ADRL JR. DRAGSTER RACER SET FOR LIFE
“I had the pleasure of hosting K.J. at two of our recent Arabian Drag Racing League events in Qatar and found him to be an incredibly bright young man who clearly understands the mechanics of racing,” Al-Anabi team owner Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani said. “Being a two-time ADRL national-event winner, he’s obviously a talented driver, so I thought I’d better get him under contract now before someone beat me to it.”
In an unprecedented move for drag racing, 10-year-old American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Pro Jr. Dragster star K.J. Nowling has signed a lifetime performance contract with Al-Anabi Racing.
“I had the pleasure of hosting K.J. at two of our recent Arabian Drag Racing League events in Qatar and found him to be an incredibly bright young man who clearly understands the mechanics of racing,” Al-Anabi team owner Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani said. “Being a two-time ADRL national-event winner, he’s obviously a talented driver, so I thought I’d better get him under contract now before someone beat me to it.”
In the debut of a new Mike Bos-built Pro Jr. Dragster car, Nowling is racing under the Al-Anabi banner for the first time this weekend in the ADRL’s season-opening Universal Technical Institute Dragpalooza VI presented by Safety-Kleen at Houston Raceway Park. Long-term plan calls for him to remain in the Pro Jr. Dragster ranks until his 16th birthday, at which time he will begin making test passes in a full-size car before making his ADRL Pro Extreme debut in 2016 in the Universal Technical Institute Dragpalooza XXII.
“This is hard to believe and I can’t thank Sheikh Khalid enough for this opportunity,” said Nowling, a fifth grader from Dardenne Prairie, Missouri. “I had so much fun watching him win the Pro Extreme championship in Qatar, but even more fun playing soccer with him on PlayStation 3 at his house. We’ve become good friends and I feel very proud to become his Al-Anabi teammate.”
