2009 ADRL MEMPHIS - SAME DAY COVERAGE

Keep up with this weekend's ADRL Quarter-Max Memphis Drags by reading our event notebook. We bring you the stories behind the numbers and win-lights throughout the course of the weekend. Tune in daily for the latest news from the pits.


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SATURDAY - Rain Extends National Guard ADRL Event from Memphis to Michigan in June

The National Guard American Drag Racing League (ADRL) came up a little short in a race with Mother Nature this evening at Memphis Motorsports Park (MMP), as light rain began falling just as the semi-final rounds were about to be run at the Quarter-Max Memphis Drags II.

In a hastily convened meeting with all National Guard ADRL competitors left in contention, Director of Race Operations Quick Vandiver announced all semi-finals and final rounds for the Memphis event will now be held during Friday night’s qualifying session at the next National Guard ADRL event, June 5-6, at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, MI.

Before the wet weather arrived, two-time defending Pro Extreme world champion Jason Scruggs thrilled everyone in attendance Friday night with an astonishing 3.66-seconds pass at more than 207 miles per hour over the National Guard ADRL’s eighth-mile race course. He later officially backed up those numbers within the required one percent to reset his own National Guard ADRL records.

Also on a record-setting pace at Memphis was defending Extreme 10.5 champion Billy Glidden, who lowered his own elapsed-time record to 4.07 seconds, and the facility itself, which according to MMP Vice President and General Manager Jason Rittenberry, saw more than 10,000 National Guard ADRL fans visit for Friday’s testing and qualifying sessions and “right at 30,000” showed up Saturday to see additional qualifying and elimination-rounds action. It was the largest single-day crowd he’s seen since joining MMP nine years ago, Rittenberry added.

“I can’t even begin to describe what a pleasure it was to work with Jason and his staff on the Memphis Drags II,” National Guard ADRL Vice President of Competition Bubba Corzine said. “They got it. They understand how to run a National Guard ADRL event the way it’s supposed to be run and the proof was in the smiles of the fans, competitors and staff alike.”

SATURDAY ELIMINATIONS -

Round-by-round results from the ADRL Quarter-Max Memphis Drags, at Memphis Motorsports Park, the third of 10 events in the ADRL National Guard Drag Racing Series:

PRO EXTREME:

ROUND ONE – Ken Thomas, 3.950, 187.78 def. Frankie Taylor, 4.162, 151.99; Jason Scruggs, 3.694, 206.70 def. Mike Neal, 3.976, 185.64; Tommy D’Aprile, 3.803, 197.02 def. Jason Hamstra, 3.816, 199.73; Quain Stott, 3.830, 200.89 def. Alex Hossler, 4.001, 170.54; Joey Martin, 4.410, 118.69 def. Cody Barklage, foul; Mike Janis, 3.962, 189.12 def. Benny McDonald, 4.112, 183.39; Todd Tutterow, 3.917, 170.47 def. Joshua Hernandez, 4.680, 110.73; Brian Daniels, 3.939, 192.38 def. Travis Swearingen, 5.516, 94.03;

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PRO NITROUS:

ROUND ONE – Dave Pierce, 4.031, 186.87 def. Greg Godwin, 4.107, 179.23; Steve Vick, 3.987, 185.95 def. Randy Weatherford, 4.492, 122.69;Stan Allen, 4.075, 184.60 def. John DeFlorian, foul; Tim Savell 4.131, 179.59 def. Doug Riesterer 4.825, 105.23; Shannon Jenkins; 3.902, 192.69 def. Ed Burnley 4.239, 142.87; Jim Halsey, 3.909, 191.48 def. Lee Adkins 4.072, 174.89; Khalid Al-Balooshi, 3.888, 193.29 def. Terry Housley, 4.091, 178.59; Mike Castellana, 4.078, 161.67 def. Tony Christian, 8.086, 67.89;

QUARTERFINALS – Castellana, 3.950, 189.28 def. Pierce, 4.025, 186.10; Halsey, 4.012, 189.79 def. Allen, foul; Savell, 4.156, 168.81 def. Jenkins, foul; Balooshi, 3.921, 191.62 def. Vick, 3.987, 187.23;

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EXTREME 10.5:

ROUND ONE – Todd Moyer, 4.116, 184.04 def. Steve Gorman, 4.287, 168.98; Grant McCray, 4.292, 184.77 def. Michelle Wilson, foul; Jake Carlton, 4.191, 174.35 def. Kenny Neece, 4.290, 172.63; Gary White, 4.115, 182.55 def. Tony Bischoff, 6.638, 98.42; Jeff Paulk, 4.179, 177.49 def. Randy Matlock, 4.559, 149.48; Skip Baskin, 5.467, 124.73 def. Spiro Pappas, 5.030, 125.27; Jeff Naiser, 4.099, 176.90 def. H.T. Wilson, 5.640, 93.86; Billy Glidden, 4.084, 177.16 def. Danny Shemwell, 4.854, 150.68;

QUARTERFINALS – Carlton, 4.151, 176.63 def. Pappas, 4.181, 183.42; White, 5.209, 106.14 def. Paulk, 5.189, 122.83; Naiser, 4.113, 176.72 def. McCrary, 5.266, 107.81; Glidden, 4.079, 177.81 def. Moyer, 4.104, 199.35;

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PRO EXTREME MOTORCYCLE:

ROUND ONE – Jack Young, 4.312, 166.99 def. Scott Gray, 4.340, 164.85; Mantez Thompson, 4.364, 168.18 def. Ron Procopio, 4.335, 165.11; Carlos Wilkerson, 4.509, 162.59 def. J.P. Mattox, 4.555, 161.50; Travis Davis, 4.264, 166.17 def. Billy Vose, 4.299, 163.43; Ashley Owens, 4.306, 169.32 def. Monte Campbell, 4.321, 164.15; Casey Stamper, 4.244, 167.70 def. Derrick Hollaway, 4.326, 162.98; Eric McKinney, 4.261, 166.62 def. Japel Heard, 4.357, 160.92; Broderick Jackson, 4.453, 163.39 def. Scott Valetti, foul;

QUARTERFINALS – Young, 4.309, 166.44 def. Jackson, 4.328, 164.31; Stemper, 4.268, 165.84 def. Wilkerson, 4.346, 165.48; Owens, 4.259, 170.45 def. Davis, 4.270, 165.80; Thompson, 4.327, 168.18 def. McKinney, 4.338, 162.94;

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EXTREME PRO STOCK:

ROUND ONE – Jason Collins, 4.165, 172.70 def. Bert Jackson, broke; Dean Goforth, 4.149, 173.96 def. Matt Hartford, 4.171, 173.12; Doug Kirk 4.145, 174.74 def. Cary Goforth, foul; Robert Patrick, 4.137, 174.59 def. Ron Miller, 4.213, 172.01; Bob Bertsch, 4.217, 162.27 def. Elijah Morton, foul; Pete Berner, 4.126, 174.19 def. Jeff Dobbins, 4.160, 174.17; John Montecalvo, 4.112, 175.32 def. Morris Johnson Jr., broke;

QUARTERFINALS – Gahm, 4.110, 175.41 def. Collins, 4.146, 173.18; Bertsch, 4.136, 174.62 def. Patrick, 4.135, 174.05; Berner, 4.096, 175.59 def. 4.178, 173.87; Montecalvo, 4.118, 175.43 def. D. Goforth, foul;

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FRIDAY QUALIFYING - Scruggs Headlines Early Qualifiers at National Guard ADRL in Memphis

A brilliant, record-setting run by Pro Extreme star Jason Scruggs highlighted the opening round of qualifying today for National Guard Scruggs_3.66.jpg ADRL Quarter-Max Memphis Drags II at Memphis Motorsports Park. Scruggs covered the Memphis eighth mile in an incredible 3.66 seconds at 207.43 miles per hour with his supercharged ’68 Camaro, making it the quickest and fastest pass in history by a full-bodied drag racing car.

“To be honest, I feel very fortunate,” the cotton farmer and businessman from Saltillo, Mississippi said. “I knew it was on a good pass, but it surprised me just how good it was. Everything had to come together just about perfect for that to happen.”

Also taking qualifying leads into Saturday are Maryland's Jim Halsey in Pro Nitrous, also in a ’68 Camaro, Jeff Naiser in Extreme 10.5 with his turbocharged 2002 Grand Am, Broderick Jackson in Pro Extreme Motorcycle and New Yorker John Montecalvo in the National Guard ADRL’s new Extreme Pro Stock class.

Memphis Drags II action resumes at 10 a.m. Saturday and will include two more rounds of qualifying followed by four elimination rounds for 16-car/bike fields in each National Guard ADRL professional category.