Fri, 02 Dec 2022, 09:09 AM Milestones & Muscle Cars to Make 2023 Summit Motorsports Park Season Memorable

Courtesy of Mary Lendzion

Plenty of showstopping entertainment will be on stage at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio in 2023.

There is additional cause for celebration, as the year will mark the 60th anniversary of the facility's existence and the 50th anniversary of the Bader family's ownership of it.

The curtain will open with the 42nd Annual Spring Warmup on April 15, followed by the Edelbrock Super Series Opening Day, April 22.

A fierce four-event stretch begins with the 2nd Annual AMRA Ohio Nitro Nationals presented by Arch Racing, May 19-21, 3rd Annual PDRA American Door Slammer Challenge presented by Callies, May 25-27, 17th Annual Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser, June 1-4 and 23rd Annual NMRA Ford Performance Nationals, June 9-11.

Top Fuel, Funny Cars, Pro Stock, Pro Stock Motorcycle and other captivating categories will be in competition at the 17th Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, June 22-25, and mid-summer will be magnificent with the 32nd Annual Ames Performance Pontiac Nationals, July 21-23, 22nd Annual Lingenfelter Performance Blue Suede Cruise presented by Cometic Gasket, July 28-30 and the always-monumental 46th Annual Cornwell Tools Night Under Fire, Aug. 4-5.

Cars with turbo, supercharger, nitrous and naturally aspirated combinations will be cruising at America's Racetrack for the 22nd Annual NMCA All American Nationals, Aug. 24-27, and closing the curtain on the season several weeks later will be the TransTec Halloween Classic 50 presented by Harland Sharp, Oct. 7-15.

Many more events are included in the weekend schedule below. A schedule with weekday events is being finalized and will be released at a later date.

"We had a phenomenal amount of action at Summit Motorsports Park in 2022, and we are motivated to make 2023 even more exciting and exhilarating," said Bill Bader Jr., president of Summit Motorsports Park. "Our team is already putting plans in place for each and every event, and racers and race fans can expect exceptional pulse-pounding offerings from April all the way through October."

2023 Summit Motorsports Park Weekend Schedule
April 15: 42nd Annual Spring Warmup
April 21: Friday Test & Tune
April 22: Edelbrock Super Series Opening Day
April 28: Friday Test & Tune
April 29: Edelbrock Super Series
May 5: Friday Test & Tune
May 6: Edelbrock Super Series
May 12: Friday Test & Tune
May 13: Edelbrock Super Series
May 19-21: 2nd Annual AMRA Ohio Nitro Nationals presented by Arch Racing
May 25-27: 3rd Annual PDRA American Door Slammer Challenge presented by Callies
June 1-4: 17th Annual Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser
June 9-11: 23rd Annual NMRA Ford Performance Nationals
June 16: Friday Test & Tune
June 17: Edelbrock Super Series
June 22-25: 17th Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals
July 7: Friday Test & Tune
July 8: Edelbrock Super Series
July 11-14: Frank Hawley Drag Racing School
July 14 : Friday Test & Tune
July 15: Edelbrock Super Series
July 21-23: 32nd Annual Ames Performance Pontiac Nationals
July 28-30: 22nd Annual Lingenfelter Performance Blue Suede Cruise presented by Cometic Gasket
Aug. 4-5: 46th Annual Cornwell Tools Night Under Fire
Aug. 11: Friday Test & Tune
Aug. 12: Edelbrock Super Series       
Aug. 18: Friday Test & Tune
Aug. 19: Edelbrock Super Series
Aug. 24-27: 22nd Annual NMCA All American Nationals
Sept. 1-3: 31st Annual NGK $40 Grand Nationals presented by Hughes Performance
Sept. 8 : Friday Test & Tune
Sept. 9 : Edelbrock Super Series Season Championship
Sept. 15-17: To be announced
Sept. 22-24: To be announced
Sept. 29-Oct. 1: To be announced
Oct. 7-15: TransTec Halloween Classic 50 presented by Harland Sharp
January: 26-28: 50th Annual Edelbrock Banquet of Champions presented by Lincoln Electric

The 2023 schedule is subject to change. Summit Motorsports Park is at 1300 State Route 18, Norwalk, Ohio, For more information, call 419-668-5555 or visitsummitmotorsportspark.com.

About Summit Motorsports Park
As a major motorsports venue, Summit Motorsports Park welcomes more than 500,000 people each year for sportsman and professional drag racing and is home to the Cornwell Tools Night Under Fire and Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Located on more than 400 acres and surrounded by theme parks and water parks, it has been named Track of the Year 20 times by the NHRA, NMCA and IHRA, and its annual economic impact to the community has been determined to be more than $100 million.