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SUNDAY NOTEBOOK

HOSSLER WINS PX RACE AND CHAMPIONSHIP - There's no better way to punctuate a championship than by winning the last race of the year and that's exactly what Alex Hossler did Oct. 19, as  he first sewed up the 2013 ADRL Pro Extreme (PX)title, then won the World Finals IX at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, TX.

Hossler entered the event with a 250-point lead over Joey Martin, with Tommy D'Aprile 261 points behind Hossler in third. With each round win worth 100 points they were the only drivers with a mathematical chance to challenge for the season title, but Martin fell in round one against Frankie Taylor and Hossler personally ousted D'Aprile from contention in round two.

"For the most part we've had the best car all year and with the guys I have with (crew chief Frank) Manzo and (Billy) Stocklin and Mike Giafino and John Glade--and not to take away from anyone else in this class--but those guys are so good and so smart I really felt like we should've had a thousand-point lead coming into this last race instead of a 250-point lead," said Hossler, who qualified number one at six of eight races this year and started second at both remainingevents, including Baytown.

Hossler qualified his Al Anabi Racing '69 Camaro second with a 3.585-seconds pass at 214.86 mph behind Jason Scruggs, who ran a record 3.527 at 218.34 in securing the top spot with his ScruggsFarm.com '63 Corvette. Scruggs would later go 3.547 at 219.47 in a semi-final win over Taylor to officially back up the ET record and increase the official speed record before taking on Hossler in the PX final.

Both left together, separated by only a two-thousandths-of-a-second advantage going to Scruggs in the left lane, but traction trouble finally caught up to the Mississippi cotton farmer, who had run progressively quicker and faster through three previous rounds of eliminations. Meanwhile Hossler, a car dealership owner from Canton, IL, put together his best pass of the weekend with a career-best 3.550-seconds lap at 216.31 mph.

"We stepped it up a bit, obviously, from the .57 that we ran in the semis against (Terry) Leggett, but we knew we couldn't run a .52 or .53 like what we thought he (Scruggs) was going to run and we were just hoping that he was gonna' try that and the dew was gonna' settle and it wasn't gonna' work," Hossler explained.

"I could see his nose, I don't know whether he was actually in front of me or not, but about a hundred or 200 feet out it just kind of went away and boy, that was a good feeling," he added. "I never felt my car bobble a bit. Really, it was just perfect."   

After thanking Al-Anabi team owner Sheikh Khalid Al-Thani for his support, Hossler said he was happy to deliver his second ADRL race title for 2013 and his first U.S. championship after winning the PX title in the Arabian Drag racing League early this year.

"We've had some bad luck this year, some things that bit us, just like everybody else has at times out here, so it was nice to end the season on a high note like this," Hossler said. "It'll make the winter that much more enjoyable."

JACKSON RIDES 'OLD HORSE' TO PN WIN AND CHAMPIONSHIP - With his third win this season at the ADRL World Finals IX, "Stevie Fast" Jackson of Martinez, GA, not only "tied a bow" on the 2013 ADRL Pro Nitrous championship, but officially was named the series' Rookie of the Year. Jackson beat last year's champion, Bob Rahaim, in the final round at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, TX.

"Right before I lit the second (staging) bulb I got on the radio and told my team, 'Alright boys, let's tie a bow on this thing!'" Jackson said after overcoming a .023 holeshot by Rahaim by posting a 3.787 at 198.67--his best of the weekend--against Rahaim's 3.893 at 195.28 pass.

After qualifying fourth in the eight-car field, Jackson first defeated John Camp with his Al Anabi Racing '68 Camaro, then took out teammate Mike Castellana--his closest rival in the points chase--in the semis to cement the first championship won by an ADRL rookie since Billy Glidden took the 2008 Extreme 10.5 title.

"I know it's a cliche to say, but I really do feel like I'm living my dreams," Jackson said. "Every year since 2007 I've been working at moving up, but this year has been the best. I just can't believe I get to race professionally at this level, but I thank KH (Sheikh Khalid Al Thani) every day for believing in me."

While racing overseas near Al Thani's home in Qatar early this year, Jackson came across the car he's driving in Pro Nitrous, sitting unused and forgotten at a racing facility owned by the sheikh, who allowed Jackson to get it in shape and promised to back a full-season ADRL run if Jackson could get it into the 3.70s. He did that and more in Qatar, then rewarded Al Thani's faith in him by winninghis first time out in Pro Nitrous at the 2013 ADRL season opener inRockingham, NC. Another win came this summer at Martin, MI, where Jackson joined Al Anabi teammate Alex Hossler in the winner's circle, just as he did at Baytown.

"This ol' girl's got a few more laps left in her," Jackson said upon climbing from his car at the top end of Royal Purple Raceway. "They thought she was done; they thought she was a dead horse put out to pasture; but she'll still gallop when you need her to!"

GOFORTH WINS XPS; MORTON HOLDS ON FOR CHAMPIONSHIP - Back-to-back defending champion Cary Goforth knew a third straight ADRL Extreme Pro Stock title was not in the works after he and his father and team owner, Dean Goforth, opted to race elsewhere for much of 2013, but the Holdenville, OK, racer certainly made his presence felt upon returning to his old stomping grounds.

Goforth followed up his win from the number-one position at Rockingham, NC, last month with the same scenario Oct. 19, in the ADRL World Finals IX at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, TX.

After earning the top spot in a 16-car field with a 4.023-seconds pass at 179.95 mph in his 2013 Camaro, Goforth ran low ET and top speed of the opening round with a 4.030 at 179.78 solo run after Benham Scott was a no show at the line. He then was quickest and fastest again with a 4.016 at 180.24 win over Kevin Bealko, then repeated the feat in the semis with a 4.026 win at 180.26 against Cale Aronson, who made a great showing in his first race appearance in 18 months. 

That set up a final-round match against number-10 qualifier Brad Waddle, who made a career-best run of 4.055 at 179.16 in the opening round, but also was the recipient of a redlight gift (-.026) from points leader Elijah Morton. That opened the door for Morton'sclosest rival, past champion John Montecalvo, who could have won his second title by reaching the final round, but instead fell in round two against John DeFlorian.

"That made it a little more exciting in a way that I'd rather not have seen, but we hung on and we're the champions now and it feels pretty good," Morton declared later.

Waddle improved his best ET to 4.048 at 179.21 in narrowly edging out second-place qualifier Trevor Eman in round two, then shaved another thousandth off his career best in a holeshot win over DeFlorian in the semis. Waddle left with an excellent .005 light to DeFlorian's very respectable .035, but the difference was enough to let a 4.047-seconds pass at 178.95 to beat DeFlorian's quicker and faster 4.030 at 180.52 combo.

In the final, however, it was Goforth who got away first with a .018 advantage and he never looked backed, setting an official record of 4.008 seconds at 180.31, while Waddle faded to a 4.207 at 164.99 mph.

"I said earlier that we'd run a three if it was there, but a four-flat, that's pretty good," Goforth said. "Everybody thanks their team, we all do, but my team I can't thank them enough. They stuck with it and got this new car rolling and we're ready now.

"We're going to make another run at this championship next year; I'm very ticked off about losing it. These other guys, they're all gonna' be racing for second place next year."

BALOOSHI BAGS PM WIN; KEEN CAPTURES CHAMPIONSHIP - With an off week from driving his NHRA Top Fuel dragster, Khalid Al Balooshi returned to his ADRL doorslammer roots Oct. 18-19, wheeling the 2013 Camaro that Al Anabi teammate Mike Castellana normally drives in the NHRA Pro Modified series. While Castellana competed in Pro Nitrous at the ADRL World Finals IX at Royal Purple Raceway, near Houston, Al Balooshi qualified 11th in Pro Mod with a brand-new, experimental fuel injection system from Speedtech Nitrous topping his 872 c.i. Reher-Morrison powerplant.

In the first pair out in eliminations, Al Balooshi ran 3.967 at 188.10 in getting past Larry Higgenbotham, who did a masterful job of driving in the left lane to save his supercharged '57 Chevy to race another day. Next up for Al Balooshi was Thomas Myers making his first racing appearance in three years. Myers overcame a holeshot to win over Jim Sakuvich in round one, but his 4.027 at 183.92 was no match for the 3.871 at 193.10 run by Al Balooshi in round two.

That set up a semi-final match for Al Balooshi against David Janes, another former ADRL regular in the Extreme 10.5 ranks who hadn't seen racing action in the series for more than a year, but still managed to get by Erica Enders-Stevens and Tim Savell. His day came to an end with a -.039 red light, though, while Al Balooshi earned lane choice for the final against newly crowned class champand number-one qualifier Jimmy Keen.

Keen came into the race with just over a one-round points lead over second-place man Travis Harvey, but the championship was conveniently settled in the first round of racing as the two contenders met and Harvey went red by two thousandths at the tree and Keen posted low ET and top speed for the round with a 3.886-seconds pass at 195.28 mph in his "Orange Crusher" '63 Corvette.

"That felt really good to win (the championship), especially after missing the first race of the year," Keen said. "I just want to thank everybody that helps me, my brother, my wife, all my family, Tony Christian, Russ Sutherland and his wife Donna, they haul the car around for us and work on it real hard. Just thanks to everybody that's involved."

Keen ran another 3.886 to get by Johnny Pilcher in round two, then caught a lucky break at Joshua Vettel's expense in the semis when Keen's clutch broke, but Vettel's '71 Camaro went red, then experienced a violent nitrous backfire that severely damaged its engine and dumped oil on the track. Despite the startling start, Vettel made a quick, smart decision to minimize the clean-up time and pulled over beside the right wall about 150 feet out, a move that was very much appreciated by ADRL officials, track workers and fans.

It turned out that several fingers on Keen's clutch had failed and his team completed a mad thrash in the pits to make it back in time for the final. "Definitely not routine maintenance," Keen said.

Al Balooshi with crew chief Shannon Jenkins was more than ready, though, as he left with a .020 advantage off the start, then ran low ET of the weekend with a 3.848 at 195.59 against Keen's 3.907 at 194.58 effort.

"This is very good, especially for Sheikh Khalid and all of the Al Anabi people to have the three cars (Al Balooshi, Hossler andJackson) in the winner's circle here," Al Balooshi said. "Especially for our team because I showed up for a new project, new fuel injection for the Speedtech stuff, and the car was doing better and better and better as the week went by. And I appreciate Mike Castellana fore letting me drive his car." 

FIRST-TIME WINNERS ABOUND AT ADRL WORLD FINALS IX - Eric McKinney had long ago clinched his second consecutive Pro Extreme Motorcycle (PXM) championship before the ADRL even ventured near Royal Purple Raceway Oct. 18-19, for its season-ending World Finals IX. But the Hamersville, OH-based rider was looking for his first win toward next year's title since the race also represented the first points-paying opportunity for the 2014 ADRL campaign.

His teammate Ashley Owens earned the top qualifying spot over the eight-bike field with an outstanding 4.013-seconds run at 175.73 mph, while McKinney slotted into third with Casey Stemper between them.

Round one saw all three top qualifiers advance, with only fifth-place Brunson Grothus coming from the bottom half of the field with a 4.125 at 172.10 to beat the 4.132 at 170.88 by fourth-place starter Terry Schweigert. Grothus then got past Owens with a 4.116 pass at 172.34 mph in the semis when Owens' Suzuki stumbled off the start. Owens later admitted he simply made a mistake and forgot to turn his bike's nitrous system on. "One-hundred-percent operator error," he stated. "I screwed up."

McKinney, meanwhile, cut a .001 light before leading stripe to stripe with a 4.087 run at 176.07 that also earned him lane choice for the final, where he would be seeking his second-straight win after taking the race title early in September at Rockingham, NC.

Pressing the tree caught up to McKinney, though, as he posted a rare red-light start, leaving -.009 too soon and allowing Grothus to take the trophy home to Davenport, IA, with a 4.122-seconds ride at 173.76 mph.

"Oh man, this has been a long time coming," a clearly elated Grothus said while still sitting astride his 2012 Suzuki at the top end of the track. "It's unbelievable, five years of hard, hard work and we finally get it done. My dad built this chassis; we've had a lot of people stick with us a long time and it feels really good to win this for all of them."

Also winning for the first time at an ADRL event were Bob Gulitti in Top Sportsman and Barry Brown in Top Dragster. Gulitti, from Tomball, TX, ran 4.184 at 171.58 with his 2011 Camaro on a 4.18 dial to beat Cheyenne Stanley in the final round, while Blountville, TN's Brown dialed in at 4.20 in his M&M dragster before beating Dan Phelps with a 4.238 pass at 154.74 mph.

Running on an 8.90 index, Cory Gulitti doubled up for the family by taking the Top Jr. Dragster win with a near-perfect 8.901 run at 72.13 mph over fellow Texan J.D. Legg, while in the all-female Pro Jr. Dragster final, Bethany Crick of Nortonville, KY, earned the win over Raven Dupriest after both broke out under the 7.90 index. Finally, in the first ADRL appearance for the Extreme Jr. Dragster class, which races only to the 330-foot mark due to the cars' high speeds, Blaine Hightower of Crosby, TX, beat Bethany McLemore with a holeshot in the final round, going 4.298 to her 4.296-seconds run.

GAHM GETS INAUGURAL BERT JACKSON MEMORIAL XPS WIN - The $10,000 special event Bert Jackson Memorial Shootout for Extreme Pro Stock (XPS) competitors featured John DeFlorian, Trevor Eman, Brian Gahm, Cary Goforth, Scott Hintz, Doug Kirk, John Montecalvo and Elijah Morton. Gahm was named as the final participant after winning an online fan vote, while Morton was the class points leader heading into the ADRL World Finals IX and all other qualifiers had won an ADRL race this year.

The inaugural Bert Jackson Memorial Shootout, presented by Sonny's Racing Engines and BigStuff3, was being held to commemorate Extreme Pro Stock driver Jackson, who lost his life in a 2011 racing accident during the ADRL Dragstock event at Rockingham (NC) Dragway. The field was seeded according to a blind drawing made on the starting line during the pre-race drivers meeting at Royal Purple Raceway, pairing Goforth with DeFlorian, Gahm and Hintz, Eman and Kirk, and Montecalvo vs. Morton.

In the semis, Gahm got by a traction-challenged Eman with a 4.066-seconds pass at 178.31 mph in his 2013 Mustang that also gave him lane choice for the final against Montecalvo, who used a big .062 holeshot to get his 4.073 at 169.47 past Goforth's quicker and faster 4.044 at 179.16 run.

In the $3,000-to-win final, Gahm got away first and never looked back, winning with a 4.046-seconds run at 178.47 to Montecalvo's 4.061 at 177.51 mph.

"Bert was a real competitor and a great guy and it's an honor just to be included in something like this," Gahm said. "I want to thank everyone that voted for me. We had a real up and down year, so this really helps to end like this."

SATURDAY NOTEBOOK

CASTELLANA CAPTURES PRO NITROUS POLE - With the third-quickest pass of the year in Pro Nitrous, Mike Castellana captured the number-one position in an eight-car field for the ADRL World Finals IX, going 3.769 seconds at 197.59 mph.

"It felt good. You can tell it had a lot of clutch in it because every time a (nitrous) system comes on you can feel the car coming up under you," Castellana said.   

He followed the first run up with a 3.786 at 196.50 in the second and final qualifying round that may have even more significance for the former class champion.

"That shows my guys have a good handle on the car and we should be good in eliminations," Castellana said. "We've got a good baseline to work from, good information."

Jason Harris, winner of the previous ADRL event at Rockingham, NC, last month, qualified second, with 2012 class champ Bob Rahaim third and current points leader Steve Jackson filling out the top half of the field.

GOFORTH GETS ANOTHER XPS TOP QUALIFIER - After competing much of the year in another series, he won't get a third consecutive ADRL Extreme Pro Stock championship this year, but Cary Goforth still managed to score his second-straight top qualifier award at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, TX.

Goforth ran 4.023 seconds at 179.95 mph in his 2014 Camaro to edge out Trevor Eman's 2011 Mustang by just two-thousandths of a second for the number-one start at the ADRL World Finals IX. John DeFlorian ran 4.034 at 180.38 to take third place ahead of Goforth's father and team owner, Dean, who also ran 4.034 but was .067 mph slower.

"It's taken a while, but we've got both cars working good now, which is the most important thing," Goforth said. "My car is working really good here and we're hoping to get it down to an .01 or maybe even better if we go deep enough in eliminations here tonight."

With the first three-second run still waiting for someone in the class, Goforth said it would be great if it happened for him on the Baytown eighth mile, but he doesn't think crew chief Brian "Lump" Self will be specifically going after it.

"I don't know that a 3.99 is even out there or not. It may be if you hit it just right, but I think Lump will just be going for whatever he thinks the track will hold; and if it's a three, well then that's even better," Goforth said.

"What we would like to do is set a record and get those points for next year," he added, referring to the double points this race pays as it serves not only as the 2013 ADRL season ender, but as the first points-earning opportunity for the 2014 campaign. "We want to position ourselves well for next year; that's really what we want to accomplish here today."

Also earning number-one starts for the ADRL World Finals IX were Jimmy Keen (Pro Mod), Ashley Owens (Pro Extreme Motorcycle), Barry Daniluk (Top Sportsman) and Richard Edwards (Top Dragster).

RECORD RUN PUTS SCRUGGS FIRST IN PRO EXTREME - Jason Scruggs rocked the doorslammer world in round one of qualifying for the ADRL World Finals IX with an unprecedented 3.527-seconds run at a never-before-seen 218.34 mph in his '63 Corvette. Not at all surprisingly, that run stood up as the number-one qualifying pass through the second and final session Oct. 19, at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, TX.

Regardless, the Saltillo, MS-based driver insisted that beyond lane choice over Wesley Jones (who was inserted as first alternate after number-16 qualifier Gaylen Smith broke), it doesn't provide much advantage once eliminations begin.

"It doesn't mean that much because everybody in our class is pretty tough," Scruggs said. "I guess you get a plaque, but as far as actually helping you, I don't think it makes that much difference."

He was more concerned, actually, about going into nearly immediate tire shake in his second hit at the track in qualifying.

"We're a little disappointed that we went out there and shook the second session. We had backed it down because we knew it was on the edge the first session and we really thought it would go okay, so now we have to figure out how much to take out of it to make sure we get down the track this first round."

Qualifying second was current points leader Alex Hossler at 3.585 and 214.86 mph, followed by 2006 class champion Bubba Stanton at 3.615 and 213.30 mph, Michael Recchia with a career-best 3.619 at 211.83 mph, and rounding out the top five was 2010 Pro Extreme champ Frankie Taylor at 3.623 and 208.94 mph.

SCRUGGS RUNS 3.52 AT 218 MPH IN PX QUALIFYING - All eyes were on Jason Scruggs when he came to the line for the opening round of Pro Extreme qualifying Oct. 19, for the ADRL World Finals IX at Royal Purple Raceway, near Houston. The past two-time series champion had been laying down some strong numbers in testing with a pair of 3.62 passes over the RPR eighth mile, but it was his top speed marks of 215 and 216 mph that garnered the most attention.

All those numbers were quickly forgotten, however, when at the end of Scruggs' first official pass of the weekend, 3.527 seconds and 218.34 mph flashed across the right-lane scoreboard as the ScruggsFarm.com '63 Corvette passed the finish line. Both the elapsed time and speed represent potential world records, but Scruggs needs to run 3.562 and 216.16 or better this weekend to back each one up within one percent to make them official marks.  The current ADRL Pro Extreme records are 3.567 seconds and 216.27 mph, held by Alex Hossler and Joey Martin, respectively.

"It felt like a real stout run, but I didn't expect anything like a .52; we were expecting to run about .57 or .58 or something," Scruggs said. "It was pretty stable. I actually thought it was a lot more stable than it was, though. When I looked at the graph it was on the ragged edge of not going, but I guess that's the way fast runs go."

Scruggs said a torque converter change on Friday night, plus the advice and influence of former Morgan Lucas Top Fuel tuner Norm Grimes contributed to the big run. "He (Grimes) has helped us a bit here, but he'll tell you himself, a little bit is Mother Nature, a little bit is him helping us, a little bit is us, and a little bit is dumb luck," Scruggs claimed.

Regardless, with the 3.52 in no danger of getting knocked off the number-one spot, Scruggs said he'll probably back the car down for its second and final qualifying pass for the World Finals in order to get ready to go racing.

"We're going to try and make the run a little safer and hopefully we can go out there and run a .55, .56, something around there and just try to get a good race tune-up so we can go rounds," he said.

FRIDAY NOTEBOOK

REMEMBERING BERT JACKSON - The Extreme Pro Stock drivers for the eight-car Bert Jackson Memorial Shootout include (l-r): Doug Kirk, Cary Goforth, John DeFlorian, Brian Gahm, Elijah Morton, John Montecalvo, Trvor Eman and Scott Hintz. Gahm was named as the final participant after winning an online fan vote, while Morton is the current class points leader and all other qualifiers won an ADRL race this year. Eliminations for the BJMS will be held within Saturday's two scheduled qualifying sessions, with the finalists returning to determine a winner just before eliminations for the ADRL World Finals IX begin later in the afternoon. Extreme Pro Stock driver Jackson lost his life in a 2011 racing accident during the ADRL Dragstock event at Rockingham (NC) Dragway.

BIRTHDAY BOY - ADRL Pro Mod driver Travis Harvey celebrated a birthday on Friday (Oct. 18) at Royal Purple Raceway.Unfortunately, his mother also had to visit a hospital in Houston that night after she became ill with chest pains during a flight there to surprise Travis on his birthday. She remained in hospital care Saturday morning while Harvey went out and shook hard in his first qualifying attempt for the ADRL World Finals IX. We'll update this story as more becomes available.

AND IT'S OVER FOR THE NIGHT - With the first round of qualifying for Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and the Jr. Dragster classes in the books for the ADRL World Finals IX, the rain returned about 7 p.m. The call from the tower came quickly as fans were sent home and the teams given the rest of the night off. Qualifying will resume shortly after 9 p.m. with Pro Mod, which had already begun its session. The plan calls for the opening round of qualifying for all classes to be completed, with a second session to follow--weather permitting--before eliminations begin.

AND WE'RE UNDER WAY -- A brief rain shower interrupted Friday's test session about an hour before its planned 3 p.m. conclusion, but the ADRL's Traction Twins had the track back in raceable shape just in time for the opening round of qualifying to begin right on schedule at 4 p.m. The rain returned, however, just as the first pair of Top Dragster entries were set to open the ADRL World Finals IX, causing another hour-and-a-half clean up. At 5:39 p.m. CST, qualifying finally got underway with Richard Edwards in the left lane running 4.032 at 184.93 mph, while Andy Wilson shut off early with traction woes in the right lane.

GOODBYE PRO NITROUS -- During the pre-race drivers' meetingat Royal Purple Raceway this afternoon, ADRL President Kenny Nowling announced that the Pro Nitrous and Pro Mod classes will be folded into one next year. Nowling explained that current Pro Nitrous cars, with a 2,300-pound minimum, will be bumped up by 75 pounds, while all current roots-blown and turbocharged Pro Mod-legal entries will get a 50-pound weight break from whatever NHRA rules are in place next season.

"Pro Nitrous has always been one of my favorite classes, so I really hate to lose the name, but it's got to the point where we have to simplify our class structure and this is one way to do that without removing opportunities for anyone to compete," Nowling explained.

Nowling also said there will be some significant changes made to the ADRL tour in 2014, including at least two new tracks. He said next year's schedule probably will include nine events, though a 10th remains possible.   

MISSISSIPPI MISSILE -- Pro Extreme star Jason Scruggs (red shirt), from Saltillo, MS, looks over the numbers with Norm Grimes, former crew chief on Morgan Lucas' Top Fuel entry, who is at the ADRL World Finals IX as an observing consultant with the Scruggs team. In Thursday's test session at Royal Purple Raceway, Scruggs ran 3.62 at 215.93 mph in his screw-blown '63 Corvette and followed it up on Friday with another 3.62 at a whopping 216.34-mph pass.

BLAST FROM THE PAST -- The last time Thomas "Tom Slick" Myers made an appearance at an ADRL event was October 2010 for the World Finals at Ennis, TX, but he's back this weekend with a new Pro Nitrous car for the ADRL World Finals IX at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, TX.

The car is a Garret-built '69 Camaro, the first car Myers ever had built specifically for himself, that he picked up as a rolling chassis late in 2011. Limited funds, however, left the car sitting untouched at his shop near Dallas for most of 2012 before he wired and plumbed it for limited use in testing this year at Texas Raceway, in Kennedale. This weekend's ADRL race will represent its first time in official competition.

Myers said he's at Royal Purple Raceway this weekend at the direct request of ADRL President Kenny Nowling's request. The Camaro also is carrying decals advertising Nowling's Fight Me MMA series. And though this is a one-off deal, Myers said, his focus remains on returning to ADRL action on a more frequent basis.