ADRL ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE, NEW VENUES FOR 2006

Kenny Nowling, president of the American Drag Racing League, announced the eighth-mile Pro Mod sanctioning body's schedule at the PRI Show. The FLOWMASTER ADRL series will have seven events for its second season at five new venues. The format will change to a two-day event held on Friday and Saturday.

 

 

Feb. 17-18	Second annual ADRL SpeedTech Winter Drags	South Georgia Motorsports Park Valdosta, Ga.
March 3-4	ADRL DRAGPALOOZA II	Houston Motorsports Park Houston, Texas
April 14-15	Inaugural ADRL Fatheadz.com Gateway Drags	Gateway Int'l Raceway Madison, Ill. (St. Louis)
May 19-20	Second annual ADRL Racensur.com Sunshine Drags	Memphis Motorsports Park Memphis, Tenn.
June 16-17	Second annual ADRL AMS Staff Leasing	Huntsville Dragway Huntsville, Ala.
Sept. 15-16	ADRL Eastern Race Fuels DRAGSTOCK III	Rockingham Dragway Rockingham, N.C.
Oct. 13-14	Second Annual ADRL GetWorkComp.com World Finals	Texas Raceway Kennedale, Texas (Dallas)

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The Pro Extreme field, which allows supercharged, nitrous-injected or turbocharged entries, will be increased to 16 cars. Nowling also announced that ESPN2 will air coverage of all seven ADRL events in 2006. The show will be produced by the Masters Entertainment Group and is scheduled to air on Sundays at 11 a.m. (ET). In addition, 13 original episodes are planned for Adrenaline: Behind the Series, which will again air on The Men's Channel. (Darr Hawthorne photo) [12-05-05]

BURK DOES THE PRI SHOW

DRO editor Jeff Burk's latest Blast is about news and happenings at the PRI Show just competed in Orlando, FL. And, thanks to a pair of industrial-strength support socks, he is not as grumpy at the end of this year's show as he usually is. Can you say reflexology? [12-05-05]