The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Division 9 (Raiders) Summit Team Finals take place this weekend at Piedmont Dragway in Julian, N.C. featuring drivers and teams from the Carolinas, Tennessee and Virginia.

When International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) teams arrive at Dragway 42 later this week for the final weekend of the IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship, they won’t find one general manager; they’ll be greeted by co-general managers. Gary Harper joined the Dragway 42 team in August after working at several United States facilities as well as Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.  The “other” general manager is Harper’s wife, Gari.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The inaugural season of the International Hot Rod Association Summit Sportsman National Championship is racing towards a fantastic finish.

Drivers and teams will be headed to Dragway 42 in West Salem, Ohio for the series’ 14^th and final stop. Under the SSNC format, championships are determined using points claims from the best seven of the competitor’s first 10 races.

Darlington Dragway had a 1-2 finish amongst itself in the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Division 2 (Heat Wave) Summit Team Finals last weekend at Carolina Dragway.

Entering two teams in the competition, the Darlington team No. 1 finished with 48 points and Darlington No. 2 was right behind with 45 points. Teams from the host Carolina Dragway, Dorchester Dragway and Ware Shoals Dragway also participated.

Drivers from US 131 Motorsports Park certainly enjoyed the home track advantage in the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Division 5 (Thunder) Summit Team Finals held last weekend at the Martin, Mich., facility.

US 131 rolled to an 89-58 win over runner-up Muncie Dragway in the competition that included some of the most iconic tracks in the Midwest.