Hossler Looking for Breakthrough Victory at ADRL Summer Drags IX
MARTIN, MI – Al-Anabi Racing’s Alex Hossler enjoyed one of the most successful seasons of his career this winter while competing in 
the Arabian Drag Racing League series, scoring the Pro Extreme world championship alongside crew chief, Frank “Ace” Manzo, for team owner His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani. Since returning stateside, Hossler and company have been perennial top qualifiers in American Drag Racing League competition, but have struggled to put it all together on race day. At this weekend’s ADRL Summer Drags IX in Martin, Michigan, Hossler feels like the team is poised for a big win.
“Honestly, for as good as the car has run, we’ve had a pretty disappointing first half of the season,” admits Hossler, en route to US 131 Motorsports Park. “We’ve qualified No. 1 three times this season, our lowest being second at the season-opener in Rockingham, so we’ve certainly had a race car that’s capable of winning, but having the best car in qualifying doesn’t always translate to being in the winner’s circle on Sunday.
“We’ve just had little things bite us here and there. It’s been frustrating, but this isn’t a group that’s big on making excuses. We’ve got high expectations and I feel like we’re just a little bit of race day luck away from winning one of these deals. I don’t see any reason we can’t put it all together this weekend, and I can promise you that’s the plan.”
Hossler, an eight-year veteran of fast doorslammer racing, is currently fourth in the ADRL Pro Extreme championship points standings, just 317 rounds out of first place – roughly three rounds of competition.
“The top cars are all fairly close together performance-wise and we’re yet to see a repeat winner, so I feel like the championship is still pretty wide open,” says Hossler. “We’ve got a little ground to make up, but we’re a big weekend away from really shaking things up, so I’m still pretty optimistic.
“Depending on how the weather shakes out this weekend, we could see some 70- and low 80-degree temperatures and some conditions that could see more than one car in the 3.50s,” continues Hossler. “It should make for some interesting and exciting racing for the fans and, personally, it’s hard for me not to feel good headed into a race weekend with guys like Manzo, Billy Stocklin, Mike Giaffino and John Glade working on the car I’m driving.”
Qualifying for the ADRL Summer Drags IX gets underway at 11:30 AM on Saturday, June 29th, with three rounds of qualifying scheduled for each professional category. Eliminations are slated to begin on Sunday at 11:00 AM with the winner’s circle celebration anticipated to begin at 4:30 PM.
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