Deflorian Qualifies Number One at ADRL Ohio Drags VI

Courtesy of Black Diamond Motorsports

Norwalk, OH – Black Diamond Motorsports 2012 Jerry Haas built Camaro powered by Sonny Racing Engines and driven by John Deflorian qualified Number one with a 4.039 seconds elapsed time (ET) at 179.54 miles per hour (MPH) in the quickest Extreme Pro Stock field ever at American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags VI presented by Mickey Thompson held at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk Ohio .

Only 0.052 seconds separated the sixteen car field from first to sixteenth with Kevin Bealko and the Black Diamond Motorsports 2011 Jerry Haas built GXP powered by Sonny Racing Engines sitting in the fifteenth qualifying position with a 4.090 ET at 176.56 MPH .

First round of Eliminations saw Kevin Bealko in the GXP defeat number two qualifier Todd Hoerner’s Electronic Fuel Injected 2012 Camaro with a 4.171 ET at 172.47 MPH to Hoerner’s tire shaking 5.503 ET.

John Deflorian in the 2012 Camaro was hoping to take advantage of points leader Cary Goforth’s early exit but Scott Hintz had upset on his mind when he used a 0.083 reaction time with a 4.099 ET at 175.96 MPH to defeat Deflorian’s 4.097 ET at 176.84 MPH .

Second round of Eliminations saw one of the closest races in Extreme Pro Stock with a margin of victory at the finish line of three inches but unfortunately Black Diamond Motorsports Kevin Bealko was on the receiving end for the loss . Kevin left the starting line with a .027 second advantage coupled with a 4.117 ET at 174.05 MPH but John Pluchino used a 4.090 ET at 176.81 MPH to take the win light .

The next and Final stop on the ADRL 2012 Tour is at the ADRL World Finals VIII presented by CarSafe October 19-20 at The Texas Motorplex in Ennis Texas.