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Deflorian on the Outside Looking in After 2 Sessions at VMP
Written by Toyse Woody
PETERSBURG, VA – Sweltering heat and periodic rain showers left both Black Diamond Motorsports car 
not qualified after two sessions friday . The 2012 Camaro driven by John Deflorian, Jr. hopped skipped and jumped its way up the Virginia Motorsports Park surface trying to grab a hold of the surface but to no avail.
On his fast track learning curve, the GXP driven by Kevin Bealko in his competition debut with a five speed transmission carved his way to the sixteenth spot in the first qualifying session only to be bumped out in the second session after passing thunderstorms and curfew ended qualifying .
With one qualifying session left on Saturday Black Diamond Motorsports hopes to seat both cars into the tough field .
Black Diamond Motorsports Headed to U.S. Drags V
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Dinwiddie, VA – Coming off a triennial of No. 1 qualifier awards St. Louis native John DeFlorian’s storybook drag racing season continues to reach new heights. Deflorian put together the quickest and fastest 1/8-mile run in Pro Stock
history, running a 4.018 seconds elapsed time at 179.92 miles per hour during the third qualifying session on Friday during the American Drag Racing League’s (ADRL) Gateway Drags IV presented by CarSafe at Gateway Motorsports Park.
“This is beyond, far beyond my wildest dreams and having it happen here makes it so much sweeter,” Deflorian said. “I know so many people here and having them out here at this race just makes it so special. “I’m almost speechless. This is just unbelievable and that’s not even a big enough of a word to describe it.”
Lamentably what could have been an even more enduring moment was cut short by tire shake in the opening round of eliminations but John was still smiling when he rolled out of Gateway Motorsports Park and will certainly be looking to parlay another number-one qualifying effort into a victory at American Drag Racing League (ADRL) U.S. Drags V held at Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP) Virginia.
Deflorian Resets ADRL Extreme Pro Stock Racing Record
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Madison, IL – Like most racers, John got a passion for racing and power as a teenager on the streets of St. Louis, Missouri with his first car a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner that took him to school, work and the race track. He was a
machinist at a tool and die shop, but decided to change careers and go to work for a local chassis shop by the name of Gateway Race Cars and turned his passion into a full time job. He took his career to the next level, in 1988 he went to work for Jerry Haas Race Cars where he worked his way up to shop foreman and his love for racing grew .
John selected and assembled every part in his Black Diamond Motorsports Jerry Hass Race Cars 2012 Camaro with one thought in mind , being number one in American Drag Racing’s League (ADRL) Extreme Pro Stock class.
John accomplished one of his goal’s in the third session of qualifying at ADRL’s Gateway Drags IV presented by CarSafe held at Gateway Motorsports Park in St. Louis . John ran the fastest elapsed time and mile per hour of ADRL’s Extreme Pro Stock class with a 4.018 seconds at 179.92 miles per hour.
Deflorian Sees Positives despite Premature Exit in Maple Grove
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Reading, PA – Having been one of the quickest and most consistent cars throughout qualifying, Black Diamond Motorsports driver John Deflorian, Jr entered Saturday’s semi-final eliminations of the American Drag Racing League,
(ADRL) Northeast Drags II presented by Penske racing in Mohnton, Pennsylvania cautiously optimistic about his chances of scoring his first win of the 2012 season.
Despite the different conditions that engulfed Maple Grove Raceway on race day, the number one-qualified Deflorian and Black Diamond Motorsports team responded well, posting the quickest elapsed time of the opening round at 4.055-seconds at 178.68 miles per hour (mph) to defeat Elijah Morton .
In the second round against Todd Hoerner, Deflorian was able to deliver the quickest elapsed time of that round, covering the eighth-mile in 4.073-seconds with a top speed of 177.63 mph. In the semi-finals Deflorian unleashed at astounding 4.048-seconds at 178.59 mph, low elapsed time of the race and only .011-seconds from the American Drag Racing League world record.
DeFlorian Holds Down #1 Spot In Extreme Pro Stock After Friday Qualifying Sessions
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Reading, PA – John Deflorian, Jr and the Black Diamond Motorsports Team Camaro completed a dominant performance on Friday, powering to the No. 1 qualifying position at the American Drag Racing League, ADRL 
Northeast Drags II presented by Penske racing in Mohnton, Pennsylvania . Deflorian was the quickest of the twenty Extreme Pro Stock drivers attempting to make the field in each of Friday’s two sessions at Maple Grove Raceway, highlighted by his 4.074-second, 177.65 mph pass in the evening session, which was the quickest run of the day.
“Sonny’s Racing Engines has just given us tremendous power and this car is just amazing,” DeFlorian said. “We’ve worked really hard to get it right. I can’t thank Kevin (Bealko) enough for this opportunity.”
Kevin Bealko and the Black Diamond Motorsports GXP, the only automatic transmission powered Extreme Pro Stock, is only .017-second out of qualifying for the field at Maple Grove Raceway . Bealko will put in his best chassis set-up for the final qualifying session on saturday.
Black Diamond Motorsports Ready for ADRL Maple Grove!
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Bridgeport, WV – The Extreme Pro Stocks return to action this weekend at ADRL Northeast Drags II presented by Penske on May 4-5 at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, Pa. It is the third race of the 2012 season in the American
Drag Racing League (ADRL), and the third of 10 races on the 2012 ADRL Tour. It is also the second time the ADRL has raced at historic Maple Grove.
Fresh off his Number one Qualifying elapsed time of 4.091 seconds at 176.05 miles per hour, John Deflorian is determined to keep the momentum going after running his career best time of 4.088 at Bristol Raceway . The Jerry Haas built 2012 Camaro has performed flawlessly since it’s debut at Royal Purple Raceway in March with the only runs on the car occurring in competition.
“That run was spectacular,” said DeFlorian, “We are absolutely blessed. I cannot thank Kevin Bealko enough for this opportunity. If it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t be out of here.”
JOHN DEFLORIAN TO RACE BLACK DIAMOND MOTORSPORTS 2012 CAMARO IN ADRL XPS
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Fenton, MO – Long acknowledged as one of the most popular drivers in drag racing competition, John DeFlorian is making the move to the highly competitive Extreme Pro Stock Eliminator in the American Drag Racing League. After
decades of remaining competitive in a variety of race cars despite often meager funding, DeFlorian has announced his association with one of the ADRL’s most innovative racing teams.
For the 2012 season, DeFlorian will campaign a radical new Extreme Pro Stock entry in conjunction with the Black Diamond Motorsportsoperation of current ADRL Extreme Pro Stock star Kevin Bealko. John will debut one of the first “new generation” 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Extreme Pro Stockers and will battle side-by-side with teammate Bealko’s already-proven 2011 Pontiac GXP.
