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ADRL Presents Special Condensed Version of Independence Drags IV on Website Free of Charge
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O’FALLON, MO — After extensive requests from fans for a replay of the American Drag Racing League’s (ADRL) online video broadcast from the ADRL Hardee’s Independence Drags IV, ADRL officials announced that the event
has been cut into a one hour, twenty minute special presentation. This announcement comes just as LenMar Motorsports announced it will continue to sponsor the ADRL live online broadcasts.
The special, shortened presentation is available for viewing on the ADRL website, www.ADRL.us, as part of the ADRL’s continuing effort to provide the most innovative and complete coverage in all of drag racing. With this condensed broadcast, racing fans will be able to take in all the action and all the sights and sounds from the Independence Drags, which took place July 2-3 from Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, KS.
Featured in this special presentation will be every race pass from the event, replays, interviews and features from the pits and much more. The special 80-minute presentation also includes high-definition picture quality and multiple angles as part of the comprehensive coverage. LenMar Motorsports previously announced it would provide the financial support to allow every fan to watch the Independence Drags free of charge.
ADRL’s Online Video Coverage at Hardee’s Independence Drags IV Receives High Praise
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O’FALLON, MO — After an overwhelmingly positive response from fans and drivers, the American Drag Racing 
League (ADRL) declared its first all-access online video broadcast an overwhelming success. The extensive coverage was presented at www.ADRL.us for the ADRL Hardee’s Independence Drags IV from Heartland Park Topeka on July 2-3, and it was met with a tremendous response.
The full broadcast was presented free of charge after LenMar Motorsports generously provided the financial backing to give fans a free opportunity to watch the entire program. Gaylen Smith of LenMar Motorsports was one of many who were excited about the reaction. “This is a major feat. The deal is definitely a smash hit,” Smith said. “We got a ton of great feedback.”
The completion of the Independence Drags IV was postponed due to steady rain on Saturday at the Topeka event, but that didn’t prevent an incredible reaction from fans and drivers when it came to the online broadcast. The following is a sampling of the driver feedback to the online broadcast:
John Done Made Him Mad !!!
By Camp Stanley / Photos By Axle Weiss
Hagerstown, MD – The race weekend in beautiful Heartland Park in Topeka, Kansas sure wasn’t one to write home 
about after all three of Friday’s qualifying sessions were completed.
We found ourselves and our normally potent race car on the outside looking in! We were number NINETEEN out of a field of THIRTY! So much for the headline at the end of the Martin race. We may have thought we were back but on Friday night it wasn’t looking so good!
A lot of Thinking 101 went on and the crew spied what they thought may be the issue Friday night and then Mr. Bigtime Crew Chief came to the same conclusion on Saturday morning while the crew were still snuggled in their beds like bugs in a rug. He, being ME had made a really Dummy 101 tilt error mistake when making some mathematical calculations. That’s right, he can’t count! But as an Australian racer used to tell me: “if you did it-put your hand up.” And I have both hands up and am standing on a ladder for one and all to see!
Stanley And Weiss Racing Awarded Best Appearing Team, ADRL Topeka
By Camp Stanley / Photo By Roger Richards
Hagerstown, MD – In the early winter months of 2010 the drag racing team known as Stanley & Weiss Racing decided to out source a new design for a t-shirt to sell to our many loyal fans worldwide. We settled on Tyler Clark’s WickedGrafixx t-shirt emporium as our newest supplier of a quality shirt that anyone would be proud to wear.
Camp and Tyler burned up the internet and the phone lines over a 2 month period tweaking and perfecting what became a GREAT design for our newest shirts Showing off Our ADRL Pro Extreme Camaro! While Tyler provided the insight to the design, Camp provided the essence of the team and all were melded into a design that said much about who the Hillbillies from Appalachia really were.
These shirts were debuted at the ADRL race in Houston in March to rave reviews! There were orders via mail and phone for them from literally around the world!
And then later there was a new avenue opened for the WickedGrafixx / Stanley & Weiss Racing partnership. The ADRL powers that be had very wisely asked that all the teams wear at least a collared shirt while on the starting line. Now the hillbillies had been doing this for some years and had carried over their Pro Street uniform shirts to the ADRL.
Rain Postpones Finish of ADRL Independence Drags IV at Heartland Park Topeka
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TOPEKA, KS — Inclement weather forced the postponement of the American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Hardee’s Independence Drags IV at Heartland Park Topeka on Saturday.
After several rain delays throughout the day, ADRL President and CEO Kenny Nowling called for a postponement near the end of the first round of final eliminations. “Mother Nature frowned on us and we felt the better option was to get the racers and fans home safely,” Nowling said. “Safety is paramount and unfortunately we can’t complete this event today.”
The event will be completed at the ADRL Hardee’s Gateway Drags III on August 7-8 at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill, just outside of St. Louis.
The completion of final eliminations of the Independence Drags will take place on Friday, with the Gateway Drags to be completed the next day.
Castellana One of Five Leaders at ADRL Hardee’s Independence Drags IV
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TOPEKA, KS — Mike Castellana was simply looking for one good run in Pro Nitrous on Friday at the ADRL Hardee’s Independence Drags IV at Heartland Park Topeka. When that came on his very first run, Castellana delivered in an
even bigger way to cap his evening under the lights. Castellana and his ’69 Camaro wowed the energetic crowd with his third qualifying run, staying in first after three sessions with a pass of 3.89 at 192.28 miles per hour.
It was significant that Castellana had two in a class where most drivers struggled to get one on a day where track conditions proved difficult to solve.
“I think we had a better handle on things,” Castellana said. “It was kind of hit-or-miss for a lot of people, but we’ve got a good handle on this car. When you got something good going, you don’t want to change too much.”
Other top qualifiers after Friday’s three sessions include Frankie Taylor in Pro Extreme, Ashley Owens in Pro Extreme Motorcycle, Pete Berner in Extreme Pro Stock and Todd Moyer in Extreme 10.5. Castellana’s solid performance on Friday gives him some breathing room heading into Saturday’s final qualifying session as well.
Going Rounds in Topeka is Top Priority for Carpenter
Courtesy of Carpenter Racing
TOPEKA, KS – Coming off a less-than-stellar eliminations record over the past two races, Charles Carpenter has one goal for this weekend’s ADRL Hardee’s Independence Drags IV at Heartland Park Topeka: get past the first round.
After making it out of round one at every race dating back to the 2009 U.S. Drags, Carpenter has been trailered early at each of the past two races and is looking to turn it around in Topeka.
“We’ve been running great, but have lost our raceday consistency and just haven’t performed when the time comes,” said Carpenter. “There’s a happy medium there, and we just have to find it.”
Carpenter hopes to find that middle ground fast. Just 81 points behind Mike Castellana for first place in the Speedtech Battle for the Belts points standings, Carpenter knows he needs to match the perennial front runner step for step while fending off the tough competition from the Pro Nitrous field to stay near the top.
Team Aruba Determined to Light the Track at ADRL Independence Drags
Courtesy of Team Aruba
UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA — After a great weekend of racing at the American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Summer Drags in Martin, Team Aruba, with the colorful Aruba.com Extreme Pro Stock car in tow, is on the long road to
Heartland Park Topeka (HPT) race track for the ADRL Hardee’s Independence Drags IV. “The past few weeks have been intense,” says Team Aruba driver, Trevor Eman. “Since Martin, we’ve been working long days and nights preparing our car for the Topeka race.”
Team Aruba definitely has their work cut out for them, uncomfortably sitting 300 points behind 8th place. “It’s crunch time, and we’re hungrier than we’ve ever been,” comments Eman. “Time is quickly slipping away; we only have a few races left until the ADRL Finals. Our performance this weekend is crucial.” Team Aruba recently moved up a spot on the Extreme Pro Stock ladder, from 14th to 13th after good performances at the ADRL Ford Summer Drags just two weeks ago.
LenMar Motorsports Gives Fans Hardee’s Independence Drags IV Online Coverage Free of Charge
O’FALLON, MO – As an introduction to the premier edition of ADRL 
Live Video Coverage online this weekend, LenMar Motorsports has generously offered to provide the financial backing to allow every fan to watch the ADRL Hardee’s Independence Drags IV from Heartland Park Topeka free of charge on July 2-3.
The ADRL announced plans earlier this week to offer all-access online video coverage of its events starting this weekend in Topeka, KS, offering ground-breaking coverage that has never been available before in drag racing.
But LenMar Motorsports, which has been a proud sponsor of the ADRL since 2008, is covering the entire bill for fans on both days by making it a free online event for everyone.
That’s a savings of $14.95 for the public and $9.95 for ADRL members.
ADRL Announces Online Video Coverage for Hardee’s Independence Drags IV
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O’FALLON, MO — After an overwhelming response from its online test run, the American Drag Racing League (ADRL) 
announced plans for extensive online coverage of its racing weekends, starting July 2-3 at the ADRL Hardee’s Independence Drags IV from Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, KS.
The test run for online video coverage was conducted at the ADRL Ford Drive One Summer Drags VI on June 11-12 and was met with an incredible reaction from its fans, prompting the move to a growing online viewing audience.
For a small fee, fans will be able to get full coverage of the event with an abbreviated recap on Sunday. The ground-breaking online coverage will include complete racing coverage with free coverage on Friday beginning from the first run in qualifying to Saturday’s qualifying through the last championship race under the lights and will feature up to 20 hours of live coverage during each weekend.
