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RADFORD, Va. (July 7, 2007) - Two first-time event winners visited the Motor Mile Dragway winner's circle Saturday night at the conclusion of the ADRL.us Independence Drags, although one of them had previously won the biggest title the Flowmaster American Drag Racing League has to offer.
Bubba Stanton (Pro Extreme) and Doug Riesterer (Pro Nitrous) won their respective classes to cap an exciting day of racing Saturday in front of another sold out ADRL venue. For Stanton, the event win was his first in an ADRL points-earning event, although his other ADRL victory - the Battle for the Belts world championship eliminator last fall - made him the 2006 ADRL Pro Extreme world champion.
With his win Saturday night, Stanton jumped to the top of the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts points standings, leaping over Joshua Hernandez (who did not attend) and Huntsville winner Jason Scruggs (who recorded a surprising DNQ). Stanton's 1,544 points now leads Hernandez by the rough equivalent of three round-wins.
After qualifying No. 7 with a 4.018 best, Stanton simply got better with each eliminations pass he made. He opened with a 4.032 to oust Dwayne Watkins, then followed with three consecutive 3-second runs: 3.997 to edge Michael Neal's 4.03; 3.990 to take a dramatic holeshot win over Frankie Taylor's 3.971; and, in the final, a 3.971 to score an easy win over Travis Swearingen, who shook and could not recover.
The runner-up finish was Swearingen's second of the season. He lost to Joe Baker in the Valdosta final.
Like Stanton, Riesterer came through with a bracket-like performance when it mattered most. He recorded four runs of between 4.045 to 4.066 in eliminations to beat, in order, Terry Murphy, Jamie Hancock, Buzz Varner, and 2006 ADRL world champion Keith Baker in the final, 4.045 to a troubled 5.316. Baker was looking for his first ADRL eliminations win since the 2005 season-ender in Kennedale.
Pro Nitrous driver Johnny Pilcher's bid for an unprecedented third straight ADRL event win came up two rounds short at the ADRL.us Independence Drags. He ran well all weekend and reached the semifinals, but came up on the losing end of his race versus Baker when he narrowly red-lighted.
Pilcher still enjoys a sizeable points lead in the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts points standings, and he remains the only ADRL driver to qualify for every event his class has contested.
*****
ADRL.us Independence Drags eliminations results
(Winners on top)
PRO EXTREME
First round
Joe Baker, 3.996, 187.50
T.J. Harrill, 6.366, 72.78
Travis Swearingen, 4.058, 188.44
Bennie McDonald, 4.391, 135.30
John Lynam, 4.063, 182.78
Joel Bayless, 4.549, 123.76
Todd Tutterow, 3.971, 186.41
Brian Daniels, 4.129, 177.51
Michael Neal, 4.046, 180.72
Greg Holt, 4.127, 174.49
Bubba Stanton, 4.032, 185.03
Dwayne Watkins, 5.483, 85.02
Mike Neal, 4.053, 179.43
Herman Sheppard, Broke
Frankie Taylor, 3.952, 187.19
Bil Clanton, 4.039, 180.00
Quarterfinals
Travis Swearingen, 4.043, 188.44
Joe Baker, 4.074, 178.43
John Lynam, 4.055, 184.50
Todd Tutterow, 4.155, 176.19
Bubba Stanton, 3.997, 184.58
Michael Neal, 4.038, 181.09
Frankie Taylor, 4.118, 179.57
Mike Neal, 3.963, 187.03
Semifinals
Travis Swearingen, 4.049, 188.05
John Lynam, 4.121, 181.09
Bubba Stanton, 3.990, 184.96
Frankie Taylor, 3.971, 188.28
Final
Bubba Stanton, 3.971, 183.52
Travis Swearingen, 5.316, 92.73
PRO NITROUS
First round
Doug Riesterer, 4.054, 179.14
Terry Murphy, 4.208, 173.01
Jamie Hancock, 4.147, 176.89
Charles Carpenter, 4.134, 179.64
Buzz Varner, 4.134, 176.82
Greg Godwin, 4.142, 175.85
Randy Weatherford, 4.157, 175.23
Steve Vick, 4.143, 178.57
Teddy Smith, 4.220, 173.75
Billy Harper, 4.228, 177.65
Johnny Pilcher, 4.142, 177.65
Thomas Myers, 4.104, 177.03
Keith Baker, 4.104, 179.93
Dennis Radford, 4.144, 177.58
Terry Housley, 4.159, 176.61
Stan Allen, 4.128, 179.21
Quarterfinals
Doug Riesterer, 4.066, 179.43
Jamie Hancock, 4.763, 111.83
Buzz Varner, 4.108, 176.89
Randy Weatherford, Centerline
Johnny Pilcher, 4.120, 178.86
Teddy Smith, Red-light
Keith Baker, 4.137, 179.78
Terry Housley, 4.114, 177.51
Semifinals
Doug Riesterer, 4.053, 179.07
Buzz Varner, 4.108, 179.50
Keith Baker, 4.092, 179.71
Johnny Pilcher, Red-light
Final
Doug Riesterer, 4.045, 179.07
Keith Baker, 5.316, 92.73
*****
AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts points standings
(all points pending ADRL approval)
PRO EXTREME
1. Bubba Stanton 1,544
2. Josh Hernandez 1,229
3. John Lynam 1,151
4. T. Swearingen 1,140
5. Joe Baker 1,139
6. Jason Scruggs 1,047
7. Mike Bell 868
8. Michael Neal 730
9. Bil Clanton 648
10. Todd Tutterow 630
11. Dwayne Watkins 620
12. Frankie Taylor 599
13. Brian Daniels 591
14. Quain Stott 567
15. Bennie McDonald 521
16. Herman Sheppard 495
17. Bobby Booth 473
18. Brandon Pesz 435
19. Hugh Scott 408
20. Kelly Martin 388
PRO NITROUS
1. Johnny Pilcher 1,850
2. Terry Housley 1,332
3. Keith Baker 1,142
4. Doug Riesterer 1,114
5. Thomas Myers 1,039
6. Dennis Radford 1,029
7. C. Carpenter 943
8. Jamie Hancock 913
9. Shannon Jenkins 908
10. Stan Allen 742
11. R. Weatherford 725
12. Harold Martin 699
13. Burton Auxier 635
14. Billy Harper 614
15. Steve Vick 533
16. Rod Houck 517
17. Greg Godwin 503
18. Mike Lockwood 386
19. Buzz Varner 338
20. Mike Castellana 282
(through 5 of 8 events)
The top eight points-earners in each class at the completion of the
ADRL Eastern Race Fuels DRAGSTOCK IV event, Sept. 14-15, qualify for
the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts championship eliminators, Oct. 12
at the AlphaTrade ADRL World Finals.
*****
About the Flowmaster American Drag Racing League
Based in O'Fallon, Mo., the American Drag Racing League is the
nation's premier sanctioning body for the sport of eighth-mile drag
racing. The professional categories featured in the ADRL are Pro
Extreme Motorcycle, Extreme 10.5, Pro Nitrous, and the quickest
doorslammer class in all of drag racing: Pro Extreme. The 2007
Flowmaster ADRL series will consist of eight events run throughout the
United States. For more information on the ADRL, visit ADRL.us :: Home.
For more information on Flowmaster, visit Flowmaster, Inc..
ADRL Champ Stanton Wins First PX Title; Riesterer Claims PN Honors
RADFORD, Va. (July 7, 2007) - Two first-time event winners visited the Motor Mile Dragway winner's circle Saturday night at the conclusion of the ADRL.us Independence Drags, although one of them had previously won the biggest title the Flowmaster American Drag Racing League has to offer.
Bubba Stanton (Pro Extreme) and Doug Riesterer (Pro Nitrous) won their respective classes to cap an exciting day of racing Saturday in front of another sold out ADRL venue. For Stanton, the event win was his first in an ADRL points-earning event, although his other ADRL victory - the Battle for the Belts world championship eliminator last fall - made him the 2006 ADRL Pro Extreme world champion.
With his win Saturday night, Stanton jumped to the top of the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts points standings, leaping over Joshua Hernandez (who did not attend) and Huntsville winner Jason Scruggs (who recorded a surprising DNQ). Stanton's 1,544 points now leads Hernandez by the rough equivalent of three round-wins.
After qualifying No. 7 with a 4.018 best, Stanton simply got better with each eliminations pass he made. He opened with a 4.032 to oust Dwayne Watkins, then followed with three consecutive 3-second runs: 3.997 to edge Michael Neal's 4.03; 3.990 to take a dramatic holeshot win over Frankie Taylor's 3.971; and, in the final, a 3.971 to score an easy win over Travis Swearingen, who shook and could not recover.
The runner-up finish was Swearingen's second of the season. He lost to Joe Baker in the Valdosta final.
Like Stanton, Riesterer came through with a bracket-like performance when it mattered most. He recorded four runs of between 4.045 to 4.066 in eliminations to beat, in order, Terry Murphy, Jamie Hancock, Buzz Varner, and 2006 ADRL world champion Keith Baker in the final, 4.045 to a troubled 5.316. Baker was looking for his first ADRL eliminations win since the 2005 season-ender in Kennedale.
Pro Nitrous driver Johnny Pilcher's bid for an unprecedented third straight ADRL event win came up two rounds short at the ADRL.us Independence Drags. He ran well all weekend and reached the semifinals, but came up on the losing end of his race versus Baker when he narrowly red-lighted.
Pilcher still enjoys a sizeable points lead in the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts points standings, and he remains the only ADRL driver to qualify for every event his class has contested.
*****
ADRL.us Independence Drags eliminations results
(Winners on top)
PRO EXTREME
First round
Joe Baker, 3.996, 187.50
T.J. Harrill, 6.366, 72.78
Travis Swearingen, 4.058, 188.44
Bennie McDonald, 4.391, 135.30
John Lynam, 4.063, 182.78
Joel Bayless, 4.549, 123.76
Todd Tutterow, 3.971, 186.41
Brian Daniels, 4.129, 177.51
Michael Neal, 4.046, 180.72
Greg Holt, 4.127, 174.49
Bubba Stanton, 4.032, 185.03
Dwayne Watkins, 5.483, 85.02
Mike Neal, 4.053, 179.43
Herman Sheppard, Broke
Frankie Taylor, 3.952, 187.19
Bil Clanton, 4.039, 180.00
Quarterfinals
Travis Swearingen, 4.043, 188.44
Joe Baker, 4.074, 178.43
John Lynam, 4.055, 184.50
Todd Tutterow, 4.155, 176.19
Bubba Stanton, 3.997, 184.58
Michael Neal, 4.038, 181.09
Frankie Taylor, 4.118, 179.57
Mike Neal, 3.963, 187.03
Semifinals
Travis Swearingen, 4.049, 188.05
John Lynam, 4.121, 181.09
Bubba Stanton, 3.990, 184.96
Frankie Taylor, 3.971, 188.28
Final
Bubba Stanton, 3.971, 183.52
Travis Swearingen, 5.316, 92.73
PRO NITROUS
First round
Doug Riesterer, 4.054, 179.14
Terry Murphy, 4.208, 173.01
Jamie Hancock, 4.147, 176.89
Charles Carpenter, 4.134, 179.64
Buzz Varner, 4.134, 176.82
Greg Godwin, 4.142, 175.85
Randy Weatherford, 4.157, 175.23
Steve Vick, 4.143, 178.57
Teddy Smith, 4.220, 173.75
Billy Harper, 4.228, 177.65
Johnny Pilcher, 4.142, 177.65
Thomas Myers, 4.104, 177.03
Keith Baker, 4.104, 179.93
Dennis Radford, 4.144, 177.58
Terry Housley, 4.159, 176.61
Stan Allen, 4.128, 179.21
Quarterfinals
Doug Riesterer, 4.066, 179.43
Jamie Hancock, 4.763, 111.83
Buzz Varner, 4.108, 176.89
Randy Weatherford, Centerline
Johnny Pilcher, 4.120, 178.86
Teddy Smith, Red-light
Keith Baker, 4.137, 179.78
Terry Housley, 4.114, 177.51
Semifinals
Doug Riesterer, 4.053, 179.07
Buzz Varner, 4.108, 179.50
Keith Baker, 4.092, 179.71
Johnny Pilcher, Red-light
Final
Doug Riesterer, 4.045, 179.07
Keith Baker, 5.316, 92.73
*****
AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts points standings
(all points pending ADRL approval)
PRO EXTREME
1. Bubba Stanton 1,544
2. Josh Hernandez 1,229
3. John Lynam 1,151
4. T. Swearingen 1,140
5. Joe Baker 1,139
6. Jason Scruggs 1,047
7. Mike Bell 868
8. Michael Neal 730
9. Bil Clanton 648
10. Todd Tutterow 630
11. Dwayne Watkins 620
12. Frankie Taylor 599
13. Brian Daniels 591
14. Quain Stott 567
15. Bennie McDonald 521
16. Herman Sheppard 495
17. Bobby Booth 473
18. Brandon Pesz 435
19. Hugh Scott 408
20. Kelly Martin 388
PRO NITROUS
1. Johnny Pilcher 1,850
2. Terry Housley 1,332
3. Keith Baker 1,142
4. Doug Riesterer 1,114
5. Thomas Myers 1,039
6. Dennis Radford 1,029
7. C. Carpenter 943
8. Jamie Hancock 913
9. Shannon Jenkins 908
10. Stan Allen 742
11. R. Weatherford 725
12. Harold Martin 699
13. Burton Auxier 635
14. Billy Harper 614
15. Steve Vick 533
16. Rod Houck 517
17. Greg Godwin 503
18. Mike Lockwood 386
19. Buzz Varner 338
20. Mike Castellana 282
(through 5 of 8 events)
The top eight points-earners in each class at the completion of the
ADRL Eastern Race Fuels DRAGSTOCK IV event, Sept. 14-15, qualify for
the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts championship eliminators, Oct. 12
at the AlphaTrade ADRL World Finals.
*****
About the Flowmaster American Drag Racing League
Based in O'Fallon, Mo., the American Drag Racing League is the
nation's premier sanctioning body for the sport of eighth-mile drag
racing. The professional categories featured in the ADRL are Pro
Extreme Motorcycle, Extreme 10.5, Pro Nitrous, and the quickest
doorslammer class in all of drag racing: Pro Extreme. The 2007
Flowmaster ADRL series will consist of eight events run throughout the
United States. For more information on the ADRL, visit ADRL.us :: Home.
For more information on Flowmaster, visit Flowmaster, Inc..
