Record Crowd Cheers National Guard ADRL Winners in Virginia
Posted by Jeff Anderson on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 @ 02:07 PM
Virginia is for lovers of National Guard ADRL racing. At least that's what it looked like July 25, as a record-setting crowd witnessed Bubba Stanton, Jim Halsey, Chuck Ulsch, Lance Hines and Brian Gahm each collect a new Minuteman trophy from the ADRL NATIONALGUARD.com U.S. Drags II at Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP). The 600-acre facility south of Richmond issued a news release Saturday evening, stating attendance "overwhelmed everyone involved with the event." The release further said that since opening in 1994, VMP has hosted 14 other major-league drag racing events, "but the National Guard ADRL this weekend far surpassed crowds in the past," according to track general manager Bryan Pierce. In fact, Pierce pointed out for the first time in VMP's 15-year history, track and state officials agreed to close the entrance gates in order to reroute excessive traffic that was creating a more-than-four-mile traffic jam extending to the nearest Interstate. Safety-Kleen helped pack the stands and break attendance records both Friday and Saturday night by presenting their customer base with 10,000 two day passes to the event. All five classes had exciting runs all day long Saturday. A big thank you to Scott Fisher and Bill Terry for their support of Safety-Kleen Motorsports and the ADRL this weekend.
