Press Release from ADRL:

BAYTOWN, TX (Mar. 23, 2010)— The American Drag Racing League (ADRL) opened its 2010 season this past weekend with the ADRL Universal Technical Institute Dragpalooza VI presented by Safety-Kleen at Houston Raceway Park.

Unfortunately, the event had to be postponed to July 23, due to rain, but with Extreme Pro Stock qualifying completed, John Montecalvo was very pleased with his team’s performance after placing third with a stout 4.074-seconds pass at 178.50 mph.

“I was thrilled with our results this weekend,” Montecalvo declared. “We were third in ET (elapsed time) and second in speed. The two cars ahead of us in qualifying have had a lot more time to perfect their combination. We’re still working on our eighth-mile set up. I know that we’ve got some left, so sitting third looks pretty good for us right now.”

Even short one crew member, Tommy Sevier, who is recuperating from a snowmobile accident, the team showed a strong presence at Dragpalooza VI, proving once again they will be a force to be reckoned with this season.

“My wife, Lois Anne, and the guys worked hard to fill in without Tommy being able to make it. We hope to have him back soon. Sonny (Leonard) has done a phenomenal job with our engine, as always, and helped us out with more power this season. It’s amazing how he keeps improving the performance of his engines. Pat with Ram Clutches and Doug with Braswell Carburetors are key to this team and I want to thank them for their support.”

The ADRL, always the innovator, made an unusual, but well-received decision concerning the postponing of this past weekend’s event and created an all-new event to be held on the same weekend as the rescheduled date. The ADRL will return to Houston Raceway Park July 23-24 to complete Dragpalooza VI and to run a second complete event.

“I think the ADRL made the correct move in postponing the event,” Montecalvo said. “And they were very gracious to formulate another event to correlate with the rain date. This is a great way to offset our costs as racers. You can tell that the ADRL really has their racers in mind when they make decisions. We captured our first ADRL win during a two-race weekend, so I’m really looking forward to the Houston double-header.”

The next stop on the ADRL tour is a short month away, Apr. 23-24, for the Hardee’s Georgia Drags VI at South Georgia Motorsports Park, near Valdosta, Georgia. Montecalvo and crew are anxious for the return to action.

“We can’t wait to get to Valdosta. We’re ready for the competition!”