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 11 a.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 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.
Also, the Hilton Charlotte University Place is the official race hotel for the upcoming ADRL Dragstock IX at zMAX Dragway.
The Hilton Charlotte University Place is partnering with the ADRL and offering a special discounted rate of $89.95 per night for a room with a king size bed or two double beds. The discount provides savings of more than 50 percent off the regular nightly rate and is good for all ADRL fans, teams and sponsors.
The partnership will allow fans and race teams the opportunity to stay at one of the area’s premier hotels, which is also located less than five miles from zMAX Dragway.
For more information on the Hilton Charlotte University Place, visit www.CharlotteUniversity.Hilton.com or contact (704) 547-7444.
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 11 a.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.
OFFICIAL RACE HOTEL: The Hilton Charlotte University Place is partnering with the ADRL and offering a special discounted rate of $89.95 per night for a room with a king size bed or two double beds. The discount provides savings of more than 50 percent off the regular nightly rate and is good for all ADRL fans, teams and sponsors.
The partnership will allow fans and race teams the opportunity to stay at one of the area’s premier hotels, which is also located less than five miles from zMAX Dragway.
For more information on the Hilton Charlotte University Place, visit www.CharlotteUniversity.Hilton.com or contact (704) 547-7444.
CONTACT: To contact the ADRL, call (855) 277-2375 or e-mail info@adrl.us. Contact zMAX Dragway at (704) 455-3200 or visit www.charlottemotorspeedway.com For media requests, please contact Josh Hachat with ADRL Communications at (740) 627-1423 or josh@adrl.us
(Photo by ADRL/Richards)
