Entering the day at Texas Motorplex, it wouldn’t have been surprising to see any of the eight cars win an ADRL World Championship in Extreme 10.5.Considering the No. 8 seed won the Speedtech “Battle For The Belts” at the LenMar Motorsports ADRL World Finals VI, it simply proved how loaded this field was.The class made major improvements as a whole throughout the year and the eight-car field featured some major heavy-hitters.It also made for some excellent racing at Texas Motorplex, but Dan Millen’s run to the top wasn’t quite the grand surprise that a No. 8 seed might typically provide.He was one of the hottest drivers around the final two months of the season and it ended with a title.Plenty of excitement came earlier as well during a memorable day in Ennis, Texas.FIRST ROUNDBefore he got here, Millen faced off against Kenny Doak in the race-in matchup. Doak went red and Millen went 3.84, creating a consistent theme for his day. That win set up another memorable matchup, this time against No. 2 Billy Glidden. This time, Millen’s power won out, as his 3.84 was enough to oust Glidden, who did everything he could in cutting a .002 light and going an impressive 3.97.Todd Moyer went 3.95 to advance, which was amazing considering his car was torched in a major fire during a test session just days before. But he didn’t get lane choice against No. 1 seed Gary White (pictured), who went 3.95 in a solo pass.In a matchup of last year’s finalists, Chuck Ulsch went 3.92 to beat Spiro Pappas.SEMIFINALSUlsch had the power to match Millen, but he couldn’t put it together in the semifinals.He shook the tires while Millen continued to show incredible consistency, going 3.85 to move to the finals.White joined him, going 3.95 to end Moyer’s day. White had a great reaction time in a strong semifinal performance, but nothing could touch Millen on this day.FINALSWhite did just about everything he could, but it did not matter against Millen and his Mustang, which was dialed in at an incredible level.White had the slight advantage at the starting line, but Millen had no trouble chasing him down by half-track, posting a 3.84 in his best run of the day.It was also the best for the class and wasn’t too far off of his world record of 3.82.Millen went 201.16 miles per hour in the win, ending his busy day with four round wins and a World Championship.(Photos by ADRL/Richards)
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Anatomy of a Championship: Extreme 10.5
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