Dan Millen (Joe McHugh photo)

Nobody saw their car come together better at the end of the season than Dan Millen, who went from a world of frustration to a world champion in a span of less than two months.

After an incredibly difficult start to the year, Millen capped off his remarkable turnaround by going 3.84 in the Extreme 10.5 finals, beating No. 1 qualifier Gary White to not only claim the World Championship, but also his first ADRL win.

“I never thought in the middle of the year we would be here,” Millen said. “We were really skeptical and we had so much trouble with the car. Having struggled in the middle of the season, it just adds to this.”

Millen, who has been in the 3-second range for nearly every pass since he broke into the club, was on point in Ennis, going 3.84 and 3.85 before his quickest – and fastest (201.16 mph) – pass of the night (3.840) in beating White.

“We’ve changed a lot of things and just got lucky,” Millen said. “We changed a ton of things. It’s just amazing.”

A close look at the business end of Todd Moyer’s Extreme 10.5 car. (Joe McHugh photo)

Kim Morrell’s celebration in Pro Extreme Motorcycle started the moment she crossed the finish line and saw the win light come on, making her the first female to win an ADRL championship.

“I was just screaming when the light came on,” Morrell said of her first World Championship and ADRL win. “I can’t believe this. I’ll probably wake up tomorrow and just cry.”

It would be tears of joy after Morrell dethroned Owens, who broke before the halfway point to suffer just his second loss all season.

But it came at a critical time and Morrell, who had a red-light win in the first round and a bye in the semifinals, took advantage with a 4.49.

“Everybody has their day and Ashley has had it all year,” Morrell said. “I look up to him, but this is just unbelievable.”