WEST SALEM, Ohio – Rob Harvischak from Warren, Ohio won Sunday’s International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Summit Sportsman National Championship race at Dragway 42 to become IHRA Top Sportsman World Champion.
Harvischak’s victory allowed him to overtake Marlon Goates, the Troy, Texas driver who came into the weekend as the class leader.
Troy Williams Jr. from Daytona Beach, Fla., captured the Top Dragster championship. Williams captured victories at Palm Beach and Carolina and reached the final-round both days at the season-opening event in Immokalee.
Pete D’Agnolo from Rochester, N.Y., is the new Super Stock champion. D’Agnolo was a three-time winner on the season with a sweep of Darlington races and as a Sunday winner at Empire.
Myron Piatek is the second IHRA champion this season from the Sunshine State. The Holly Hill, Fla., driver won the Stock championship; he won early in the season at Palm Beach and then swept Piedmont events.
Danny Waters Jr. from LaGrange, Ga., wrapped up the Quick Rod title and finished the season with four victories. Waters won the Palm Beach makeup at Darlington, and captured the Sunday Darlington race. Later in the season, he swept the Farmington weekend.
Vernon Rowland from Blanchard, Okla., finished runner-up in Super Rod on Saturday and parlayed that into a championship over Dave Marcus Jr. from Sarasota, Fla., who came into the weekend as points leader. Rowland had three wins this season at three different tracks. He won at San Antonio in March, picked up a second win in June at US 131 in Michigan and added the third victory at Memphis in August.
Christopher Webb from Four Oaks, N.C., is the new Hot Rod champion. Webb took advantage of a triple-race weekend in Darlington, with a final-round appearance in the Palm Beach make-up race and a win in the Sunday finale. He added another win at Farmington and another runner-up finish at Carolina.
Paige Montgomery from Alden, N.Y., had four wins and five final-round appearances over a six-race stretch to capture the JR Race Car Junior Dragster title. She swept races at Maryland and Empire, and reached the finals and semifinals in races at Keystone.
Jack Mullins from Helena, Arkansas USA (Comp Number: 4480) 1985 - Category: SPORTSMAN, Type: HN, Class: D/MP, Div: 4 "Jack Mullins" Owned by Jack Mullins from Helena, Arkansas USA '84 Pontiac Trans Am by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a Unknown cubic inch with 5 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 9.494 at […]
Rick LeFever from Quarryville, Pennsylvania USA (Comp Number: 1223) 1985 - Category: GASALT, Type: GN, Class: D/EA, Div: 1 "Kenne-Bell" Owned by Rick LeFever from Quarryville, Pennsylvania USA 48 Fiat Topolino by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a Unknown cubic inch with automatic transmission 1/4 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown | 1/4 Mile […]
Wayne Laird from Torrance, California USA (Comp Number: 7099) 1985 - Category: COMPDRAG, Type: PN, Class: C/ED, Div: 7 "Parramore & Laird" Owned by Parramore & Laird from Torrance, Texas USA Dragster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a 305 cubic inch Chevrolet with automatic transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 8.180 at Pomona NHRA […]
David Nickens from Houston, Texas USA (Comp Number: 4211) 1985 - Category: SPORTSMAN, Type: HN, Class: B/G, Div: 4 "Castrol GTX/Nationwise" Owned by Nickens Bros. from Houston, Texas USA '84 Pontiac Firebird by Willie Rells | Powered by a Unknown cubic inch Oldsmobile by Nickens Bros with 5 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 8.440 […]
Ken Reich from Edmonton, Alberta Canada (Comp Number: 6385) 1985 - Category: SPORTSMAN, Type: HN, Class: C/SM, Div: 6 "Wheeler Dealer" Owned by Ken Reich from Edmonton, Alberta Canada 67 Chevy II by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a 286 cubic inch Chevrolet with 5 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 9.806 at […]
Ron Cosner from Elkton, Maryland USA (Comp Number: 1022) 1985 - Category: SPORTSMAN, Type: HN, Class: D/FX, Div: 1 Owned by Ron Cosner from Elkton, Maryland USA '84 Buick Regal by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a 243 cubic inch Buick V6 with 5 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 9.238 at Pomona […]
Al Weiss from Wichita Falls, Texas USA (Comp Number: 462) 1985 - Category: SPORTSMAN, Type: HN, Class: C/EA, Div: 4 "Al Weiss" Owned by Al Weiss from Wichita Falls, Texas USA '74 Opel GT by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a 300 cubic inch Buick by Auto Shop with automatic transmission 1/4 Mile […]
Corky East from Papillion, Nebraska USA (Comp Number: 5420) 1985 - Category: SPORTSMAN, Type: HN, Class: E/G, Div: 5 "East Homes" Owned by Corky East from Papillion, Nebraska USA '78 Datsun 280ZX by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a 275 cubic inch Chevrolet with 4 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 9.230 at […]
Mike Robinson from Salinas, California USA (Comp Number: 65) 1985 - Category: COMPDRAG, Type: PN, Class: A/ED, Div: 7 "Mike & Diane Robinson" Owned by Mike & Diane Robinson from Salinas, California USA Dragster by Rob Stirling | Powered by a 444 cubic inch Chevrolet with automatic transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 7.530 at NHRA Phoenix […]
Terry Gordon from Canoga Park, California United States 1985 - Category: COMPDRAG, Type: PN, Class: I/D, Div: 7 Owned by Terry Gordon from Canoga Park, California USA Dragster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a Unknown cubic inch Volkswagen with 3 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 9.700 at Pomona NHRA Chief Auto […]