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Janis Team Headed For “Big D”
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Photo By Roger Richards
Elma, NY– Dallas is the final stop on the 2011 ADRL tour and Pro Mod and Pro Extreme driver Mike Janis is looking to wrap the 2011 ADRL season up with a win… or two.
Janis, who competes in two ADRL professional classes, is looking to add to his single win this season. Janis won this inaugural ADRL Pro Modified event earlier this season in Virginia. The Janis team will enter their Andy McCoy built 70’ Duster in the Pro Extreme class and their Aeroquip backed Mustang in the Pro Modified class for the LenMar Nationals.
The LenMar Motorsports ADRL World Finals VII takes place on Oct. 21-23 at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas. It is the final race of the 2011 season in the American Drag Racing League (ADRL), and the final race to earn points for a 2011 world championship.
The PMRA Top Five for 2011 – Mark Nielsen – Number Five
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BRANTFORD, ON – Placing fifth in the Pro Modified Racing Association Marydel Homes Championship Point Award Series presented by Magnum Auto Parts, Patio Passport and Global Emissions Systems, Inc. for 2011 was long-time Series
competitor Mark Nielsen. He noted that he would have preferred to have finished higher in the standings, but was upbeat about his season.
“Overall I’m pleased we finished in the top five,” noted the Brantford racer. We were hoping for better results, be more consistent, and be able to make some quicker runs.”
Nielsen qualified his Nielsen Motorsports 1968 Camaro Pro Modified at each PMRA race in the season, but suffered with mechanical woes during the year. His best showings were a pair of semi-final rounds in event two and event five for 2011.
Powering the Camaro in the G-Force Race Cars product is an ERD (Engine Research & Development) 526-cubic inch Brad Anderson (BAE) Supercharged Hemi backed with a Lenco three-speed transmission. A PSI supercharger sits atop the engine, which is fueled through an ERD fuel system. Randy Gronlund, Richard Ruysseveldt, Dave Ross, Natalia Kalivodova and Rachel Ross crewed for the team this season, whom he thanked for their efforts.
Hernandez and B1 looking for One-Two Combination in Dallas
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ENNIS, TX – B1 Racing Pro Extreme driver Josh Hernandez, the winningest Pro Mod driver in history, is anxious to add two more wins to his heavyweight resume this weekend in the ADRL Battle for the Belts and the LenMar Motorsports
ADRL World Finals VII at Texas Motorplex. In the past two seasons, Hernandez has been to the championship round in the Battle for the Belts, both times taking runner-up honors. This time, the Texas native is planning to close the season with a one-two knockout punch.
“It’s two races for one this weekend, and our goal as a team is to finish the season strong and show them what B1 Racing is all about,” Hernandez said. “We brought on the new Corvette late in the season, and without the chance to fully test, we struggled a little to get her into shape. Now we’re running great thanks to all of the hard work the whole team has put in.”
At the last race, Hernandez had his best finish of the year, taking runner-up honors and jumping into contention in the BFTB. Because he is in eighth place, Hernandez will face off against No. 7 finisher, hard-running Jason Scruggs in the first round.
Dixon, Beckman, Nobile, Arana Jr., Reinhart on WFO Radio
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HOLLYWOOD, FL – NHRA Arizona Nationals winners, Larry Dixon, Jack Beckman, Vincent Nobile, and Hector Arana Jr. join Joe Castello along with the NHRA’s Alan Reinhart, on WFO Radio NHRA Nitro. To listen now, go to
WFORadio.com.
Reigning Top Fuel Champion, Al Anabi, Alan Johnson Racing Top Fuel dragster driver, Larry Dixon talks about getting hot at the right time, the DSR controversy, and the passing of 2-Time Indy 500 winner, Dan Wheldon.
DSR Funny Car driver, Jack Beckman, talks about taking over the points lead with two Countdown races to go, his final round battle against teammate Johnny Gray, and gives his views on NHRA’s decision regarding DSR’s Top Fuel dragsters.
JEGS team has a million reasons to savor Montgomery trip
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MONTGOMERY, AL – The lure of an enormous paycheck and the opportunity to race against world-class competition has led JEGS Mail Order teammates Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Troy Coughlin Jr. to Montgomery Motorsports Park for this
weekend’s 16th annual Nitro Fish Million Dollar Drag Race.
One of the crown jewels of high stakes E.T. bracket racing, the Million Dollar Drag Race offers competitors a chance to win a life-changing amount of money, perhaps as much as a million dollars, for winning a single event.
The Nitro Fish Million Dollar Drag Race features several support events offering a generous $20,000 top prize, but the real attraction is the main event, which boasts one of the largest payouts in drag racing. The entry fee is a stiff $2,000, and drivers who are defeated in the first or second round have the option to “buy back” into the field for an additional $500, creating an enormous prize pool. If 500 competitors enter the main event, the champion will receive $1 million, one of the largest single-day paydays in all of motorsports.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series Top Five for 2011, Billy White – Number Five
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WARTBURG, ON – Considering he had never been in a dragster until earlier this year, Billy White did an admirable job in 2011 Quick 32 Sportsman Series competition, piloting his RE/MAX Top Dragster to a fifth place in the Quick 32
Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts Championship Point Award Series Standings.
As co-owner and team driver of the White and Wild Racing Team, White had the fortune of learning how to drive from team member Scott Wildgust, one of the veteran racers in the Series.
“This has been an enjoyable year for me,” noted White, who placed fifth in the season with 1122 points. “I had never driven anything faster than a street car before I got into the dragster. I have to thank Scott for his teaching and guidance.”
After acquiring his driving license, White qualified number five at the season’s first event, no small feat in a field of strong competition.
Davis Destined for Dallas and ADRL World Finals
Written by Ian Tocher
SUWANEE, GA — After winning the VP Racing Fuels Top Sportsman Shootout Oct. 1, during the 37th annual NHRA Doorslammer National Open at Ohio Valley Dragway in Kentucky, veteran drag racer Ronnie Davis wrapped up his
2011 NHRA campaign with a number-one qualifying effort last weekend.
Davis ran 6.502 seconds at 210.70 mph over the quarter mile at Silver Dollar Raceway in Reynolds, GA, to earn the top spot in a field of 24 Top Sportsman entries for the final NHRA Division 2 race of the year.
“Unfortunately, we broke something at the top end of that (qualifying) pass and were unable to fix the car at the track,” the defending Div. 2 class champion said as he now turns his attention to the ADRL season ender Oct. 21-23, at the Texas Motorplex.
“We’re focused now on preparing my other car, the black Tommy Mauney-built ’63 Corvette with its awesome Roush Yates power, and I’m looking forward to making some eighth-mile runs with it in Dallas.”
Biggest Payouts In ADRL History To Be Awarded At World Finals
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O’FALLON, MO – It’s not a stretch to call the upcoming LenMar Motorsports ADRL World Finals VII presented by Summit Racing Equipment one of the biggest events in American Drag Racing League (ADRL) history.
There is another certainty as well: the event will feature the biggest payouts in the history of doorslammer racing.
With the highly-anticipated World Finals spanning three days on Oct. 21-23 at Texas Motorplex, the world’s premier eighth-mile drag racing league will award nearly three-quarters of a million dollars to drivers over the weekend, making it the most lucrative race in ADRL and doorslammer history.
Of that, more than $355,000 will be awarded to the drivers who finish in the top 10 in points, and world champions will also be crowned in five classes (Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous, Extreme 10.5, Pro Extreme Motorcycle and Extreme Pro Stock).
The Pro Bike & Sled Series Top Five for 2011 – John Orfanidis – #5
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TORONTO, ON – For his first year in organized drag racing, John Orfanidis had a solid season, placing fifth in points in the Pro Bike & Sled Series Championship Point Award Series Standings presented by Wiseco Performance Products.
And, just as important, he said he enjoyed himself for the first season of PBSS racing.
“We had lots of fun,” said the Toronto-based Pro Bike rider. “I really enjoyed it. The people are great, and everyone helped each other out when needed.”
Orfanidis qualified number one in five out of the six PBSS events, making some impressive times during the season, running his Pro Bike at 175 mph in under eight seconds.
“We had some minor mechanical issues,” he mentioned, “but we’re going to have to work on our racing. It’s been a big learning curve for our first year of racing.
What could Happen at the ADRL World Championship Finals
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O’FALLON, MO – It’s going to be one of the biggest weekends in American Drag Racing League (ADRL) history, as world 
championships will be decided at the LenMar Motorsports ADRL World Finals VII presented by Summit Racing Equipment on Oct. 21-23 at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas.
Here are the world championship points scenarios in each class.
Pro Extreme
Jason Hamstra now holds a 476-point lead on Joey Martin and a 599-point advantage on Mick Snyder after advancing to the semifinals at the Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags V.
