- Mike Stavrinos Blasts to Provisional No. 1 in Pro Mod with Stunning 5.688 at Gainesville
- HART, CAPPS, C. COUGHLIN & A. SMITH START 75TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON WITH PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT GAINESVILLE
- Cody Coughlin Edges out Hartford for the Pprovisional No. 1 spot During Round 2 of Pro Stock
- Capps Tops Funny Car Qualifying after Round 2 at the Gator Nationals
- Josh Hart Provisional #1 in Top Fuel Qualifying after Round 2 at the AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
- XTREME RACEWAY PARK JOINS NHRA MEMBER TRACK NETWORK IN DIVISION 4
- Monster Energy Joins Maddi Gordon, Ron Capps Motorsports for Multi-Year NHRA Partnership
Speedtech Battle for the Belts to Determine National Guard ADRL World Champions
O’FALLON, MO (Sep. 2, 2009) — With just one last chance at gaining points toward finishing in the top eight and qualifying for the post-season 2009 Speedtech Battle for the Belts, every point gained—or missed—Sep. 11-12, at Flowmaster Dragstock VI in Rockingham, NC, could define the outcome for certain National Guard American Drag Racing League (ADRL) teams.
The Speedtech Battle for the Belts will pit the top eight points earners in each of the National Guard ADRL’s five professional classes—Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous, Flowmaster Extreme 10.5, Pro Extreme Motorcycle and Extreme Pro Stock—against each other in a unique, championship-deciding, elimination-rounds playoff during qualifying on the first day of the LenMar Motorsports ADRL World Finals V, Oct. 23-24, at the Texas Motorplex, near Dallas. Continue reading
Bush’s Bel Air Back In Action At Big Go
Elma, NY (September 1, 2009) – Mel Bush and Driver, Tommy D’Aprile, are bringing their Jan-Cen Racing Engines prepared Bel Air out of retirement to compete in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge at the 55th Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil.
Tommy D’Aprile’s last ride in Mel Bush’s famous ’62 Bel Air was one of his wildest rides in the seat of a door slammer. Just past the 330 mark a four-link bracket tore from the rear housing, planting the four-link bar into the track as the momentum of the car forced the car to ride over it, tossing the car in the air. Luckily for D’Aprile the car came back down on all four and has lived to fight another day. Continue reading
Bush’s Camaro Debuts With Positive Results
Elma, NY (August 25, 2009) – When Mel Bush commissioned Dan Page to build his new ride it was just that a ride for Mel himself. With recent health issues pulling Bush from the driver seat and the off season switch to ADRL competition Bush made the decision to build the car as a lightweight Pro Extreme machine with hired gun Tommy D’Aprile at the wheel.
The new Dan Page Race Cars built 70 ½ Camaro made its ADRL debut this past weekend at the ADRL Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags III and showed quickly that this car will be a force to recon with. Continue reading
We Love National Trail Raceway
Stepping It Up !! At ADRL Columbus
The Stanley and Weiss racing team headed on their merry way out the highway of life this past weekend to the next round of the ADRL race in Columbus, Ohio. For us it was a homecoming of sorts for the team as we had raced and went rounds at the track over a period of seven or eight years. We won our first NSCA Pro Street race there. Bob Molinari’s “Molinari Racing Products” clutch and all of Bob Malek’s “Friction Unlimited” discs we owned but we were unable to accomplish either! Great parts make up for dumb decisions. Continue reading
Janis’ Aeroquip Team Looking to Increased Performance with Ram Clutches Help
Elma, NY (August 17, 2009) – After taking his second victory of the season at the recently concluded ADRL Hardee’s Gateway Drags II at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois Mike Janis and his Aeroquip team are still chasing that perfect run.
“Don’t get me wrong; getting our second win was fantastic. It’s just that we struggled that weekend with the same troubles that we have had all year. It’s no secret we’ve been putting band-aids on our issues all season trying to compete. Thanks to some hard work from the guys at Ram Clutches this coming race is looking better for us,” said crew chief Mike Janis Jr. Continue reading
Robertson Wins for Team Aeroquip at Rossler/DeCerbo Door Wars
Norwalk, OH (August 17, 2009) – Todd Robertson and his Eaton/Aeroquip team have quickly become a force to recon with on the mid-west Pro Mod scene. In Robertson’s last 9 outings he has compiled an impressive list of stats consisting of three number one qualifiers along with three runner-ups and three wins, including this weekend’s at the Summit Raceway Park’s Rossler/DeCerbo Door Wars.
Robertson knows drag racing is by no means a one-man sport and while the driver gets most of the glory he understands that there are many contributors to his race team’s success. “With all the hard work from our crew and the support & efforts from everyone at Eaton/Aeroquip we couldn’t be happier,” said Robertson. Continue reading
Bush’s 70 1/2 Camaro Set to Debut at Columbus ADRL Event
Elma, NY (August 15, 2009) – One of the most recognizable cars on the ADRL Circuit is the Tommy D’Aprile driven ‘62 Bel Air of Mel Bush. At every ADRL event the crowds gather in the pit of the Mel Bush Motorsports team with many telling Mel, Tommy, or the crew stories of the bubble top they once had.
The Drag Story editor is no different. My family had a white ’62 Impala 2 door while I was growing up in the late 60’s. It had red interior and an AM radio, it was very cool. I always liked that car! While I’ll never take anything away from aero slick Camaros and Mustangs that populate the Pro Extreme class, I like different. Bush’s ’62 represented just that, different. Continue reading
Terry Housley To Drive Ballance Racing’s Corvette At Vegas Super Nationals
FOLSOM, CA (August 13, 2009) – Terry Housley, a 2-time ADRL Pro Nitrous National Event Winner, will be piloting the Ballance Racing ’53 Corvette at this years Street Car Super Nationals, Nov 19-22 at “The Strip” at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the Hughes Performance Pro Street class..
Joining the team as well for the Super Nationals will be Terry’s son Blake… Mark, Bryan, Chris and Irv Ballance already make up this very talented crew, “but adding Blake Housley will give us the much needed experience to compete at this very competitive race” says team owner Irv Ballance… “We’re all really excited about the additions to our team and look forward on improving on our semi-final finish at last years SCSNs” Continue reading
National Guard ADRL Revises Race Weekend Schedule
O’FALLON, MO (August 13, 2009) — National Guard American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Executive Vice President of Competition Bert Corzine today announced changes to the series’ national-event weekend schedule, beginning Aug. 21-22, at the ADRL Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags III in Hebron, Ohio, near Columbus.
Most significant to National Guard ADRL race teams and fans is the addition of a fourth official qualifying session for all five professional classes. The long-standing open test session has been eliminated from the ADRL national-event program in favor of three official qualifying opportunities on Friday, with a single, last-chance qualifying session starting at noon on Saturday, followed by a brief pre-race ceremony and elimination rounds. Continue reading
St. Louis Home Of First All Al-Anabi Racing Final Round
MADISON, Illinois (August 10, 2009) – It wasn’t a question of if there would ever be an all Al-Anabi Racing final round in ADRL Pro Nitrous, but a question of when it would happen. The seventh stop on the National Guard American Drag Racing League tour at the organization’s home track, Gateway International Raceway, just outside of St. Louis, Missouri would be the place it happened, and host one of the defining moments of His Highness Sheikh Khalid Bin Hamad Al Thani’s team-owning career. Continue reading
