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A host of racers will be back in action or sporting new looks at this weekends ADRL Speedtech U.S. Drags III at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie, VA.

Legendary Pro Modified racer Charles Carpenter has repainted his equally legendary 1955 Chevrolet in its signature yellow and purple colors, however, the team chose to swap the colors, with the roof and rear quarters purple.  The infamous ’55 was damaged early last season in a top end crash in Houston and had been campaigned since being repaired minus paint.

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Former Top Alcohol Funny Car standout Mick Snyder will make his delayed ADRL Pro Extreme debut in the ex-Jason Scruggs 1963 Corvette in Virginia.  Snyder, and crew chief and father Larry teamed up with Scruggs in the offseason and were all set to compete in the season-opening event in Houston, before a hard crash during testing in South Georgia Motorsports Park put a damper on the teams plans.  Repairs complete, look for this team to make some noise this season.

Cody Barklage, who had a massive impact with the guardrail at the last ADRL event in Valdosta behind the wheel of his 1967 Firebird, will be back in action this weekend at the controls of the Barklage family’s Steve Bruce Race Cars-built 1957 Chevrolet that brother Zach had previously campaigned until 2007 when it received extensive damage in a roadside trailer fire.  The ’57 has since been updated by Chris Duncan Race Cars and will be motivated by the supercharged engine pulled from the Firebird.  The crashed car wasn’t a total loss, but will need a completely new carbon fiber body before returning to the track.