Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 3217 “It was a nail biter,” Ellinger said in the winner’s circle. “Honestly, that finish line was a blur. I always try to have a little snap shot of what it looked like at the finish line, and it didn’t look like eight thou to me, but it worked in my favor so I’m more than thankful. I don’t know how this feels yet – I’m afraid to go back to my phone. I’m sure it’s dead from all the messages, but seriously, it’s a dream. I’ve raced 26 years since I was 14 years old, and we didn’t have Junior when I started at Norwalk Raceway Park, my home track. I’ve been trying to win the bracket finals for The Summit SuperSeries, a competition among bracket racers representing all IHRA divisions, crowned three World Champions: Mickey Nelson (Top (Box)), Vic Ellinger (Modified (No Box)) and Allison Lloyd(Junior Dragster). 26 years, and I thought was enough. Then I said, ‘I have to go Memphis – all I can do is try and treat it like Jerry Pennington’s World Footbrake Challenge because it’s the best of the best every summer.’ One year I won a Sunday race there and felt that was the best I could do for my career, but here we are – I’m a World Champion; it’s pretty amazing. “I always feel privileged to make a final whether it’s Saturday night for $800 or something as fabulous as the Summit SuperSeries. I want to thank Mark Cook at Bad Man Race Engines – he built that motor and tested it for me in five days. I also need thank Wiseco Pistons, JE Pistons, Mickey Thompson Tire, Summit Racing Equipment, Cometa Gasket, Firecore50 Wires, AutoMeter, Trend Performance and especially the Summit program – it makes you feel like you’re a pro – I want to thank all of those guys; we couldn’t do this without them. We all work on stuff and do extra stuff to make money, borrow, beg and steal whatever can to go racing, so it’s really cool to win an event like this and get this payday.”