Life just got a little sweeter for Marty Rinehart.

Rinehart, who spent the 2009 racing season chasing points in the IHRA Patriots Division in the Super Stock category, was named the 2009 winner of the American Race Cars “Free Ride” program when the winner was announced last month at the IHRA World Finals at Rockingham Dragway.

Rinehart was one of over three dozen drivers eligible for the program which is made possible by the incredible people at American Race Cars. Rinehart will receive a $10,000 gift certificate good toward the purchase of a new car through American Race Cars.

Rinehart’s name was drawn from a pool of randomly selected entries from each of the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour events presented by Mr. Gasket.

Marty Rinehart

Rinehart became eligible when his name was pulled at a Patriots Division event at Maryland International Raceway in April.

The IHRA would like to give a special thank you to Mark Horton and Travis Colangelo at American Race Cars for providing this wonderful program for all of the hardworking sportsman competitors within the IHRA.