LEICESTER, N.Y.  — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) made a stop in the 15-stop series on Aug. 18-20 at Empire Dragway.

Paige Montgomery of Alden, N.Y., extended streaks in the JR Race Cars Junior Dragster division with her fourth straight win and fifth straight final-round appearances. Other weekend performances included Tony Fabiano in Super Rod, Billy Ryan in Hot Rod, Pete D Agnolo in Super Stock and John Hayek in Stock reaching the final round both days.

It’s the busiest racing weekend of the season so far for the International Hot Rod Association with a pair of double-race weekends for the Summit Sportsman National Championship and the first of nine division races in the Summit Team Finals.

Mike Dunn speaks with Danny Waters Jr at the Summit Racing Sportsman Nat'l Championship at Piedmont Dragway.

This weekend the IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship series will feature two double-race weekends as the 15-stop series comes to Memphis International Raceway and Empire Dragway this weekend.  This is the second of just two weekends this season that the Summit Sportsman National Championship will feature double-double race weekends.

The International Hot Rod Association Summit Team Finals will begin this weekend, Aug. 18-20, with the Division 6 (Border Bandits) at Northern Lights Raceway in Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada.