July 1

Here are video highlights of final eliminations and qualifying from the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park, June 26-29.

July 2, 2008

As the investigation continues into the tragic accident that took the life of driver Scott Kalitta, NHRA has announced that beginning at the Mopar Mile High Nationals in Denver, Colo., both the Top Fuel and Funny Car classes will race to 1,000 feet instead of the traditional 1,320 feet or one-quarter mile. This is an interim (continued)

July 2, 2008

The 2008 Aerospace Components King of the Track will be run off this Saturday, July 5, along with the Drag News All Star Mid-Season Championship and the regular Saturday program. The Aerospace Components King of the Track bonus program is a one-time special event held at NHRA member tracks. Each points class winner (continued)

July 1, 2008

Last Thursday evening, at the end of the opening day of the 2^nd Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, a memorial service was held to celebrate the life of Scott Kalitta. With few exceptions, the entire community of NHRA Professional Drag Racing was in attendance. The overwhelming outpouring of supportive (continued)

June 30, 2008

The second annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals was an emotionally charged weekend for drivers, teams, and fans, not to mention the Bader family, owners of the famed motorsports stadium Summit Motorsports Park. It was a race that set records for attendance, yet had an entire day of pro racing cancelled. After battling Mother Nature over four days, Sunday’s eliminations concluded a few (continued)

June 29, 2008

We’re back with the final day of the 2^nd Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Pre-race ceremonies will kick off at 10:00 this morning with final elimination to follow immediately at 11:00. Once again we’d like to congratulate Allen Johnson for his win in the K&N Horsepower Challenge yesterday. His brilliant 0.000 light was the winning factor over Greg Anderson’s quicker time. If you’re one of the unlucky people who can’t be here with us today, stay tuned here for periodic updates and news as the day unfolds.

June 28, 2008

Crews worked through most of the night to fix the water seepage problem that led to cancellation of Friday qualifying at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. The ground was saturated from 13 inches of rain in the week prior to the event, and water was seeping up through cracks in the asphalt creating an unsafe track condition. “The ground (continued)

June 28, 2008

We have overcast skies, the track is dry, the radar is clear, and we are racing! Welcome to day three of the 2^nd Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals here at Summit Motorsports Park. Sportsman eliminations are under way at this hour. The Professional qualifying rounds start at noon. As a happy side note, Angela Hopkins is here today with her family, including her parents who are celebrating their 33^rd wedding anniversary here at the track. Congratulations! We’ll be bringing you live updates and special notes throughout the day today, so stay tuned.

June 27, 2008

We have experienced a most unusual situation. Over the last week, we have had 13 inches of rainfall in the Summit Motorsports Park region. For the first time in the history of the track, water began leeching up through the surface of the track in the shutdown area. The situation made it far too dangerous to attempt running the (continued)

June 27, 2008

We’re back for the second day of the 2^nd Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals on a beautiful sunlit morning! The showers that rolled through yesterday interrupted, but didn’t stop, the action on the track. We got the day’s program complete just before the monsoon hit! The ceremony for Scott Kalitta yesterday evening was moving, to say the least, but that’s a topic for another story. Today we have the first two rounds of Professional qualifying scheduled, so tell the boss that you’re too busy to go to work today, and come on out!