KIRK WINS INAUGURAL ADRL EXTREME PRO STOCK EVENT
Sun, 2009-03-08 08:00
Doug Kirk had a feeling that his winless streak was going to have to end sooner or later.
Kirk’s last victory was in 2003 when the multi-time IHRA Pro Stock champion won behind the wheel of Charlie Hunt’s Pro Stocker.
Sometimes a story gets better with another chapter.
Kirk wrote the new chapter with a victory in the inaugural Extreme Pro Stock event at the ADRL Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza V in Baytown, Texas. Doug Kirk had a feeling that his winless streak was going to have to end sooner or later.
Kirk’s last victory was in 2003 when the multi-time IHRA Pro Stock champion won behind the wheel of Charlie Hunt’s Pro Stocker.
Sometimes a story gets better with another chapter.
Kirk wrote the new chapter with a victory in the inaugural Extreme Pro Stock event at the ADRL Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza V in Baytown, Texas.
Kirk ran 4.165 seconds in the final round to defeat low qualifier Brian Gahm.
“How about that?” Kirk asked.
“It wasn’t pretty but it got the job done,” Kirk added matter-of-factly.
Kirk’s lack of success hasn’t been for lack of effort. The Lenore, West Virginia-based team owner embarked on an in-house engine program that he says has already started to show dividends, this weekend’s victory being one.
“We were just never able to get the breaks,” Kirk added. “Those breaks are just now starting to come our way. We were within a hundredth of everyone and laid down just as much mile per hour as the rest of the guys in the class.
“There were some good cars here this weekend.”
Kirk was right. Three of the six cars in competition at the inaugural event were former world champions and one of those racers, Jason Collins, was the low qualifier at an event four hours away, and pulled out to come to Houston to race for the day.
Kirk is normally very serious about putting forth a winning effort. This weekend he based his race on another platform – having fun.
“We were here to have a good time,” Kirk said. “We were determined that whatever happened was going to happen. Whatever happened we were going to have fun.”
Kirk’s last victory was in 2003 when the multi-time IHRA Pro Stock champion won behind the wheel of Charlie Hunt’s Pro Stocker.
Sometimes a story gets better with another chapter.
Kirk wrote the new chapter with a victory in the inaugural Extreme Pro Stock event at the ADRL Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza V in Baytown, Texas. Doug Kirk had a feeling that his winless streak was going to have to end sooner or later.
Kirk’s last victory was in 2003 when the multi-time IHRA Pro Stock champion won behind the wheel of Charlie Hunt’s Pro Stocker.
Sometimes a story gets better with another chapter.
Kirk wrote the new chapter with a victory in the inaugural Extreme Pro Stock event at the ADRL Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza V in Baytown, Texas.
Kirk ran 4.165 seconds in the final round to defeat low qualifier Brian Gahm.
“How about that?” Kirk asked.
“It wasn’t pretty but it got the job done,” Kirk added matter-of-factly.
Kirk’s lack of success hasn’t been for lack of effort. The Lenore, West Virginia-based team owner embarked on an in-house engine program that he says has already started to show dividends, this weekend’s victory being one.
“We were just never able to get the breaks,” Kirk added. “Those breaks are just now starting to come our way. We were within a hundredth of everyone and laid down just as much mile per hour as the rest of the guys in the class.
“There were some good cars here this weekend.”
Kirk was right. Three of the six cars in competition at the inaugural event were former world champions and one of those racers, Jason Collins, was the low qualifier at an event four hours away, and pulled out to come to Houston to race for the day.
Kirk is normally very serious about putting forth a winning effort. This weekend he based his race on another platform – having fun.
“We were here to have a good time,” Kirk said. “We were determined that whatever happened was going to happen. Whatever happened we were going to have fun.”
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