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- Dingman racing has new paint for the Black Widow car and a new driver with Tony Gillig on board for this year. They run an engine from Ron Hutter under the Canned Heat name on the side, a name Hutter used in the past on his own cars.
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- Randy Weatherofrd is here with a new Bickel built 69 Yenko schemed Camaro for it’s Pro Nitrous competition debut. They have tested in the 3.80’s so far with the Reher Morrison engine and look forward to the season with the new WS Construction sponsored ride.
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- Randy Weatheroford is here with a new Bickel built 69 Yenko schemed Camaro for it’s Pro Nitrous competition debut. They have tested in the 3.80’s so far with the Reher Morrison engine and look forward to the season with the new WS Construction sponsored ride.
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- Jim Laurita runs this Tim McCamis built 70 Camaro in Pro Nitrous. Keith Bell and Butch Metcalf were making some adjustments to the carbs this morning. The team hails from Morgantown, West Virginia.
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- El General racing in the house for their first ADRL event for 2011. Mike “Hit Man” Hill is behind the wheel and they tested in Bradenton recently running a best of 3.99, Bum Harrison and Pedro Apolito are handeling the tuneup on the car on the Fulton 860 ci.Pro Nitrous entry.
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- John Hall is another racer with a new car this weekend. Pat Musi is on hand tuning the fuel injection on his 903 ci BBC. They have been as fast as 3.90 testing here at PBIR about two months ago. John is a former Pro Street racer and is excited to race with the ADRL. They did race the Houston event but broke a driveshaft ending their weekend early.
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- Aronson Motorsports is running a two car team this year with Richie Stevens behind the wheel of the second car. It’s the 2009 Mustang formerly campained by Cuningham Racing and driven by Erica Enders. Richie is having a good time back behind the wheel and is looking to have a production with the Car Safe sponsored Extreme Pro Stock Mustang.
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- Raymond Matos has this Cuda formerly owned by Dennis Radford. The team is from Puerto Rico and won Dragstock 5 in their ADRL debut. This is the first ADRL race for 2001 and are looking to run assorted Pro Mod type events up and down the East coast.
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- Kevin Bealko has a new Hass built Pontiac GXP for Xtreme Pro Stock for 2011. The Black Diamond Motorsports/ Mind Science sponsored entry is based out of Bridgeport, West Virginia and has the latest Sonny’s powerplant under the hood.
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- Jimmy Blackmon, Robert Abbott, Jimmy Marino and Wild Bill Devine are not regulars here at the ADRL and normally race assorted outlaw events around Frlorida and the Southeast.
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- Jimmy marino is running on 10.5’s for the first time here this weekend inhis first ADRL and sits in third spot with a 4.22 @ 169 MPH.
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- Billy Glidden had a nice run landing second spot with a 4.01 @ 182. he was out in front of Todd Tutterow who got loose and shot across the track behind Glidden. He did a fabulous job of keeping the car under control and away from the wall.
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- Last years Pro Nitrous Champion Burton Auxier sits in second with a 3.88 @ 190.
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- Mike Castellana ripped off a nice 3.86 @ 194 to earn number one qualifier in round one.
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- Once again the first pair out set low ET for the round. For Pro Extreme it was Joey Martin’s Lowmad taking the honors with a 3.67 @ 204.
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- Mick Snyder sits in third with the Powerhouse transportation Vette after one round of qualifying for the Pro Extreme cars. He beat out Frankie Taylor for the spot with a better mile per hour. Both ran identical 3.714 ET’s.
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- There is a full field of Pro Nitrous entries here this weekend with 19 making runs in round one for the first event here in South Florida.
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- Cary Goforth leads the Extreme Pro Stock qualifying with a 4.08 @ 176 after one round in the books. John Montecalvo is close behind with a 4.092 and just ahead of Pete Berner’s 09 GXP, 4.097.
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- Frankie Taylor and Todd Moyer were the first pair out in Extreme 10.5 action with Taylor running a 3.99 @ 197 out of the box for the number one qualifier.
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- John Montecalvo also held his position and maintains second spot in the XPS field.
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- Pete Berner sits in third with the Summit Racing 2009 Pontiac GXP. He also was unable to improve in the second session.
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- Cary Goforth led round one and held on to the top spot after the second round of Extreme Pro Stock with his 2009 Chevy Cobalt. Cary is half of a father and son team, his father Dean is the number four qualifier with a 4.104 @ 175.57, a big improvements from this earlier attempt.
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- Trevor Eman jumped into the field and landed in sixth with a 4.14 @ 173. Lester Cooper also made it into the field from the twentyfirstspot in the first session, his 4.17 in this round was good for thirteenth.
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- Jimmy marino improved slightly to a 4.219 @ 169 but dropped to fifth as other racers improved. Twelve cars also made the call for this session after only eight making the earlier round.
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- After loosing the blower belt in the first session Dan Millen came out swinging in his Ford Racing, Livernois Motorsports sponsored 2011 Mustang and laid down a 3.89 @ 198 to take over top qualifier from Frankie “Mad Man” Taylor.
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- Billy Glidden took the tree and drove down easy in the 2010 Mickey Thompson Mustang. Certainly not the way a great competitior like Billy wants a win but circumstances tonight didn’t allow a heads up final in Extreme 10.5.
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- Lamar Swindell Jr. also improved after his close call in round one qualifying. His 3.99 @ 200 put him in second position, ahead of Taylor and Glidden.
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- Rickie Jones ran a nice 3.98 in round one, then stepped it up to a 3.896 @ 190 in the second session to keep his fifth place position. Rickie is the son of car builder Rick Jones and has been running NHRA Pro Stock the last three years, had his ADRL Pro Nitrous debut this year in houston and was number one qualifier and runnered up to Shannon Jenkins at the Southern Shakedown here at PBIR in early March.
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- Robert Rahaim made the trip from Grosse Pointe, Michigan for the race. he improved from a 3.93 to a 3.87 @ 191 in round two, improving one spot to third position with the career best run.
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- Castellana also improved slightly with a 3.858 @ 195 and maintaining second position.
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- Mahana Al-Naemi improved from the bump to number one in round two qualifying of Pro Nitrous with a very nice 3.850 @ 193 MPH.
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- Joey Martin put the Lowmad on the pole and stayed there in round two with a 3.670 @ 204.
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- Jason Hamstra also improved ET to keep his fifth place qualifier. Hamstra runs a 70 Duster from Andy McCoy Race Cars and is coming off a Pro Extreme win from Houston.
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- Mick Snyder improved his ET from a 3.71 to a 3.699 @ 203, just holding off Frankie Taylor’s 3.701.
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- Von Smith is second qualifier with the 3.69 @ 206 from his first attempt in round one. Smith hails from Oakridge, Tennessee and run a 68 Camaro with a BAE 526, the standard of several teams in the Pro Extreme class.
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- Dan Millen held onto the number one position today despite sitting out the third session to save parts.
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- JR Ward is driving the original Oddy Corvette here this weekend. The Lynchburg, Virginia resident ran a 4.33 @ 169.
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- Jason Carlton had no luck in his first two attemts today, then stepped it up, running a 4.211 @ 171 to land in fifth position. he is running a turbocharged 05 Celica formerly run by Matt Scranton with a Nelson Competition 525 Hemi on board
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- Billy Glidden broke into the threes on his final pass with a 3.96 @ 183 to move up to second spot.
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- “Wild” Bill Devine broght his 2001 Cobra from Lake Worth, Florida to give the ADRL a try. He managed a 4.39 @ 164 for ninth place in the field of twelve cars.
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- Al-Naemi improved to a 3.79 @ 196 to hold the top qualifier position today.
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- JIm Halsey made the trip from maryland and wound up in ninth position after three round today. he drives a McCamis 68 Camaro with a Fulton 864.
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- Burton Auxier maintained fourth position by improving to a 3.85 @ 193 in this round, his earlier 3.88 would have only been good for seventh due to the improvement of other racers.
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- Khalid Al-Balooshi put his Speedtech/Al Anabi 68 Camaro from outside the field all the way to third with a 3.822, just .02 behind Mike Castellana.
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- Von Smith wound up in fifth after the end of the third session. He did not improve his Et and fell three spots.
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- Joey Martin was on a rail today running in the mid 3.60’s all day. In the third session he laid down a 3.642 @ 205 to hold off Hamstra.
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- Bubba Stanton put his 63 Corvette in eleventh position with a 3.79 in round two and did not improve his ET in the final session of today.
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- Aaron Wells is here at his first ARDL event with Darren Mayer Performance Engineering and is qualified fifteenth so far.
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- jason Hamstra jumped up to second on his final run of the day with a fine 3.654 @ 209.
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- This is the unique trak drag system designed by the folks that own Bandemiere Speedway. They are bringing it to all the ADRL events to handle the track prep this year.
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- Frankie Taylor skipped the third session last night to concentrate on the Pro Extreme car which payed off by moving him up to third spot. Taylor is looking for a low .90 int he final session in Extreme 10.5.
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- The Nitro Fish Camaro car owner is Don Carter and the team is based out of Folsom, California. They are new to the ADRL this year with a new Jerry Bickel Camaro and Minor Brothers 526 engine under the hood. Bret Williamson is driving this weekend for Carter, they are currently not qualified with a carreer best 3.95 @ 195. Sponsors include Don Carter Motorsports, Nitro Fish Apparel, Life Med ID, Network Office Systems and Big O Tires.
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- I caught up with Aaron Wells crew fabricating some brake pad spacers this morning to correct and alignment issue with the calipers.
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- Team Aruba driver Trevor Eman has a new 2001 Hass Mustang for Extreme Pro Stock. The qualified tenth yesterday with a 4.14 in this car and are fairly pleased to far. the same combo in the old car had been 4.08 so they are just working to figure out what the new car wants. A Kasse 822 Hemi provides the power.
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- Scott Benham is part of the crew for Goforth Racing and handles the engine maintainance for both cars as well as other duties as necessary. cary is number one qualifier in Extreme Pro Stock so far. Cary is still running the 08 Hass Cavalier with a new 2011 GXP in the works. Dean Goforth has a new car which Benham calls a “fast hot rod”. Cary is soming off a win at the Houston event and is looking for a 4.06 in the final session today.
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- Teammate Lamar Swindall sits in third with a 3.99 @ 200. The 2004 Cavalier driven by Moyer last year blew a head gasket in the third session last night and is all repaired today.
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- Car owner/racer Todd Moyer has had little luck this weekend in his own car, a new ride with just 15 runs so far on the Terry Murphy built Corvette his best run this weekend was a 4.76 due to fighting new car gremlins and they changed the converter last night in an effort to better position themselfs in the Extreme 10.5 field.
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- Todays heat didn’t fare well for many of the XPS entries but series regulars Bert Jackson, Steven Boone and Doug Kirk did use todays session to make it into the field.
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- The O’Brien brothers are here all the way from Canada with this 2010 Avenger for their first ADRL event. The team normally runs IHRA Pro Stock with Larry doing the driving. One very unique feature of the team is that they manufactured their own heads and block for the Hemi powered Mopar. Photo Marc Wynter
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- Taylor didn’t meet his goal of .80’s today but did manage a 4.00 in the final session
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- Billy Glidden was the only car to get into the 3’s in todays Extreme 10.5 final session.
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- Al-Naemi ran a 3.85 @ 196 in todays final session. Last night’s .79 was the best in class for the Tuscaloosa, Alabama racer putting the Al Anabi Camaro in the top spot and best in session here today.
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- Ed Burnley (near lane) and dan Stevenson launch in the final session today. Burnley sits in thirteenth while Stevenson didn’t make the field though he did find some consistancy getting down the track and managed a 4.008 today, his best of the weekend.
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- Joey Martin held on for top qualifier for the Pro Extreme class, today he laid down another 3.65 @ 205 in the heat.
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- Quain Stott has struggled a bit here this weekend but made the field at number eleven with a 3.75 @ 200 the final session.
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- Mansfield, Texas’ own Gaylen Smith qualified the Len Mar Motorsports 50 Corvette in ninth spot in Pro Extreme with a 3.72. He gets into some tire shake in the final session and made a move towards the center line.
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- Frankie Taylor was the last car down in qualifying today, he also shook the tires shortly after the launch.
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- Tony Gillig ran a nice 4.16 @ 173 against John Montecalvo who slowed to a 4.85 @ 151.
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- Pete Berner got the win over Cale Aronson by default after Aronson got lose early and sideswiped the wall about 120 feet out. Team Aruba’s Trevor Eman advanced over O’Brien’s -.123 red light start.
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- Bert Jackson got the win over Doug Kirk with a 4.15 to Kirk’s 4.19. jackson was behind by .008 at the start and just got by at the finish.
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- Taylor had an easy match with “Wild” Bill Devine off pace with a 10.90 after kicking the tires. Taylor put up a 3.99 @ 199.
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- Dan Millen set low ET for the round with a very nice 4.92 @ 198 MPH to take out Manny Cruz.
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- Jeff Naiser got the win over Robert Rahaim on a holeshot .030 light. Naiser’s .030 light and 3.99 @ 186 was just enough to stay in front of Rahaim’s 3.93 @ 191 MPH run.
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- John DeCerbo (far lane) left first on Jim Laurita and went on to a 3.89 @ 189 while Laurita shook the tires and clicked it early.
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- A giant upset for number one qualifier Al-Naemi with a red light start allowing Stan Allen to advance to round two. He will face off with Pat Stoken who won his match with Jim Halsey after he shoock the tires and shut it down.
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- Alex Hossler got out late with a .107 light against Jason Scruggs who shook the tires early in the run allowing Hossler to get by with a 3.75 @ 204 MPH for the Al Anabi sponsored 70 1/2 Camaro.
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- Gaylen Smith came out on the good end of a pedalfest with Todd Tutterow. Smith was able to recover quickly and go on to a 4.15 and will meet Joey Martin in round two.
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- Dan Millen lost a blower and the crankshaft was blown out of the bottom end in round two match with Jimmy Marino. He is ok but the car is a little worse for wear due to the fire and Dan scrubbing the wal to kill some speed on the top end of the track.
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- Pete Berner put up a 4.10 @ 175 to take out Elijah Morton’s 2007 Ford ZX2. Trevor Eman goes to the semis by virtue of a red light by Tony Gillig, negating his better 4.148 ET. Berner will have lane chioce.
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- Bert Jackson got out first against number one qualifier Cary Goforth with a .048 light. At the stripe it would be Jackson first with a 4.184 @ 173 to Goforth’s 4.149 @ 174. Dean Goforth was also just a little late on the tree against Richie Stevens Jr.. he slowed to a 6.13 and Stevens will go on to the semi finals with a 4.166 @ 173.
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- Jimmy Marino left first on Dan Millen and put up a 4.21 @ 170. However Millen laid down a clean 3.92 @ 198 then lost the blower and crankshaft after the finish line and caught fire. He is ok but is unable to make the call for next round due to the severe damage from the resulting fire. Millen will get runner up money and points in class.
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- Billy Glidden ran a 3.99 @ 183 to take out Jimmy Blackmon’s turbocharged Firebird. Blackmon last traction early on hte run and shut it off early. Frankie Taylor and Lamar Swindell Jr. faced off with Taylor putting up a 3.933 @ 201 for the win.
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- Easy come easy go for Stan Allen, after getting the W in round one on a red light he does it himself against Pat Stoken. Stoken coughed going on the transbrake and didn’t move out of the beam. he will face off with 2010 Champion Burton Auxier who ran a 3.89 @ 192 in his match with Rickey Jones.
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- He will face off with 2010 Champion Burton Auxier who ran a 3.89 @ 192 in his match with Rickey Jones.
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- Decerbo is having a great run in eliminations setting low ET in both rounds and putting up a 3.862 @ 189 to take out Khalid Al- Balooshi’s 4.02 @ 183.
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- Joey Martin and Gaylen Smith had a good match in round two of Pro Extreme with Martin away first with a .035 to Smith’s .064. On the top end Martin slowed a bit from his earlier runs to a 3.71 @ 200 while Smith put up a 3.724 @ 202.
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- Von Smith ripped off a 3.78 @ 205 to take out John Stanley, Hamstra got a close win over Alex Hossler with both cars running identical 3.730 ET’s and Hamstra just .005 better on the tree.
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- He will give up lane choice to Mick Snyder after he got by Frankie Taylor who fell off pace to a 4.19 @ 123. Snyder ran a nice 3.712 @ 204.
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- Berner and Eman were the other half of the semi finals in Extreme Pro Stock. Eman came out first with a .026 tree but his 4.15 couldn’t hold off Berner’s 4.079 @ 176 MPH blast earning low ET.
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- Billy Glidden with get the event win after Frankie Taylor crossed the center line and went through in Glidden’s lane lighting the scoreboard with a 4.15 @ 150. Glidden will have to come up and take the tree for the final.
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- Richie Stevens Jr. had a nice .011 light to Bert Jackson’s .028 which was enough to stay out front despite a slightly slower ET. Stevens takes the round in the Car Safe/Aronson Motorsports Mustang on a holeshot, 4.155 to 4.145 for Jackson.
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- Pat Stoken had trouble in the last round with the car backfiring through the carbs and the problem persisted in the semi with Burton Auxier. Stoken wasn’t able to make a burnout so Auxier took the tree alone and ran a 3.891 @ 176.
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- Mike Castellana and John DeCerbis were up next with Castellana got away first with a very good .010 light and ran a 3.835 @ 195 earning lane choice to DeCerbo’s game 3.860 @ 188.
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- Joey Martin was late with a .106 light against Von Smith’s .033 but laid down a 3.682 @ 202 earning the win to Smith’s 3.770 @ 205 MPH run.
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- The other pair was Hamstra and Snyder with Hamstra away first with a .042. At the stripe it would be Hamstra’s 3.692 @ 207 taking the win to Snyder’s 3.707 run.
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- Pro Nitrous was an all Al Anabi final with Mike Castellana and Burton Auxier. Castellana took a .003 advantage at the tree and held on for the win running a 3.828 @ 195.96 to Auxier’s 3.868 @ 193.29 MPH.
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- In a twist both Pro Extreme finalists had their slowest runs of eliminations with Joey martin putting the Lowmad in the winners circle here at PBIR. he was away first with a .039 tree and ran a 3.755 @ 200.20 to Hamstra’s .049, 3.767 @ only 168 MPH. Hamstra’s Duster had a gremlin and shut down part way through the run.
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- Pete Berner got his first ADRL win in the Summit Racing Pontiac GXP over Richie Stevens Jr. with a 4.08 @ 175 MPH to Stevens’ 4.15 @ 173.
