AJ Powell SSO #2397 Bowling Green

[AJ Powell]

Wow what a great race!!!! I had an absolute blast. We went in to the gates Thursday afternoon to get parked and get through tech, we got everything unloaded and made it through tech at about 4:30 and went back to the pits to grill and relax. My brother Dustin drove in from his college in Oklahoma just to help, my buddy Mike came in at 6:00 am Friday morning. We had a full house in the motorhome it almost looked like a dorm room after a party the way the sleeping arrangments worked! I got up Friday morning bright and early like I always do got the car out of the trailer and looked a couple things over and was ready to go make a test pass. We made a pass at about noon and worked on our tune-ups and figured we were pretty close so we went in to 1st round of qualifying. I had a slim chance mathmaticlly of the championship but it would of taken a lot of luck and that is something that I don't have! The first round went well we were 2nd qualifier with a 7.42 my 60', 330' and 1/8 mile increments were slow for me and the track was good so I figured I would crank it up a little more for 2nd round. Well second round proved a little better but still only good for second 7.419@ 189.90 The third round I figured I would leave it close and it proved to be damn near the same 7.416@ 189.50 We ended up 2nd in qualifying and John Urist was first at a burning 7.35 wich is amazing. We hung out on Saturday night and checked the car out and mounted tires and we were ready to race I had Chris Burleson first round AGAIN!!!! It seems Chris and I race an awful lot. Well unfortunatley Chris broke something and said he wasn't going to make the call first round so I had a bye first and second round. We were the last car out both rounds and you wouldn't believe it but I went a 7.411@189.99 I thought we were bracket racing! The second round I shut the car off a little early and went 7.46 @171 In the semi's I had a face up that is the toughest there is and That is John Urist, I had lane choice so I chose the right lane but they were even we both left the starting line pretty even and I went a 7.44 @188 to John's 7.41@ 189 It was close but we got out and shook hands and we went back to the trailer to load up. I would of loved to win the race but there is always next yera and I want to congratulate all the guys at Hellion because they did not let any oppurtunity get past them and wrapped up the championship after qualifying. Next year we are going to come out swinging for the fences and we are hoping to hit HOME RUNS! I am going to take a second here and thank everubody that supproted me and my team this year:
Powell Equipment Dad, Mom, Ryan, Dustin
My wife and Kids Crystal, Shelby and Michael
Mike and Jaci Cain, Mike Mckay

Procharger, TCI Transmisions, Pa Racing, Behind Bars Race Cars, VP Race Fuels, Mickey Thompson Tires, Cometic Gaskets, Magnafuel, Straightline Performance, Victory Valves, Bradco Converters, UPR Products, NMRA, StangTV, 5.0 Magazine and Muscle Mustangs Thanks for everything


Without the help and support of all of you my season would not of gone as good as it did! I hope to be able to be a part of your team next Year and continue to represent your products and workmanship well!!!!!!
AJ Powell
NMRA SSO# 2

[Mark Keiser]

Great Job this season AJ!
Hope to see you at some races next year. Any chance you will head down to Texas for any of the true 10.5 races?

Will you be driving the same car next year? Any changes to your program?

Where does your brother go to school?

[AJ Powell]

We would like to do some of the big money 1/8 mile races but we will have to see! The car is in the shop getting updated again and I will be racing the same car! And we are going to go for the championship next year! Hopefully they don't change the rules too much and upset the applecart!

[powerjames]

Wow, 7.42 and the incrementals were slow.... you guys are going to be STOUT next year! Way to go AJ

[AJ Powell]

James my 1/8 mile increments were 4-5 hundreths off all weekend and now that I have looked closely at the data I do beileve I know how to fix the poblems! We will have to see we are gonna come out with guns blazin next year!