ADRL FINAL RESULTS
Sun, 2007-07-08 06:35
Two first-time event winners visited the Motor Mile Dragway winner's
circle Saturday night at the conclusion of the ADRL.us Independence
Drags, although one of them had previously won the biggest title the
Flowmaster American Drag Racing League has
to offer.
Bubba Stanton (Pro Extreme) and Doug Riesterer (Pro Nitrous) won their respective classes to cap an exciting day of racing Saturday in front of another sold out ADRL venue. For Stanton, the event win was his first in an ADRL points-earning event, although his other ADRL victory - the Battle for the Belts world championship eliminator last fall - made him the 2006 ADRL Pro Extreme world champion.
With his win Saturday night, Stanton jumped to the top of the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts points standings, leaping over Joshua Hernandez (who did not attend) and Huntsville winner Jason Scruggs (who recorded a surprising DNQ). Stanton's 1,544 points now leads Hernandez by the rough equivalent of three round-wins.
After qualifying No. 7 with a 4.018 best, Stanton simply got better with each eliminations pass he made. He opened with a 4.032 to oust Dwayne Watkins, then followed with three consecutive 3-second runs: 3.997 to edge Michael Neal's 4.03; 3.990 to take a dramatic holeshot win over Frankie Taylor's 3.971; and, in the final, a 3.971 to score an easy win over Travis Swearingen, who shook and could not recover. ADRL Champ Stanton Wins First PX Title; Riesterer Claims PN Honors
Two first-time event winners visited the Motor Mile Dragway winner's circle Saturday night at the conclusion of the ADRL.us Independence Drags, although one of them had previously won the biggest title the Flowmaster American Drag Racing League has
to offer.
Bubba Stanton (Pro Extreme) and Doug Riesterer (Pro Nitrous) won their respective classes to cap an exciting day of racing Saturday in front of another sold out ADRL venue. For Stanton, the event win was his first in an ADRL points-earning event, although his other ADRL victory - the Battle for the Belts world championship eliminator last fall - made him the 2006 ADRL Pro Extreme world champion.
With his win Saturday night, Stanton jumped to the top of the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts points standings, leaping over Joshua Hernandez (who did not attend) and Huntsville winner Jason Scruggs (who recorded a surprising DNQ). Stanton's 1,544 points now leads Hernandez by the rough equivalent of three round-wins.
After qualifying No. 7 with a 4.018 best, Stanton simply got better with each eliminations pass he made. He opened with a 4.032 to oust Dwayne Watkins, then followed with three consecutive 3-second runs: 3.997 to edge Michael Neal's 4.03; 3.990 to take a dramatic holeshot win over Frankie Taylor's 3.971; and, in the final, a 3.971 to score an easy win over Travis Swearingen, who shook and could not recover.
The runner-up finish was Swearingen's second of the season. He lost to Joe Baker in the Valdosta final.
Like Stanton, Riesterer came through with a bracket-like performance when it mattered most. He recorded four runs of between 4.045 to 4.066 in eliminations to beat, in order, Terry Murphy, Jamie Hancock, Buzz Varner, and 2006 ADRL world champion Keith Baker in the final, 4.045 to a troubled 5.316. Baker was looking for his first ADRL eliminations win since the 2005 season-ender in Kennedale.
Pro Nitrous driver Johnny Pilcher's bid for an unprecedented third straight ADRL event win came up two rounds short at the ADRL.us Independence Drags. He ran well all weekend and reached the semifinals, but came up on the losing end of his race versus Baker when he narrowly red-lighted.
Pilcher still enjoys a sizeable points lead in the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts points standings, and he remains the only ADRL driver to qualify for every event his class has contested.
AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts points standings
(all points pending ADRL approval)
PRO EXTREME
1. Bubba Stanton 1,544
2. Josh Hernandez 1,229
3. John Lynam 1,151
4. T. Swearingen 1,140
5. Joe Baker 1,139
6. Jason Scruggs 1,047
7. Mike Bell 868
8. Michael Neal 730
9. Bil Clanton 648
10. Todd Tutterow 630
11. Dwayne Watkins 620
12. Frankie Taylor 599
13. Brian Daniels 591
14. Quain Stott 567
15. Bennie McDonald 521
16. Herman Sheppard 495
17. Bobby Booth 473
18. Brandon Pesz 435
19. Hugh Scott 408
20. Kelly Martin 388
PRO NITROUS
1. Johnny Pilcher 1,850
2. Terry Housley 1,332
3. Keith Baker 1,142
4. Doug Riesterer 1,114
5. Thomas Myers 1,039
6. Dennis Radford 1,029
7. C. Carpenter 943
8. Jamie Hancock 913
9. Shannon Jenkins 908
10. Stan Allen 742
11. R. Weatherford 725
12. Harold Martin 699
13. Burton Auxier 635
14. Billy Harper 614
15. Steve Vick 533
16. Rod Houck 517
17. Greg Godwin 503
18. Mike Lockwood 386
19. Buzz Varner 338
20. Mike Castellana 282
(through 5 of 8 events) The top eight points-earners in each class at the completion of the ADRL Eastern Race Fuels DRAGSTOCK IV event, Sept. 14-15, qualify for
the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts championship eliminators, Oct. 12 at the AlphaTrade ADRL World Finals.
to offer.
Bubba Stanton (Pro Extreme) and Doug Riesterer (Pro Nitrous) won their respective classes to cap an exciting day of racing Saturday in front of another sold out ADRL venue. For Stanton, the event win was his first in an ADRL points-earning event, although his other ADRL victory - the Battle for the Belts world championship eliminator last fall - made him the 2006 ADRL Pro Extreme world champion.
With his win Saturday night, Stanton jumped to the top of the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts points standings, leaping over Joshua Hernandez (who did not attend) and Huntsville winner Jason Scruggs (who recorded a surprising DNQ). Stanton's 1,544 points now leads Hernandez by the rough equivalent of three round-wins.
After qualifying No. 7 with a 4.018 best, Stanton simply got better with each eliminations pass he made. He opened with a 4.032 to oust Dwayne Watkins, then followed with three consecutive 3-second runs: 3.997 to edge Michael Neal's 4.03; 3.990 to take a dramatic holeshot win over Frankie Taylor's 3.971; and, in the final, a 3.971 to score an easy win over Travis Swearingen, who shook and could not recover. ADRL Champ Stanton Wins First PX Title; Riesterer Claims PN Honors
Two first-time event winners visited the Motor Mile Dragway winner's circle Saturday night at the conclusion of the ADRL.us Independence Drags, although one of them had previously won the biggest title the Flowmaster American Drag Racing League has
to offer.
Bubba Stanton (Pro Extreme) and Doug Riesterer (Pro Nitrous) won their respective classes to cap an exciting day of racing Saturday in front of another sold out ADRL venue. For Stanton, the event win was his first in an ADRL points-earning event, although his other ADRL victory - the Battle for the Belts world championship eliminator last fall - made him the 2006 ADRL Pro Extreme world champion.
With his win Saturday night, Stanton jumped to the top of the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts points standings, leaping over Joshua Hernandez (who did not attend) and Huntsville winner Jason Scruggs (who recorded a surprising DNQ). Stanton's 1,544 points now leads Hernandez by the rough equivalent of three round-wins.
After qualifying No. 7 with a 4.018 best, Stanton simply got better with each eliminations pass he made. He opened with a 4.032 to oust Dwayne Watkins, then followed with three consecutive 3-second runs: 3.997 to edge Michael Neal's 4.03; 3.990 to take a dramatic holeshot win over Frankie Taylor's 3.971; and, in the final, a 3.971 to score an easy win over Travis Swearingen, who shook and could not recover.
The runner-up finish was Swearingen's second of the season. He lost to Joe Baker in the Valdosta final.
Like Stanton, Riesterer came through with a bracket-like performance when it mattered most. He recorded four runs of between 4.045 to 4.066 in eliminations to beat, in order, Terry Murphy, Jamie Hancock, Buzz Varner, and 2006 ADRL world champion Keith Baker in the final, 4.045 to a troubled 5.316. Baker was looking for his first ADRL eliminations win since the 2005 season-ender in Kennedale.
Pro Nitrous driver Johnny Pilcher's bid for an unprecedented third straight ADRL event win came up two rounds short at the ADRL.us Independence Drags. He ran well all weekend and reached the semifinals, but came up on the losing end of his race versus Baker when he narrowly red-lighted.
Pilcher still enjoys a sizeable points lead in the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts points standings, and he remains the only ADRL driver to qualify for every event his class has contested.
AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts points standings
(all points pending ADRL approval)
PRO EXTREME
1. Bubba Stanton 1,544
2. Josh Hernandez 1,229
3. John Lynam 1,151
4. T. Swearingen 1,140
5. Joe Baker 1,139
6. Jason Scruggs 1,047
7. Mike Bell 868
8. Michael Neal 730
9. Bil Clanton 648
10. Todd Tutterow 630
11. Dwayne Watkins 620
12. Frankie Taylor 599
13. Brian Daniels 591
14. Quain Stott 567
15. Bennie McDonald 521
16. Herman Sheppard 495
17. Bobby Booth 473
18. Brandon Pesz 435
19. Hugh Scott 408
20. Kelly Martin 388
PRO NITROUS
1. Johnny Pilcher 1,850
2. Terry Housley 1,332
3. Keith Baker 1,142
4. Doug Riesterer 1,114
5. Thomas Myers 1,039
6. Dennis Radford 1,029
7. C. Carpenter 943
8. Jamie Hancock 913
9. Shannon Jenkins 908
10. Stan Allen 742
11. R. Weatherford 725
12. Harold Martin 699
13. Burton Auxier 635
14. Billy Harper 614
15. Steve Vick 533
16. Rod Houck 517
17. Greg Godwin 503
18. Mike Lockwood 386
19. Buzz Varner 338
20. Mike Castellana 282
(through 5 of 8 events) The top eight points-earners in each class at the completion of the ADRL Eastern Race Fuels DRAGSTOCK IV event, Sept. 14-15, qualify for
the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts championship eliminators, Oct. 12 at the AlphaTrade ADRL World Finals.
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