But in the end another privateer, Sheikh Khalid Al Thani, got his first win on U.S. tracks driving his Tim McAmis-built supercharged ’68 Camaro. Unlike the Taylor team, the Al Anabi privateers are well funded as witnessed by the fact that at this event tuning the Sheikh’s car were none other than Frank Manzo and the duo of Tim and Kim Richards.
The Sheikh got his first ADRL Minuteman trophy by beating the Jim Oddy-tuned ’57 Chevy driven by former champ Joshua Hernandez.

The lead-up to the Pro Extreme final saw the best qualifying and racing in the relatively short history of the ADRL. The first four qualifiers were led by Frankie Taylor’s 3.607, who qualified under the then ET record of 3.666 held by Jason Scruggs. Five qualifiers, including Wes Johnston with a 211.69 clocking, ran speeds above the 207-mph speed record also held by Scruggs.