The ADRL doesn’t field any Funny Cars but their Pro Extreme division produced two fires that would have made the

flopper contingent green with envy. Frankie Taylor and Tommy D’Aprile had their respective cars become engulfed in flames just shy of the finish line after violent explosions.

“It broke a rod,” Taylor explained, as his crew thrashed in the background. “It caught on fire I guess and it cleaned up. I don't know just a bunch of work.”

The ADRL doesn’t field any Funny Cars but their Pro Extreme division produced two fires that would have made the

flopper contingent green with envy. Frankie Taylor and Tommy D’Aprile had their respective cars become engulfed in flames just shy of the finish line after violent explosions.

“It broke a rod,” Taylor explained, as his crew thrashed in the background. “It caught on fire I guess and it cleaned up. I don't know just a bunch of work.”

Taylor, who is unqualified, plans to have the wounded racer repaired in time for Saturday’s final session.

D’Aprile has experienced an extremely flawed event to this point. He brought the repaired Mel Bush Motorsports Camaro to the starting line and half-way into the run exploded the engine and trailed a fireball.

This time, at the top of second gear, D’Aprile said the engine had the top of a fuel pump come off. The parts failure ignited the spewing fuel.

“I think whether or not we run tomorrow is up to the team owner and the crew,” D’Aprile said in a dejected tone. “Do you push it? I don’t know because we have a good running car. It’s just the little stuff that keeps biting us.”

 

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