We are working on another tire give away this year, so start working on some 2011 NADCAR Sponsors.
The updated 2011 Rule Book is available now. Click here

1/24 - NADCAR will kick off the 2011 Season at Mohave Valley Raceway on March 19th. The rest of the schedule will be posted soon!! In the meantime, get your cars/trucks ready for the Winter Series, day races @ Canyon Speedway Park on Jan. 29th and 30th and the DwarfCar.com Nationals @ Canyon Speedway Park on Feb. 19th and 20th!!

1/18 - The 2011 Season is Finally here! The schedule should be completed soon!

New Rule Changes for 2011. Voted in by a Majority of NADCAR Members are as follows;

• Allow Carbureted R-1 and Blackbirds (not converted from FI motors)
• Allow 2004 and older Suzuki GSXR 1000 and 2004 and older R-1. Must be stock with the following limits; OEM ignition only, mandatory auto fuel pump shut off, air box must be under hood, oil pans may be modified for ground clearance and oiling. Motors must be inspected and sealed. (Currently available by Steve Moriarty @ Cycle Dynamics for approximately $40.00) This brings our rules in line with DDCC's to allow racers to run in both clubs
• The ZZR 1200 is allowed
• Claim amount remains the same
• NADCAR will assemble a 4-5 person Tech Committee made up of drivers, owners or support people. These members will review concerns on specific vehicles and then present to board members.
• President - Tim Cotherman
• Vice President - Randy Deines
• Scty/Treasurer - Heather Henesey
• Board Members - Mike Dunn & Pat Henesey
• Tech Committee - Bill Currier ( Lead), Frank Phillips,& Pat Henesey

All members will be required to participate in club duties during one race event per season. Setting up and tearing down the scales, Teching cars, & etc.... Sign-up for your participation will begin at the first race.

NADCAR Vice - President Tim Cotherman (L) Presents Mike Williams (R) the NADCAR 2010 Points Championship Trophy

NADCAR Sponsor JBJ Trucking's Bill Currier(L) Presents Tim Cotherman (R) the NADCAR 2010 2nd Place Points Championship Trophy

NADCAR Vice - President Tim Cotherman (L) Presents Pat Henesey(R) the NADCAR 2010 3rd Place Points Championship Trophy

Click here to see more pictures of the 2010 NADCAR Banquet.

11/20 - The NADCAR Championship Awards Banquet was a party enjoyed by all in attendance. Many great prizes and the top 20 points champions were awarded trophies and season final points pay out.

See news from the NADCAR 2010 Season - Click here.