Fri, 07 Nov 2014, 22:26 PM NHRA Summit Racers Heading to National Championship

Courtesy of NHRA Field Marketing

GLENDORA, Calif. -- Twenty-eight NHRA Summit Racing Division Champions from across the country have locked up their spots and are heading to California and the NHRA Summit National Championship at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. The Series posts more than $500,000 in purse and contingencies with more nearly $150,000 in cash up for grabs in Pomona when these racers take center stage at one of the biggest events on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

Division champions in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle/Sled will face off for the title of NHRA Summit National Champion, a coveted NHRA Wally championship trophy, a championship jacket, and their share of the champion's purse. Each of the 28 races is guaranteed to take home a minimum of $3,500.

The activities kick off with a banquet honoring all the competitors at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum on Thursday evening of race week with special guests including Summit Pro Stock racers Greg Anderson and Jason Line, Funny Car pilot Tim Wilkerson, and the Harley-Davidson Pro Stock Motorcycle team of Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec. Time trials will take place on Friday and Saturday of the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals before eliminations get underway on Sunday afternoon before what should be a packed house at Auto Club Raceway. Prior to eliminations, the Summit Racing Series drivers will be introduced during the starting line pre-race activities.

This year's national championship field includes second- and third-generation racers, past national and divisional champions, grandparents, NHRA Summit Jr. Drag Racing League graduates, and the first female motorcycle competitor.

Upwards of 40,000 racers compete at NHRA Member Tracks across North America with nearly 4,000 advancing to one of seven division finals across the country, making the NHRA Summit Racing Series the largest organized series in drag racing nationwide.

NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship Competitors

Northeast Division       
Super Pro      Stephen Sisko Jr, Atco, N.J.
Pro            Sean Steffey, Reading, Pa.
Sportsman      Scott Smith, Birdsboro, Pa.
Motorcycle     David Ferguson, Newburgh, N.Y. 
            
Southeast Division       
Super Pro      Cliff Carr, Tellico Plaines, Tenn.
Pro            Mark Horton, Callahan, Fla.
Sportsman      Bill Crutcher, Cedar Hill, Tenn.
Motorcycle     Roy Hagadorn, Venice, Fla.
            
North Central Division            
Super Pro      Tim Buckley, Rossford, Ohio
Pro            Steve Collier, Huber Heights, Ohio
Sportsman      Ted Lipka, O'fallon, Mo.
Motorcycle     Bruce Damewood, Clinton, Iowa
            
South Central Division            
Super Pro      Chris Eidson, Mineral Wells, Texas
Pro            Robert Howard, Rowlett, Texas
Sportsman      Martin Brown, Collinsville, Okla.
Motorcycle     Brenda Kay, Humboldt, Texas
            
West Central Division  
Super Pro      J.R. Lobner, Gardner, Kan.
Pro            Dustin Moore, Commerce City, Colo.
Sportsman      Dave Rose, Beaver Creek, Ohio
Motorcycle     Beau Drexler, Lakewood, Colo.
            
Northwest Division      
Super Pro      Norm Braedt, Tacoma, Wash.
Pro            Nicholas Shepherd, Tigard, Ore.
Sportsman      Gordon Rust, Kirkland, Wash.
Motorcycle     Jeff Havens, Yakima, Wash.
            
Pacific Division            
Super Pro      Dave Meziere, Escondido, Calif.
Pro            Gerard Halle, Visalia, Calif.
Sportsman      Brian Kam, Pacifica, Calif.
Motorcycle     Aaron Pine, La Mirada, Calif.