NHRA Summit Racing Series Southeast Division Finals Coming to Atlanta

ATLANTA DRAGWAY TO HOST NHRA SOUTHEAST DIVISION SUMMIT RACING SERIES FINALS

COMMERCE, Ga. – The top bracket racers in NHRA’s Southeast division will be on hand at Atlanta Dragway, October 7-9, for the 2016 NHRA Summit Racing Series Southeast Division Finals. Racers in five categories from across the region will compete for individual and team honors and a share of the cash and contingency purse. Racing classes include Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, Super Pro Motorcycle and High School.

Individual champions from the Summit Racing Series will advance to the national championship at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., in November. They will compete against the winners from NHRA’s other six divisions for national titles and a winner-take-all $5,000 payday. Racers who run in Pomona will receive an additional $3,000.

In addition to the Summit Division Finals, the event will also host the Summit Race of Champions for all classes as well as the NHRA Summit Jr. Drag Racing League Southeast Division Finals.

The team from Orlando Speed World Dragway from Orlando, Fl., took home the team title in 2015. Brandon Jarrell took home the championship in Super Pro. The Pro win went to Chad Brewer, and Bill Crutcher was the winner in the Sportsman class. Roy Koch outlasted his fellow Motorcycle competitors and Daniel Young took home the Race of Champions High School trophy.

Gates at Atlanta Dragway open at 7:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, and on Sunday at 8:30 am. Time trials will start Friday at 8:30 a.m. High School & Race of Champions Round 1 start at 6:30 p.m. Summit Series Division Championship round 1 is scheduled for Saturday at 9 a.m. and run throughout the day. The Summit Junior Race of Champions beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Sunday gates open at 8:30 a.m. and Summit Junior Dragster division finals begin at 9:30 a.m.

SUMMIT RACING SERIES SOUTHEAST DIVISION FINALS: Fact Sheet

WHAT: NHRA Summit Racing Series, where top drivers from NHRA member tracks across the Southeast division compete in five classes for individual and team honors. Competing classes include: Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, Super Pro Motorcycle and High School. Event winners from Saturday’s action in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle will advance to the National Championship at the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in California.

WHERE: Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, Ga. Track is located on 500 E. Ridgeway Road, Commerce, GA 30529

WHEN: Friday thru Sunday, October 7-9, 2016

SCHEDULE: FRIDAY, Oct. 7 — Gates open at 7:30 a.m. Time runs are scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. High School & Race of Champions begin at 6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, Oct. 8 — Gates open at 7:30 a.m. Division Championship round 1 at 9:00 a.m. Jr Dragster Race of Champions round 1 at 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, Oct. 9 – Gates open at 8:30 a.m. Eliminations for the Summit Junior Dragster Championships is at 9:30 a.m.

PURSE: The Summit Racing Series competitors in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Super Pro Motorcycle will compete for cash awards of nearly $10,000

The winners in each category will advance to compete against winners from NHRA’s other six divisions at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., in November. They will each receive $3,000 for advancing to the Finals and the winner in each class will receive an additional $5,000.

Participants in the High School category compete for trophies.

2015 EVENT

WINNERS: Orlando Speed World Dragway, team champion; Brandon Jarrell, Super Pro; Chad Brewer, Pro; Bill Crutcher, Sportsman; Roy Koch, Pro Bike

2015 RACE

OF CHAMPION Amber Acree, Super Pro; Michael Brand II, Pro; Wesley Cox, Sportsman; Jerry Turner, Pro Bike;

WINNERS: Daniel Young, High School

FEATURES: Nearly 400 racers in five categories, including: Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, Pro Bike and High School.