Monday Race Report – Al-Thani gets first ADRL win, reigning champs win Topeka, Battle of the Big Dawgs, PMRA, and NHRA and IHRA Divisional action

AL-THANI GRABS FIRST ADRL WIN IN CONVINCING FASHION An exciting and record-breaking event at Virginia Motorsports Park in Petersburg, VA culminated with the first victory on American soil for KH Al-Thani in Pro Extreme.  Shannon Jenkins, Gary White, Brian Gahm, and Ashley Owens also grabbed wins at the Speedtech U.S. Drags II. Read More >>

Mickey Thompson Monday Morning Race Report

ADRL: Complete same day coverage on Dragzine. An exciting and record-breaking event at Virginia Motorsports Park in Petersburg, VA culminated with the first victory on American soil for KH Al-Thani in Pro Extreme at the Speedtech U.S Drags III. He was joined in victor lane by Shannon Jenkins, Gary White, Brian Gahm, and Ashley Owens. Additional coverage on ADRL.us, CompetitionPlus, and Drag Race Central.

NHRA: The reigning NHRA Full Throttle champions all dominated their respective categories on race day at Heartland Park Topeka, as Tony Schumacher, Robert Hight, and Mike Edwards all collected wins that helped to increase their points leads or move them up in the standings in their title defense. Results and recaps at NHRA.com, Drag Race Central and additional coverage at CompetitionPlus.

Battle of the Big Dawgs: Doorslammer veteran Steve Kirk Jr. won the much-anticipated $90,000 winner-take-all Battle of the Big Dawgs featuring automatic, nitrous Pro Mods, with a final round rout of race promoter Mike Hill, 4.02 to 4.04. Chris Tuten won the BMF Drag Radial class. Event discussion and results on Yellow Bullet.

IHRA Division 2 Pro-Am: The IHRA’s Division 2 Heat Wave competitors ascended upon Montgomery Motorsports Park for a weekend double-header, where on Friday, Jim Huggett and bob Mandell Jr. grabbed wins in top Dragster and Top Sportsman, respectively. On Saturday, Jeff Adkinson won a tight Super Stock final over Todd Ewing, and Kevin Pruett did the same in Quick Rod to best Tommy Kelley. Check out the event recap on IHRA.com and full results at Drag Race Central.

IHRA Division 9 Pro-Am: The Division 9 Pro-am Tour visited Coastal Plains Dragway in Jacksonville, NC, where Dale McSwain grabbed the Top Sportsman victory over Reggie Norris, and Derrik Sholar defeated E.J. Womack for the Top Dragster crown. Check out the event recap on IHRA.com and full results at Drag Race Central.

NHRA Lucas Oil Division 3: The North Central Division racers returned to O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis for the make-up of the event that was rained out in April. Bill Reichert continued his torrid pace in Top Alcohol Dragster, besting Ken Perry in a classic blown vs. injected nitro finale, while Andy Bohl got the Top Alcohol Funny Car win, topping Brent Henry. Check out the results at the NHRA.com and Drag Race Central.

PMRA: Eric Latino won the opening round of the Pro Modified Racing Association season at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario, driving his 1938 Chevy Coupe to a final round defeat of Derek Hawker, 6.47 to 6.51. For a full recap of the entire event, visit the PMRA‘s website.

The Weekend Winner Circle

ADRL Speedtech U.S. Drags III – Petersburg, Virginia An exciting and record-breaking event at Virginia Motorsports Park in Petersburg, VA culminated with the first victory on American soil for KH Al-Thani in Pro Extreme. Shannon Jenkins, Gary White, Brian Gahm, and Ashley Owens also grabbed wins at the Speedtech U.S. Drags II. EVENT WINNERS Pro Extreme: Sheikh Khalid Bin Hamad Al Thani Pro Nitrous: Shannon Jenkins Extreme 10.5: Gary White Extreme Pro Stock: Brian Gahm Pro Extreme Motorcycle: Ashley Owens Pro Junior Dragster: Morgan Benfield Click here to view more results >>

NHRA O’Reilly Summer Nationals – Topeka, Kansas The reigning NHRA Full Throttle champions all dominated their respective categories on race day at Heartland Park Topeka, as Tony Schumacher, Robert Hight, and Mike Edwards all collected wins that helped to increase their points leads or move them up in the standings in their title defense. EVENT WINNERS Top Fuel: Tony Schumacher Funny Car: Robert Hight Pro Stock: Mike Edwards Top Alcohol Dragster: Duane Shields Top Alcohol Funny Car: Jay Payne Comp Eliminator: David Rampy Super Stock: Tim Nicholson Stock: Dan Fletcher Super Comp: Dustin Long Super Gas: Jason McClure Click here to view more results >>