“Bad Brad” Brand, also known as “Triple B,” pulled double duty June 21-22, driving both his own car in Extreme 10.5 (XTF) and Roger Burgess’ twin-turbocharged ’53 Corvette in the Pro Modified class for the ADRL U.S. Drags V.

He didn’t last long in Pro Mod, falling to Jeff Naiser in round one, but Brand made it all the way to the winner’s circle at Virginia Motorsports Park in spectacular fashion with his twin-turboed, RJ Race Cars-built 2007 Mustang.

“I wish I could’ve had a little more test time with the Vette because I think we could’ve done some more there, but it was kind of a last-minute deal,” Brand explained. “This car, though, since last year has been flawless. We haven’t done anything to the motor; Jon Kaase does the work on it, since Vegas last fall when we set a 10-inch tire record with it. We took it to the ADRL race at Bristol, ran it here and got the win. One for two, that ain’t bad.”

Billy Glidden qualified first in the eight-car XTF field with a career-best 3.859 at 191.70 in his Mickey Thompson-backed, nitrous-huffing 2010 Mustang, but Brand was right behind in second place after a 3.938 at 197.94-mph run. Glidden lost in the first round, however, to the screw-blown ’09 Mustang of Alan Pittman, who after beating a tire-smoking Dan Myers with a 4.046 pass at 192.82 in the semis, would meet Brand in the XTF final.

After dispatching Dennis Sugrue from the opening round of eliminations, Brand earned lane choice for the final with a 3.972 at 197.83 win over Chuck Ulsch and his screw-blown ’68 Camaro. Brand ran low ET in each of three rounds of eliminations.

Pittman, who won the season’s first two races (including at Bristol where he won over Brand in the final), left first with a .031 reaction to Brand’s .075, but his 4.022 at 194.63 was no match for a wheelstanding 3.949-seconds pass at 185.72 mph by the Loganville, GA, driver.

“It got out there and stood up and I had to pedal it again,” Brand said. “It kind of got near the wall, but I felt pretty comfortable it would come down okay so I just stayed in it. It was a good run.” See The Highlight Wheelie Videos On The ADRL TV Channel Here (Brad Brand At 2.00 Minutes In)