B-1 Racing
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.
Hernandez runner-up in Norwalk, earns berth in Battle for the Belts
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NORWALK, OH – B1 Racing Pro Extreme driver Josh Hernandez took runner-up honors in the Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags V, earning himself a berth in the upcoming ADRL Battle for the Belts.
Hernandez took the No. 6 qualifying spot with a 3.696 -second pass at 204.35 mph in rain-shortened qualifying and faced off against veteran Quain Stott. In a thrilling pedal-fest, Hernandez took the finish line ahead of Stott, 4.349 to 5.194, setting up a faceoff with 2010 World Champion Frankie Taylor in the quarter-finals.
“When I saw that we had Frankie in round two, I knew we had our hands full,” Hernandez said. “I really didn¹t worry though, because Troy [Critchley] and Rick [Hickman, crew chiefs] turned up the wick on the B1 Corvette and gave me a great car.”
Against Taylor, Hernandez left the line first and fought off the hard-running champ, taking the stripe with a 3.785 to 4.353.
B1 Racing talks Racing and Safety at Local School
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ALCOA, TN – Members of the B1 Racing Pro Extreme team spent the day Wednesday with students of Northview 
Elementary (Kodak, Tenn.) and nearby Alcoa Elementary schools discussing the excitement of professional racing and the safety aspects associated with the operating of vehicles both on and off the track.
Students got a close-up look at the Pro Extreme Corvette campaigned by B1 Racing in ADRL competition as well as the safety equipment that protects it’s driver, Joshua Hernandez.
“It is so great to see the eyes of these young kids light up when they see something like this for the first time,” crew chief Rick Hickman commented.
“The children have great questions and it is a pleasure to be able to share the racing experience with them,” he said.
Hernandez “all in” at Ohio Drags
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NORWALK, OH – Numbers. It’s all about the numbers for B1 Racing Extreme Pro Mod driver Josh Hernandez this weekend as he attempts to break into the top eight as he competes in the Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags V at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
At the conclusion of the last ADRL event two weeks ago, Hernandez had fallen into ninth place – a mere 24 points out of his team’s chance to represent the country of Bahrain in the ADRL’s Battle for the Belts. The Ohio Drags are the last race to earn points for the event.
“We’re ready,” Hernandez stated confidently. “The past few days I’ve been extremely anxious to get up here to Norwalk to put it all on the table and get the racing started.
“There’s no denying we’ve had a tough year. This weekend is really important to the whole team, not only to get into the Battle for the Belts, but also because we know we’ve finally got this car running great, and we want to prove it.
Hernandez harnesses ‘fire power’ and heads to the Rock
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ROCKINGHAM, NC – Transitioning to a new car half-way through the 2011 ADRL season may have cost 2010 Pro Extreme runner-up Josh Hernandez any chance of repeating or improving on his prior season’s performance, but the
driver of the B1 Racing C5 Corvette is still focused on scoring bragging rights by winning the Pro Extreme Battle for the Belts contested October 21-23 at the ADRL World Finals in Dallas. Coming into this weekend’s event, ADRL Dragstock VIII, the job is clear: maintain or improve position and go rounds.
Currently ranked number seven, the Texas native knows he needs to stay focused and light a fire under his team to accomplish their goal. He said he’s got the fire part handled, but his focus might get a little divided because of the wild fires at home in Texas.
“We’re ready to go,” Hernandez said. “We’re seventh right now and the goal is to maintain that spot or improve on it with what we do this weekend.
Hernandez wins dramatic duel in a self-proclaimed ‘Turning-Point Weekend’ at Richmond
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Dinwiddie, VA – Josh Hernandez, the winningest Pro Mod driver in history, added another round-win to his record in a quarterfinal finish Saturday at the American Drag Racing League Speedtech U.S. Drags IV at Virginia Motorsports
Park. In what has been a frustrating season for the flagship drag racing team from the country of Bahrain, the win marked what Hernandez said he feels is a defining, turning-point moment.
Hernandez delivered his quickest qualifying effort to date in the B1 Racing Corvette C5 and grabbed the No. 6 spot with a 3.708-second pass at 200.83 mph, setting up a faceoff with No. 11-qualfying Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani, sponsor of team Al-Anabi that hails from Bahrain’s neighbor country, Qatar.
At the hit, Hernandez laid down a .040-second reaction time to Al Thani’s .068, and that proved to be the difference in the race. At the finish line, Hernandez won the battle on a holeshot, running 3.698-seconds at 202.09 mph to Al Thani’s quicker-but-losing 3.676 at 208.55.
New car gives new outlook for Hernandez and B1 Racing in Topeka
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TOPEKA, KS – After the ADRL event in Houston at the end of March, Pro Extreme driver Josh Hernandez declared he was ready for some “spring cleaning.” Now, more than ten weeks later, Hernandez and his B1 Racing team has retired 
the long-running, championship-winning 1957 Chevy Bel Air, and have finally worked the bugs out of their new Murf McKinney-built C5 Corvette and debut their new “toy” for the Kansas National Guard Independence Drags V at Heartland Park Topeka this weekend.
Hernandez said he hasn’t been more excited to go racing in a very long time.
“It’s no secret that we’ve struggled so far this season, and for myself and everyone on this team, we’re ready to start a new chapter,” Hernandez said. “And, for us, even more, we’re not just racing for ourselves. We are representing the good people of Bahrain, and we want to bring them the kind of results that they deserve.”
The new car, built by the noted nitro Dragster and Funny Car expert Murf McKinney, has already shown great promise in testing. Sporting a Funny Car-type rear wing, Hernandez said the car has performed exceptionally so far and that the team is expecting great things this weekend.
Red light start does little to deter Hernandez’
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READING, PA – To the uninformed, Josh Hernandez’ results at last weekend’s ADRL Penske Truck Leasing Inaugural Northeast Drags at Maple Grove might seem disappointing: the former world champion struggled to get into the
field, squeaked into the field in 12th in his last qualifying attempt after failing to get down the track in his two previous attempts, and lost first round because of a dreaded false start. Hardly something to talk about.
The entire B1 Racing team sees last weekend in a completely different and much more positive light.
The team made a late decision to change from their new Murf McKiney-built C5 Corvette back to their stalwart ’57 Chevy Bel Air, which meant removing parts, replacing parts, and re-retrofitting parts to work on the ’57. In addition, they moved to an automatic transmission from the manual they had practically perfected.
Hernandez and B1 Racing team ready for Maple Grove
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READING, Pa. (May 6, 2011) – It’s been a long month for B1 Racing Pro Extreme driver Josh Hernandez. His team 
owner, Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, has been temporarily and understandably pulled away from drag racing to focus on the urgent issue of supporting his father, the King of Bahrain, as they deal with the political issues facing the small island country off the coast of Saudi Arabia. Hernandez and the entire B1 Racing team have expressed their full support of Sheikh Abdulla and his family. The change in focus had, however, caused some initial concern for Hernandez.
“I can’t even begin to relate to what Sheikh Abdulla and the King are going through in Bahrain right now, and I completely understand why they are focusing on maintaining peace in their homeland. That just makes sense,” Hernandez said.
Hernandez ready for Spring Cleaning after disappointing outing in Houston
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HOUSTON, TX – At the racetrack he calls home, 2010 ADRL Pro Extreme runner-up Joshua Hernandez expected his 
first outing of the 2011 ADRL season to be spectacular – just like always. After all, he has won repeatedly at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. But last weekend at the CarSafe Dragpalooza VII presented by LenMar Motorsports, winning just wasn’t in the cards.
Hernandez qualified No. 11 in the 16-car field with a 3.734-second run at 204.63 mph and was paired with No. 6-qualifying former Top Fuel standout JR Todd in round one. Hernandez delivered a psychic 0.010-second reaction time off the starting line (0.000 is perfect) to Todd’s 0.056, but was afflicted with tire shake before the 330-foot mark and was forced to lift his foot from the throttle to control the car, letting Todd pass him by for the win.
