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Home of the SJD Southern Nationals! Nov 15th @ Thunderbird Rc Speedway

11/15/2025

TRACK IS OPEN!

11/15/2025

Raffle items!!!!

11/15/2025

Come see us on the back stretch in the white trailer.

Also check out our raffle items and event t shirts!

11/15/2025

🏁RACE DAY 🏁

The sun has rose here in Palestine Texas at Thunderbird RC Speedway for the 3rd Annual SJD Southern Nationals. Drivers have already began setting up in the
pits. Signups open at noon racing starts at 3!

Do you have what it takes to become a SJD Southern Nationals Champion?

11/13/2025

🏁4 days 🏁
Race program start times

Gates open 10
Practice 12:30-2:30
Sign ups close at 2:30
Drivers meeting 2:45
Green flag at 3pm

🏴Lone Star Dirt Oval Series Rules🏴

11/11/2025

5 more days!

🏁🏁TQ Chains for each class🏁🏁

11/04/2025

‼️ATTENTION, ATTENTION ‼️

11 DAYS

🏴QUICK REMINDER🏴

10/30/2025

16 Days!

Count Down continues for the 3rd Annual SJD Southern Nationals.

Always excited to try new things, so we are doing something a little different for this year’s TOP 3 in each class!🏁🏁🏁

10/23/2025

The countdown continues for this years 3rd Annual SJD Southern Nationals. Huge shoutout to Paul and Brandy Nobody Wrap Co. for another great job with this years souvenir door panels. We look forward to seeing you all at Thunderbird RC Speedway November 15th 2025 in Palestine TX🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

10/14/2025

1 MONTH AWAY!

November 15th, 2025
Thunderbird RC Speedway
Palestine Tx

3rd Annual SJD Southern Nationals Events shirts available for pre order. Please comment below if you are interested, 25$ each shirt from kids to 5XL. We will reach out for confirmation, all shirts will be available to pick up at the event or can be shipped out for an additional small shipping fee.

*CHECK COMMENTS FOR TSHIRT DESIGN*

Thank you all for your continued support!

09/09/2025

Good evening racers! We are less than 3 months away from the 3rd Annual SJD SOUTHERN NATIONALS hosted by Thunderbird RC Speedway in Palestine Texas. Bellow you will find details regarding this event. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us via PM. We hope everyone is excited to carry on the memory of Silky Johnson through this East Texas Shootout!

CLASSES
ππŽπ•πˆπ‚π„ - πŒπ”πƒππŽπ’π’ - πŒπˆπƒπ†π„π“π’ - 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐓 π’π“πŽπ‚πŠ - 𝐒𝐂 πŒπŽπƒ - πŒπˆπƒπ–π„π’π“ πŒπŽπƒ - π‹π€π“π„πŒπŽπƒπ„π‹ -𝟏𝟎.πŸ“ π’ππ‘πˆππ“ - πŽπ”π“π‹π€π– π’ππ‘πˆππ“

SCHEDULE AND START TIMES
𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 πŽππ„π- π…π‘πˆπƒπ€π˜ π„π•π„ππˆππ† (11-14-2025)(ππˆπ“ 𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐔𝐏 πŽππ‹π˜ 𝐍𝐎 ππ‘π€π‚π“πˆπ‚π„)
ππ‘π€π‚π“πˆπ‚π„ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 – 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎
SATURDAY (11-15-2025)
π’πˆπ†ππ”ππ’ πŽππ„π – 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎
ππ‘π€π‚π“πˆπ‚π„ 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒/π’πˆπ†ππ”ππ’ π‚π‹πŽπ’π„ – 𝟐:πŸ‘πŸŽ
π‘π€π‚πˆππ† 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 – πŸ‘:𝟎𝟎
QUALIFYING FORMAT
π‘πŽπ‚πŠπ„π“ π‘πŽπ”ππƒπ’, πŸ” 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐒 ππ”π€π‹πˆπ…π˜ π…πŽπ‘ 𝐀, ππ”πŒπ 𝟐 π…π‘πŽπŒ π‹πŽπ–π„π‘ πŒπ€πˆππ’. πŸ– 𝐂𝐀𝐑 πŒπ€πˆππ’.

CLASS RULES
𝐖𝐄 π–πˆπ‹π‹ 𝐁𝐄 π…πŽπ‹π‹πŽπ–πˆππ† LONE STAR DIRT OVAL SERIES RULES. (π‚π‡π„π‚πŠ π‚πŽπŒπŒπ„ππ“π’ π…πŽπ‘ π‹πˆππŠ π“πŽ 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒) Each class has its own set of rules, please read over them and make sure your cars will be legal for the event. We will have a designated area for pre race/post race tech. Please make sure you come through tech before your race or your time for that round will be tossed.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Your race director for this event is Jay Black. We appreciate Jay for accepting this role, he knows how to run a fast and smooth race program! If you have any issues on track or disagreements with the program during the event please DO NOT go to Jay. Come find Robert Chapman, Victor Cerda or Kevin Lenderman so we can handle the issue.

Entry fees will be $25, $20, $15. Each racer will be given an event souvenir. We will have raffle tickets for sale, raffle items will be posted as we get closer to the event. For awards we are doing TQ and Top 3 in each class. Amanda will be trackside providing our racers with food and beverages.

Please be sure to share this. We are committed to making this event as memorable and epic as possible. We ask that everyone reminds themselves why we are here, to honor and remember our late great friend Silky Johnson! We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday November 15th.
We will be posting more details in the next few weeks so be sure you're following the page to see the latest with SJD SO NATS

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