"It was a really cool experience, and I'm thankful Keith gave me the opportunity," Enders-Stevens said. "Pro Mod is a crazy class. Keith has a great team of guys, and everybody was so patient and willing to help. We wish we would've done better, but given more time and testing the car to get it set up for my weight difference, I think we can do a lot better in the future. I'm excited for another opportunity."

Before the race, Haney spent several hours going over the car and what it does before, during, and after a run. The car was a different beast than the Pro Stock Camaro she is used to running, and it took time to adapt, but Enders-Stevens eventually did. KHR's crew chief, Brandon Pesz of Lethal Acceleration, also taught her a lot, including about pedaling the car, which she had to do in her first-round match against Tim Savell.

Enders-Stevens, one of the best in Pro Stock on the Christmas Tree, left first on Savell with a 0.053-second reaction time.

"When it mattered, she stepped up as a driver," Haney said. "She left on him; we just didn't give her a car to win."

Enders-Stevens could race for Haney again in 2013, and both of them want it to happen.

EXTREME PRO STOCK

Doug Kirk (Slade Tyree photo)

Lenore, West Virginia’s Doug Kirk moved from the 12th qualifying spot to take the win in his 2012 Mustang.

In the other lane Elijah Morton’s ’12 Mustang shook the tires at the hit of the throttle and his 4.902/125.10 had no chance of catching Kirk’s 4.179/173.58.

PRO DRAG RADIAL

The Pro Drag Radial class is new to ADRL this season and 18 entries were at Memphis. Frank Mewshaw from Palm Bay, Fla., qualified at the top in his ’86 Trans Am with a 4.364/18960 run. He broke a timing chain in the preceding round and was not able to make it back for the semifinal.

Jason Michalak of Cypress, Texas, was the last man standing as Kevin Mullins of High Point, NC, could not make the call to the final round.