"VAN" (Sports Desk - 01.10.2025) :: Top Sportsman racer Sam Cardinale is heading to this weekend’s SPRY Spring Nationals at Dragway at The Bend – round four of the 2025/2026 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship – with plenty of recent success behind him.
The Sunset Nationals winner and 2019/2020/2021 ANDRA Top Sportsman champion was the runner-up at the ANDRA Grand Finals at Dragway at The Bend in April, and also the Top Sportsman winner at the February ANDRA series event at the same venue earlier in the year.
With such good form behind him, the local Adelaide racer has plenty of momentum heading into this weekend’s event, which will see more than 170 sportsman racers line-up alongside Top Fuel, Pro Stock, Pro Mod and Pro Stock Motorcycle across October 3-5.
“The Sunset Nationals was our first outing this season apart from a test day at Dragway at The Bend. In Mildura the car and myself were both very consistent and we had some awesome close racing as usual, and I was lucky enough to be the winner,” Cardinale said.
“We have a tough field of racers lining up for the Spring Nationals this weekend, so I will be happy to make it to Sunday!
“Having said that, anytime you can win an event it is a special feeling, especially when you are driving home with that Christmas Tree trophy. To do that at the Spring Nationals would be magical.
“I love The Bend – I mean, how can you not?! We have had a couple of runners-up and a couple of wins there at various events including as part of the ANDRA series, and it is a great track.
“We are looking forward to getting out there and seeing what we can do this weekend – we are trying a new tyre that we haven’t run before so are hoping for something positive there. Other than that it is just the usual prep, servicing and checking over everything as we get ready,” he added, while thanking his wife and kids for their support, his crew – his dad Paul, father-in-law Nick, brother-in-law Dillon – his sponsors Ausdig, Coretech, RT Racecraft, Pro Race Engines, and also all of the volunteers, track staff, series sponsors, and ANDRA.
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