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EVENT FINAL - ADRL Dragstock V Attracts Capacity Crowd
A capacity crowd estimated at up to 30,000 witnessed the stars
of the American Drag Racing League (ADRL) go after a $100,000 purse
Sep. 13, in the ADRL’s Dragstock V at Rockingham Dragway.
Former Pro Extreme
class champion Bubba Stanton of Potts Camp, MS, steered his
supercharged 1963 Corvette to a final-round, 3.81-second pass at 197.02
miles per hour over the Rockingham eighth mile to beat Semora, NC’s
Chip King. Reigning class champ Jason Scruggs lost in the semi-finals,
but not before thrilling the fans with a pair of 200-plus mph passes in
the preliminary rounds.
Puerto Rico’s Raymond Matos recently purchased the 1970 Cuda of current
Pro Nitrous championship contender Dennis Radford and picked up the
event win with it in his career-first ADRL start after going 4.03 at
183.22 mph against Andy Jensen of Nescopeck, PA. Jensen earlier set a
new ADRL elapsed time record of 3.87 seconds with his turbocharged 1968
Camaro.
In the Extreme 10.5 class, named for the relatively narrow 10.5-inch
slicks the cars race on, second-generation racer Billy Glidden won for
the third time this year. Glidden, from Whiteland, IN, also established
a new E.T. record with his 4.14-second final-round win at 174.12 mph
over Darrin Hoyle and his 2006 Cobalt from Taylorsville, NC.
Ron Procopio, from Wake Forest, NC, won his second Pro Extreme
Motorcycle event of the season over Broxton, GA’s Carlos Wilkerson.
Both riders covered the 660-foot distance in 4.28 seconds, but
Procopio’s 165.90-mph ride reached the finish line eighth-thousandths
of a second ahead of Wilkerson.
In a special-event Extreme Pro Stock race, Holdenville, OK’s Cary
Goforth took the final-round win with a 4.12 pass at 175.50 mph in his
2008 Cobalt against Jeff Dobbins and his 2006 Escort from Wilmington,
NC.
The ADRL returns to action Oct. 24-25, with its season-ending Battle
for the Belts world championship playoffs at the Texas Motorplex, in
Dallas.
IT'S A SUCCESS, AGAIN!
As evidenced by these pictures the ADRL Dragstock event was a rousing success, not affected in the least by the inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals less than 100 miles down the round in Concord, N.C.
FINALS
Pro Extreme
(L) Chip King - 3.962 et - 184.42 mph
(R) Bubba Stanton - 3.816 et - 197.02 mph (**WINNER**)
King was dead late on the line but it really didn't matter as the Widowmaker crew & Bubba Stanton just broke everyone's back all day long!!!! Congrats on the Dragstock V win!!!
Pro Nitrous
(R) Raymond Matos - 4.035 et - 183.22 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Andy Jensen - 6.077 et - 177.65 mph
Unbelievable!!!! Matos with a .007 bulb & Jensen shakes & crosses the centerline just pass the 60' cones giving Matos the victory!!!!
Extreme 10.5
(L) Billy Glidden - 4.143et - 174.12mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Darrin Hoyle - 4.282et - 169.04mph
Hoyle takes his shot at the tree with a .027 to .154 bulb, but it is nowhere near enough as Glidden lowers the ET record yet again to take the Dragstock win!!!
Pro Extreme Motorcycle
(L) Ronald Procopio - 4.280et - 165.90mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Carlos Wilkerson - 4.282et - 163.27mph
What a way to end it, Procopio (near lane) with a .059 to .065 edge at the tree and holds on for the victory!!!
Extreme Pro Stock
(L) Cary Goforth - 4.127 et - 175.50 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Jeff Dobbins - 6.207 et - 93.18 mph
Dobbins with big time shake & Goforth (near lane) make a great pass to take the Dragstock V victory!
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SEMI-FINALS
Pro Extreme
(R) Bubba Stanton - 3.837 et - 195.42 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Tommy Mauney - 3.898 et - 188.31 mph
Kudos to Mauney for some great numbers out of a brand new car, but he
goes -.064 RED here & Stanton was long gone & headed to the
final. The Widowmaker ride is the class of the field thus far.
(R) Jason Scruggs - 4.357 et - 161.36 mph
(L) Chip King - 4.046 et - 183.54 mph (**WINNER**)
HUGE upset as Jason shakes the tires & King takes the a trip to the final round!!!
Pro Nitrous
(L) Raymond Matos - 4.030 et - 181.30 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Randy Weatherford - 4.610 et - 118.83 mph
Matos is living a charmed life as he pulls yet another upset &
heads to the Dragstock V finals!!!! Weatherford shook & had to lift.
(R) Rickie Smith - 3.957 et - 188.89 mph
(L) Andy Jensen - 3.875 et - 191.70 mph (**WINNER**)
HUGE matchup right here between the two of the fastest car
Extreme 10.5
(L) Gary White - 4.202 et - 172.81 mph
(R) Darrin Hoyle - 4.279 et - 169.88 mph (**WINNER**)
WOW, big upset as White throws it away with a -.067 RED bulb...
(L) Billy Glidden - 4.145 et - 173.30 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Steve Kirk - 4.653 et - 119.91 mph
WOW again... Glidden with a .984 60' time and a ridiculous number!!!! Kirk shook & had to lift.
Pro Extreme Motorcycle
(L) Travis Davis - 4.368 et - 159.08 mph
(R) Carlos Wilkerson - 4.261 et - 167.01 mph (**WINNER**)
The dream weekend for Wilkerson continues with yet another great run & trip to the final!!
(L) Ronald Procopio - 4.255 et - 170.19 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Nikie Corley - 4.270 et - 162.84 mph
Another great race as they leave dead even & Procopio just pulls away for the win.
Extreme Pro Stock
(L) Bert Jackson - 4.173 et - 172.83 mph
(R) Jeff Dobbins - 4.132 et - 174.37 mph (**WINNER**)
Dobbins left the line first & pulled away as Jackson was using up all of his lane on this pass.
(L) Cary Goforth - 4.121 et - 175.30 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Robert Patrick - 4.116 et - 174.57 mph
Weird racer as both drivers go RED, Patrick much worse giving the win to Goforth.
s in the class this weekend. Smith runs a .95 & is not even in the game & Jensen takes the turbo ride to the finals!!!
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SECOND ROUND ELIMINATIONS
Pro Extreme
(R) Bubba Stanton - 3.808 et - 197.45 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Josh Hernandez - 3.886 et - 193.10 mph
Stanton took this one wire to wire, leaving first & never looking back to head to the semis.
(R) Tommy Mauney - 4.075 et - 180.67 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Bob Mandell - 6.502 et - 72.67 mph
Mandell shook hard off the line & had to click it. Mauney had to pedal himself, but much further down track.
(R) Jason Scruggs - 3.834 et - 200.65 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Bil Clanton - 3.989 et - 162.10 mph
Two legendary southern racers here. They leave together, were close at the 60' & the 330', but Scruggs pulled away on the top end to take the victory.
(L) Chip King - 4.064 et - 180.21 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Todd Tutterow - 4.227 et - 183.82 mph
Tutterow left first but had to pedal it & King was long gone to move on th the semis.
Pro Nitrous
(R) Johnny Pilcher - 6.476 et - 78.17 mph
(L) Raymond Matos - 4.234 et - 166.75 mph (**WINNER**)
Pilcher with big time shake right off the line & Matos continues to roll in the Cuda.
(L) Burton Auxier - 4.654 et - 114.54 mph
(R) Randy Weatherford - 4.026 et - 181.96 mph (**WINNER**)
Burton goes -.091 RED & Weatherford makes another great pass to move on. Both guys had .985 short times.
(R) Rickie Smith - 3.951 et - 188.89 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Fredy Scriba - 4.003 et - 184.77 mph
Scriba had a great light & made a great pass, but just not enough to stay with Tricky Rickie!!
(L) Andy Jensen - 3.873 et - 191.59 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Keith Baker - 4.380 et - 129.54 mph
Oh my goodness!!!! After a .966 60', well just look at the numbers for the new ET record... Just amazing!!!!!
Extreme 10.5
(L) Gary White - 4.213 et - 174.05 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Rick Fleck - N/T
Fleck cannot get the car to run and had to be pushed back. White makes another great pass in the Toyota to get lane choice in the semis.
(L) Darrin Hoyle - 4.247 et - 169.00 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Todd Moyer - 4.337 et - 173.85 mph
They had dead even .027 lights & Hoyle pulled away for the win & continues his impressive debut!
(L) Billy Glidden - 4.165 et - 172.43 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Brian Neal - 4.746 et - 133.24 mph
Neal took at shot at the tree & went RED, but obviously it would not have mattered as Glidden goes low ET of the event and a new record!!!
(L) Steve Kirk - 4.186 et - 177.02 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Mike Hill - 7.217 et - 59.06 mph
Classic battle here... Hill tree's Kirk with a .017 light but then has big boomer with a flash of flame over the roof.
Pro Extreme Motorcycle
(R) Richard Holder - 4.440 et - 159.01 mph
(L) Travis Davis - 4.350 et - 161.82 mph (**WINNER**)
Davis with a great light & an easy win to head to the semis.
(L) Carlos Wilkerson - 4.288 et - 163.49 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Matt Prophit - 4.295 et - 164.01 mph
Excellent drag race as Wilkerson takes the win & his great weekend continues!
(L) Ronald Procopio - 4.289 et - 163.59 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Jack Young - 4.324 et - 165.11 mph
Dead even start for these guys & Procopio pulls away for the win. Young takes out a ¼ mile cone at the top end & the word is he injured his foot.
(L) Nikie Corley - 4.294 et - 164.21 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Eric Delisle - 4.452 et - 165.90 mph
Delisle had a great .020 light, but was off the pace a bit while Corley made a great run to head to the semis.
Extreme Pro Stock
(L) Bert Jackson - 4.161 et - 173.70 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Bye
Jackson has the single here and made a good pass to head to the semi-finals.
(R) Jeff Dobbins - 4.155 et - 173.90 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) John Montecalvo - 4.157 et - 174.23 mph
Great drag race, .013 to .037 lights & almost identical elapsed times!!!
(L) Cary Goforth - 4.144 et - 174.96 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Jason Collins - 4.188 et - 171.79 mph
Good drag race here but Goforth pulls away at every increment for the round win.
(L) Dean Goforth - 4.498 et - 169.70 mph
(R) Robert Patrick - 4.171 et - 174.10 mph (**WINNER**)
Goforth shook the tires real hard & he had to lift as Patrick heads to the semis.
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FIRST ROUND ELIMINATIONS
Pro Extreme
(R) Bubba Stanton - 3.868 et - 195.00 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Joe Baker - 3.951 et - 190.43 mph
Wow what a way to start!! Baker put a .034 to .102 bulb on Bubba & made an outstanding pass, but the Widowmaker had the power to drive around him!!
(R) Michael Neal - 3.948 et - 185.26 mph
(L) Josh Hernandez - 3.914 et - 194.17 mph (**WINNER**)
Great race here as Neal was game, but the NG entry had enough power to take the win.
(L) Wesley Jones - 4.012 et - 186.95 mph
(R) Tommy Mauney - 3.908 et - 186.98 mph (**WINNER**)
Jones took a little at the line, but Mauney thundered by for the victory.
(R) Frankie Taylor - 4.135 et - 187.53 mph
(L) Bob Mandell - 4.101 et - 180.26 mph (**WINNER**)
Mandell with the big starting line advantage, Frankie goes back around him but gets really loose & has to pull the chutes giving Mandell the win.
(R) Jason Scruggs - 3.844 et - 200.77 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Brian Daniels - 4.176 et - 179.23 mph
Daniels goes -.021 RED, but it didn't matter as Scruggs throwed down out first 200+ lap of the weekend!!
(R) Bil Clanton - 3.932 et - 191.95 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Brandon Snider - 3.956 et - 187.96 mph
Snider goes big time RED handing Big Money the easy win.
(R) Travis Swearingen - 6.730 et - 70.38 mph
(L) Chip King - 4.226 et - 176.56 mph (**WINNER**)
Travis blows the tires off again at the hit of the throttle & heads to the wall. King had problems further downtrack & Pro Extreme
(R) Bubba Stanton - 3.808 et - 197.45 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Josh Hernandez - 3.886 et - 193.10 mph
Stanton took this one wire to wire, leaving first & never looking back to head to the semis.
(R) Tommy Mauney - 4.075 et - 180.67 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Bob Mandell - 6.502 et - 72.67 mph
Mandell shook hard off the line & had to click it. Mauney had to pedal himself, but much further down track.
(R) Jason Scruggs - 3.834 et - 200.65 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Bil Clanton - 3.989 et - 162.10 mph
Two legendary southern racers here. They leave together, were close at the 60' & the 330', but Scruggs pulled away on the top end to take the victory.
(L) Chip King - 4.064 et - 180.21 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Todd Tutterow - 4.227 et - 183.82 mph
Tutterow left first but had to pedal it & King was long gone to move on th the semis.
Pro Nitrous
(R) Johnny Pilcher - 6.476 et - 78.17 mph
(L) Raymond Matos - 4.234 et - 166.75 mph (**WINNER**)
Pilcher with big time shake right off the line & Matos continues to roll in the Cuda.
(L) Burton Auxier - 4.654 et - 114.54 mph
(R) Randy Weatherford - 4.026 et - 181.96 mph (**WINNER**)
Burton goes -.091 RED & Weatherford makes another great pass to move on. Both guys had .985 short times.
(R) Rickie Smith - 3.951 et - 188.89 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Fredy Scriba - 4.003 et - 184.77 mph
Scriba had a great light & made a great pass, but just not enough to stay with Tricky Rickie!!
(L) Andy Jensen - 3.873 et - 191.59 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Keith Baker - 4.380 et - 129.54 mph
Oh my goodness!!!! After a .966 60', well just look at the numbers for the new ET record... Just amazing!!!!!
September 13, 2008
Extreme 10.5 Eliminations Round #2
(L) Gary White - 4.213 et - 174.05 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Rick Fleck - N/T
Fleck cannot get the car to run and had to be pushed back. White makes another great pass in the Toyota to get lane choice in the semis.
(L) Darrin Hoyle - 4.247 et - 169.00 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Todd Moyer - 4.337 et - 173.85 mph
They had dead even .027 lights & Hoyle pulled away for the win & continues his impressive debut!
(L) Billy Glidden - 4.165 et - 172.43 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Brian Neal - 4.746 et - 133.24 mph
Neal took at shot at the tree & went RED, but obviously it would not have mattered as Glidden goes low ET of the event and a new record!!!
(L) Steve Kirk - 4.186 et - 177.02 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Mike Hill - 7.217 et - 59.06 mph
Classic battle here... Hill tree's Kirk with a .017 light but then has big boomer with a flash of flame over the roof.
Pro Extreme Motorcycle
(R) Richard Holder - 4.440 et - 159.01 mph
(L) Travis Davis - 4.350 et - 161.82 mph (**WINNER**)
Davis with a great light & an easy win to head to the semis.
(L) Carlos Wilkerson - 4.288 et - 163.49 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Matt Prophit - 4.295 et - 164.01 mph
Excellent drag race as Wilkerson takes the win & his great weekend continues!
(L) Ronald Procopio - 4.289 et - 163.59 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Jack Young - 4.324 et - 165.11 mph
Dead even start for these guys & Procopio pulls away for the win. Young takes out a ¼ mile cone at the top end & the word is he injured his foot.
(L) Nikie Corley - 4.294 et - 164.21 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Eric Delisle - 4.452 et - 165.90 mph
Delisle had a great .020 light, but was off the pace a bit while Corley made a great run to head to the semis.
Extreme Pro Stock
(L) Bert Jackson - 4.161 et - 173.70 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Bye
Jackson has the single here and made a good pass to head to the semi-finals.
(R) Jeff Dobbins - 4.155 et - 173.90 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) John Montecalvo - 4.157 et - 174.23 mph
Great drag race, .013 to .037 lights & almost identical elapsed times!!!
(L) Cary Goforth - 4.144 et - 174.96 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Jason Collins - 4.188 et - 171.79 mph
Good drag race here but Goforth pulls away at every increment for the round win.
(L) Dean Goforth - 4.498 et - 169.70 mph
(R) Robert Patrick - 4.171 et - 174.10 mph (**WINNER**)
Goforth shook the tires real hard & he had to lift as Patrick heads to the semis.
to the win.
(R) Scott Cannon - 4.884 et - 127.08 mph
(L) Todd Tutterow - 4.409 et - 163.93 mph (**WINNER**)
Cannon shakes right at the hit, then Tutterow does the same further down track. Scott pedaled but could not get around Tutterow for the win.
Pro Nitrous
(L) Jim Halsey - 4.540 et - 124.91 mph
(R) Johnny Pilcher - 4.042 et - 179.44 mph (**WINNER**)
The #1 qualifier goes down as Halsey drifted to the centerline, pulled it back & headed for the wall, eventually lifting.
(L) Mike Castellana - 4.553 et - 126.42 mph
(R) Raymond Matos - 4.037 et - 183.24 mph (**WINNER**)
Castellana had the starting line advantage but shook around halftrack & Matos took the NOS ride around him.
(R) Burton Auxier - 4.027 et - 178.40 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Charles Carpenter - 7.103 et - 64.58 mph
These guys were held at the tree for a moment for debris on the racetrack, but when the tree dropped Carpenter made a hard move to the right immediately crossing the centerline.
(R) Randy Weatherford - 3.997 et - 183.10 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Shannon Jenkins - 4.649 et - 117.18 mph
The Iceman goes -.014 RED & Weatherford makes another great pass to move on.
(R) Rickie Smith - 3.975 et - 188.44 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Dale Brinsfield - 4.038 et - 183.99 mph
Good drag race but Smith steadily pulls away for the victory.
(L) Greg Godwin - 4.068 et - 182.11 mph
(R) Fredy Scriba - 4.044 et - 186.33 mph (**WINNER**)
Great race as they left nearly dead even but Godwin used up a little too much lane & Scriba moves on.
(L) Andy Jensen - 3.901 et - 191.19 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Stan Allen - 4.579 et - 121.13 mph
Holy Cow, Jensen with a .979 60' time and the front end of a Pro Nitrous ET record!!!
(L) Khalid Al-Balooshi - 4.001 et - 187.34 mph
(R) Keith Baker - 4.027 et - 182.80 mph (**WINNER**)
After a brief staging duel, Baker put a .057 to .096 bulb on Al-Balooshi to take the holeshot victory!!
Extreme 10.5
(L) Gary White - 4.222 et - 172.52 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Kenny Kneece - 5.958 et - 85.94 mph
Kneece shook the tire and had to lift while Team Titan was on a rail again!!!
(L) David Lambert - 4.278 et - 171.99 mph
(R) Rick Fleck - 4.227 et - 172.54 mph (**WINNER**)
GREAT side by side race, Lambert getting the holeshot but Fleck with a crazy run in the Procharger ride!
(L) Darrin Hoyle - 4.248 et - 168.89 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Jason Hunt - 4.913 et - 155.34 mph
Hunt is in as an alternate for Lazcano. And it doesn't matter as Hoyle just continues to impress with another great run!!!.
(L) Todd Moyer - 5.048 et - 125.60 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Brian Williams - 5.764 et - 145.25 mph
Williams just blows the tires off at the hit of the throttle... Moyer then goes out & nearly crosses the centerline. After a quick check, Moyer is declared the winner.
(L) Billy Glidden - 4.184 et - 172.17 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Gilbert Jacobs - 4.465 et - 170.64 mph
Jacobs goes big time red giving Glidden the win but it didn't matter as Glidden was on a rail, equalling White's ET record!!!
(L) Brian Neal - 4.469 et - 169.74 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Alex Viscardi - N/T
Boom Boom rolls the tree & gives Neal the easy win.
(L) Steve Kirk - 4.282 et - 176.19 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Michael Neal- 4.735 et - 161.79 mph
Michael literally does a 1/8 mile burnout, backs up slowly & Kirk waits on him. Kirk goes in deep but Neal gets the starting line advantage, but its all over after that as Michael has to pedal...
(L) Mike Hill - 4.337 et - 169.53 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) David Janes - 4.386 et - ??? mph
Great drag race here as Hill pulls away for the win.
Pro Extreme Motorcycle
(L) Casey Stemper - N/T
(L) Richard Holder - 4.371 et - 157.58 mph (**WINNER**)
Wow what an upset as the #1 qualifier rolled the beams and drawing the redlight!!
(L) Travis Davis - 4.363 et - 162.25 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Scott Gray - 4.508 et - 159.40 mph
An off weekend for Gray as he headed for the centerline & Davis takes the win.
(L) Carlos Wilkerson - 4.287 et - 166.13 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Ashley Owens - 4.311 et - 159.71 mph
Great drag race as these guys leave almost together & both make great passes!
(L) Matt Prophit - 4.342 et - 163.61 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Terry Wynn - 4.699 et - 147.08 mph
Easy win for Prophit here as he leads from start to finish.
(R) Ronald Procopio - 4.253 et - 170.56 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Darryl Hollins - 4.549 et - 155.20 mph
Awesome pass for Procopio to take the easy round win.
(R) Robert Hunnicutt - 4.400 et - 161.48 mph
(L) Jack Young - 4.356 et - 162.70 mph (**WINNER**)
An upset win here as Young just flat outruns Superman.
(R) Nikie Corley - 4.306 et - 161.73 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) T.T. Jones - 4.415 et - 163.28 mph
T.T. takes a shot at the tree going -.007 RED & handing Corley the easy victory.
(R) Charlie Prophit - 4.369 et - 165.19 mph
(L) Eric Delisle - 4.409 et - 162.92 mph (**WINNER**)
Another upset here as Delisle straps a .025 to .080 holeshot on Prophit to take the win!!!
Extreme Pro Stock
(L) Bert Jackson - 4.193 et - 173.61 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Sylvester Barnes - 4.348 et - 164.87 mph
Jackson was all over his lane, but still had plenty of HP to take out Barnes.
(L) Jeff Dobbins - 4.159 et - 174.12 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Brian Gahm - 5.047 et - 104.32 mph
Gahm goes -.003 red & then clicks it off giving Dobbins the win light.
(L) Elijah Morton - N/T
(R) John Montecalvo - 4.154 et - 174.17 mph (**WINNER**)
Wow, Morton with big time shake & he crosses the centerline right behind Montecalvo, getting the DQ.
(L) Cary Goforth - 4.108 et - 173.54 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Kelly Martin - 4.518 et - 154.86 mph
Wow, Goforth goes low ET of the class thus far!!!
(L) Mike Bruno - N/T
(R) Jason Collins - 4.190 et - 171.71 mph (**WINNER**)
Bruno broke at the hit of the throttle giving Collins the easy win.
(L) Dean Goforth - 4.138 et - 174.16 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Frank Snelling - 4.279 et - 168.03 mph
Snelling took a shot going .001 at the tree, but Goforth made a great run to move on to the next round.
(L) Robert Patrick - 4.163 et - 173.72 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Doug Kirk - 4.206 et - 171.27 mph
These guys leave nearly dead even & Patrick steadily pulls away to move on to round #2.
SATURDAY QUALIFYING - THAT'S GONNA LEAVE A MARK
Bob Mandell III, driving an Oldsmobile Cutlass in Extreme 10.5, emerged uninjured from an accident during the final qualifying session.
Mandell shook the tires off the line and the car made a quick lunge towards the left. He lifted and nearly corrected, however the rear of the car fishtailed back and forth pretty hard before centerline and crashing head-on into the left wall.
Mandell exited the car quickly under his own power.
SATURDAY QUALIFYING - FINAL SESSION
Pro Extreme
(L) Frankie Taylor - 3.894 et - 195.82 mph
(R) Todd Tutterow - 4.861 et - 106.44 mph
Good grief, Frankie was ALL OVER his lane, never lifting & ran an '80 at HUGE mph!!
(L) Josh Hernandez - 3.937 et - 192.99 mph
(R) Hugh Scott - 10.524 et - 51.07 mph
With huge pressure Oddy & Critchley find their tune-up to get the NG entry into the field... Hugh got WAY crossed up & I'm not sure how he didn't hit the wall.
(L) Brian Daniels - 4.079 et - 170.22 mph
(R) Bubba Statnton - 4.950 et - 138.22 mph
Both guys with tractions issues, Stanton clicking it off & Daniels driving it on through.
(L) Quain Stott - 4.758 et - 113.71 mph
(R) Tommy Mauney - 10.177 et - 56.01 mph
Mauney shook immediately & Stott shook a little further down, headed to the centerline & had to lift... Quain will not make the show.
(L) Dwayne Watkins - 9.029 et - 46.79 mph
(R) Brandon Snider - 3.974 et - 189.26 mph
Watkins with big shake & could not get it to recover. He will not make the field. Snider drove thru some chatter, sliding to the right but running a big number.
(L) Travis Swearingen - 3.983 et - 190.77 mph
(R) Scott Cannon - 3.900 et - 194.60 mph
WOW, great run by the kid Scott to move all the way up to the #6 qualifying postion.
(L) Herman Sheppard - 4.659 et - 144.09 mph
(R) Joe Baker - 4.004 et - 185.20 mph
Sheppard shakes again & will not make the field. Baker has a consistent racecar.
(L) Wes Johnston - 4.046 et - 189.50 mph
(R) Chip King - 3.992 et - 186.36 mph
Ouch, King runs a 3 second pass to jump in the field & bump Johnston from the field & possibly hurting his points position..
(L) Bob Mandell - 3.973 et - 185.82 mph
(R) Tommy Gray - 4.065 et - 179.65 mph
Maybe the most impressive run of the day!!!! Mandell runs a fantastic number in the heat to bump his way in the show & stay alive in the Belts standings!!!
(L)
(R) Doug Winters - 5.628 et - 65.55 mph
Winters shake the tires right off the line & will not get in.
(L)
(R) Wesley Jones - 4.075 et - 185.26 mph
Jones just got bumped out. He is the last guy with a chance to get back in & possibly make it an all 3 second field. He comes up short & Joe Baker survives on the bump spot.
Pro Nitrous
(L) Pat Moore - N/T
(R) Fredy Scriba - 4.057 et - 185.72 mph
Moore with a big bang at the hit of the throttle and he pulls off to the side. Scriba makes a good run but does not improve..
(L) Andy Jensen - 3.970 et - 189.55 mph
(R) Dale Brinsfield - 4.043 et - 182.93 mph
WOW, Jensen gets it worked out & goes all the way up to the #3 spot!!!
(L) Keith Baker - 4.072 et - 180.40 mph
(R) Dennis Radford - 4.118 et - 184.02 mph
Radford finally gets the Duster down the track, but not enough to get in this tough field.
(L) Jim Halsey - 4.033 et - 187.21 mph
(R) Sambo Price - 4.274 et - 174.92 mph
Halsey with another nice pass. Price will not make the field.
(L) Rickie Smith - 3.985 et - 187.65 mph
(R) Burton Auxier - 4.011 et - 181.42 mph
Huge run in the worst air of the day for Tricky Rickie!!!
(L) Brad Boone - 4.161 et - 176.65 mph
(R) Isaias Rojas - 4.073 et - 181.72 mph
Pretty impressive pass for the Rojas turbo ride.
(L) Dwayne Silance - 4.082 et - 178.54 mph
(R) Greg Godwin - 4.027 et - 183.54 mph
Good side by side pass here, both guys clean & straight.
(L) Harold Martin - 5.446 et - 111.03 mph
(R) Sonny Tindal - 4.149 et - 178.26 mph
Martin with shake again & it looked like he hurt some parts and the National Guard entry will not make the show.
(L) Billy Harper - N/T
(R) Dwayne White - 4.127 et - 169.06 mph
Harper broke after the burnout & was pushed back. He will have to sweat out this session from the #14 spot right now.
(L) William Rojas - N/T
(R) Stan Allen - 4.030 et - 184.04 mph
Rojas left before the tree came down & Allen makes a great pressure run to bump his way in the field!!
(L) Khalid Al-Balooshi - 4.022 et - 185.54 mph
(R) Johnny Pilcher - 4.050 et - 180.69 mph
Great side by side run, Pilcher able to bump his way in the show for now!!!
(L) Mike Castellana - 3.993 et - 187.52 mph
(R) Kenny Rucker - 6.021 et - 78.37 mph
Rucker with major shake & Castellana make a stellar run...
(L) Ken Regenthal - 6.844 et - 84.41 mph
(R) Shannon Jenkins - 4.018 et - 190.73 mph
Jenkins pull the rabbit out ofg the hat on his last shot & that will bmp Billy Harper from the field!!!
(L) Steve Vick - 4.328 et - 165.24 mph
(R) Tim Savell - 4.086 et - 182.28 mph
Savell takes a shot at it, but both guys come up short of making the show.
(L) Milt Decker - 4.183 et - 175.34 mph
(R) Tracy Cockman - 4.573 et - 167.10 mph
No help here as neither driver will make the field.
(L) Raymond Matos - 4.053 et - 181.79 mph
(R) Charles Carpenter - 4.029 et - 183.67 mph
Great side by side pass, but neither driver improves their position.
(L) Thomas Myers - 4.131 et - 181.47 mph
(R) Randy Weatherford - 4.040 et - 181.47 mph
Myers drove through some shake & got very loose but could not bump his way into this record field.
(R) Edmund Hall - 11.907 et - 33.76 mph
Edmund is trying to bump his way in, but he was dead in the water as it sounded like he left in second gear & clicked it off..
Extreme 10.5
(L) Brian Williams - 6.547 et - 103.20 mph
(R) Jason Hunt - 4.875 et - 156.37 mph
Williams struck the tires right off the line & clicked it. Hunt cannot get the FWD ride in the field.
(L) Todd Moyer - 4.875 et - 156.37 mph
(R) Bob Mandell III - N/T
Mandell struck the tires and the rear end snapped around really quick. He lifted & nearly reeled it in, however the rear of the car fishtailed back & forth pretty hard before finally shooting across the lanes & head on into the left hand wall. Mandell got out of the car immediately & is A-OK.
(L) David Janes - 4.398 et - 149.94 mph
(R) Darrin Hoyle - 4.291 et - 175.64 mph
Hoyle continues to impress with another great pass...
(L) Kenny Kneece - 7.233 et - 66.22 mph
(R) Jorge Lazcano - 4.559 et - 147.07 mph
Kneece BLEW the tires off, it looked like a burnout with all the smoke. Lazcano looked like he hurt a motor on that pass.
(L) Gary White - 4.251 et - ??? mph
(R) Gilbert Jackson - 5.757 et - 81.98 mph
Jackson runs into shake while the little Toyota makes another killer run!!
(L) Rick Fleck - 4.344 et - ?? mph
(R) Michael Neal - 6.442 et - 96.51 mph
Nice run by Fleck!!! We have a problem with the mph clocks & will take a minute to check the beams.
(L) Steve Kirk - 4.203 et - 176.24 mph
(R) Davis Janes - 4.345 et - 170.43 mph
Kirk is definitely a player following up his teen from last night...
(L) David Lambert - 4.310 et - 178.80 mph
(R) Steve Kirk - 4.286 et - 175.39 mph
This field is full of hitters as Kirk throws out another big number!
(L) Brian Neal - 4.690 et - 165.21 mph
(R) Alex Viscardi - 4.855 et - 141.24 mph
Both drivers shake & spin the tires with no improvement.
Pro Extreme Motorcycle
(L) James Helton - 4.697 et - 149.90 mph
(R) Louie Grist - 5.076 et - 157.22 mph
No improvement in the heat, Helton remains in the #14 spot.
(L) Mark Person - 4.496 et - 161.77 mph
(R) Darryl Hollins - 4.426 et - 161.90 mph
Hollins stays in the #12 spot & Person will not race today.
(L) Billy Vose - 4.600 et - 159.70 mph
(R) Spencer Allen - 4.452 et - 164.70 mph
Big upset here as the defending champ does not make this field.
(L) Gerald Smith - N/T
(R) Richard Holder - 4.450 et - 155.79 mph
Wow, Smith goes hard right at the hit & crossed the centerline behind Holder before the 330' cone!!!
(L) Carlos Wilkerson - 4.306 et - 172.20 mph
(R) Nikie Corley - 4.331 et - 165.90 mph
WOW, huge run by Wlikerson in the brutal heat with booming MPH!!!
(L) John Collins - 4.401 et - 163.70 mph
(R) Scott Gray - 4.384 et - 157.87 mph
Another good pair of runs for the conditions..
(L) Jack Young - 4.361 et - 170.30 mph
(R) Terry Wynn - 4.500 et - 142.80 mph
Both riders drift to the centerline side by side before Wynn finally lifts.
(L) Eddie Gonder - 4.548 et - 157.89 mph
(R) Craig Rosenberg - 5.711 et - 81.59 mph
Rosenberg has to lift & neither rider will make the show.
(L) Baybay Yarbrough - 4.666 et - 143.49 mph
(R) Ashley Owens - 4.384 et - 161.67 mph
Yarbrough has to click it while Owens makes a great pass.
(L) Charlie Prophit - 4.409 et - 154.39 mph
(R) Robert Hunnicutt - 4.382 et - 163.26 mph
Good side by side pass here, both with a good race tuneup...
(L) Matt Prophit - 4.334 et - 165.87 mph
(R) Coodee Thomas - 4.477 et - 156.72 mph
A nice lap for Prophiit & Thomas will not make the show.
(L)
(R) Ronald Procopio - 4.288 et - 162.98 mph
WOW, huge run in the heat for Procopio!!!
(L)
(R) T. T. Jones - 4.405 et - 163.24 mph
Jones make a decent lap here.
(L)
(R) Monte Campbell - 4.678 et - 150.02 mph
Campbell was on a nice pass but missed a shift & clicked it off.
(L)
(R) Eric Delisle - 4.374 et - 166.15 mph
Another nice pass for Delisle to stay in the #11 spot.
Extreme Pro Stock
(L) Jeff Dobbins - 4.177 et - 173.87 mph
(R) Doug Kirk - 4.464 et - 130.39 mph
Jackson has problems, but hangs on to the #1 spot for now.
(L) Dean Goforth - 4.130 et - 174.93 mph
(R) Kelly Martin - 4.224 et - 170.39 mph
Great run by Goforth in the heat of the day!!
(L) Cary Goforth - 4.171 et - 174.05 mph
(R) Mike Bruno - 4.204 et - 172.32 mph
Good passes each lane, again in some brutal heat right now.
(L) Doug Kirk - 4.186 et - 171.31 mph
(R) John Montecalvo - 4.168 et - 173.54 mph
Kirk drifted towards the wall all the way down the lane but never lifted.
(L) Jason Collins - 4.169 et - 172.61 mph
(R) Brian Gahm - 7.074 et - 65.42 mph
Gahm shakes the tires again & has to click it off while Collins makes a nice lap.
(L) Elijah Morton - 4.142 et - 174.23 mph
(R) Frank Snelling - 4.253 et - 170.41 mph
Morton with a very nice pass, good mph....
(L) Sylvester Barnes - 4.304 et - 165.72 mph
(R)
Barnes was straight & true, but still a bit off the pace..
(L) Robert Patrick - 4.186 et - 172.12 mph
(R)
Patrick was a little loose & that will close out the session.
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SATURDAY QUALIFYING - SECOND SESSION
Pro Extreme
(L) Bubba Stanton - 3.819 et - 197.33 mph
(R) Jason Scruggs - 3.861 et - 194.40 mph
With $20,000 on the line, both guys make great passes, but not quite enough in the heatg to get the bonus!!! Stanton actually lowered lowe et of the event!!
(L) Hugh Scott - 4.142 et - 167.43 mph
(R) Quain Stott - 8.906 et - 41.65 mph
Quain shakes the tires the tires & clicks it while Hugh gets in fore now...
(L) Todd Tutterow - 3.952 et - 192.03 mph
(R) Travis Swearingen - 3.888 et - 191.73 mph
Great side by side pass here as both guys jump WAY into the field here!!!
(L) Tommy Mauney - 3.983 et - 185.00 mph
(R) Frankie Taylor - 4.093 et - 157.79 mph
Frankie heads to the centerline as has to lift while Mauney makes a great pass in Bandish new TM racecar!!
(L) Doug Winters - 4.074 et - 185.81 mph
(R) Bob Mandell - 6.019 et - 78.79 mph
Mandell with big tire shake in the Lowmad while Winters bgumps his way in the show for now.
(L) Brandon Snider - 3.951 et - 188.90 mph
(R) Dwayne Watkins - 10.543 et - 55.28 mph
WOW, Snider made hard move at the hit, yanked it back & made a great pass!!! Watkins shook right off the line.
(L) Joe Baker - 4.004 et - 188.84 mph
(R) Bil Clanton - 3.935 et - 192.25 mph
Great driving job by Clanton, heading towards the centerline, yanking it back & driving out the back door!!! Baker with a clean run himself to get in the field.
(L) Scott Cannon - 3.975 et - 189.90 mph
(R) Brian Daniels - 4.590 et - 154.94 mph
Great pass for Cannon here as Daniels blows the tires off at the hit..
(L) Wesley Jones - 4.016 et - 184.50 mph
(R) Wes Johnston - 6.646 et - 74.17 mph
Big shake for Johnston. He is still in the field but needs to make a move to protect his points position. Great run for Jones in the steel bodied Camaro.
(L) Chip King - 4.050 et - 183.54 mph
(R) Josh Hernandez - 4.714 et - 176.47 mph
Hernandez strikes the tire at the hit again and cant get it to recover to get into the field... The points leader is down to his final shot.
(L) Tommy Gray - 4.052 et - 184.65 mph
(R) Herman Sheppard - 4.879 et - 115.23 mph
Herman has problems & both guys are down to their last shot to get in the field. Quain Stott survived that session on the bump spot.
September 13, 2008
Big Bonus on the Line
Word just came in that the ADRL is offering a $10,000 bonus EACH to Mitchell Scruggs and Roger Henson, team owners for Jason Scruggs and Bubba Stanton, if they BOTH make 200-mph runs when they pair up in just a few minutes in round two of Pro Extreme qualifying. This should be interesting.
Pro Nitrous
(L) Fredy Scriba - 4.248 et - 140.81 mph
(R) Brad Boone - 5.179 et - 136.73 mph
Scriba made a hard move to the centerline but held on to hit. Boone had problems with his ride.
(L) Tracy Cockman - 4.332 et - 164.10 mph
(R) Pat Moore - 4.195 et - 166.90 mph
Moore gets in on the bump spot for now, but that will not hold today.
(L) Dale Brinsfield - 4.040 et - 183.22 mph
(R) Dwayne Silance - 4.105 et - 178.00 mph
Brinsfield drifted to the centerline but held on for a very nice lap.
(L) Sambo Price - 4.261 et - 174.30 mph
(R) Andy Jensen - 4.643 et - 174.25 mph
Jensen has trouble getting the turbo ride off the line again.
(L) Shannon Jenkins - 5.303 et - 95.20 mph
(R) Harold Martin - 5.551 et - 106.77 mph
Big time shake for both drivers & Martin has a huge pop & flash of flame at that point.
(L) Burton Auxier - 3.991 et - 187.20 mph
(R) William Rojas - 4.652 et - 158.53 mph
Al-Anabi / Awesome member Auxier with another great pass!!
(L) Tim Savell - 4.128 et - 178.42 mph
(R) Mike Castellana - 4.038 et - 182.77 mph
Good side by side pass here, Castellana drifting towards the centerline.
(L) Sonny Tindal - 4.170 et - 176.03 mph
(R) Rickie Smith - 3.970 et - 188.75 mph
Yes another Al-Anabi ride here with Smith & he makes a great pass!!
(L) Kenny Rucker - 9.304 et - 62.30 mph
(R) Raymond Matos - 4.037 et - 182.03 mph
Big time shake for Rucker while Matos takes the Cuda on another nice lap.
(L) Dwayne White - 4.120 et - 177.31 mph
(R) Milt Decker - 4.849 et - 107.33 mph
Decker shook the tires and lifted... White was ALL over his lane but made a nice lap to get in the field.
(L) Johnny Pilcher - 5.497 et - 91.97 mph
(R) Jim Halsey - 3.999 et - 186.84 mph
Pilcher is still struggling with tire shake while Halsey takes the Fulton power intp the 3's again.
(L) Charles Carpenter - 4.025 et - 182.62 mph
(R) Ken Regenthal - 4.149 et - 176.33 mph
Both legends are way outside the field right now. And Carpenter takes the NOS powered ride into the field!! Regenthal will have one more shot.
(L) Dennis Radford - 5.146 et - 114.82 mph
(R) Thomas Myers - 4.359 et - 177.25 mph
Two more NOS powered rides here... More tire shake for Radford in the new Duster while Slick is ALL over the lane again...
(L) Stan Allen - 4.304 et - 176.42 mph
(R) Khalid Al-Balooshi - N/T
Balooshi was shut off due to not having his HANS device in place. Allen was on a real nice pass but shook and lifted.
(L) Greg Godwin - 3.992 et - 184.80 mph
(R) Keith Baker - 4.060 et - 180.62 mph
WOW, great side by run here as Godwin goes into the 3's!!!
(L) Isaias Rojas - 6.972 et - 66.11 mph
(R) Billy Harper - 4.052 et - 182.07 mph
Harper gets the old Viper in the show on this pass while Rojas gets WAY crossed up.
(L) Randy Weatherford - 4.003 et - 182.58 mph
(R) Steve Vick - 4.955 et - 105.74 mph
Vick shakes & will be down to his last shot to get in the show while Weatherford makes another nice pass.
(L) Edmund Hall - 4.346 et - 170.92 mph
(R)
Edmund made a straight run, but a bit off the pace.
(L) Sam Brown - N/T
(R)
Brown banged the intake while purging after the burnout..
Extreme 10.5
(L) Jason Hunt - 4.927 et - 155.56 mph
(R) Brian Williams - 4.386 et - 171.42 mph
Hunt with a stumble off the line while Willliams makes a nice run to get in the #10 spot.
(L) Jorge Lazcano - 4.445 et - 162.67 mph
(R) Billy Glidden - 4.185 et - 169.96 mph
Another unbelievable run for Glidden, with a .983 60' time & he backs up his run from yesterday for a new national ET record!!!
(L) Gilbert Jacobs - 4.513 et - 166.60 mph
(R) Ric Fleck - 4.336 et - 170.75 mph
Fleck waited until Jacobs made his pass & cleared the top end before he left the line & proceeds to make a great pass in the Procharger ride.
(L) Darrin Hoyle - 4.253 et - 176.14 mph
(R) Kenny Kneece - 4.533 et - 168.47 mph
How bout Hoyle into the 20's last night on his first hit on the skinnies. And he backs it up for another .25!!! Wow, very impressive...Kneece gets in on the bump for now.
(L) Bob Mandell - 6.901 et - 93.65 mph
(R) Davis Lambert - 4.519 et - 149.89 mph
Mandell gets very loose & has to lift out of the throttle while Lambert makes a clean run.
(L) Alex Viscardi - 4.895 et - 135.22 mph
(R) Brian Neal - 7.706 et - 65.41 mph
Both guys shake the tires & Viscardi will have more chances to try & back up his MPH from yesterday..
(L) Steve Kirk - 4.203 et - 176.24 mph
(R) Davis Janes - 4.345 et - 170.43 mph
Kirk is definitely a player following up his teen from last night...
(L) Michael Neal - 4.709 et - 158.70 mph
(R) Gary White - 4.204 et - 172.79 mph
Neal shook & pedaled. White makes another stellar pass, but not quite quick enough to back up his ET from last night.
(L) Mike Hill - 4.349 et - 167.99 mph
(R) Todd Moyer - 4.719 et - 145.88 mph
No improvement for either driver here going into the last session.
Pro Extreme Motorcycle
(L) Spencer Allen - 4.647 et - 137.90 mph
(R) Jack Young - N/T
Young broke on the line. Allen was on a good pass but shut off early.
(L) Richard Holder - 4.408 et - 156.75 mph
(R) James Helton - 4.832 et - 137.46 mph
Both riders off the pace a bit.
(L) Craig Rosenburg - 4.678 et - 153.35 mph
(R) Charlie Prophit - 4.328 et - 167.30 mph
Nice pass by Prophit but no improvement..
(L) Coodee Thomas - N/T
(R) John Collins - 4.453 et - 165.29 mph
Thomas left before the tree was activated and will get no time
(L) Scott Gray - 4.424 et - 152.11 mph
(R) Matt Prophit - 4.323 et - 164.79 mph
Good side by side pass, but it sounded like Gray lifted early.
(L) TT Jones - 4.335 et - 161.27 mph
(R) Mark Person - 4.503 et - 153.39 mph
TT makes a good clean run here to get in at the #10 spot.
(L) Darryl Hollins - 4.397 et - 164.61 mph
(R) Travis Davis - 4.419 et - 153.28 mph
Hollins bumps his was in the show for now..
(L) Robert Hunnicutt - 4.434 et - 158.33 mph
(R) Billy Vose - 4.542 et - 154.32 mph
Tough session thus far, neither rider able to improve their position.
(L) Nikie Corley - 4.303 et - 165.03 mph
(R) Baybay Yarbrough - N/T
Yarbrough broke after the burnout. Corley goes low et of the session.
(L) Terry Wynn - 4.563 et - 143.06 mph
(R) Carlos Wilkerson - 4.476 et - 157.23 mph
No improvement for either rider...
(L) Eric Delisle - 4.375 et - 168.56 mph
(R) Gerald Smith - N/T
Smith broke at the hit of the throttle. Delisle makes a nice pass to get into the #9 spot, bumping out Billy Vose!
(L) Louie Grist - 4.652 et - 153.08 mph
(R) Eddie Gonder - 4.454 et - 157.08 mph
Gonder with just enough to get him in on the bump spot for now.
(L) Ronald Procopio - 4.313 et - 166.26 mph
(R) Casey Stemper - 4.301 et - 163.62 mph
Good side by side pass here...
(L) Ashley Owens - 4.509 et - 149.91 mph
(R)
Owens with no apparent problems, but off the pace a bit.
(L) Monte Campbell - 7.696 et - 56.91 mph
(R)
Campbell had problems about halftrack & had to lift.
Extreme Pro Stock
(L) Bert Jackson - 4.115 et - 174.68 mph
(R) Doug Kirk - 4.162 et - 172.20 mph
WOW, Jackson makes the quickest pass in the short history of Extreme Pro Stock to start the day!!
(L) Cary Goforth - 4.116 et - 175.02 mph
(R) Dean Goforth - 4.126 et - 173.72 mph
Killer side by side family pass to go #2 & #3 in the qualifying order!!
(L) Mike Bruno - 4.209 et - 168.94 mph
(R) Robert Patrick - 4.154 et - 171.27 mph
Bruno used up all of his lane, getting very close to the centerline on this pass.
(L) Brian Gahm - 11.941 et - 57.46 mph
(R) Elijah Morton - 5.373 et - 92.91 mph
Gahm rattles the tire at the hit while Morton shakes a bit further down track & has to lift.
(L) Frank Snelling - 4.247 et - 169.08 mph
(R) Jeff Dobbins - 4.135 et - 174.05 mph
Great looking runs here, both guys straight down their lane.
(L) John Montecalvo - 5.267 et - 105.31 mph
(R) Jason Collins - 4.159 et - 172.06 mph
Montecalvo shakes & has to lift while Collins moves up in the order from last night.
(L) Kelly Martin - 7.321 et - 62.01 mph
(R) Sylvester Barnes - 4.308 et - 166.31 mph
Martin shook right off the line while Barnes was off the pace a bit.
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CRASH OF A LEGEND - R.E.SMITH UNINJURED IN CRASH OF FORMER CANNON STUDEBAKER
In the second pair out in Pro Extreme, R.E. Smith walked away uninjured from a scary incident.
Smith encountered severe tire shake at the hit and made a hard move to the right just past the 60' cones. The car was up on two wheels and shot straight across the track, head on into the right hand wall. Fortunately it was not a high rate of speed, and R.E. got out of the car under his own power.
If the classic Studebaker looks familiar, it's the same Murray Anderson-built machine made famous by six-time Pro Modified champion Scotty Cannon.
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FRIDAY QUALIFYING - White Runs Record E.T. in Early Dragstock Qualifying
Proving it was no fluke, White drove his turbocharged Titan Motorsports 2007 Scion to the provisional number-one spot with a potentially record-setting 4.18-seconds pass at 173.32 mph in first-round qualifying. He needs to back the record time up within one percent this weekend to make it an official ADRL record.
Potts Camp, Mississippi’s Bubba Stanton also looked strong in Pro Extreme practice with a 3.83 lap in Roger Henson’s “Widowmaker” ‘63 Corvette. He ran another 3.83-second pass at 197.36 mph in round-one qualifying to sit on top of the list heading into Saturday.
Reigning class champ Jason Scruggs placed second at 3.84 seconds and 195.73, with Bennie McDonald Jr. third after running a career-best 3.89 at 191.73 mph in his 1953 Corvette.
The ADRL’s two-wheeled class is currently led by Casey Stemper from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, who rode his 2008 Suzuki to a 4.25-second Pro Extreme Motorcycle lap at 168.68 mph.
Finally, Holdenville, Oklahoma, racer Dean Goforth went 4.12 at 174.93 mph with his 2007 GTO to lead the Extreme Pro Stock exhibition class, followed by Elijah Morton and Bert Jackson.
Saturday’s action includes two more qualifying sessions followed by eliminations for 16-car/bike fields in each class. Spectator gates open at 9 a.m. and qualifying resumes one hour later.
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FRIDAY QUALIFYING - SESSION ONE
Pro Extreme
(L) Herman Sheppard - 7.059 et - 97.52 mph
(R) Chip King - 4.106 et - 177.01 mph
The Hermanator shakes & lifts. Meanwhile King was ALL over his lane, pedaling & coming oh so close to hitting the wall at the top end. WOW.
(L) RE Smith - 4.040 et - 184.27 mph
(R) Dan Bandish - 4.851 et - 107.10 mph
RE got on the tire right at the hit shaking the tires, then the car made a hard right just past the 60' cones, up on its side, nearly turning over & then drove straight into the right hand wall. RE is out of the car & ok...
(L) Travis Swearingen - 5.125 et - 95.47 mph
(R) Joe Baker - 4.026 et - 163.43 mph
Both guys shake & head to the centerline, Travis lifting & Baker peddling to go to the #1 spot for now..
(L) Josh Hernandez - 8.240 et - 72.23 mph
(R) Tommy Gray - 4.473 et - 127.22 mph
Hernandez lust absolutely blew the tires off at the hit of the throttle. Gray shook & pedaled a bit further down track.
(L) Bennie McDonald - 3.891 et - 191.73 mph
(R) Brian Decker - 4.113 et - 182.58 mph
WOW!!!! Bennie on a killer run, smooth & straight to a career best & the #1 spot!!!
(L) Dwayne Watkins - 4.151 et - 161.54 mph
(R) Doug Winters - 6.385 et - 86.57 mph
Winters shook & lifted. Watkins was all over the wall but never lifted.
(L) Quain Stott - 4.031 et - 188.67 mph
(R) Bubba Stanton - 3.832 et - 197.36 mph
Stott shook & pedaled once while Bubba made a killer pass, straight to #1!!!
(L) Brian Daniels - 3.996 et - 182.20 mph
(R) Brandon Snider - 6.246 et - 98.26 mph
Daniels used up alot of the lane, but got in the 2 second zone.
(L) Bob Mandell - 4.033 et - 176.55 mph
(R) Hugh Scott - 10.164 et - 50.52 mph
Good run for Mandell to get to the #6 spot while Hugh blew the tires off. And the word is we have oil in the right lane.
(L) Bil Clanton - 3.949 et - 181.98 mph
(R) Scott Cannon - 6.719 et - 100.25 mph
Great run by Big Money here to go to the #3 spot!!
(L) Wes Johnston - 4.024 et - 178.40 mph
(R) Wesley Jones - 5.026 et - 112.95 mph
Jones with big shake & Johnston has to pedal it.
(L) Frankie Taylor - 3.947 et - 193.18 mph
(R) Todd Tutterow - 7.359 et - 83.74 mph
Wow, the Mad Man pedals & still drives it out the back door to the #3 spot!!!
(L) Jason Scruggs - 3.847 et - 195.73 mph
(R)
A typical killer run for Scruggs, but only good for the #2 spot!!!
(L) Michael Neal - 3.936 et - 185.18 mph
(R)
Wow, great run for Michael, career best to go all the way to #4!!!
Pro Nitrous
(L) William Rojas - 4.440 et - 179.44 mph
(R) Andy Jensen - 6.053 et - 107.78 mph
HUGE shake for Pilcher right at the hit of the throttle.
(L) Pat Moore - 4.833 et - 113.21 mph
(R) Greg Godwin - 4.713 et - 114.22 mph
Godwin ran a 3.98 in testing today after the repairs from the rollover at Radford. Both guys had to click it early.
(L) Khalid Al-Balooshi - 3.987 et - 188.33 mph
(R) Isaias Rojas - 4.159 et - 173.92 mph
Al-Balooshi is in the former Castellana Cavalier. Wow, great run withg R-M & Speedtech power to go to #1!!!!!
(L) Andy Jensen - 5.887 et - 92.90 mph
(R) Burton Auxier - 3.976 et - 186.92 mph
Huge shake for Jensen & look at Burton in the new Al-Anabi ride going to #1!!
(L) Ken Regenthal - 6.131 et - 91.93 mph
(R) Dale Brinsfield - 4.057 et - 182.87 mph
Regenthal in the Carolina Hooker shakes the tires while Brinsfield makes a nice pass..
(L) Brad Boone - 4.190 et - 173.10 mph
(R) Sambo Price - 4.293 et - 165.92 mph
Boone is in an absolutely stunning C5 Corvette. Clean runs by both guys, but off the pace for this field.
(L) Mike Castellana - 6.783 et - 76.49 mph
(R) Tracy Cockman - 4.269 et - 167.92 mph
All eyes are on the Al-Anabi/Awesome Motorsports ride, but Castellana shakes the tire off the line & has to click it off.
(L) Keith Baker - 4.008 et - 182.48 mph
(R) Tim Savell - 4.083 et - 181.47 mph
The stage lights flickered in Savell's lane. Both guys were pushed back & the tree was re-set. Great run for Baker here, nearly getting in the 3's.
(L) Raymond Matos - 3.994 et - 183.39 mph
(R) Fedy Scriba - 4.005 et - 185.92 mph
Matos is in the recently purchased Radford Cuda. And wow, he got the tuneup as well!!! Great run by Scriba as well...
(L) Billy Harper - 4.946 et - 107.33 mph
(R) Stan Allen - 4.190 et - 175.91 mph
Allen was on a good hit, but had to slap the throttle as he drifted towards the wall.
(L) Steve Vick - 5.952 et - 100.62 mph
(R) Shannon Jenkins - 9.595 et - ??? mph
Huge tire shake for both guys..
(L) Harold Martin - 5.058 et - 101.31 mph
(R) Kenny Rucker - 4.079 et - 182.06 mph
Shake for Martin as Rucker makes a good pass.
(L) Milt Decker - 4.227 et - 178.50 mph
(R) Charles Carpenter - 6.681 et - 82.53 mph
Big shake for Carpenter & it looked like Decker drove through a bit of it himself.
(L) Thomas Myers - 4.211 et - 180.55 mph
(R) Sonny Tindal - 4.109 et - 177.30 mph
Slick got through the shake but was still off the pace... The ageless Tindal makes a nice pass.
(L) Jim Halsey - 3.946 et - 189.50 mph
(R) Edmund Hall - 4.759 et - 115.49 mph
WOW, huge run for Halsey to go straight to the top!!!!
(L) Rickie Smith - 3.961 et - 190.19 mph
(R) Dennis Radford - 6.882 et - 79.73 mph
Another out of the Al-Anabi stable, can he take the top spot away from Halsey? Nope, but a great run with big MPH to go the #2 spot... Radford shook in the new AMRD Duster.
(L) Dwayne Silance - 4.065 et - 179.70 mph
(R) Dwayne White - 4.538 et - 127.15 mph
Both guys head towards the centerline, White having to lift & the Hog Farmer hangs on for a nice pass.
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(R) Randy Weatherford - 3.983 et - 183.69 mph
Great pass by Weatherford to go to the #4 spot!!!
That closes out an outstanding & huge field of Pro Nitrous!!!
Extreme 10.5
(L) Todd Moyer - 4.296 et - 174.21 mph
(R) Jorge Lazcano - 4.455 et - 163.99 mph
Lets see if Moyer can build on his success from the most recent Norwalk event... A pair of turbo rides here with the Peurto Rican Mech Tech team... And Moyer is on a roll with another great run!!!
(L) Ric Fleck - 4.946 et - 147.79 mph
(R) Gilbert Jacobs - 4.553 et - 163.18 mph
Fleck is here in the wicked Procharged Camaro. And he is on & off the throttle on this run while Jacobs makes a decent pass.
(L) Kenny Kneece - 5.932 et - 93.17 mph
(R) Bob Mandell III - 4.547 et - 155.91 mph
Kneece gets WAY crossed up & has to lift while Mandell finally gets the Olds down the lane.
(L) Brian Williams - 7.841 et - 68.22 mph
(R) Jason Hunt - 4.829 et - 159.06 mph
Williams with big problems right off the line & has to lift. Hunt makes a good pass in the FWD ride.
(L) David Lambert - 4.353 et - 169.44 mph
(R) Mike Hill - 4.298 et - 170.34 mph
Killer side by side pass here as Hill just misses the #1 spot!!
(L) Gary White - 4.184 et - 173.32 mph
(R) Gary Gardella - 4.450 et - 168.62 mph
WOW, Team Titan proves today's run was no fluke, running another HUGE number for the front half of a new national ET record.
(L) David Janes - 4.437 et - 164.11 mph
(R) Darin Hoyle - 4.258 et - 175.82 mph
Great run by Hoyle in his ADRL debut to go all the way to #2!!
(L) Brian Neal - 4.306 et - 181.91 mph
(R) Alex Viscardi - 4.340 et - 184.07 mph
HUGE speeds, both surpassing the current MPH record for Moyer!!! Each will have a chance to back it up tomorrow.
(L) Billy Glidden - 4.189 et - 172.10 mpgh
(R) Steve Kirk - 4.193 et - 177.42 mph
What a driving job by Glidden, making a hard move to the left & hanging on the jump to the #2 spot with Kirk right behind him in the quickest side by side pass in XTF history!!! Both also have shots at backing up the ET record over the weekend!!!
Pro Extreme Motorcycle
(L) Carlos Wilkerson - 4.769 et - 114.04 mph
(R) TT Jones - 4.527 et - 139.57 mph
Jones was on a good run, but both bikes popped on the big end and clicked it early.
(L) Bay Bay Yarbrough - 6.368 et - 71.31 mph
(R) Ashley Owens - 4.496 et - 148.35 mph
Yarbrough, like the pair before him has a big pop & flash of flames on the top end, and we are down for a few minutes due to debris in his lane.
(L) James Helton - 4.427 et - 161.88 mph
(R) Coodee Thomas - 4.612 et - 154.97 mph
Thomas is on Billy Vose' spare bike after his ride sfferedbike basically burned to the ground during testing. Both guys are off the pace a bit.
(L) Matt Prophit - 4.340 et - 164.79 mph
(R) Craig Rosenburg - 6.878 et - 67.38 mph
Great run by Prophit to go to the top of the heap for now.
(L) Billy Vose - 4.483 et - 154.32 mph
(R) Eric Delisle - 4.488 et - 162.37 mph
Great jesture by Vose the let a fellow competitor use his spare ride... Vose was all over the centerline on his run.
(L) John Collins - 4.470 et - 62.62 mph
(R) Scott Gray - 4.357 et - 165.23 mph
A nice run by Gray here to get to the #2 qualifying spot.
(L) Charlie Prophit - 5.571 et - 92.99 mph
(R) Darryl Hollins - 4.511 et - 156.42 mph
Prophit was on a hit when his bike just died around halftrack.
(L) Travis Davis - 4.350 et - 168.83 mph
(R) Ronal Procopio - 4.298 et - 170.23 mph
Wow, newcomer Davis makes a nice pass, but Procopio was on his way to the top of the heap!!!!!
(L) Casey Stemper - 4.251 et - 166.68 mph
(R) Louie Grist - 4.554 et - 151.80 mph
WOW, big run from Stemper to take that spot right back!!
(L) Eddie Gonder - 4.801 et - 157.81 mph
(R) Rob Bush - 4.745 et - 156.98 mph
Gonder drove through all kinds of problems...
(L) Mark Person - 4.548 et - 160.42 mph
(R) Nike Corley - 4.300 et - 166.52 mph
Corley makes a nice pass to go to the #3 spot.
(L) Richard Holder - 5.763et - 104.19 mph
(R) Spencer Allen - 4.552 et - 157.18 mph
Holder had all kinds of problems, banging, popping & pitching an exhaust pipe.
(L) Gerald Smith - N/T
(R) Robert Hunnicutt - 4.330 et - 160.96 mph
Smith was shut off after the burnout. Superman made a great run to go to the #4 spot.
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(R) Terry Wynn - 4.379 et - 157.85 mph
Wynn makes a clean pass to get in the top half.
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(R) Monte Campbell - 4.810 et - 155.85 mph
Campbell is on a wicked sounding Kawasaki, but has problems on this run.
Extreme Pro Stock
(L) Dean Goforth - 4.124 et - 174.93 mph
(R) Mike Bruno - 4.150 et - 174.46 mph
Great side by side pass to open qualifying, Goforth with a big run.
(L) Doug Kirk - 4.194 et - 171.94 mph
(R) Brian Gahm - 4.165 et - 173.61 mph
Another great pair here, smooth & straight to go to the #3 & 4 spot.
(L) Sylvester Barnes - 4.351 et - 165.84 mph
(R) Cary Goforth - 4.141 et - 175.18 mph
Barnes makes a hard move to the center around halftrack but legs it out. Goforth makes a real nice pass.
(L) Jeff Dobbins - 4.174 et - 172.39 mph
(R) Frank Snellings - 4.209 et - 171.14 mph
Dobbins was a little loose in the middle but still make a nice pass.
(L) Robert Patrick - 4.149 et - 173.03 mph
(R) John Montecalvo - 4.165 et - 173.83 mph
Great looking runs here, both guys straight down their lane.
(L) Jason Collins - 4.194 et - 171.73 mph
(R) Kelly Martin - 4.229 et - 171.16 mph
Martin was just a little off the pace...
(L) Elijah Morton - 4.135 et - 174.03 mph
(R) Bert Jackson - N/T
The tree malfunctioned after the burnouts for this pair & we were down for a short time as the tree was replaced. . Jackson opted to come back later in the evening to make his pass... And it was worth the wait for Morton as he goes all the way to the #2 spot!!!
Bert Jackson is back after returning to his pit after the timing system delay...
And he makes the most of it with a fine 4.136 @ 174.96 to go all the way to the #3 spot!!!!
After a quick groom of the starting line, Extreme 10.5 is up next.
THURSDAY NOTEBOOK - ADRL'S DRAGSTOCK DELIVERS DIVERSITY
The largest collection of outlaw doorslammers and motorcycles ever assembled is expected this weekend (Sep. 12-13),
Professional race teams from as far away as Oregon, California, Massachusetts, Florida and all points in between will vie for supremacy on the venerable Rockingham strip, along with a couple of Canadians and at least one crew from Puerto Rico. Cars will range from turbocharged, six-cylinder imports to front-wheel-drive domestics to 900-cubic-inch classics—with all capable of covering the eighth-mile distance in 3.7 to 4.5 seconds at speeds reaching over 200 miles per hour. There will also be wild, nitrous-fed motorcycles laying down 4.2-second passes at more than 170 mph—over just 660 feet from a standing start.
Dragstock V begins Friday with open testing and a single qualifying round for the ADRL’s all-pro show that includes Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous and Extreme 10.5 cars, along with Pro Extreme Motorcycles. As a bonus, the second leg of the two-race Sonny’s Extreme Pro Stock Challenge presented by Purvis Ford also will practice and qualify, with Saturday’s schedule including two more qualifying sessions followed by eliminations in all five classes.
In addition to the race itself, Dragstock V also presents the final opportunity for ADRL drivers to earn points toward qualifying for the ADRL’s unique, championship-deciding Battle for the Belts competitions. The top eight points-earners in each class at the conclusion of Dragstock V will go head-to-head at the ADRL World Finals Oct. 24, in Ennis, Texas, to determine the ADRL’s four 2008 professional champions.
So far, only Pro Extreme points leader Joshua Hernandez and Pro Nitrous leader Billy Harper have mathematically clinched positions in their respective Battles for the Belts, so the final tallies are far from known. Even those drivers who are on the verge of clinching a spot will be racing for higher seeding in the points, thus gaining all-important lane choice once the Battle for the Belts begins.
The inaugural Dragstock in October 2004 was intended as a once-a-year event, but its success led directly to the creation of the ADRL, now the fastest-growing motorsports sanctioning body in the world. Since 2004, Dragstock has remained the ADRL's marquee event, hosting huge fields and drawing record crowds and record performances from its teams and drivers each year.
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EVENT PREVIEW - ADRL Bringing Record-Breaking Event to Rockingham Dragway
When the Flowmaster American Drag Racing League (ADRL) presented by the National Guard visits Rockingham Dragway Sep.
Reigning ADRL Pro Extreme world champion Jason Scruggs stunned the drag racing world last year at “The Rock” when he made the first-ever 200-mph pass from a standing start over an eighth mile and lowered the official elapsed time record to an unreal 3.70 seconds—both feats that so far no other driver has come even close to matching.
“I really enjoy racing in the Carolinas and especially in Rockingham,” said Scruggs, who this season replaced the 1963 Corvette he drove at Dragstock IV with a 2006 Dodge Stratus. “We’re finally figuring out the new car and I think if conditions are good again this year we might be able to see 206 or 207 mph, but I think that .70 is going to be tough to beat.”
Certainly looking to join him in the 200-mph club will be current Pro Extreme points leader and defending Dragstock champion Joshua Hernandez, 2006 world champ Bubba Stanton and title contenders Travis Swearingen and Wes Johnston, among others.
“I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see any of those guys and maybe others go 200 at Rockingham,” ADRL President Kenny Nowling stated. “In fact, I will be surprised if we don’t see someone else run the number. It just seems like Rockingham and Dragstock really brings out the best in our racers.”
The Pro Nitrous contingent heads to Rockingham led by Shannon Jenkins, the only two-time Dragstock champion (2005, 2006) and winner of the ADRL’s most recent event last month in Norwalk, Ohio, where he also set a new speed record (192.91 mph) in the final round. Also hot in ’08 has been points leader Billy Harper, winner of three consecutive events earlier this season, and teammate Dennis Radford, who will debut a new 1970 Plymouth Duster at Dragstock V.
Extreme 10.5 leader Mike Hill has struggled a little at the last couple of events, but in returning to his more familiar southern climes, informed observers expect “The Hitman” to turn in a much-improved performance. Fellow Georgian Steve Kirk Jr. also should be a frontrunner, but it’s Indiana’s Billy Glidden who has been stealing all the headlines lately after winning two-straight races and lowering the class E.T. record to 4.22 seconds with his Ford-powered GTO. Also watch for Norwalk winner David Janes and defending series champ Steve Gorman, who at Dragstock V is debuting a new, bigger engine in his 2001 Grand Am.
Up on two wheels, 2007 Pro Extreme Motorcycle world champion Billy Vose will be looking to make it two in a row at Rockingham after winning in Norwalk and rookie Matt Prophit, who currently heads up the points list, will be anxious for his career-first win after coming up short in the past two finals. Prophit’s brother and teammate, Charlie Prophit also promises to be a Dragstock contender, as do Nikie Corley, Ron Procopio and Coodee Thomas, all race winners this year.
Rockingham Dragway owner Steve Earwood also is very pleased to be hosting the second leg of the two-race Sonny’s Extreme Pro Stock Challenge presented by Purvis Ford at Dragstock V. Robert Patrick won the first-ever Extreme Pro Stock race in July at Budds Creek, Maryland, and would love to double up in North Carolina, but drivers like Maryland runner-up Kelly Martin, number-one qualifier Frank Gugliotta, Pete Berner and John Montecalvo will all be looking to spoil Patrick’s plans.
“Adding the mountain-motor Pro Stocks, I don’t think the ADRL could have added anything more exciting for fans here in the Deep South,” said Earwood, a 36-year veteran of the sport. He also likes the ADRL’s unique marketing method of providing complimentary tickets to its events; all paid for by series sponsors Flowmaster and the National Guard.
“Dragstock has become one of our most important events,” he said. “Because of the ticket situation I’ve been able to go to our community colleges and give them tickets for all their alumni and staff, I’ve been able to go to local Chambers (of Commerce) and it’s such a great calling card to be able to walk in there with a stack of free tickets to this great event. It’s just helped us immeasurably. I just ask that everyone shows up hungry.”
The ADRL’s Hushpower Dragstock V gets underway Sep. 12, with practice for all five pro classes beginning at 1 p.m. and one round of qualifying scheduled for 6:30 p.m. On Saturday (Sep. 13), round two of qualifying is set for one hour after the gates open for spectators at 9 a.m. and a third and last qualifying session will start at 1 p.m. Eliminations will begin at 4:30 p.m., with the day’s racing expected to wrap up about 10 p.m., with a massive starting-line fan celebration of the winners to follow.
