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Rusty Gillis 11-30-2016 03:23 PM

Ihra 2017
 
IHRA and Summit Racing Equipment Continue their Long-Standing Partnership



Announce the new Summit National Championship in 2017



WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (November 30, 2016) - The International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA) is pleased to announce that Summit Racing Equipment will continue their long-standing relationship with the IHRA by renewing their commitment to IHRA's sportsman racers through class racing and bracket racing programs.

The renewal of the partnership with Summit Racing Equipment also includes some updates to the existing sportsman programs. The Summit Pro-Am Tour will be replaced and move from a divisional based system to a national based points system in 2017. The change in structure will eliminate "divisions" and return to utilizing a national points based system that will improve a competitor's ability to pick and choose the races he or she wants to attend without having geographical constraints. Additionally, the Summit SuperSeries will feature an increased and expanded Summit World Finals purse.

"The sportsman racer, at every level, has been and will continue to be one of the most important components of the Summit Racing Equipment family," said Summit Motorsports and Events Manager Jim Greenleaf. "We are proud to support the men, women and kids who gather at their local IHRA track to participate in the Summit SuperSeries or travel throughout their region chasing a class racing championship. It is a great feeling for us to see Summit SuperSeries champions from all over North America show up at Memphis for the Summit World Finals to race for a World Championship. It takes the entire family of IHRA racers, member tracks, sanctioning body staff and Summit Racing Equipment working together to move the sportsman racing component of IHRA Drag Racing to the incredible level of support and enthusiasm we have today and we are proud to continue our efforts in these programs," Greenleaf continued.

The new national class racing program will be called the Summit Sportsman National Championship and it will feature the same line-up of classes including: Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, Super Stock, Stock, Quick Rod, Super Rod, Hot Rod and a class for Juniors. The Summit Sportsman National Championship will kick off in Immokalee, Florida (Immokalee Regional Raceway) in early February and conclude in West Salem, Ohio (Dragway 42) in late September. Complete details and dates for the new Summit Sportsman National Championship will be released soon.

In addition, the Summit Sportsman National Championship will boast a championship point fund that pays more than anything currently in the marketplace with $15,000 to win the national championship, $5,000 for second and $3,000 for third place in each of the seven primary classes. The Junior champion will win $2,000, $1,500 for second place and $1,000 for the third place finisher in the national points chase. The event purses have also been improved to ensure the IHRA is extremely competitive in the market while still having an entry fee that is less than any other event of its type.

IHRA was the first organization to live stream the entire series of class racing events and in 2017 will build upon that platform by announcing a new media partnership with a major network provider. The new partnership will provide unprecedented live stream coverage of each Summit Sportsman National Championship event in its entirety with an industry leading provider of sports content. This partnership will be announced shortly and will further demonstrate IHRA's dominate role in providing national exposure to sportsman competitors.

"Summit Racing Equipment is a mainstay of the IHRA family and we're excited to have them back and continue to support our sportsman racing programs," said IHRA Vice President Skooter Peaco. "Our sportsman racers are the backbone of our company and Summit helps us to grow those programs every year. In fact, we just finished our 15th season of the Summit SuperSeries and we are very proud of the fact that we have been able to grow that program into the largest of its kind in the sport. The IHRA just hosted the largest gathering of track champions in the history of drag racing during the Summit World Finals as 95% of all IHRA Summit SuperSeries tracks had their champions represented at Memphis International Raceway for the Summit SuperSeries World Championship. It was incredible to see almost every champion from every track we have racing against each other. It definitely reinforced the fact that the Summit SuperSeries is on target with our member tracks and our bracket racing members."

Summit Racing Equipment is the world's largest mail order automotive performance equipment company with thousands of performance parts, aftermarket accessories, tools and garage equipment and stock replacement parts. For over 40 years, Summit Racing Equipment has set and reset the standard for fast shipping, customer service, and tech expertise in auto parts in order to become a performance powerhouse around the globe.

For additional information about the IHRA or Summit Racing Equipment, please visit www.IHRA.com and www.summitracing.com

Jim Kaekel 11-30-2016 04:10 PM

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I'm just glad IHRA will have a program for the sportsman next year. At the IHRA "National" events I attended this past year, I was disappointed in the fact that their new president had absolutely no interest in the sportsman cars or racers in attendance.

Mike Delahanty 11-30-2016 10:02 PM

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I guess we can cross off Dragway 42 as one of the possible tracks for the D3 "TBD" LODRS in August.

Myron Piatek 11-30-2016 10:17 PM

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So far, so good! :)


I can't wait to see the schedules, entry fees, payouts and claim requirements.

Dan Fletcher 12-01-2016 07:42 AM

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$15k to win the championship? I'd say that's a pretty good bump! Congrats to IHRA and Summit for keeping sportsman racing alive and well.

Chris1529 12-01-2016 07:59 AM

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It is nice to see Summit is staying on board. The re-built Dragway 42 looks like it will finally come a reality. I'm excited to see the schedule too.

countrypuppy4865 12-01-2016 09:57 AM

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Exciting times for IHRA. I have been pushing a purse increase by increasing the entry fee roughly the same amount. I'm not sure it will happen, but I think it's a possibility. This would contradict NHRA which simply raises entries while payouts remain the same or decline.

jmcarter 12-01-2016 11:26 AM

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"Assume" the schedule will be released at PRI....going to be very interesting to see. So far this is so much better than all the rumors that have been floating about. Really glad Summit has stepped up...may end my "boycott" since they dropped DRC as a major sponsor. Any yea, I know Summit has done a lot for Sportsman racers, just didn't like how it went down when they could have continued for the same money as a few sets of valve springs for KB racing.

dragracer2011 12-02-2016 08:24 AM

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I think that's great news!

Bryan Worner 12-02-2016 08:47 AM

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This is great news. Now lets see a schedule. I'm hoping it's not like years past when they've scheduled their races the same dates as close NHRA races.

Myron Piatek 12-05-2016 10:37 PM

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On IHRA's Facebook page today:

Stay tuned! We'll be making some announcements tomorrow about the Summit Racing Equipment SuperSeries and the new Summit Sportsman National Championship programs!

dragracer2011 12-05-2016 10:46 PM

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[QUOTE=Myron Piatek;521590]On IHRA's Facebook page today:

Stay tuned! We'll be making some announcements tomorrow about the Summit Racing Equipment SuperSeries and the new Summit Sportsman National Championship programs!

This is on another site:

[/http://www.ihra.com/images/2017/SUMMIT_Sportsman_National_Championship_Structure_F inal.pdf

Myron Piatek 12-05-2016 11:05 PM

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I figured it out - this link works: https://www.performanceracing.com/ne...g-njdrs-events

Jim Wahl 12-06-2016 02:00 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Myron Piatek (Post 521593)
I figured it out - this link works: https://www.performanceracing.com/ne...g-njdrs-events

Um. That was for the 2015 year. Jim

Here it is for 2017:

http://www.ihra.com/images/2017/SUMM...ture_Final.pdf

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jmcarter 12-06-2016 09:31 AM

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Hopefully their announcement today will include the schedule. Contingency list would be great but recognize they probably still have to get people lined up The Summit deal and a National Championship series should help get manufacturers to sign up. All races being doubles will likely help car counts as well. Sounds very encouraging to this point.

kyhemi-dart 12-06-2016 09:50 AM

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This sounds like a very good start in the right direction, reasonlabe entry and payouts and whoever wins the championship will def be well paid. Now hopefully they can put a schedule together with several races and not just way up north or way down south. Many people have said it over and over, if IHRA would listen to the complaints of the sportsman racers and def those who run NHRA and get back to a good sportsman format the sky's the limit. Great job IHRA and Summit for what will hopefully be the beginning of a great set up!

dragracer2011 12-06-2016 10:24 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kyhemi-dart (Post 521622)
this sounds like a very good start in the right direction, reasonlabe entry and payouts and whoever wins the championship will def be well paid. Now hopefully they can put a schedule together with several races and not just way up north or way down south. Many people have said it over and over, if ihra would listen to the complaints of the sportsman racers and def those who run nhra and get back to a good sportsman format the sky's the limit. Great job ihra and summit for what will hopefully be the beginning of a great set up!

x2

ERaymer 12-06-2016 10:55 AM

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Looks like they let 2 dates slip out early. Immokalee February 3-5 and Bradenton February 10-12. Just saw these dates in upper right corner of the website.

kyhemi-dart 12-06-2016 11:49 AM

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Schedule is up on their site now. Nice mix of 1/8 and 1/4 races. Hopefully the list will grow in time

dragracer2011 12-06-2016 11:49 AM

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http://www.ihra.com/sportsman-nation...tsman-programs




The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA), the world’s second-largest drag racing sanctioning body, is gearing up for 2017 with two National sportsman programs highlighting the season. The bracket racing based Summit SuperSeries will make its return to IHRA-sanctioned member tracks for the 16th season and the newly formed Summit Sportsman National Championship, which takes the place of the Summit Pro-Am Tour regional format, will make its debut for class racing competitors. The points funds for both sportsman programs will be greater than and pay more places than any other class racing series in existence.

The 2017 edition of the IHRA $200,000 Summit SuperSeries will be contested at nearly 100 IHRA member tracks. The program will feature the same format and structure as what was introduced in 2016 but with an increased and expanded national championship purse. IHRA Summit SuperSeries participating tracks will crown a Summit SuperSeries track champion and those champions are invited to compete in the Summit World Finals in Memphis, Tennessee at the end of the season.
The increased points fund is as follows: the championship prize package in Top and Mod is $20,000 to win and $7,000 to the runner-up, sixth round $2,000, fifth round $1,000, fourth round $700, third round $600, second round $400 and first round $300. The Junior Dragster championship payout is a brand new turn-key JR Race Car junior dragster plus $3,000 to win, $2,000 runner-up, sixth round $1,000, fifth round $800, fourth round $500, third round $400, second round $400 and first round $100.
The complete set of program guidelines and rules for the Summit SuperSeries can be found at - http://www.ihra.com/superseries-home
“Summit Racing Equipment is dedicated to supporting competitors at all levels and through a variety of different platforms” said Motorsports and Events Manager Jim Greenleaf.** “It takes the entire family of IHRA racers, member tracks, sanctioning body staff and Summit Racing Equipment working together to move the sportsman racing component of IHRA Drag Racing to the incredible level of support and enthusiasm we have today. We are thrilled to have just completed the 15th season of the Summit SuperSeries and we are looking forward to seeing how the new format of the Summit Sportsman National Championship is received by the class racers,” Greenleaf continued.

The Summit Sportsman National Championship will launch in 2017 and aims to move IHRA class racing away from a regional structure and focus on a national structure. The Summit Sportsman National Championship is designed to provide a more enjoyable and competitive program through an industry leading points fund, flexibility of schedule and claims structure.
The new National Championship for class racers will be determined using points claims from the best seven of the first ten events the racer attends. Competitors will be scored against each other using a national points system and may race at whatever event they choose without having limitations based upon regional boundaries.
The industry leading Summit Sportsman National Championship points fund will be greater than and pay more places than any other class racing series in existence. The Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Super Stock, Stock, Quick Rod, Super Rod & Hot Rod National Champion will be awarded $15,000, runner-up $5,000 and third-place $3,000. Junior Dragster will be comprised of one class with a $2,000 grand prize to the Champion, $1,500 runner-up and third-place $1,000.
The IHRA was the first organization to live stream the entire series of class racing events and in 2017 will build upon that platform by announcing a new media partnership with a major network provider.** The new partnership will provide unprecedented live stream coverage of each Summit Sportsman National Championship event in its entirety with an industry leading provider of sports content. This partnership will be announced shortly and will further demonstrate IHRA’s dominate role in providing national exposure to sportsman competitors.
The 2017 Summit Sportsman National Championship schedule includes:
Feb. 3 - 5* Immokalee Regional Raceway*
Immokalee, FL*
1/8-mile*
Feb. 10 - 12*Bradenton Motorsports Park*
Bradenton, FL*
1/8-mile*
March 3 - 5*State Capitol Raceway*
Baton Rouge, LA*
1/4-mile*
March 17 - 19San Antonio Raceway*
Marion, TX*
1/4-mile
March 24 - 26*Darlington Dragway *
Darlington, SC*
1/8-mile *
May 5 - 7 *Maryland Int'l Raceway *
Budds Creek, MD*
1/4-mile*
TBA*
TBA *
TBA*
1/4-mile*
June 9 - 11*US 131 Motorsports Park*
Martin, MI*
1/4-mile*
June 9 - 11*Farmington Dragway*
Mocksville, NC*
1/8-mile*
June 23 - 25*Piedmont Dragway*
Julian, NC*
1/8-mile*
July 7 - 9 *Keystone Raceway Park*
New Alexandria, PA*
1/4-mile*
Aug. 18 - 20*Empire Dragway*
Leicester, NY*
1/8-mile*
Aug. 18 - 20*Memphis Int'l Raceway*
Millington, TN*
1/4-mile*
Sept. 1 - 3*Carolina Dragway*
Aiken, SC*
1/8-mile*
Sept. 20 - 22*Dragway 42*
West Salem, OH*
1/4-mile*
*
The complete information package for the new Summit Sportsman National Championship can be found at - http://www.ihra.com/sportsman-nation...ship-tour-home
“IHRA continues to build, value and showcase sportsman racing programs at every level and the Summit programs are the foundation on which the IHRA thrives” said IHRA vice president Skooter Peaco. “No matter what changes a new racing season may bring our way, our member tracks and sportsman racing programs consistently remain at the top of our priority list. 2017 will be another great season of racing within the IHRA member track family and I’m looking forward to seeing the hard work that our team puts into these programs come to life in less than 60 days from now”.
The IHRA is owned and operated by IRG Sports + Entertainment™, a TPG Specialty Lending company, and promotes professional and sportsman racing for drivers of all levels. The IHRA sanctions more than 100 motorsport facilities in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Bahama's and welcomes 80,000 racers annually to their IHRA-sanctioned facilities. The IHRA oversees multiple sportsman racing programs including the Summit Sportsman National Championship, Summit Racing Equipment SuperSeries, and Summit Racing Equipment Tournament of Champions.
For more information about the IHRA and to become a member, please visit www.IHRA.com, or follow along on social media - www.Facebook.com/IHRA Motorsports, @IHRA on Twitter and @IHRADRS on Instagram.

novassdude 12-06-2016 01:47 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dragracer2011 (Post 521628)
http://www.ihra.com/sportsman-nation...tsman-programs


The 2017 Summit Sportsman National Championship schedule includes:
Feb. 3 - 5* Immokalee Regional Raceway*
Immokalee, FL*
1/8-mile*
Feb. 10 - 12*Bradenton Motorsports Park*
Bradenton, FL*
1/8-mile*
March 3 - 5*State Capitol Raceway*
Baton Rouge, LA*
1/4-mile*
March 17 - 19San Antonio Raceway*
Marion, TX*
1/4-mile
March 24 - 26*Darlington Dragway *
Darlington, SC*
1/8-mile *
May 5 - 7 *Maryland Int'l Raceway *
Budds Creek, MD*
1/4-mile*
TBA*
TBA *
TBA*
1/4-mile*
June 9 - 11*US 131 Motorsports Park*
Martin, MI*
1/4-mile*
June 9 - 11*Farmington Dragway*
Mocksville, NC*
1/8-mile*
June 23 - 25*Piedmont Dragway*
Julian, NC*
1/8-mile*
July 7 - 9 *Keystone Raceway Park*
New Alexandria, PA*
1/4-mile*
Aug. 18 - 20*Empire Dragway*
Leicester, NY*
1/8-mile*
Aug. 18 - 20*Memphis Int'l Raceway*
Millington, TN*
1/4-mile*
Sept. 1 - 3*Carolina Dragway*
Aiken, SC*
1/8-mile*
Sept. 20 - 22*Dragway 42*
West Salem, OH*
1/4-mile*
*
The complete information package for the new Summit Sportsman National Championship can be found at - http://www.ihra.com/sportsman-nation...ship-tour-home
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If that is the full schedule it does nothing for 2/3 of the country. This has always been the issue with IHRA it really isn't a national series. With the way NHRA is going maybe the IHRA can grow to the west.

John Beasaw III 12-06-2016 03:06 PM

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So if my calendar is correct, Dragway 42 is a wed. to fri race? Lol

No proof reader is my guess.

Nice Championship purse, wonder how the contingencies will look.

Chris1529 12-06-2016 03:27 PM

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Maybe if this new format can get some traction in 2017, a few more tracks may jump in or jump back in the following year.

Dragway 42 could go a long way into getting some of the Ohio folks back into the IHRA mix.

kyhemi-dart 12-06-2016 03:35 PM

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Yea it would def be nice to get some tracks in the KY, TN, IN and OH on the band wagon for mine and a lot of others sake lol plus their are tons of good tracks in those regions

Ed Carpenter 12-06-2016 06:03 PM

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No Pine Valley in D4?

Jim Wahl 12-07-2016 02:06 AM

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Anybody else notice there are no Canadian races scheduled for 2017? There were a ton of Canadian racers at the World Finals in Memphis this year. Weird. Jim

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John Beasaw III 12-07-2016 07:42 AM

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Guessing the TBA on the schedule could be Grand Bend...

Lew Silverman 12-07-2016 10:11 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl (Post 521718)
Anybody else notice there are no Canadian races scheduled for 2017? There were a ton of Canadian racers at the World Finals in Memphis this year. Weird. Jim

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I noticed that also, Jim. I wonder if the "NitroJam" (or whatever the new professional series will be called) will still have Canadian events this year? It would be a shame if those folks who supported IHRA all this time were forgotten!

Lew

Ven302 12-07-2016 02:12 PM

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Grand Bends Web site, Lets hope they get their name on that list!


We are working on 2017 schedule etc and it will be announced when completed.*
2017 MOPAR CANADIAN NATIONALS – *We have not sent out the Save A Seat Forms as we are making some adjustments and awaiting some confirmations re the event. Once Finalized all the information will be posted on the website and the forms will be going out the first part of 2017.*

Darcy Clarke 12-07-2016 02:45 PM

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Castrol Raceway in Edmonton has switched to NHRA therfore all of Division 6 IHRA races no longer exist.

Darcy Clarke
A/SA SS/EA

Dave Turner 12-07-2016 09:42 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl (Post 521718)
Anybody else notice there are no Canadian races scheduled for 2017? There were a ton of Canadian racers at the World Finals in Memphis this year. Weird. Jim

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Mr. Trump won't allow y'all to take dead Presidents across the border. ;)

Jim Wahl 12-08-2016 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Turner (Post 521824)
Mr. Trump won't allow y'all to take dead Presidents across the border. ;)

I bet he would welcome all the dead Presidents you could carry and spend! Jim

And listen to you gettin' all Southern....... y'all ! Hehe.


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Dave Turner 12-08-2016 08:49 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl (Post 521874)
I bet he would welcome all the dead Presidents you could carry and spend! Jim

And listen to you gettin' all Southern....... y'all ! Hehe.


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I am a part time resident of SC if you recall..... some things are just bound to rub off. I can adapt. :p

James L Miller 12-08-2016 09:25 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl (Post 521874)
And listen to you gettin' all Southern....... y'all ! Hehe.

I wonder if Mr. Turner ever says something like, "All yall, eh?" It might get confusing to spend part time in SC and the other part in Canada.

Ven302 12-09-2016 06:38 PM

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Mr. Turner has had many Confucius sayings at the Drag Strip, Not just down south!
EH!

Mike Delahanty 12-12-2016 02:06 PM

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US 131 Motorsports Park announced its 2017 schedule with the IHRA event described as follows:

June 10-11: Import vs. Domestic, plus Summit Sportsman National Championship

http://www.mlive.com/autoracing/inde...rt_river_index


Is the IHRA event double booked with the Import vs. Domestic race too????

Tony Goodman 12-12-2016 07:03 PM

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Yes, they are racing together that weekend. The Imports vs Domestic is basically a bracket race. It doesn't make sense to me. I wish Martin would have gone NHRA.


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