ADAMS AND K&N FILTERS CAMARO TAKE MARCH MEET TITLE

Bakersfield, Calif. – Jesse Adams attended the 2010 NHRA Heritage Series March Meet for one purpose; to win. After 7 rounds of competition, the 28-year old Yuba City, Calif. based driver accomplished his mission and captured the Hot Rod category championship at the 52nd running of this historic event.

Driving his K&N Filters sponsored classic 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, Adams took home the hardware and the exclusive title of March Meet Champion after outlasting 127 fellow competitors over three days in the bracket-style Hot Rod category. He also captured the Kern County number one qualifier trophy for running 0.009 seconds off his first round 11.220 second dial-in. The victory for Adams was one he will never forget.

Jesse Adams drove his K&N Filters Camaro to a final round victory with a dead-on 11.23 et.

“I’ve had the honor of winning several races in my 12 years of drag racing,” noted Adams. “But I’ve never been so excited to win a single race like this in my life. I knew coming down to this event at Famoso was not about winning money, it was about the prestige, the honor of simply competing at the March Meet. 52 times this race has been contested at this historic racing facility and I can proudly say that Jesse Adams won the March Meet. This is something I can tell my son about. That‚s how much it means to me.”

Adams march to the final round did not come easily. During his 6 previous rounds of eliminations his average margin of victory was less than 0.01 seconds. He received a bye-run in the quarter-final round advancing him to the semi-final round. After capturing the semi victory, Adams was scheduled to face Mike Rogers from Covina, Calif. in the final round.

Adams 383 cid Small Block Chevy powered 69 Camaro

The money round was a classic Chevrolet versus Ford affair, with Adams K&N Filters 383 small block Chevrolet Camaro matching up against Rogers potent 1965 small block 302 cubic inch Ford Mustang. As the light turned green, Rogers was on his game and captured a slight starting line advantage over Adams, however, as the cars approached the finish line, Adams was faced with a difficult decision. He decided to let Rogers take the stripe, assuming his opponent would break-out. Adams gamble paid off as Rogers ran 0.010 seconds quicker than his 12.14 second dial-in, while Adams was 0.007 slower than his 11.230 index, handing the 2010 March Meet championship to Adams.

“Sometimes you just have to hand the other guy the stripe, even in the final round,” stated Adams. “I knew the K&N Filters Camaro was running well on this day and I felt I cut a pretty good light, so I just let him take the stripe. Fortunately for me, he broke-out. Winning the event was even more special because I got to share the winner‚s circle with my CRX Promotions team mate Adam Sorokin who won in Nostalgia Top Fuel. It was a great weekend indeed.”

To learn more about Jesse Adams, please visit his team page. And to learn more about his marketing partner’s at K&N Filters, please visit knfilters.com .

Jesse Adams Trophy for the Hot Rod Category from March Meet