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ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (Sept. 15, 2007) - A spectacular, record-setting Eastern Race Fuels Dragstock IV ended early Sunday morning with a re-written Flowmaster American Drag Racing League record book and four deserving champions, who had to fight through the most competitive fields in eighth-mile drag racing history.
Dragstock IV featured enough jaw-dropping runs and dramatic developments for a full season of racing. Among the event's many highlights were:
*The four event winners. Joshua Hernandez stunned Jason Scruggs, who was dominant throughout the weekend, to win the Pro Extreme title with a 3.786; Jim Halsey claimed the Pro Nitrous title in his second career ADRL outing; Brad Personett buzzed through the Extreme 10.5 field in his six-cylinder Scion; and Bill Vose capped his record-setting weekend with a final-round win over Rob Bush, who was attempting to win from the No. 16 qualifying spot.
*Six ADRL performance records set (out of a possible eight). Both sides of the ADRL record were re-written in Pro Extreme (Scruggs, 3.703 at 205.22 mph) and Pro Extreme Motorcycle (Vose, 4.271; and Coodee Thomas, 169.10), and one side of the record was set in Pro Nitrous (Halsey, 3.975) and Extreme 10.5 (Mike Hill, 170.82 mph).
*The final determination of the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts point standings, which will set the field for next month's Battle for the Belts world championship eliminators at the AlphaTrade ADRL World Finals. Following Dragstock IV, the top points-earners and No. 1 qualifiers for the Belts competition were 2006 world champion Bubba Stanton (Pro Extreme), Johnny Pilcher (Pro Nitrous), Hill (Extreme 10.5), and Thomas (Pro Extreme Motorcycle).
*Record-setting fields in both Pro Extreme and Pro Nitrous. The Pro Extreme bump was a 3.996 (and 17 drivers in all hit the 3-second zone in qualifying), making Dragstock IV the first all-3-second Pro Modified show in drag racing history. The Pro Nitrous bump time was a 4.074; overall, 20 drivers posted at least one 4.0-second pass in qualifying.
*Exciting racing throughout the weekend. Most noticeably on Saturday, the fans at Rockingham Dragway were treated to numerous side-by-side 3-second passes in Pro Extreme, side-by-side 4.0-second passes in Pro Nitrous, and 4.2-second runs in Pro Extreme Motorcycle, all of which were formerly considered somewhat of a rarity.
Dragstock IV was the sixth of seven events on the 2007 ADRL schedule (a planned eighth event, the Shelor.com Spring Drags, which were rained out in their entirety twice, will not be re-scheduled this year) and was the final event in the 2007 points-scoring season. Following the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts championship eliminators on Friday, Oct. 12 at the ADRL World Finals, drivers will begin earning points toward the 2008 standings during the next day's qualifying and eliminations.
Eastern Race Fuels Dragstock IV eliminations results
Pro Extreme
First round
L-Jason Scruggs, 3.756/203.12 (**Winner**)
R-Mel Eaves, 8.120/66.17
L-Quain Stott, 3.895/188.81 (**Winner**)
R-Kelly Martin, 3.920/188.04
L-Chip King, 3.931/186.36
R-Joe Baker, 3.903/185.92 (**Winner**)
L-Joey Martin, 3.927/184.90 (**Winner**)
R-Tommy Mauney, NTR/NSR
L-Bennie McDonald Jr., 5.745/97.18
R-Bil Clanton, 3.850/193.38 (**Winner**)
L-Joshua Hernandez, 3.873/194.60 (**Winner**)
R-Todd Tutterow, 5.345/105.99
L-Frankie Taylor, 5.549/114.28
R-Dwayne Watkins, 3.863/190.32 (**Winner**)
L-John Lynam, 3.910/187.23 (**Winner**)
R-Bubba Stanton, 4.091/155.42
Quarterfinals
L-(single)
R- Quain Stott, 3.881/190.00 (**Winner**)
L- Joe Baker, 3.889/186.64 (**Winner**)
R- John Lynam, 4.394/122.44
L- Joshua Hernandez, 3.807/197.51 (**Winner**)
R- Joey Martin, 3.909/186.15
L- Jason Scruggs, 3.736/205.13 (**Winner**)
R- Dwayne Watkins, Red-light
Semifinals
L-Joshua Hernandez, 3.877/192.99 (**Winner**)
R-Joe Baker, Centerline
L-Jason Scruggs, 3.703/205.22 (**Winner**)
R-Quain Stott, 5.380/8.951
Final
L-Jason Scruggs, 4.360/128.15
R-Joshua Hernandez, 3.786/197.80 (**Winner**)
Pro Nitrous
First round
L- Randy Weatherford, 4.023/181.79
R- Johnny Pilcher, 3.999/181.45 (**Winner**)
L- Keith Baker, 6.882/66.46
R- Jamie Hancock, 4.042/181.69 (**Winner**)
L- Billy Harper, 3.994/184.25 (**Winner**)
R- Dennis Radford, 6.335/80.40
L- Harold Martin, 4.016/181.98 (**Winner**)
R- Stan Allen, 4.632/174.59
L- Greg Godwin, 4.052/181.28 (**Winner**)
R- Thomas Myers, 4.030/181.59
L- Jim Halsey, 3.976/185.92 (**Winner**)
R- Buzz Varner, 4.041/180.95
L- Burton Auxier, 8.306/53.51
R- Tim Savell, 4.437/154.62 (**Winner**)
L- Steve Vick, 6.736/99.74
R- Doug Riesterer, 3.941 /183.69 (**Winner**)
Quarterfinals
L- Tim Savell, 5.061/101.51
R- Jamie Hancock, 4.261/162.51 (**Winner**)
L- Harold Martin, 4.007/175.75 (**Winner**)
R- Greg Godwin, 4.104/179.95
L- Jim Halsey, 4.088/183.84 (**Winner**)
R- Billy Harper, 9.588/45.34
L- Johnny Pilcher, 4.765/159.17 (**Winner**)
R- Doug Riesterer, 8.209/76.92
Semifinals
L-Jim Halsey, 3.975/186.20 (**Winner**)
R-Jamie Hancock, 4.242/142.88
L-Harold Martin, 3.995/185.89 (**Winner**)
R-Johnny Pilcher, 11.038/38.09
Final
L-Jim Halsey, 4.009/183.29 (**Winner**)
R-Harold Martin, 4.332/147.21
Extreme 10.5
First round
L-Michelle Wilson, 9.643/59.74
R-Huston Dial, 5.042/157.92 (**Winner**)
L-Brad Personett, 4.352/169.61 (**Winner**)
R-Michael Neal, Centerline
L-Steve Gorman, Red-light
R-Rick Varner, 4.609/149.05 (**Winner**)
L- Mike Hill, Red-light
R- Kenny Kneece, 8.448/86.58 (**Winner**)
Semifinals
L-Huston Dial, NTR/NSR
R-Kenny Kneece, 4.592/165.33 (**Winner**)
L-Brad Personett, 4.335/168.43 (**Winner**)
R-Rick Varner, 6.532/78.45
Final
L-Brad Personett, 4.337/167.18 (**Winner**)
R-Kenny Kneece, 4.525/164.11
Pro Extreme Motorcycle
First round
L- Steve Drake, 4.387/162.10
R- Brian Carr, 4.357/163.59 (**Winner**)
L- Scott Valetti, 4.367/159.44 (**Winner**)
R- T.T Jones, 4.388/162.22
L- Eddie Gonder Jr., 4.359/163.85 (**Winner**)
R- Robert Hunnicutt, NTR/NSR
L- Ronald Procopio, 4.532/159.31
R- Craig Rosenberg, 4.372/160.82 (**Winner**)
L- Charlie Prophit, 4.837/112.67
R- Rob Bush, 4.385/162.12 (**Winner**)
L- Bill Vose, 4.271/166.93 (**Winner**)
R- Monte Campbell, 4.396/163.41
L- Coodee Thomas, 4.413/154.83
R- Scott Gray, 4.421/159.07 (**Winner**)
L- Ron Clark, Left Before Tree
R- Japel Heard, Left Before Tree
Quarterfinals
L-Brian Carr, NTR/NSR
R-Rob Bush, 4.387/163.04 (**Winner**)
L-Scott Valetti, 4.369/166.72
R-Craig Rosenberg, 4.303/164.67 (**Winner**)
L-Scott Gray, 4.451/161.42 (**Winner**)
R-(single)
L-Bill Vose, 4.279/166.76 (**Winner**)
R-Eddie Gonder Jr., 4.383/162.53
Semifinals
L- Scott Gray, 4.438/160.82
R- Rob Bush, 4.391/162.70 (**Winner**)
L- Bill Vose, 4.279/167.43 (**Winner**)
R- Craig Rosenberg, Red-light
Final
L-Bill Vose, 4.326/160.44 (**Winner**)
R-Rob Bush, 4.496/136.48
Records smashed, Belts fields set at spectacular Dragstock IV
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (Sept. 15, 2007) - A spectacular, record-setting Eastern Race Fuels Dragstock IV ended early Sunday morning with a re-written Flowmaster American Drag Racing League record book and four deserving champions, who had to fight through the most competitive fields in eighth-mile drag racing history.
Dragstock IV featured enough jaw-dropping runs and dramatic developments for a full season of racing. Among the event's many highlights were:
*The four event winners. Joshua Hernandez stunned Jason Scruggs, who was dominant throughout the weekend, to win the Pro Extreme title with a 3.786; Jim Halsey claimed the Pro Nitrous title in his second career ADRL outing; Brad Personett buzzed through the Extreme 10.5 field in his six-cylinder Scion; and Bill Vose capped his record-setting weekend with a final-round win over Rob Bush, who was attempting to win from the No. 16 qualifying spot.
*Six ADRL performance records set (out of a possible eight). Both sides of the ADRL record were re-written in Pro Extreme (Scruggs, 3.703 at 205.22 mph) and Pro Extreme Motorcycle (Vose, 4.271; and Coodee Thomas, 169.10), and one side of the record was set in Pro Nitrous (Halsey, 3.975) and Extreme 10.5 (Mike Hill, 170.82 mph).
*The final determination of the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts point standings, which will set the field for next month's Battle for the Belts world championship eliminators at the AlphaTrade ADRL World Finals. Following Dragstock IV, the top points-earners and No. 1 qualifiers for the Belts competition were 2006 world champion Bubba Stanton (Pro Extreme), Johnny Pilcher (Pro Nitrous), Hill (Extreme 10.5), and Thomas (Pro Extreme Motorcycle).
*Record-setting fields in both Pro Extreme and Pro Nitrous. The Pro Extreme bump was a 3.996 (and 17 drivers in all hit the 3-second zone in qualifying), making Dragstock IV the first all-3-second Pro Modified show in drag racing history. The Pro Nitrous bump time was a 4.074; overall, 20 drivers posted at least one 4.0-second pass in qualifying.
*Exciting racing throughout the weekend. Most noticeably on Saturday, the fans at Rockingham Dragway were treated to numerous side-by-side 3-second passes in Pro Extreme, side-by-side 4.0-second passes in Pro Nitrous, and 4.2-second runs in Pro Extreme Motorcycle, all of which were formerly considered somewhat of a rarity.
Dragstock IV was the sixth of seven events on the 2007 ADRL schedule (a planned eighth event, the Shelor.com Spring Drags, which were rained out in their entirety twice, will not be re-scheduled this year) and was the final event in the 2007 points-scoring season. Following the AlphaTrade Battle for the Belts championship eliminators on Friday, Oct. 12 at the ADRL World Finals, drivers will begin earning points toward the 2008 standings during the next day's qualifying and eliminations.
Eastern Race Fuels Dragstock IV eliminations results
Pro Extreme
First round
L-Jason Scruggs, 3.756/203.12 (**Winner**)
R-Mel Eaves, 8.120/66.17
L-Quain Stott, 3.895/188.81 (**Winner**)
R-Kelly Martin, 3.920/188.04
L-Chip King, 3.931/186.36
R-Joe Baker, 3.903/185.92 (**Winner**)
L-Joey Martin, 3.927/184.90 (**Winner**)
R-Tommy Mauney, NTR/NSR
L-Bennie McDonald Jr., 5.745/97.18
R-Bil Clanton, 3.850/193.38 (**Winner**)
L-Joshua Hernandez, 3.873/194.60 (**Winner**)
R-Todd Tutterow, 5.345/105.99
L-Frankie Taylor, 5.549/114.28
R-Dwayne Watkins, 3.863/190.32 (**Winner**)
L-John Lynam, 3.910/187.23 (**Winner**)
R-Bubba Stanton, 4.091/155.42
Quarterfinals
L-(single)
R- Quain Stott, 3.881/190.00 (**Winner**)
L- Joe Baker, 3.889/186.64 (**Winner**)
R- John Lynam, 4.394/122.44
L- Joshua Hernandez, 3.807/197.51 (**Winner**)
R- Joey Martin, 3.909/186.15
L- Jason Scruggs, 3.736/205.13 (**Winner**)
R- Dwayne Watkins, Red-light
Semifinals
L-Joshua Hernandez, 3.877/192.99 (**Winner**)
R-Joe Baker, Centerline
L-Jason Scruggs, 3.703/205.22 (**Winner**)
R-Quain Stott, 5.380/8.951
Final
L-Jason Scruggs, 4.360/128.15
R-Joshua Hernandez, 3.786/197.80 (**Winner**)
Pro Nitrous
First round
L- Randy Weatherford, 4.023/181.79
R- Johnny Pilcher, 3.999/181.45 (**Winner**)
L- Keith Baker, 6.882/66.46
R- Jamie Hancock, 4.042/181.69 (**Winner**)
L- Billy Harper, 3.994/184.25 (**Winner**)
R- Dennis Radford, 6.335/80.40
L- Harold Martin, 4.016/181.98 (**Winner**)
R- Stan Allen, 4.632/174.59
L- Greg Godwin, 4.052/181.28 (**Winner**)
R- Thomas Myers, 4.030/181.59
L- Jim Halsey, 3.976/185.92 (**Winner**)
R- Buzz Varner, 4.041/180.95
L- Burton Auxier, 8.306/53.51
R- Tim Savell, 4.437/154.62 (**Winner**)
L- Steve Vick, 6.736/99.74
R- Doug Riesterer, 3.941 /183.69 (**Winner**)
Quarterfinals
L- Tim Savell, 5.061/101.51
R- Jamie Hancock, 4.261/162.51 (**Winner**)
L- Harold Martin, 4.007/175.75 (**Winner**)
R- Greg Godwin, 4.104/179.95
L- Jim Halsey, 4.088/183.84 (**Winner**)
R- Billy Harper, 9.588/45.34
L- Johnny Pilcher, 4.765/159.17 (**Winner**)
R- Doug Riesterer, 8.209/76.92
Semifinals
L-Jim Halsey, 3.975/186.20 (**Winner**)
R-Jamie Hancock, 4.242/142.88
L-Harold Martin, 3.995/185.89 (**Winner**)
R-Johnny Pilcher, 11.038/38.09
Final
L-Jim Halsey, 4.009/183.29 (**Winner**)
R-Harold Martin, 4.332/147.21
Extreme 10.5
First round
L-Michelle Wilson, 9.643/59.74
R-Huston Dial, 5.042/157.92 (**Winner**)
L-Brad Personett, 4.352/169.61 (**Winner**)
R-Michael Neal, Centerline
L-Steve Gorman, Red-light
R-Rick Varner, 4.609/149.05 (**Winner**)
L- Mike Hill, Red-light
R- Kenny Kneece, 8.448/86.58 (**Winner**)
Semifinals
L-Huston Dial, NTR/NSR
R-Kenny Kneece, 4.592/165.33 (**Winner**)
L-Brad Personett, 4.335/168.43 (**Winner**)
R-Rick Varner, 6.532/78.45
Final
L-Brad Personett, 4.337/167.18 (**Winner**)
R-Kenny Kneece, 4.525/164.11
Pro Extreme Motorcycle
First round
L- Steve Drake, 4.387/162.10
R- Brian Carr, 4.357/163.59 (**Winner**)
L- Scott Valetti, 4.367/159.44 (**Winner**)
R- T.T Jones, 4.388/162.22
L- Eddie Gonder Jr., 4.359/163.85 (**Winner**)
R- Robert Hunnicutt, NTR/NSR
L- Ronald Procopio, 4.532/159.31
R- Craig Rosenberg, 4.372/160.82 (**Winner**)
L- Charlie Prophit, 4.837/112.67
R- Rob Bush, 4.385/162.12 (**Winner**)
L- Bill Vose, 4.271/166.93 (**Winner**)
R- Monte Campbell, 4.396/163.41
L- Coodee Thomas, 4.413/154.83
R- Scott Gray, 4.421/159.07 (**Winner**)
L- Ron Clark, Left Before Tree
R- Japel Heard, Left Before Tree
Quarterfinals
L-Brian Carr, NTR/NSR
R-Rob Bush, 4.387/163.04 (**Winner**)
L-Scott Valetti, 4.369/166.72
R-Craig Rosenberg, 4.303/164.67 (**Winner**)
L-Scott Gray, 4.451/161.42 (**Winner**)
R-(single)
L-Bill Vose, 4.279/166.76 (**Winner**)
R-Eddie Gonder Jr., 4.383/162.53
Semifinals
L- Scott Gray, 4.438/160.82
R- Rob Bush, 4.391/162.70 (**Winner**)
L- Bill Vose, 4.279/167.43 (**Winner**)
R- Craig Rosenberg, Red-light
Final
L-Bill Vose, 4.326/160.44 (**Winner**)
R-Rob Bush, 4.496/136.48
