Pro Extreme driver Jason Scruggs came within less than one mile per hour of making history Friday night at Summit Motorsports Park, blasting a 3.824 at 199.11-mph run to easily lead qualifying after the opening night of the Flowmaster American Drag Racing League's inaugural Chevy Drags.

Despite having to re-stage his '63 Corvette, Scruggs came within an eyelash of becoming the first ADRL driver to record a 200-mph pass. As it is, his 3.824 leads Pro Extreme qualifying by more than a tenth of a second; Joshua Hernandez ran a nice 3.930 earlier in the day, but was soon relegated to a distant second. All told, five Pro Extreme drivers recorded 3-second runs and six had passes of greater than 185 mph.

Coming into the Chevy Drags, the ADRL speed record (held by Scruggs) was 198.44 mph. Scruggs can back up his 199.11 run and re-set his record on Saturday if he can put together a pass of at least 197.12.

In Pro Nitrous, six drivers recorded 4.0-second passes, led by Doug Riesterer's 4.038 at 180.94. Riesterer is coming off an event win in Radford, Va., at the ADRL's most recent national event.

The other first-day leaders Friday were Steve Gorman (Extreme 10.5; 4.360) and Bill Vose (Pro Extreme Motorcycle; 4.414).

The ADRL Chevy Drags continue Saturday with a full day of racing. Two more qualifying sessions (noon and 2 p.m. local time) will set the fields for evening eliminations in all four professional classes.