HERNANDEZ WINS THIRD-STRAIGHT ADRL RACE
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RADFORD, VA (July 4, 2008) —Shortly after fireworks lit up the south-Virginia sky, Joshua Hernandez lit up the crowd at Motor Mile Dragway this July 4th by winning an unprecedented third consecutive American Drag Racing League ADRL) Pro Extreme event, in the rain-postponed “arm-drop drags” final from the series’ previous race in Martin, Michigan.
Joining Hernandez in victory lane at Motor Mile Dragway in Radford, Virginia were Billy Harper in Pro Nitrous and Extreme 10.5 winner Gary White. The postponed Pro Extreme Motorcycle final was held over again to the ADRL’s next event, July 25-26, at Budd’s Creek, Maryland because finalist Scott Gray asked for the delay to accommodate his opponent, T.T. Jones, who couldn’t make the race due to illness.
“I know everybody says this, but this win belongs to my team. They work so hard getting the car ready and hauling it all over the country and then they just give me a perfect ride,” Hernandez said of his ’57 Chevy after going 3.89seconds at 192.55 miles per hour over the eighth-mile course to defeat Bob Mandell Jr. “I was definitely worried after we didn’t get down the track in our test pass, but they made some changes and there was no problem at all.”
Harper defeated teammate Dennis Radford to pick up his second-straight ADRL Pro Nitrous win, but it was an anticlimactic affair as both drivers lost traction early and coasted to the finish line.<img src="http://www.nitromater.com/gallery/files/5/PNArmDropfinal1.jpg" alt="PNArmDropfinal1" align="right"borders="0"/>
“It shook hard going into second gear and I had to get off it,” Harper explained after posting a 5.98-seconds win at just 83 mph with his 2000 Viper. Radford said the transmission broke in his ’70 Cuda after it also lost traction early.
“It’s okay, we knew the trophy was going home with the team,” Radford said. “We want to win one again tomorrow, though, that’s what we’re focused on now.”
<img src="http://www.nitromater.com/gallery/files/5/XTF_winner1.jpg" alt="XTF_winner1" align="left"borders="0"/>In Extreme 10.5, which refers to the cars’ relatively narrow 10.5-inch-wider rear slicks, Gary White made a solo pass in his 2006 Scion after fellow Martin finalist Brent Rau didn’t make the long tow down from Minnesota. White’s car also lost grip shortly after launching and smoked it’s rear tires to half-track on a 5.12 at 152.65-mph pass.
“Basically the track was just too good tonight and we just read it wrong,” White admitted. “That’s okay, though, because we learned something and hopefully we can use that to do better tomorrow.
The ADRL returns to action tomorrow with two more scheduled qualifying sessions before eliminations rounds begin at 4 p.m. for the 2nd annual Shelor Motor Mile Independence Drags.
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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.
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RADFORD, VA (July 4, 2008) —Shortly after fireworks lit up the south-Virginia sky, Joshua Hernandez lit up the crowd at Motor Mile Dragway this July 4th by winning an unprecedented third consecutive American Drag Racing League ADRL) Pro Extreme event, in the rain-postponed “arm-drop drags” final from the series’ previous race in Martin, Michigan.
Joining Hernandez in victory lane at Motor Mile Dragway in Radford, Virginia were Billy Harper in Pro Nitrous and Extreme 10.5 winner Gary White. The postponed Pro Extreme Motorcycle final was held over again to the ADRL’s next event, July 25-26, at Budd’s Creek, Maryland because finalist Scott Gray asked for the delay to accommodate his opponent, T.T. Jones, who couldn’t make the race due to illness.
“I know everybody says this, but this win belongs to my team. They work so hard getting the car ready and hauling it all over the country and then they just give me a perfect ride,” Hernandez said of his ’57 Chevy after going 3.89seconds at 192.55 miles per hour over the eighth-mile course to defeat Bob Mandell Jr. “I was definitely worried after we didn’t get down the track in our test pass, but they made some changes and there was no problem at all.”
Harper defeated teammate Dennis Radford to pick up his second-straight ADRL Pro Nitrous win, but it was an anticlimactic affair as both drivers lost traction early and coasted to the finish line.<img src="http://www.nitromater.com/gallery/files/5/PNArmDropfinal1.jpg" alt="PNArmDropfinal1" align="right"borders="0"/>
“It shook hard going into second gear and I had to get off it,” Harper explained after posting a 5.98-seconds win at just 83 mph with his 2000 Viper. Radford said the transmission broke in his ’70 Cuda after it also lost traction early.
“It’s okay, we knew the trophy was going home with the team,” Radford said. “We want to win one again tomorrow, though, that’s what we’re focused on now.”
<img src="http://www.nitromater.com/gallery/files/5/XTF_winner1.jpg" alt="XTF_winner1" align="left"borders="0"/>In Extreme 10.5, which refers to the cars’ relatively narrow 10.5-inch-wider rear slicks, Gary White made a solo pass in his 2006 Scion after fellow Martin finalist Brent Rau didn’t make the long tow down from Minnesota. White’s car also lost grip shortly after launching and smoked it’s rear tires to half-track on a 5.12 at 152.65-mph pass.
“Basically the track was just too good tonight and we just read it wrong,” White admitted. “That’s okay, though, because we learned something and hopefully we can use that to do better tomorrow.
The ADRL returns to action tomorrow with two more scheduled qualifying sessions before eliminations rounds begin at 4 p.m. for the 2nd annual Shelor Motor Mile Independence Drags.
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."
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.
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.
