DeFlorian Holds Down #1 Spot In Extreme Pro Stock After Friday Qualifying Sessions

Courtesy of Black Diamond Motorsports
Picture Courtesy of Roger Richards

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.

With rain canceling the third qualifying session the Black Diamond Motorsports Team looks to solidifying their number one qualifying position with the 2012 Camaro while try to concentrate on getting the GXP in to the field .

Saturday the gates open at 10 a.m.; Qualifying Round 3 starts at 12 p.m.; Eliminations Round 1 starts at 3:30 p.m.; Jet Car at 9 p.m. Final Eliminations at 9:30 p.m.