Monday Race Report – First-timers grab ADRL wins, also NHRA Lucas Oil, IHRA Pro-Am, and X275.

VETERANS AND FIRST-TIMERS WIN AT SGMP

The ADRL racers put on a thrilling, record-setting event at South Georgia Motorsports Park, despite racing with heavy hearts after the loss of one of their own in a freak pit accident on Saturday morning.  Veterans Jason Scruggs and Mike Castellana grabbed wins in Pro Extreme and Pro Nitrous respectively, Todd Moyer won his first Extreme 10.5 Minuteman and Steven Boone his first in Extreme Pro Stock, while Ashley Owens dominated the Pro Extreme Motorcycle field. Read More >>

Mickey Thompson Monday Morning Race Report

ADRL: Same day coverage on DRAGZINE. The highly-anticipated ADRL Hardee’s Georgia Drags VI powered into south Georgia Motorsports Park, where veterans Jason Scruggs and Mike Castellana joined Ashley Owens and first time winners Todd Moyer and Steven Boone in the winners circle. Full event recap is located at ADRL.us, full results at Drag Race Central, and additional coverage at CompetitionPlus.

NHRA Division 3: The NHRA North Central Division racers gave it a valiant effort, but Mother Nature won out this weekend at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, IN.  Most classes recieved a qualifying run before the rains came.  The makeup date is set for May 21-22.  Qualifying recap at NHRA.com.

NHRA Division 4: The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series rolled through the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, TX this weekend.  Newcomer Kristen Wootton grabbed the Top Alcohol Dragster title with a final round win.  And Top Alcohol Funny Car heavyweights Tony Bartone and Jay Payne faced off in the final round, with Bartone coming away the victor.  An event recap can be found at NHRA.com and full results are available at Drag Race Central.

NHRA Division 5: The NHRA’s West Central division racers made their way to the S.R.C.A Dragstrip in Great Bend, KS for their first race of the season. Jim Whiteley and Kirk Williams won Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, respectively, and Matt Harris took home the Competition Eliminator crown.  Race recap at NHRA.com and full results at Drag Race Central.

IHRA Pro-Am: The Heat Wave Division 2 competitors visited sunny Palm Beach International Raceway in West Palm Beach, FL for their third and fourth events on the schedule. On Saturday, Trae Miller grabbed the Top Dragster win with a final round defeat of Melissa Hutson, and Norm Williams topped Bob Barnes in Top Sportsman. Sunday’s action saw Deborah Bogle with the win in Quick Rod over a red-lighting Steve Muller, and Manny Sousa came out on top in a tight 0.0016-second Stock eliminator final round defeat of Gary Ranno.  Results can be seen at IHRA.com and Drag Race Central.

X275 Drag Radial: A race recap and photos are available here on DRAGZINE. Dan Whetstine captured the X275 Drag Radial title at Maryland International Raceway in Budds Creek, MD, besting Bobby Flippin in the final round.  Chris Evans was the #1 qualifier and later made the first 4-second pass in X275 trim, a 4.999.

TSDRA: The True Street Drag Racing series’ first event of 2010 at Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, WI was washed out by rain.  A makeup date has not yet been set, but stay tuned to Dragzine.com and we’ll update you on the event when it is back underway.

The Weekend Winner Circle

ADRL Hardee’s Georgia Drags VI – South Georgia Motorsports Park
The ADRL racers put on a thrilling, record-setting event at South Georgia Motorsports Park, despite racing with heavy hearts after the loss of one of their own in a freak pit accident on Saturday morning.  Veterans Jason Scruggs and Mike Castellana grabbed wins in Pro Extreme and Pro Nitrous respectively, Todd Moyer won his first Extreme 10.5 Minuteman and Steven Boone his first in Extreme Pro Stock, while Ashley Owens dominated the Pro Extreme Motorcycle field.
EVENT WINNERS
Pro Extreme: Jason Scruggs
Pro Nitrous: Mike Castellana
Extreme 10.5: Todd Moyer
Extreme Pro Stock: Steven Boone
Pro Extreme Motorcycle: Ashley Owens
Click here to view more results >>
NHRA Divison 4 – Texas Motorplex
The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series rolled through the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, TX this weekend.  Newcomer Kristen Wootton grabbed the Top Alcohol Dragster title with a final round rout of Monroe Guest, and Top Alcohol Funny Car heavyweights Tony Bartone and Jay Payne faced off in the final round, with Bartone coming away the victor.
EVENT WINNERS
Top Alcohol Dragster: Kristen Wootton
Top Alcohol Funny Car: Tony Bartone
Comp Eliminator: Ernest Watson
Super Stock: Bill Devine
Stock Eliminator: Kevin Helms
Super Comp: Austin Williams
Super Gas: Jeff Lopez
Super Street: Ray Dew
Top Dragster: P.J. Vicari
Top Sportsman: Keith Raftery
Sportsman Motorcycle: Ben Brown
Click here to view more results >>

About the author

Andrew Wolf

Andrew has been involved in motorsports from a very young age. Over the years, he has photographed several major auto racing events, sports, news journalism, portraiture, and everything in between. After working with the Power Automedia staff for some time on a freelance basis, Andrew joined the team in 2010.
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