There, courtesy of IHRA's unique Tournament of Champions format, Bogacki has an opportunity to race for the IHRA World Championship in two categories: Quick Rod and Top Dragster. Racers across the country earned seeds in the one race runoff for the championship throughout the season based on division points or national event victories. Bogacki earned his bid in both categories early in the season, winning the Quick Rod title at the Mardi Gras Nationals in Baton Rouge, LA back in March, and adding the Summit All-Stars win in Top Dragster at Rockingham in April. He will shoe a pair of ThisIsBracketRacing.com backed American Race Cars swing arm dragsters in the Tournament of Champions showdown on Sunday in Rockingham.

"I really haven't run with IHRA much this season," said Bogacki. "I earned my spots in the tournament early with the new format, so there wasn't much incentive to travel and attend more events. The new format allowed me to pursue some different events and series throughout the season, but now the single race shootout will be very exciting & I'm certainly happy to be a part of it."

Bogacki, who became the first competitor in IHRA history to finish in the top 5 in national points standings in three different categories (Quick Rod, Top Dragster, and Stock) in 2008, has enjoyed a phenomenal 2009 season in the 8.90 category. In his three IHRA appearances he netted a pair of national event victories (Baton Rouge and Martin, MI) and a semi-final finish (Rockingham). He attended six NHRA national events, and won two of them as well (Atlanta and Memphis), and scored a runner-up at one of two NHRA Lucas Oil events he attended. His 8.90 record in 2009 is an incredible 40-8.

In addition to his berths in the inaugural tournament of champions, Bogacki also has a spot in this weekend's Summit All-Star Shootout in the Top Dragster category by virtue of winning the 2008 All-Star event back in the spring. Bogacki will clash with six of the nations top competitors in an effort to defend his title Saturday evening.

In addition to major marketing partner ThisIsBracketRacing.com, Bogacki is also thankful for the support of several manufacturers whom he depends on to remain competitive week after week. Those partners include American Race Cars, Huntsville Engine and Performance, Bill Taylor Enterprises, JEGS, Mickey Thompson Tires and Wheels, Advanced Product Design, Hedman Hedders, Auto Meter, K&R Performance Engineering, Dixie Racing Products, Ohlins Shocks, Moser Engineering, Goza Racing Products, K&N Filters, Figspeed.com, B&M, DragRaceResults.com, Rockett Brand Race Fuel, CSR Performance Products, Milodon, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Nitroplate, J&J Performance, ISC Racers Tape, Sunset Racecraft, and Nitrous Express.