[coverattach=1]O’FALLON, MO (Aug. 27, 2009) — The National Guard American Drag Racing League (ADRL) announced today it is moving its 2010 season-opening event at Houston Raceway Park to Mar. 12-13, 2010, from its original date in late-February.
“As always, our first consideration in making decisions is how they will affect our racers and in this case we received significant response from them with concerns over potential weather problems with our original date,” National Guard ADRL President and CEO Kenny Nowling said. “So, when Houston Raceway Park confirmed the date for its NHRA event next year, it allowed us to do what’s best for our ADRL race teams and fans, which is moving our ADRL Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza VI to Mar. 12-13.”
Houston Raceway Park General Manager Seth Angel is pleased to see the date change, too.
"We welcome this move and appreciate Kenny’s willingness to work with us on this,” Angel said. “The last two years of the ADRL at Houston Raceway Park have produced two of the biggest events in our track’s history, so we were very hesitant about initially changing the date of the event. Having it return to March is ideal and we look forward to welcoming all of the ADRL teams and their fans next spring.”
2010 National Guard ADRL Tour
Mar. 12-13: ADRL Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza VI; Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX
April 9-10: ADRL Hardee's Georgia Drags South Georgia Motorsports Park, Cecil, GA
May 28-29: ADRL Quarter-Max Memphis Drags III; Memphis Motorsports Park, Memphis, TN
June 11-12: ADRL Ford Drive One Summer Drags VI; U.S. 131 Motorsports Park, Martin, MI
July 2-3: ADRL Hardee's Independence Drags IV; Heartland Park Topeka; Topeka, KS
July 23-24: ADRL NATIONALGUARD.com U.S. Drags III; Virginia Motorsports Park; Petersburg, VA
Aug. 6-7: ADRL Hardee's Gateway Drags III; Gateway International Raceway, Madison, IL
Aug. 20-21: ADRL Ohio Drags IV; National Trail Raceway, Hebron, OH
Sept. 10-11: ADRL Flowmaster Dragstock VII; Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, NC
Oct. 22-23: LenMar Motorsports ADRL World Finals VI; Texas Motorplex; Ennis, TX
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 Extreme Pro Stock, Pro Extreme Motorcycle, Extreme 10.5, Pro Nitrous, and Pro Extreme, the quickest doorslammer class in all of drag racing. The 2009 National Guard ADRL series consists of 10 national events run throughout the United States. For more information on the ADRL, visit ADRL.us :: National Guard American Drag Racing League.
“As always, our first consideration in making decisions is how they will affect our racers and in this case we received significant response from them with concerns over potential weather problems with our original date,” National Guard ADRL President and CEO Kenny Nowling said. “So, when Houston Raceway Park confirmed the date for its NHRA event next year, it allowed us to do what’s best for our ADRL race teams and fans, which is moving our ADRL Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza VI to Mar. 12-13.”
Houston Raceway Park General Manager Seth Angel is pleased to see the date change, too.
"We welcome this move and appreciate Kenny’s willingness to work with us on this,” Angel said. “The last two years of the ADRL at Houston Raceway Park have produced two of the biggest events in our track’s history, so we were very hesitant about initially changing the date of the event. Having it return to March is ideal and we look forward to welcoming all of the ADRL teams and their fans next spring.”
2010 National Guard ADRL Tour
Mar. 12-13: ADRL Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza VI; Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX
April 9-10: ADRL Hardee's Georgia Drags South Georgia Motorsports Park, Cecil, GA
May 28-29: ADRL Quarter-Max Memphis Drags III; Memphis Motorsports Park, Memphis, TN
June 11-12: ADRL Ford Drive One Summer Drags VI; U.S. 131 Motorsports Park, Martin, MI
July 2-3: ADRL Hardee's Independence Drags IV; Heartland Park Topeka; Topeka, KS
July 23-24: ADRL NATIONALGUARD.com U.S. Drags III; Virginia Motorsports Park; Petersburg, VA
Aug. 6-7: ADRL Hardee's Gateway Drags III; Gateway International Raceway, Madison, IL
Aug. 20-21: ADRL Ohio Drags IV; National Trail Raceway, Hebron, OH
Sept. 10-11: ADRL Flowmaster Dragstock VII; Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, NC
Oct. 22-23: LenMar Motorsports ADRL World Finals VI; Texas Motorplex; Ennis, TX
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 Extreme Pro Stock, Pro Extreme Motorcycle, Extreme 10.5, Pro Nitrous, and Pro Extreme, the quickest doorslammer class in all of drag racing. The 2009 National Guard ADRL series consists of 10 national events run throughout the United States. For more information on the ADRL, visit ADRL.us :: National Guard American Drag Racing League.
