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The third event in the six-race Flowmaster American Drag Racing League series at Pat Joffrion's No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose, LA, came to a steamy and eventually waterlogged halt July 9 when one of the late arriving spectators turned out to be Hurricane Dennis. Spin-off from the massive storm stopped action after the first rounds of the combined AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod Challenge Presented by TLR, and the ADRL Pro Extreme and Pro Nitrous categories.

The AMS/TLR eliminations will be wrapped up at the NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals July 28-31 in Columbus, OH, and the ADRL event will be completed at the ADRL Racensure.com Sunshine Drags Aug. 19-20 in Valdosta, GA.

Despite only first round completion, the Louisiana race seemed headed to an exciting conclusion. Bil Clanton's "Big Money" '53 Studebaker set low e.t. overall with a 4.044 Pro Extreme win over Bennie McDonald's Corvette. Top speed was established by an AMS Pro Mod when Jay Payne's 6.341/228.15-mph charge failed to chase down Mike Ashley's 6.301/227.31. (Jeff Burk photo) [7-23-2005]

Georgia, that is. After raining out Belle Rose and hitting the Florida panhandle, Hurricane Dennis continued inland and left plenty of water in Georgia. Hold onto your tickets for the rained out 50th anniversary show at Southeastern Dragway, as they'll be honored Aug. 6, when the Dallas, GA eighth miler will try again. With land developers salivating over the prime real estate the track sits on not far from Atlanta's spreading exurbia, it could well be one of the last opportunities to see racing at one of the South's oldest active dragstrips. The Agent will definitely return for a dose of nitro nostalgia. (Ian Tocher photo) [7-12-2005]