The ADRL moves into Houston Raceway Park as they work on the last half of the 2010 racing year. The March Race was rained out and the ADRL finished those finals during last night’s qualifying round. Keep it tuned to Dragzine all day Friday and Saturday for coverage from Houston.
Special thanks to our event coverage sponsor Mickey Thompson Tires for allowing us to bring you latest race updates on site from around the country.
Saturday Morning News From the Pits
Terry Murphy from Pleasant Hill MO, with his '63 Corvette is currently qualified #6 with a 3.997 185.72 185.72. Murphy Also went to the Finals last night in Pro Nitrous, but went red against Ricky Smith. They are hoping to change things today and take home a win.I stopped by Pete Burners pit, Pete also races in IHRA Pro Stock, I asked him how he liked each one, he replied that with the ADRL and racing 1/8 Mile, that its more of a drivers race, you only have a short distance to get the win. With 1/4 mile racing you have a lot more ground to make up any ground thats needed. But Pete also said that theres nothing like running through the 1/4 mile traps at 200+ MPH
Gene Hecton had a little bit of bad luck yesterday with 2 backfires in his Pro Extreme car, They were busy in the pits this morning trying to make some last minute adjustments on their XTF car ready for the final round of Qualifying this morning.Charles Carpenter FROM Harrisburg NC, in his '55 Bel Air. Charles is qualified #10 with a 4.043 @ 186.92 186.92. I stopped by this morning to talk to him, but his crew was busy working on the transmission, trying to get ready for the 4th and final round of Qualifying this morning.
HUGH SCOTT CRASH
Hugh Scott in Pro Extreme was running Todd Tutterow in the 4th round of Qualifying, and for some reason Scott left the line really late well after Tutterow, and it seemed that Scott had a fuel leak, and it got under the back tires and right past the 60′ Scott took a turn to the right lane wall and came up on 2 wheels, then head on into the wall. The Fuel Cell was thrown from the car and there was a big fire ball. Scott is Ok and was being checked out by the medics.
Extreme Pro Stock 4th Round Of Qualifying
Your Number 1 qualifier is John Montecalvo, He blasted down the track to a 4.132 @ 175.21Cary Goforth, Holdenville OK, '08 Cobalt Qualifies #3 with a 4.150 @ 174.35Brian Gahm, Lucasville OH, '07 Mustang is your number 4 Qualifier with a 4.151 @ 175.21
XTF 4th Round Qualifying
We have Jeff Naiser, Houston TX, '02 Grand Am is your #3 Qualifier with a 4.198 @ 184.09And suprise suprise, your Number 1 Qualifier is Billy Glidden with a 4.039 @ 183.02
PRO Nitrous 4th Round Qualifying
Rickie Smith Is your Pro Nitrous Number 1 Qualifier with and outstanding 3.918 @ 191.97Right behind Rickie Smith is Jim Halsey who is your number 2 Qualifier 3.925 @ 195.56
Pro Extreme Qualifying Round 4
After a long clean up from Hugh Scott's Crash, Frankie Taylor comes out and Blast down the track with a 3.79 @ 200MPH to put him in the Number 2 SpotJoshua Hernandez, Runs amazing 3.765 @ 203.77 to become the #1 Qualifier!
XTF First Round Eliminations
Todd Moyer Vs. Kenny Doak, Moyer ran a 0.070RT 4.448 @ 165.09 To Doak's 0.016RT 4.813 @146.08. Moyer Had enough to come around Doak for the WinJeff Naiser Vs. Patrick Collins, Naiser went straight down the track with a 0.058RT 4.204 @ 175.00 To Collins 0.064RT 4.658 @ 157.34
Pro Nitrous Round 1 Eliminations
Johnny Pilcher Vs. Charles Carpenter, Carpenter Cuts a .039RT but then gets loose, and Pilcher takes the win with a better Reaction time of 0.018 and Runs a 4.008 @ 188.23 Pat Stoken Vs. Terry Murphy, Stoken Comes off the line hard but the car said no and got loose and allowed Murphy to take the win with a 0.038RT 4.033 @ 184.83
PRO Extreme Round 1 Eliminations
Steve Wiley Vs. Frankie Taylor, Taylor your number 2 Qualifier, was on a run, but at half track Frankie's Corvette got loose and tapped the wall.Frankie Taylor Hitting the wall in the new car, Frakie was ok.Wes Johnston Vs. Bubba Stanton, What a race this was, both cars were on their game, Stanton runs a 3.864 @ 192.82 For the win over Johnstons 3.885 @ 193.82
Semi Finals
XT5
Billy Glidden Vs. Chris Shortridge, Shortridge just couldnt put the power to the ground and blew the tires off and Glidden takes the win light with a 4.063 @ 182.03Jeff Naiser Vs. Gary White, Naiser goes -0.027 Red, giving Gary White the win with a 4.103 @ 184.85
Extreme Pro Stock
Brian Gahm Vs. Bob Bertsch. Gahm had Bertich on the tree with a 0.006RT running a 4.162 @ 174.48, to Bertich's 0.019RT 4.160 @ 174.21John Montecalvo had the Bye, and blasted down the track with a 0.057RT 4.143 @ 168.05
PRO Nitrous
Johnny Pilcher Vs. Steve Vick, Talk about a Drag Race, Vick runs a 0.055RT 3.939 @ 190.65, but it wouldnt be enough, Pilcher runs a 0.034RT 3.949 @ 190.16 to take the trip to the finals.Shannon Jenkins Vs. Rickie Smith, Jenkins driving a barrowed car gets loose and lets out while Smith runs a 3.906 @ 192.69 for the win
Pro Extreme
Steve Wiley Vs. Bubba Stanton. Stanton couldnt put the power down and breaks loose and Wiley runs a 5.203 @ 133.42 for the winJoshua Hernandez Vs. KH Al-Thani, Talk about a drag race, KH Runs a 0.013RT 3.760 @ 200.14, but Hernandez was faster with a 0.011RT 3.745 @ 202.76 for the win
Finals
John Montecalvo Vs. Brian Gahm. Montecalvo Doubles up with a 4.118 @ 175.80 while Gahm gets out of the groove and has to lift.Billy Glidden Vs. Gary White. Glidden Doubles up after White goes red by -0.156, Giving Glidden and easy win.Johnny Pilcher Vs. Rickie Smith, Pilcher goes -0.028 red allowing Smith to Double up Joshua Hernandez Vs. Steve Wiley, Hernandez gets it done with a 0.009RT 3.720 @ 204.91 for the win and the lowest ET of the weekend.
The ADRL moves into Houston Raceway Park as they work on the last half of the 2010 racing year. The last race at Topeka was rained out and the ADRL looks to finish those elimination rounds during qualifying. Keep it tuned to Dragzine all day Friday and Saturday for coverage from Houston.
Special thanks to our event coverage sponsor Mickey Thompson Tires for allowing us to bring you latest race updates on site from around the country.
Good Morning from Houston Raceway
Eric Stubbs Currently Qualified in 8th place in XT5, is looking to take the win in his upcoming run during this Rainout Race.Well Billy Glidden didnt have much to say this morning, he was busy getting his car ready. Billy had an Accident at the last race in Topeka , but as you can see that didnt slow him down.Frankie Taylor and his new Jeffers built 2005 C5 Corvette, Frankie was waiting this morning for the 2005 Vette to get the Chassi to be Certified so he can run his new car this weekend, however the old yellow car is here just in case. Frankie said this car has to be fast or else he would just run the old car!XT5 Racer Todd Moyer getting ready for his frist run of the day which is an Elimination round from the last ADRL Event in Houston that was rained out. Todd is hoping to come out and just be consistant, he is currently qaulified #2 in XT5
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PRO Extreme Round 4 Qualifying (Rain-out Race)
Frankie Taylor making his first qualifying pass in the new car.
Joshua Hernandez Qualifying with a 3.95 @ 177mphJason Scruggs Getting a litte bit out of shape in Round 1 of Qualifying
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Extreme Pro Stock Round 1 Qualifying
Cary Goforth Qualified #1 with a 4.16 @ 173mphScott Hintz Qualifies with a 4.77 @ 115MPHPete Burner Qualifies with a 4.20 @ 157MPHMark Martino Qualifies with a 4.36 @ 141MPH
Pro Nitrous Round 1 Qualifying
Charles Carpenter Runs 4.043 @186.92 To Qualify in the #3 SpotShannon Jenkins on a great run before he gets out of shape and hits the wall.Shannon Jenkins Side swiping the wall on his Qualifying passDan Stevenson Runs 4.106 @ 173.63, Qualifies in the #7 SpotJohnny Pilcher Runs 4.070 @ 184.88 To Qualify in the #1 Spot
XTF Qualifying
Todd Moyer Qualifies with a 4.771 @ 137.92 for the #8 spotKenny Doak Qualifies in the #3 Spot with a 4.391 @ 189.84Jeff Naiser is your #3 Qualifier with a 4.288 @ 157.89Billy Glidden your #1 Qualifier with a 4.139 @ 175.34
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Pro Extreme Round 1 Eliminations 1st Race
Chris Smith Upsets Jason ScruggsJason Scruggs had some issues on the starting line handing over an easy victory to Chirs SmithJoshus Hernandez Defeats Terry Leggett with a 3.77 to the 3.93 of Terry'sTodd Tutterow takes a bye run for the win after Hugh Scott was shut off. Tutterow went 3.955 @ 193.93Steve Wiley wins after Wes Johnston goes red by .001, and both cars run a 3.991 ETTommy D'aprile deafets Alex Hossler on a hole shot, Tommys 0.035 RT 3.916 @ 197.80 to Alex's 0.038 RT 3.915 @ 176.95
Semi Finals Race 1
Pro Extreme Semi Finals
What a Semi Final here, Gaylen Smith and Joshua Hernandez, Gaylen puts out Hernandez on a hole shot win! Gaylen had a .036 RT and went 3.784 @ 200.53 to Hernandez's .048 RT 3.773 @ 202.97Frankie Taylor Puts on a show for the fans on his bye run, after Gene Hecton had a big back fire that took him out of Compitetion. Frankie pulled off a 3.782 @ 198.70
Extreme Pro Stock Semi Finals
What a close Semi Final in XPS, John Montecalvo Vs. Brian Gahm. Montevalvo takes the win though with a .010 RT 4.153 @ 174.46 to Gahm's 0.017 RT 4.174 @ 174.73Elijah Morton faced off with Cary Goforth, but unfortunatly, Goforth come out of the hole to soon with a -.008 Redlite sending Morton into the final. Morton went 0.025 RT 4.211 @ 172.08 Goforth -0.008 RT 4.171 @ 174.46
XT5 Semi Final’s
Spiro Pappas Vs. Billy Glidden, Pappas and Glidden finally faced each other in the semi's after an all day battle, but bad luck would strike Pappas and he had a -0.005 Red Light against Glidden giving Glidden the automatic win, and a trip to the finals. Glidden ran a 0.359 RT 4.115 @ 181.89 Michelle Wilson had the bye run in the semi's, but after about 60' Wilson got badly out of shape, but quickly let out and got the car under control and costed to the finish line.
1st Race Finals
Pro Nitrous Final Round, It came down to Terry Murphy Vs. Rickie Smith, Smith was on his game tonight running a 3.918 @ 191.97 with a 0.014 RT, But It wasnt needed, Murphy went -0.027 red, handing Smith the win.XTF Finals, It Came down to Michelle Wilson and Billy Glidden. Wilson beat Glidden on the tree with a 0.034 RT to Gliddens 0.105 RT, But Wilson got loose for a split second about 60' out and Glidden went on to run his fastest pass of the day. Glidden went 4.039 @ 183.02 taking home the win.Then it all came down to Pro Extreme, Texas boys Frankie "Mad Man" Taylor and Gaylen Smith. Gaylen had a slight advantage at the tree with a 0.042 RT Frankies 0.080 RT, but Frankie pulled it off and drove around Smith to a 3.765 @ 200.02 to Gaylens 4.537 @ 110.71. It did look like Galyen spun the tires slightly around 70' out. But Frankie got it done for the win.
