The innovative, one day, eight-spot shootout will take place in the following classes: Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous, Extreme 10.5, Pro Extreme Motorcycle, Extreme Pro Stock and Pro Junior Dragster on Oct. 22 at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, TX as part of the LenMar Motorsports ADRL World Finals VII.
ADRL drivers earned points during the 2011 ADRL Tour for their racing performance, record-breaking runs and event participation. Only the top eight drivers in each class advance to the shootout.
The points leader in each class also receives a first-round bye, while the No. 7 and 8 qualifier race to see who advances to face the No. 2 driver in the points standings.
To see the payout information for "The Battle For The Belts," go to www.adrl.us/competition/purse.
The following is a list of the top eight qualifiers in each class and how the first-round matchups will stack up at Texas Motorplex.
Pro Extreme
No. 7 Qualifier Jason Scruggs will race No. 8 Qualifier Joshua Hernandez to earn a spot in the field.
No. 1 – Jason Hamstra is the current points leader and will receive a first-round bye
No. 2 – Joey Martin will face the winner of Scruggs and Hernandez
No. 3 – Mick Snyder will face No. 6 Qualifier Alex Hossler
No. 4 – Frankie Taylor will face No. 4 Qualifier Todd Tutterow
(both are currently tied for fourth in points, though Taylor holds the current tiebreaker with his one event win)
Hamstra will face the Taylor/Tutterow winner in the semifinals, while the Martin/Scruggs/Hernandez winner will meet the Snyder/Hossler winner in the semifinals. Those winners will then meet in the BFTB finals.
Notes: Hernandez cracked the field by advancing to the Ohio Drags finals. Hossler moved up to sixth by winning the Ohio Drags, while Scruggs is now seventh after being No. 15 in points as late as August.
Pro Nitrous
No. 7 Qualifier John Decerbo will race No. 8 Qualifier Bob Rahaim to earn a spot in the field.
No. 1 – Mike Castellana is the current points leader and will receive a first-round bye
No. 2 – Khalid Al-Balooshi will face the winner of Decerbo and Rahaim
No. 3 – Mahana Al-Naemi will face No. 6 Qualifier Jeff Naiser
No. 4 – Stan Allen will face No. 5 Qualifier Burton Auxier
Castellana will face the Allen/Auxier winner in the semifinals, while the Al-Balooshi/Decerbo/Rahaim winner will meet the Al-Naemi/Naiser winner in the semifinals. Those winners will then meet in the BFTB finals.
Notes: Decerbo and Rahaim both slipped into the field and will make their first BFTB appearance, as will Al-Naemi. Allen made a considerable move over the last two races.
Extreme 10.5
No. 7 Qualifier Todd Moyer will race No. 8 Qualifier Eric Stubbs to earn a spot in the field.
No. 1 – Dan Millen is the current points leader and will receive a first-round bye
No. 2 – Frankie Taylor will face the winner of Moyer and Stubbs
No. 3 – Billy Glidden will face No. 6 Qualifier Grant McCrary
No. 4 – Chuck Ulsch will face No. 5 Qualifier Lamar Swindoll Jr.
Millen will face the Ulsch/Swindoll Jr. winner in the semifinals, while the Taylor/Moyer/Stubbs winner will meet the Glidden/McCrary winner in the semifinals. Those winners will then meet in the BFTB finals.
Notes: McCrary jumped into the field and made a huge move by winning the Ohio Drags. Stubbs stayed in the top eight, while Taylor moved to second with his Ohio Drags performance.
Pro Extreme Motorcycle
No. 7 Qualifier Dave Vantine will race No. 8 Qualifier Casey Stemper to earn a spot in the field.
No. 1 – Ashley Owens is the current points leader and will receive a first-round bye
No. 2 – Kim Morrell will face the winner of Vantine and Stemper
No. 3 – Terry Schweigert will face No. 6 Qualifier Billy Vose
No. 4 – Carlos Wilkerson will face No. 5 Qualifier Eric McKinney
Owens will face the Wilkerson/McKinney winner in the semifinals, while the Morrell/Vantine/Stemper winner will meet the Schweigert/Vose winner in the semifinals. Those winners will then meet in the BFTB finals.
Notes: Vantine secured his spot at the Ohio Drags, while Stemper slipped into the field by gaining participation points at the race. Vose has made a big move over the past two races as well.
Extreme Pro Stock
No. 7 Qualifier Brian Gahm will race No. 8 Qualifier Richie Stevens Jr. to earn a spot in the field.
No. 1 – Cary Goforth is the current points leader and will receive a first-round bye
No. 2 – Pete Berner will face the winner of Gahm and Stevens Jr.
No. 3 – John Montecalvo will face No. 6 Qualifier Elijah Morton
No. 4 – Dean Goforth will face No. 5 Qualifier Scott Hintz
C. Goforth will face the D. Goforth/Hintz winner in the semifinals, while the Berner/Gahm/Stevens Jr. winner will meet the Montecalvo/Morton winner in the semifinals. Those winners will then meet in the BFTB finals.
Notes: Stevens held onto the final spot at the Ohio Drags, while Berner and Montecalvo swapped places at the race.
Pro Junior Dragster
No. 7 Qualifier Kaley Allen will race No. 8 Qualifier J.C. Gloyd to earn a spot in the field.
No. 1 – Trevor Wilson finished atop the points standings and will receive a first-round bye
No. 2 – Tia Tutterow will face the winner of Gloyd and Allen
No. 3 – Kendall Thiesse will face No. 6 Qualifier Alexander Oppen
No. 4 – Kyle Dvorak will face No. 5 Qualifier Morgan Benfield
Wilson will face the Dvorak/Benfield winner in the semifinals, while the Tutterow/Gloyd/Allen winner will meet the Thiesse/Oppen winner in the semifinals. Those winners will then meet in the BFTB finals.
