Tue, 18 Jun 2019, 15:48 PM
Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Fact Sheet
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Courtesy of NHRA Communications
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NORWALK, Ohio --
The 13th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, the 12th of 24 events in the NHRA Mello
Yello Drag Racing Series. Drivers in four categories - Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock
Motorcycle - earn points leading to 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championships.
Competition in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service and the
NHRA Lucas Oil Series also will be featured at this event.
WHERE: Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio. The track is located at
1300 State Route 18, halfway between Cleveland and Toledo; just an hour and a half north of
Columbus. The Ohio Turnpike is less than 10 minutes away.
COURSE: Championship drag strip; Track elevation is 853 feet above sea level; Track
direction is north to south.
WHEN: Friday through Sunday, June 21 - 23
SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, June 21
E3 SPARK PLUGS NHRA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES PRESENTED BY J&A SERVICE PRO MOD SERIES
qualifying at 2:15 and 6:15 p.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at 3:00 and 7:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, June 22
E3 SPARK PLUGS NHRA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES PRESENTED BY J&A SERVICE qualifying at 12:30
p.m. and 3:45 p.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at 1:15 and 4:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, June 24
Pre-race ceremonies, 10 a.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES eliminations begin at 11 a.m.
TELEVISION:
Saturday, June 22, FOX Sports 1 (FS1) will televise one hour of qualifying coverage at 2:00
p.m. (ET).
Sunday, June 23, FS1 will televise two hours of qualifying coverage at 6:30 p.m. (ET).
2018 EVENT WINNERS: Blake Alexander, Top Fuel; Matt Hagan, Funny Car; Tanner Gray, Pro
Stock, Eddie Krawiec, Pro Stock Motorcycle.
MOST VICTORIES: Andrew Hines, 4, PSM; Greg Anderson, 3, PS; Jack Beckman, 3, FC; Larry
Dixon, 2, TF; Mike Neff, 2, FC; Vincent Nobile, 2, PS; Matt Smith, 2, PSM.
TRACK RECORDS:
Top Fuel - 3.709 sec. by Doug Kalitta, June '17; 332.67 mph by Clay Millican, June '18.
Funny Car - 3.865 sec. by Matt Hagan, June '17; 334.65 by Robert Hight, June '17.
Pro Stock - 6.523 sec. and 212.63 mph by Erica Enders, July '14.
Pro Stock Motorcycle - 6.822 sec. by Eddie Krawiec, July '16; 197.36 mph by Hector Arana
Jr., June '17.
Pro Mod - 5.699 seconds by Mike Castellana, June '18; 259.31 mph by Coughlin, June '17.
NATIONAL RECORDS:
Top Fuel - 3.628 sec. by Clay Millican, Feb. '18, Pomona, Calif.; 336.57 mph by Tony
Schumacher, Feb. '18, Phoenix
Funny Car - 3.793 sec. by Robert Hight, Aug. '17, Brainerd; 339.87 mph by Robert Hight, July
'17, Sonoma, Calif.
Pro Stock - 6.455 sec. by Jason Line, March '15, Charlotte, N.C.; 215.55 mph by Erica
Enders, May '14, Englishtown N.J.
Pro Stock Motorcycle - 6.728 sec. by Andrew Hines, Oct '12, Reading, PA.; 201.01 mph by
Hector Arana Jr., March '18, Gainesville, Fla.
Pro Mod - 5.643 sec. by Steve Jackson, March '19, Gainesville, Fla.; 260.41 mph by Erica
Enders, April '19, Carlotte 1.
TICKETS: For tickets, call (419) 668-5555 or purchase online at www.summitmotorsportspark.com.
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