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SATURDAY FINAL RESULTS - FIRST-TIMERS FILL ADRL WINNER'S CIRCLE IN OHIO

In a remarkable turn of events, all professional class winners at the Aug. 21-22, ADRL Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags III had never before visited a National Guard American Drag Racing League (ADRL) victory lane. Even more remarkable, four of the five were up against their class wins leader in the final round at National Trail Raceway, near Columbus, Ohio, with the fifth also facing a former race victor.

Young Cody Barklage defeated Joshua Hernandez, the Pro Extreme wins leader at six, while Thomas “Tom Slick” Myers took down Shannon “Iceman” Jenkins, who leads the Pro Nitrous division with seven prior event titles. In Flowmaster Extreme 10.5, Spiro Pappas broke through over eight-time race winner and defending series champion Billy Glidden; Paul Gast got past Scott Gray, who leads all Pro Extreme Motorcycle riders with three victories; and Dean Goforth downed Doug Kirk, winner of the season opener at Houston this year in the National Guard ADRL’s new Extreme Pro Stock class.

“That was awesome,” the Lake Ozark, Missouri-based Barklage declared after pedaling his supercharged Lucas Oil 1967 Firebird to a 3.91-seconds win over the eighth mile at 190.48 miles per hour. “I can’t really put into words how I’m feeling right now because our team really needed this. I’m sure it’ll hit us by tomorrow, but it just seems so unreal right now.”

After laying down a string of solid mid- to high-3.70 passes to reach the final, Hernandez had been heavily favored, but his National Guard-backed ’57 Chevy drifted left toward the center line, taking out the halfway marker on the track before the veteran got it reined back under control.

“That surprised me; it really did,” Hernandez said. “The car had been working great all day, going very straight and easy to drive. But we’re running these things right on the ragged edge every time. We’re balancing like a ballet out there and today I guess we just stubbed our toe.”

Myers, an auto mechanic from Granbury, Texas, won from the 16th and final qualifying position. He went 4.02 seconds at 183.89 mph with his ’63 split-window Safety-Kleen Corvette in the final, while Jenkins suffered traction problems early in his run and slowed to a 4.28 at 156.03 mph. Jenkins later admitted he simply misread changing track conditions and his ’68 Camaro started shaking its tires before reaching half-track, allowing Myers to overcome a holeshot and pass him by.

An emotional Myers dedicated the race win to his grandfather, who passed away just a few days before the event. He and his wife, Rebecca, have been racing with the National Guard ADRL since its inception five years ago.

“I can’t believe we finally made it, especially against the level of teams we’re racing against out here,” Myers said after defeating Pat Stoken, Stan Allen and Burton Auxier in the preliminary rounds, each a member of a multi-car team, as is Jenkins. “But the ADRL has put together a great series where the little guy can shine. It’s an honor for me just to line up against someone like Shannon Jenkins, but to actually beat him in a final? Wow, I can’t even say what that means to me.”

A red-light start by Glidden handed the Flowmaster Extreme 10.5 win to Pappas, who posted an off-the-pace 4.18 pass at 148.31 mph in the final due to the turbocharger on his 2009 Pontiac GXP malfunctioning. In the semi-finals against Chuck Ulsch, however, he went 3.99 seconds at 190.11 to advance while joining Ulsch as the second member of the exclusive Mickey Thompson 3-Second Club for Flowmaster Extreme 10.5 drivers.

“That was a big deal for us, to get that three-second run over with. I wish we could’ve been first, but it still feels good to know we did it,” the popular Chicago racer said. “I also wish we could’ve had a good race in the final, but it doesn’t make the win over Billy any less enjoyable. This is what we came here for.”

Glidden later explained he suffered a clutch controller failure on the line, causing him to go red.

“After the burnouts I looked over and could see he was smoking pretty bad out the left side of his car, so I knew he was hurt. So I wasn’t pushing the tree or anything. I was just going to do my regular deal when this happened,” Glidden said, referring to the faulty controller. “It makes me sick, if you want to know the truth.”

Gast, from Grand Island, NY, also was the beneficiary of a red-light start, as Gray left three-thousandths too soon, tossing away a 4.30 pass against Gast’s 4.31 at 160.69 mph.

“The bike ran really well all day, although it slowed down a little and made its worst run of eliminations there in the final,” the 60-year-old said in victory lane. “I knew I had a good light (.016, his best of the day), but I didn’t know he’d (Gray) gone red, so I wasn’t sure I’d won until it was over.”

After setting low E.T. of the meet for the Extreme Pro Stock class with a 4.10 in the semis that sent him to his second-straight final-round appearance, Goforth ran 4.13 at 173.25 with his ’09 GXP against a redlighting Kirk, who left four-thousandths-of-a-second ahead of the go signal.

“I had no idea he’d gone red until we were well on down there when I saw the win light in my lane,” said Goforth, who opened the day with a win over his son, Cary, then beat Pete Berner and points leader Brian Gahm to reach the final. “Every round is so tough out here. This is the best racing there is; I’m having a lot of fun doing this.”

The National Guard ADRL’s Pro Jr. Dragster class for kids 8-17 years old also crowned a first-time race champion in Minford, Ohio’s R.J. Thacker, who beat Caleb Ellison in the final round.

With just one race left to gain points toward qualifying for the 2009 championship-deciding Speedtech Battle for the Belts this October at Ennis, Texas, all National Guard ADRL teams will be turning their attention to the series oldest and most prestigious event, Flowmaster Dragstock VI, to be held Sept. 11-12, at Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina.

 

Saturday's final results from the ADRL Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags III at National Trail Raceway. The race is the Eighth of 10 in the National Guard American Drag Racing League:

Pro Extreme -- Cody Barklage, Pontiac Firebird, 3.912, 190.48  def. Joshua Hernandez, Chevy Bel Air, DQ.

Pro Nitrous -- Thomas Myers, Chevy Corvette, 4.023, 183.89  def. Shannon Jenkins, Chevy Camaro, 4.288, 156.03.

Extreme 10.5 -- Spiro Pappas, Pontiac GXP, 4.186, 148.31  def. Billy Glidden, Pontiac GTO, foul.

Pro Extreme Motorcycle -- Paul Gast, Suzuki, 4.310, 160.69  def. Scott Gray, Suzuki, foul.

Extreme Pro Stock -- Dean Goforth, Pontiac GXP, 4.130, 173.25  def. Doug Kirk, Ford Mustang, foul.

Pro Junior Dragster -- R.J. Thacker, Bos, 9.441, 66.88  def. Caleb Ellison, Halfscale, 9.113, 70.58. 

 

 

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FINAL QUALIFYING

PRO EXTREME

  1    3 Frankie Taylor, Dickinson TX, '05 Corvette      3.749  202.52  202.52
  2    5 Bubba Stanton, Potts Camp MS, '63 Corvette      3.771  198.41  198.41
  3   68 Jason Hamstra, Demotte IN, '68 Camaro           3.790  201.97  201.97
  4  151 Alex Hossler, Canton IL, '70 Camaro             3.794  197.02  197.02
  5 5083 Cody Barklage, Lake Ozark MO, '67 Firebird      3.812  196.42  196.73
  6   41 Todd Tutterow, Yadkinville NC, '06 Corvette     3.822  200.92  200.92
  7    6 Joshua Hernandez, Conroe TX, '57 Bel Air        3.834  200.68  200.68
  8 1962 Tommy D'Aprile, Port Charlotte FL, '70 Camaro   3.835  197.62  197.62
  9 1101 Quain Stott, Columbus NC, '63 Corvette          3.849  199.20  199.20
 10    4 Brian Daniels, Jackson OH, '63 Corvette         3.859  194.58  194.58
 11 1130 John Stanley, Hagerstown MD, '69 Camaro         3.872  195.96  195.96
 12    2 Wes Johnston, Kaufman TX, '53 Corvette          3.894  195.93  195.93
 13 2007 Joey Martin, Milton FL, '55 Nomad               3.910  195.22  195.22
 14 1065 Mike Janis, Lancaster NY, '68 Firebird          3.912  190.62  193.07
 15  214 Dan Bandish, Melbourne FL, '67 Camaro           3.938  185.31  187.63
 16   38 Neal Wantye, Louisville KY, '08 Mustang         3.973  189.98  189.98

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 17    1 Jason Scruggs, Saltillo MS, '68 Camaro          3.989  179.04  179.04
 18  348 Brad Personett, Elkart IN, '68 Camaro           4.008  193.82  193.82
 19 1490 Dan Saitz, Fenton MO, '07 Mustang               4.019  187.42  187.42
 20 1040 Andy Jensen, Nescopeck PA, '68 Camaro           4.058  178.26  178.26
 21  322 Jim Pauckner, Blanchester OH, '63 Corvette      4.130  174.23  174.23
 22  366 Brian Robbins, St. Joseph MI, '72 Hurst         4.145  183.22  183.22
 23 3800 Cathy Belcher, Rantoul IL, '90 Camaro           4.157  179.30  182.80
 24 1942 Jeff Roth, Borden ON, '41 Willys                4.235  149.93  149.93
 25    7 Travis Swearingen, Blue Springs MO, '41 Willys  4.250  134.74  134.74
 26  309 'Killer' Brooks, Youngstown OH, '92 Cavalier    4.556  164.19  164.19

PRO NITROUS

  1   21 Pat Stoken, Eureka MT, '68 Camaro               3.903  191.16  191.16
  2    4 Shannon Jenkins, Tuscaloosa AL, '68 Camaro      3.924  191.13  191.13
  3    5 Jim Halsey, Havre DeGrace MD, '68 Camaro        3.929  191.46  191.46
  4    8 Burton Auxier, Dixie WV, '68 Firebird           3.934  189.50  189.50
  5  999 Khalid Al-Balooshi, Doha QA, '68 Camaro         3.939  189.84  189.84
  6   44 Mike Castellana, Westbury NY, '70 Camaro        3.946  189.58  189.58
  7 1968 Steve Vick, Mocksville NC, '68 Camaro           4.003  187.63  187.63
  8    3 Stan Allen, New Iberia LA, '68 Camaro           4.012  185.00  185.00
  9 1957 Greg Godwin, Walterboro SC, '63 Corvette        4.039  182.38  182.38
 10    6 Randy Weatherford, Danville VA, '70 Camaro      4.040  183.62  183.62
 11  360 Bob Rahaim, Goose Pt Park MI, '68 Camaro        4.042  179.88  179.88
 12 1955 Charles Carpenter, Harrisburg NC, '55 Bel Air   4.046  181.84  181.84
 13  369 John Decerbo, Canfield OH, '68 Camaro           4.053  181.81  181.81
 14 1063 Johnny Pilcher, Chancellor AL, '63 Corvette     4.061  177.72  177.72
 15  420 John Bartunek, Pearl River NY, '09 Camaro       4.068  177.00  177.00
 16 4794 Thomas Myers, Granbury TX, '63 Corvette         4.084  180.14  183.00

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 17 3190 Glenn Butcher, Doylestown OH, '68 Camaro        4.087    0.00  172.30
 18 1250 Kenny Rucker, Pond Gap WV, '53 Corvette         4.100  179.68  179.68
 19 1820 Terry Murphy, Pleasant Hill MO, '63 Corvette    4.101  177.77  177.77
 20  375 Mark Malcuit, Strasburg OH, '69 Camaro          4.102  174.75  174.75
 21  531 John Deflorian Jr, Arnold MO, '06 Corvette      4.111  180.96  182.48
 22 1118 Ted Smith, Smithfield PA, '68 Camaro            4.114  180.50  180.50
 23  124 Pat Bennett, Forest VA, '63 Corvette            4.120  178.17  178.17
 24 1994 Ed Burnley, Pasadena MD, '67 Camaro             4.128  177.28  177.28
 25 1401 Matt Guenther, Livonia NY, '41 Willys           4.163  175.75  179.59
 26 1966 Pat Moore, Kinsman OH, '66 Corvete              4.229  174.48  174.48
 27 1967 Mark Daly, Hallsville MO, '67 Camaro            4.549  132.45  132.45
 28 1223 Randall Haynes, Chester VA, '41 Willys          5.879   81.42   81.42

EXTREME 10.5

  1  111 Chuck Ulsch, Clarksville MD, '68 Camaro         4.032  195.53  195.53
  2    6 Gary White, New Market AL, '07 Scion            4.092  179.59  179.59
  3    1 Billy Glidden, Whiteland IN, '06 GTO            4.096  176.17  176.17
  4   85 Jeff Paulk, Social Circle GA, '68 Camaro        4.100  179.18  180.50
  5   21 Spiro Pappas, Glenview IL, '09 GXP              4.104  176.14  178.59
  6   72 Jake Carlton, Wauchula FL, '02 Grand Am         4.120  174.77  174.77
  7    4 Todd Moyer, Pasadena TX, '04 Cavalier           4.274  184.14  184.14
  8  290 Joel Bayless, Clinton TN, '06 GTO               4.282  174.26  174.26
  9 5691 Randy Matlock, Wentzville MO, '57 Chevy         4.289  167.24  167.53
 10 1277 David Hance, Inwood NY, '57 Chevy               4.305  178.85  180.81
 11 1384 Jason Wilson, Wellston OH, '02 Mustang          4.346  166.91  166.91
 12   58 Jeff Dickey, Fayette MO, '68 Camaro             4.391  177.09  177.09
 13 172K Kenny Doak, Pipersville PA, '70 Chevelle        4.443  175.46  175.46
 14   98 Tony Wilson, Kannapolis NC, '98 Monte Carlo     4.474  163.61  163.61
 15  378 Brent Baker, Niles IN, '99 Cutlass              4.628  151.70  151.70
 16 2967 Bill Lutz, Canal Winchester OH, '67 Camaro      4.660  165.31  165.31

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 17  777 Ed Parker, Baltimore OH, '69 Camaro             4.665  160.35  160.35
 18  41X Nick Jackson, Cleveland OH, '41 Willys          5.310  130.82  140.31
 19 1996 Mark Ingle, Cumberland VA, '96 Corvette         5.693  126.36  126.36

EXTREME PRO STOCK

 1  262 Robert Patrick, Fredricksburg VA, '08 Mustang   4.134  173.70  173.70
  2   21 Brian Gahm, Lucasville OH, '07 Mustang          4.142  173.92  173.92
  3   71 Pete Berner, Crete IL, '08 GXP                  4.143  172.65  172.65
  4 1214 Matt Hartford, Phoenix AZ, '07 Cobalt           4.147  173.23  173.23
  5  118 John Konigshofer, Otterville ON, '08 Mustang    4.154  172.54  172.54
  6  151 Dean Goforth, Holdenville OK, '09 GXP           4.156  173.16  173.16
  7  983 Steven Boone, Waeverville NC, '06 Cobalt        4.157  172.85  172.85
  8   67 Doug Kirk, Lenore WV, '08 Mustang               4.158  173.21  173.21
  9    5 John Montecalvo, Center Moriches NY, '08 Cobalt 4.164  172.32  172.41
 10  177 Elijah Morton, Jacksonville NC, '07 Mustang     4.165  172.28  172.56
 11  251 Cary Goforth, Holdenville OK, '08 Cobalt        4.169  172.87  172.87
 12  335 Bob Bertsch, Willis MI, '07 Mustang             4.182  173.56  173.56
 13  232 Chris Holbrook, Livonia MI, '08 Mustang         4.184  170.13  170.13
 14  869 Mark Martino, Stoney Creek ON, '07 Cobalt       4.186  170.69  170.69
 15  759 Jeff Dobbins, Willington NC, '08 Mustang        4.194  171.62  171.62
 16   11 Jason Collins, Rainbow City AL, '07 Cobalt      4.206  171.47  171.82

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 17  143 Ron Miller, Lebanon OH, '04 Grand Am            4.245  167.03  167.03
 18  185 Ned Katuran, North Wales PA, '09 Cobalt         5.225  107.25  107.25

PRO JUNIOR DRAGSTER

  1 3006 Cardino Fornataro, Newark OH, Bos                 0.001  0.001
  2 3349 Jeremy Curran, Bartlett IL, Spitzer               0.003  0.003
  3 2348 Morgan Benfield, Virginia Beach VA, Motivation    0.003  0.003
  4 3421 Alexander Open, Kenosha WI, Hercules              0.007  0.007
  5   88 Timmy Cliffton Jr., Yemessee SC, Strike Force     0.008  0.008
  6   22 Justin Dempsey, Lenore WV, Halfscale              0.015  0.015
  7 3062 Kyle Dvorak, McHenry IL, Spitzer                  0.018  0.018
  8 3292 R.J. Thacker, Minford OH, Bos                     0.023  0.023
  9   42 Jasmyn Wilson, Wellston OH, Jegster               0.038  0.038
 10 C328 Caleb Ellison, Beavercreek OH, Halfscale          0.041  0.041
 11    8 KJ Nowling, Dardenne Prairie MO, Bos              0.045  0.045
 12  213 Eric Castle, Paintsville KY, Bos                  0.045  0.045
 13  328 Edmond Ellison, Beavercreek OH, Halfscale         0.054  0.054
 14 3092 Trevor Haisma, Wonder Lake Il, Spitzer            0.068  0.068
 15  505 Kendall Thiesse, Montreal MO, Halfscale           0.077  0.077

 

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FRIDAY QUALIFYING - TOP QUALIFIERS MAKE MARK ON NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY

The performances of the provisional number-one qualifiers for the National Guard ADRL Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags III in Hebron, Ohio, put to rest any concerns that some racers expressed over track conditions at National Trail Raceway.

Frankie Taylor of Dickinson, Texas, blistered the National Trail eighth mile in 3.74 seconds at 202.52 miles per hour with his supercharged 2005 Corvette to lead 26 teams in the Pro Extreme class, while Eureka, Montana’s Pat Stoken ran a career-best 3.90 at 191.16 mph with his ’68 Camaro to finish on top of 28 Pro Nitrous entries after three rounds of qualifying on Friday.

In Flowmaster Extreme 10.5 action, Maryland racer Chuck Ulsch continued his recent domination of the class with a very strong 4.03 at 195.53 mph in a supercharged ’68 Camaro, while points leader and Ohio native Brian Gahm drove his ’07 Mustang to the provisional pole in Extreme Pro Stock with a solid 4.14 blast at 173.92 mph. Up on two wheels, Macon, Georgia’s Lance Hines leads 22 Pro Extreme Motorcycle riders with a solid 4.22-seconds pass at 169.30 mph aboard his 2009 Suzuki.

Taylor was first after the opening qualifying session and the only driver in the first round to exceed 200 mph, but 2006 Pro Extreme World Champion Bubba Stanton stepped up with a 3.77 at 198.41 in his ’63 Corvette on Friday afternoon to steal away the provisional top spot.

“Conditions improved quite a bit tonight and that helped us,” Taylor said after responding with the second-best run of his career. “Now with us solidly in the field we can experiment some more tomorrow. But I’m not even sure we’ll run that session. We’ll probably wait and see what everyone else is doing before we make that decision.”

Following Taylor on the list are Stanton, Jason Hamstra, Alex Hossler and Cody Barklage, with Tommy D’Aprile currently on the bump spot in 16th with a 4.00 pass at an early shut-off 147.18 mph in the debut of a new 1970.5 Camaro for team owner Mel Bush.

Stoken was not in the 16-car field when the third and final qualifying session of the day began, but his best-ever elapsed time and speed quickly resolved the problem. It also helped keep his 2009 championship hopes alive as he fights to hold on to the eighth and last qualifying position for the season-ending Speedtech Battle for the Belts.

“That was a big run for us. I’m not so sure it’s going to hold up as number one, but it certainly takes a lot of the pressure off,” Stoken said. “At least now we know we’ll be racing for sure tomorrow and we can fool around with it a little in the final (qualifying) session.”

Stoken currently leads Shannon Jenkins, teammate Jim Halsey and Jenkins’ teammate Burton Auxier, who also is his closest rival for the transfer spot to the Belts playoff. The 16th-place qualifying slot presently belongs to the 4.10 at 177.77 mph by Terry Murphy.

After battling traction issues in his first two qualifying attempts, Ulsch was on a pretty pass in Friday night’s session when his car again shook its rear tires about 200 feet out. He didn’t lift, however, and drove straight through to the finish line. Team owner Gil Mobley stressed the traction issues stemmed from a problem with the Camaro’s set-up; not any problem with the National Trail racing surface.

“I think the track is good; I think we just missed it; we didn’t have enough power through the middle part of the track,” he explained. “So we’ll add a little more power through there tomorrow and hopefully that’ll take care of it. If not, we can always go back to where we were.”

Gary White and defending class champ Billy Glidden are second and third, respectively, followed by Jeff Paulk and Spiro Pappas, while Bill Lutz currently rounds out the 16-car field after posting a 4.66 lap at 139.46 mph.

Gahm is the only one of the current top qualifiers to have laid down his class-leading pass in today’s opening session. It was fortunate for him, too, as Gahm experienced mechanical catastrophes in both subsequent attempts, with the pinion gear in his car’s rear end breaking in the second round, then an intake valve spring broke along with his transmission in the third round.

“Hopefully all our bad luck is behind us and we’ll have good air and be able to step it up tomorrow,” he said. “We should’ve run quicker than that tonight; I figured it would’ve been about a .12 or so, maybe even better.”

Pete Berner, Robert Patrick Jr., Matt Hartford and Dean Goforth round out the top five in Extreme Pro Stock, while Mark Martino currently fills the 16th position just one-tenth-of-a-second behind Gahm.

Hines, a recent Pro Extreme Motorcycle event winner, led the field after each qualifying session, but improved from 4.28 to 4.22 in Friday’s last go-round to secure the provisional top spot over Ashley Owens, Ron Procopio, Monte Campbell and Paul Gast. A 4.42 at 161.32 has Eddie Gonder on the bubble for Saturday’s lone qualifying session, beginning at noon (Eastern). Elimination rounds for 16-car/bike fields in each National Guard ADRL professional class will follow.

 

 

 

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FRIDAY QUALIFYING BESTS

PRO EXTREME

  1    3 Frankie Taylor, Dickinson TX, '05 Corvette      3.749  202.52  202.52
  2    5 Bubba Stanton, Potts Camp MS, '63 Corvette      3.771  198.41  198.41
  3   68 Jason Hamstra, Demotte IN, '68 Camaro           3.790  201.97  201.97
  4  151 Alex Hossler, Canton IL, '70 Camaro             3.794  197.02  197.02
  5 5083 Cody Barklage, Lake Ozark MO, '67 Firebird      3.812  196.42  196.42
  6   41 Todd Tutterow, Yadkinville NC, '06 Corvette     3.822  200.92  200.92
  7 1101 Quain Stott, Columbus NC, '63 Corvette          3.849  199.20  199.20
  8    4 Brian Daniels, Jackson OH, '63 Corvette         3.859  194.58  194.58
  9 1130 John Stanley, Hagerstown MD, '69 Camaro         3.872  195.96  195.96
 10    2 Wes Johnston, Kaufman TX, '53 Corvette          3.894  195.93  195.93
 11 2007 Joey Martin, Milton FL, '55 Nomad               3.910  195.22  195.22
 12 1065 Mike Janis, Lancaster NY, '68 Firebird          3.912  190.62  190.62
 13    6 Joshua Hernandez, Conroe TX, '57 Bel Air        3.917  197.74  197.74
 14  214 Dan Bandish, Melbourne FL, '67 Camaro           3.964  187.63  187.63
 15    1 Jason Scruggs, Saltillo MS, '68 Camaro          3.989  179.04  179.04
 16 1962 Tommy D'Aprile, Port Charlotte FL, '70 Camaro   4.003  147.18  147.18

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 17  348 Brad Personett, Elkart IN, '68 Camaro           4.008  193.82  193.82
 18 1040 Andy Jensen, Nescopeck PA, '68 Camaro           4.058  178.26  178.26
 19 1490 Dan Saitz, Fenton MO, '07 Mustang               4.061  180.26  180.26
 20   38 Neal Wantye, Louisville KY, '08 Mustang         4.117  164.83  164.83
 21  322 Jim Pauckner, Blanchester OH, '63 Corvette      4.130  174.23  174.23
 22  366 Brian Robbins, St. Joseph MI, '72 Hurst         4.145  183.22  183.22
 23 3800 Cathy Belcher, Rantoul IL, '90 Camaro           4.157  179.30  182.80
 24 1942 Jeff Roth, Borden ON, '41 Willys                4.235  149.93  149.93
 25    7 Travis Swearingen, Blue Springs MO, '41 Willys  4.250  134.74  134.74
 26  309 'Killer' Brooks, Youngstown OH, '92 Cavalier    4.556  164.19  164.19

PRO NITROUS

1   21 Pat Stoken, Eureka MT, '68 Camaro               3.903  191.16  191.16
  2    4 Shannon Jenkins, Tuscaloosa AL, '68 Camaro      3.924  191.13  191.13
  3    5 Jim Halsey, Havre DeGrace MD, '68 Camaro        3.929  191.46  191.46
  4    8 Burton Auxier, Dixie WV, '67 Firebird           3.934  189.50  189.50
  5   44 Mike Castellana, Westbury NY, '70 Camaro        3.946  189.58  189.58
  6  999 Khalid Al-Balooshi, Doha QA, '68 Camaro         3.965  187.91  187.91
  7 1968 Steve Vick, Mocksville NC, '68 Camaro           4.003  187.63  187.63
  8    3 Stan Allen, New Iberia LA, '68 Camaro           4.012  185.00  185.00
  9    6 Randy Weatherford, Danville VA, '70 Camaro      4.040  183.62  183.62
 10  360 Bob Rahaim, Goose Pt Park MI, '68 Camaro        4.042  179.88  179.88
 11  369 John Decerbo, Canfield OH, '68 Camaro           4.053  181.81  181.81
 12 1063 Johnny Pilcher, Chancellor AL, '63 Corvette     4.061  177.72  177.72
 13 4794 Thomas Myers, Granbury TX, '63 Corvette         4.084  180.14  183.00
 14 3190 Glenn Butcher, Doylestown OH, '68 Camaro        4.087    0.00  155.44
 15 1250 Kenny Rucker, Pond Gap WV, '53 Corvette         4.100  179.68  179.68
 16 1820 Terry Murphy, Pleasant Hill MO, '63 Corvette    4.101  177.77  177.77

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 17  375 Mark Malcuit, Strasburg OH, '69 Camaro          4.102  174.75  174.75
 18 1955 Charles Carpenter, Harrisburg NC, '55 Bel Air   4.105  177.56  177.56
 19 1118 Ted Smith, Smithfield PA, '68 Camaro            4.114  180.50  180.50
 20  531 John Deflorian Jr, Arnold MO, '06 Corvette      4.119  182.48  182.48
 21  124 Pat Bennett, Forest VA, '63 Corvette            4.120  178.17  178.17
 22 1994 Ed Burnley, Pasadena MD, '67 Camaro             4.128  177.28  177.28
 23 1401 Matt Guenther, Livonia NY, '41 Willys           4.163  175.75  179.59
 24 1957 Greg Godwin, Walterboro SC, '63 Corvette        4.210  179.14  179.14
 25 1966 Pat Moore, Kinsman OH, '66 Corvete              4.229  174.48  174.48
 26  420 John Bartunek, Pearl River NY, '09 Camaro       5.268   94.99   94.99
 27 1967 Mark Daly, Hallsville MO, '67 Camaro            5.488   92.12   99.17
 28 1223 Randall Haynes, Chester VA, '41 Willys          5.879   81.42   81.42


EXTREME 10.5

1  111 Chuck Ulsch, Clarksville MD, '68 Camaro         4.032  195.53  195.53
  2    6 Gary White, New Market AL, '07 Scion            4.092  179.59  179.59
  3    1 Billy Glidden, Whiteland IN, '06 GTO            4.096  176.17  176.17
  4   85 Jeff Paulk, Social Circle GA, '68 Camaro        4.100  179.18  179.18
  5   21 Spiro Pappas, Glenview IL, '09 GXP              4.104  176.14  178.59
  6   72 Jake Carlton, Wauchula FL, '02 Grand Am         4.120  174.77  174.77
  7  290 Joel Bayless, Clinton TN, '06 GTO               4.282  174.26  174.26
  8 5691 Randy Matlock, Wentzville MO, '57 Chevy         4.289  167.24  167.24
  9 1277 David Hance, Inwood NY, '57 Chevy               4.305  178.85  180.81
 10 1384 Jason Wilson, Wellston OH, '02 Mustang          4.346  166.91  166.91
 11   58 Jeff Dickey, Fayette MO, '68 Camaro             4.391  177.09  177.09
 12 172K Kenny Doak, Pipersville PA, '70 Chevelle        4.443  175.46  175.46
 13    4 Todd Moyer, Pasadena TX, '04 Cavalier           4.458  175.02  175.02
 14   98 Tony Wilson, Kannapolis NC, '98 Monte Carlo     4.570  159.02  161.25
 15  378 Brent Baker, Niles IN, '99 Cutlass              4.628  151.70  151.70
 16 2967 Bill Lutz, Canal Winchester OH, '67 Camaro      4.660  165.31  165.31

       ------------ Unqualified ------------

 17  777 Ed Parker, Baltimore OH, '69 Camaro             4.665  160.35  160.35
 18  41X Nick Jackson, Cleveland OH, '41 Willys          5.310  130.82  140.31
 19 1996 Mark Ingle, Cumberland VA, '96 Corvette         6.472   89.62   89.62

EXTREME PRO STOCK

  1   21 Brian Gahm, Lucasville OH, '07 Mustang          4.142  173.92  173.92
  2   71 Pete Berner, Crete IL, '08 GXP                  4.145  172.34  172.34
  3  262 Robert Patrick, Fredricksburg VA, '08 Mustang   4.146  173.36  173.36
  4 1214 Matt Hartford, Phoenix AZ, '07 Cobalt           4.147  173.23  173.23
  5  151 Dean Goforth, Holdenville OK, '09 GXP           4.156  173.16  173.16
  6  983 Steven Boone, Waeverville NC, '06 Cobalt        4.157  172.85  172.85
  7  118 John Konigshofer, Otterville ON, '08 Mustang    4.162  172.52  172.52
  8    5 John Montecalvo, Center Moriches NY, '08 Cobalt 4.164  172.32  172.32
  9  251 Cary Goforth, Holdenville OK, '08 Cobalt        4.175  172.17  172.17
 10  177 Elijah Morton, Jacksonville NC, '07 Mustang     4.180  172.56  172.56
 11  232 Chris Holbrook, Livonia MI, '08 Mustang         4.184  170.13  170.13
 12   67 Doug Kirk, Lenore WV, '08 Mustang               4.189  172.43  172.43
 13  335 Bob Bertsch, Willis MI, '07 Mustang             4.194  171.97  171.97
 14  759 Jeff Dobbins, Willington NC, '08 Mustang        4.194  171.62  171.62
 15   11 Jason Collins, Rainbow City AL, '07 Cobalt      4.206  171.47  171.82
 16  869 Mark Martino, Stoney Creek ON, '07 Cobalt       4.244  153.14  161.59

       ------------ Unqualified ------------

 17  143 Ron Miller, Lebanon OH, '04 Grand Am            4.283  165.64  165.64
 18  185 Ned Katyran, North Wales PA, '09 Cobalt         5.225  107.25  107.25


PRO JUNIOR DRAGSTER

  1 3349 Jeremy Curran, Bartlett IL, Spitzer               0.003  0.003
  2 2348 Morgan Benfield, Virginia Beach VA, Motivation    0.003  0.003
  3   88 Timmy Cliffton Jr., Yemessee SC, Strike Force     0.008  0.008
  4   22 Justin Dempsey, Lenore WV, Halfscale              0.015  0.015
  5 3062 Kyle Dvorak, McHenry IL, Spitzer                  0.018  0.018
  6   42 Jasmyn Wilson, Wellston OH, Jegster               0.038  0.038
  7 C328 Caleb Ellison, Beavercreek OH, Halfscale          0.041  0.041
  8 3006 Cardino Fornataro, Newark OH, Bos                 0.041  0.041
  9 3421 Alexander Open, Kenosha WI, Hercules              0.042  0.042
 10    8 KJ Nowling, Dardenne Prairie MO, Bos              0.045  0.045
 11  213 Eric Castle, Paintsville KY, Bos                  0.066  0.066
 12 3092 Trevor Haisma, Wonder Lake Il, Spitzer            0.068  0.068
 13 3292 R.J. Thacker, Minford OH, Bos                     0.099  0.099
 14  505 Kendall Thiesse, Montreal MO, Halfscale           0.202  0.202
 15  328 Edmond Ellison, Beavercreek OH, Halfscale         -0.040 -0.040

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EVENT PREVIEW -ADRL TRAMS FOCUS ON BATTLE FOR THE BELTS CHAMPIONSHIP

When the 2009 National Guard American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Tour opened at Houston in March, practically every team present

dreamed of championship glory after surviving a grueling points chase and prevailing in the National Guard ADRL’s unique, end-of-season shootout that’s slated for Dallas this October.

Now, with only two opportunities left to accumulate points toward qualifying for the Speedtech Battle for the Belts, those still in contention, or still hoping to be, will be keeping their calculators as close by as their wrenches during the Aug. 21-22, Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags III at National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio. The Ohio event will be followed by the National Guard ADRL’s Flowmaster Dragstock VI at Rockingham (NC) Dragway next month, and then it’s on to Texas for the championship-deciding Battles.

The Speedtech Battle for the Belts will pit the top eight points earners in each of the ADRL’s five professional racing classes against each other in Friday-night eliminations during the LenMar Motorsports ADRL World Finals V at the Texas Motorplex. Points earned in Saturday’s National Guard ADRL race at Dallas will actually count toward the 2010 championship chase.

Everyone who makes at least one qualifying attempt at a National Guard ADRL event receives 25 points and qualifying on top of a 16-car field earns another 16 points (15 for 2nd, 14 for 3rd, and so on). With each elimination-round win paying 100 points (500 going to the event winner) and 50-point bonuses for setting official elapsed time and speed records, each event offers the potential for 641 points. Plus, a 50-point bonus goes to every driver who attends all events in a single season. 

Heading into Hebron, only the points leaders in Pro Extreme (PX), Pro Nitrous (PN), Pro Extreme Motorcycle (PXM) and Extreme Pro Stock (XPS) have clinched positions for the 2009 Speedtech Battle for the Belts, while the top three in Flowmaster Extreme 10.5 (XTF) have also guaranteed their inclusion.

Back-to-back reigning world champion Jason Scruggs leads the way in Pro Extreme with a more-than-four-rounds advantage over second-place man Quain Stott and more than seven rounds on Mike Janis in third. Also currently in the top eight are Todd Tutterow, National Guard driver Joshua Hernandez, 2006 series champ Bubba Stanton, Cody Barklage and Frankie Taylor.

The PX Battle field is far from set, however, as Barklage and especially Taylor are well within striking distance of challengers that include Ohio’s own Brian Daniels and youngster Jason Hamstra, both less than 30 points out of contention. With a solid outing in the next two events, along with perhaps a little faltering by those ahead of him, Tommy D’Aprile also could make a run at qualifying, with outside chances also available to Joey Martin, Wes Johnston and Travis Swearingen in the second National Guard entry.    

In Pro Nitrous, Jim Halsey, a three-time event winner this season, enjoys a nearly 1,000-point lead over the Al-Anabi Racing triumvirate of rookie Khalid Al-Balooshi, Shannon Jenkins and Mike Castellana. The second half of the current PN Belts contenders includes Johnny Pilcher, Stan Allen, Steve Vick and Halsey teammate Pat Stoken.

Burton Auxier in a fourth Al-Anabi car is next on the list, just 56 points behind Stoken and exactly one round behind Vick. Realistically, only Auxier has a significant chance at breaking into the Belts race, as 10th-place Tim Savell is more than four rounds out of contention, followed by Thomas Myers and John DeFlorian Jr.

Not only has defending Flowmaster Extreme 10.5 World Champion Billy Glidden guaranteed his 2009 Speedtech Battle for the Belts appearance; he’s clinched the number-one seed with a 1,418-point advantage over Gary White, who currently sits just 23 markers up on Jeff Naiser.

Beyond that it’s a big 485-point drop to Todd Moyer in fourth place, with Jake Carlton and Jeff Paulk tied behind him and Chuck Ulsch and Spiro Pappas rounding out the eight-car field. And with more than five rounds separating ninth-place Randy Matlock from Pappas, it appears very likely the 2009 Flowmaster XTF championship contenders have already been established. 

Scott Gray is carrying a comfortable 659-point lead over Ashley Owens into the Ohio Drags, but the Pro Extreme Motorcycle class tightens up considerably after that. Brothers Matt and Charlie Prophit are presently third and fourth, with Eric McKinney, Ronald Procopio, Travis Davis and Casey Stemper placed fifth through eighth, respectively.

It remains close among the current non-qualifiers, too, with Jack Young, T.T. Jones and Mantez Thompson all within 40 points of Stemper and it takes looking all the way down to defending two-time PXM champion Billy Vose in 16th place to find the first rider more than four rounds beyond Belts contention.

Four-time event winner Brian Gahm of Lucasville, Ohio, has a nearly insurmountable grip on first place in the inaugural year of the Extreme Pro Stock class with a 1,255-point advantage over John Montecalvo. Doug Kirk is next, with Jason Collins, Elijah Morton, Matt Hartford, Cary Goforth and Robert Patrick Jr. following.

Jeff Dobbins would need to overcome a 105-point deficit to oust Patrick from the Belts race, with Dean Goforth (Cary’s father) just over two rounds outside the field.      

The National Guard ADRL has been attracting record crowds throughout 2009 with the quickest, fastest, wildest eighth-mile show in the world, but with so much now riding on the outcome of the Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags III, fans in the Buckeye State are also guaranteed to witness pivotal moments in the 2009 Speedtech Battle for the Belts points chase.

 

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