From one dragster to another, Scotty Phillips is one happy driver.

Phillips, one of only two dragsters in the Box class over the weekend, maneuvered his way through a tough field on Sunday on his way to claiming the 2009 Summit SuperSeries Box World Championship at the IHRA World Finals in Rockingham.

With the win Phillips (LaGrange, Ohio) will take home a cool $12,000 payday from Summit Racing Equipment and a brand new Mullis Dragster.

Now when Phillips returns to Dragway 42 he will have a brand new dragster to go along with an IHRA Ironman and bragging rights for an entire year as being the best Box driver in the country.

Box Final: Joey Anderson (near) vs. Scotty Phillips (far)

And he didn’t even need to work that hard to get it.

Phillips essentially received a free pass in the final when Joey Anderson (Glenville, Ga.) timed out on the starting line, giving Phillips the easiest $12,000 payday of his life.

With the win Phillips receives a grand total of $12,000 from Summit Racing Equipment, a new turn-key Mullis Dragster with an 800 HP World Products LS engine, a trip to Aruba, a Diamond World Champion ring, an Ironman and an IHRA Gold Card.

Scotty Phillips

Phillips ran a 5.469 elapsed time on a 5.19 dial in the final after Anderson timed out.

Phillips started from the third position on Sunday and worked his way through the eight-car ladder taking down Anderson, Linn Joines and Bill Rausch to get the win. Anderson defeated Jack Hughes and Tim Roe to fill the other spot in the final.

This weekend marks the third Summit SuperSeries appearance by a driver representing Dragway 42.