Wednesday, August 01, 2012

ADRL Makes Its Debut at zMAX Dragway For Dragstock IX





O'FALLON, MO – The American Drag Racing League (ADRL) makes its debut at zMAX Dragway in Concord, N.C. for Dragstock IX on Aug. 3-4. It is the seventh of 10 races on the 2012 ADRL Tour.

With new classes, a World Championship format and expanded family fun midway, there is considerable excitement and anticipation surrounding the world's premier eighth-mile drag racing league as races for the first time at the state-of-the-art zMAX Dragway.

Along with the highly-anticipated and revolutionary new SuperCar Showdown class, all of the ADRL's professional classes will make compete at zMAX Dragway, including Pro Junior Dragster (PJD), Summit Racing Equipment Top Sportsman (TS), Aeromotive Fuel Systems Pro Modified (PM), Extreme Pro Stock (XPS), Pro Extreme Motorcycle (PXM), Mickey Thompson Extreme 10.5 (XTF), Pro Nitrous (PN) and Pro Extreme (PX), the quickest and fastest full-bodied, doorslammer class in the world.

The gates open at 10 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, with the first round of qualifying on Friday set to begin at 12 p.m. On Saturday, the racing will begin at 12 p.m. with the final qualifying session. The first round of eliminations starts at 3:30 p.m., with special jet car passes and other exhibition runs concluding the evening on Friday and Saturday.

For more information on ADRL Dragstock IX, go to http://www.adrl.us/adrl-dragstock-ix.

Tickets are $15 for adults Friday or Saturday, $25 for a two-day, full-event pass, free for children 12-under and are on sale now. They are available through www.adrl.us/schedule/tickets or www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/dragway/tickets/adrl_dragstock.

WHAT: ADRL Dragstock IX takes place at zMAX Dragway on Aug. 3-4. It is the seventh race of the 2012 season in the American Drag Racing League (ADRL), and the seventh of 10 races on the 2012 ADRL Tour.

Series includes seven all-professional, eighth-mile drag racing classes: Summit Racing Equipment Top Sportsman (TS), Aeromotive Fuel Systems Pro Modified (PM), Extreme Pro Stock (XPS), Pro Extreme Motorcycle (PXM), Mickey Thompson Extreme 10.5 (XTF), Pro Nitrous (PN) and Pro Extreme (PX), the quickest and fastest full-bodied, doorslammer class in the world.

The ADRL's revolutionary NEW SuperCar Showdown will also race at this event.

Pro Junior Dragsters (PJD) compete at each race and there will also be special exhibition jet car runs.

WHEN: Friday and Saturday, Aug. 3-4, 2012

WHERE: zMAX Dragway, 5555 Concord Pkwy. South, Concord, NC 28027

SCHEDULE (Subject to change; all times local)

FRIDAY: Gates Open at 10 a.m. Qualifying Round 1 at 12 p.m.; Qualifying Round 2 at 3:30 p.m.; Qualifying Round 3 at 6:30 p.m.; Jet Car at 9:30 p.m.

SATURDAY: Gates Open at 10 a.m.; Qualifying Round 4 at 12 p.m.; Eliminations Round 1 at 3:30 p.m.; Jet Car at 9 p.m. Final Eliminations at 9:30 p.m.

TICKETS: They are available through www.adrl.us/schedule/tickets or www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/dragway/tickets/adrl_dragstock.

Friday Adult $15; Saturday Adult $15; Full Event Pass Adult $25; All Kids 12-Under Free; General Parking $10/day. All tickets include ADRL VIP pit pass.