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BAYTOWN, TX (Mar. 8, 2008) — A record-setting crowd of more than 40,000 witnessed the stars of the Flowmaster American Drag Racing League (ADRL) presented by the National Guard go after a $100,000 purse Mar. 8, in the ADRL’s season-opening Drag Illustrated Dragpalooza IV at Houston Raceway Park. Joshua Hernandez of nearby Conroe, TX, won the ADRL’s marquee Pro Extreme class, while Jim Halsey prevailed in Pro Nitrous, reigning class champ Steve Gorman won in Extreme 10.5, and Ron Procopio won his career-first Pro Extreme Motorcycle event.
“I knew he left first, but then I caught him pretty fast,” Hernandez said after going 3.96 seconds at 191.57 miles per hour over the eighth-mile course to defeat fellow Texan Steve Wiley. “I think he had some trouble about half-track and that’s when I passed him.”
Halsey also had to come from behind off the start to beat Randy Weatherford with a 4.03-seconds pass at 183.62 mph. “I was gaining on him, but I wasn’t really sure I would catch up,” Halsey said. “It was very, very close at the finish line.”
In Extreme 10.5, which refers to the cars’ relatively narrow 10.5-inch-wide rear slicks, Gorman and opponent David Janes made identical 4.41-seconds runs, but Gorman got the win again based on his better reaction time at the start. “It was one of those deals where I knew I’d have to get him on the (starting) tree,” the former commercial pilot said. “Fortunately, that worked out just great for me, not so great for him.”
In just his second ADRL national event, Procopio ran 4.33 seconds at 160.54 mph to handily defeat T.T. Jones in the final round of Pro Extreme Motorcycle action. “My crew chief made a few changes right before that run and to be honest, I wasn’t so sure about them, but it turns out he was right and I had nothing to worry about,” he said.
The ADRL returns to action Apr. 25-26, with the 2nd annual Shelor.com Spring Drags at Tulsa Raceway Park in Tulsa , OK .
ABOUT FLOWMASTER
Flowmaster, Inc. is housed in two ultra-modern facilities in Santa Rosa and West Sacramento , California , together totaling over 400,000 square feet. Flowmaster employs over 250 workers dedicated to building the highest quality U.S.-made exhaust products available. Flowmaster’s product line includes exhaust products for Performance Street , Muscle Cars, Trucks, Street Rods, RVs, Motorhomes, and all types of race applications. With more than 400 different muffler models, 370-plus exhaust systems and numerous exhaust accessories available, Flowmaster offers the choice to fit your specific vehicle needs, or your sound preference from "wild to mild." For more information on Flowmaster, visit Flowmaster System Simulation Software | Fluid Flow Software | Pressure Analysis | CFD.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL GUARD
The National Guard is the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United States and one of the nation’s longest enduring institutions. The National Guard operates in all 50 states, three territories (Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands) and the District of Columbia . For more information on the National Guard, visit www.1-800-GO-GUARD.com | HOME.
ABOUT THE ADRL
Based in O’Fallon, Missouri , 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 Pro Extreme, the quickest doorslammer class in all of drag racing. The 2008 Flowmaster ADRL series presented by the National Guard consists of nine national events run throughout the United States . For more information on the ADRL, visit ADRL.us :: Home.
Hernandez Heads Houston Winners List
BAYTOWN, TX (Mar. 8, 2008) — A record-setting crowd of more than 40,000 witnessed the stars of the Flowmaster American Drag Racing League (ADRL) presented by the National Guard go after a $100,000 purse Mar. 8, in the ADRL’s season-opening Drag Illustrated Dragpalooza IV at Houston Raceway Park. Joshua Hernandez of nearby Conroe, TX, won the ADRL’s marquee Pro Extreme class, while Jim Halsey prevailed in Pro Nitrous, reigning class champ Steve Gorman won in Extreme 10.5, and Ron Procopio won his career-first Pro Extreme Motorcycle event.
“I knew he left first, but then I caught him pretty fast,” Hernandez said after going 3.96 seconds at 191.57 miles per hour over the eighth-mile course to defeat fellow Texan Steve Wiley. “I think he had some trouble about half-track and that’s when I passed him.”
Halsey also had to come from behind off the start to beat Randy Weatherford with a 4.03-seconds pass at 183.62 mph. “I was gaining on him, but I wasn’t really sure I would catch up,” Halsey said. “It was very, very close at the finish line.”
In Extreme 10.5, which refers to the cars’ relatively narrow 10.5-inch-wide rear slicks, Gorman and opponent David Janes made identical 4.41-seconds runs, but Gorman got the win again based on his better reaction time at the start. “It was one of those deals where I knew I’d have to get him on the (starting) tree,” the former commercial pilot said. “Fortunately, that worked out just great for me, not so great for him.”
In just his second ADRL national event, Procopio ran 4.33 seconds at 160.54 mph to handily defeat T.T. Jones in the final round of Pro Extreme Motorcycle action. “My crew chief made a few changes right before that run and to be honest, I wasn’t so sure about them, but it turns out he was right and I had nothing to worry about,” he said.
The ADRL returns to action Apr. 25-26, with the 2nd annual Shelor.com Spring Drags at Tulsa Raceway Park in Tulsa , OK .
ABOUT FLOWMASTER
Flowmaster, Inc. is housed in two ultra-modern facilities in Santa Rosa and West Sacramento , California , together totaling over 400,000 square feet. Flowmaster employs over 250 workers dedicated to building the highest quality U.S.-made exhaust products available. Flowmaster’s product line includes exhaust products for Performance Street , Muscle Cars, Trucks, Street Rods, RVs, Motorhomes, and all types of race applications. With more than 400 different muffler models, 370-plus exhaust systems and numerous exhaust accessories available, Flowmaster offers the choice to fit your specific vehicle needs, or your sound preference from "wild to mild." For more information on Flowmaster, visit Flowmaster System Simulation Software | Fluid Flow Software | Pressure Analysis | CFD.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL GUARD
The National Guard is the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United States and one of the nation’s longest enduring institutions. The National Guard operates in all 50 states, three territories (Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands) and the District of Columbia . For more information on the National Guard, visit www.1-800-GO-GUARD.com | HOME.
ABOUT THE ADRL
Based in O’Fallon, Missouri , 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 Pro Extreme, the quickest doorslammer class in all of drag racing. The 2008 Flowmaster ADRL series presented by the National Guard consists of nine national events run throughout the United States . For more information on the ADRL, visit ADRL.us :: Home.
