Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 3216 Nelson and his father, Mickey Nelson, had a problem, but it was a good problem to have. With the younger Nelson’s victory in the Summit SuperSeries Top Class, the Nelson family had to get the car that won the title in the truck along with their brand new Custom-built American Race Cars Dragster that came along with a host of prizes for winning one of the most prestigious sportsman races in the world. SUMMIT SUPERSERIES CROWNS BRACKET RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSAT IHRA SUMMIT WORLD FINALS The new dragster features Trick Flow Specialties 572 Big Block Chevy engine and custom paint from Imagine That Customs. Nelson, who defeated Tony Lafever in the finals, also won $10,000 from Summit Racing Equipment, a seven-night vacation for two on the island of Aruba, a World Championship diamond ring, and of course, a world championship Ironman Trophy. “It feels great, awesome, awesome,” the younger Nelson said. “I told him (the elder Nelson) this morning in the first round when I hit the tree .004, I said ‘Today’s my day; I feel good.’ My worst light was in the finals; until then, I was .007 or better. I kept telling myself, ‘It’s just you and the tree’ and it worked every round. I’m gonna put gas in these two dragsters and wear ‘em out! I knew coming here I was gonna have to be good because everyone here’s a champion.” Ellinger defeated Bobby Paul Arnett to claim the Mod World Championship; the Mod champ also took home an impressive haul of prizes. In addition to his World Championship Ironman Trophy and diamond ring, Ellinger won a 28-foot enclosed Performax trailer, $10,000 from Summit Racing Equipment, a $2,500 Trick Flow Specialties gift certificate, a two-post Gemini Auto Lift, a seven-night vacation for two on the island of Aruba and a Jones Transmission cooling system. With 226 IHRA season champions onsite, the Summit SuperSeries was the largest gathering of track champions in drag racing history. Hundreds of drivers representing 27 states and four Canadian provinces gathered at Memphis International Raceway to compete in the Oct. 21-22 Summit World Finals. THE SUMMIT SUPERSERIES