The Jacksonville, N.C., track finished 59-50 ahead of host Darlington Dragway. Farmington Dragway and Greer Dragway placed third and fourth. Other teams participating included: Ware Shoals Dragway, Union County Dragway, Piedmont Dragway, Pageland Dragway, South Carolina Motorplex, Elk Creek Dragway, Motor Mile Dragway, Palm Beach International Raceway and Cherokee Race Park. 

Coastal Plains grabbed both spots in the Top final, while other main event champions came from Farmington, South Carolina Motorplex and Ware Shoals. One of the highlights from eliminations saw Matthew Wright from South Carolina Motorplex make a perfect run to the 10,000th of a second.

 

A Saturday’s Gambler’s race drew an enormous field of entries and special awards were given in addition to the main event.

 

Main Event:

Top — Tim Lucas (Coastal Plains) 6.31 on a 6.31 dial-in, .515 reaction time defeated Jamie Silance (Coastal Plains) 6.13 on a 6.10 dial-in, .511 reaction time.

Mod — Mark Dudley Jr. (Farmington) 6.68 on a 6.67 dial-in, .519 reaction time defeated Jason Craft (Coastal Plains) 7.03 on a 7.01 dial-in, .520 reaction time.

Sportsman — Trey Sikes (South Carolina Motorplex) 7.52 on a 7.58 dial-in, .533 reaction time defeated Ben Dixon (Farmington) 11.07 on an 11.13 dial-in, .519 reaction time.

Junior — Anna Canfield (Ware Shoals) 8.00 on a 7.96 dial-in, .570 reaction time defeated Brayden Jones (Farmington) 8.34 on an 8.27 dial-in, .535 reaction time. 

 

Race of Champions:

Top — Ernie Humes 6.35 on a 6.34 dial-in, .004 reaction time defeated Tommy Duff 6.63 on a 6.64 dial-in, .026 reaction time.

Mod — Sammy Neese 6.45 on a 6.46 dial-in, .026 reaction time defeated Kaleb Greene 6.26 on a 6.28 dial-in, .043 reaction time.

Sportsman — Michael Baker 9.35 on a 9.33 dial-in, .040 reaction time defeated Nicholas Smith 10.35 on an 10.22 dial-in, .052 reaction time.

Junior — Slade Kincer 7.94 on a 7.92 dial-in, .116 reaction time defeated Liberty Derby 7.93 on an 7.90 dial-in, .151 reaction time.

 

Special Awards:

Best Appearing Open Bodied Car — Kevin Burkett

Best Engineered Open Bodied Car — Quinton Jones Jr.

Best Appearing Full Bodied Car — Sammy Neese

Best Engineered Full Bodied Car — David Morris

Best Team Spirit — Darlington Dragway

Best Decorated Grandstand — Union County Dragway

Best Appearing Team — South Carolina Motorplex

Division 9 Track of the Year — Union County Dragway 

 

  

Team standings

1.     Coastal Plains Dragway  59        

2.     Darlington Dragway         50

3.     Farmington Dragway       45

4.     Greer Dragway                43

5.     Ware Shoals Dragway     35

6.     Union County Dragway    31

7.     Piedmont Dragway           31

8.     Pageland Dragway           29

9.     South Carolina Motorplex 24

10.  Elk Creek Dragway            22

11.  Motor Mile Dragway           10

12.  Palm Beach Int’l Raceway   9

13.  Cherokee Race Park           8

With rain delaying the final rounds until Monday, Holly Springs scored a 55-47 win over Brainerd Optimist Dragstrip. Other teams participating included: London Dragway, Gulfport Dragway, Memphis International Raceway, Music City Raceway, Knoxville Dragway, Ozark Raceway Park, Beacon Dragway, Buffalo Valley Dragway, Centerville Dragway and Crossville Dragway.

Brainerd Optimist had two individual champions, Marty Goldsmith and Maddie Calhoun, while Top and Mod champions represented London Dragway and Ozark Raceway Park. Others were honored with special awards in addition to the main event.

 

Main Event:

Top — Dustin Chestnut (London Dragway) 4.95 on a 4.95 dial-in, .012 reaction time defeated David Hammons (Gulfport Dragway) 6.73 on a 6.76 dial-in, .067 reaction time.

Mod — Nick Curl (Ozark Raceway Park) 6.50 on a 6.50 dial-in, .036 reaction time defeated John Smith (London Dragway) 6.09 on a 6.10 dial-in, .018 reaction time.

Sportsman — Marty Goldsmith (Brainerd Optimist) 7.75 on a 7.74 dial-in, .169 reaction time defeated Brad Davis (Holly Springs Motorsports) 8.46 on an 8.44 dial-in, -.005 reaction time.

Junior — Maddie Calhoun (Brainerd Optimist) 7.69 on a 7.69 dial-in, .079 reaction time defeated Rory Wells (Gulfport Dragway) 9.00 on a 9.04 dial-in, .077 reaction time.

 

Special Awards:

Best Appearing Open Bodied Car — Nathan Naïve, London Dragway
Best Engineered Open Bodied Car — Steven Farrow, Brainerd Optimist
Best Appearing Full Bodied Car — Kelby Walker, Music City Raceway
Best Engineered Full Bodied Car — Bryan Rupe, Beacon Dragway
Best Appearing Junior Dragster — Reagan Naïve, London Dragway
Best Engineered Junior Dragster — Hayden Miller, Gulfport Dragway
Best Team Spirit — Music City Raceway
Best Decorated Grandstand — Memphis International Raceway
Best Appearing Team — Knoxville Dragway

 

Team standings

1.     Holly Springs Motorsports          55        

2.     Brainerd Optimist                       47

3.     London Dragway                        45

4.     Gulfport Dragway                       38

5.     Memphis Int’l Raceway              37

6.     Music City Raceway                   34

7.     Knoxville Dragway                      31

8.     Ozark Raceway Park                  30

9.     Beacon Dragway                        29

10.  Buffalo Valley Dragway                27

11.  Centerville Dragway                     22

12.  Crossville Dragway                      14

Participating tracks that will be in Hartsville, SC for the IHRA Division 9 (Raiders) Team Finals include:

Greer Dragway, Darlington Dragway, Farmington Dragway, Ware Shoals Dragway, Union County Dragway, Coastal Plains Dragway, Pageland Dragway, Elk Creek Dragway, South Carolina Motorplex, Palm Beach International Raceway, Cherokee Dragway, Motor Mile Dragway, and Piedmont Dragway.

Greer Dragway is the two-time defending Division 9 (Raiders) Summit Team Finals champion.

Any Summit SuperSeries competitor, who has an IHRA membership and an “X” number registered (which was received prior to May 1) and valid according to IHRA records through his or her division’s Summit Team Finals event, can win the Summit Team Finals main event championship and become eligible for the Summit SuperSeries World Finals at Memphis International Raceway October 14-16.

IHRA Division 9 (Raiders) Summit Team Finals champions from 2020 were Kip Maddox of Greer Dragway (TOP), Chad Dotson of Greer Dragway (MOD), Jacob Waibel from Palm Beach International Raceway (SPORTSMAN), and Gabe Williamson of Darlington Dragway (JR).

For more information, on the IHRA Summit Team Finals click here.

Maryland’s No. 1 team captured the victory 71-46 over Maryland’s No. 2 squad. Other teams participating included two squads from US 13 Dragway, Sumerduck Dragway and Roxboro Motorsports Park.

 

There were gambler’s races held the two days prior to the main event.

 

Main Event:

Top — Robert Jones (Lusby, Md.) 5.316 elapsed time (107.54 mph), .010 reaction time defeated Wesley Washington (King George, Va.) 5.051 elapsed time (109.20 mph), -.005 reaction time.

 

Mod — Patrick Estevez Jr. (Waldorf, Md.) 6.542 elapsed time (87.31 mph), .049 reaction time defeated Keven Yates (Odenton, Md.) 5.873 elapsed time (115.39 mph), -.009 reaction time.

 

Sportsman — Kirk House (Milford, Del.) 8.933 elapsed time (77.91 mph), .024 reaction time defeated Glenda Cochran (Amelia, Va.) 8.271 elapsed time (79.29 mph), .102 reaction time.

 

Junior — Jordan Denny (Nokesville, Va.) 7.874 elapsed time (83.26 mph), .032 reaction time defeated Gayge Ferrell (Mechanicsville, Md.) 7.837 elapsed time (82.53 mph), .060 reaction time.

 

Friday’s Gambler’s Race:

Top — Vic Gordy (Harbeson, Del.) 5.55 elapsed time (117.53 mph), .012 reaction time defeated Tommy Ketterman (Laurel, Del.) 4.653 elapsed time (147.55 mph), .009 reaction time.

Mod — John Mattera (Waldorf, Md.) 6.136 elapsed time (109.64 mph), .042 reaction time defeated Steve Cross Jr. (Mechanicsville, Md.) 6.094 elapsed time (112.26 mph), -.026 reaction time.

 

Junior — Nicholas Bowie (Greensboro, Md.) 7.987 elapsed time (80.32 mph), .064 reaction time defeated Dylan Witherow (Sumerduck, Va.) 7.899 elapsed time (79.14 mph), .111 reaction time.

Saturday’s Gambler’s Race:

Top — Robbie Parlett (Prince Frederick, Md.) 4.706 elapsed time (141.61 mph), .018 reaction time defeated Mickey Nelson (Leonardtown, Md.) 4.809 elapsed time (140.39 mph), .017 reaction time.

Mod — Hambone Copsey (Charlotte Hall, Md.) 6.145 elapsed time (107.56 mph), .003 reaction time defeated Louie Estevez (White Plains, Md.) 6.432 elapsed time (104.27 mph), .019 reaction time.

Junior — Nicholas Bowie (Greensboro, Md.) 7.976 elapsed time (80.59 mph), .007 reaction time defeated Gayge Ferrell (Mechanicsville, Md.) 7.844 elapsed time (83.31 mph), -.035 reaction time.

Special Awards:

Best Appearing Open Bodied Car — Jimmy Tayman, Maryland International Raceway

Best Engineered Open Bodied Car — Wayne Patton, US 13 Dragway

Best Appearing Full Bodied Car — Tony Tull, Maryland International Raceway

Best Engineered Open Bodied Car — Buddy McGowan, Maryland International Raceway

Best Appearing Junior Dragster — Jessi Tayman, Maryland International Raceway

Best Engineered Junior Dragster — Jacob Nahory, Sumerduck Dragway

Best Team Spirit — Roxboro Motorsports Park

Best Appearing Grandstands — Maryland International Raceway

Best Appearing Team — US 13 Dragway

Best Sponsor Banner — Maryland International Raceway

Team standings

1. Maryland Int’l Raceway No. 1      71
2. Maryland Int’l Raceway No. 2      46
3. US 13 Dragway No. 1                  35
4. US 13 Dragway No. 2                  27
5. Sumerduck Dragway                   25
6. Roxboro Motorsports Park          13

A pair of I-30 racers — Brad Roberts (Top) and Carson Russell (Junior) — won individual titles, while three others — Aaron Jordan (Sportsman), Bryan Chapman (Mod) and Graeme Rufenacht (Junior) — made final-round appearances.

 

It added up to I-30 taking an 85-55 win over host Xtreme Raceway Park in the final standings. Pine Valley Dragway and Amarillo Dragway were third and fourth with Alamo City Motorplex, Little River Dragway, Prescott Raceway and Evadale Raceway also participating.

 

The fun-filled weekend also included Gambler’s races and “best of” awards.

 

Main Event:

Top — Brad Roberts (I-30) 5.65 on a 5.65 dial-in, .006 reaction time defeated John Stephan (Xtreme 2) 5.71 on a 5.70 dial-in, -.004 reaction time.

Mod — Jason Patterson (Pine Valley) 5.06 on a 5.06 dial-in, .045 reaction time defeated Bryan Chapman (I-30 Team 2) 6.11 on a 6.11 dial-in, .057 reaction time.

Sportsman —Robert Schoemer (Little River) 8.15 on an 8.16 dial-in, .089 reaction time defeated Aaron Jordan (I-30) 9.14 on a 9.17 dial-in, -.068 reaction time.

Junior —Carson Russell (I-30) 7.91 on a 7.91 dial-in, .032 reaction time defeated Graeme Rufenacht (I-30) 7.89 on a 7.80 dial-in, .042 reaction time.

 

 

Friday’s Gambler’s Race:

Top — Conner Pullen (Amarillo) 4.95 on a 4.96 dial-in, .045 reaction time defeated Thomas Marlow (Xtreme 2) 5.88 on a 5.90 dial-in, .039 reaction time.

Mod — Kevin Martin (I-30) 6.12 on a 6.11 dial-in, .020 reaction time defeated Hayden Trumble (I-30 Team 2) 6.24 on a 6.25 dial-in, .038 reaction time.

Sportsman — Michael Shirley (Little River 2) 7.58 on a 7.56 dial-in, .048 reaction time defeated Brad Baxter (Xtreme) 7.53 on a 7.50 dial-in, .068 reaction time.

Junior — Austin Free (Pine Valley) 8.12 on an 8.12 dial-in, .010 reaction time defeated Reilly Garceau (Alamo City) 7.85 on a 7.90 dial-in, .070 reaction time.

Sunday’s Gambler’s Race:

Top — Jay Robinson (Sante Fe, Tex.) 4.86 on a 4.86 dial-in, .010 reaction time defeated Caden Meuth (Boerne, Tex.) 4.90 on a 4.90 dial-in, .014 reaction time.

Mod — Miguel Montoya (San Antonio) 6.46 on a 6.50 dial-in, .056 reaction time defeated Duane Garner (Bryan, Tex.) 6.54 on a 6.57 dial-in, -.004 reaction time.

Junior — Carmon Nelson (Pearland, Tex.) 7.95 on an 7.90 dial-in, .042 reaction time defeated Mike Barker (Wichita Falls, Tex.) 7.94 on a 7.92 dial-in, .080 reaction time.

Special Awards:

Best Appearing Open Bodied Car — Tina Hudel, Little River Dragway
Best Engineered Open Bodied Car — Chris Burrell, Amarillo Dragway
Best Appearing Full Bodied Car — Steve Mack, Amarillo Dragway
Best Engineered Full Bodied Car — Fred Garvin, Little River Dragway
Best Appearing Junior Dragster — Mallory Mosley, Pine Valley Dragway
Best Engineered Junior Dragster — Willem Prins, Amarillo Dragway
Best Team Spirit — Alamo City Motorplex
Best Decorated Grandstand — Xtreme Raceway Park
Best Appearing Team — Little River Dragway
Track Operators Race — Tyler West, Amarillo Dragway

Team standings

1. I-30 Dragway                85
2. Xtreme Raceway Park  55
3. Pine Valley Raceway    46
4. Amarillo Dragway         43
5. I-30 Team 2                  40
6. Alamo City Motorplex   37
7. Little River Dragway     34
8. Xtreme Team 2             27
9. Prescott Raceway        24
10. Little River Team 2       4
11. Evadale Dragway         4

Participating tracks that will be in Millington, TN for the IHRA Division 2 (Heatwave) Team Finals include:

Beacon Dragway, London Dragway, Holly Springs Motorsports, Brainerd Motorsports Park, Buffalo Valley Dragway, Memphis International Raceway, Knoxville Dragway, Gulfport Dragway, Ozark Dragway, Crossville Dragway, Centerville Dragwa, and Music City Dragway.

Beacon Dragway is the defending Division 2 (Heatwave) Summit Team Finals champion.

Any Summit SuperSeries competitor, who has an IHRA membership and an “X” number registered (which was received prior to May 1) and valid according to IHRA records through his or her division’s Summit Team Finals event, can win the Summit Team Finals main event championship and become eligible for the Summit SuperSeries World Finals at MIR from October 14-16.

IHRA Division 2 (Heatwave) Summit Team Finals champions from 2020 were Cody Graham of Holly Springs Motorsports (TOP), Wes Lockhart of Beacon Dragway (MOD), David Bigham of Brainerd Motorsports Park (SPORTSMAN), and Gage Richford of Buffalo Valley Dragway (JR).

For more information, on the IHRA Summit Team Finals click here.

Racing on their home track, the US 131 team finished ahead of runner-up Muncie Dragway 82-62 with Mid Michigan Motorplex rounding out the top three. Billy Meier led the US 131 contingent, winning the IHRA Ironman for his Mod (No Box) victory.

Teams from US 41 Dragstrip, Bunker Hill Drag Strip, Great Lakes Dragaway, Ubly Dragway, Marion County Raceway and Lapeer International Dragway also participated.

There were gambler’s races and special awards presented in addition to the main event.

 

Main Event:

Top — Pat McCreery (Muncie) 4.72 on a 4.72 dial-in, .012 reaction time defeated Randy Norris (Great Lakes) 6.24 on a 6.23 dial-in, .036 reaction time.

Mod — Billy Meier (US 131) 6.26 on a 6.26 dial-in, .032 reaction time defeated Chad Six (Muncie) 5.75 on a 5.75 dial-in, .042 reaction time.

Street — Jordan Wilhelm (Muncie) 7.80 on an 7.78 dial-in, .005 reaction time defeated Kyle Wanamaker (US 131) 9.09 on a 9.09 dial-in, .029 reaction time.

Junior — Ean Guenthardt (Mid Michigan) 7.96 on a 7.93 dial-in, .119 reaction time defeated Carson Weid (Great Lakes) 11.96 on an 11.97 dial-in, .148 reaction time.

 

Team Captains Race: 

Lapeer International Raceway (Bill Jennings) 8.86 on an 8.77 dial-in, .071 reaction time defeated Ubly Dragway (Dennis Janowiak) 10.03 on a 10.00 dial-in, .250 reaction time

 

Saturday’s Gambler’s Race:

Top — Kip Burkhardt (US 131) 4.79 on a 4.78 dial-in, .011 reaction time defeated Lisa Boes (Marion County) 4.83 on a 4.93 dial-in, .021 reaction time.

Mod — Stan Jones Jr. (US 131) 5.70 on a 5.51 dial-in, .027 reaction time defeated Ken Hansen (Mid Michigan) 8.61 on an 8.62 dial-in, .015 reaction time.

Sportsman — Dave Porphir (US 41) 7.59 on a 7.58 dial-in, .040 reaction time defeated Kyle Wanamaker (US 131) 9.11 on a 9.08 dial-in, .059 reaction time.

Junior — Megan Kassin (Mid Michigan) 8.91 on an 8.90 dial-in, .102 reaction time defeated Kamryn Shubbe (US 41) 8.00 on a 7.97 dial-in, .130 reaction time.

 

Special Awards:

Best Appearing Open Bodied Car — Dominic Bowden, US 41 Dragstrip
Best Engineered Open Bodied Car — Jason Preston, Mid Michigan Motorplex
Best Appearing Full Bodied Car — Ken Atherton, Mid Michigan Motorplex
Best Engineered Full Bodied Car — Scott Pichette, Great Lakes Dragaway
Best Appearing Junior Dragster — Braden Bowden, US 41 Dragstrip
Best Engineered Junior Dragster — Autumn Gibson, US 131 Motorsports Park
Best Team Spirit — Great Lakes Dragaway
Best Decorated Grandstand — US 41 Dragstrip
Best Appearing Team — Mid Michigan Motorplex
Division 5 Track of the Year — Ubly Dragway

 

Team standings

1. US 131 Motorsports Park.  82
2. Muncie Dragway.                62
3. Mid Michigan Motorplex     46
4. US 41 Dragstrip                 42
5. Bunker Hill Drag Strip        38
6. Great Lakes Dragaway      33
7. Ubly Dragway                    10
8. Marion County Raceway   10
9. Lapeer Int’l Dragway          7

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Participating tracks that will be in Mechanicsville, MD for the IHRA Division 1 (Patriots) Team Finals include:

US 13 Dragway, Maryland International Raceway, Sumerduck Dragway, and Roxboro Motorsports Park.

US 13 Dragway is the defending IHRA Division 1 (Patriots) Summit Team Finals champion.

Any Summit SuperSeries competitor, who has an IHRA membership and an “X” number registered (which was received prior to May 1) and valid according to IHRA records through his or her division’s Summit Team Finals event, can win the Summit Team Finals main event championship and become eligible for the Summit SuperSeries World Finals at Memphis International Raceway October 14-16.

IHRA Division 1 (Patriots) Summit Team Finals champions from 2020 were Ben Calhoun of Maryland International Raceway (TOP), Daryl Beauchamp of US 13 Dragway (MOD), and Austin Keys from Sumerduck Dragway (JR).

For more information, on the IHRA Summit Team Finals click here.