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- BRAD WADDLE WINS SEASON OPENING JHG MOUNTAIN MOTOR PRO STOCK RACE
Diedrich Wins in Woodburn!
Courtesy of WCOPMA
Woodburn, OR – No more waiting and wondering when his first Pro Mod victory would come, Jay Diedrich placed his 
“Evil Outlaw” 1957 Chevy in the winner’s circle at Woodburn Dragstrip this past weekend while running with the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association.
Diedrich has won multiple events with his Top Sportsman 1968 Camaro and had many semi-final and runner up finishes in the Pro Mod car, but he hasn’t been able to secure a victory in the three years he has raced the “Evil Outlaw” 1957 Chevy.
Starting off the weekend Diedrich placed himself in the number two qualifying spot after the first qualifying session with a 6.37. The team was happy with that run as they had no prior data for this race track and no testing prior to this pass but now had data to tune with.
ADRL Presents Special Condensed Version of Independence Drags IV on Website Free of Charge
Courtesy of the ADRL
O’FALLON, MO — After extensive requests from fans for a replay of the American Drag Racing League’s (ADRL) online video broadcast from the ADRL Hardee’s Independence Drags IV, ADRL officials announced that the event
has been cut into a one hour, twenty minute special presentation. This announcement comes just as LenMar Motorsports announced it will continue to sponsor the ADRL live online broadcasts.
The special, shortened presentation is available for viewing on the ADRL website, www.ADRL.us, as part of the ADRL’s continuing effort to provide the most innovative and complete coverage in all of drag racing. With this condensed broadcast, racing fans will be able to take in all the action and all the sights and sounds from the Independence Drags, which took place July 2-3 from Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, KS.
Featured in this special presentation will be every race pass from the event, replays, interviews and features from the pits and much more. The special 80-minute presentation also includes high-definition picture quality and multiple angles as part of the comprehensive coverage. LenMar Motorsports previously announced it would provide the financial support to allow every fan to watch the Independence Drags free of charge.
BMR Fabrication Adjustable Toe Rods (Street Version) for 2010 Camaro and Pontiac G8
Courtesy of BMR
Thonotosassa, FL – Minimize toe deflection in your 2010 Camaro and Pontiac G8 with Adjustable Toe Rods from BMR Fabrication. Manufactured from 1.25” diameter x .095” wall DOM tubing, heavy-duty ¾” chrome-moly adjusters, and spiral-fluted polyurethane bushings, these street version toe rods provide increased adjustability over the OE design. The BMR Adjustable Toe Rods (TR003) enrich the handling and predictability of your Camaro without sacrificing drivability. Instructions provided for an easy installation time of only 1 hour. Available in black hammertone or red powdercoat.
ADRL’s Online Video Coverage at Hardee’s Independence Drags IV Receives High Praise
Courtesy of the ADRL
O’FALLON, MO — After an overwhelmingly positive response from fans and drivers, the American Drag Racing 
League (ADRL) declared its first all-access online video broadcast an overwhelming success. The extensive coverage was presented at www.ADRL.us for the ADRL Hardee’s Independence Drags IV from Heartland Park Topeka on July 2-3, and it was met with a tremendous response.
The full broadcast was presented free of charge after LenMar Motorsports generously provided the financial backing to give fans a free opportunity to watch the entire program. Gaylen Smith of LenMar Motorsports was one of many who were excited about the reaction. “This is a major feat. The deal is definitely a smash hit,” Smith said. “We got a ton of great feedback.”
The completion of the Independence Drags IV was postponed due to steady rain on Saturday at the Topeka event, but that didn’t prevent an incredible reaction from fans and drivers when it came to the online broadcast. The following is a sampling of the driver feedback to the online broadcast:
John Done Made Him Mad !!!
By Camp Stanley / Photos By Axle Weiss
Hagerstown, MD – The race weekend in beautiful Heartland Park in Topeka, Kansas sure wasn’t one to write home 
about after all three of Friday’s qualifying sessions were completed.
We found ourselves and our normally potent race car on the outside looking in! We were number NINETEEN out of a field of THIRTY! So much for the headline at the end of the Martin race. We may have thought we were back but on Friday night it wasn’t looking so good!
A lot of Thinking 101 went on and the crew spied what they thought may be the issue Friday night and then Mr. Bigtime Crew Chief came to the same conclusion on Saturday morning while the crew were still snuggled in their beds like bugs in a rug. He, being ME had made a really Dummy 101 tilt error mistake when making some mathematical calculations. That’s right, he can’t count! But as an Australian racer used to tell me: “if you did it-put your hand up.” And I have both hands up and am standing on a ladder for one and all to see!
Stanley And Weiss Racing Awarded Best Appearing Team, ADRL Topeka
By Camp Stanley / Photo By Roger Richards
Hagerstown, MD – In the early winter months of 2010 the drag racing team known as Stanley & Weiss Racing decided to out source a new design for a t-shirt to sell to our many loyal fans worldwide. We settled on Tyler Clark’s WickedGrafixx t-shirt emporium as our newest supplier of a quality shirt that anyone would be proud to wear.
Camp and Tyler burned up the internet and the phone lines over a 2 month period tweaking and perfecting what became a GREAT design for our newest shirts Showing off Our ADRL Pro Extreme Camaro! While Tyler provided the insight to the design, Camp provided the essence of the team and all were melded into a design that said much about who the Hillbillies from Appalachia really were.
These shirts were debuted at the ADRL race in Houston in March to rave reviews! There were orders via mail and phone for them from literally around the world!
And then later there was a new avenue opened for the WickedGrafixx / Stanley & Weiss Racing partnership. The ADRL powers that be had very wisely asked that all the teams wear at least a collared shirt while on the starting line. Now the hillbillies had been doing this for some years and had carried over their Pro Street uniform shirts to the ADRL.
Don Carter Motorsports Plans to Keep Their Points Lead after Woodburn
Courtesy of DC Motorsports
Sacramento, Ca – The 1953 Studebaker of the Don Carter Motorsports team will head to Woodburn, Oregon this upcoming weekend (July 10-11) to run with the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association for the third event of the
season for the association.
Coming off a runner up finish at the last WCOPMA event in Sacramento a couple weeks back, Bret Williamson plans to make it 3-for-3 as far as final round appearances go while running with the WCOPMA this year. The team won the first event of the season and was the runner up at the second. They are currently number 1 in the point’s standings with about a 2-round lead over Dan Myers.
The team’s main focus is to get a tune up on this track that they have no data from. The car runs good at Sacramento Raceway, they have that track figured out, but when they travel to new tracks it is back to square 1. Luckily for them, it will be most racers’ first time running at Woodburn this weekend so everyone is in square 1.
Derek Hawker wins first PMRA Pro Modified race at TMP’s Cayuga Dragway
Courtesy of PMRA
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (July 4, 2010) – Driving his 1963 Corvette Pro Modified, Derek Hawker of Corbyville, Ontario 
won the second round in the 2010 Pro Modified Racing Association, held at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park.
Hawker was scheduled to meet up with Mike Stawicki of Medina, New York in the final round, but the G-Force Race Cars 1968 Firebird broke in the semi, giving the win to Hawker.
The win was Hawker’s first in PMRA competition. The race was also Hawker’s second PMRA event, and the rookie and former Sportsman driver went to the final round at the first PMRA event in May earlier this year. He qualified seventh in the eight-car field.
Rain Postpones Finish of ADRL Independence Drags IV at Heartland Park Topeka
Courtesy of ADRL
TOPEKA, KS — Inclement weather forced the postponement of the American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Hardee’s Independence Drags IV at Heartland Park Topeka on Saturday.
After several rain delays throughout the day, ADRL President and CEO Kenny Nowling called for a postponement near the end of the first round of final eliminations. “Mother Nature frowned on us and we felt the better option was to get the racers and fans home safely,” Nowling said. “Safety is paramount and unfortunately we can’t complete this event today.”
The event will be completed at the ADRL Hardee’s Gateway Drags III on August 7-8 at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill, just outside of St. Louis.
The completion of final eliminations of the Independence Drags will take place on Friday, with the Gateway Drags to be completed the next day.
Dan Myers Racing heads north to Woodburn, Oregon
Courtesy of Dan Myers Racing
Ramona, Ca – On the weekend of July 10-11 the Dan Myers Racing team will take their 1957 Chevy pick-up truck to Woodburn, Oregon to run with the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association on the third stop of the association’s
2010 schedule.
Coming off a win at the last WCOPMA event in Sacramento a couple weeks back, Dan Myers and his team are hoping to bring some of that momentum and luck from Sacramento to Woodburn with them.
Dan is not afraid to admit that luck was on his side in Sacramento. After all, he won the event without making a full pass down the ¼-mile as every run was cut short for some reason or another. But Dan states “you cannot win a race without having at least one lucky round, thankfully for me I had three in a row.”
