Sept. 16, 2003

The Div. 5 and 3 Summit ET finals were run this past weekend at their host tracks. The winners in Super Pro Pro Sportsman and Bike during the Sunday team race advance to the Pomona World Finals in November. This format is a little different than Div. 6 which sends the ROC winners from Saturday to the finals. Here are the results from both events with the winners shown will represent their div.at the finals.

Division 3 Summit ET Finals from Indianapolis Raceway Park, Clermont IN.

After playing the role of bride's maid last year, the team from National Trail Raceway in Columbus, Ohio, took the honors for the first time in the division's 27-year history of running the Summit Racing Series Finals.

Mac McKnight, Gahanna, Ohio, drove his '67 Camaro to the win in Super Pro and the Pro winner was Russ Briggs of Ionia, Mich., behind the wheel of his '79 Malibu. In Sportsman, Fairfield, Ohio, racer Jeff Seither doubled up as he carried Friday's Race of Champions victory into another win today.

In the Youth Teams classes, the High School winner was Christina Parriman and Junior winners were Travis Alexander in the 13- to 17-year-old class; Ben Rohling in the 10- to 12-year-old class; and Holden English in the 8- and 9-year-old class.

The National Dragster Team Spirit Award went to Chandler Motorsports Park. The team decked out its section of the grandstand in bright yellow wooden Xs, a nod to the track's designation as "Team X." In the stands throughout the weekend, the Chandler Motorsports Park team wore their yellow T-shirts and cheered on team mates, waving yellow pom-poms and shaking plastic jugs that were painted yellow and filled with rocks.

Following are the final round results from the NHRA North Central Division Summit Racing Series Finals at IRP and the winners shown advance to Pomona:

SUPER PRO
Mac McKnight, Gahanna, Ohio, '67 Camaro, 6.585 seconds, 102.87 mph def.
Bill Webb, Centerburg, Ohio, '96 Fairlane, 5.741, 119.45

PRO
Russ Briggs, Ionia, Mich., '79 Malibu, 6.460, 103.21 def.
Ryan Goodin, Newark, Ohio, '75 Duster, 7.939, 84.83

SPORTSMAN
Jeff Seither, Fairfield, Ohio, '69 Fairlane, 13.604, 95.48 def.
Gary Glancy, Oxford, Ohio, 13.480, 101.82

SUPER PRO BIKE
Dan Dishon, Logansport, Ind., '97 Kawasaki, 8.934, 143.78 def.
Rick Hellbrunn, Columbus, Ohio, '97 Kawasaki, 9.286, 137.40

Saturday's events at Clermont, IN.

It was an emotional winner's circle after the completion of the High School category as Kil-Kare Dragway's Christina Parriman celebrated her win over Branden Elam who represented Pacemakers Dragway Park. Parriman's father is in the military serving in Iraq and the back window of her 1970 Nova sported pink shoe polish that read, "I love you dad! Come home soon." Parriman's 15.207-second, 87.38-mph pass was just enough to best Elam's 15.645-second, 84.99-mph effort in his 1989 Firebird. For her win, Parriman was awarded a coveted NHRA "Wally" trophy.

Division 5 Summit ET finals from Bandimere Raceway, Morrison Colorado

The event at Bandimere also featured a High School category, with a trophy being awarded to the winner. Lacey Rowe, of Geuda Springs, Kan. won her second consecutive title, defeating Alex Conaway, of Grand Island, Neb. in the final round. Team Bandimere, competing on their home track, scored the trophy for team champions, with the most overall wins today.

SUPER PRO
Lane Weber, Longmont, Colo., ’82 Dragster, 9.029 seconds, 146.42 mph def.
Larry Piper, Wamego, Kan., ’02 Dragster, 8.115, 163.12

PRO
Mark Sharp, Ordway, Colo., ’79 Camaro, 13.359, 97.79 def.
Steve Roehrs, Grantsburg, Wis., ’82 Camaro, 12.225, 109.85

SPORTSMAN
Kevin Rolph, Minneapolis, Minn., ’67 GT, 13.405, 101.54 def.
Jeff Mutzenberger, Omaha, Neb., ’72 Maverick, 15.342, 88.85

MOTORCYCLE
Brian Johnson, Burn, Minn., ’03 Suzuki, 10.193, 126.68 def.
Buddy Robinson, Princeton, Minn, ’01 Kawasaki, 9.669, 136.37

HIGH SCHOOL
Lacey Rowe, Geuda Springs, Kan., ’62 Chevy, 12.201, 108.39 def.
Alex Conaway, Grand Island, Neb., ’50 Ford Pick-Up, 14.109, 92.48

Saturday Race of Champions finals at Bandimere

MORRISON, COLO. –- Steve Roehrs and Dale Detlie, both representing Rock Falls Raceway in Wisconsin, earned the top honors in today’s Race of Champions at Bandimere Speedway. The highly anticipated NHRA Summit Series Finals Race of Champions pitted the top drivers in Car and Motorcycle categories for a face-off among the very best from 20 racetracks in the West Central Division.
Steve Roehrs, who won the event in 1991, was very happy to return to the winner’s circle. “This race means a lot. To win with all your friends and fellow racers here is such an awesome feeling,” said Roehrs. “My daughter, Megan, is here and this win really put a smile on her face.”

Dale Detlie took the win in Motorcycle when he defeated Curtis Spracklin, of Omaha, Neb., in the final round. “It was fun. This race is the best of the best, so it’s always tough. To get a win feels really good,” Detlie said of his victory.

The following are final results from the NHRA West Central Division Summit Racing Finals “Race of Champions”:

CAR
Steve Roehrs, Grantsburg, Wis., ’82 Chevy, 12.17 seconds, 109.88 mph def.
Jeff Solomon, Lees Summit, Mo., ’02 Driskell, 8.54, 154.92

MOTORCYCLE
Dale Detlie, Owatonna, Minn., ’83 Suzuki, 9.249, 139.57 def.
Curtis Spracklin, Omaha, Neb., ’78 Kawasaki, 10.077, 128.82